(Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth Bass Tab

Metallica
ANESTHESIA-PULLING TEETH

 3/4       harm       152 bpm
   o                  4/4
G|--------|----------||------10-14----10-14----10-|-14----10-14----10-14-----|
D|-0--0-0-|-12--/19\-||-o-12-------12-------12----|----12-------12-------12\-|
A|--------|----------||-o-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------|----------||---------------------------|--------------------------|
  q. e q   l    q        e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

                                             2 times
G|-------9-12----9-12----9-|-12----9-12----9-12---||----10-14----10-14----10-|
D|-\(10)------10------10---|----10------10------o-||-12-------12-------12----|
A|-------------------------|--------------------o-||-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------||-------------------------|
    e   e e  e  e e  e  e   e  e  e e  e  e q       e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

                                                                      rit.
G|-14----10-14----10-14-|----12-16----12-16----12-|-16----12-16----12-16----|
D|----12-------12-------|-14-------14-------14----|----14-------14-------14-|
A|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  e  e  e  e  e  e  q    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

 a tempo
G|----14-17----14-17----17-|----12-16----12-16----16-|---------------||
D|-15-------15-------15----|-14-------14-------14----|-14--12--12-12-||
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-12--10--------||
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------||
  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    h   l    s  s

 132 bpm                   +  o                           +  o
G|----14----10----|-------12----|----14----10----|-------------|
D|-12----12----12-|-14-10-10----|-12----12----12-|-14-10-14----|
A|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------12----|
E|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
  q  e  e  e  e    q  q  q       q  e  e  e  e    q  q  q

                           +  o
G|----14----10----|-------12----|----14----10----|-------------|
D|-12----12----12-|-14-10-10----|-12----12----12-|-14-10/------|
A|----------------|-------------|----------------|--------0-13-|
E|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
  q  e  e  e  e    q  q  q       q  e  e  e  e    q   e  e q

G|------------------|-------14-15---|------------------|-------14-15p14----|
D|------13-12-------|----15---------|------13-12-------|----15----------15-|
A|-12---------15-12-|-13----------0-|-12---------15-12-|-13----------------|
E|------------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|
  q +q e  e  e  e    q  e  e  e  e   q +q e  e  e  e    q  e. s  e  e  e
     [3]  [  3  ]                       [3]  [  3  ]             [  3  ]

                                  + o
G|------------------|-------14-15-----|------------------|-------14-15p14----|
D|------13-12-------|----15-----------|------13-12-------|----15----------15-|
A|-12---------15-12-|-13----------0---|-12---------15-12-|-13----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
  q +q e  e  e  e    q  e  e  e  e     q +q e  e  e  e    q  e. s  e  e  e
     [3]  [  3  ]                         [3]  [  3  ]             [  3  ]

 5/8                 3/4                 5/8
G||---------16-------|-------14----14----|-------13-------|
D||-o----16----16----|----14----14----14-|----11----11----|
A||-o-14----------14-|-12----------------|-11----------11-|
E||------------------|-------------------|----------------|
     e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e

 3/4            2 times 5/8              3/4
G|-------14----14------||-------16-------|-------17----17----|
D|----12----12----12-o-||----16----16----|----17----17----17-|
A|-12----------------o-||-14----------14-|-15----------------|
E|---------------------||----------------|-------------------|
  e  e  e  e  e  e       e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e

                     5/8                                3/4
G|-------19----------|----19----19----|-------/12-------|-------12----------|
D|----17----17-------|-19----19----19-|----14-----14----|----14----14----14-|
A|-17----------17-17-|----------------|-15-----------15-|-14----------14----|
E|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e    e  e   e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e
                                                                  |    |
                                                                 let ring

                     5/4
G|-------11----12----|----14-12h14p12----12----------------------|
D|----12----12----12-|----------------16----16-14-12-------------|
A|-12----------------|-12----------------------------15-14-12-14-|
E|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|
  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  q  s  s  s  e  e  s  s  e  s  s  s  s
                            [  3  ]

