Final Fantasy V (SNES) - The Decisive Battle BASS TAB Song by Nobuo Uematsu Tabbed by auriplane (crystal@panix.com) On Mar 25, 2009 When I write that this song changes to 12/8 time, the song continues with the same beat, but the beat changes to a dotted eighth. Just ignore that if you prefer to count them as triplets, since I didn't mark rhythm or anything. Five-string bass, standard tuning. Intro (4/4 time) G |--------|--------|--------|--------| D |--------|--------|--------|--------| A |--------|--------|--------|----7-7-| E |5-------|--------|--------|--------| B |--------|--------|--------|--------| (12/8 time) G |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| D |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| A |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| E |5-------|--------|--------|-------\3--------|--------| B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Part A (12/8 time, triplet feel) G |------------------------| D |------------------------| A |------------------------| x4 E |3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-| B |------------------------| G |------------------------|------------------------| \ D |------------5-----5-----|------------5-----------| \ A |------------------------|------------------4-5-7-| | E |3---3-3---3-----3-----6-|3---3-3---3-----3-------| | B |------------------------|------------------------| | | x2 G |------------------------|------------------------| | D |------------5-----5-----|------------5-----------| | A |------------------------|--------------4-5-7-5-4-| | E |3---3-3---3-----3-----6-|3---3-3---3-------------| / B |------------------------|------------------------| / G |------------5-----5-----|------------5-----------| \ D |------------------------|------------------4-5-7-| \ A |3---3-3---3-----3-----6-|3---3-3---3-----3-------| | E |------------------------|------------------------| | B |------------------------|------------------------| | | x2 G |------------5-----5-----|------------5-----------| | D |------------------------|--------------4-5-7-5-4-| | A |3---3-3---3-----3-----6-|3---3-3---3-------------| | E |------------------------|------------------------| / B |------------------------|------------------------| / G |------------------------|------------------------| D |------------------------|------------------------| A |3-----3-----------3-3-3-|3-----------1-1-1-1-----| E |------------------------|------------------------| B |------------------------|------------------------| G |------------------------|------------------------| D |------------------------|------------3-3-3-3-3-3-| A |2-----2-----------2-2-2-|2-----------------------| E |------------------------|------------------------| B |------------------------|------------------------| Part B (4/4 time) This part is a synth bassline, so it's not really something you'd normally play on bass, but I transcribed it anyway. It sounds cool if you play it with distortion + a pick. All sixteenth notes. If you don't play this part, rest for 28 measures. G |---------------------------------| D |2-2-0-0-3-3-5-5--2-2-0-0-3-3-5-5-| A |---------------------------------| x10 E |---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------| G |---------------------------------| D |2-2-0-0-4-4-5-5--2-2-0-0-4-4-5-5-| A |---------------------------------| x10 E |---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------| G |--------1-1-2-2----------1-1-2-2-| D |4-4-2-2----------4-4-2-2---------| A |---------------------------------| x7 E |---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------| G |--------1-1-2-2----------6p4-----| D |4-4-2-2----------4-4-2-2-----7p6-| A |---------------------------------| E |---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------| Part C G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |--------7-------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |--------------6-|7-------------6-|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4---------4---| E |5-----5---------|--4-5-----5-7---|------4-------4-|------3---4---7-| B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |--------7-------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |--------------6-|7-------------6-|------8---7-----|------8---7-----| E |5-----5---------|--4-5-----5-7---|------------8---|------------8---| B |----------------|----------------|6-------------9-|6-------------9-| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |------10--9-----|------10--9-----|------8---7-----|------8---7-----| E |------------10--|------------10--|------------8---|------------8---| B |8-------------11|8-------------11|6-------------9-|6-------------9-| Part D (12/8 time, triplet feel) G |------------------------|------------------------| D |------------------------|------------------------| A |------9-7---------------|------------------------| E |7--------10-7-----------|------------------------| B |------------------9-----|7-----------------------| G |------------------------| D |------------------------| A |2-3-4-5-4-3-2-3-4-5-4-3-| x24 E |------------------------| B |------------------------| G |------------------------|------------------------| D |------------------------|------------------------| A |------------------------|------------------5-----| E |3-----------2-----------|1-----------------------| B |------------------------|------------------------| G |------------------------|------------------------| D |6---------------------3-|------------------------| A |------------------2-5---|------------------------| E |------------------------|4-----------------------| B |------------------------|------------------------| G |------------------------|------------------------| D |------------------------|------------------------| A |------------------------|------------------------| E |------------------------|------------------------| B |6-----------5-----------|4-----------------------| G |------------------------|------------------------| D |------------------------|------------4-----------| A |--------------------2---|3---3---6-----6-3-------| E |2---2---4---5---5-------|------------------5-2---| B |------------------------|----------------------4-| Repeat back to Part B.