Slipknot: Before I Forget Bass Tab

Author: Grant Weekes
Tab ID: 149377
Tab Rank: #16732
Posted: Feb 23, 2006 Source: BassMasta.net
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Band:  SliPKnoT
Album: Vol. 3: The Subliminal Versus
Song:  Before I forget

Copyright (c) Road Runner Records 2004
Version 2 - 12/20/05

.  -  palm mute
,  -  slight palm mute               
t  -  tap               
b  -  Bend           
r  -  release bend
s  -  Staccato tap
*  -  comment/lyrics
:  -  repeat 
;  -  note is only played the first time through if there's a repeat, and let
      the note before it continue and replace it the second time through and 
      on....


Drop Tuning:

G
D
G Sharp
B


---------------- (16 spaces)  =  1 measure (4 beats)

---- (4 spaces)  =  1 beat
X---  =  quarter note
X-X-  =  eighth notes
XXXX  =  sixteenth notes

X will be used to represent fret ten, since 2 digits would actually be
sixteenth notes...




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BEFORE I FORGET - SLIPKNOT - 4-STRING BASS GUITAR ------------------------------
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INTRO
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(Rest 4 Measures)


G  |----------------|
D  |----------------|    - 3X
G# |----------------|    
B  |2---2---2---2---|
    ,   ,   ,   ,

G  |----------------|----------------|
D  |----------------|----------------|   * GO!!
G# |----------------|----------------|
B  |2---2---5-5--0--|5-5--0----------|
    ,   ,  

G  |----------------|
D  |----------------|    - 3X
G# |----------------|
B  |02-02-32-02-3-2-|
     s  s  s  s   t

G  |----------------|
D  |----------------|
G# |----------------|
B  |02-02-325-5--0--|      
     s  s  t

G  |----------------|
D  |----------------|    - 3X
G# |----------------|
B  |02-02-32-02-3-2-|
     s  s  s  s   t

                    * 2/4 time
G  |----------------|--------|
D  |----------------|--------|
G# |----------------|--------|
B  |02-02-325-5--0--|5-5--0--|      
     s  s  t


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VERSE 1
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-----------------------------------|
                                   |
G  |----------------|              |
D  |----------------|    - 3X      |
G# |----------------|              |
B  |33333----3333---|              |
    .....    ....                  |
                                   |    - 4X
G  |----------------|              |
D  |----------------|              |
G# |----------------|              |
B  |333333335-5--0--|              |
    ........                       |
                                   |
-----------------------------------|



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PRE-CHORUS 
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G  |----------------|
D  |----------------|    - 4X
G# |----------------|
B  |2--2--3--2------|
    ,  ,  ,  ,


________________________________________________________________________________
CHORUS
________________________________________________________________________________


G  |----------------|----------------|
D  |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B  |----2-----3-2-5-|--0---5---0-6---|
                t                b  r

G  |----------------|----------------|
D  |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B  |----2-----3-2-5-|--0---5---0-7-6-|
                t

G  |----------------|----------------|
D  |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B  |----2-----3-2-5-|--0---5---0-7---|
                t

G  |----------------|----------------|
D  |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B  |6---6---6-7-6-X-|--5---5---7---6-|
              t

          :REPEAT CHORUS

________________________________________________________________________________
BRIDGE
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G  |----------------|
D  |----------------|    - 3X
G# |----------------|
B  |02-02-32-02-3-2-|
     s  s  s  s   t 

G  |----------------|
D  |----------------|
G# |----------------|
B  |02-02-325-5--0--|      
     s  s  t

________________________________________________________________________________
VERSE 2
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-----------------------------------|
                                   |
G  |----------------|              |
D  |----------------|    - 3X      |
G# |----------------|              |
B  |33333----3333---|              |
    .....    ....                  |
                                   |    - 2X
G  |----------------|              |
D  |----------------|              |
G# |----------------|              |
B  |333333335-5--0--|              |
    ........                       |
                                   |
-----------------------------------|



________________________________________________________________________________
PRE-CHORUS...AGAIN
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G  |----------------|
D  |----------------|    - 4X
G# |----------------|
B  |2--2--3--2------|
    ,  ,  ,  ,


________________________________________________________________________________
CHORUS...AGAIN
________________________________________________________________________________


G  |----------------|----------------|
D  |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B  |----2-----3-2-5-|--0---5---0-6---|
                t                b  r

G  |----------------|----------------|
D  |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B  |----2-----3-2-5-|--0---5---0-7-6-|
                t

G  |----------------|----------------|
D  |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B  |----2-----3-2-5-|--0---5---0-7---|
                t

G  |----------------|----------------|
D  |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B  |6---6---6-7-6-X-|--5---5---7---6-|
              t

          :REPEAT CHORUS

________________________________________________________________________________
"MY END...IT JUSTIFIES MY MEANS..."
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--------------------------------------------
                                            |
G  |----------------|----------------|      |
D  |----------------|----------------|      | 
G# |----------------|----------------|      |
B  |3-------------5-|--0-----------2-|      |
    ;                                       |
                                            |    - 4X
G  |----------------|----------------|      |
D  |----------------|----------------|      |
G# |--------------0-|--0-0-3---3-3---|      |
B  |----------------|--------------3-|      |
                                            |
                                            |
--------------------------------------------



--------------------------------------------
                                            |
G  |----------------|----------------|      |
D  |----------------|----------------|      |
G# |----------------|----------------|      |
B  |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|      |
    ; . . . . . .        . . . . .          | 
                                            |    - 3X
G  |----------------|----------------|      |
D  |----------------|----------------|      |
G# |--------------0-|0-0-0-3-3-3-3---|      |
B  |--2-2-2-2-2-2---|--------------3-|      |
      . . . . . .                           |
                                            |
--------------------------------------------



G  |----------------|----------------|      
D  |----------------|----------------|      
G# |----------------|----------------|      
B  |--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|      
      . . . . . .        . . . . .          
                                              
G  |----------------|----------------|      
D  |----------------|----------------|      
G# |----------------|----------------|      
B  |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|      
    . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .



________________________________________________________________________________
CHORUS...AGAIN!
________________________________________________________________________________


G  |----------------|----------------|
D  |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B  |----2-----3-2-5-|--0---5---0-6---|
                t                b  r

G  |----------------|----------------|
D  |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B  |----2-----3-2-5-|--0---5---0-7-6-|
                t

G  |----------------|----------------|
D  |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B  |----2-----3-2-5-|--0---5---0-7---|
                t

G  |----------------|----------------|
D  |----------------|----------------|
G# |----------------|----------------|
B  |6---6---6-7-6-X-|--5---5---7---6-|
              t

          ::REPEAT CHORUS 2X

________________________________________________________________________________
ENDING
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G  |----------------|
D  |----------------|    - 7X
G# |----------------|
B  |02-02-32-02-3-2-|
     s  s  s  s   t

                    * 2/4 time
G  |----------------|--------|
D  |----------------|--------|
G# |----------------|--------|
B  |02-02-325-5--0--|5-5--0--|      
     s  s  t



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And there you go........It's an easy song to play, but the tab took me forever
to write............


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