 3/4
G|-------12---------|-17-19-17h19p17-16-17-16h17p16-|----16-------------|
D|----14----14----0-|-------------------------------|-17----17----17-17-|
A|-15----------15---|-------------------------------|----------17-------|
E|------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|
  e  e  e  e  e  e   e  e  s  s  s  e  e  s  s  s    e  e  e  e  e  e
                           [  3  ]        [  3  ]

 5/8                                          3/4
G|----------------------16---|-------12-------|-------12----------|
D|-17-17-17-19-19-19-19------|----14----14----|----14----14----14-|
A|-------------------------0-|-15----------15-|-14----------14----|
E|---------------------------|----------------|-------------------|
  s  s  s  e  s  s  s  e  e   e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e
  [  3  ]     [  3  ]                                   |    |
                                                       let ring

                     5/4
G|-------11----12----|----14-12h14p12----12----------------------|
D|----12----12----12-|----------------16----16-14-12-------------|
A|-12----------------|-12----------------------------15-14-12-14-|
E|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|
  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  q  s  s  s  e  e  s  s  e  s  s  s  s
                            [  3  ]

 5/8              6/4
G|-------12-------|---19-b1-r-17h19p17-16-17-16h17p16----16----------|
D|----14----14----|-0---------------------------------19----17----17-|
A|-15----------15-|--------------------------------------------17----|
E|----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
  e  e  e  e  e    e e   (e) s  s  s  e  e  s  s  s  e  e  e  e  e
                             [  3  ]        [  3  ]

 3/4                             5/8            3/4
G|-------------------------16\---|--------------|--------------------|
D|-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-19-----0-|------10------|-------14----14-----|
A|-------------------------------|---10----10---|----14----14----14/-|
E|-------------------------------|-8----------8-|-12-----------------|
  e  s  s  s  e  s  s  s  e   e   e e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e  e  e
     [  3  ]     [  3  ]

                                +o                               +o
G|------------------|---------|------10----10----|-----7/(9)-9/(12)-|
D|------14----14----|---------|---10----10----10-|---7--------------|
A|-0-12----12----12-|-12-10-7-|-8----------------|-5----------------|
E|------------------|---------|------------------|------------------|
  e e  e  e  e  e    q  q  q   e e  e  e  e  e    e e e  e  e  e

                             5/8           3/4 +
G|-------12----12----|-------|--------------|--------------------|
D|----12----12----12-|-------|------10------|-------14----14-----|
A|-10----------------|-------|---10----10---|----14----14----14/-|
E|-------------------|-3-5-7-|-8----------8-|-12-----------------|
  e  e  e  e  e  e    q q q   e e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e  e  e

   o                                                    +o
G|------------------|---------------------------------|------10----10----|
D|------14----14----|---------------------------------|---10----10----10-|
A|-0-12----12----12-|-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-|-8----------------|
E|------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|
  e e  e  e  e  e    e  s  s  s  e  s  s  s  e s s s   e e  e  e  e  e
                        [  3  ]     [  3  ]    [ 3 ]

                                        5/4
G|-----7/(9)-9/(12)-|-------12----12----|-------------------||
D|---7--------------|----12----12----12-|-------------------||
A|-5----------------|-10----------------|----------------0--||
E|------------------|-------------------|-3-5-7-b1/2-r-5----||
  e e e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e    q q q.       l q

 200 bpm
  4/4
G||-----------------------------|-----------------|
D||-o-7-7---9-9---10-10---9-9---|-7-7---6-6---7---|
A||-o-----0-----0-------0-----0-|-----0-----0---0-|
E||-----------------------------|-----------------|
     e e e e e e e  e  e e e e   e e e e e e q q
     [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [  3  ] [ 3 ]   [ 3 ] [ 3 ]

                             |1.                        |2. 2/4
G|---------------------------|-------------------------||-----------------|
D|-7-7---9-9---10-10---9-9---|-10-10---14-14---13\---o-||-10-10---14-14---|
A|-----0-----0-------0-----0-|-------0-------0-----0-o-||-------0-------0-|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------||-----------------|
  e e e e e e e  e  e e e e   e  e  e e  e  e q   q      e  e  e e  e  e
  [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [  3  ] [ 3 ]   [  3  ] [  3  ]            [  3  ] [  3  ]

