Metallica - The Call Of Ktulu bass tab
Metallica
The Call of Ktulu
written by: Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton and Hammett
as performed on Ride the Lightning
Play with wah & distortion. I didn't put in all the Wah Changes. Just listen to the song.
It is used mostly on the really high notes.
h.. e h. q
G||-------------------||----------------|-------------------|
D|4:--Guitar Intro.---||:---------------|------------------:|
A|4:------------------||:-0---------7---|-6----------(6)\--:| x4
E||-------------------||----------------|-------------------|
w w e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q
G||----------------|----------------|| |----------------|------------------|
D||----------------|----------------|| |----------------|------------------|
A||-------R--------|-5--------------|| x3 |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5--5-5--5\--|
E||----------------|----------------|| |----------------|------------------|
BASS FILL #1
============
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G||-----------------------|-------------------|
D||--------5-(5)H7-5-7----|-------------------|
A||--0-0-0-------------7--|--6-6-6-6-6-7------|
E||-----------------------|--------------8-7--|
BASS SOLO
=========
3rd and 4th times, substitute Bass Fill #1
e e e e q. e e e e e e e q e e q e e e e
G||-------------------------|--------------------|----------9-9-9----|
D||:-------(5)H7--5--7------|--------------------|----------7-7-7----|
A||:-0--0----------------7--|--6-6-6-6--6-7--7\--|--0-0--0--0-0-0-7--|
E||-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e s s e e e e e e e e e
G||---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
D||---------------------------|--------5-(5)H7--7-7-7-----|--------------------|
A||--6-6-6-6--6-(10)-(6/(10))-|--0-0-0----------------7---|--6-6-6-6--6-7------|
E||---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------8-7--|
e e e e q e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e
G||----------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
D||--------5--7---(7)\---|--------------------|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--|
A||--0-0-0----0/------7--|--6-6-6-6--6-7--7\--|------------------------|
E||----------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e e e e e e e e
G||--9-9-9-9--10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|------------------------|
D||--------------------------------------------------|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--|
A||--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E||--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
[1.--------------------------
q q e e q e e e e e e e e q q q e e
G||-------10----10-10--10\-|------------------------|--10----12----14----12-14--|
D||--12---------12-12--12\-|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--|---------------------------|
A||------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
E||------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
^
This is where it changes.
When you get to here, go
to the next part 1-2-3-4 !
------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
e e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e e e e
G||--15-14--12H14P12-14H15P14-12H14P12--|-14H15P14--12H14P12---15-14-12-14\--||
D||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------:||
A||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------:||
E||-------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
[2.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
q q q. s s e e e e e e e e
G||--10----12----14--12-14--|--12-17-15-14-----15-14-----|-----14H15P14--------14H15P14-----||
D||-------------------------|---------------17-------17--|--17----------17--17----------17-:||
A||-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------:||
E||-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------||
[3.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
q q h e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G||--10----12----14------|------------------12-14-12--|--14-12-15-14--17-15-17-19\---||
D||----------------------|--12-14-15-12--15-----------|-----------------------------:||
A||----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------:||
E||----------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------||
[4.--------------------------->
e e e e e e e e s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
G||--------------------------|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D||-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-|-------------------------------------------------|
A||--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E||--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
::::GRADUAL BEND:::::::::::::full-----------wah off-]
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
G||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D||-------------------------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------------------------|
E||-------------------------------------------------|
This is the cool bit. It sounds good.
