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Blackened Bass Tab by Metallica

Blackened bass tab by Metallica

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Blackened by Metallica: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Blackened" by Metallica is the opening track from their 1988 album "...And Justice for All." The song showcases the band's trademark aggressive thrash metal sound, with intricate guitar riffs and intense drumming. Lyrically, it addresses themes of environmental destruction and nuclear warfare, reflecting the band's social and political consciousness. "Blackened" has become a fan favorite and a staple of Metallica's live performances, solidifying its status as a classic in the heavy metal genre.
Album: And Justice For All...
	Tabbed By: Nick Prosper May 24, 2004

Email: nick_prosper@nf.sympatico.ca
Equipment:	Schecter Diamond Series 5 String Elite Bass w/EMG-HZ Active Pickups
		1 X 15" Peavey Cab, 2 X 10" Peavey Cab, Peavey Classic series 120/120 Power
		Trace Elliot GP12-SMX 12 Band Graphic EQ Pre-Amplification System.

This is the Blackened bass tab which is off the And Justice For All album. I play this song
with a pick as I do with every MetallicA song. This tab may not be exactly how it is played
from a book you may buy for Metallica bass tabs. But this is how I play it. If you would
like to have the sound files which I recorded for this song which is only bass, please feel
free to email me.

If You have any suggestions/changes or coments, please feel free email them on as well.
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Tuning : Standard

[Intro]
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--FADE IN----------------7-------------------7----9-10---------------7----|
|----(7)--------8----10-------7----8----10----------------7--8--10---------|

|-------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------7\-----1-----2-333-----------|-GUITARS ONLY-|----------------------------|
|----7----8----10-------------2-3-------1-0----0--|--------------|-333333-0--22-333333-0--22--|


[Main Riff 1]
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------8----------------------------------|
|-----7---7---787----7---7---7---7---7---787---1------2-333---|
|--0---0---0------0---0---0----0----0--0----------2-3-------1-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------8----------------------------------|
|-----7---7---787----7---7---7---7---7---787---1------2-333---|
|--0---0---0------0---0---0----0----0--0----------2-3-------1-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------8----------------------------------|
|-----7---7---787----7---7---7---7---7---787---1------2-333---|
|--0---0---0------0---0---0----0----0--0----------2-3-------1-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------8----------------------------------|
|-----7---7---787----7---7---7---7---7---787---1------2-333---|
|--0---0---0------0---0---0----0----0--0----------2-3-------1-|


[Main Riff 2]
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------3--0-0-0-0-0-0----3-------3----|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------3--0-0-0-0-0-0----3-------3----|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------3--0-0-0-0-0-0----3-------3----|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------1---0-1-2----------------1---0-1-2---|
|0-0-0-0-0-0---3-------0-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-------3-|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------3--0-0-0-0-0-0----3-------3----|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------1---0-1-2----------------1---0-1-2---|
|0-0-0-0-0-0---3-------0-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-------3-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------8----------------------------------|
|-----7---7---787----7---7---7---7---7---787---1------2-333---|
|--0---0---0------0---0---0----0----0--0----------2-3-------1-|

|---------------------------|
|-----------------------8---|
|-----7---7---787---7--7--7-|
|--0---0---0------0---0-----|

[Chourse]
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------4---4-----------------7-------------------4---4-----------------|
|--------------7------5h7-----3h5------------------------7-5h7---7---5h7-----3h5-------------------------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2----2---3333-2222-0--------5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2---2---33333-0-22-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------8----------------------------------|
|-----7---7---787----7---7---7---7---7---787---1------2-333---|
|--0---0---0------0---0---0----0----0--0----------2-3-------1-|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------3--0-0-0-0-0-0----3-------3----|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------1---0-1-2----------------1---0-1-2---|
|0-0-0-0-0-0---3-------0-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-------3-|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------3--0-0-0-0-0-0----3-------3----|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------1---0-1-2----------------1---0-1-2---|
|0-0-0-0-0-0---3-------0-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-------3-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------8----------------------------------|
|-----7---7---787----7---7---7---7---7---787---1------2-333---|
|--0---0---0------0---0---0----0----0--0----------2-3-------1-|

|---------------------------|
|-----------------------8---|
|-----7---7---787---7--7--7-|
|--0---0---0------0---0-----|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------4---4-----------------7------------------------4---4--|
|--------------7------5h7-----3h5------------------------7-5h7---7---5h7-----3h5---------------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2----2---3333-2222-0--------5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2---2----|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--33333-0-22---33333-0-22----0-0--|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--0-------0--------0-------0----|--0-------0--------0-------0----|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--0-------0--------0-------0----|--0-------0--------0-------0----|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------5h7\2----------|
|--0-------0--------0-------0----|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------5h7\2---|------------------------5h7\2---|
|--0-------0--------0------------|--0-------0--------0------------|

