Bass tablature for "Blue Blood" by "X Japan"
Artist: X Japan
Piece: Blue Blood
Instrument: Bass
Submitter: Mugmoor
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Blue Blood
Words and Music by X Japan
Arranged by X Japan
Transcribed by Brenden Barton
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass'
Q=180
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2---------3-3-3-|-2-------0-0-0-1-|-2---------3-3-3-|-5---3---2-3-2-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---0-0-0-0-------|---0-0-0---------|---0-0-0-0-------|---0---0----------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0--|
|-2---------3-3-3-|-2-------0-0-0-1-|-2---------3-3-3-|-5---3---2------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0----|
|---0-0-0-0-------|---0-0-0---------|---0-0-0-0-------|---0---0--------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------3-3-3-|-2-------0-0-0-1-|-2--------3-3-3-|-5---3---2-3-2-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---0-0-0-0-------|---0-0-0---------|----0-0-0-------|---0---0---------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------0--|
|-2---------3-3-3-|-2-------0-0-0-1-|-2--------3-3-3-|-5---3---2------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------0----|
|---0-0-0-0-------|---0-0-0---------|----0-0-0-------|---0---0--------|
W H. Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q
|----------|------------|-------------|---------------|
|----------|-2-------2--|-------------|-2-3-2-0-2-----|
|----------|------------|-------------|---------------|
|-0--------|------------|-0--1--3--1--|---------------|
E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|-10-----------------------|-----------------|
|---------------12-(12)-12-|-----------------|
|----8-(8)-8-10------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
|-----------3-(3)-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-(5)-6-|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0---------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------|
E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------3-(3)-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-|
|---------3-3-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-|-8--6--5-6-5-3-|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------3-3-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-|-8--6--5-6-5-3-|-----------------|
E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------3-(3)-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------5-(5)-6-|-7-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0---------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------|-----------3-(3)-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E H E E +E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)-2-|-1----1-1-(1)-1-|
H E E +E E H E E +E E H E E +E E H Q E E
|----------------|----------------|--------------4-|-------------|
|----------------|----------------|--------6-(6)---|-3-------3-4-|
|--------------2-|-3----3-5-(5)-6-|-7----7---------|------3------|
|-3----3-3-(3)---|----------------|----------------|-------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|----4-5-7-5-4---|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-5------------5-|-7---7-----7-----|-7-----8-8---------|-7---7-----7-----|
|----------------|-------6---------|-----7-----------8-|-------6---------|
|----------------|---5-----5---5-5-|---5-------6-(6)---|---5-----5---5-5-|
E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-7-----8-8---------|-7---7-----7-----|-7-----8-8---------|-7---7-----7-----|
|-----7-----------8-|-------6---------|-----7-----------8-|-------6---------|
|---5-------6-(6)---|---5-----5---5-5-|---5-------6-(6)---|---5-----5---5-5-|
E E E E E E +E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-7-----8-8---------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----7-----------8-|------------4-5-7-|------------5-6-8-|---------3-0-1-0-|
|---5-------6-(6)---|-5--5-5-(5)-------|-6--6-6-(6)-------|-5-5-5-5---------|
E E E E E E Q Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------3-5----|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-1---2----------|------------------|------------------|-------------2---|
|---0---0-----3--|-0--0-0-(0)-4-5-7-|------------5-6-8-|---------3-0---0-|
|----------------|------------------|-6--6-6-(6)-------|-5-5-5-5---------|
E E E E E E E E W W W
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------|----------|------|
|-----------------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------------|-1--------|-3--------|-5----|
|-----------------|----------|----------|------|
+Q Q E E E E W W W
|-----------------|----------|----------|------|
|---------3-2-0---|----------|----------|------|
|-(5)--5--------3-|-1--------|-3--------|-5----|
|-----------------|----------|----------|------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-------0-2-3-5-|-----------------|-------------2-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-7-|
|---0-2-3---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------7-----|
E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|
|-----------5-(5)-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-4-|-5-5-5-5---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------7-7---|-----------3-----|-----------------|
E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0--1--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-------------2-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-7-|
|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------7-----|
E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7-|
|-----------5-(5)-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------7-7---|-----------3-----|-----------------|
E E E E E E Q H. E E E E H E E H E E E E
|-7-7-7-7-7------|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------7----|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------7--|-8-------8-9-|-10----10----12-14-|-15----15----------|
