In Flames - "The Jesters Dance" Bass Tab
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Band: In Flames
Album: The Jester Race
Song: The Jester Dance (BASS)
Copyright (c) Nuclear Blast 1995
Version 1.0 - December 2001
Transcribed By: (MAX)
Email: (max.boot@libero.it)
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
This is how i play the song and i'm sure at 99% it's correct.
I decided to post it because i'm tired to change the tunning of my
5 string bass when it's not necessary, know what i'm sayin' ?
Tunning B E A D G
Riff 1
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
|--1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------2--2-2-2---2-2-4---4-4-4---4-4--|
Riff 1 (variation)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
|--1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------2--2-2-2---2-2-4-4-4-4-4*---4--4**-|
*follow the snare (optional)
**follow the hi-hat
Riff 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
|--1---1-1-1---1-1--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------2---2-2-2---2-2-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4--|
Riff 2 (variation)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
|--1---1-1-1--1-1-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------2---2-2-2---2-2-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4*---4-4**--|
* and ** Same As Above
Riff 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
|--1---1-1-1---1-1--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------2---2-2-2---2-2-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4--|
Riff 2 (variation)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
|--1---1-1-1--1-1-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------2---2-2-2---2-2-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4*---4-4**--|
* and ** Same As Above
Riff 3
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------| x1
|--1~------------------------------4--1~---------1---1-3-1-3-4--|
|------4----1----2~-----2~--4----------------------4------------|
Riff 4
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------| x2
|-1111111111111111----------------|
|-----------------2*-22*-22*--4*--|
*Follow the groove, it's not important how many notes
Riff 1
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
|--1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------2--2-2-2---2-2-4---4-4-4---4-4--|
Riff 1 (variation)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
|--1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------2--2-2-2---2-2-4-4-4-4-4*---4--4**-|
*follow the snare (optional)
**follow the hi-hat
Riff 3 ( 1st variation)
|------------------|--------|------------------|--------|
|------------------|--------|------------------|--------|
|------------------|-Guitar-|------------------|-Guitar-| x2
|--1~--------------|-riff---|-----------4--1~--|-riff---|
|------4----1----2~|--------|--2~--4-----------|--------|
Riff 3 (2nd variation)
|------------------|---------------|------------------|------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|--------3/--| x2
|--1~--------------|---------------|-----------4--1~--|--1-3-4-----|
|------4----1----2~|--2-1-2-4-2-1--|--2~--4-----------|------------|
Riff 1
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|Fading Away
|--1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------2--2-2-2---2-2-4---4-4-4---4-4--|
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