Metallica - Anesthesis(pulling Teeth) bass tab
w - whole note
h - half note
q - quarter note
e - eigth note
s - sixteenth note
t - thirty-second note
l - long note ('fermate' sign)
x+y - play note with length x+y
/ - a couple of these mean you have to fill the length with
1. eight notes (1 slash) or
2. sixteenth notes (2 slashes) or
3. thirty-second notes (3 slashes)
R - in the tab denotes a rest.
x - an undefined or muted note.
[ 3 ] - a triplet
/ - slide up
/(X) - slide up to fret X, but don't pick X
- slide down
(X) - slide down to fret X, but don't pick X
T - tap note
Harm - harmonic
A.H. - Artificial harmonic
inside bar :
p - pull off
h - hammer on
bx - bend string x notes up
bx r - bend string x notes up and release string
a note without a length indication, means a 'ghost' note (The little notes
that occur in sheet music sometimes).
cresc. - crescendo (Play louder and louder, 'fade in')
||-- --||
||-o o-|| - a repeat
||-o o-||
||-- --||
| X |
|-----| - X bar rest
|-----|
| |
|-----|
| % | - repeat previous bar
|-----|
|-----|
play with Wah and distortion
o = open (bass)
+ = closed (treble)
free time
3/4 harm 152 bpm
o 4/4
|--------|----------||------10-14----10-14----10-|-14----10-14----10-14-----|
|-0--0-0-|-12--/19-||-o-12-------12-------12----|----12-------12-------12-|
|--------|----------||-o-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------|----------||---------------------------|--------------------------|
q. e q l q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
2 times
|-------9-12----9-12----9-|-12----9-12----9-12---||----10-14----10-14----10-|
|-(10)------10------10---|----10------10------o-||-12-------12-------12----|
|-------------------------|--------------------o-||-------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------||-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e
rit.
|-14----10-14----10-14-|----12-16----12-16----12-|-16----12-16----12-16----|
|----12-------12-------|-14-------14-------14----|----14-------14-------14-|
|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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
|----14-17----14-17----17-|----12-16----12-16----16-|---------------||
|-15-------15-------15----|-14-------14-------14----|-14--12--12-12-||
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-12--10--------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e h l s s
132 bpm + o + o
|----14----10----|-------12----|----14----10----|-------------|
|-12----12----12-|-14-10-10----|-12----12----12-|-14-10-14----|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------12----|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
q e e e e q q q q e e e e q q q
+ o
|----14----10----|-------12----|----14----10----|-------------|
|-12----12----12-|-14-10-10----|-12----12----12-|-14-10/------|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|--------0-13-|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
q e e e e q q q q e e e e q e e q
|------------------|-------14-15---|------------------|-------14-15p14----|
|------13-12-------|----15---------|------13-12-------|----15----------15-|
|-12---------15-12-|-13----------0-|-12---------15-12-|-13----------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|
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
|------------------|-------14-15-----|------------------|-------14-15p14----|
|------13-12-------|----15-----------|------13-12-------|----15----------15-|
|-12---------15-12-|-13----------0---|-12---------15-12-|-13----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
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
||---------16-------|-------14----14----|-------13-------|
||-o----16----16----|----14----14----14-|----11----11----|
||-o-14----------14-|-12----------------|-11----------11-|
||------------------|-------------------|----------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
3/4 2 times 5/8 3/4
|-------14----14------||-------16-------|-------17----17----|
|----12----12----12-o-||----16----16----|----17----17----17-|
|-12----------------o-||-14----------14-|-15----------------|
|---------------------||----------------|-------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
5/8 3/4
|-------19----------|----19----19----|-------/12-------|-------12----------|
|----17----17-------|-19----19----19-|----14-----14----|----14----14----14-|
|-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
| |
let ring
5/4
|-------11----12----|----14-12h14p12----12----------------------|
|----12----12----12-|----------------16----16-14-12-------------|
|-12----------------|-12----------------------------15-14-12-14-|
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|
e e e e e e e q s s s e e s s e s s s s
[ 3 ]
3/4
|-------12---------|-17-19-17h19p17-16-17-16h17p16-|----16-------------|
|----14----14----0-|-------------------------------|-17----17----17-17-|
|-15----------15---|-------------------------------|----------17-------|
|------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|
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
