Until It Sleeps Bass Tab by Metallica

Until It Sleeps bass tab by Metallica

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Metallica

Tabbed by Travis Grady
Dec 2, 1997

A pretty simple song from the Load album. Jason plays this with a fretless bass tuned down half a step. I tried to get most of the timing right the best I could.

/ - slide up from note
\ - slide down from note
h - hammer on
p - pull off

Intro (fretless bass)

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Gb------------------|----------------------------|---------|
Db-------7----------|--7/10------9-------(9)\----|--7------|
Ab---7--------------|-------------------------7--|---------|
Eb------------------|----------------------------|---------|

Gb---------------------------------|
Db-----7/10------------------------|
Ab-----------------8-------(8)\7---|
Eb---------------------------------|

Verse (same all three verses)

Gb------------------|-----------------------|--------------|
Db------------------|-----------------------|--7-----------|
Ab-0----------------|(0)-----------------7--|--------------|
Eb------------------|-----------------------|--------------|

   Where do I take this pain of mine?

Gb-------------------------------------------|
Db-----7/10---------9-----------(9)\---------|
Ab------------------------------------7------|
Eb-------------------------------------------|

Gb-----------------|----------------|----------------------|
Db---7-------------|--(7)-----------|--7-------------7/10--|
Ab---0-------------|--(0)-----------|----------------------|
Eb-----------------|----------------|----------------------|

    I run but it stays right by my side

Gb-----------------------------|
Db-----------------------------|
Ab------8----------------------|
Eb--------------3----3----1----|

Chorus

Gb------------------------------|--------------------------|
Db------------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab------------------------------|--------------------------|
Eb--5---5---5---5---5---5----3--|--3---3---3---1--------1--|

      So tear me open.....

Gb---------------------------------|-----------------------|
Db---------------------------------|-----------------------|
Ab---------------------------------|-----------------------|
Eb--1---3/5---5---5---5---5---5\3--|---(3)---3---3/8-----8-|

     p  p
Gb-------------------|-------------------------------|
Db-------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab-------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb---8---8--7--5\-3--|-5---5---5---5---5---5-----3---|


Gb------------------------------------|--------------------|
Db------------------------------------|--------------------|
Ab-----3------------------------------|--------------------|
Eb-3-------3---1---------1---1---3/-5-|--5---5---5---5---5-|


Gb---------|--------------------------------------|--------|
Db---------|--------------------------------------|--7-----|
Ab---------|-----------------------------------7--|--0-----|
Eb----3----|--(3)---3---3---7--------8------------|--------|


Gb-----------------------------------|---------------------|
Db----7/-10---------9-------(9)\-----|--7------------------|
Ab--------------------------------7--|---------------------|
Eb-----------------------------------|---------------------|


Gb---------------------------------------|
Db---------------------------------------|
Ab---7/-10----------8-----------(8)\--7--|
Eb---------------------------------------|


Gb------------------------------|--------------------------|
Db------------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab------------------------------|-------------------7------|
Eb-/5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-3----|-3--3--3-/8-----7-----7---|

Bridge
                       h
Gb-------------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------5---7--|
Ab--------7-------7-----------5------6-------------|
Eb---0----0---0---0---0---0---0------0-------------|

     It grips you, so hold me......

Gb---------------------------------------|----------------|
Db---------------------------------------|----------------|
Ab---7\-5/-7---------------5-----6-----7-|-7\----7-----5--|
Eb---0--0--0---0--5--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--|

       h
Gb--------------|
Db---------5--7-|
Ab-----6--------|
Eb-----0--------|


Gb---------------------------------------|
Db---------------------------------------|
Ab---7\-5/-7---------------5-----6-----7-|
Eb---0--0--0---0--5--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|


           h  h
Gb-----------------------------------------------------|
Db-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab----7\------------------5--7-----5-------6-------7---|
Eb----0------0---0---5--7------0---0---0---0---0---0---|

Gb---------------------------------------|
Db---------------------------------------|
Ab---7\-5/-7---------------5-----6-----7-|
Eb---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|


           h  h
Gb-----------------------------------------------------|
Db-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab----7\------------------5--7-----5-------6-------7---|
Eb----0------0---0---5--7------0---0---0---0---0---0---|


