For Whom The Bell Tolls Bass

by Metallica
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Author Adrenaline Cras [a] 80.
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Normal Tune
Beat: 120
 
 
[Intro]
 
 4/4
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------2-2-----2-2----|
 
There are two basses, the first plays the higher note and starting E.
The second plays ending F#.
 
 With distortion and wah wah
G|--------19-18-17-16-------19p16-|--------19----------------------|
D|*-------------------------------|17--16-------------------------*|
A|*-------------------------------|------------17--16--------(16)\*|
E|-0------------------------------|(0)--------------2--2----2--2---|(x8)
 
 Normal Bass
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|*-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|*-------------------------------|-----------------------------0--|
E|-0---3---2---1---0---3---2---1--|-0---3---2---1---0---2---3------|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------*|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------2-*|
E|-0---3---2---1---0---3---2---1--|-0---3---2---1---0---2---3------|(x4)
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------|(0)-----------------------------|
 
 
[Fig.1]
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|*----------tripl-----------tripl|-----------tripl-----------tripl|
A|*>------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0|-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-----------tripl-----------tripl|--------------------------------|
A|->------------------------------|->------------------------------|
E|-3---------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3|-3-------------------------12\--|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-----------tripl-----------tripl|-----------tripl-----------tripl|
A|->------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0|-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0|
 
                                   1.                           (1)
G|--------------------------------|-tripl-----------tripl----------|
D|-----------tripl-----------tripl|------->--------------->-------*|
A|->------------------------------|-3-3-3-3---------0-0-0-0-------*|
E|-3---------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3|--------------------------------|
 
                                   2.                  (2) end Fig.1
                                  |---tripl-----------tripl--------|
                                  |->------------------------------|
                                  |-3-3-3-3---------0-0-0-12-\-----|
                                  |--------------------------------|
 
[Fig.2]
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|*tripl-----------tripl----------|-tripl--------------------------|
A|*------>--------------->--------|------->--------->------->------|
E|-0-0-0-3---------0-0-0-5--------|-0-0-0-3-------0-6-------2------|
 
                                                          end Fig.2|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-tripl-----------tripl----------|-tripl--tripl------------------*|
A|------->--------------->--------|-------->-------->------>----->*|
E|-0-0-0-3---------0-0-0-5--------|-0-0-0--3-0-0----6------2-----1-|
 
 
[Verse 1, 2]
 
Repeat Fig.1
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Repeat Fig.2 x 2  (To Coda at the end of second chorus)
 
 
[Interlude]
 
(between first chorus and second verse)|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|*----------tripl-----------tripl|-----------tripl-----------tripl|
A|*>------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0|-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-----------tripl----------------|-----------tripl-----------tripl|
A|->------------------------------|->------------------------------|
E|-0---------0-0-0-0---------/12\-|-3---------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3|
 
                                   1.                           (1)
G|--------------------------------|-----------tripl----------------|
D|-----------tripl-----------tripl|->-----------------------------*|
A|->------------------------------|-2---------2-2-2-2---------/14\*|
E|-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0|--------------------------------|
 
                                    2.                           (2)
                                   |-----------tripl----------------|
                                   |->------------------------------|
                                   |-2---------2-2-2-2-----------2\-|
                                   |--------------------------------|
 
 
[Coda]
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|*-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|*-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-0---------------2---2----------|-0---------------2---2----------|
 
 2/4
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------*|
A|-------------------------------*|
E|-3---3--------------------------| End (fade out)
 
 
************************************
 
| (n)  Ghost note
| p    Pull-off
| >    Accented note
| /    Slide up
| \    Slide down
 
************************************
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arrell
I don't know why everyone's bitching so much. Perhaps two bass tracks were recorded in the studio for the song, and the tabber here has been sharp enough to put them both down for reference.
+4
Mkbass74
Perfect except the original recording didn't have the 19 pulled off to 16 in the solo. And there are two basses playing the intro - one with wah and distortion and one without - it is possible to record more than one bassline by the way hellsing666
+4
LoKurA!!!
yes .... some problems in the solo .... but is a nice tab ..... Barroom Hero ...... one bass whit Wah :P and put it off to turn in to a normal bass = )
+2