|----------------------16---|-------12-------|-------12----------|
|-17-17-17-19-19-19-19------|----14----14----|----14----14----14-|
|-------------------------0-|-15----------15-|-14----------14----|
|---------------------------|----------------|-------------------|
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
|-------11----12----|----14-12h14p12----12----------------------|
|----12----12----12-|----------------16----16-14-12-------------|
|-12----------------|-12----------------------------15-14-12-14-|
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|
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
|-------12-------|---19-b1-r-17h19p17-16-17-16h17p16----16----------|
|----14----14----|-0---------------------------------19----17----17-|
|-15----------15-|--------------------------------------------17----|
|----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
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
|-------------------------16---|--------------|--------------------|
|-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-19-----0-|------10------|-------14----14-----|
|-------------------------------|---10----10---|----14----14----14/-|
|-------------------------------|-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
|------------------|---------|------10----10----|-----7/(9)-9/(12)-|
|------14----14----|---------|---10----10----10-|---7--------------|
|-0-12----12----12-|-12-10-7-|-8----------------|-5----------------|
|------------------|---------|------------------|------------------|
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 +
|-------12----12----|-------|--------------|--------------------|
|----12----12----12-|-------|------10------|-------14----14-----|
|-10----------------|-------|---10----10---|----14----14----14/-|
|-------------------|-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
|------------------|---------------------------------|------10----10----|
|------14----14----|---------------------------------|---10----10----10-|
|-0-12----12----12-|-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-|-8----------------|
|------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|
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
|-----7/(9)-9/(12)-|-------12----12----|-------------------||
|---7--------------|----12----12----12-|-------------------||
|-5----------------|-10----------------|----------------0--||
|------------------|-------------------|-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
||-----------------------------|-----------------|
||-o-7-7---9-9---10-10---9-9---|-7-7---6-6---7---|
||-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 q q
[ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ]
|1. |2. 2/4
|---------------------------|-------------------------||-----------------|
|-7-7---9-9---10-10---9-9---|-10-10---14-14---13---o-||-10-10---14-14---|
|-----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 q q e e e e e e
[ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ]
4/4 +
|------------------|----------------|-------18----19----|-18-18-18----18----|
|-13---14--13---14-|-13---14-13-/19-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
|----0--------0----|----0-----------|-0--0--0-----0-----|-0--0--0-----0-----|
|------------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
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 +
|-19----18----19-18----|-19----18----19----19-----|--------------||
|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-----|--------------||
|-0-----0-----0--0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0--(0)-|-(0)----------||
|----------------------|--------------------------|---------/X--||
e e e e q e e e e e e e e e (e) (l) q
Drums enter
o + o
|----------------|---------------|------------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------5---5-7-b1/2-r-b/12-r-b1/2-r-5-|
|-----2-0--------|------5----5-7-|---5-5-7---7------|---------------------|
|-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 +
|-------7-b1-r---|------------------|-----14-b1-14-14-|
|-----5--------5-|---5-7-b1-r-5---5-|-----------------|
|---x------------|-7------------7---|-----------------|
|-0--------------|------------------|-0---------------|
q e e q. e e e q e e q h+e q s s
o
|-14-b1-14-14-14-b1-14-14-|-----12---11-|-12---11-12-12-12-11---|
|--------------------------|--------0----|----0----------------0-|
|--------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-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
|-------------------------------|----------------------|-16-12-16-12-16-|
|-17p14-19p14-19p14-21p14-19p14-|-17p14-19p14-21p14-17-|----------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------|----------------|
e e s e t t e e e e e e e e e e q q e q e q
+o +o +
|-12-16-12-16-16-|-16p12----12-16p12----12-16p12-12-12-12-12-14-|
|----------------|-------14----------14-------------------------|
|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
e q e q q s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e.
