FINGER ELEVEN - "First Time (Five String)" Tablature
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Artist - Finger Eleven
Song - First Time
Album - The Greyest of Blue Skies
Tabbed by - Alec MacDonald
This is an awesome song, but to have a lot of fun on bass you really have to get into it. I don't know
if you've seen the music video for this, but the two guitarists and singer go crazy playing it, but the
bassist just kinda stands there. Go crazy like the guitarists...it's especially easy to go crazy if you
use a pick, even though the bass in this song is fingers only. If you're not one to go crazy, just be sure
to play the final chorus with some ethusiasm, it needs it.
Note the tuning (from lowest to highest): C Sharp, F Sharp, B, E.
Watch repeat marks.
(0:09) Intro
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| x 2
A|------------------------------------4-------------|
E|------xx--x-------xx--x-------xx--x---------------|
B|5--4--xx--x-5--4--xx--x-5--4--xx--x---2--2-2--222-|
(0:20) Intro End
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|------xx--x-------xx-|
B|5--4--xx--x-5--4--xx-|
(0:23) Verse "I had never thought..."
G|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
D|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
A|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
E|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/14-14-14-14-14-17-17-16-\|
(0:29) Verse "But the fall looks very far..."
G|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -|
D|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -|
A|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -|
E|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/14-14-14-14-14-17-17-\16/17\|
(0:34) Verse "What flesh will do to you"
G|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
D|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
A|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
E|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/14-14-14-14-14-17-17-16-\|
(0:40) Verse
G|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -|
D|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -|
A|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -|
E|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/14-14-14-14-14-17-17-\16/17\|
(0:46) Prechorus "It's not that simple..."
G|---------------------- - - - ---- - - - - - - - |
D|---------------------- - - - ---- - - - - - - - |
A|---------------------- - - - ---- - - - - - - - |
E|0---0-0---0-0-0-0---/12121212---1212121212121212|
B|---------------------- - - - ---- - - - - - - - |
(0:52) Chorus "It feels like the first time..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------4--------------|
E|3--3--xx--x------xx-0---0--xx--x---------3--3--xx--x-6-6-66\0---0--0-------------------|
B|------xx--x-4--4-xx--------xx--x-4-4-4-4-------xx--x-------------------2-2---2---2---2-|
(1:04) Chorus "It feels like the first time..."
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------4-----------|
E|3--3--xx------xx-0---0--xx--x---------3--3--xx--x-6-6-66\0---0--0-------------------|
B|------xx-4--4-xx--------xx--x-4-4-4-4-------xx--x-------------------2-2---2---2-2-2-|
(1:15) Interlude "The worst is over..."
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------4-------------|
E|------xx--x-------xx--x-------xx--x---------------|
B|5--4--xx--x-5--4--xx--x-5--4--xx--x---2--2-2--222-|
(1:21) Verse "I could say to you..."
G|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
D|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
A|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
E|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/14-14-14-14-14-17-17-16-\|
(1:27) Verse "There's no stopping now..."
G|----------- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -|
D|----------- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -|
A|----------- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -|
E|----------- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -|
B|-4-4-4-4-/16-16-16-\14-14-14-14-14-17-17-\16/17\|
(1:32) Verse "Hanging through the fog..."
G|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
D|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
A|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
E|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/14-14-14-14-14-17-17-16-\|
(1:38) Verse "I'd take it back today..."
G|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -|
D|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -|
A|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -|
E|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/14-14-14-14-14-17-17-\16/17\|
(1:44) Prechorus "It's out of my hands..."
G|---------------------- - - - ---- - - - - - - - |
D|---------------------- - - - ---- - - - - - - - |
A|---------------------- - - - ---- - - - - - - - |
E|0---0-0---0-0-0-0---/12121212---1212121212121212|
B|---------------------- - - - ---- - - - - - - - |
(1:49) Chorus "It feels like the first time..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------4--------------|
E|3--3--xx--x------xx-0---0--xx--x---------3--3--xx--x-6-6-66\0---0--0-------------------|
B|------xx--x-4--4-xx--------xx--x-4-4-4-4-------xx--x-------------------2-2---2---2---2-|
(2:01) Chorus "It feels like the first time..."
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------4-----------|
E|3--3--xx------xx-0---0--xx--x---------3--3--xx--x-6-6-66\0---0--0-------------------|
B|------xx-4--4-xx--------xx--x-4-4-4-4-------xx--x-------------------2-2---2---2-2-2-|
(2:13)REST
(2:22) Breakdown Intro
G|- ------------|
D|- ------------|
A|- ------------|
E|13\\1-1---2-2-|
B|- --------4-4-|
(2:24) Breakdown "Lost in the film again..."
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|66666666/99999999\2---2-2\---------|
B|--------------------------4---4-4--|
B |
(2:30) Breakdown "Walking a single frame..."
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|66666666/99999999\2---1-1-1---\-----|
B|-------------------------------4-4--|
(2:36) Breakdown "You're never anywhere..."
