Sinister Minister Chords & Tabs
Sinister Minister Bass Tab
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Fingerstyle'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Slap'
Section A
Q=124
1/4 4/4
Gtr II
|-----6------|
S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------5p0----||------------------|--------------------|
|-0----h5--------||o-----------------|--------------------|
|---h6--------h6-||o-5-5-x-5s8-8-x-8s|=7-7-x-7s10-10-x-10s|
|----------------||------------------|--------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|--------------------|-----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------o||
|-8-8-x-8s12-12-x-12h|=13-13-12-10-8-x-7----o||
|--------------------|-----------------------||
Section B
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
||-----7-------10---|----9---------12----|----10---------14----|
||o-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|
||o-5----5s8-8----8s|=7----7s10-10----10s|=8-----8s12-12----12h|
||------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
1. 2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------10---9--||----15----------17----18---|
|----------------------o||---------------------------|
|-13-13-12-10-8----7---o||-13----12-13-15----16------|
|-----------------------||---------------------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
||------19----------14----|-----17----------15----|-----15----------13----|
||o--------------------12-|-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o-17-----17s12-12-------|-15-----14s13-13----12s|=13-----12s11-11----11s|
||------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
1. 2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E
|----15----------17----18--||----15-------------------||
|-------------------------o||-------------------------||
|-13----12-13-15----16----o||-13----12-10-------/12---||
|--------------------------||-------------11----------||
Section C
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------14-------------------|------15-------------------|
|------------------12-------|------------------13-------|
|-(12)----10------------/13-|-(13)----12-10---------/12-|
|------------13-10----------|---------------11----------|
+E E E E E E E E E E H E E
|------14-----------------15-|-------------------|
|------------------12--------|-------------------|
|-(12)----10----------/13----|-12-10---------/12-|
|------------13-10-----------|-------11----------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------14-------------------|------15------------------|
|------------------12-------|------------------13---10-|
|-(12)----10------------/13-|-(13)----12-10------------|
|------------13-10----------|---------------11---------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E
|----------14----12-----|---10---9-----7-----||
|-11-10-11----10----8-7-|-8----7---6h7---5---||
|-----------------------|------------------8-||
|-----------------------|--------------------||
Section D
$
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S E E E S S S E E E S S S E E E S S S E E E
||------7-----------7-------|-----6-------------9--------|
||o---7-----------7---------|---5-------------8----------|
||o-5-----5-x-8-8-----8-x-7-|-7-----7-x-10-10-----10-x-8-|
||--------------------------|----------------------------|
|-3-| |--3--|
S S S E E E S S S E E E
|-----7--------------11---------|
|---7-------------10------------|
|-8-----8-x-12-12-------12-x-13-|
|-------------------------------|
1. 2.
|--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S E E E S S S E E E S S S E E E S S S E S S E
|-------12--------------7--------||-------12----------------12------------||
|----12---------------7---------o||----12----------------14---------------||
|-13-------13-12-10-8-----8-7-5-o||-13-------13-12-13-15-------15-16-0h17-||
|--------------------------------||---------------------------------------||
Section E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--14------14-------------------14-----------|
||o----0h15--------------15---------0h15------|
||o------------0h17---------0h17---------0h15-|
||------------------0h17----------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12------12-----------0------12-------------|
|----0h14----------------0h12----12----------|
|------------0h14-0h13--------------13-0h13--|
|--------------------------------------------|
1.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12-------12-----------9------9-----------|
|----12-------------------0h12-------------|
|-------13----0h12-0h11----------0h11-0h13-|
|------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-0------12----------------12------12-------||
|---0h12----------------------0h14---------o||
|-----------0h12-0h13-0h15------------0h17-o||
|-------------------------------------------||
2.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12-------12-----------9------9-----------|
|----12-------------------0h12-------------|
|-------13----0h12-0h11----------0h11-0h13-|
