Ronnie Rising Medley Bass Tab by Metallica

Ronnie Rising Medley bass tab by Metallica

Bass Tab

Half-step down tuning, converted from 5-string to 4-string.

Start: (Intro from A Light In The Black):


F#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------5h7-|
D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|

F#|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|
G#|---10---9---7---5---3---2------------| x1
D#|-0----0---0---0---0---0---0-5--3-2-0-|

F#|-----------|-----------------------------------|----------------|
C#|-----------|-----------------------------------|----------------|
G#|-----------|---10---9---7---5---3---2----------|-----------3----|
D#|-0-0-0-0-0-|-0----0---0---0---0---0---0--5-3-2-|-1---/0/3-------|

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0:34 (Start of Tarot Woman part)

F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---|x2
D#|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------3--------|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5----------3----|
D#|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------0------------|

F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------3--------|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5----------3----|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5----------3----|
D#|-------------------------|-------------1-----------|-------------------------|------------0------------|

F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-------------------------|
D#|-------------------------|-0---1--------0----1---2-|

1:12 (Tarot Woman Verse)

"I don't want to go         - Something tells me no  - No   No   No

F#|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|-------------------1----|-------------------------|-------------------1----|
D#|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-----0------1-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-----0------1/|

"But traces in the sand     - The lines that set ... - Say  go   go

F#|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|-------------------1----|-------------------------|-------------------1----|
D#|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-----0------1-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-----0------1/|

1:25 (Tarot Woman Chorus)

"Beware of a place  -                   - A smile of bright shining face

F#|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|
C#|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|
G#|-3---3-3---3-----|-------------------|-3---3-3---3---0-|-1---1-------1/|
D#|---------------0-|-4---4-4-4---4---0-|-----------------|---------3-----|

"I'll never return, how do you know?    -                         Tarot

F#|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|
C#|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|
G#|-3---3-3---3-----|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|
D#|---------------0-|-4---4-4-4---4---0-|-6--6--6---6-6-6-|-6---6-6---6-2-|

"Wo - maaaaaan                          I don't know                                          I    don't

F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|----------------3--------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5----------3----|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5----------3----|
D#|-------------------------|------------0------------|-------------------------|-------------1-----------|

"   know                    -             I don't know -

F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|----------------3--------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5----------3----|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-------------------------|
D#|-------------------------|------------0------------|-------------------------|-0---1--------0----1---2-|


1:53 (Tarot Woman Verse 2)

"She can take you there     - The entrance to the fair,  mine,     mine,    mine

F#|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|-------------------1----|-------------------------|-------------------1----|
D#|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-----0------1-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-----0------1/|

"Ride the carousel           - And cast a magic spell- You can fly,   fly,   fl

F#|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|-------------------1----|-------------------------|-------------------1----|
D#|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-----0------1-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-----0------1/|

02:08 Tarot Woman chorus 2:

"Beware of a place  -                   - A smile of bright shining face

F#|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|
C#|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|
G#|-3---3-3---3-----|-------------------|-3---3-3---3---0-|-1---1-------1/|
D#|---------------0-|-4---4-4-4---4---0-|-----------------|---------3-----|

"I'll never return, how do you know?    -                         Tarot

F#|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|
C#|---5-5-5-5-------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|
G#|-3----------3----|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|
D#|---------------0-|-4---4-4-4---4---0-|-6--0-6---6-6-0--|-6---6-6---6-2-|

"Wo - maaaaaan                     Well I don't know                                          I    don't

F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|----------------3--------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5----------3----|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5----------3----|
D#|-------------------------|------------0------------|-------------------------|-------------1-----------|

"   know                    -             I don't know -

F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|----------------3--------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5----------3----|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-------------------------|
D#|-------------------------|------------0------------|-------------------------|-0---1--------0----1---2-|


(slowed down part/outro)
F#|-------------------------|    |---------| (If you have a 5-string bass,      F#|---------|
C#|-------------------------|    |-0---0---|  play the last section like this)  C#|---------|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---| x2 |---------|                                    G#|---------|
D#|-------------------------|    |---------|                                    D#|---------|
                                                                                A#|-3---3---|
02:46 Stargazer part:


F#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C#|-------------------|------------5-4----|-------------------|
G#|---5-6-7----5-6--7-|---5-6-7--------5--|---5-6-7----5-6--7-|
D#|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|

F#|-------------------|--------------------------|-----------|----------|------------|
C#|-------------------|---5-4----4---------------|-----------|----------|------------|
G#|---5-6-7-------5-6-|-7-----7----7-5---5-------|-----------|----------|------------|
D#|-0-----------------|----------------7---7-6-5-|-3h5-3-----|-3---5----|------3-2-1-|

03:03 Stargazer verse 1:

" High noon, oh I'd sell my soul for water- Nine year worth of breaking my back "

F#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C#|-------------------|------------5-4----|-------------------|------------5-4----|
G#|---5-6-7----5-6--7-|---5-6-7--------5--|---5-6-7----5-6--7-|---5-6-7--------5--|
D#|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|

"   There's no sun in the shadow of the wizars - see how he glides,why he's lighter than air?"