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|66666666/99999999\2---2-2\---------|
B|--------------------------4---4-4--|
(2:41) Breakdown "Caught in my weather..."
G|---------------------- -- -- -- -- - - - - - - - |
D|---------------------- -- -- -- -- - - - - - - - |
A|---------------------- -- -- -- -- - - - - - - - |
E|0---0-0---0-0-0-0---/12-12-12-12-1212121212121212|
B|---------------------- -- -- -- -- - - - - - - - |
(2:47) Solo Intro
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
B|-9------|
>>>>>>(Decrescendo - Gradually fade out)
(2:51)REST "It feels like the first time..."
(3:11) Final Chorus/Solo "...Yesterday..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4444444|
E|3--3--xx--x------xx-0---0--xx--x---------3--3--xx--x-6-6-66\0---0--0-------------------|
B|------xx--x-4--4-xx--------xx--x-4-4-4-4-------xx--x-------------------2---------------|
(3:22) Final Chorus/Solo "It feels like the first time..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------4--------------|
E|3--3--xx--x------xx-0---0--xx--x---------3--3--xx--x-6-6-66\0---0--0-------------------|
B|------xx--x-4--4-xx--------xx--x-4-4-4-4-------xx--x-------------------2-2---2---2---2-|
(3:34) Final Chorus/Solo "It feels like the first time..."
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------4-----------|
E|3--3--xx------xx-0---0--xx--x---------3--3--xx--x-6-6-66\0---0--0-------------------|
B|------xx-4--4-xx--------xx--x-4-4-4-4-------xx--x-------------------2-2---2---2---2-|
(3:45) Final Chorus/Solo "It feels like the first time..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------4--------------|
E|3--3--xx--x------xx-0---0--xx--x---------3--3--xx--x-6-6-66\0---0--0-------------------|
B|------xx--x-4--4-xx--------xx--x-4-4-4-4-------xx--x-------------------2-2---2---2---2-|
(3:56) Final Chorus/Solo "It feels like the first time..."
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------4-----------|
E|3--3--xx------xx-0---0--xx--x---------3--3--xx--x-6-6-66\0---0--0-------------------|
B|------xx-4--4-xx--------xx--x-4-4-4-4-------xx--x-------------------2-2---2---2-2-2-|
(4:08) Outro "The worst is over..."
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| x 2
A|------------------------------------4-------------|
E|------xx--x-------xx--x-------xx--x---------------|
B|5--4--xx--x-5--4--xx--x-5--4--xx--x---2--2-2--222-|
(4:20) Outro
G|----|
D|----|
A|----|
E|----| Cut off Quickly
B|5--4|</PRE>
Song - First Time
Album - The Greyest of Blue Skies
Tabbed by - Alec MacDonald
This is an awesome song, but to have a lot of fun on bass you really have to get into it. I don't know
if you've seen the music video for this, but the two guitarists and singer go crazy playing it, but the
bassist just kinda stands there. Go crazy like the guitarists...it's especially easy to go crazy if you
use a pick, even though the bass in this song is fingers only. If you're not one to go crazy, just be sure
to play the final chorus with some ethusiasm, it needs it.
Note the tuning (from lowest to highest): C Sharp, F Sharp, B, E.
Watch repeat marks.
(0:09) Intro
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| x 2
A|------------------------------------4-------------|
E|------xx--x-------xx--x-------xx--x---------------|
B|5--4--xx--x-5--4--xx--x-5--4--xx--x---2--2-2--222-|
(0:20) Intro End
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|------xx--x-------xx-|
B|5--4--xx--x-5--4--xx-|
(0:23) Verse "I had never thought..."
G|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
D|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
A|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
E|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/14-14-14-14-14-17-17-16-\|
(0:29) Verse "But the fall looks very far..."
G|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -|
D|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -|
A|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -|
E|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/14-14-14-14-14-17-17-\16/17\|
(0:34) Verse "What flesh will do to you"
G|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
D|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
A|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
E|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/14-14-14-14-14-17-17-16-\|
(0:40) Verse
G|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -|
D|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -|
A|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -|
E|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/14-14-14-14-14-17-17-\16/17\|
(0:46) Prechorus "It's not that simple..."
G|---------------------- - - - ---- - - - - - - - |
D|---------------------- - - - ---- - - - - - - - |
A|---------------------- - - - ---- - - - - - - - |
E|0---0-0---0-0-0-0---/12121212---1212121212121212|
B|---------------------- - - - ---- - - - - - - - |
(0:52) Chorus "It feels like the first time..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------4--------------|
E|3--3--xx--x------xx-0---0--xx--x---------3--3--xx--x-6-6-66\0---0--0-------------------|
B|------xx--x-4--4-xx--------xx--x-4-4-4-4-------xx--x-------------------2-2---2---2---2-|
(1:04) Chorus "It feels like the first time..."
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------4-----------|
E|3--3--xx------xx-0---0--xx--x---------3--3--xx--x-6-6-66\0---0--0-------------------|
B|------xx-4--4-xx--------xx--x-4-4-4-4-------xx--x-------------------2-2---2---2-2-2-|
(1:15) Interlude "The worst is over..."
