Metallica – Creeping Death (Bass Tab)
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Creeping Death from the Ride the Lightning album, as played by Cliff
Burton. The link to the master bass track is here:
This bassline is EXTREMELY different from what everyone else has tabbed,
even more different than Orion. This took quite a while to do, but the
good news is that it's a keeper. =D Enjoy.
[Intro A] (Play x2)
G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|------------7~-----------------7-5~---| E|-0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-0---------|
[Intro B] (Play x2)
G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|------------7/----------------7-5~-5---| E|-0-0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-----------| [End Intro] |Triplet| G|---------|--------------|--16-16-16-17-16/--| D|---------|--Guitar Break|-------------------| A|---------|--------------|-------------------| E|-5-3-2-0-|--------------|-------------------|
[Verse Riff 1A]
G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|--------------------2-3-2h3h2-0--| E|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----7----7--------7-----2-3-2h3h2-0---| E|-0-0----0----0-0-0---0-0---------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----7----7--------7-----2-3-2h3h2-0---| E|-0-0----0----0-0-0---0-0---------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----7-------7---7---7-----2-3-2h3h2-0---| E|-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0---------------|
[Pre-Chorus Riff 2]
G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3/--0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3---0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3---0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3--0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2/---|
[Verse Riff 1B] (Play x2)
G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----7-----7---------7------2-3-2h3h2-0--| E|-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-----0-0---------------|
[Bass Break 1]
G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----7-----7~-7~--7-0-7~-7~--7-7h0-5h0-4h0-3h0-2h0-2-4-----| E|-0-0---0-0---------------------------------------------2/--|
[Verse 1]
G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----7-----7---7----------2-3-2h3h2-0--| E|-0-0---0-0---0----0-0-0-0--------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----7-----7---------7---2-3-2h3h2-0---| E|-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0---------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----7-------------7-----2-3-2h3h2-0---| E|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----7-----7---------7---2-3-2h3h2-0---| E|-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0---------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----7-----------------7/2-3-2h3h2-0---| E|-0-0---0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----7-----------------7/2-3-2h3h2-0---| E|-0-0---0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----7-----------------7/2-3-2h3h2-0---| E|-0-0---0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----------------|
[Pre-Chorus 1]
G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3---0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3---0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3---0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------/7\--| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3---0-0-2-2-2-2-------|
[Chorus 1]
G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------7~--7-7-7/-0h3-5-5-5-555-5-5--| E|-0--0--0~--0-0-----------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-5h8--5-8-7-7-7-----7---7-7-7--7--| E|----------------0-0------0-0------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-5-555-5-5---------------------| E|--------------1-1-0-1-3-3-0-3-0--| G|----------------------------------------| D|------------|Tr|------------------------| A|---7-7-0-7--707-0-3-5-555-5-5-5-50/8-8--| E|-0--------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-5-8-7--7-----7--7-------7---7-7----| E|----------0-0------0-0-0------0-----| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-7\---3-5-555--5-5-5--2-4----| E|--------------------------2--|
[Verse Riff 2]
G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----7-----7---------7---2-3-2h3h2-0---| E|-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0---------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----7-----7---------7---2-3-2h3h2-0---| E|-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0---------------|
[Bass Break 2]
G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----7--0-7~-0-7h5---5~--0-7h0-7h0-5h0-4h0-3h0-2h0--2-4----| E|-0~---------------7------------------------------------2--|
[Verse 2]
G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-----7-----7--7----7------2-3-2h3h2-0---| E|-0-0---0-0-------0----0-0---------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-----7-----7-----------7-----2-3-2h3h2-0--| E|-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0--------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----7~----7---------7---2-3-2h3h2-0---| E|-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---0---------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----7-----7---------7\--2-3-2h3h2-0---| E|-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----7~----7~--7-----7------2-3-2h3h2-0--| E|-0-0-----0-------0-0---0-0---------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-----7-----7-----------7-----2-3-2h3h2-0--| E|-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0--------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-----7-----------------7-----2-3-2h3h2-0--| E|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0--------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-----7-----7-----------7-----2-3-2h3h2-0--| E|-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0--------------|
[Pre-Chorus 2]
G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3---0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3---0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3---0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3---0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
[Chorus 2]
G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------7~--7-7-7/-0h3-5-5-5-555-5-5--| E|-0--0--0~--0-0-----------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-5h8--5-8-7-7-7-----7---7-7-7--7--| E|----------------0-0------0-0------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-5-555-5-5---------------------| E|--------------1-1-0-1-3-3-0-3-0--| G|----------------------------------------| D|------------|Tr|------------------------| A|---7-7-0-7--707-0-3-5-555-5-5-5-50/8-8--| E|-0--------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-5-8-7--7-----7--7-------7---7-7----| E|----------0-0------0-0-0------0-----| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7\---3-5-555--5-5-5--555-2-4----| E|------------------------------2--|
