From the album "MASTER OF PUPPETS"
"LEPER MESSIAH"
METALLICA
Tabbed by Maf
Important Note: each - symbol is a 1/16 note.
p=pause |---| |---|
P=pull off |-4-| 4/4 BEAT |-3-| 3/4 BEAT etc.
H=hammer on |-4-| |-4-|
S=slide |---| |---|
|-----| |-----------|
|-----| |-----------|
|--%--| Repeat Last Beat |2-1-3------| Triplet
|-----| |-----------|
\ 3 /
||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||----------------|------------0---|----------------|----------------|
||------------0-0-|3---0-0-3-------|------------0-0-|3---0-0-3-------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|
|------------0-0-|3---0-0-3---1---|------------0-0-|3---0-0-----0-0-|
|---|------------|---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-3-|------------|-4-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-4-|----2-0-----|-4-|----------3-----|----------------|----------3-----|
|---|5-3-----321-|---|0---2-p-2---2---|2-p-2-p-2-3-2---|0---0-0-2---2---|
\3/
|-----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------:||----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------||32------32------|32----------5-7-|32------32------|
|2-p-2-p-2-3-2-2--||----0-0-----0-0-|----0-0-87------|----0-0-----0-0-|
P P P P H
|----------------|----------------|----------------||-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------||:----------------|
|32--------------|----------------|----------------||-----------------|
|----0-0-3-3-2-2-|0---0-0-p---0-0-|----0-0-3-3-2-2-||-----0-0-----0-0-|
P
|-----------------||----------------|---|--------------------|---|
|----------------:||----------------|-5-|--------------------|-4-|
|-----------------||----------------|-4-|--------3-2-0---3-p-|-4-|
|----0-0-3-3-2-2--||----0-0-----0-0-|---|1-0-3---------------|---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|32------32------|32------32------|32------32------|------------0---||
|----0-0-----0-0-|----0-00----13--|----0-0-----0-0-|0-0-3---0-0-----||
1st, 2nd Verses
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
||:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------:||
||-32------32------|32------32------|----------------|-----------------||
||-----0-0-----0-0-|----0-00----13--|32--2-2-32--2-2-|32--2-2-32--23---||
P P P P S S S S S
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
||:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------:||
||-32------32------|32------32------|----------------|-----------------||
||-----0-0-----0-0-|----0-00----13--|32--2-2-32--2-2-|32--2-2-32--23---||
P P P P S S S S S
||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
||--------6-------|5-------4-------|--------6-------|5-------4-------||
||0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------||
Chorus
||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||7---0-0-76--0-0-|65--0-0-54--0-0-|7---0-0-76--0-0-|65--0-0-54--0-0-|
S S S S S S
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|7---0-0076--0-00|65--0-0054--0-00|7---000076--0000|65--000054--0000|
S S S S S S
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|
|43--333343--3333|43--333343--3333|0---2-p-2---2---|2-p-2-p-2-3-2---|
S S S S
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-5-|--------------------|
|----------3-----|----------------|----------3-----|-4-|--------------------|
|0---0-0-2---2---|2-p-2-p-2-3-2-2-|0---2-p-2---2---|---|2-p-2-p-2-3-2---0-0-|
|---|----------------|---|------------||---|----------------|----------------|
|-4-|----------------|-3-|------------||-4-|----------------|----------------|
|-4-|--------0-------|-4-|----2-0-----||-4-|----------------|----------------|
|---|3---0-0-----0-0-|---|5-3-----321-||---|0-----------321-|0---321-0---321-|
\3/ \3/ \3/ \3/
Faster
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|----------------|1---------------|3-------5-------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|5---------------|0-------2-------|
|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|0-0-p-----------|1---------------|3-------5-------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|5---------------|0-0-0p002---2---|
|0---------------|0-0-p-----------|----------------|----------------|
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||-00000---00000---|00000---00000---|11111---11111---|33333---55555---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------:||
|----------------|----------------|55555---55555---|00--0-p02---2----||
|00000---00000---|00000---00000---|----------------|-----------------||
Guitar Solo
Triplet Feel 0-0- = 0---0-
\ 3 /
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
End of Triplet Feel
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------:||
|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|00--0-p02---2----||
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|-----------------||
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||-0---------------|----------------|1---------------|3-------5-------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------:||
|----------------|----------------|5---------------|00--0-p02---2----||
|0---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|5-555-555-555-55|5-555-555-555-55|3-333-333-333-33|2-222-221-111-11|
Chorus
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------6-------|5-------4-------|--------6-------|5-------4-------|
|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|--------6-------|5-------4-------|
|00000---00000---|00000---00000---|0---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------6-------|5-------4-------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|----------------|33333---33333---|33333---33333---|
||-----------------|-----------------||----------------|----------------|
||:----------------|----------------:||----------------|----------------|
||-7-------6-------|5-------4--------||----------------|----------------|
||---000-00--000-00|--000-00--000-00-||3-333-333-333-33|3-333-333-333-33|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----3 BEATS-----||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----PAUSE------||
|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3---------------|----------------||
SLOWER
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------2-0-----|----------3-----|----------------|----------3-----|
|3-2-5-3-----321-|0---2-p-2---2---|2-p-2-p-2-3-2---|0---0-0-2---2---|
\3/
|----------------|----------------|---|--------------------|---|
|----------------|----------------|-5-|--------------------|-4-|
|----------------|----------3-----|-4-|--------------------|-4-|
|2-p-2-p-2-3-2-2-|0---2-p-2---2---|---|2-p-2-p-2-3-2---0-0-|---|
|----------------|---|------------|---|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|-3-|------------|-4-|----------------|----------------||
|--------0-------|-4-|----2-------|-4-|----------------|----------------||
|3---0-0-----0-0-|---|5-3---5-321-|---|0---------------|1---000-0---p---||
\3/
If you got questions or Dream Theater bass Tabs please write me!
Maf
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Leper Messiah |
Artist |
Metallica |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
4s853XIQ6Ng |
Interactive Bass Tab Guide
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Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.
Symbol | Function |
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| Play interactive tabs |
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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar.
The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
(usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string.
For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret).
Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).