Arms Open Wide (by Hillsong) Bass Tab

Here is another bass line I created for a Hillsong song called "Arms Open Wide." This is the 2nd title by Hillsong that I am including a bass tab for. This tab is not what they actually play on the song but rather something I made up and played in my YouTube video below:

In the video I'm using a 5 string bass so the tab corresponds to that. Granted I'm only playing a couple of low D notes on the B string and some E's. So most of this bass part can be played on a 4 string bass with the exception of those absolutely mandatory low D's. Here is the tab:


G  :----------------|--7-------------|----------------|
D  :--5-------------|----4-7---------|--7-------------|
A  :----2-5---------|5---------5-----|----4-7---------|
E  :3---------3-----|----------------|5---------5-----|
B  :--------------3-|--------------5-|--------------5-|

G  :------9-/18-17-16\---|----------------|--7-------------|
D  :---------------------|--5-------------|----4-7---------|
A  :7-7-7----------------|----2-5---------|5---------5-----|
E  :---------------------|3---------3-----|----------------|
B  :---------------------|--------------3-|--------------5-|

G  :----------------|--------7-h9-9-9-9-7---|--------------------|
D  :--7-------------|--7------------------9-|--------------------|
A  :----4-7---------|----4-7----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
E  :5---------5-----|5----------------------|------------2-2-3-4-|
B  :--------------5-|-----------------------|--------------------|

G  :-------------------|---------------6-h7|p6----------------|
D  :-----------7-------|-----------9-------|---9-7------------|
A  :------5-h7---7-----|-------9-----------|-------9----------|
E  :5-5-5----------5-5-|7-7-10-------------|---------10-9-7-5-|
B  :-------------------|-------------------|------------------|

G  :----4-5-4-------|----6-7-6-------|----4-5-4-------|
D  :----------5-----|----------7-----|----------5-----|
A  :----------------|----------------|----------------|
E  :3-3-----------3-|5-5-----------5-|3-3-----------3-|
B  :----------------|----------------|----------------|

G  :----6-7-7-/9-9-9-9-7---|--------------------|-------------------|
D  :---------------------9-|--------------------|-----------7-------|
A  :-----------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5---------|------5-h7---7-----|
E  :5-5--------------------|------------2-2-3-4-|5-5-5----------5-5-|
B  :-----------------------|--------------------|-------------------|

G  :--------------------|-----------------------------|----4-5-4-------|
D  :-----------9---10-p9|10-p9------------------------|----------5-----|
A  :-------9------------|------10-p9-10-p9------------|----------------|
E  :7-7-10--------------|------------------10-9-7-5-5-|3-3-----------3-|
B  :--------------------|-----------------------------|----------------|

G  :----6-7-6-------|----4-5-4-------|----6-7-6-----6-|/11---------------|
D  :----------7-----|----------5-----|----------7---7-|/12---------------|
A  :----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
E  :5-5-----------5-|3-3-----------3-|5-5-------------|------------------|
B  :----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|

It just adds some musicality to the bass part. With a very few exceptions, Hillsong tends to keep its basslines very simple and straightforward. While that's fine for many of their songs, I envisioned something a bit more interesting for this dynamic tune and now here it is all tabbed out. I did not come up with anything for the verses because I did not feel anything on them. Plus, not doing anything 'special' on the verses sets up the interesting parts for the rest of the song.