Artist: At the Drive-In
Song: “Catacombs”
Bassist: Paul Hinojos
Tab by: Greg Reigh
There was another bass tab for this but
it had a lot of things wrong (at least the way I saw it),
and seeing as this is my favorite ATDI song,
I’d hate to see an awesome song like this ruined.
I would, however, like to thank the previous tabber for transcribing the verse;
I edited it a little bit (the number of notes he had were wrong).
As a side note, I HIGHLY recommend you play this with a pick.
Paul always uses a pick and that’s what gives his basslines that really nice sound.
Verse
(0:30)
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|0-0------10-10------0-0-333--------|
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Rest (no bass)
(0:44)
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(0:51) “Lark-throated…”
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Prechorus pt. 1
(1:12) “Hey you…”
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Prechorus pt. 2
(1:33)
*Note: This is a variation of the verse riff. On the end, where you play the open A and
the the two B’s, make sure you rest after each open note and play the B notes a lot
than you did in the verse. If you listen to the song it should be easy.*
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/at_the_drive_in/catacombs_btab_ver_2.html ]
Chorus “This gravity…”
(1:54) *Note: The 10 is the G note on the A string, NOT an A# and an open A*
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(2:21) Verse
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Rest (no bass)
(2:41) “What’s that sound…”
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Bridge
Rest (no bass)
(2:56) “Hey, you…”
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*Note: Actually, there might be bass here, but I can’t hear it. I’m more inclined to
that there really is no bass, as ATDI usually has their bass pretty loud so I’d be
if there actually was bass in this part. If you think there is, please correct me.*
Chorus
(3:09)
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Well, that’s it. If there’s anything wrong, PLEASE let me know.