[Solo Intro]
G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-----7-----------------7-----2-3-2h3h2-0--| E|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0--------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-----7-----7-----------7-----2-3-2h3h2-0--| E|-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0--------------|
[Bass Break 3]
G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----7--0-7~-0-7h5---5~--0-7h0-7h0-5h0-4h0-3h0-2h0--2-4----| E|-0~---------------7------------------------------------2--|
[Solo Backing 1] (Play x2)
G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-----7-----7---------7-----2-3-2h3h2----| E|-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0--------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--3---| E|--------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-----7-----7---------7-----2-3-2h3h2----| E|-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0--------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------7-----------------------| A|-0--0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--3---| E|--------------------------------|
[Solo Backing 2]
G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3---0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3---0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3---0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3---0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
[Post-Solo Chorus]
G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------7~--7-7-7/-0h3-5-5-5-555-5-5--| E|-0--0--0~--0-0-----------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-5h8--5-8-7-7-7-----7---7-7-7--7--| E|----------------0-0------0-0------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-5-555-5-5---------------------| E|--------------1-1-0-1-3-3-0-3-0--| G|----------------------------------------| D|------------|Tr|------------------------| A|---7-7-0-7--707-0-3-5-555-5-5-5-50/8-8--| E|-0--------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-5-8-7--7-----7--7-------7---7-7----| E|----------0-0------0-0-0------0-----| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-7\---3-5-555--5-5-5--555-2-4-------| E|------------------------------2--0--|
[Bridge Intro]
G|---|--------------------| D|---|--------------------| A|---|---------8~-5~-7~---| E|-0-|-0-0-0-0------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-3-331-1-0-----|
[Bridge] (Play x7)
G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-7-7---7-8~-5~-7~----| E|-----0---------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-3-331-1-0-----|
[Verse Riff 3]
G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----7-----------------7/2-3-2h3h2-0---| E|-0-0---0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----7-----------------7/2-3-2h3h2-0---| E|-0-0---0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----------------| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|-----2-5/--| E|-2-5-------|
[Verse 3] (Play x8)
G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----7-----------------7/2-3-2h3h2-0---| E|-0-0---0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----------------|
[Pre-Chorus 3]
G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3---0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3---0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3---0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3---0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
[Chorus 3]
G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------7~--7-7-7/-0h3-5-5-5-555-5-5--| E|-0--0--0~--0-0-----------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-5h8--5-8-7-7-7-----7---7-7-7--7--| E|----------------0-0------0-0------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-5-555-5-5---------------------| E|--------------1-1-0-1-3-3-0-3-0--| G|----------------------------------------| D|------------|Tr|------------------------| A|---7-7-0-7--707-0-3-5-555-5-5-5-50/8-8--| E|-0--------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-5-8-7--7-----7--7-------7---7-7----| E|----------0-0------0-0-0------0-----| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7\---3-5-555--5-5-5--555-2-4----| E|------------------------------2--|
[Interlude A] (Play x6)
G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-----7-----5-----3-2~-2~--2----------| E|-0-0---0-0---0-0------------5-3-2-0--| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-----3-----2-----0-3~-3-3-5-5-7-7----| E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---------------------|
[Interlude B] (Play x3)
G|-----------------------x-| D|-----------------------x-| A|-----7-----5-----3-2~--x-| E|-0-0---0-0---0-0-------x-| G|------------x-| D|------------x-| A|-3-2-0-3~---x-| E|------------x-| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|-7-5-3-2~--| E|-----------| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|-3-2-0-3~--| E|-----------|
[Outro A]
G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|------------7~-----------------7-5~---| E|-0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-0---------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|------------7~--------------------7-5---| E|-0-0-0-0-0----------000-0-0-0-0---------|
[Outro B] (Play x2)
G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|------------7/----------------7-5~-5---| E|-0-0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-----------|
[Ending]
G|---------------| D|---------------| A|---------------| E|-5--3--2--0----| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-77777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777~-| E|-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000~-|
^^^
FAST!!! Hit the two strings with the inside of your fingers (same side as
palm) as fast as you can, end chords on guitars' last note!
Phew! That was a tricky one, especially for the choruses. The verses and
choruses took me almost two hours all together to get down on their own!
Well, here we are. Hope you like it.
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|Triplet| OR |Tr| - play indicated notes as triplets
Note tablature followed by x's on each line (NEW) - Play through the
x'd sections as normal, but when repeating, ignore x'd sections
(i.e. some sections say (Play x#), so don't play the x'd sections
when playing the riffs that many times)
#h#h# - Hammer-on/Pull-off to/from the indicated fret (i.e. 2h3h2)
#\ OR /# OR /#\ - Slide from/to one fret down/up the fretboard
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