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

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