Sad But True Bass Tab by Metallica

Sad But True bass tab by Metallica

Bass Tab

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|-5---5-5-5-6----6-5---5-5-5-6-|

G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|-5---5-5-5-6----6-5---5-5-5-6-|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


Main Riff:

G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|-------5-4------------|-------5-4------------|-------5-4------------|-------5-4------------|
D|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|


G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|-------5-4------------|-------5-4------------|-------5-4------------|
D|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|

G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|-------5-4------------|-------5-4------------|
D|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|

Verse: (When the vocals start)

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-|

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-|

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-|

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-|


Chorus:

G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|---6-3-6-5-------6-3-6|
D|----------0-0-0-0-----|


G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8|


G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|---6-3-6-5-------6-3-6|
D|----------0-0-0-0-----|


G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8|

Main Riff:
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|-------5-4------------|-------5-4------------|-------5-4------------|-------5-4------------|
D|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|

G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|-------5-4------------|-------5-4------------|-------5-4------------|
D|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|

Verse:

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-|

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-|

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-|

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-|



{Chorus}
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|---6-3-6-5-------6-3-6|
D|----------0-0-0-0-----|


G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8|


G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|---6-3-6-5-------6-3-6|
D|----------0-0-0-0-----|


G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8|

Main Riff:
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|-------5-4------------|-------5-4------------|-------5-4------------|
D|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|


{Intro}

G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|-5---5-5-5-6----6-5---5-5-5-6-|

G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|-5---5-5-5-6----6-5---5-5-5-6-|



{Guitar Solo}

G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|-------5-4------------|-------5-4------------|
D|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|

G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
D|-6-3-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
D|-6-3-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
D|-6-3-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

[Chorus}
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|---6-3-6-5-------6-3-6|
D|----------0-0-0-0-----|


G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8|


G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|---6-3-6-5-------6-3-6|
D|----------0-0-0-0-----|


G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8|

Main Riff:

G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|-------5-4------------|-------5-4------------|-------5-4------------|
D|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|

{Verse}
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-|

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-|

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-|

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-|

[Chorus}
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|---6-3-6-5-------6-3-6|
D|----------0-0-0-0-----|


G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8|


G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|---6-3-6-5-------6-3-6|
D|----------0-0-0-0-----|


G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8|

Main Riff:

G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|-------5-4------------|-------5-4------------|-------5-4------------|
D|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|-0--0-0----6p5p3------|

Ending:
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
D|----3-3---|


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