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Nothing Else Matters Bass Tab by Metallica

Nothing Else Matters bass tab by Metallica

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Nothing Else Matters by Metallica: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica was released in 1991 on their self-titled album, also known as The Black Album. The song was written by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich and is one of the band's most successful ballads, reaching the top 10 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. The track features Hetfield's iconic vocals and Kirk Hammett's emotive guitar solo, showcasing the band's ability to blend heavy metal with melodic elements. Overall, "Nothing Else Matters" is a timeless classic that continues to resonate with fans around the world.
Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica
Bass Tabulature transcribed by Chris Binding
(c) Metallica

Bass Fig1
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------7--------5--------3----------|
|--0-------------------------------3--2--|

Bass Fig2
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------2-------------7---------------7\---------|
|--3-----------------0--------0--0--0--0-------3--2--|
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Bass Fig3
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-----------2-----------------7----|
|--3-----------------0-------------|

Bass Fig4
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--3------0------5--5--5--5--5--5--|
|----------------------------------|

Bass Fig5
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-----------7----------------------|
|--0-----------------0-------3--2--|

Bass Fig6
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----7---7-7-----7---7-7----7--7-7----7----------|
|--0-----------0-----------0---------0-----7-\-5--|

Bass Fig7
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------5-\-7---7-7--7-\-8--|
|-----5-5-----5-\-8---8-8----------------------|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-------7---------------7\---------|
|--0--------0--0--0--0-------3--2--|

Bass Fig8
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--7------------------------------------7-------5------|
|------7-----------------------5-\-7--------5-------7--|
|----------5----5--7--8---8-8--------------------------|

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|------7--7-------------------|
|--0------------0-------3--2--|

Bass Fig9
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------7-------------------------------|
|--0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|

Bass Fig10
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|------------7------7--5------5--3----------|
|--0------0---------------------------3--2--|

Bass Fig11
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-----------2----------------|
|--3-----3---------0--0------|

How it's played:
Intro: Guitar only
Bass Fig1 x 3
Bass Fig2 x 1
Bass Fig1 x 3
Bass Fig2 x 1
Bass Fig1 x 3
Bass Fig3 x 1
Bass Fig4 x 3
Bass Fig5 x 1
Bass Fig1 x 3
Bass Fig3 x 1
Bass Fig4 x 3
Bass Fig5 x 1
Bass Fig6 x 1
Bass Fig7 x 1
Bass Fig6 x 1
Bass Fig8 x 1
Bass Fig1 x 3
Bass Fig2 x 1
Bass Fig1 x 3
Bass Fig3 x 1
Bass Fig4 x 6
Bass Fig9 x 1
Bass Fig10 x 3
Bass Fig11 x 1
Outro: Guitar only

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