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The Pass Bass Tab

Send "The Pass" Ringtone to your Cell Phone


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The Pass

Just a warning, be careful not to slide from g5 to 7...cause it sounds a little 
sketchy.
                                             d3    5


    e e e e   h   +w   e e e  e h    +w   e e e e h   +w   e e e e h   +w  
+---7-7---10-10-+----+-7-7---10-10-+----+-5-5---7-3-+----+-5-5---7-3-+----+
|4:-5-5-R-8--8--|----|-5-5-R-8--8--|----|-3-3-R-5-1-|----|-3-3-R-5-1-|----|
|4:-------------|----|-------------|----|-----------|----|-----------|----|
+---------------+----+-------------+----+-----------+----+-----------+----+


  e e e e  h    +w   e e e E  H    +w   e e e e h   +w   e e e e h   +w  
+-7-7---10-10-+----+-7-7---10-10-+----+-5-5---7-3-+----+-5-5---7-3-+----+
|-5-5-R-8--8--|----|-5-5-R-8--8--|----|-3-3-R-5-1-|----|-3-3-R-5-1-|----|
|-------------|----|-------------|----|-----------|----|-----------|----|
+-------------+----+-------------+----+-----------+----+-----------+----+


  e e e e  h    +w   e e e e  h    +w   e e e e h   +w   e e e e h   +w  
+-7-7---10-10-+----+-7-7---10-10-+----+-5-5---7-3-+----+-5-5---7-3-+----+
|-5-5-R-8--8--|----|-5-5-R-8--8--|----|-3-3-R-5-1-|----|-3-3-R-5-1-|----|
|-------------|----|-------------|----|-----------|----|-----------|----|
+-------------+----+-------------+----+-----------+----+-----------+----+


    e e e e     Q e e q e   +e e e e e e e e   Q e e q e   +e e e e e e e e  
+-----------+-------------+------------------+-----------+------------------+
|2:-3-3-3---|4:-----------|----------3-3-3---|-----------|----------3-3-3-5-|
|4:-------1-|4:-1-1-1-1-1-|----1-1-1-------1-|-1-1-1-1-1-|----1-1-1---------|
+-----------+-------------+------------------+-----------+------------------+


  Q e e q e   +e e e e e e e e   Q e e q e     +e e e e     Q q q e  
+-----------+------------------+-----------+------------+-----------+
|-1-1-1-1-1-|----1-1-1-3-3-3-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-|2:----1-1---|4:---------|
|-----------|------------------|-----------|4:----------|4:-5-5-5-5-|
+-----------+------------------+-----------+----------5-+-----------+


  e q e e e e e   e q q q e   e q e e e e e   e q q q e   e q e e e e e  
+---------------+-----------+---------------+-----------+---------------+
|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|
|-------3-3---3-|-5-5-5-5-5-|-------3-3---3-|-----------|-------3-3---3-|
+-5-5-5-----5---+-----------+-5-5-5-----5---+-3-3-3-3-3-+-5-5-5-----5---+


  e q q q e   e q e e e e e   e q e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   Q e Q e  
+-----------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+---------+
|-----------|---------------|---------------|---------3-3-3-5-|-1-1-1-1-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-|-------3-3---3-|---------------|-----------------|---------|
+-----------+-5-5-5-----5---+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-5-5-5-5---------+---------+


  Q e e e e e   Q e e q e     e q e     e h+Q   e e e e  h    +w   e e e e  h   
+-------------+-----------+---------+---------+-7-7---10-10-+----+-7-7---10-10-+
|-1-1-3-3-3-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-|2:-1-1-1-|4:-1-R---|-5-5-R-8--8--|----|-5-5-R-8--8--|
|-------------|-----------|4:-------|4:-------|-------------|----|-------------|
+-------------+-----------+---------+---------+-------------+----+-------------+


  +w   e e e e h   +w   e e e e h   +w     e e e e     e q e e e e e  
+----+-5-5---7-3-+----+-5-5---7-3-+----+-----------+-----------------+
|----|-3-3-R-5-1-|----|-3-3-R-5-1-|----|2:-5-5-5-8-|4:-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|----|-----------|----|-----------|----|4:---------|4:---------------|
+----+-----------+----+-----------+----+-----------+-----------------+


  e e e e e e e e   e q e e e e e   e e e e e e e s s   e e e e e e e e  
+-----------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------+
|-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-5-|-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  
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-8-|-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 s s   e e e e e e e e  
+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------+-----------------+
|-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-5-|-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   Q e e q e  
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+
|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3---|-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------1-|-1-1-1-1-1-|
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+


  +e e e e e e e e   Q e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   Q e e q e  
+------------------+-------------+-----------------+-----------+
|----------3-3-3---|-------------|---------3-3-3-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-|
|----1-1-1-------1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1---------|-----------|
+------------------+-------------+-----------------+-----------+


