Mezzanine by Massive Attack

Name: Mezzanine
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

4/4 time, 98 bpm. The bassline makes good use of ghost notes. One of the darkest tracks on the record. 


Intro: 0:00
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x 4
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a


Verse 1: 0:19
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x 14
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0---1---0-0-1---0-0-1---0---1---|0---1---0-0-1---0-0-1---0---1---|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

Chorus: 1:33
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------0~--|--------------------------------|
E|0---1---1---x-0-1---1---x-1-----|----------------x-x-2-----x-2---|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------0~--|--------------------------------|
E|0---1---1---x-0-1---1---x-1-----|----------------0-0-1---0---1---|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a


Verse 2: 1:43
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0---1---0-0-1---0-0-1---0---1---|0---1---0-0-1---0-0-1---0---1---|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x 4
A|----------------------------0~--|--------------------------------| 
E|0---1---0-0-1---0-0-1---0-------|----------------0-0-1---0---1---|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x 4
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0---1---0-0-1---0-0-1---0---1---|0---1---0-0-1---0-0-1---0---1---|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x 3
A|----------------------------0~--|--------------------------------| 
E|0---1---0-0-1---0-0-1---0-------|----------------0-0-1---0---1---|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x 2
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0---1---0-0-1---0-0-1---0---1---|0---1---0-0-1---0-0-1---0---1---|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a


Chorus: 2:51
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------0~--|--------------------------------|
E|0---1---1---x-0-1---1---x-1-----|----------------x-x-2-----x-2---|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------0~--|--------------------------------|
E|0---1---1---x-0-1---1---x-1-----|----------------x-x-------------|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------0~--|--------------------------------|
E|0---1---1---x-0-1---1---x-1-----|----------------x-x-2-----x-2---|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------0~--|--------------------------------|
E|0---1---1---x-0-1---1---x-1-----|----------------x-x-------------|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a


Bridge: 3:11

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x 2
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x 4
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0-0-1---0---1---0-0-1---0---1---|0-0-1---0---1---0-0-1---0---1---|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x 4
A|----------------------------0---|----------------------------0---|
E|0-0-1---0---1---0-0-1---0-x-----|0-0-1---0---1---0-0-1---0-x-----|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a


Break: 4:00

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x 6
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------0---|
E|--------------------------------|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  


Outro: 4:31
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| repeat as necessary
A|----------------------------0~--|--------------------------------|
E|0---1---1---x-0-1---1---x-1-----|----------------x-x-2-----x-2---|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a



Legend:
 x   =   ghost note
 ~   =   let ring

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Last Updated: September 10, 2025