Bass tabs (Ver. 2)
Song: The Thing That Should Not Be Artist: Metallica Album: Master of Puppets (1986) Bassist: Cliff Burton Standard tuning, Drop D (DADG) 🏷Legend: r = rest () = sustained note s = 16th note (appears above bar) INTRO: (Rest x7) (x4) G |-----------------||-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------||-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------||-----------------||-------1-------2-|(2)----3-----3---| D |-r---------------||-r-------------0-||-0-1-2-------2---|-----2---------0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & ss G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-------1-------2-|(2)----3---------|-------1-------2-|(2)----3---------| D |-0-1-2-----1-2---|---1-2-----1-2-0-|-0-1-2-----1-2---|---1-2-----1-220-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & ss G |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-7-7-7-7-10-7-10---|-6-3-3-3-6-3-6---|-7-4-4-4-7-4-7---|-441-1-1-1-1-1-0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & PRE-VERSE: G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-2---------------|(2)------------0-|(2)--------------|(2)------------0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & VERSE 1: G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-2-----2-----2---|-2-----2---2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-------1-------2-|(2)----3-----3---|-------1-------2-|(2)----3-----3---| D |-0-1-2-------2---|-----2---------0-|-0-1-2-------2---|-----2---------0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D |-2-----2---2-2---|-2-----2---2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2/10\0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PRE-CHORUS: G |-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------| A |-------1-------2-|(2)----3-----3---| D |-0-1-2-------2---|-----2---------0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & CHORUS 1 (Repeat 1st staff x2): ss G |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-7-7-7-7-10-7-10---|-6-3-3-3-6-3-6---|-7-4-4-4-7-4-7---|-441-1-1-1-1-1-1-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 6/4 4/4 6/4 G |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------| D |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------| A |-0-------1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------1---------------| D |-----------------5-6-6-5-|-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-5-6-6-5-|-----------------5-6-6-5-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 4/4 G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-0-------1-------|---------0-------| D |-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-5-6-6-5-|-----------------|-1-------------0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & PRE-VERSE: G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-------1-------2-|(2)----3-----3---|-------1-------2-|(2)----3-----3---| D |-0-1-2-------2---|-----2---------0-|-0-1-2-------2---|-----2---------0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-------1-------2-|(2)----3---------|-------1-------2-|(2)----3---------| D |-0-1-2-----1-2---|---1-2-----1-2-0-|-0-1-2-----1-2---|---1-2-----1-2-0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-2---------------|(2)------------0-|-2---------------|(2)------------0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & VERSE 2: G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D |-2-----2---2-2---|-2-----2---2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-10\0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-------1-------2-|(2)----3-----3---|-------1-------2-|(2)----3-----3---| D |-0-1-2-------2---|-----2---------0-|-0-1-2-------2---|-----2---------0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D |-2-----2---2-2---|-2-----2---2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-10\0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & PRE-CHORUS: G |-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------| A |-------1-------2-|(2)----3-----3---| D |-0-1-2-------2---|-----2---------0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & CHORUS 2: ss G |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-7-7-7-7-10-7-10---|-6-3-3-3-6-3-6---|-7-4-4-4-7-4-7---|-441-1-1-1-1-1-0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & ss G |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-7-7-7-7-10-7-10---|-6-3-3-3-6-3-6---|-7-4-4-4-7-4-7---|-441-1-1-1-1-1-1-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 6/4 4/4 6/4 G |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------| D |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------| A |-0-------1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------1---------------| D |-----------------5-6-6-5-|-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-5-6-6-5-|-----------------5-6-6-5-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 4/4 G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-0-------1-------|---------0-------|(0)--------------| D |-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-5-6-6-5-|-----------------|-1---------------|---------5-6-6-5-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & GUITAR SOLO: (x4) ss ss G |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------||-0-----0-10--1-0-|-0-----0-310-1-0-| D |-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-5-6-6-5-||---3-5-----3-----|---3-5-----------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & ss G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-0-------1-------|-0-----0-530-1-0-|-0-------1-------|---------0-------| D |-----------------|---3-5-----------|-----------------|-1-------------0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & INTERLUDE: G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-------1-------2-|(2)----3---------|-------1-------2-|(2)----3---------| D |-0-1-2-----1-2---|---1-2-----1-2-0-|-0-1-2-----1-2---|---1-2-----1-2-0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & ss G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-------1-------2-|(2)----3---------|-------1-------2-|(2)----3---------| D |-0-1-2-----1-2---|---1-2-----1-2-0-|-0-1-2-----1-2---|---1-2-----1-220-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & PRE-VERSE: G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-2---------------|(2)------------0-|-2---------------|(2)------------0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & VERSE 3: G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D |-2-----2---2-2-2-|-2-----2---2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-10\0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-------1-------2-|(2)----3-----3---|-------1-------2-|(2)----3-----3---| D |-0-1-2-------2---|-----2---------0-|-0-1-2-------2---|-----2---------0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D |-2-----2---2-2---|-2-----2---2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-10\0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & PRE-CHORUS: G |-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------| A |-------1-------2-|(2)----3-----3---| D |-0-1-2-------2---|-----2---------0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & CHORUS 3 (Repeat 1st staff x2): ss G |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-7-7-7-7-10-7-10---|-6-3-3-3-6-3-6---|-7-4-4-4-7-4-7---|-441-1-1-1-1-1-0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 6/4 4/4 6/4 G |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------| D |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------| A |-0-------1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------1---------------| D |-----------------5-6-6-5-|-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-5-6-6-5-|-----------------5-6-6-5-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 4/4 6/4 ss G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-0-------1-------|---------0-------|-0-----0-530-1-0---------| D |-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-5-6-6-5-|-----------------|-1---------------|---3-5-----------5-6-6-5-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & OUTRO (Repeat to fade-out): 4/4 G |-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------| D |-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-5-6-6-5-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Other versions of The Thing That Should Not Be
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for The unnamed feeling by Metallica
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| The thing that should not be | Bass tabs |
