Song: “Fly”
Artist: Sick Puppies
Album: Fly EP
Bassist: Emma Anzai
Length: approx. 3:09
Tabber: Booflesnazzer
INTRO (slap)
G|------------------------------|
D|-------10-10--------10-10-----|
A|------------------------------|
E|-3/8-xx-----8-3/8-xx-----8----|
VERSE (slap) [3x]
0:04
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------10-10---------10-10-----|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-3/8x-xx--x--8-3/8x-xx--x--8----|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------9-9---------9-9---------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-2/7x-xx-x-7-2/7x-xx-x-7--------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------8-8---------8-8---------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-1/6x-xx-x-6-1/6x-xx-x-6--------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-1-1111/4-4444\333--------------|
PRE-CHORUS (finger)
0:36
G|-----------3-3-3------------------------|
D|-4h5-5-54h5-5----5-5p4-4-4h5p4----------|
A|-------------------------------7--55\---|
E|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------1010x12--------------|
A|-7/8-8x-7-77777-/10--------xxxx10101010-|
E|----------------------------------------|
CHORUS (pick) [2x]
0:47
G|--------------5------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5--5-5--2h35--5-5--5-5--------------------------------|
A|-3-3xx3-3xx------2-2xx2-2xx-7p5--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------8-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------(second time around, play-|
D|---------------------------------1h3 on D string, rather-|
A|-3-3--3-3--3---------1-1x1-------than two 1’s on E at----|
E|-1-1xx1-1xx1-xx01-1-1------11---------the end)-----------|
BRIDGE (finger or pick)
1:08
G|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5h6--|
A|-----6-----6-8h9------6-----6------|
E|-8-8--8-8-8-8-----8-8--8-8-8-8-----|
VERSE [2x]
1:14
CHORUS [2x]
1:35
BRIDGE 2 (finger or pick)
1:56
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sick_puppies/fly_btab.html ]
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------6--------|
A|-----6-----6--9------6-----6-----------|
E|-8-8--8-8-8-88---8-8--8-8-8-88---------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--------------8--3h4444p3333\1111/333--|
A|-----6-----6---------------------------|
E|-8-8--8-8-8-88-------------------------|
CLIMB (pick) (vocals and bass only)
2:07
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|10/17-15~-15-1515-10/17-14~1414-14--|
E|-8/15-15~-15-1515--7/15-15~1515-15--|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-8/17-13~-13----6/10-10-1015--15h16p15-----|
E|-6/19-13~-13-33-6/8---8--813--13~~~~~~16\--|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|10/17-15~-15-1515-10/17-14~-1414-14--|
E|-8/15-15~-15-1515--7/15-15~-1515-15--|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-8/17-13~-1313---------1--1111-------|
E|-6/19-13~-1313-xx01-1-1-------111----|
CHORUS [2x]
2:28
“CLIMB” (w/drums and guitar also, this time)
2:50
*only play the second half of the CLIMB here and instead of playing those three 1’s on
E string at the end, just play 20 (twenty) on E and slide down to 8, where you begin the outtro.*
OUTTRO
3:00
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--------------8--3h4444p3333\1111/333---|
A|-----6-----6----------------------------|
E|-8-8--8-8-8-88--------------------------|
And there you have it. One damn good bass part.
*A NOTE about the pick usage: yes, Emma is a BEAST -- she both slaps and uses a pick in
one and most likely fingers also, for instance during the pre-chorus (it sounds too rich
be picked but I could be wrong). I have combined slapping/fingering/picking in songs
and what I do is to keep a pick or two between my lips, then quickly grab it when
and just let it drop when I’m done with it.
This was a beech to tab, and it might not be absolutely perfect, but pretty darn close
the least.
Enjoy.
--your friendly neighborhood Booflesnazzer