  +e e e e e e e e   Q e e q e     +e e s s e     e q q q e   e q e e e e e  
+------------------+-----------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
|----1-1-1-3-3-3-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-|2:----1-1-1-1-|4:-----------|---------------|
|------------------|-----------|4:------------|4:-5-5-5-5-5-|-------3-3---3-|
+------------------+-----------+--------------+-------------+-5-5-5-----5---+


  e q q q e   e q e e e e e   e e e e e q e   e q e e e e e   e q q q e  
+-----------+---------------+---------------+---------------+-----------+
|-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-|-------3-3---3-|---------------|-------3-3---3-|-5-5-5-5-5-|
+-----------+-5-5-5-----5---+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-5-5-5-----5---+-----------+


  e q e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   Q e Q e   Q e e e e e  
+---------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-------------+
|---------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-5-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-3-3-3-5-|
|-------3-3---3-|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-------------|
+-5-5-5-----5---+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-5-5-5-5---------+---------+-------------+


  Q e Q e   e q e e Q   +h e e e e   e q e e q e   e e e e e e e e  
+---------+-----------+------------+-------------+-----------------+
|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-R-|----5-5-5-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-8-|
|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-----------------|
+---------+-----------+------------+-------------+-----------------+


  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 s s  
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------+
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-1-|-1-------3-3-3-3-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---1-1-1-----------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------+


  e 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 s s e e  
+---------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------+
|-1-1-1-1-0-0-1-|-1-------3-3-3---|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3---|
|---------------|---1-1-1-------1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1---------1-|
+---------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------+


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e s s e e   e q e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
+-----------------+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+
|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-5-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-1-|-1-------3-3-3-5-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-----------|---------------|---1-1-1---------|
+-----------------+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+


  e q e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   Q e Q e   +e e e e e e e e   Q e e q e  
+---------------+---3-3-3---------+---------+------------------+-----------+
|-1-1-1-1-0-0-1-|---------3-3-3---|---------|----------3-3-3---|-----------|
|---------------|-1-------------1-|-1-1-1-1-|----1-1-1-------1-|-1-1-1-1-1-|
+---------------+-----------------+---------+------------------+-----------+


  +e e e e e e e e   Q e e q e   +e e e e e e e e   Q e e q e  
+------------------+-----------+------------------+-----------+
|----------3-3-3---|-1-1-1-0-1-|----1-1---3-3-3-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-|
|----1-1-1-------1-|-----------|--------1---------|-----------|
+------------------+-----------+------------------+-----------+


  +e e e e e e e e   e h+Q   Q q q e   e q e e e e e   e q e e q e  
+------------------+-------+---------+---------------+-------------+
|----1-1---3-3-3-5-|-1-R---|---------|---------------|-------------|
|--------1---------|-------|-5-5-5-5-|-------3-3---3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
+------------------+-------+---------+-5-5-5-----5---+-------------+


  e q e e e e e   e q q q e   e q e e e e e   e q e e q e   e q e e e e e  
+---------------+-----------+---------------+-------------+---------------+
|---------------|-----------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------3-3---3-|-----------|-------3-3---3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------3-3---3-|
+-5-5-5-----5---+-3-3-3-3-3-+-5-5-5-----5---+-------------+-5-5-5-----5---+


  e q 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 s s  
+---------------+-----------------+-------------+-------------------+
|---------------|---------3-3-3---|-1-1-1-0-0-1-|-1-------3-3-R-3-5-|
|---------------|---------------1-|-------------|---1-1-1-----------|
+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-5-5-5-5---------+-------------+-------------------+


  Q e e e e e   e e e e e e e s s   Q e e e e e   e e e e e e e s s   Q e Q e  
+-------------+-------------------+-------------+-------------------+---------+
|-1-1-1-0-0-1-|-1-------3-3-R-3-5-|-1-1-1-0-0-1-|-1-------3-3-3-3-5-|-1-1-1-1-|
|-------------|---1-1-1-----------|-------------|---1-1-1-----------|---------|
+-------------+-------------------+-------------+-------------------+---------+


  e e e e e    
+-----------+-+
|-1-1-1-1-1-|-|
|-----------|-|
+-----------+-+

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Tabs Signs

|*| Repeat...always look above it for a #X.  Other than that...that's really 
the only 
| | sign anyone would need to know.  Because you probably know the rest...I 
just have
|*| an odd way of doing it.  

~Jeff Mensch~

Stay with you instruments weather it be guitar, drums, bass, or anything 
else...keep with it...keep with anythign that's pristine to you.  Thank you

The Pass Bass Tab

Send "The Pass" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/r/rush/150240.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Artcore Lead Player	#1 by Artcore at May 13, 2006 at 10:11 AM EST
	Rush's best song in my view. This is not to be taken literally, it is about emotional decisions and how the choices you make turn out. A work of genius.

No Picture TJ Average	#2 by TJ Smalley at Dec 23, 2006 at 8:54 AM EST
	The foremost thing needed to be understood about this song is that it is /figurative/. It is not about suicide. It is, as was said above, about struggling with difficult emotional issues that arose due to poor judgement. I am almost certain that the speaker and the person being spoken to are in fact the same person. It is someone speaking to himself or herself. They are saying (to themselves), "Look. You started out with a poor idea of what the world was like, and made some bad decisions as a result. Now look where you are. And you just want to lie down and not do anything about it? This happens to everyone once-in-a-while; what seperates the successful from the unsuccessful is what you make of the situation. Will you tremble in fear and inaction when the time comes to act? Or will you apply your mind and improve the situation? Not to act is /ethical/ suicide. Don't turn your back on yourself.