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For Whom The Bell Tolls Bass Tab by Metallica

For Whom The Bell Tolls bass tab by Metallica (Ver. 3)

Bass Tab 

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Metallica
Ride the Lightning (1984)
Bassist: Cliff Burton

TUNING NOTE: While this tab indicates standard tuning, the album version of this song
(upon which this tab is based) was slightly sped up in post-production, which shifted
the tuning to roughly 1/4 step above standard.

LEGEND:
r = rest
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
ls = legato slide
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = 16th note (appears above bar)
a = acciaccatura (appears above bar)
(3) = triplet 8ths (appears above bar)


INTRO, Part 1 (Triplet 8th feel):

   (Bells)                                             (Bells)
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-r-----------------------|-r-----------------------|-r-----------------------|-r-----------2-2-r-2-2-r-|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

   (Regular 8ths):
                          (x3)
                         s s                                                  s s               s s s s
G |-------19-18-17-16----1616|-------19---------------||-------19-18-17-16----1616|-------19-----------------|
D |--------------------------|-17-16------------------||--------------------------|-17-16---------h-p-h-p----|
A |--------------------------|----------17-16-------\-||--------------------------|----------17-1617161716-\-|
E |-0------------------------|------------------------||-0------------------------|--------------------------|
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &     1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &     1  &  2  &  3   &   4  &

                        s s                                   s s s s s s
G |------19-18-17-16----1616|-------19---------------|--------19191818171716----16-|-------19----------------|
D |-------------------------|-17-16------------------|-----------------------------|-17-16-------------------|
A |-------------------------|----------17-16-------\-|-----------------------------|----------17-16-------\--|
E |-0-----------------------|------------------------|--0--------------------------|-------------------------|
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &    1  &  2   &   3   &  4  &    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

                         s s                                                                  s s    s s
G |-------19-18-17-16----1616|-------19---------------|-------19-18-17-16-------|-------19-------------------|
D |--------------------------|-17-16------------------|-------------------------|-17-16---------h-p----h-p---|
A |--------------------------|----------17-16-------\-|-------------------------|----------17-161716-161716-\|
E |-0------------------------|------------------------|-0-----------------------|----------------------------|
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &     1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &    1  &  2  &  3   &  4   &


INTRO, Part 2 (x4):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|
E |-0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-|-0-3-2-1-0-1-2-5-|-0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-|-0-3-2-1-0-1-2---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


FILL (Back to triplet 8th feel):

G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7-----|
E |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &


INTRO, Part 3:
                                                                                                    a
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------h----|
A |-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7---\-|-------------------------|-------------------57--\-|
E |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-3-----------------------|-3---\-r-----------------|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------5---/-------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------7---\-|
A |-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7---\-|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|
E |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-3-----------------------|-------------5-----------|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

                                                                         (3)                      a
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A |-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7---\-|-------------------------|-------------------5/7--\-|
E |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-3-----3---------0-3-3-3-|-3---\-r------------------|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & &  4 & &

G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------5---/-------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------7---\-|
A |-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7---\-|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|
E |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-3-----3---3-3---0-3---0-|-------------5-----------|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &


PRE-VERSE:
    (3)       (3)         (3)                     (3)       (3)         (3) (3)
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-0-0-0-3-----0-0-0-5-----|-0-0-0-3---0-6---\-2-----|-0-0-0-3-----0-0-0-5-----|-0-0-0-3-0-0-6-r-2-r-1-r-|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

    (3)       (3)         (3)                     (3)       (3)         (3) (3)
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-0-0-0-3-----0-0-0-5-----|-0-0-0-3---0-6---\-2-----|-0-0-0-3-----0-0-0-5-----|-0-0-0-3-0-0-6-\-2-r-1-r-|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &


VERSE 1:

G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7---\-|-------------------------|-------------------5h7-\-|
E |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-3-----------------------|-3---\-r-----------------|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

                                                                          (3)
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------5---/-------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------7---\-|
A |-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7---\-|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|
E |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-3---------------0-3-3-0-|-------------5-----------|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

                                                                                                    a
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------h----|
A |-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7---\-|-------------------------|-------------------57--\-|
E |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-3---------------0-3-----|-3---r-------------------|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

                                                                          (3)
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------5---/-------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------7---\-|
A |-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7---\-|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|
E |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-3-----------------3-3-0-|-------------5-----------|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &


CHORUS 1:
    (3)       (3)         (3)                     (3)       (3)         (3) (3)
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-0-0-0-3---/-0-0-0-5---\-|-0-0-0-3---0-6---\-2-----|-0-0-0-3-----0-0-0-5-----|-0-0-0-3-0-0-6-\-2-r-1-r-|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

    (3)       (3)         (3)                     (3)       (3)         (3) (3)
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-0-0-0-3-----0-0-0-5---\-|-0-0-0-3---0-6---\-2-----|-0-0-0-3-----0-0-0-5---\-|-0-0-0-3-0-0-6-\-2-r-1-/-|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &


INTERLUDE:
                                                                                        (3)       (3)
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-7----(7)---------(7)----|-7---------------------7-|-7----------------ls-----|-------------------------|
E |-0-----0-----------0-----|-0-----------------------|-0---------------7/12--\-|-3-r---3-3-3-3-r---3-3-3-|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-2----------------ls-----|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|
E |-0-----------------0---0-|-----------------2/12--\-|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

                                    (3)       (3)
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-7-----------------7--\--|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-0-----------------------|-3-r---3-3-3-3-r---3-3-3-|-0-----------------3---/-|-7-----------------7---\-|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &


VERSE 2:

G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7---\-|-------------------------|-------------------5h7---|
E |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-3---------------0-3---0-|-3-/-/-X-----------------|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------5---/-------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------7---\-|
A |-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7---\-|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|
E |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-3---------------0-3---0-|-------------5-----------|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7---\-|-------------------------|-------------------5h7---|
E |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-3-----3-----3---3-3---0-|-3---r-------------------|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

                                                                          (3)
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------5---/-------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------7---\-|
A |-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7---\-|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|
E |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-3-----3---3-3---0-3-3-0-|-------------5-----------|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &


CHORUS 2:
    (3)       (3)         (3)                     (3)       (3)         (3) (3)
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-0-0-0-3-----0-0-0-5-----|-0-0-0-3---0-6---\-2-----|-0-0-0-3-----0-0-0-5-----|-0-0-0-3-0-0-6-\-2-r-1-r-|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &

    (3)       (3)         (3)                     (3)       (3)         (3) (3)
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-0-0-0-3-----0-0-0-5-----|-0-0-0-3---0-6---\-2-----|-0-0-0-3-----0-0-0-5-----|-0-0-0-3-0-0-6-\-2-r-1-r-|
    1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &   1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &


OUTRO (NOTE: Time Signature and tempo are slightly out of whack here, so
you'll need to refer to the song for exact timing. Repeat to fade-out):

  5/4-ish
G |------------------------------------|
D |-------11-11--------11-11---12-12---|
A |-------9--9---------9--9----10-10---|
E |-0------------0---------------------|
    1 & & 2  & & 3 & & 4 &  &  5  &  &

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