Metallica – The Shortest Straw (Bass Tab)
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Tabbed By : Cleft Chinfield
e-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Intro: G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------1----------------------------------------| E|0-1-0---0-1-0-3-1-0---0-1-0---0-1-0---1-0------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|0-1-0---0-1-0-3-1-0---0-1-0-0-1-0-0------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------1---------------------1-------------------------1--------| E|0-1-0-00000-0-1-0-3-----0-1-0-00000-0-1-0---3---0-1-0-00000-0-1-0-3----------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|0-1-0-00000-0-1-0-3321---0-1-0-00000-0-3-1-0---------------------------------| Main Riff: G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2-------2-----------------2-------2----------------2-------2---------------| A|----1-0-1---------------------1-0-1--------------------1-0-1-----------------| E|0------------000000-1-1---0-----------000000-3-3---0-----------000000-5-5----| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|0-5-0-6-5-3-3333-22-11-------------------------------------------------------| Versus: G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|0000-0-0-01-1---0000-0-0-03-3---0000-0-0-01-1---0000-03-2-1------------------|x2 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|2222-2-23-3---2222-2-25-5---2222-2-23-3---2222-2-5-4-3-----------------------|x2 Main riff pre-chorus: G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---2---------2--------------------2---------2--------------------------------| A|------1-0-1--------------------------1-0-1--------------------2222-----------| E|0---------------0000-0-0-01-1---0--------------0000-0-0-03-3-----------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------2-2-23-------0320-0320----23-------0320-0320----------------------| A|------------------23-3------------0-0-----23-3-------------------------------| E|pause------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------1------------------------1---------------------------| E|0-1-0-00000---0-1-0-3-----0-1-0-00000---0-1-0-----3------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------1------------------------------------------------------| E|0-1-0-00000---0-1-0-3-----0-1-0-00000---0-1-0---3-3-2-1----------------------|x2
Repeat Verse riff
Repeat Pre-chorus riff
Repeat Chorus riff
Solo: G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|0000-0-0-01-1---0000-0-0-03-3---0----1----2----3---3-2-1---------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|0-----1----2-----3----3-2-1--pause-------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|0000-0-0-01-1---0000-0-0-03-3---0000-0-0-01-1---0000-0-0-03-2-1--------------|x2 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|2--pause--23-3--pause--23-3--pause--23-32---5-4-3-2--pause--23-3--pause------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--23-3--pause--23-32--pause--23-3--pause--5-4-3-2----------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|2----3----4----5--22--5-4-3--2----3----4----5---22--5-4-3-pause--1--pause----|
Repeat Chorus:
Repeat Verse:
Repeat Pre chorus:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------1----------------------1--------------------------1--| E|0-1-0-00000---0-1-0-3----0-1-0-00000---0-1-0---3---0-1-0-00000-0-1-0-3-----| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|0-1-0-00000-0-1-0-3-1-0----------------------------------------------------| Outro: G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|0000-0-0-01-1---0000-0-0-03-3---0----1----2----3---00-3-2-1------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|0----1----2----3----3-2-1--0----1----2----3--3-2-1-------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------7-7---------------------------------------------| E|0000-0-0-01-1-0--pause--0--------------------------------------------------|
I tabbed this based on Jason Newsted's bass track for the Justice album played with a
I play in a Metallica Tribute band and use my fingers. This is how I play it. This is my
tab so be gentle.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note