As a preview of what's available in FATpick's song catalog, the following is a plain-text rendition of the tablature for track 8 of "Ariel" by Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow from the album Stranger In Us All. This tab is written for a 5-string bass in the BEADG tuning. For help interpreting this notation, see How to Read Bass Tablature.
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