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NONPOINT (Bassline)
As recorded by Believer
(From the 1990 Album SANITY OBSCURE)
Transcribed by Ibeanez
Words and Music by Bachman, Daub, Baddorf, Robertson
Gtr I (B E A D G) - 'Bass'
Q=65
4/4
Gtr I
Wx3
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
Q +S +S +S S +Q Q Q +S +S +S S +Q Q
||-----------------------------|----------------------------|
||o----------------------------|----------------------------|
||-----------------6-(6)--5b6--|----------------6-(6)--5b6--|
||o-3--(3)-(3)-(3)-------------|-3--(3)-(3)-(3)-------------|
||-----------------------------|----------------------------|
Q=110
4/4
Q +S +S +S S +H Q +S +S +S S +H +W
|--------------------------||----------------------|-----|
|-------------------------o||----------------------|-----|
|-6--(6)-(6)-(6)-5-(5)-----||----------------6-(6)-|-(6)-|
|-------------------------o||-3--(3)-(3)-(3)-------|-----|
|--------------------------||----------------------|-----|
4/4 9/8
S S S S S S S S Q E S S E S S S S S S Q S S S S E
||---------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o---------------3----------|-------3-----3---------------|
||---------------------------|--------------------7-8-7----|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------3-3-|---3-3---3-3-----------------|
||---------------------------|-----------------------------|
4/4
S S S S S S S S Q E S S E S S S S S S H 4x
|--------------------------|---------------------||
|---------------3----------|-------3-----3------o||
|--------------------------|---------------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------3-3-|---3-3---3-3--------o||
|--------------------------|---------------------||
4/4 5/8
W S Q S S S S S
|---------|----------------|
|---------|----------------|
|---------|----------------|
|---------|-3------3---3---|
|---------|----------------|
4/4 9/16
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
||----------------------------------|-------4-3-------5--||
||o---------------------------------|-----------4---5---o||
||----------------------------------|-------------5------||
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6-5-|-3-3-3-------------o||
||----------------------------------|--------------------||
4/4
W E E +Q Q Q
|----------|----------------|
|----------|----------------|
|----------|---3-(3)--------|
|----------|-3--------6--4--|
|----------|----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E E +Q Q Q 3x
||-----------------------------|----------------||
||o----------------------------|---------------o||
||--------------6-6------------|---3-(3)--------||
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-----7-7-7-7----|-3--------6--4-o||
||-----------------------------|----------------||
4/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|
||------5---3-----------------------|
||o-3-3---3---3-3-6-3-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||----------------------------------|
6/4
S S S S S S S S E +S E +S E +S E +S E E 4x
|----------------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------------o||
|-----5---3------------------------------------------||
|-3-3---3---3-3-3-----------------------------5--6--o||
|-----------------3--(3)-4--(4)-5--(5)-6--(6)--------||
4/4 9/16
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
||----------------------------------|-------4-3-------5--||
||o---------------------------------|-----------4---5---o||
||----------------------------------|-------------5------||
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6-5-|-3-3-3-------------o||
||----------------------------------|--------------------||
4/4
W E E +Q Q Q
|----------|---------------|
|----------|---------------|
|----------|---3-(3)-------|
|----------|-3--------6--4-|
|----------|---------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E E +Q Q Q 3x
||-----------------------------|-----------------||
||o----------------------------|----------------o||
||--------------6-6------------|---3-(3)---------||
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-----7-7-7-7----|-3--------6--4--o||
||-----------------------------|-----------------||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|
||------5---3-----------------------|
||o-3-3---3---3-3-6-3-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||----------------------------------|
6/4
S S S S S S S S E +S E +S E +S E +S E E 4x
|----------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------o||
|-----5---3------------------------------------||
|-3-3---3---3-3-3-------------------------5-6-o||
|-----------------3-(3)-4-(4)-5-(5)-6-(6)------||
4/4 5/8
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-------4-3-------5---|
|---------------------------------|-----------4---5-----|
|---------------------------------|-------------5-------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6-5-|-3-3-3---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/believer/nonpoint_btab.html ]
Q=115
4/4 7/8
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-------5-6-5---5-6---------------|---------------------------|
||--------------6-------------------|---------------------------|
||o-3-3-3-------------3-3-3-6-6-6-5-|-5-5-6---6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------|
4/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------o||
|------------------------------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-------4-4---o||
|-----------------------6-6-6--------||
4/4
S S S S S S S S Q E S S E S S S S S S +E S S S S E
||---------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o--------------------------|-----------------------------|
||---------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------3-3-|---5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-----------|
||---------------------------|-------------------4-4-4-4-4-|
S S S S S S S S Q E S S E S S S S S S +E S S S S E 4x
|--------------------------|-------------------------------||
|--------------------------|------------------------------o||
|--------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------3-3-|---5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)------------o||
|--------------------------|-------------------6-6-6-6-6---||
S S S S S S S S Q E S S E S S S S S S +E S S S S E
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------3-3-|---5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------4-4-4-4-4--|
W E E +Q Q Q
|----------|----------------|
|----------|----------------|
|----------|---3-(3)--------|
|----------|-3--------6--4--|
|----------|----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E E +Q Q Q 3x
||-----------------------------|-----------------||
||o----------------------------|----------------o||
||--------------6-6------------|---3-(3)---------||
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-----7-7-7-7----|-3--------6--4--o||
||-----------------------------|-----------------||
4/4 5/8
W S Q S S S S S
|---------|----------------|
|---------|----------------|
|---------|----------------|
|---------|-3------3---3---|
|---------|----------------|
4/4 9/16
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
||----------------------------------|-------4-3-------5--||
||o---------------------------------|-----------4---5---o||
||----------------------------------|-------------5------||
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6-5-|-3-3-3-------------o||
||----------------------------------|--------------------||
4/4
W E E +Q Q Q
|----------|---------------|
|----------|---------------|
|----------|---3-(3)-------|
|----------|-3--------6--4-|
|----------|---------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E E +Q Q Q 3x
||-----------------------------|-----------------||
||o----------------------------|----------------o||
||--------------6-6------------|---3-(3)---------||
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-----7-7-7-7----|-3--------6--4--o||
||-----------------------------|-----------------||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|
||------5---3-----------------------|
||o-3-3---3---3-3-6-3-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||----------------------------------|
6/4
S S S S S S S S E +S E +S E +S E +S E E 4x
|----------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------o||
|-----5---3------------------------------------||
|-3-3---3---3-3-3-------------------------5-6-o||
|-----------------3-(3)-4-(4)-5-(5)-6-(6)------||
4/4 5/8
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-------4-3-------5---*|
|---------------------------------|-----------4---5-----*|
|---------------------------------|-------------5-------*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6-5-|-3-3-3---------------*|
|---------------------------------|---------------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