[ 3 ]
o +
|-b1-r-12----12-b1/2-----|-------------------------|
|---------14---------14-|-----21-17-17----20-b1/2-|
|------------------------|--------------19---------|
|------------------------|-0-0---------------------|
(q) e e q q q e q s s e e
|---------------------R--------|----19----------19---------19---------19-|
|-20-20-b1/2-20-19-17----19-b1-|-------19-b1/2-----19-b1/2----19-b1/2----|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
e e e e q e. s (e) e e e e e e e
o +o +o
|---------19-19-19-b1---r-----|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|-19-b1/2-----------------17-|-------------|-----------|-------2-0---|
|-----------------------------|-------------|-----------|-----------3-|
|-----------------------------|-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
+
|------------|-------------|------------|-15-14-12-14p12----12-15-14-12-|
|------------|-------5-----|-5-----5/-0-|----------------14-------------|
|-2-1-0------|---5-7---5-7-|---5-7------|-------------------------------|
|-------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 ]
|-14p12----12-15-14-12-14p12----|-12-------------------------------|
|-------14-------------------14-|----14-12-14p12----12-------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------14----14-12-13-14-|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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
|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-12-14p12-12----12-12-|-----------------|---------------2-|-------------|
|-------------14--------|-----------------|-----------2-----|-------------|
|-----------------------|-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
|-------------|-12----11----------11-|-12----14-14-12---|--------------|
|-------14-14-|-11-11----11-14-11----|----11------------|------------6-|
|-------------|-0--------------------|----------------9-|-7-0-9-10-0---|
|-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
|--------------------|----------------|----------------------------|
|-6-6-6-10-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-11-9-9-12-10-|-10-11-11-14-14-11-11-14-12-|
|--------------------|----------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------|----------------------------|
e s s e. s s e s q q e e q e e h s s s s s s s s
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
|------------------------------------------|-------16-15-16-17-19-19-b1-|
|-(12)-15-12-14-16-14-16-15-17-17-16-17-19-|-17-19----------0-----------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
(s) e s s s s s e e e e e e e e e e e e e q
[ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ]
|-(19)-19-19-19-19-|-19-b1-r-16----16-19-16-|
|------------------|------------17----------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
(h.) s s s s q e e e e q
|-19p16----16h19p16----16h19p16----16h19p16----|-16h19---19-b1-r-16----|
|-------17----------17----------17----------17-|--------------------17-|
|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s e s s e.+e q. e e
o
|-16----------------------|---------------------------|
|----17----17----------17-|-19-b1/2-r-b1/2-r-b1/2-19-|
|-------19----19-17-19----|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
e e e e e e e e h. q
let ring
+o +o
|-------------|---------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-------------|---------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-------------|---------|---------5-b1-r-|-b1-r-b1-r-2---|---------0-----0-|
|-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 --
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-5-5-|
|-0-0-4h5-0-4h5-0-|-4h5-0-4h5-0-4h5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q q q e e
A.H.------------------------------------------------
---------------| T T T T T T T T
|---------------|-12(19)-10(17)-9(16)-|-9(16)---------------------9(16)-|
|-(5)-5-------5-|---------------------|-------10(17)-9(16)-10(17)-------|
|---------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------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
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10(17)-9(16)---------------------9(16)-10(17)-|----10(17)-9(16)---------|
|--------------10(17)-9(16)-10(17)--------------|-19--------------12(19)-|
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e q e e q q q q
+ o
|---------|------------|----------| end by sliding over the strings and
|---------|---------16-|-(16)-----| then tapping the open D and G strings
|---------|---14-14-14-|-(14)-----| against your pickup.
|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0--0--|-(0)------|
q q q q q q q q q (l)
