Onslaught by Blues Traveler Bass Tab TAB MORE BLUES TRAVELER /: Slide up \: Slide down IN 3/4 A: Intro, 5X through, go to B when the vocals come in Start on the off-beat of the first count (drums and bass intro): G---------------------------------------------------------/9---9-9-9--7------------| D----5-7-5--5-7-5--5-7-5--5-7-5--5-7-5--5-7-5----------------------------9-7-5\----| A---7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7--------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------0----0-------------------------------| It’s arguable whether the main rhythm (the 3 repeating notes) is hammer-ons and or all plucked notes, I think either way works. B: Verse, 7X through, go to C on “now tell me that you like what you just heard” G-------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------| E--0--0-------3--3-------5------------| Very simple chord progression. C: Chorus, 7X through G----------------------------9-7-------------------| D-------------------------------- 9-8-7-5----------| A-----------------------------------------7-5\-----| E--0--0-------3--3-----5---------------------------| On the last time of the chorus play this: G-------------------------9--7--------| D--------------------------------9----| A-------------------------------------| E---0--0------3--3--------------------| Now back to the intro, 2X through Then for the little harmonica ditty and the next verse, play B again, I think it’s 12X give or take 1. Then it’s back to the chorus, 7X through. D: Bridge, 14X through, very simple and easy. G----------------| D----------------| A--7---5---------| E-----------7----| HERE IT SWITCHES FROM 3/4 TO 4/4- E: Bridge #2, 7X through. Yet another truly challenging bass line :p G--------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------| A---------7-------------5--7--5--7-----| E--7--7---------7--7-------------------| SWITCHES BACK TO 3/4 Now back to D, this is kind of an intro to the guitar solo, 7 or 8X through SWITCHES BACK TO 4/4 When the guitar solo comes in, play E again. Don’t get distracted by the solo. 7X then it gets fun again. BACK TO 3/4 The A intro again, it is a bit of a quick transition from the solo to the intro riff so miss it. There is also a tempo change which you, in the band, will be the driving force so make sure you have the difference in times down as well. 2X through, then onto the solo. F: Harmonica Solo Background Riff Bobby Sheehan played around a lot with this riff, so there are plenty of variations in Have fun with it; feel free to mix it up a bit, you know. 16X through. G-------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------| A-------------------------7-5---------| E---0--0-----3------/5--------3-5-----| NOTE: There is no break in the repeating of this riff, so the last note you play goes into the first note of the repeated riff. Back to the B verse riff now…I’m sure you’re bored of it by now. Anyways, play it 8X and then to the chorus. Chorus #2, play riff C again 8 times through, remember to do the little different rhythm on the last time. And whaddya know! You’re done. There’s a little acoustic section at the end, which the doesn’t play on. This is a great song by Blues Traveler, one of their best for sure. I just get the rhythms from listening to the song since I can’t really accurately portray them here. Learn it and love it.