LINKIN PARK
*Points of Authority*/from the album "Hybrid Theory"

bass tablature
by Tobes (flipsta101@hotmail.com)


4-string version (detune your E string 1 1/2 steps to Db)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

intro
G----------|
D----------|
A---ReST---|
Db---------|


verse - bass enters at 0:20
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
Db--2-2-x-0-0---0h2-2h3---0h2-2-x-(0)---x-2-x-0-x-3-|


chorus
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
Db--2----3----2----3----2----3----2----3-|


the outro is just the verse riff three more times, but the third
time it's played like this -
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db--2-2-x-0-0---0h2-2h3---0h2-2-x-(0)---x-2-0-3---R---2-0---0h2-2h3---0h2-2-x-(0)---x-2-x-0-x-3-2-|
                                          ^ ^ ^



5-string version (standard tuning)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

intro
G----------|
D----------|
A---ReST---|
E----------|
B----------|


verse - bass enters at 0:20
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--4-4-x-2-2---2h4-4h5---2h4-4-x-(2)---x-4-x-2-x-5-|


chorus
G---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
B--4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5-|


very last line in outro -
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--4-4-x-2-2---2h4-4h5---2h4-4-x-(2)---x-4-2-5---R---4-2---2h4-4h5---2h4-4-x-(2)---x-4-x-2-x-5-4-|
                                         ^ ^ ^


with the muted notes in the verse, it's far easier to "tap" them with one of
the fingers on your
right hand than to actually pluck them - i think this is what Scott Weiland
(Linkin Park touring
bassist) does on the album and when he plays live.