F#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C#|-------------------|------------5-4----|-------------------|-------------------|
G#|---5-6-7----5-6--7-|---5-6-7--------5--|---5-6-7----5-6--7-|---5-6-7---5-6-7---|
D#|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|-0-----------------|

F#|-----------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------|
C#|-----------------|-----------|----------444-|-----------|--------|
G#|------------0-3--|-2-332-2-2-|-2-332-22-----|-2-332-2-2-|-2-3-23-|
D#|-2---3-----------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------|



F#|-------------|-----------|-------------|--------|
C#|-------------|-----------|-------------|--------|
G#|-2-332-22----|-2-332-2-2-|-2-332-22----|-2-3-23-|
D#|----------22-|-----------|----------22-|--------|

F#|-------------|-----------|-------------|---------|
C#|-------------|-----------|-------------|---------|
G#|-2-332-22----|-2-332-2-2-|-2-332-22-22-|-2-3-203-|
D#|----------22-|-----------|-------------|---------|

F#|------------|------------|------------|-----|-----|-----|
C#|------------|------------|------------|-----|-----|-----|
G#|-2-332-2-22-|-2-332-2-22-|-2-332-2-22-|-2---|-----|-3-2-|
D#|------------|------------|------------|-----|-3-5-|-----|

F#|------------------------|------------------------|        |-------|----------|
C#|------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|   Fill:|-------|----------|
G#|------------------------|------------------------| x2     |-------|---3---5~-|
D#|-5-5-5------5-5-5-------|-5-5-5------5-5-5-------|        |-3---2-|-3--------|

04:23 Kill The King intro:

F#|-------|-------|-----------|-------|
C#|-------|-------|-----------|-------|
G#|-------|-------|-3---0/5-6-|-6-6-8-|
D#|-3-----|-1-----|-----------|-------|

F#|--------------|----------|-------------|--------|-----------|
C#|--------------|----------|-------------|--------|-----------|
G#|--------------|----------|-------1-3-3-|-6-6----|-6-66088-|
D#|-3-3-33333333-|-1-1----1-|-1-1-1-------|--------|-----------|

04:38 Kill THe King Preverse Riff:

F#|-------------|-----------|----------|-----------|    \
C#|-------------|-----------|----------|-----------|     |
G#|-------------|-----------|-3-333333-|-1---------|     |
D#|-1/3-3333331-|-3---1-3-3-|----------|---1---1-1-|     |
                                                         | Play this section (8 bars)
F#|-------------|-----------|------------|------------|  | twice
C#|-------------|-----------|------------|------------|  |
G#|-------------|-----------|-1---1--1-1-|------3-----|  |
D#|-1/3-3333331-|-3---1-3-3-|------------|-1----------| /

04:54 Kill The King Verse 1:

F#|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
C#|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
G#|-----------|-----------|-----------|---3-3---| x2
D#|-1h3333333-|-1h3333333-|-1h3333333-|-1-------|

05:01 Kill The King Chorus:

F#|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|----------|---------|----------|
C#|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|----------|---------|----------|
G#|-----------|-----------|-3-3333333-|-3-333333/6-|--6-5-5-6-8-|---8-8888-|---------|-33333333-|
D#|-1-1-11111-|-1--1--1-1-|-----------|------------|------------|----------|-3-3-333-|----------|


F#|----------|---------|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|--------|
C#|----------|---------|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|--------|
G#|-1-1-1111-|-1-11-33-|-5-55-5-5---|-3-3--3-3---|-6-66-6-6-8-|-888-----10-|-10-10-10-8p0h5-|-5-55-5-|
D#|----------|---------|----------3-|------------|------------|----10-10---|----------------|--------|

F#|----------|-------------------|
C#|----------|-7h8p7-5h7p5-------|
G#|-555-555--|-------------8-6-5-|
D#|----------|-------------------|

F#|-------------|-----------|----------|-------------|    \
C#|-------------|-----------|----------|-------------|     |
G#|-------------|-----------|-3-333333-|-1-1---------|     |
D#|-1/3-3333331-|-3---1-3-3-|----------|-----1---1-1-|
                                                           | Play this section (8 bars)
F#|-------------|-----------|------------|------------|    | twice again (slightly different
C#|-------------|-----------|------------|------------|    | from the 04:38 one)
G#|-------------|-----------|-1-1--1-1-0-|----3---3---|    |
D#|-1/3-3333331-|-3---1-3-3-|------------|-1----------|   /

05:32 Kill The King Chorus #2:

F#|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|----------|---------|----------|
C#|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|----------|---------|----------|
G#|-----------|-----------|-3-3333333-|-3-333333/6-|--6-5-5-6-8-|---8-8888-|-----5-5-|----------|
D#|-1-1-11111-|-1--1--1-1-|-----------|------------|------------|----------|-3-3-----|-3-3-3300-|

                                      276
F#|----------|---------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|--------|
C#|----------|---------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|--------|
G#|-1-1-1111-|-1-13-11-|-5-55-5-5-0--|-3-3--3-3---|-6-66-6-6-8-|-888-----10-|-10-10-10-8p0h5-|-5-55-5-|
D#|----------|---------|-----------3-|------------|------------|----10-10---|----------------|--------|

