Bass Guitar Doodle bass tab by Metallica

Bass tabs

Tuning: Half-step down (Eb)

Submitted by Wehn

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🏷Legend:
h = hammer on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
()= sustained note; following a slide, the note slid to
a = acciaccatura (appears above bar)
ad = arpeggio down (appears above bar)
au = arpeggio up (appears above bar)

PART 1:
                             a
Gb |---------14--16--14--13----------|-14--16--14--13----13h14-13--11---|
Db |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb |-0-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |---------------14-----------------|------------14-------------------|
Db |-14--11---------------11----------|-----11--------------11----------|
Ab |----------12------------------12--|(12)---------------------12------|
Eb |----------------------------------|------------------------------0--|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

                             a
Gb |---------14--16--14--13----------|-14--16--14--13----13h14-13--11---|
Db |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb |-0-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |-------------14------------------|------------14-------------------|
Db |-14--11--------------11----------|-----11--------------11-------0--|
Ab |---------12------------------12--|(12)---------------------12------|
Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


PART 2:

Gb |---------11----------11----------|-----11--------------11----------|
Db |--0--------------12------12------|-12------12------12------12------|
Ab |-------------12--------------12--|-------------12--------------12--|
Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |-----------------12---------12--|(12)-----------------12----------|
Db |----------9----------9----------|------9-------------------9------|
Ab |-10---------------------10------|-------------10--------------10--|
Eb |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3 &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |---------11--------------11------|-------------11----------11------|
Db |--0------------------12------12--|(12)-----12------12--------------|
Ab |-----------------12--------------|-----12--------------12------12\-|
Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |-----------------12---------12--|(12)----------------------------|
Db |----------9----------9----------|------9-------------------------|
Ab |-10---------------------10------|-------------10------10--10\(7)-|
Eb |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4 &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4 &

PART 3:
                             a
Gb |---------14--16--14--13----------|-14--16--14--13----13h14-13--11---|
Db |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb |-0-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |---------------14-----------------|-------------14------------------|
Db |-14--11---------------11----------|-----11--------------11----------|
Ab |----------12------------------12--|(12)---------------------12------|
Eb |----------------------------------|------------------------------0--|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

                             a
Gb |---------14--16--14--13----------|-14--16--14--13----13h14-13--11---|
Db |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb |-0-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |-------------14------------------|------------14-------------------|
Db |-14--11--------------11----------|-----11--------------11-------0--|
Ab |---------12------------------12--|(12)---------------------12------|
Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


PART 4:

Gb |---------11----------11----------|-----11--------------11----------|
Db |--0--------------12------12------|-12------12------12------12------|
Ab |-------------12--------------12--|-------------12--------------12\-|
Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |-------------------12---------12--|(12)-----------------12----------|
Db |-----------9-----------9----------|------9-------------------9------|
Ab |-10-----------------------10------|-------------10--------------10--|
Eb |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |---------11--------------11------|---------11--------------11------|
Db |--0------------------12------12--|(12)---------12------12----------|
Ab |-----------------12--------------|-----------------12----------12\-|
Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

                 ad
Gb |-------------------12---------12--|(12)-----------------------------|
Db |-----------9-----------9-------9--|(9)-----------------------------|
Ab |-10-----------------------10--10--|(10)-----------------------------|
Eb |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


Part 5 (x6):

Gb |---------10---------10-----------|-14---------12---------10------|
Db |-------------12---------12-------|-----12---------12-------------|
Ab |--0--------------0----------0----|---------0----------0------0---|
Eb |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   1  &  2  & 3  &  4 &    1  & 2  &  3 &  4 &
                   _______________________________ _______________________________
                   /1-5              /6
Gb |----------9----------9-----------|-12---------10---------9-------|-12---------10-----------------|
Db |-------------10---------10-------|-----10---------10-------------|-----10---------10-------------|
Ab |-0---------------0-----------0---|---------0----------0------0---|---------0----------0----------|
Eb |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   1  &  2  & 3  &  4  &   1  & 2  &  3 & 4  &   1  & 2  &  3 & 4  &


OUTRO:

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

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

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

  (tempo slows)
  ad            6/4       a
Gb |-------7-----4----------|------------------7/9----------------|
Db |-5--5-----------5-/7--5-|-------------9-----------9-----------|
Ab |-0----------------------|-------7-----------------------7-----|
Eb |------------------------|-0-----------------------------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &

  au  (let ring)
Gb |-9----------------------|
Db |-9----------------------|
Ab |-7----------------------|
Eb |-0----------------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


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