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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.