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Blackened Bass

(ver. 3)
Metallica
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			     Blackened - Metallica
                              And Justice For All
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Peavey Cab, 2 X 10" Peavey Cab, Peavey Classic series 120/120 Power Amp. Trace Elliot
GP12-SMX 12 Band Graphic EQ Pre- mplification System.

This is the Blackened bass tab which is off the And Justice For All album. I play this
song with a pick as I do with every MetallicA song. This tab may not be exactly how it
is played from a book you may buy for Metallica bass tabs. But this is how I play it.
If you would like to have the sound files which I recorded for this song which is only

If You have any suggestions/changes or coments, please feel free email them on as well.

Tuning : Standard

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--FADE IN-------------7-------------------7----9-10---------------7|
E|----(7)-----8----10-------7----8----10----------------7--8--10-----|

G|-------------------------------------------------|--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|--------------|
A|--------------------7\-----1-----2-333-----------|-GUITARS ONLY-|
E|----7----8----10-------------2-3-------1-0----0--|--------------|

G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|333333-0--22-333333-0--22--|

[Main Riff 1]
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8----------------------------------|
A|-----7---7---787----7---7---7---7---7---787---1------2-333---|
E|--0---0---0------0---0---0----0----0--0----------2-3-------1-|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8----------------------------------|
A|-----7---7---787----7---7---7---7---7---787---1------2-333---|
E|--0---0---0------0---0---0----0----0--0----------2-3-------1-|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8----------------------------------|
A|-----7---7---787----7---7---7---7---7---787---1------2-333---|
E|--0---0---0------0---0---0----0----0--0----------2-3-------1-|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8----------------------------------|
A|-----7---7---787----7---7---7---7---7---787---1------2-333---|
E|--0---0---0------0---0---0----0----0--0----------2-3-------1-|

[Main Riff 2]
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------3--0-0-0-0-0-0----3-------3----|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------3--0-0-0-0-0-0----3-------3----|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------3--0-0-0-0-0-0----3-------3----|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------0--3-3-3-3-3-3----3-------3----|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------3--0-0-0-0-0-0----3-------3----|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------3--0-0-0-0-0-0----3-------3----|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8----------------------------------|
A|-----7---7---787----7---7---7---7---7---787---1------2-333---|
E|--0---0---0------0---0---0----0----0--0----------2-3-------1-|

G|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------8---|
A|-----7---7---787---7--7--7-|
E|--0---0---0------0---0-----|

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------4---4-----------|
A|--------------7------5h7-----3h5------------------------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2----2---3333-2222-|

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------7-------------------4---4-----------------|
A|7-5h7---7---5h7-----3h5-------------------------|
E|0--------5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2---2---33333-0-22-|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8----------------------------------|
A|-----7---7---787----7---7---7---7---7---787---1------2-333---|
E|--0---0---0------0---0---0----0----0--0----------2-3-------1-|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------3--0-0-0-0-0-0----3-------3----|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------0--3-3-3-3-3-3----3-------3----|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------3--0-0-0-0-0-0----3-------3----|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------0--3-3-3-3-3-3----3-------3----|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8----------------------------------|
A|-----7---7---787----7---7---7---7---7---787---1------2-333---|
E|--0---0---0------0---0---0----0----0--0----------2-3-------1-|

G|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------8---|
A|-----7---7---787---7--7--7-|
E|--0---0---0------0---0-----|

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------4---4-----------|
A|--------------7------5h7-----3h5------------------------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2----2---3333-2222-|

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------7-------------------4---4-----------------|
A|7-5h7---7---5h7-----3h5-------------------------|
E|0--------5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2---2---33333-0-22-|

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|--33333-0-22---33333-0-22----0-0--|

[With Bass Drum}
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--0-------0--------0-------0----|--0-------0--------0-------0----|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--0-------0--------0-------0----|--0-------0--------0-------0----|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------5h7\2----------|
E|--0-------0--------0-------0----|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------5h7\2---|------------------------5h7\2---|
E|--0-------0--------0------------|--0-------0--------0------------|

