The bass follows the rhythm guitar mainly throughout the song, especially in the verses, and only ever plays when the drums are being played also. This makes for a pretty simplistic, yet very powerful ballad to play. Intro Start with drums Gb[--------------------------|----------|-------------------------------] Db[--------------------------|-GUITAR---|-------------------------------] Ab[--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-ARPEGGIO-|---4----------3----2-----------] Eb[--------------------------|----------|---------------------3-2-------] Fill Gb[--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------] Db[--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------] Ab[-------7---7------7---7---|-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---|-4---4-4-4---4---4-] Eb[-0---0---0---0--0---0-----|-----------0-----------0-|-----------0-------] fill continued Gb[--------] Db[--------] Ab[-4-4----] Eb[-----0--] Gb[----------------------------4------|-end-on-] Db[-------------------------5-----5---|--------] Ab[-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3-----------7-|--------] Eb[-----------0-----------0-----------|--0~----] x2 Verse Gb[----------------------------------|---------------------------4~--] Db[----------------------------------|------7-------7----2-----------] Ab[------2-------2-------2-------2---|--5-5-----5-5------------------] Eb[--0-0-----0-0-----3-3-----3-3-----|-------------------------------] x8 [There is minor variation during the pauses where the hihat is heard; but its very simple-just miss out the 4 on the G String for the hihat breaks, which come after every 4 repeats] Chorus Gb[---------|----------------------|-----------------------] Db[---------|----------------------|-----------------------] Ab[---------|-------5h7--------2---|-------5h7----5h7--2-2-] Eb[--5--/12-|-0---0------0-0-3---3-|-0---0------0-----3-3--] Gb[---------------------------------|----------------------] Db[-------------------------14-13---|-14-------14----------] Ab[-------5h7--/16-16-16-16------16-|----------------(12/)-] Eb[-0---0---------------------------|----------------------] Verse II x4 [End the last repeat with Eb|-555555555555-|] Chorus II Gb[---------|----------------------|-----------------------] Db[---------|----------------------|-----------------------] Ab[---------|-------5h7--------2---|-------5h7----5h7--2-2-] Eb[--5--/12-|-0---0------0-0-3---3-|-0---0------0-----3-3--] Gb[---------------------------------|----------------------------] Db[-------------------------14-13---|-12h14----------------------] Ab[-------5h7--/16-16-16-16------16-|-------12h14----------2-----] Eb[-0---0---------------------------|-------------10h12--3---3-0-] Gb[---------|----------------------|----------------------- Db[---------|----------------------|----------------------- Ab[---------|-------5h7--------2---|-------5h7----5h7--2-2- Eb[--5--/12-|-0---0------0-0-3---3-|-0---0------0-----3-3-- Gb[-------------------------------------|----------------------------] Db[-------------------------------------|-12h14----------------------] Ab[-------5h7--/16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-------12h14----------2-----] Eb[-0---0-------------------------------|-------------10h12--3---3-0-] Guitar Solo Wait for drums Gb[----------------------------------|---------------------------4~--] Db[----------------------------------|------7-------7----2-----------] Ab[------2-------2-------2-------2---|--5-5-----5-5------------------] Eb[--0-0-----0-0-----3-3-----3-3-----|-------------------------------] x3 Gb[----------------------------------|-------------------------------] Db[----------------------------------|------7-------7----2222222222--] Ab[------2-------2-------2-------2---|--5-5-----5-5------------------] Eb[--0-0-----0-0-----3-3-----3-3-----|-------------------------------] Gb[--------------|--------------------------|-------------------------] Db[--------------|--------------------------|-------------------------] Ab[-000000000000-|-------7---7------7---7---|-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---] Eb[--------------|-0---0---0---0--0---0-----|-----------0-----------0-] x1 Gb[------------------------|----------------------------4------|-end-on-] Db[------------------------|-------------------------5-----5---|--------] Ab[-4---4-4-4---4---4-4-4--|-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3-----------7-|--------] Eb[-----------0-----------0|-----------0-----------0-----------|--0~----] x5 Verse II x4 Chorus III Gb[---------|----------------------|-----------------------] Db[---------|----------------------|-----------------------] Ab[---------|-------5h7--------2---|-------5h7----5h7--2-2-] Eb[--5--/12-|-0---0------0-0-3---3-|-0---0------0-----3-3--] Gb[---------------------------------|----------------------------|-end-on-] Db[-------------------------14-13---|-12h14----------------------|--------] Ab[-------5h7--/16-16-16-16------16-|-------12h14----------2-----|--------] Eb[-0---0---------------------------|-------------10h12--3---3-0-|--0~----] x2