 4/4                                                       +
G|------------------|----------------|-------18----19----|-18-18-18----18----|
D|-13---14--13---14-|-13---14-13-/19-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
A|----0--------0----|----0-----------|-0--0--0-----0-----|-0--0--0-----0-----|
E|------------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
  q  e q   q  e q    q  e q  q   q    q  q  e  e  e  e    q  q  e  e  e  e
  [ 3]     [ 3]      [ 3]
     |   |    |   |      let ring    let A-string ring ---------------------
   let ring  let ring

                                                o            +
G|-19----18----19-18----|-19----18----19----19-----|--------------||
D|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-----|--------------||
A|-0-----0-----0--0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0--(0)-|-(0)----------||
E|----------------------|--------------------------|---------/X\--||
  e  e  e  e  q  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  (e)   (l)      q

-------------------------------------------------------------|

 Drums enter
  o                                   +                                   o
G|----------------|---------------|------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------5---5-7-b1/2-r-b/12-r-b1/2-r-5-|
A|-----2-0--------|------5----5-7-|---5-5-7---7------|---------------------|
E|-0-3-----3-3-5/-|-/(7)----7-----|-0----------------|---------------------|
  q e e e e e e      q  q. e e e   q e s s e e e e  + (h.)              q

         +                          o    +
G|-------7-b1-r---|------------------|-----14-b1-14-14-|
D|-----5--------5-|---5-7-b1-r-5---5-|-----------------|
A|---x------------|-7------------7---|-----------------|
E|-0--------------|------------------|-0---------------|
  q e e q.     e   e e q      e e q   h+e q     s   s

                           o
G|-14-b1-14-14-14-b1-14-14\-|-----12---11-|-12---11-12-12-12-11---|
D|--------------------------|--------0----|----0----------------0-|
A|--------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|-0-0---------|-----------------------|
  q     s  s  q     e  q     q q e  e q    e  e q  e  s  s  e  e
                                    |  |      |  |
                                 let ring  let ring

   T     T     T     T     T       T     T     T     T        +o    +o
G|-------------------------------|----------------------|-16-12-16-12-16-|
D|-17p14-19p14-19p14-21p14-19p14-|-17p14-19p14-21p14-17-|----------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------|----------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------|----------------|
  e  e  s  e  t  t  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  q    q  e  q  e  q

    +o    +o                                                  +
G|-12-16-12-16-16-|-16p12----12-16p12----12-16p12-12-12-12-12-14-|
D|----------------|-------14----------14-------------------------|
A|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
  e  q  e  q  q    s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  e.
                                                 [  3  ]

                      o                      +
G|-b1-r-12----12-b1/2-----|-------------------------|
D|---------14---------14\-|-----21-17-17----20-b1/2-|
A|------------------------|--------------19---------|
E|------------------------|-0-0---------------------|
 (q)   e  e  q       q     q e q  s  s  e  e

G|---------------------R--------|----19----------19---------19---------19-|
D|-20-20-b1/2-20-19-17----19-b1-|-------19-b1/2-----19-b1/2----19-b1/2----|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
  e  e       e  e  q  e. s      (e) e  e        e  e       e  e       e

                                 o                 +o  +o
G|---------19-19-19-b1---r-----|-------------|-----------|-------------|
D|-19-b1/2-----------------17\-|-------------|-----------|-------2-0---|
A|-----------------------------|-------------|-----------|-----------3-|
E|-----------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-------|
  e       e  e  q.        q     q e q e e e   e e q q q   q e q e e e

                                    +
G|------------|-------------|------------|-15-14-12-14p12----12-15-14-12-|
D|------------|-------5-----|-5-----5/-0-|----------------14-------------|
A|-2-1-0------|---5-7---5-7-|---5-7------|-------------------------------|
E|-------3--0-|-0-----------|------------|-------------------------------|
  e e e q. q   q e e e q e   q q q q  q   e  e  e  e  e  e  q  e  e  e
                             [ 3 ]        [  3  ]  [  3  ]     [  3  ]