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------5-------|
A|------------------------5h7----77-5-7|
E|--0-------0--------0-----------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------8-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------6h8---|
A|---------8-7-------------8-7---------------7----------------6--------|
E|-----5-6-----0-0-0-0-5-6-----0-0-0-0-5-6-7----0-0-0-0-0-5-6----------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------8-----------------------------------6h8-6h8-|
A|-----------7---------7-----7---------------7----------------6---6----|
E|-----5-6-7---0-0-0-0---6-----0-0-0-0-5-6-7----0-0-0-0-0-5-6----------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------8-----|
D|-----------------------5---5h7-5---5---------5---5h7-5---6h8---8---|
A|--7---7-7-5h7-5--5-6-7---7-------7---7---5h7---7-------6---------6-|
E|----0----------7-----------------------0---------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------8---------|
D|-------------------5---5h7-5---5---------5---5h7-5---6h8---8-------|
A|--7---5h7-5--5-6-7---7-------7---7---5h7---7-------6---------6\----|
E|----0------7-----------------------0---------------------------\2--|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------4-------3-----------|
A|--------------2--------------2h3p2------------------------------|
E|---2--2-2-2-3---3-2--2-2-2-3-------2--2-2-2---2-0-1---1-1-1-1-1-|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------8-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------6h8---|
A|---------8-7-------------8-7---------------7----------------6--------|
E|-----5-6-----0-0-0-0-5-6-----0-0-0-0-5-6-7----0-0-0-0-0-5-6----------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------8-----------------------------------6h8-6h8-|
A|-----------7---------7-----7---------------7----------------6---6----|
E|-----5-6-7---0-0-0-0---6-----0-0-0-0-5-6-7----0-0-0-0-0-5-6----------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------8-----|
D|-----------------------5---5h7-5---5---------5---5h7-5---6h8---8---|
A|--7---7-7-5h7-5--5-6-7---7-------7---7---5h7---7-------6---------6-|
E|----0----------7-----------------------0---------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------8---------|
D|-------------------5---5h7-5---5---------5---5h7-5---6h8---8-------|
A|--7---5h7-5--5-6-7---7-------7---7---5h7---7-------6---------6\----|
E|----0------7-----------------------0---------------------------\2--|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------4-------3-----------|
A|--------------2--------------2h3p2------------------------------|
E|---2--2-2-2-3---3-2--2-2-2-3-------2--2-2-2---2-0-1---1-1-1-1-1-|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---------5---3-2------------5---3-2-2-2----|
E|--0--0-0---0-----3-2-0--0-0---0---------3-2|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---------5---3-2------------5---3-2-2-2----|
E|--0--0-0---0-----3-2-0--0-0---0---------3-2|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---------5---3-2------------5---3-2-2-2----|
E|--0--0-0---0-----3-2-0--0-0---0---------3-2|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---------5---3-2------------5---3-2-2-2----|
E|--0--0-0---0-----3-2-0--0-0---0---------3-2|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------PAUSE------------------------------PAUSE-|
E|0-2-3-0-2-3-0-3-0-3-2-0-3-2--------0-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------PAUSE------------------------------PAUSE-|
E|0-2-3-0-2-3-0-3-0-3-2-0-3-2--------0-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------PAUSE------------------------------PAUSE-|
E|0-2-3-0-2-3-0-3-0-3-2-0-3-2--------0-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------PAUSE-------------------------------|
E|0-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-0-3-2-0-3-2--------333333-0-1-1-333333-0-1-1-0-0|

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7----------------7\2-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------4---4-----------|
A|------5h7-----3h5------------------------|
E|--5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2----2---3333-2222-|

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------5-------------------------4---4-------|
A|7-5h7---7-----5h7-----3h5-------------------|
E|0---------5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2---2---33333-|

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------8-------------------------------|
A|----7---7---787----7---7---7--7---7---7--787---1----2-333----|
E|--0---0---0------0---0---0--------0--0--0--------2-3-------1-|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------8-------------------------------|
A|----7---7---787----7---7---7--7---7---7--787---1----2-333----|
E|--0---0---0------0---0---0--------0--0--0--------2-3-------1-|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8--------------------------------------|
A|----7---7.--7-8-7---7.--7---7---7---7.--7-8-7---1-----2-333------|
E|--0---0------------0-----------0---0---------------2-3-------1---|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8--------------------------------------|
A|----7---7.--7-8-7---7.--7---7---7---7.--7-8-7---1-----2-333------|
E|--0---0------------0-----------0---0---------------2-3-------1---|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------3--0-0-0-0-0-0----3-------3----|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------0--3-3-3-3-3-3----3-------3----|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------3--0-0-0-0-0-0----3-------3----|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------1---0-1-2-----------------1---0-1-2------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-------0--3-3-3-3-3-3----3-------3----|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8--------------------------------|
A|-----7---7---787----7---7--7---7---7--787---1----2-333-----|
E|--0---0---0------0---0--------0--0--0--------2-3-------1---|

G|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------8---|
A|-----7---7---787---7--7--7-|
E|--0---0---0------0---0-----|

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------4---4-----------|
A|--------------7------5h7-----3h5------------------------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2----2---3333-2222-|

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------7-------------------4---4-----------------|
A|7-5h7---7---5h7-----3h5-------------------------|
E|0--------5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2---2---33333-0-22-|

G|------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------4---4-----------|
A|7------5h7-----3h5------------------------|
E|0--5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2----2---3333-2222-|

G|-------------------------------------||--------------------------|
D|------7------------------------4---4-||--------------------------|
A|7-5h7---7---5h7-----3h5--------------||--------------------------|
E|0--------5-5-----3-3-----3-3-2---2---||33333-0-22-33333-0-22--0-0|

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-----7---7---787----7---7---7--|
E|--0---0---0------0---0----6-0--|

| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| ~  Vibrato
| +  Harmonic
| x  Mute Note 
| .  Short Pause
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