Metallica
ANESTHESIA-PULLING TEETH
3/4 harm 152 bpm
o 4/4
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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----|
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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|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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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|---------------------------|-------------------------||-----------------|
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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-----|
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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 +
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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---|-----------------|
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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)
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Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth |
Artist |
Metallica |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
NVXxXclLNyE |
Interactive Bass Tab Guide
Interactive bass tabs provide a better experience than ASCII tabs. With playback, loop, print features and a responsive display that follows the screen of your device.
Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.
Symbol | Function |
| Move cursor to the first bar |
| Play interactive tabs |
| Pause playback |
| Loop |
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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).