Metallica – Until It Sleeps (Bass Tab)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb)
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Tabbed By : Nilschpilsch
The slower sliding riff in until it sleeps is a great bass riff (timing is everything to
the right sound) and I couldn't find one on this site yet that sounded right to me so I
my own. Listen closer to the song to get the exact rhythm of the Chorus parts. I tabbed
the way I play it but that doesn't mean that that is the way to play it. Feel free
experiment on the Chorus in this one.
Enjoy!
Intro/Verse 1
F#|-------------------------|------------------------|---------| C#|----7~------7/10---9\(7)-|----7~------7/10--------|---------| G#|--7----------------------|--7----------------8-7\-|-0~------| D#|-------------------------|------------------------|---------| F#|-------------------------|-----------|---------------------| C#|----7~------7/10---9\(7)-|----7~-----|----7~------7/10-----| G#|--7----------------------|--7-0~-----|-------------------8-| D#|-------------------------|-----------|---------------------| 2x
Faster/Chorus 1
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-3-3-1-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3---1---1-1-3-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-8-8-7-7-3-| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-1-1-1-1-3-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-8-8-7-7-|
Slower/Verse 2
F#|-------------------------|------------------------|---------| C#|----7~------7/10---9\(7)-|----7~------------------|---------| G#|--7----------------------|--7---------7/10---8-7\-|-0~------| D#|-------------------------|------------------------|---------| F#|-------------------------|-----------|---------------------| C#|----7~------7/10---9\(7)-|----7~-----|----7~------7/10-----| G#|--7----------------------|--7-0~-----|-------------------8-| D#|-------------------------|-----------|---------------------|
Faster/Chorus 2
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-3-3-1-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-1-1-1-1-3-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-8-8-7-7-3-| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-1-1-1-1-3-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-8-8-7-7-|
Bridge 1
F#|----------------------|------------------------| C#|----------------------|--5h7-------------------| G#|--7-----7---7-----5-6-|----------7---7-----5-6-| D#|----0-0---0---0-0-----|------0-0---0---0-0-----| 4x
Slower/Verse 3
F#|-------------------------|------------------------|---------| C#|----7~------7/10---9\(7)-|----7~------------------|---------| G#|--7----------------------|--7---------7/10---8-7\-|-0~------| D#|-------------------------|------------------------|---------| F#|-------------------------|-----------|---------------------| C#|----7~------7/10---9\(7)-|----7~-----|----7~------7/10-----| G#|--7----------------------|--7-0~-----|-------------------8-| D#|-------------------------|-----------|---------------------|
Faster/Chorus 3
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-3-3-1-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-1-1-1-1-3-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-8-8-7-7-3-| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-1-1-1-1-3-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-8-8-7-7-|
Bridge 2
F#|----------------------|------------------------| C#|----------------------|--5h7-------------------| G#|--7-----7---7-----5-6-|----------7---7-----5-6-| D#|----0-0---0---0-0-----|------0-0---0---0-0-----| 4x
Slower/Solo
F#|-------------------------|-----------| C#|----7~------7/10---9\(7)-|----7~-----| G#|--7----------------------|--7-0~-----| D#|-------------------------|-----------| 2x F#|--------| C#|--------| G#|--0-3---| D#|--------| 3x F#|-------------------------| C#|-------------------------| G#|--333333333333-----------|(numbers aren't exact but you can experiment with it) D#|--------------5555555555-|
Faster/Chorus 4
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|.----------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|.----------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-3-3-1-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-1-1-1-1-3-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-8-8-7-7-3-| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------| C#|--------------------------------------------------------------.| G#|--------------------------------------------------------------.| D#|-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-1-1-1-1-3-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-8-8-7-7-| 2x
Slower/Outro
F#|-------------------------|------------------------|---------| C#|----7~------7/10---9\(7)-|----7~------7/10--------|---------| G#|--7----------------------|--7----------------8-7\-|-0~------| D#|-------------------------|------------------------|---------| F#|-------------------------|------------------------|---------| C#|----7~------7/10---9\(7)-|----7~------------------|---------| G#|--7----------------------|--7---------7/10---8-7\-|-0~------| D#|-------------------------|------------------------|---------|