Metallica - Mama Said Chords & Tabs

 

Mama Said Chords & Tabs

Metallica Chords & Tabs

Version: 4 Type: Bass Tab

Mama Said Bass Tab

   
                              MAMA SAID (Bassline)
                            As recorded by Metallica
                           (From the 1996 Album LOAD)

Words and Music by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Jason'

 Intro
  Q=72
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|


 1st Verse
  Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|


 Chorus
 3/4       4/4                 3/4        4/4
  H.        Q  Q  E S S E S S   Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E S S S S E
|---------|-------------------|----------|---------------------|
|---------|----5--------------|----------|----5----------------|
|---------|-------------------|-5--3-----|---------------------|
|---------|-3-----3-3-3-3-3h5-|-------5--|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-5---|


 3/4        4/4
  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E S S E S S   Q  Q  a Q  Q    S  S   H..
|----------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|----5--------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5--3-----|-------------------|-5--3--3s1-----|---------------|
|-------5--|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-5-|------------3--|-5s(3)s(5)-----|


  +S   H..       +S    Wx3
|--------------------|--------|
|--------------------|--------|
|--------------------|--------|
|-(5)s(3)--------(3)-|--------|


 2nd Verse
  Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|


 Chorus
 3/4       4/4                 3/4        4/4
  H.        Q  Q  E S S E S S   Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E S S S S E
|---------|-------------------|----------|---------------------|
|---------|----5--------------|----------|----5----------------|
|---------|-------------------|-5--3-----|---------------------|
|---------|-3-----3-3-3-3-3h5-|-------5--|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-5---|


 3/4        4/4
  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E S S E S S   Q  Q  a Q  Q    S S E S S S S E S S E S S
|----------|-------------------|---------------|----------------------------|
|----------|----5--------------|---------------|----------------------------|
|-5--3-----|-------------------|-5--3--3s1-----|-----------------------3-4--|
|-------5--|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-5-|------------3--|-5s3s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5------|


 Bridge
  $
  E S S E E S E S S E.   E S S E E S E S S S E
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-5-5-3----------------|-3-5-3-----------------|
|-------5-3-3-3-3h5-3--|-------5-1-1-1-1h3-1p0-|


  E S S E E S E S S E.   E S S E E S S S S S S E
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|-5-5-3----------------|-3-5-3--------------------|
|-------5-3-3-3-3h5-3--|-------5-1-1-1-1-1h3-1p0--|


  E S S E E S E S S E.   E E S S E. S E S S E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-5-5-3----------------|-3-3------------------|
|-------5-3-3-3-3h5-3--|-----5-3-1--1-1-1h3-1-|


                                            To Coda
  E S S E E S E S S E.   E S S S S E S S S S S S E
|----------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------|
|-5-5-3----------------|-3-5-3----------------------|
|-------5-3-3-3-3h5-3--|-------5-3-1-1-1-1-1-1h3-1--|


  E. +S  Q  Q  Q    S  S   Q   S S E E S S E
|-----------------|--------------------------||
|-----------------|--------------------------||
|-5--(5)S3--1-----|--------------------5s7-5-||
|--------------3--|-5s(3)s(5)--5-5-5-5-------||

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/metallica/mama_said_btab_ver_4.html ]
 3rd Verse
  H    +E  E E E   a Q.   Q  S S S S S S
|------------7---|-------------------------|
|----------7---7-|---------------5h7-------|
|-5----(5)-------|-5s3----0--5h7-----5h7---|
|----------------|-------------------------|


  H    +E  E E E   a Q.   Q.   S S S S   H    +E  E E E   a Q.   Q  S S S S S S
|------------7---|---------------------|------------7---|-------------------------|
|----------7---7-|-------------7-5-----|----------7---7-|---------------5h7-------|
|-5----(5)-------|-5s3----0--------7-6-|-5----(5)-------|-5s3----0--5h7-----5h7---|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|-------------------------|


                                     Chorus
                                     3/4
  H    +E  E E E   a Q.   H    +E     +H.
|------------7---|-----------------||--------|
|----------7---7-|-----------------||--------|
|-5----(5)-------|-5s3----0----(0)-||-(0)----|
|----------------|-----------------||--------|


 4/4                 3/4        4/4                  3/4
  Q  Q  E S S E S S   Q  Q  Q    E E Q  E S S E S S   Q  Q  Q
|-------------------|----------|--------------------|------------|
|----5--------------|----------|-----5--------------|------------|
|-------------------|-5--3-----|--------------------|-5--3-------|
|-3-----3-3-3-3-3h5-|-------5--|-3-3----3-3-3-3-3h5-|-------5----|


 4/4
  E S S E E E S S S S S S   Q  Q  a Q  Q    S  S   E  E S S S S S S E S S
|-------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|
|-------5-5---------------|---------------|-----------7---7---7-----------|
|-------------------------|-5--3--3s1-----|---------------------------3-4-|
|-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3h5-|------------3--|-5s(3)s(5)---5---5---3-5-3-----|


 3/4              4/4
  E. S E. S E. S   E S S S S S E S S E S E
|----------------|--------------------------|
|----------------|--------------------------|
|-5--5-3--3------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7--|
|-----------5--5-|--------------------------|


 3/4               4/4                          3/4
  E.  S E.  S E E   E S S S E S E S S S S S S    E E E S S S S E
|-----------------|-----------5h7-5---5---5----|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------7---7---7\-|------------------|
|-5---5-3---3-----|-5-5-5-5-5------------------|-5-5-3-3-3-0-0-0--|
|-------------5-5-|----------------------------|------------------|


 4/4
  E  S S S E E S S E a S S S   Q  Q  a Q  Q
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7s9p7---|---------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------7-|---------------|
|-5--------------------------|-5--3--3s1-----|
|----------------------------|------------3--|


  S  S   S  E S S S E S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|
|-----------7-7-7-7----------------|
|---------------------------2-3-4--|
|-5s(3)s(5)---------5-3-4-5--------|


  E S S E E S E S S E.   E S S E E S E S S S E
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-5-5-3----------------|-3-5-3-----------------|
|-------5-3-3-3-3h5-3--|-------5-1-1-1-1h3-1p0-|


                                     D.S. al Coda
  E S S E E S E S S E.   E S S E E S S S S S S E
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|-5-5-3----------------|-3-5-3--------------------|
|-------5-3-3-3-3h5-3--|-------5-1-1-1-1-1h3-1p0--|


  rit
  &
  Q  Q  Q  Q    W          +W
|-------------|----------|--------*|
|-------------|----------|--------*|
|-5--3--1-----|-5--------|-(5)----*|
|----------3--|----------|--------*|