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------4-------------|
E|------xx--x-------xx--x-------xx--x---------------|
B|5--4--xx--x-5--4--xx--x-5--4--xx--x---2--2-2--222-|
(1:21) Verse "I could say to you..."
G|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
D|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
A|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
E|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/14-14-14-14-14-17-17-16-\|
(1:27) Verse "There's no stopping now..."
G|----------- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -|
D|----------- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -|
A|----------- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -|
E|----------- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -|
B|-4-4-4-4-/16-16-16-\14-14-14-14-14-17-17-\16/17\|
(1:32) Verse "Hanging through the fog..."
G|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
D|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
A|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
E|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/14-14-14-14-14-17-17-16-\|
(1:38) Verse "I'd take it back today..."
G|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -|
D|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -|
A|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -|
E|----------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/14-14-14-14-14-17-17-\16/17\|
(1:44) Prechorus "It's out of my hands..."
G|---------------------- - - - ---- - - - - - - - |
D|---------------------- - - - ---- - - - - - - - |
A|---------------------- - - - ---- - - - - - - - |
E|0---0-0---0-0-0-0---/12121212---1212121212121212|
B|---------------------- - - - ---- - - - - - - - |
(1:49) Chorus "It feels like the first time..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------4--------------|
E|3--3--xx--x------xx-0---0--xx--x---------3--3--xx--x-6-6-66\0---0--0-------------------|
B|------xx--x-4--4-xx--------xx--x-4-4-4-4-------xx--x-------------------2-2---2---2---2-|
(2:01) Chorus "It feels like the first time..."
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------4-----------|
E|3--3--xx------xx-0---0--xx--x---------3--3--xx--x-6-6-66\0---0--0-------------------|
B|------xx-4--4-xx--------xx--x-4-4-4-4-------xx--x-------------------2-2---2---2-2-2-|
(2:13)REST
(2:22) Breakdown Intro
G|- ------------|
D|- ------------|
A|- ------------|
E|13\\1-1---2-2-|
B|- --------4-4-|
(2:24) Breakdown "Lost in the film again..."
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|66666666/99999999\2---2-2\---------|
B|--------------------------4---4-4--|
B |
(2:30) Breakdown "Walking a single frame..."
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|66666666/99999999\2---1-1-1---\-----|
B|-------------------------------4-4--|
(2:36) Breakdown "You're never anywhere..."
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|66666666/99999999\2---2-2\---------|
B|--------------------------4---4-4--|
(2:41) Breakdown "Caught in my weather..."
G|---------------------- -- -- -- -- - - - - - - - |
D|---------------------- -- -- -- -- - - - - - - - |
A|---------------------- -- -- -- -- - - - - - - - |
E|0---0-0---0-0-0-0---/12-12-12-12-1212121212121212|
B|---------------------- -- -- -- -- - - - - - - - |
(2:47) Solo Intro
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
B|-9------|
>>>>>>(Decrescendo - Gradually fade out)
(2:51)REST "It feels like the first time..."
(3:11) Final Chorus/Solo "...Yesterday..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4444444|
E|3--3--xx--x------xx-0---0--xx--x---------3--3--xx--x-6-6-66\0---0--0-------------------|
B|------xx--x-4--4-xx--------xx--x-4-4-4-4-------xx--x-------------------2---------------|
(3:22) Final Chorus/Solo "It feels like the first time..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------4--------------|
E|3--3--xx--x------xx-0---0--xx--x---------3--3--xx--x-6-6-66\0---0--0-------------------|
B|------xx--x-4--4-xx--------xx--x-4-4-4-4-------xx--x-------------------2-2---2---2---2-|
(3:34) Final Chorus/Solo "It feels like the first time..."
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------4-----------|
E|3--3--xx------xx-0---0--xx--x---------3--3--xx--x-6-6-66\0---0--0-------------------|
B|------xx-4--4-xx--------xx--x-4-4-4-4-------xx--x-------------------2-2---2---2---2-|
(3:45) Final Chorus/Solo "It feels like the first time..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------4--------------|
E|3--3--xx--x------xx-0---0--xx--x---------3--3--xx--x-6-6-66\0---0--0-------------------|
B|------xx--x-4--4-xx--------xx--x-4-4-4-4-------xx--x-------------------2-2---2---2---2-|
(3:56) Final Chorus/Solo "It feels like the first time..."
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------4-----------|
E|3--3--xx------xx-0---0--xx--x---------3--3--xx--x-6-6-66\0---0--0-------------------|
B|------xx-4--4-xx--------xx--x-4-4-4-4-------xx--x-------------------2-2---2---2-2-2-|
(4:08) Outro "The worst is over..."
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| x 2
A|------------------------------------4-------------|
E|------xx--x-------xx--x-------xx--x---------------|
B|5--4--xx--x-5--4--xx--x-5--4--xx--x---2--2-2--222-|
(4:20) Outro
G|----|
D|----|
A|----|
E|----| Cut off Quickly
B|5--4|</PRE>
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