Anyone play bass?

[bassfisher02]

I'm working on a song... i've tabbed the intro and first verse out so far... if you play take a look:

Standard tuning:
G----------------------
D----------------------
A----------------------
E----------------------

x = mute string
~ = bend note
/ = slide up

INTRO
-----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------- x2
-----------------------------------------------------
--0--0------0--0------00--00------0--0------0--0/--

-----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------- x3
---------9-11-0-11-9---------------------9-0-11-0-5~
-0-9-11--------------11-9~~~0-9-0-11-0-----------

VERSE I
----------------------------------------------0-3-5-0
-00-3-5-0---------------------------00-3-5-0-------- x2
----------4-3--3-4-00-0-----------01----------------
-------------------------4-3-3-4-0-------------------
.xx........x................x..x.................. ...........x..........x

pay no mind to the [.]'s, i had to put them there for spacing purposes.

thats all i have so far, its a work in progress.

And yes timing is difficult to represent over the internet, so count each [-] as one second.

[WTL]

Ha, I looked at the title of this post and thought you were talking about playing the fish.

[FlyRod]

Being a lifelong trumpeter/cornetist, I thought it would be a snap to play a bass. However, when I tried, my lips got all slimey. Made my mustache smell kinda interesting though.

FlyRod
"More SCOPE(TM), please!"

PS: The bass, on the other hand, followed the boat for hours afterward.

[MississippiBoy]

It's really hard to get an idea about how a song sounds just from the tablature. Is it 4/4 time, 3/4, 6/8, etc? Maybe give us some idea of where the measures are, too.
For instance, is the intro one measure and repeat, or 4 and repeat... you get the idea.
Also, if you count the hyphens as one second each, then just what you've written here would be maybe 8 minutes long.
Not trying to bust your chops here, but I need more of a reference to give you an opinion.

[bassfisher02]

Thats true, dont take me as a bass master... bass guitar atleast, if we are talking the fish well then that deffinitely applies 8), i just started playing about 6 months ago... this is the second tablature i've written, first that i've put up for anyone to see. i havent gotten to measures and what not quite yet, i'm still teaching myself off videos and internet, but i have managed to teach myself a few songs and i usually go jam with friends and we'll make up a catchy tune. Writing it out is obviously still a bit difficult, i'll get back to you on all those details as soon as i figure them out myself aha.

[MississippiBoy]

That's cool, keep at it. Like I commented earlier, I wasn't trying to say "Stupid kid, can't even write tab." I read my post afterward, and thought it might have been a little to critical. It's hard to be constructively critical in text without coming over harshly.
Good luck with the song.