Sanitarium Bass Tab by Metallica

Sanitarium bass tab by Metallica

Bass Tab

SANITARIUM \  By Metallica...off of Master Of Puppets
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this song is cool, but its a tad complicated. Learn all the bits
and the song comes pretty easy tho...

tabbed by tony

INTRO
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|--==guitar intro==--|-------7----7/5----5h7---------|
|--------------------|---------------------------7---|
|--------------------|-------------------------------|

|------------------------|
|--7----7/9---------5h7--|
|--------------7---------|
|------------------------|

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these verse riffs kinda go along with the bass drums or something...
listen carefully.

VERSE RIFF 1
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------3-----3-5----5--------------------|
|-0-----0----------------5----3----3---5/2--|

VERSE RIFF 2
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|---------3-----2--3--5--3--2--------------------------|
|-0-----0----------------------3--5-----3-----3---2--2-|

VERSE RIFF 3
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------3-----3-5------5----------------------|
|-0-----0------------------5-----5--3-----3---5-|

VERSE RIFF 4
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------3------3-5-----5------------------------|
|-0-----0------------------5----5---3----3--2---2-|

VERSE RIFF 5
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------3-------2--3--5--3--2-------------------------|
|-0-----0------------------------3--5--5--5-5-3--3-2--2-|

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

CHORUS
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------0h2p0----------------|
|-----------------3/2-----3/2-------------3-2-0----------|
|--0--x-x-3/2-x-x-----x-x-----------------------3-2-3-0--|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------x-x-3/2-x-x-3/2---2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2---------|
|--0--x-x-3/2-----------------------------------3-x-1-0-|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------0h2p0----------------|
|-----------------3/2-----3/2-------------3-2-0----------|
|--0--x-x-3/2-x-x-----x-x-----------------------3-2-3-0--|

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------3/2-----3/2--3----2-------2---|
|--0--x-x-3/2-x-x-----x-x-----------------------|

CHORUS B
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0h2p0------------------------------------------0h2p0----------------------|
|-------3-2-0-----------------------3/2-----3/2--------3-2-0----------------|
|-------------3-2-3-0---x-x-3/2-x-x-----x-x------------------3-2-3-0----(0)-|

RIFF 3
|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------x2-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|

RIFF 4
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5h7--5h7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5h6--5h6--5h6--5h7--0-0-0-0-0-|

RIFF 5
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5h6--5h6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5h6--5h6--5h6--5h7--0-0-0-0-0-|

RIFF 6
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--2------------0-2--5--5-------0-2------------0--2--3--3--3--2--2--2-|
|-------0--0---------------------------1--1-----------------------------|

RIFF 6B
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-0--2---------------0-2--5--5-----5-|
|-------0--0-----0-------------------|

RIFF 7
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-/12--|

RIFF 8
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--2--------------------0--2--5--5---5-5-5-5---0--2----------------|
|-------0--0----0-0-0-0--------------------------------1--1--1-1-1-1-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--2--3--3---2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---0--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3---2---0----------/7--|
                                                           /
                                                           /
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this is a rather complicated song, so heres the path...

INTRO X 1
VERSE RIFF 1 X 5
VERSE RIFF 2 X 1
VERSE RIFF 3 X 1
VERSE RIFF 4 X 1
VERSE RIFF 2 X 1
VERSE RIFF 5 X 1
PRECHORUS X 2
CHORUS X 1
VERSE RIFF 1 X 3
VERSE RIFF 4 X 1
VERSE RIFF 1 X 5
VERSE RIFF 2 X 1
VERSE RIFF 3 X 1
VERSE RIFF 4 X 1
VERSE RIFF 2 X 1
VERSE RIFF 5 X 1
PRECHORUS X 2
CHORUS X 1
CHORUS B X 1
RIFF 3 X 1
RIFF 4 X 1
RIFF 5 X 3
RIFF 6 X 2
RIFF 7 X 1
RIFF 5 X 4
RIFF 6B X 1
RIFF 5 X 4
RIFF 6 X 7
RIFF 8 X 1

happy bassing...
____
 \o.\~\/  "die...by my hand..." - Metallica
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Last updated: July 1, 2025

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"Sanitarium" by Metallica, released in 1986 on their album "Master of Puppets," is a haunting and intense metal masterpiece. The song's intricate guitar work by James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett showcases their technical skill and emotional depth. With its powerful lyrics exploring themes of mental illness and confinement, "Sanitarium" remains a standout track in Metallica's discography. The song's dynamic shifts and aggressive energy make it a live favorite for fans around the world. Overall, "Sanitarium" is a prime example of Metallica's ability to blend aggression, melody, and thought-provoking themes into a timeless metal classic.

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