G|-14p12----12-15-14-12-14p12----|-12-------------------------------|
D|-------14-------------------14-|----14-12-14p12----12-------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------14----14-12-13-14-|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  e  e  e  q  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  s  s  s  e. e  s  s  e
  [  3  ]     [  3  ]  [  3  ]    [  3  ]

                      o
G|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
D|-12-14p12-12----12-12\-|-----------------|---------------2-|-------------|
A|-------------14--------|-----------------|-----------2-----|-------------|
E|-----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  e  s  e. e  e  e  q     e e e e e e e e   (e) e e e e e q   q e q e e e

                                                       Harm
G|-------------|-12----11----------11-|-12----14-14-12---|--------------|
D|-------14-14-|-11-11----11-14-11----|----11------------|------------6-|
A|-------------|-0--------------------|----------------9-|-7-0-9-10-0---|
E|-0-0-0-------|----------------------|------------------|--------------|
  q q q e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  q    e  e  e  e  q  q   e e q e  e q
                let A-string ring

G|--------------------|----------------|----------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-10-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-11-9-9-12-10-|-10-11-11-14-14-11-11-14-12-|
A|--------------------|----------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------|----------------|----------------------------|
  e s s e. s s e s q   q e  e q e  e    h  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s
                   /   /      /         /
                   /   /      /         /
                   /   /      /         /

G|------------------------------------------|-------16-15-16-17-19-19-b1-|
D|-(12)-15-12-14-16-14-16-15-17-17-16-17-19-|-17-19----------0-----------|
A|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
  (s)  e  s  s  s  s  s  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  q
                         [  3  ]  [  3  ]    [  3  ]

G|-(19)-19-19-19-19-|-19-b1-r-16----16-19-16-|
D|------------------|------------17----------|
A|------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------------|
  (h.) s  s  s  s    q       e  e  e  e  q

G|-19p16----16h19p16----16h19p16----16h19p16----|-16h19---19-b1-r-16----|
D|-------17----------17----------17----------17-|--------------------17-|
A|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  e  s    s  e.+e q.       e  e

                                                     o
G|-16----------------------|---------------------------|
D|----17----17----------17-|-19-b1/2-r-b1/2-r-b1/2-19\-|
A|-------19----19-17-19----|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    h.                    q
       let ring

                   +o  +o
G|-------------|---------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-------------|---------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-------------|---------|---------5-b1-r-|-b1-r-b1-r-2---|---------0-----0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--------|-------------0-|-0-0-0-0---3-0---|
  q e q e e e   q q q q   e e e q q.       (h)       q q   e e e e e e e e

                                 + o                 +o      Harm --
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-5-5-|
A|-0-0-4h5-0-4h5-0-|-4h5-0-4h5-0-4h5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-------|
  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   q q q e e

                   A.H.------------------------------------------------
 ---------------|  T      T      T       T     T      T     T      T
G|---------------|-12(19)-10(17)-9(16)-|-9(16)---------------------9(16)-|
D|-(5)-5-------5-|---------------------|-------10(17)-9(16)-10(17)-------|
A|---------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------4-4-4---|---------------------|---------------------------------|
   (e) e q e e q   q.     q.      q      q     q      e     e      q

                                                     A.H.----------------|
 ----------------------------------------------|  Harm             +   +o
   T      T     T      T     T      T     T           T      T     T
G|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-10(17)-9(16)---------------------9(16)-10(17)-|----10(17)-9(16)---------|
A|--------------10(17)-9(16)-10(17)--------------|-19--------------12(19)\-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
   e      e     e      e     q      e     e        q  q      q     q

                     +           o
G|---------|------------|----------|   end by sliding over the strings and
D|---------|---------16-|-(16)-----|   then tapping the open D and G strings
A|---------|---14-14-14-|-(14)-----|   against your pickup.
E|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0--0--|-(0)------|
  q q q q   q q q q q    (l)

************************************

| x    Dead note
| (n)  Ghost note
| h    Hammer-on
| p    Pull-off
| r    Release
| b    Bend
| /    Slide up
| \    Slide down
| o   open (bass)
| +   closed (treble)

************************************

Bass Tabs
Title	(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth
Artist	Metallica
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	NVXxXclLNyE

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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).

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