|------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|-0------12----------------0----------||
|---0h12---------------------0h11-----||
|-----------0h12-0h10-------------/12-||
|---------------------0h11------------||
Section F
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------14-------------------|------15-------------------|
|------------------12-------|------------------13-------|
|-(12)----10------------/13-|-(13)----12-10---------/12-|
|------------13-10----------|---------------11----------|
+E E E E E E E E E E H E E
|------14-----------------15-|-------------------|
|------------------12--------|-------------------|
|-(12)----10----------/13----|-12-10---------/12-|
|------------13-10-----------|-------11----------|
To Coda
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------14-------------------|------15------------------|
|------------------12-------|------------------13---10-|
|-(12)----10------------/13-|-(13)----12-10------------|
|------------13-10----------|---------------11---------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E
|----------14----12-----|---10---9-----7-----||
|-11-10-11----10----8-7-|-8----7---6h7---5---||
|-----------------------|------------------8-||
|-----------------------|--------------------||
Banjo Solo
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----7-------10---|----9---------12----|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-5----5s8-8----8s|=7----7s10-10----10s|
|-----------------|--------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----10---------14----|----15---------10---9-|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-8-----8s12-12----12h|=13----12-10-8----7---|
|---------------------|----------------------|
Q E E E E E S T T Q E E E E E E
|----7-------10---9---|----9---------12----|
|-------------------9-|--------------------|
|-5----5s8-8----------|-7----7s10-10----10s|
|---------------------|--------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----10---------14----|----15----------17----18---|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|-8-----8s12-12----12-|-13----12-13-15----16------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
||------19----------14----|-----17----------15----|-----15----------13----|
||o--------------------12-|-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o-17-----17s12-12-------|-15-----14s13-13----12s|=13-----12s11-11----11s|
||------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
1. 2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----15----------17----18--||----15---------------------||
|-------------------------o||----------------13---------||
|-13----12-13-15----16----o||-13----12-10-------x-/12---||
|--------------------------||-------------11------------||
Section H
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------14-------------------|------15-------------------|
|------------------12-------|------------------13-------|
|-(12)----10------------/13-|-(13)----12-10---------/12-|
|------------13-10----------|---------------11----------|
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+E E E E E E E E E E Q Q. E
|------14-----------------15-|---------------------|
|------------------12--------|---------------------|
|-(12)----10----------/13----|-12-10-----------/12-|
|------------13-10-----------|-------11\-----------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------14-------------------|------15------------------|
|------------------12-------|------------------13---10-|
|-(12)----10------------/13-|-(13)----12-10------------|
|------------13-10----------|---------------11---------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E
|----------14----12-----|---10---9-----7-----||
|-11-10-11----10----8-7-|-8----7---6h7---5---||
|-----------------------|------------------8-||
|-----------------------|--------------------||
Section I
Q S S E E S S S S E Q S S E E S S S S E
|----7-----------------|----7-----------------|
|--------------7---x---|--------------7---x---|
|-5------x-----------3-|-5------x-----------3-|
|----------5-5---x-----|----------5-5---x-----|
Q S S E E S S S S E S S E S S E E S S S S E
|----7-----------------|-------7-------------------|
|--------------7---x---|-----------------7---x-----|
|-5------x-----------3-|-5---5-----x-----------3---|
|----------5-5---x-----|-------------5-5---x-------|
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 S S S S S S
||----x-----5---7-----x---5-----7---|---x-----5---7---5-------0-----0--|
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o-x---x-----x-----x---x-----x-----|-x---x-----x---------0h3---0h3----|
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
1.
|-----6------|
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 S S S S S S S S
|---x-----5---7-----x---5-----7---|---x-----5---7---5---------------5p0-----||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------0----h5--------o||
|-x---x-----x-----x---x-----x-----|-x---x-----x---------x-----h6--------h6-o||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
2.
