Wah and distortion are used throughout the song.  The distortion is on all

of the time, but the wah is applied only at certain points.  The points are

marked with a + when the wah is closed (trebly sound) and a o when the wah

is open (normal bass sound).

A lot of bended notes are used.  My notation is, for example 17b(18)r(17).

This means, fret and strike the 17th fret, bend up to the pitch of the 18th

fret, then release back to the 17th fret.  If there is no 'r(17) then it means

to bend up to the 18th fret but don't release back to the original tone.

When Tapping technique is used, a "T" above the tapped note is used.  At the

end of the song, artifical harmonics are produced by tapping.  A fret is

pressed down, and another fret is tapped.  In notation form, the fretted note

is written and the tapped fret is in paren's, i.e., 12(19) means hold on 12th

fret and tap the 19th fret with a left hand finger.  This has to be done

quickly and precisely to get the harmonic tone.  Practice it--sounds nice.

Cliff does some tremelo picking toward the end of the song also.  This is

denoted by slashes underneath the note that is being tremelo picked.  Tremelo

picking is done by very quickly picking the note--as fast as you can (as in

like 32nd notes).

Lastly, the very end of the song has some weird stuff going on.  Cliff drags

his right-hand nails along the E and A strings from the first fret up the

neck, then begins tapping the open D and G strings against the pick-ups

in a sixteenth note rhythm pattern.  This is how the song ends, and Whiplash

comes in.

    This is a masterpiece bass solo, in my opinion.  It's hard to learn, esp.

the triplets and different techniques he uses...but once you learn it, it

sounds great!  Good luck.



R. Allen Canterbury



-------------------------------------

Intro

    FREE TIME

                  harm.    sl.   sl.

G:------------------------------------|

D:--0-------0--0---12--------/-19----|

A:------------------------------------|

E:------------------------------------|



  * w/ wah & dist.  +=closed  o=open





    TIME = 152

                                                    sl.

G:------10-14----10-14----10-14----10-14----10-14---------9--12----9--12----9|

D:*--12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12--10-------10-------10--|

A:*--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



G:--12----9--12----9--12--|

D:-----10-------10-------*|

A:-----------------------*|

E:------------------------|



G:-----10-14----10-14----10-14----10-14----10-14----12-16----12-16----12-16--|

D:--12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------14-------14-------14--------|

A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|





G:---12-16----12-16-------14-17----14-17----14-17----17----12-16----12-16----|

D:14-------14-------14-15-------15-------15-------15----14-------14-------14-|

A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



                                   Time=132

                                                                          +

G:16---------------------------------------14-------10--------------------12-|

D:---14-----------12--------12-12--12-----------12------12--14-----10-----10-|

A:---12-----------10---------------------------------------------------------|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



   o                                           +   o

G:--------------14-------10--------------------------------------14--------10|

D:------12-----------12------12--14-----10-----14-------12------------12-----|

A:---------------------------------------------12----------------------------|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



                       +   o                                            sl.

G:---------------------12------------------14--------10----------------------|

D:---12--14-----10-----10---------12------------12--------12--14------10-/---|

A:--------------------------------------------------------------------------0|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|





G:-------------------------------------------14--15--------------------------|

D:-------------------13-12---------------15------------------------13-12-----|

A:---13---12---------------15-12-13------------------0--12---------------15--|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



                                                                           +

G:----------------14-15p14-----------------------------------------14--15----|

D:-----------15-------------15------------13-12---------------15-------------|

A:12-13--------------------------12--------------15-12-13------------------0-|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



  o

G:-------------------------------------14-15p14-----|

D:------------13-12---------------15-------------15-|

A:-12---------------15-12-13------------------------|

E:--------------------------------------------------|





G:---------16--------------14----14----------13-------------14----14------|

D:*-----16----16--------14----14----14----11----11-------12----12----12--*|

A:*--14-----------14-12----------------11----------11-12-----------------*|

E:------------------------------------------------------------------------|





G:-------16--------------17----17----------19-------------19----19----|

D:----16----16--------17----17----17----17----17-------19----19----19-|

A:-14----------14--15----------------17----------17-17----------------|

E:--------------------------------------------------------------------|



         sl. first time only

G:--------/12--------------12----------------11----12-------14-----12h14p12--|

D:*-----14----14--------14----14----14----12----12----12---------------------|

A:*--15----------15--14----------14----12----------------12------------------|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



                               1.

