Metallica – Mama Said (Guitar)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
Key
-
Versions
(4)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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/Metallica / This is a very beautiful song that sounds great even when
/Mama Said / it's played acoustic on a old and inferior Spanish
/Load / guitar..:p It was first when I started doing this tab, I
/__________/ realized what the lyrics were about, and I admit that I dropped a few tears...
Chords Used: Dm Dsus4 C Asus4 Am Asus2 Bb G F |---1-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----3-----1---| |---3-----3-----1-----3-----1-----0-----3----0/3----1---| |---2-----2-----0-----2-----2-----2-----3-----0-----2---| |---0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----0-----3---| |---x-----x-----3-----0-----0-----0-----1-----2-----3---| |---x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----3-----1---|
[Riff-1]
Dm Dsus4 Dm C Am Asus2 Eb||-1---1--1-1-3--3-1----1-|-0----0--0--0--0--0-0---| Bb||-3---3--3-3-3--3-3----3-|-1----1--1--1--1--0-0h1-| Gb||-2---2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|-0----0--2--2--2--2-2---| Db||-0---0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2---| Ab||------------------------|-3--3-3--0--0--0--0-0---| Eb||------------------------|------------------------| Dm Dsus4 Dm C Am Asus4 Eb|-1-----1--1-1-3--3-1----1-|-0----0--0--0----0--0-0-|| Bb|-3-----3--3-3-3--3-3----3-|-1----1--1--1----1--3-3-|| Gb|-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|-0----0--2--2----2--2-2-|| Db|-0---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2-2-|| Ab|--------------------------|-3--3-3--0--0--0-0--0-0-|| Eb|--------------------------|------------------------||
[Riff-2]
Dm C Am G Eb||-1---0---0---3---3----3--3-3-3--3-3-|-------| Bb||-3---1---1---0---0----3--3-3-3--3-3-|-play--| Gb||-2---0---2---0---0----0--0-0-0--0-0-|-this--| Db||-0---2---2---0---0----0--0-0-0--0-0-|-three-| Ab||-----3---0---2---2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-times-| Eb||-------------3---3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-------| Dm C Bb G Am Asus2 Eb|-1---0---1---3---0---0--0---0--0---|| Bb|-3---1---3---3---1---1--1---1--0h1-|| Gb|-2---0---3---0---2---2--2---2--2---|| Db|-0---2---3---0---2---2--2-2--------|| Ab|-----3---1---2---0---0--0-0--------|| Eb|-------------3---------------------||
[Riff-3]
Dm G C F Eb||-1----1--3--3--3-3--|-0----0--1--1----1-1-|-------| Bb||-3----3--0--0--3-3--|-1----1--1--1----1-1-|-play--| Gb||-2--2-2--0--0--0-0--|-0----0--2--2----2-2-|-this--| Db||-0--0-0--0--0--0----|-2--2-2--3--3--3-3-3-|-four--| Ab||---------2--2--2----|-3--3-3--3--3--3-3-3-|-times-| Eb||---------3--3--3----|---------1--1--1-1-1-|-------| Dm C Bb G Am Asus2 Eb|-1---0---1---3---0---0--0---0--0---|| Bb|-3---1---3---3---1---1--1---1--0h1-|| Gb|-2---0---3---0---2---2--2---2--2---|| Db|-0---2---3---0---2---2--2-2--------|| Ab|-----3---1---2---0---0--0-0--------|| Eb|-------------3---------------------||
[INTRO: riff-1]
Dm Dsus4 Dm C Am Asus2
Dm Dsus4 Dm C Am Asus4
[1st VERSE: riff-1]
Dm Dsus4 Dm Mama, she has taught me well C Am Asus2 Told me when I was young Dm Dsus4 Dm Son, your life's an open book C Am Asus4 Don't close it 'fore it's done Dm Dsus4 Dm The brightest flame burns quickest C Am Asus2 Is what I heard her say Dm Dsus4 Dm A son's heart sewed to mother C Am But I must find my way
[CHORUS: riff-2]
Dm C Am G Let my heart go Dm C Am G Let your son grow Dm C Am G Mama, let my heart go Dm C Bb G Am Asus2 Or let this heart be still
[2nd VERSE: riff-1]
Dm Dsus4 Dm Rebel my new last name C Am Asus2 Wild blood in my veins Dm Dsus4 Dm Apron strings around my neck C Am Asus4 The mark that still remains Dm Dsus4 Dm Left home at an early age C Am Asus4 Of what I heard was wrong Dm Dsus4 Dm I never asked forgiveness C Am But what is said is done
[CHORUS: riff-2]
(last line ends on Asus4 instead of Asus2)
Dm C Am G Let my heart go Dm C Am G Let your son grow Dm C Am G Mama, let my heart go Dm C Bb G Am Asus4 Or let this heart be still
[BRIDGE: riff-3]
Dm G Never I ask of you C F But never I gave Dm G But you gave me your emptiness C F I now take to my grave Dm G Never I ask of you C F But never I gave Dm G But you gave me your emptiness C F I now take to my grave Dm C Bb G Am Asus2 So let this heart be still
[3rd VERSE: riff-1]
Dm Dsus4 Dm Mama, now I'm coming home C Am Asus2 I'm not all you wished of me Dm Dsus4 Dm A mother's love for her son C Am Asus2 Spoken, help me be Dm Dsus4 Dm Well, I took your love for granted C Am Asus4 And all the things you said to me Dm Dsus4 Dm I need your arms to welcome me C Am But a cold stone's all I see
[CHORUS: riff-1]
(last line ends on Asus4 instead of Asus2):
N.C. G Let my heart go Dm C Am G Let your son grow Dm C Am G Mama, let my heart go Dm C Bb G Am Asus4 Or let this heart be still
[CHORUS: riff-1]
Dm C Am Dm Let my heart go Dm C Am Dm Mama, let my heart go Dm C Am Dm Dsus4 Dm You never let my heart go Dm C Bb G Am So let this heart be still
[ENDING: riff-3]
(last line fades out on Am):
Dm G Never I ask of you C F But never I gave Dm G But you gave me your emptiness C F I now take to my grave Dm G Never I ask of you C F But never I gave Dm G But you gave me your emptiness C F I now take to my grave Dm C Bb G Am So let this heart be still
Mail me at [email protected] for comments or corrections, and don't mind
the bad English, I'm from Denmark...
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