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 S s S S E
|---x-----5---7-----x---5-----7---|---x-----5---7---5-------0------||
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-x---x-----x-----x---x-----x-----|-x---x-----x---x-----0h3---0h3--||
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------||
Bass Solo
|----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----7-----7-7-7-7-----7-----7-7-7-7-----7-----6-|
|-------7-7---------------7-7---------7-7---------|
|-5-5---------------8-8---------------------7-7---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----6----| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----6-6-6-6-----6------0-----9-----------7---|
|-5-5---------5-5----------0h8---8-------------|
|-------------------0h10-----------h10-8-8-----|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----6----| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----7-7-7-7-----7------0------11-------------|
|-7-7---------7-7----------0h10----10----------|
|-------------------0h12--------------h12-0h13-|
|----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-0------12---------------0-----7---|
|---0h12--------------------0h7-----|
|-----------0h12-0h10-0h8---------7-|
|-----------------------------------|
|----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----7-----7-7-7-7-----7-----7-7-7-7-----7-----6-|
|-------7-7---------------7-7---------7-7---------|
|-5-5---------------8-8---------------------7-7---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----6----| |-----6-----| |----6----| |----6----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----6-6-6-6-----6-------9-----9-9-9-9-----9--------|
|-5-5---------5-5-----------8-8---------8-8-------7--|
|-------------------10-10---------------------8-8----|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----6----| |-----6------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----7-7-7-7-----7-------11-------11-11-11-11-------11-------12-|
|-7-7---------7-7------------10-10-------------10-10-------------|
|-------------------12-12-------------------------------13-13----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------12-12-12-12-------12-------14-------14-14-14-14-------14-------15--|
|-12-12-------------12-12-------------13-13-------------13-13--------------|
|----------------------------15-15-------------------------------17-17-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------15-15-15-15-------15-------18-------18-18-18-18-------18-19-|
|-15-15-------------15-15-------------17-17-------------17-17----19-|
|----------------------------19-19-------------------------------20-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
I
+H +Q. S S
|-(19)----(19)---------|
|-(19)----(19)---------|
|-(20)----(20)---0h17--|
|----------------------|
Gtr I
S S S S E S S S S S S E S S
|----------19------------------17-14------|
|-------19----20------14-14-17------------|
|-20-20----------0h15----------------0h13-|
|-----------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S S S E S S
|----------15-12---------------14---------|
|-12-12-15------------11-11-14----15------|
|----------------0h12----------------0h12-|
|-----------------------------------------|
Gtr II Gtr I Gtr II Gtr I
|-3--| |-3--|
S S S S E S S S E E E S S S S S S E S S S E E E S S
|----------14-12------9---------------|----------14-10------9---------------|
|-11-11h14-------0h11---11-12-14------|-11-11-14-------0h10---10-11-12------|
|--------------------------------0h12-|--------------------------------0h17-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--3--|
S S S S E S S S S S S S E S S
|----------19------------------17-17-14------|
|-------19----20------14-14h17---------------|
|-20-20----------0h15-------------------0h13-|
|--------------------------------------------|
Gtr II Gtr I
|-3--| |-----6------|
S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E S S
|----------15-12------9------9------10---------|
|-12-12-15--------------0h11---0h11----12------|
|----------------0h12---------------------0h12-|
|----------------------------------------------|
Gtr II Gtr I Gtr II Gtr I
|-3--| |-3--|
S S S S E S S S E E E S S S S S S E S S S E E E S S
|----------14-12------9---------------|----------14-10------9--------------|
|-11-11-14-------0h11---11-12-14------|-11-11-14-------0h10---10-11-12-----|
|--------------------------------0h12-|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------0h5-|
3/4
Gtr IIGtr I Gtr II
|-3-|
S S S S E S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------0-----------|----------------x---0---||
|-------7-5-----------------|-------7-5--------------||
|-4-4-7-----0h4---4-5-7-----|-4-4-7-----hx-x---x---4-||
|-----------------------0h5-|------------------------||
Section J
4/4
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----7-------10---|----9---------12----|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-5----5s8-8----8s|=7----7s10-10----10s|
|-----------------|--------------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----10---------14----|----15---------10---9-||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|-8-----8s12-12----12h|=13----12-10-8----7---||
|---------------------|----------------------||
Outro
&
E E E E Q E E E E Q S S E E E
|----------14--------|---10--------9-----|
|-11-10-11-------8-7-|-8-------6h7---5---|
|--------------------|-----------------8-|
|--------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|-6-5-6---8---10-9-|-10---12---13---14-15-|
|------------------|----------------------|
E E E. T T E. T T E E
|--------------14--------12-------|
|-----------14--------12----------|
|-16-15-16--------15--------13-12-|
|---------------------------------|
E. T T E. T T E. T T S S E E H..
|--------10-------9-------7-------|----------*|
|-----10--------9-------7---5-----|-0--------*|
|-13--------12------11----------8-|----------*|
|---------------------------------|----------*|
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
THERE YOU GO THE FIRST TAB I'VE SEEN OF THIS SONG.
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