Cliff Burton Style Bass Solo Words & Music by Metallica

A5 G5 C5
12 10 10

Standard tuning

= 152

w/Wah and Dist.

1

E-Bass

10 14 10 14 10
0 0 0 <12> 19 12 12 12

14 10 14 10 14 9 12 9 12 9 12 9 12 9 12 10 14 10 14 10
12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12

rit. a tempo

14 10 14 10 14 12 16 12 16 12 16 12 16 12 16 14 17 14 17 17
12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15

Slower tempo á 132 beats

A5 G5 C5
12

12 16 12 16 16 14 10 12
14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 10 10
12 10

A5 C5
16

14 10 14 10 12 14 10
12 12 12 14 10 14 12 12 12 14 10 10 12 12 12
12

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14 15
14 10 13 12 15
0 13 12 15 12 13 0

24
3
3 3

14 15 14 14 15
13 12 15 15 13 12 15
12 15 12 13 12 15 12 13 0

28
3
3

14 15 14 16
13 12 15 15 16 16
12 15 12 13 14 14

31

14 14 13 14 14
14 14 14 11 11 12 12 12
12 11 11 12

34

16 17 17 19 19 19
16 16 17 17 17 17 17 19 19 19
14 14 15 17 17 17

38

12 12 11 12
14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12
15 15 14 14 12

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3

14 12 14 12 12 12
16 16 14 12 14 14 0
12 15 14 12 14 15 15

43
3 3
3 3

17 19 17 19 17 16 17 16 17 16 16 16
17 17 17 17 17 17 17 19 19 19 19
17 0

45

12 12 11 12
14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12
15 15 14 14 12

48
3

14 12 14 12 12 12
16 16 14 12 14 14 0
12 15 14 12 14 15 15

50
3 3
3 3

full

19 17 19 17 16 17 16 17 16 16 16
0 19 17 17 17 17 17 17 19 19 19 19
17 0

52

10 14 14 14 14
10 10 14 14 14 0 12 12 12 12 10 7
8 8 12

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10 10 7 9 9 12 12 12
10 10 10 7 12 12 12 10
8 5 10 10 10
3 5 7 8 8

61

3 3
3

10 10
14 14 14 14 10 10 10
14 14 14 0 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 7 8
12

65

½
7 9 9 12 12 12
7 12 12 12
5 10 0
3 5 7 5

3
Faster tempo á 200
68

3 3 3 3 3

7 7 9 9 10 10 9 9 7 7 6 6 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

70

3 3 3 3 3 3

7 7 9 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 14 14 13
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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72

3 3 3 3 3

7 7 9 9 10 10 9 9 7 7 6 6 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

74

3 3 3 3 3 3

7 7 9 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 14 14 13 14 13 14
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

77

18 19 18 18 18 18 19 18 19 18
13 14 13 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

(Drums enter)
81

19 18 19 18
19 19 19 19 19 19 19
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 5 7
X 0 3 3 3 5 7 7

85

full full
½
7
5 5 7 (7) 5 5 5 5 7 5 5
5 5 7 7 X 7 7
0 0

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full full full

14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 11 12 11 12 12 12 11
0 0 0
0 0 0

93

T T T T T T T T T
16 12 16 12 16
17 14 19 14 19 14 21 14 19 14 17 14 19 14 21 14 17

96
3

full
½
12 16 12 16 16 16 12 12 16 12 12 16 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 12
14 14 14 14

99

full
½ ½ ½ ½ ½
19 19 19 19
21 17 17 20 20 20 20 19 17 19 19 19 19
19
0 0

102

full
½
19 19 19
19 17 2 0
3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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5 5 5 0
2 1 0 5 7 5 7 5 7
3 0 0

109
3 3 3 3 3 3

15 14 12 14 12 12 15 14 12 14 12 12 15 14 12 14 12
14 14 14

111

12
14 12 14 12 12 12 14 12 12 12 12
14 14 12 13 14 14

113

2 14 14
2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

117

12 11 11 12 14 14
11 11 11 14 11 11 12 6
0 <9> 7 0 9 10 0

120

6 6 6 10 7 7 7 7 8 11 9 9 12 10 1 11 11 14 14 11 11 14 12

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3 3 3

full

16 15 16 17 19 19
(12) 15 12 14 16 14 16 15 17 17 16 17 19 17 19 0

125

full

19 19 19 19 19 16 16 19 16 19 16 16 19 16 16 19 16 16 19 16
17 17 17 17 17

128

full
½
16 19 19 16 16
17 17 17 17 19 19
19 19 17 19

131

full

5 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

135

0 0 0 0 4 5 0 4 5 0 4 5 0 4 5 0 4 5
0 0 0 0 3 0

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A.H. A.H. A.H.

12 10 9
<5> <5><5> (<5>) <5> <5>
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 <4> <4> <4>

142

A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H.
9 9
10 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 9
10 9 10 <19> 10
0 0 0 0

146

16 (16)
14 14 14 (14)
0 0 0 0 (0)

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