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Anesthesia - Pulling Teeth

Metallica
Bass Tab
★5.0(216)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

3

3/4

G|-------12---------|-17-19-17h19p17-16-17-16h17p16-|----16-------------|
D|----14----14----0-|-------------------------------|-17----17----17-17-|
A|-15----------15---|-------------------------------|----------17-------|
E|------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|

e e e e e e e e s s s e e s s s e e e e e e

[ 3 ] [ 3 ]

5/8 3/4

G|----------------------16---|-------12-------|-------12----------|
D|-17-17-17-19-19-19-19------|----14----14----|----14----14----14-|
A|-------------------------0-|-15----------15-|-14----------14----|
E|---------------------------|----------------|-------------------|

s s s e s s s e e e e e e e e e e e e e

[ 3 ] [ 3 ] | |

let ring

5/4

G|-------11----12----|----14-12h14p12----12----------------------|
D|----12----12----12-|----------------16----16-14-12-------------|
A|-12----------------|-12----------------------------15-14-12-14-|
E|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|

e e e e e e e q s s s e e s s e s s s s

3

5/8 6/4

G|-------12-------|---19-b1-r-17h19p17-16-17-16h17p16----16----------|
D|----14----14----|-0---------------------------------19----17----17-|
A|-15----------15-|--------------------------------------------17----|
E|----------------|--------------------------------------------------|

e e e e e e e (e) s s s e e s s s e e e e e

[ 3 ] [ 3 ]

3/4 5/8 3/4

G|-------------------------16\---|--------------|--------------------|
D|-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-19-----0-|------10------|-------14----14-----|
A|-------------------------------|---10----10---|----14----14----14/-|
E|-------------------------------|-8----------8-|-12-----------------|

e s s s e s s s e e e e e e e e e e e e e

[ 3 ] [ 3 ]

+o +o

G|------------------|---------|------10----10----|-----7/(9)-9/(12)-|
D|------14----14----|---------|---10----10----10-|---7--------------|
A|-0-12----12----12-|-12-10-7-|-8----------------|-5----------------|
E|------------------|---------|------------------|------------------|

e e e e e e q q q e e e e e e e e e e e e

5/8 3/4 +

G|-------12----12----|-------|--------------|--------------------|
D|----12----12----12-|-------|------10------|-------14----14-----|
A|-10----------------|-------|---10----10---|----14----14----14/-|
E|-------------------|-3-5-7-|-8----------8-|-12-----------------|

e e e e e e q q q e e e e e e e e e e e

o +o

G|------------------|---------------------------------|------10----10----|
D|------14----14----|---------------------------------|---10----10----10-|
A|-0-12----12----12-|-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-|-8----------------|
E|------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|

e e e e e e e s s s e s s s e s s s e e e e e e

[ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ]

5/4

G|-----7/(9)-9/(12)-|-------12----12----|-------------------||
D|---7--------------|----12----12----12-|-------------------||
A|-5----------------|-10----------------|----------------0--||
E|------------------|-------------------|-3-5-7-b1/2-r-5----||

e e e e e e e e e e e e q q q. l q

200 bpm

4/4

G||-----------------------------|-----------------|
D||-o-7-7---9-9---10-10---9-9---|-7-7---6-6---7---|
A||-o-----0-----0-------0-----0-|-----0-----0---0-|
E||-----------------------------|-----------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q q

[ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ]

|1. |2. 2/4

G|---------------------------|-------------------------||-----------------|
D|-7-7---9-9---10-10---9-9---|-10-10---14-14---13\---o-||-10-10---14-14---|
A|-----0-----0-------0-----0-|-------0-------0-----0-o-||-------0-------0-|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------||-----------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q q e e e e e e

[ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ]

4/4 +

G|------------------|----------------|-------18----19----|-18-18-18----18----|
D|-13---14--13---14-|-13---14-13-/19-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
A|----0--------0----|----0-----------|-0--0--0-----0-----|-0--0--0-----0-----|
E|------------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|

q e q q e q q e q q q q q e e e e q q e e e e

[ 3] [ 3] [ 3]

| | | | let ring let A-string ring ---------------------

let ring let ring

o +

G|-19----18----19-18----|-19----18----19----19-----|--------------||
D|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-----|--------------||
A|-0-----0-----0--0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0--(0)-|-(0)----------||
E|----------------------|--------------------------|---------/X\--||

e e e e q e e e e e e e e e (e) (l) q

-------------------------------------------------------------|

Drums enter

o + o

G|----------------|---------------|------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------5---5-7-b1/2-r-b/12-r-b1/2-r-5-|
A|-----2-0--------|------5----5-7-|---5-5-7---7------|---------------------|
E|-0-3-----3-3-5/-|-/(7)----7-----|-0----------------|---------------------|

q e e e e e e q q. e e e q e s s e e e e + (h.) q

+ o +

G|-------7-b1-r---|------------------|-----14-b1-14-14-|
D|-----5--------5-|---5-7-b1-r-5---5-|-----------------|
A|---x------------|-7------------7---|-----------------|
E|-0--------------|------------------|-0---------------|

