..THIS IS CALLED "TAB"
IT IS AN EASY WAY TO SHOW PEOPLE WHAT TO PLAY WITH PICTURES!
THE 4 LINES ARE THE STRINGS ON YOUR BASS (4 STIRNG BASS THAT IS)
IT IS MEANT TO BE LOOKED AT AS IF YOU WERE LOOKING DOWN AT YOUR BASS NECK...SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS YOUR E STRING AND THE TOP LINE IS YOUR G STRING!
THE NUMBERS ARE THE FRETS THAT THE NOTE IS ON!
SO THE FIRST TWO NUMBERS FOR EXAMPLE GO LIKE THIS
G --9---------------------------------------------
D -10---------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------
ON THE G STRING PLAY THE NOTE ON THE 9TH FRET
AND
ON THE D STRING PLAY THE NOTE ON THE 10TH FRET
BECAUSE THE NUMBERS ARE ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER YOU PLAY THEM AT THE SAME TIME, LIKE A CHORD...IF THE NUMBERS ARE NOTE ON TOP OF EACH OTHER PLAY THEM SEPERATELY IN THE ORDER THAT THEY ARE SHOWN!