|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------5-------|
|------------------------5h7----77-5-7|
|--0-------0--------0-----------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------8-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------6h8---|
|---------8-7-------------8-7---------------7----------------6--------|
|-----5-6-----0-0-0-0-5-6-----0-0-0-0-5-6-7----0-0-0-0-0-5-6----------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------8------------------------------------6h8-6h8-|
|-----------7----------7-----7---------------7----------------6----6----|
|-----5-6-7----0-0-0-0---6-----0-0-0-0-5-6-7----0-0-0-0-0-5-6-----------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------8-----|
|-----------------------5---5h7-5---5---------5---5h7-5---6h8---8---|
|--7---7-7-5h7-5--5-6-7---7-------7---7---5h7---7-------6---------6-|
|----0----------7-----------------------0---------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------8---------|
|-------------------5---5h7-5---5---------5---5h7-5---6h8---8-------|
|--7---5h7-5--5-6-7---7-------7---7---5h7---7-------6---------6\----|
|----0------7-----------------------0---------------------------\2--|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------4-------3-----------|
|--------------2--------------2h3p2------------------------------|
|---2--2-2-2-3---3-2--2-2-2-3-------2--2-2-2---2-0-1---1-1-1-1-1-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------8-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------6h8---|
|---------8-7-------------8-7---------------7----------------6--------|
|-----5-6-----0-0-0-0-5-6-----0-0-0-0-5-6-7----0-0-0-0-0-5-6----------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------8------------------------------------6h8-6h8-|
|-----------7----------7-----7---------------7----------------6----6----|
|-----5-6-7----0-0-0-0---6-----0-0-0-0-5-6-7----0-0-0-0-0-5-6-----------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------8-----|
|-----------------------5---5h7-5---5---------5---5h7-5---6h8---8---|
|--7---7-7-5h7-5--5-6-7---7-------7---7---5h7---7-------6---------6-|
|----0----------7-----------------------0---------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------8---------|
|-------------------5---5h7-5---5---------5---5h7-5---6h8---8-------|
|--7---5h7-5--5-6-7---7-------7---7---5h7---7-------6---------6\----|
|----0------7-----------------------0---------------------------\2--|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------4-------3-----------|
|--------------2--------------2h3p2------------------------------|
|---2--2-2-2-3---3-2--2-2-2-3-------2--2-2-2---2-0-1---1-1-1-1-1-|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------5---3-2------------5---3-2-2-2--------------5---3-2------------5---3-2-2-2-----|
|--0--0-0---0-----3-2-0--0-0---0---------3-2---0--0-0---0-----3-2-0--0-0---0---------3-2-|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------5---3-2------------5---3-2-2-2--------------5---3-2------------5---3-2-2-2-----|
|--0--0-0---0-----3-2-0--0-0---0---------3-2---0--0-0---0-----3-2-0--0-0---0---------3-2-|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------PAUSE------------------------------PAUSE-----------------------------PAUSE--|
|-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-3-0-3-2-0-3-2--------0-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-0-3-2-0-3-2--------0-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-0-3-2-0-3-2--------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------PAUSE------------------------------PAUSE-----------------------------PAUSE--|
|-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-0-3-2-0-3-2--------0-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-0-3-2-0-3-2--------0-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-0-3-2-0-3-2--------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------PAUSE-------------------------------|
|-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-0-3-2-0-3-2--------333333-0-1-1-333333-0-1-1-0-0|

Guitar Solo
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7----------------7\2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------4---4-----------------5-------------------------4---4--------|
|------5h7-----3h5------------------------7-5h7---7-----5h7-----3h5--------------------|
|--5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2----2---3333-2222-0---------5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2---2---33333--|


|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------8-------------------------------|
|----7---7---787----7---7---7--7---7---7--787---1----2-333----|
|--0---0---0------0---0---0--------0--0--0--------2-3-------1-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------8-------------------------------|
|----7---7---787----7---7---7--7---7---7--787---1----2-333----|
|--0---0---0------0---0---0--------0--0--0--------2-3-------1-|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------8--------------------------------------|
|----7---7.--7-8-7---7.--7---7---7---7.--7-8-7---1-----2-333------|
|--0---0------------0-----------0---0---------------2-3-------1---|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------8--------------------------------------|
|----7---7.--7-8-7---7.--7---7---7---7.--7-8-7---1-----2-333------|
|--0---0------------0-----------0---0---------------2-3-------1---|


|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------3--0-0-0-0-0-0----3-------3----|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------1---0-1-2----------------1---0-1-2---|
|0-0-0-0-0-0---3-------0-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-------3-|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------3--0-0-0-0-0-0----3-------3----|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------1---0-1-2----------------1---0-1-2---|
|0-0-0-0-0-0---3-------0-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-------3-|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------8-------------------------------------------------------8---|
|-----7---7---787----7---7--7---7---7--787---1----2-333--------7---7---787----7---7--7-|
|--0---0---0------0---0--------0--0--0--------2-3-------1---0---0---0------0---0-------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------4---4-----------------7------------------------4---4------------|
|--------------7------5h7-----3h5------------------------7-5h7---7---5h7-----3h5-------------------------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2----2---3333-2222-0--------5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2---2---33333-0-22-|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------4---4-----------------7------------------------4---4---------------------------|
|-7------5h7-----3h5------------------------7-5h7---7---5h7-----3h5----------------------------------------|
|-0--5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2----2---3333-2222-0--------5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2---2---33333-0-22-33333-0-22--0-0|

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----7---7---787----7---7---7--|
|--0---0---0------0---0----6-0--|

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