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Kraid's Lair

Metroid

NES

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Tabber: auriplane

Composer: Hirokazu Tanaka

Style: Transcription

Instrument: Bass

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                        Metroid - Kraid's Lair BASS TAB 
                           Song by Hiro "Hip" Tanaka

                   Tabbed by auriplane ([email protected])

I was surprised nobody on GameTabs had done this!  I think there were five
tabs, but no one had done a bass transcription.

A literal transcription needs a six-string bass, because of the double
octaves.  So I made two versions; the four-string version is ALMOST the exact
song.  The only difference is it has single octaves instead of double octaves
on the third bar.

I notated this song in 3/8 time, so each "measure" is a dotted quarter,
divided into three eighth notes.  

                FOUR-STRING VERSION (Slightly arranged to fit)
   E  Q      
G |---9-----|
D |---------| x16
A |7--------|
E |---------|
                            
   E  Q      E  Q      E  Q      E  Q      
G |---------|---------|---------|---------|
D |---10----|---10----|---12----|---12----| x2
A |---------|---------|---------|---------|
E |8--------|8--------|10-------|10-------|
                            
   E  E  E   E  E  E   E  E  E   E  E  E   
G |---9--9--|---11-11-|---10-10-|---------|
D |---------|---------|---------|---9--9--| x4
A |7--------|9--------|8--------|---------|
E |---------|---------|---------|7--------|
                            
   Q     E   Q     E   Q     E   Q     E   
G |---------|---------|---------|---------|
D |------9--|10----9--|---------|7-----9--| x2
A |7--------|---------|------10-|---------|
E |---------|---------|8--------|---------|

   Q.        
G |---------|
D |---------|
A |---------|
E |0--------| <-- Hold for eight measures.

                SIX-STRING VERSION (Literal transcription)

   E  Q      
C |---------|
G |---------|
D |---14----| x16
A |---------|
E |12-------|
B |---------|
                            
   E  Q      E  Q      E  Q      E  Q      
C |---------|---------|---------|---------|
G |---------|---------|---------|---------|
D |---10----|---10----|---12----|---12----| x2
A |---------|---------|---------|---------|
E |8--------|8--------|10-------|10-------|
B |---------|---------|---------|---------|
                            
   E  E  E   E  E  E   E  E  E   E  E  E   
C |------16-|------18-|------17-|---------|
G |---------|---------|---------|------16-|
D |---14----|---16----|---15----|---------| x4
A |---------|---------|---------|---14----|
E |12-------|14-------|13-------|---------|
B |---------|---------|---------|12-------|
                            
   Q     E   Q     E   Q     E   Q     E   
C |---------|---------|---------|---------|
G |---------|---------|---------|---------|
D |---------|---------|---------|---------| x2
A |------14-|15----14-|---------|12----14-|
E |12-------|---------|------15-|---------|
B |---------|---------|13-------|---------|
                            
   Q.        
C |---------|
G |---------|
D |---------|
A |---------|
E |0--------| <-- Hold for eight measures.
B |---------|    
    

@wayofthenail 12 years ago

Fits the rest of the soundtrack perfectly. If only I had a 6 string bass...

@Super Fighting Robot 11 years ago

You can play it on a 5-string so long as your bass has 24 frets... not just 21 like my lame old 4-string.