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Slither Bass Tab by Metallica

Slither bass tab by Metallica

Bass Tab

  • Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Tuning: Eb

🎸 Intro:

Gb |---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|
Eb |-r-------------------7---6---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(5)------------------------------|(5)------------------5---4---3---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------5---4---3---|
Eb |(3)------------------------------|(3)------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |(3)------------------------------|(3)------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------7---6---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

    6/4
Gb |-------------------------------------------------|
Db |-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-------------------------------------------------|
Eb |(5)--------------5---------------5-------\---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &

    4/4
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-r-------------------------------|-r---------------------------0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)------------------------------|(0)--------------7---6---5---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-🎸 Verse:

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---7---6---5---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---7---6---5---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


🎸 Verse 1:

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|-0-------3---0--/6---3---r---1---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|-0-------3---0--/6---3---r---1---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


🎸 PRE-Chorus 1:

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
Eb |-0---1---r-----X-0---1---r---1---|-0---1---r-----X-0---1-------3---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                      6/4
Gb |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------0---------------|
Eb |-0---1---r-----X-0---1---r---1---|-0---1---r-----X-0---1-------3-------7---6---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &


🎸 Chorus 1:
    4/4
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(5)--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---4---3---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------5---4---3---|
Eb |(3)--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |(3)--3---3---3---3-/-------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------7---6---5---|(5)--5---5---5---5---0---3---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

    6/4
Gb |-------------------------------------------------|
Db |-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-------------------------------------------------|
Eb |(5)\-0---3---5-----/-7---6---5---r-----------0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &


PRE-🎸 Verse:

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---7---6---5---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---7---6---5---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


🎸 Verse 2:

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|-0-------3---0--/6---3---r---1---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|-0-------3---0--/6---3---r---1---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


🎸 PRE-Chorus 2:

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
Eb |-0---1---r-----X-0---1---r---1---|-0---1---r-----X-0---1-------3---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                      6/4
Gb |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------0---------------|
Eb |-0---1---r-----X-0---1---r---1---|-0---1---r-----X-0---1-------3-------7---6---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &


🎸 Chorus 2:
    4/4
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(5)--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---4---3---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------5---4---3---|
Eb |(3)--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |(3)--3---3---3---3-/-------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------7---6---5---|(5)--5---5---5---5---0---3---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

    6/4
Gb |-------------------------------------------------|
Db |-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-------------------------------------------------|
Eb |(5)\-0---3---5-----/-7---6---5---r-----------0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &


🎸 Interlude:

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---7---6---5---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)--0---0---0---0---0---3---0---|(0)--0---0---0---0---0---3---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)--0---0---0---0---0---3---0---|(0)--0---0---0---3---0---3---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


GUITAR SOLO, Part 1:

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(5)--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-----------------7---6---5-------|
Eb |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---------------5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(5)--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---3---3---5---5---3---3---1---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

(Part 2):

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---3---0---3--/6---6-\-3---|-0---0---3---0---3--/6---6-\-3---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---3---0---3--/6---6-\-3---|-0---0---3---0---6-\-3---r---1---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
Eb |-0---1---r-------0---1---r---1---|-0---1---r-------0---1-------3---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
Eb |-0---1---r-------0---1---r---1---|-0---1---r-------0---1-------3---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


🎸 PRE-Chorus 3:

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---1---r---1---0---1---r---1---|-0---1---r---1---0---1---0---1---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                      6/4
Gb |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb |-0---1---r---1---0---1---r---1---|-0---1---r---1---0---1---r---1---0---7---6---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &


🎸 Chorus 3:
    4/4
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(5)------5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---4---3---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------5---4---3---|
Eb |(3)--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |(3)--3---3---3---3-/-------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------7---6---5---|(5)--5---5---5---5---0---3---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

    6/4
Gb |-------------------------------------------------|
Db |-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-------------------------------------------------|
Eb |(5)\-0---3---5-----/-7---6---5---r-----------0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &


PRE-🎸 Interlude:
    4/4
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


🎸 Interlude 2:
                  (x7)
Gb |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------||-7---7---7---7---5-------0---3---|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---||---------------------7-----------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


🎸 PRE-Chorus:

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |(3)--3---3---3---3-/-------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------7---6---5---|(5)--5---5---5---5---7---6---5---|(5)--7---6---5-------7---6---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


🎸 Chorus 4:

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---5-------0---3---|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---------------------7-----------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |(3)--3---3---3---3-/-------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------7---6---5---|(5)--5---5---5---5---7---6---5---|(5)--7---6---5-------7---6---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-🎸 Outro:

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---5-------0---3---|(3)/-----------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---------------------7-----------|-----7---6---5-------7---6---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


🎸 Outro:

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-----------------------------3---|
Eb |(0)------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

    6/4                                                (Let ring)
Gb |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Db |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab |(3)/---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Eb |-----7---6---5-------7---6---5---r-----------0---|(0)------------------------------||
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

LEGEND:
r = rest
() = sustained note
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
X = muted pluck

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