Bulls On Parade (100% Correct) bass tabs
Bulls on Parade
Rage Against the Machine
tabbed by Andrew Beale 8/16/06
Riff 1/intro:
Gb|————————————————————
Db|—4——————4—4————4—4——
Ab|————————————————————
Eb|————2——————2——————2—
Riff 2:
Gb|———————————————————————
Db|———————————————————————
Ab|———————————————————————
Eb|—2—2——x—x——2—2——xxxxxx—
Riff 3/verses:
Gb|———————————————————————————
Db|———————————————————————————
Ab|——————0——2—0———————————————
Eb|—0—2—————————0—2——2—0——0—1—
Riff 4/chorus:
Gb|——————————————————————————————————————————
Db|—5—4—————————————————5—4——————————————————
Ab|——————————————————————————————————————————
Eb|—————2—2——0—2—2——2———————2—2——0—2—2—2—0—2—
Riff 5/bass solo:
Gb|————————————445—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————14—161616—
Db|———————————————450———————————————0—2————————————————244—244—24————————————————————————————————
Ab|—2—2—xx—2—2—————————2—2—xx—2—2——2—2—0————2—2—xx—2—2—————————————2—2—xx—2/——12—141414——————————
Eb|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Riff 1 x8
Rest
Riff 2 x4
Riff 3 x4
Riff 4 x4
Riff 3 x4
Riff 4 x4
Riff 5
Riff 3 x4
Rest
Riff 2 x8
Riff 1 x8
Bulls On Parade Bass Tabs
Learn how to play bass guitar with our 100% correct tabs.
Intro
The intro to Bulls On Parade is played by Tim Commerford on his bass guitar.
Here is the tab for the intro:
G|------------------------| D|--------2-----2---------| A|--0-2-3---0-2---3-2-0---| E|------------------------|
Make sure to use your index and middle finger of your plucking hand to play the notes on the D string, and your index, middle and ring finger to play the notes on the A and E string.
Also, pay attention to the timing and rhythm of the notes, as it’s crucial to get the intro right.
Verse
The verse of Bulls On Parade is a repetitive riff that is played throughout most of the song.
Here is the tab for the verse:
G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|--2-2-3-5-2-0-3-2-0------| E|-------------------3-0--|
Again, use your index and middle finger of your plucking hand to play the notes on the A and D string, and your index, middle and ring finger to play the notes on the E string.
The most important thing about playing the verse is to keep the rhythm steady and consistent.
Chorus
The chorus of Bulls On Parade is a simple riff that is played twice in the song.
Here is the tab for the chorus:
G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--|
For the chorus, use your index finger to play the notes on the E string, and your ring finger to play the notes on the A string.
Again, keep the rhythm steady and consistent.
Bridge
The bridge of Bulls On Parade features a different riff that is played twice in the song.
Here is the tab for the bridge:
G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3---| E|-------------------------------------|
For the bridge, use your index and middle finger to play the notes on the A string, and your index and ring finger to play the notes on the E string.
Pay attention to the rhythm of the notes, as it’s different from the verse and chorus.
Outro
The outro of Bulls On Parade is a repetitive riff that is played until the end of the song.
Here is the tab for the outro:
G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|--0-0-3-3-5-5-3-3-0-0----|
Use your index and middle finger to play the notes on the E and A string.
The outro is a good opportunity to practice your timing and rhythm skills, as well as your endurance.
Conclusion
Congratulations, you have learned how to play Bulls On Parade on bass guitar!
Remember to practice regularly and to pay attention to the timing and rhythm of the notes.
Have fun playing this iconic Rage Against The Machine song.
Transition words:
– First of all
– Also
– Again
– The most important thing
– Pay attention to
– Another important point to remember is
– In conclusion