                              |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

G:---12------------------------------12----------17--19--17h19p17-16--17--16h|

D:16----16-14--12-----------------14----14----0------------------------------|

A:----------------15-14-12-14--15----------15--------------------------------|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|





  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

G:17p16------16-------------------------------------------16---------|

D:-------17------17------17--17-----17-17-17-19--19-19-19-----------*|

A:-------------------17-------------____3___-----____3___-------0---*|

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                    triplet.     triplet.



   2.

  |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~      full bend.

G:--------12------------19b(21)r19--17h19p17-16---17---16h17p16------16------|

D:-----14----14-----0-------------------------------------------19-------17--|

A:--15----------15-----------------------------------------------------------|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



                                        sl.

G:------------------------------------16------|

D:----17--17----17-17-17-19--19-19-19----------|

A:17------------____3___-----____3___-------0--|

E:---------------------------------------------|

                triplet.     triplet.



                    +               sl. o

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D:*--------10-------------14----14------------14----14-----------------------|

A:*-----10----10-------14----14----14/--0--12----12----12--12--12-12-12-10---|

E:---8-----------8--12-----------------------------------------____3___------|

                    *wah second time only                      triplet.

                                                            (triplets on

                                                             second time only)



                     + o                         sl.    sl. + o

G:-------------------------10----10-------------7-/-9---9-/-12--------12-----|

D:----------------------10----10----10------7----------------------12----12--|

A:10-10-10-7---7-7-7--8-----------------5-----------------------10-----------|

E:____3___-----__3__---------------------------------------------------------|

  triplet.   triplet.                                   *wah first time only





          1.                       2.

         |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

G:12----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

D:---12------------------------*|-----------------------------------|

A:-----------------------------*|------------------------------0----|

E:--------3------5------7-------|----3-----5-----7-b(8)r---5--------|

                                                1/2 bend.



    TIME = 200



G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D:*--7--7-----9--9-----10-10----9--9-----7--7-----6--6-----7---------7--7----|

A:*--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0---------0-|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



                               1.

                              |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

G:-----------------------------------------------sl.-------|

D:-9--9-----10-10----9--9-----10-10----14-14----13-------*|

A:-------0--------0--------0--------0--------0---------0--*|

E:---------------------------------------------------------|



    2.

   |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                                         sl.

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D:---10-10----14-14----13-----14---13-----14---13-----14---13--/19---19---19-|

A:---------0--------0------0-----------0-----------0------------------0----0-|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|





                       +

G:--18--------19--------18-----18-----18--------18--------19--------18-------|

D:--19---19---19---19---19-----19-----19---19---19---19---19---19---19---19--|

A:---0---------0---------0------0------0---------0---------0---------0-------|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|





                                                    o             sl.+ sl. o

G:-19-----18--------19--------18--------19--------18-------------------------|

D:-19-----19---19---19---19---19---19---19---19---19-------------------------|

A:--0------0---------0---------0---------0---------0----(0)------------------|

E:------------------------------------------------------------------/-X-----|





   (drums enter)

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------5---|

A:-----------2---0--------------------5------------5---7-------5---5--7-----7|

E:0------3-----------3---3---5-/-7-------------7-----------0-----------------|







G:---------------------------------------7b(9)r(7)---------------------------|

D:--5--7b(8)r(7)b(8)r(7)--5-----------5--------------5-------5--7b(9)r(7)--5-|

A:---------------------------------X---------------------7-------------------|

E:----------------------------0--------------------------------full-bend.----|

     3 1/2 step bends.                  full bend.



                                                                          sl.

G:-------------------------14b(16)---14-14-14b(16)---14-14-14b(16)---14--14-|

D:-------5-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A:--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E:------------0--------------------------------------------------------------|

                          full bend.      full bend.      full bend.



                                                           Tap and pull-off

                                                          |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

                                                          T      T      T

G:---------------12-----11---12-----11---12-12-12-11-------------------------|

D:-------------------0-----------0--------------------0---17p14--19p14--19p14|

A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E:---0-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|





  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

    T      T      T      T      T      T            + o        + o        + o

G:-------------------------------------------16-----12--16-----12--16-----12-|

D:--21p14--19p14--17p14--19p14--21p14--17------------------------------------|

A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



          + o                                                         +

G:-16-----12--16-----16----16p12----12-16p12----12-16p12-12-12-12-12--14--(14|

D:-------------------------------14----------14------------------------------|

A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



                                   o sl.