F#|----------|-------------------|
C#|----------|-7h8p7-5h7p5-------|
G#|-555-555--|-------------8-6-5-|
D#|----------|-------------------|

05:59 Kill The King Solo #1:

F#|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
C#|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
G#|-----------|-----------|-----------|----3----| x4
D#|-1h3333333-|-1h3333333-|-1h3333333-|-1-----1-|

F#|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
C#|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
G#|----------|----------|----------|----------|-33333333-|-33333333-|-3--------|
D#|-33333333-|-33333530-|-11111111-|-11111113-|----------|----------|----------|

Solo #2:

F#|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|              \
C#|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|              |
G#|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| x3           |
D#|-3h5555555-|-3h5555555-|-3h5555555-|-1-0-1---3-|              |
                                                                  > repeat this x2
F#|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|  |
C#|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|  |
G#|-5-5-5-55--|-5-5-5-5---|-7-7-7-77--|-7-7-7-7---|-7-7-7-77--|  |
D#|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|  /

F#|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
C#|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G#|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------5--| x4
D#|-3h5555555-|-3h5555555-|-3h5555555-|-3--3------|

F#|----------|-----------|----------|-------------|---------|----------|----------|-----|
C#|----------|-----------|-----5-5--|-------------|---------|-55555555-|-55555555-|-5---|
G#|----------|-----------|----------|-----5-------|-5-55-55-|----------|----------|-----|
D#|-5-55-55--|-5-55-75-0-|-3-3------|-3-3---3-3/5-|---------|----------|----------|-----|


F#|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
C#|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
G#|-----------|-----------|-----------|---3-----| x2
D#|-1h3333333-|-1h3333333-|-1h3333333-|-1---1-1-|

F#|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|----------|---------|----------|
C#|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|----------|---------|----------|
G#|-----------|-----------|-3-3333333-|-3-333333/6-|--6-5-5-6-8-|---8-8888-|-------5-|-33333000-|
D#|-1-1-11111-|-1--1--1-1-|-----------|------------|------------|----------|-3-3-33--|----------|

F#|----------|---------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|--------|
C#|----------|---------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|--------|
G#|-1-1-1111-|-1-13-11-|-5-55-5-5-0--|-3-3--3-3---|-6-66-6-6-8-|-888-----10-|-10-10-10-8p0h5-|-5-55-5-|
D#|----------|---------|-----------3-|------------|------------|----10-10---|----------------|--------|

F#|----------|-------------------|
C#|----------|-7h8p7-5h7p5-------|
G#|-555-555--|-------------8-6-5-|
D#|----------|-------------------|

F#|-------------|-----------|----------|-------------|       \
C#|-------------|-----------|----------|-------------|       |
G#|-------------|-----------|-3-333333-|-1-----------|       |
D#|-1/3-3333333-|---3-3-1-3-|----------|-----1---1-1-|       |
                                                             |
F#|-------------|------------|------------|------------|     |
C#|-------------|------------|------------|------------|     |
G#|-------------|------------|-1-1--1-1-0-|----3---3---|     |
D#|-1/3-3333333-|-1/33333333-|------------|-1----------|     |
                                                             > Play this twice
F#|-------------|-----------|----------|----------|          |
C#|-------------|-----------|----------|----------|          |
G#|-------------|-----------|-3-33333--|-1--------|          |
D#|-1/3-3333333-|---3-3-3-3-|--------0-|----1--1--|          |
                                                             |
F#|-------------|-----------|------|-----|------|-----|      |
C#|-------------|-----------|------|-6-5-|------|-6-5-|      |
G#|-------------|-----------|-1----|-----|-1----|-----|      |
D#|-1/3-3333333-|---3-3-3-1-|---1--|-----|---1--|-----|      /

F#|-----|-----|-----|-----|
C#|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G#|-5---|-----|-5---|-----|
D#|---5-|-3-2-|---5-|-3-2-|

08:18 Light In The Black Outro:

F#|-------------------|-------------------|    \
C#|-------------------|-------------------|     |
G#|---------------7---|---------------5h7-| x4  |
D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|     |
                                                 >
F#|-------------------------------------|       |
C#|-------------------------------------|       |
G#|---10---9---7---5---3---2------------| x1    |
D#|-0----0---0---0---0---0---0-5--3-2-0-|      /

F#|--------------|-----------------------------------|----------|----------|---------|---------|----|
C#|--------------|-----------------------------------|----------|----------|---------|---------|----|(Hold
G#|---------7-7--|---10---9---7---5---3---2----------|----------|----------|---------|---------|----| for 3
D#|-0-0-0-0------|-0----0---0---0---0---0---0--5-3-2-|-00000000-|-00000000-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0~-| bars)

F#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------|
C#|--------5-------|--------5-------|--------5-------|--------5-------|---------|
G#|-5h77777--77777-|-5h77777--77777-|-5h77777--77777-|-5h77777--77777-|-7---7---|
D#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------|

************************************
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato

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Last updated: December 30, 2020

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