How do I transpose a guitar tab into a 4 string bass guitar tab?
Well, you can tune your bass to Drop D to match the bottom 4 strings of the guitar and for the melodies that rely on the two high pitched string, write them off an octave below or to a unison note on the lower string so they can be played on the bass. Remember, playing it on bass will sound different because it is tuned an octave lower than guitar as an example: E——————-| on guitar B——————-| G–7—-3———5-| D–7—-3—-3—-5-| A–5—-1—-3—-3-| D————–3——| becomes G–7—-3———5-| D–7—-3—-3—-5-| on bass A–5—-1—-3—-3-| D————–3——| as for the melodies that rely on the top two strings, E——————————-| B————-8-6-5-6-5——| on guitar G————————–5-0-| D-2-3–3———————–| (x3) A——3————————-| D———————————–| on bass (using unison notes): G————12-10-9-10-9——– D-2-3–3———————10—–| (x3) A—-