G:)b(16)r(14)--12------12b(13)r(12)------------------------------------------|

D:-----------------14----------------14--------------21-----17-17----20b(21)|

A:-----------------------------------------------------------------19--------|

E:------------------------------------------0-----0--------------------------|



        +

G:----------------------------------------------19-----------19-----------19-|

D:--20--20b(21)--20--19--17-------19b(21)r(19)------19b(20)------19b(20)-----|

A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



                                                           sl. o

G:----------19----------19---19---19---19b(21)r(19)--------------------------|

D:-19b(20)------19b(20)-----------------------------------17----------------|

A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E:----------------------------------------------------------------0----0--0--|



                    +  o       +  o

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D:------------------------------------------------2---0----------------------|

A:--------------------------------------------------------3---2---1---0------|

E:----0-0--0--0--0--0-----0----0-----0---0--0-----------------------------3--|



                                         sl.

G:--------------------------------------------------15-14-12-14p12----12-----|

D:--------------------5---------5--------5/---0--------------------14--------|

A:--------------5--7-----5---7-----5--7--------------------------------------|

E:------0---0----------------------------------------------------------------|





G:15-14-12-14p12----12---15-14-12-14p12----12--------------------------------|

D:--------------14----------------------14----14-12-14p12----12--------------|

A:--------------------------------------------------------14-------14--12-13-|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



                             sl.

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D:---12-14p12---12------12--12---------------------------------------------2|

A:14----------------14------------------------------------------------2------|

E:--------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0---|







G:-------------------------------------------12------11--------------11--12--|

D:-------------------------------------14-14-11--11------11--14--11----------|

A:--------------------------------------------0------------------------------|

E:--0-----0--0----0--0--0--0---0---0-----------------------------------------|





                  harm.

G:----14--14--12-------------------------------------------------------------|

D:11--------------------------------------6---6-6-6--10---7-7-7-7---8----11--|

A:------------------9----7--0--9---10--0------------------------/---/--------|

E:--------------------------------------------------------------/---/--------|

                                                                /   /



               +

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D:9--9---12--10--10---------11-11-14-14-11-11-14-12---15-12-14-16-14-16-15-17|

A:---/------------/----------------------------------------------------------|

E:---/------------/----------------------------------------------------------|

     /            /





G:-------------------|

D:-17-16-17-19-17-19-|

A:-------------------|

E:-------------------|





                       hold.

G:--16-15-16-17-19-19/~~~~~~~~~~--19-19-19-19-19-16----16---19-16-19p16-----|

D:------------0--------------------------------------17------------------17--|

A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                      full bend.





G:16h19p16----16h19p16----16h19p16-----16h19--19b(21)r(19)-16----16----------|

D:---------17----------17----------17-------------------------17----17----17-|

A:---------------------------------------------------------------------19----|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



                     sl. o                              +  o        +  o

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D:------- -17-19------19----------------------------------------------------|

A:19-17-19-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E:--------------------------0-----0--0-----0--0--0--0----0-----0-----0------0|







G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A:-----------5/7--5/7--5----2-------------------0--------0--0--0--4h5--0---|

E:--0--0--0-----------------------0---0--0--0--0-----3--0--------------------|



                                                                    Harm.

                                                      + o          |~~~~~~~~~

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D:-----------------------------------------------------------------5-----5--5|

A:4h5--0--4h5--0--4h5--0----4h5--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------------------|

E:-------------------------------------------------------0----0--------------|





  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~       T         T        T        T         T      T

G:------------------------12(19)----10(17)----9(16)----9(16)-----------------|

D:-----5--------------5-----------------------------------------10(17)--9(16)|

A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E:---------4----4--4---------------------------------------------------------|



        T      T       T      T       T      T       T          T       T

G:----------9(16)------------------------------------------------------------|

D:--10(17)---------10(17)--9(16)-----------------------------9(16)--10(17)---|

A:--------------------------------10(17)--9(16)--10(17)----------------------|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



  harm.

   T        T        T     +   T  o

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D:------10(17)----9(16)------------------------------------------------------|

A:19-----------------------12(19)-----------------------------14-----14-----|

E:------------------------------------0----0----0----0----0-----0------0-----|

                                sl.





  FREE TIME

  +                                  o  sl.

G:--------------------------------------X-----------------------------------|

D:16------------------------------------X-----------------------------------|

A:14--------------------------------------------X-/--------------------------|

E:-0--------------------------------------------X-/--------------------------|

                                                drag R.H. nails along E

                                                and A strings start at 1st

                                                fret



       **                                                          *

G:-----X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X/--X--X--|

D:-----X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X/--X--X--|

A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

       ** Tap open D and G strings against pickups in rhythm     *nail

                                                                  scrape





G:X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X|

D:X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X|

A:-------------------------------------------|

E:-------------------------------------------|

                           Segue: "Whiplash"