Metallica, Mama Said Bass Tab:
<PRE>Metallica
Mama Said
Tabbed by: hoopdedoo70 Defend32@aol.com
This is a fairly easy song if you listen closely. It took me over 3 hours to get it right, but it is 100% correct.
(Eb, Ab, Db, Gb)
Rest for the first 13 measures, 4/4
Play this once then you rest 9 measures and play it again
(00:52) (2:03)
Gb-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db--------------5----------------------------------------------------------5--------------------------------------
Ab------------------------------------------------5---3-------------------------------------------------5-3------
Eb—3---------------3—3-3—3---3h5---------------------5---3---------------3---3-3-3-3—5----------5
Gb-----------------------------------------------------------I---------------------------------------
Db----------5------------------------------------------------I---------------------------------------
Ab----------------------------------5----3—31------------I--------------------------------------- x2
Eb—3----------3---3-3-3---3-5------------------3—3—-I--53/5----------(5)(3)-----------------
You play this part the first time then the
2nd time you play this part below
On the second time you play this part
(2:22)
Gb---------------------------------------
Db---------------------------------------
Ab----------------------------------3-4-
Eb---53/5-5-5-5-5-5---5-3-5--------
(Never I asked of you……) #1 (2:26)
Gb----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab—5---5-3--------------------------3—5-3-----------------------------5---5-3---------------------------3-
Eb---------------5-3---3-3—3h5-3-------------5-1---1-1-1h3-1p0----------------5-3---3-3---3h5-3-----
Gb------------------------------------
Db------------------------------------
Ab—5-3-----------------------------
Eb----------5-1---1-1-1-1h3-1p0—
(Never I asked of you…) (2:40) the second time #2
Gb
Db
Ab—5---5-3------------------------------3—3-------------------------
Eb---------------5-3---3-3—3h5—3------------5-3-1---1-1—1h3-1 (But you gave me…) (2:46)
Gb------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab—5---5-3----------------------------3—5-3------------------------------------5-(5)3—1-----------
Eb----------------5-3---3-3—3h5-3-----------------5-3-1—1-1-1-1-1h3-1------------------3—53/5
(3:03)
Gb--------------------------------------------------7------------------------------------------------
Db---------------------------------------------7---------7-------------------------5h7--------------
Ab--------------------5/7—5—5-----------------------------53----0---5h7-----------5h7----5
Eb---5-5—5—5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(for her son unspoken help me be…….)
Gb-------------7------------------------------------------------------------------7--------------------
Db--------7---------7-------------------7---5-------------------------------7---------7--------------
Ab-----------------------53-----0---------------7—6—5----------------------------------53----0
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(need your arms……..)
Gb-----------------------7------------------------
Db------------------7----------7-----------------
Ab----5-------------------------------53----0--
Eb-------------------------------------------------
(3:35)
Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db-----------5---------------------------------------------------------5---------------------------------------
Ab----------------------------------------5---3-------------------------------------------------------5—3---
Eb----3-----------3---3-3-3—3h5-----------------5----3—3------------3------3-3-3---3h5-------------5
Gb---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db-----------------5—5------------------------------------------------------------------------7-------7----7
Ab----------------------------------------------------------5-----3----31-------------------------------------
Eb---3—3-3------------------3----3-3-3-3---3h5-----------------------------3—53/5---------5------5—
(3:59)
Gb-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab------------------3-4—5---5-3—3-0—0-0----5---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5—5-7—5---5-5-3-3-0-0-
Eb---3—5----3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5h7----5-----5-----
Db-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-----7--
Ab---5---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5—5-7---5—5—5-3—3—0—0----5—5-5-5-5---------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb---5---------------------------------------7—7-7-7-7---7----7-7-7----7/9p7----------------------------
Db-------7----------------------------------7—7-7-7-7---7----7-7-7--------------7------------------------
Ab-------------5—5—3----3-3-0-0-0----5-----------------------------------------------5—3—31-------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3---
Gb----------------------------------------------------
Db-------------7—7-7-7----------------------------
Ab--------------------------------------------2-3--4
Eb---53/5-------------------5---3-4-5-------------
(4:38)
After this play #1
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