e e e e e e e e e e e e e+s e+s e e e e e e e e e
G||--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
D||:-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
A||:-------------0-----2--3--|--------------0--2---3--|--------------0-----2--3--|
E||--0--0--0--0-----0--------|--1--1--1--1------------|--2--2--2--2-----0--------|
e e e e e+s e+s e
G||------------------------|
D||-----------------------:| x4
A||--5-----------3--2-----:|
E||-----3--3--3---------3--|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e+s e+s e
G||--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
D||:-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
A||:-------------3-----5--6--|--------------3--5---6--|--------------3-----5--6--|
E||--3--3--3--3-----3--------|--4--4--4--4------------|--5--5--5--5-----5--------|
e e e e e+s e+s e
G||-------------------------|
D||------------------------:|
A||--8-----------6--5------:|
E||-----6--6--6---------6---|
Guitar SOLO --> Play this section with Wah
e e e s q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e s s e e
G||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D||:----------5-5H7--7-----|------------------------|----------5--7--7-7-7---|
A||:-0--0--0------------7--|-6--6--6--6--6--7--7/9--|-0--0--0--------------7-|
E||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
e e e e e e q e e e e e s s e e e e e e e e e e
G||-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D||----------------5--5\--|-----------5--7-7-7-7-----|--------------------------|
A||-6--6--6--6--6--7--7\--|--0--0--0--------------7--|--6--6--6--6--6--7--------|
E||-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------8--7--|
e e e e q. s e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G||------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
D||----------------7\------|--------------------------|--0--0--0--0--12-12-12-12--|
A||--0--0--0--0----0----7--|--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--7--|---------------------------|
E||------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
e e e e e e e e
G||-------------------------|
D||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| Repeat this bar 4 times
A||-------------------------|
E||-------------------------|
[1.------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G||-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D||-12-12-14-14-15-15-14-14-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-:|
A||-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------:|
E||-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
[2.------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G||-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-:|
A||-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------:|
E||-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G||---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D||:-----------5--7--5--7-----|-------------------------|----------5--7--5--7-----|
A||:--0--0--0--------------7--|-6--6--6--6--6--7--------|-0--0--0--------------7--|
E||---------------------------|-------------------8--7--|-------------------------|
e e e e e e q
G||-------------------------|
D||-----------------5--5\--:|
A||--6--6--6--6--6--7--7\--:|
E||-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G||--------------------------|--------------------------|
D||--0--0--0--0--12-12-12-12-|--13-13-14-14-15-15-15-15-| Play these bars twice
A||--------------------------|--------------------------|
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e h s e s e s e s e s e s
G||--------------------------|------------------12------|-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-|
D||--0--0--0--0--12-12-12-12-|--14-14-15-15-------------|----------------------------------|
A||--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
e s e s e s e s q
G||-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-|
D||----------------------------|
A||----------------------------|
E||----------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e. e. e
G||--------------------------|------------------------|
D||:-------------------------|-----------------------:|
A||:-0-----------0-----2--3--|--0-----------0--2--3--:| x4
E||-----0--0--0-----0--------|-----1--1--1------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e. e. e
G||--------------------------|------------------------|
D||:-------------------------|-----------------------:|
A||:-2-----------2-----4--5--|--2-----------2--4--5--:| x4
E||-----2--2--2-----2--------|-----3--3--3------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e. e. e
G||--------------------------|-----------------------|
D||:-------------------------|----------------------:|
A||:-3-----------3-----5--6--|--3-----------3--5--6-:| x3
E||-----3--3--3-----3--------|-----4--4--4-----------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e. e. e
G||--------------------------|-----------------------|
D||:-------------------------|----------------------:|
A||:-5-----------5-----7--8--|--5-----------5--7--8-:| x3
E||-----5--5--5-----5--------|-----6--6--6-----------|
h.. s w
G||---------------------|-------------------|
D||:--------------------|------------------:|
A||:-----0---------7----|----6-------------:| x8
E||---------------------|-------------------|
[1.2.3.-------------][4.---------------------------------->
h h w h h
G||-------7------7------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D||:--------------------|------------------:|------0-------------|--------------------|
A||:--------------------|----0-------------:|--------------------|--------------------|
E||---------------------|-------------------|-------------0------|----(0)-------------|
e e e e+q q q q h
G||----------------------|--------------------|
D||:---------------------|--------------------|
A||:---------------------|-------7-----7------|
E||----3--2--2--2-----3--|--0----------0------|
[1-7.----------------]
e e e e+q q q. h.
G||----------------------|--------------------|
D||----------------------|-------------------:|
A||----------------------|-------------7-----:|
E||----3--2--2--2-----3--|--0----------0------|
[8.------------------->
q. h e e q e e+h w
G||----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
D||----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
A||----------------------|---------5----5----|---(5)----------------|
E||---0---0------2---2---|--(2)--------------|----------------------|
Now there is 15 bars of Drums. Now for the final little section --->
q q q q q q h h.
G||----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
D||----------------------|----------------------|3------------------|
A||----5----3----5----1--|----5----8----5-------|4---(5)------------|
E||----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
q q q q q q h Fast ! h h
G||---------------------|---------------------|12\10/12/14\12/14/15\14/15/17\15/17/|/19--------|
D||4--------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------|-----------|
A||4---5---3----5----1--|----5----8----5------|------------------------------------|------17---|
E||---------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------|-----------|