|----------------|-------------|----10-------------|----------13-15-16-|
Q E E E E Q H. E E E E Q +E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----1-4-7-8-9--|-------------|----------------------|----2-----4-----|
|-2-------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
|---------------|-8-------8-9-|-10----10--(10)-------|-0----0-2---2-3-|
|---------------|-------------|----10----------7-3-0-|----------------|
E E E E E E Q H. E E E E H E E H E E E E
|-5-----7-----9--|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|---3-5---5-7----|-8-------8-9-|-10----10----12-14-|-15----15----17-15-|
|----------------|-------------|----10-------------|----------15-------|
Q E E E E Q H. E E E E H Q E E E E E E E E
|----------7-8-9--|-------------|----------------|-----------------|
|--------9--------|-------------|-------------9--|-----------------|
|-----11----------|-8-------8-9-|-10----10-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-12--------------|-------------|----10----------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E E E E E E E E W W E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------|----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------0-2-|-3--------|-2--------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|----------|----------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2---2-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------2-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E Q Q E E S E. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------16---14--|-12--11-12-12-11-9-7-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------9----------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7--7-------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------|---------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-0-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E H H H E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5---5-6-|-7----9----|-10----12-10-9---|-------------3-4-|
|-----------5-----|-----------|---------------7-|-8-8-8-8-8-1-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------5-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------1-(1)-4-|-----------5-----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------0-1-|-2-2-2-2-2---------|-3-3-3-3-----3-5-|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-------------------|-----------------|
Q E E +H H. E E E E H Q H E E E E
|-7----7-(7)----|-------------|----------------|------------------|
|---------------|-------------|-------------9--|-10----10---------|
|----5----------|-8-------8-9-|-10----10-------|----------8-10-11-|
|---------------|-------------|----10----------|------------------|
Q E E E E Q H. E E E E Q +E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------7-8-9--|-------------|----------------------|----2-----4-----|
|--------9--------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
|-----11----------|-8-------8-9-|-10----10--(10)-------|-0----0-2---2-3-|
|-12--------------|-------------|----10----------7-3-0-|----------------|
E E E E E E Q H. E E E E H E E H E E E E
|-5-----7-----9--|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|---3-5---5-7----|-8-------8-9-|-10----10----12-14-|-15----15----17-15-|
|----------------|-------------|----10-------------|----------15-------|
Q E E E E Q H. E E E E H Q Q E E +E E E E
|----------7-8-9--|-------------|----------------|--------------------|
|--------9--------|-------------|-------------9--|--------------------|
|-----11----------|-8-------8-9-|-10----10-------|-0--0-0-(0)---------|
|-12--------------|-------------|----10----------|------------9-10-12-|
Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E +E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|---------3-5----|------------------|
|------------0-1-3-|-----------------|-1---2----------|------------------|
|-1--1-1-(1)-------|-0-0-0-0-3-0-1-0-|---0---0-----3--|-0--0-0-(0)-4-5-7-|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------|
|------------------|-------------2---|-----------------|------|
|------------5-6-8-|---------3-0---0-|-----------------|-1----|
|-6--6-6-(6)-------|-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|------|
W W +Q Q E E E E W
|----------|----------|-----------------|------|
|----------|----------|---------3-2-0---|------|
|-3--------|-5--------|-(5)--5--------3-|-1----|
|----------|----------|-----------------|------|
W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3--------|-5--------|-7-------0-2-3-5-|-----------------|
|----------|----------|---0-2-3---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------2-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-7-|-----------5-(5)-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------7-----|-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------7-7---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|---------0--1--|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3---3-4-|-5-5-5-5---------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------3-----|-----------------|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------2-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-7-|-----------5-(5)-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------7-----|-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------7-7---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-|-7--7----------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-1-|
Q=1Q=160
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H H Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0----2----|-0--0--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-1-|-----------|-------0--0--|
Q=140
W +W
|----------|--------*|
|----------|--------*|
|----------|--------*|
|-2--------|-(2)----*|
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
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