Gb---------------------------------------------------|-----|
Db------------------------------5-------7-------7----|--7--|
Ab--7\--------------------------7-------7-------7----|--0--|
Eb--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------0-------0--------|-----|


Gb-----------------------------------|---------------------|
Db----7/-10---------9-------(9)\-----|--7------------------|
Ab--------------------------------7--|---------------------|
Eb-----------------------------------|---------------------|


Gb---------------------------------------|
Db---------------------------------------|
Ab---7/-10----------8-----------(8)\--7--|
Eb---------------------------------------|

Interlude
      h
Gb------------------------------------------------|
Db--7-----5--7/-10---------9-------(9)\-----------|
Ab---------------------------------------7----0---|
Eb------------------------------------------------|


Gb------------------------/12------------|
Db---------/14---12-----------------14---|
Ab----(0)--------------------------------|
Eb---------------------------------------|


Gb-----------------------------------------------------|
Db-------------7/10------9---(9)\7---------------------|
Ab---0------------------------------7----0-------------|
Eb-----------------------------------------------------|


Gb-----------------------------------------------------|
Db-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab---(0)-----------------------------------------------|
Eb---------------3---3---3/---8---------------(8)------|


Gb------------------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------------------|
Eb--------3-----3/--8---------3---3/--8-------------8\--|


Gb-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab-------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb-\5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5--5--3--3--1--|

Chorus

Gb-------------------------|----------------------------|
Db-------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab-------------------------|----8--0--------------------|
Eb--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|/8--------1-----1--1--1--3/-|

     So tear me open, pull me out......

Gb--------------------------------|---------------------|
Db--------------------------------|---------------------|
Ab--------------------------------|---------------------|
Eb--/5---5---5---5---5---5-----3--|-(3)---3---3---3/8---|


     p p
Gb------------------|--------------------------------|
Db------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb---8---8--7--5\3--|-5---5---5---5---5---5------3---|


Gb----------------------------------|----------------------|
Db----------------------------------|----------------------|
Ab--------3-------------------------|----------------------|
Eb--(3)-------3---1-------1---1---3/|-5---5--5--5--5--5--5-|


Gb--------------------|----------------------------|
Db--------------------|----------------------------|
Ab--------------------|----3-----3---3-------------|
Eb-5---5--5--5--5--3--|-3-----3----------0---12\---|


Gb-----------------------------------|
Db---14--14--12--14------14------12--|
Ab---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
Eb-----------------------------------|


Gb-----------------------------------|
Db------14--12--15------15------12---|
Ab--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|
Eb-----------------------------------|


Gb-----------------------------------|
Db---14--14--12--14------14------14--|
Ab---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
Eb-----------------------------------|


Gb-----------------------------------|
Db------12------15------15------12---|
Ab--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|
Eb-----------------------------------|


Gb-----------------------------------|
Db---14--14--12--14------14------12--|
Ab---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
Eb-----------------------------------|


Gb-----------------------------------|
Db------14--12--15------15-----------|
Ab--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|
Eb-----------------------------------|


Gb-----------------------------------|
Db---14--14--12--14------14------14--|
Ab---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
Eb-----------------------------------|


               h
Gb-----------------------------------|---------------------|
Db------12------15------15--------5--|--7---------------7/-|
Ab--0---0---0---0---0---0---5--7-----|---------------------|
Eb-----------------------------------|---------------------|


Gb--------------------------|---------|
Db-/10------9-------(9)\----|--7------|
Ab-----------------------7--|---------|
Eb--------------------------|---------|

Gb---------------------------------|----------------------|
Db-----7/10------------------------|--7---------------7/--|
Ab-----------------8-------(8)\7---|----------------------|
Eb---------------------------------|----------------------|


Gb--------------------------|---------|
Db-/10------9-------(9)\----|--7------|
Ab-----------------------7--|---------|
Eb--------------------------|---------|


Gb----------------------------------|-----------------|
Db----------------------------------|-----------------|
Ab-----7/10--------------8-------7\-|--0--------------|
Eb----------------------------------|-----------------|

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