q e e q. e e e q e e q h+e q s s

o

G|-14-b1-14-14-14-b1-14-14\-|-----12---11-|-12---11-12-12-12-11---|
D|--------------------------|--------0----|----0----------------0-|
A|--------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|-0-0---------|-----------------------|

q s s q e q q q e e q e e q e s s e e

| | | |

let ring let ring

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

G|-------------------------------|----------------------|-16-12-16-12-16-|
D|-17p14-19p14-19p14-21p14-19p14-|-17p14-19p14-21p14-17-|----------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------|----------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------|----------------|

e e s e t t e e e e e e e e e e q q e q e q

+o +o +

G|-12-16-12-16-16-|-16p12----12-16p12----12-16p12-12-12-12-12-14-|
D|----------------|-------14----------14-------------------------|
A|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------|----------------------------------------------|

e q e q q s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e.

3

o +

G|-b1-r-12----12-b1/2-----|-------------------------|
D|---------14---------14\-|-----21-17-17----20-b1/2-|
A|------------------------|--------------19---------|
E|------------------------|-0-0---------------------|

(q) e e q q q e q s s e e

G|---------------------R--------|----19----------19---------19---------19-|
D|-20-20-b1/2-20-19-17----19-b1-|-------19-b1/2-----19-b1/2----19-b1/2----|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

e e e e q e. s (e) e e e e e e e

o +o +o

G|---------19-19-19-b1---r-----|-------------|-----------|-------------|
D|-19-b1/2-----------------17\-|-------------|-----------|-------2-0---|
A|-----------------------------|-------------|-----------|-----------3-|
E|-----------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-------|

e e e q. q q e q e e e e e q q q q e q e e e

+

G|------------|-------------|------------|-15-14-12-14p12----12-15-14-12-|
D|------------|-------5-----|-5-----5/-0-|----------------14-------------|
A|-2-1-0------|---5-7---5-7-|---5-7------|-------------------------------|
E|-------3--0-|-0-----------|------------|-------------------------------|

e e e q. q q e e e q e q q q q q e e e e e e q e e e

[ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ]

G|-14p12----12-15-14-12-14p12----|-12-------------------------------|
D|-------14-------------------14-|----14-12-14p12----12-------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------14----14-12-13-14-|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e e e q e e e e e e e e e s s s e. e s s e

[ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ]

o

G|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
D|-12-14p12-12----12-12\-|-----------------|---------------2-|-------------|
A|-------------14--------|-----------------|-----------2-----|-------------|
E|-----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

e s e. e e e q e e e e e e e e (e) e e e e e q q e q e e e

Harm

G|-------------|-12----11----------11-|-12----14-14-12---|--------------|
D|-------14-14-|-11-11----11-14-11----|----11------------|------------6-|
A|-------------|-0--------------------|----------------9-|-7-0-9-10-0---|
E|-0-0-0-------|----------------------|------------------|--------------|

q q q e e e e e e e e q e e e e q q e e q e e q

let A-string ring

G|--------------------|----------------|----------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-10-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-11-9-9-12-10-|-10-11-11-14-14-11-11-14-12-|
A|--------------------|----------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------|----------------|----------------------------|

e s s e. s s e s q q e e q e e h s s s s s s s s

/ / / /

/ / / /

/ / / /

G|------------------------------------------|-------16-15-16-17-19-19-b1-|
D|-(12)-15-12-14-16-14-16-15-17-17-16-17-19-|-17-19----------0-----------|
A|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|

(s) e s s s s s e e e e e e e e e e e e e q

[ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ]

G|-(19)-19-19-19-19-|-19-b1-r-16----16-19-16-|
D|------------------|------------17----------|
A|------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------------|

(h.) s s s s q e e e e q

G|-19p16----16h19p16----16h19p16----16h19p16----|-16h19---19-b1-r-16----|
D|-------17----------17----------17----------17-|--------------------17-|
A|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|

s s s s s s s s s s s s s e s s e.+e q. e e

o

G|-16----------------------|---------------------------|
D|----17----17----------17-|-19-b1/2-r-b1/2-r-b1/2-19\-|
A|-------19----19-17-19----|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

e e e e e e e e h. q

let ring

+o +o

G|-------------|---------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-------------|---------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-------------|---------|---------5-b1-r-|-b1-r-b1-r-2---|---------0-----0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--------|-------------0-|-0-0-0-0---3-0---|

q e q e e e q q q q e e e q q. (h) q q e e e e e e e e

+ o +o Harm --

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-5-5-|
A|-0-0-4h5-0-4h5-0-|-4h5-0-4h5-0-4h5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q q q e e

A.H.------------------------------------------------

---------------| T T T T T T T T

G|---------------|-12(19)-10(17)-9(16)-|-9(16)---------------------9(16)-|
D|-(5)-5-------5-|---------------------|-------10(17)-9(16)-10(17)-------|
A|---------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------4-4-4---|---------------------|---------------------------------|

(e) e q e e q q. q. q q q e e q

A.H.----------------|

----------------------------------------------| Harm + +o

T T T T T T T T T T

G|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-10(17)-9(16)---------------------9(16)-10(17)-|----10(17)-9(16)---------|
A|--------------10(17)-9(16)-10(17)--------------|-19--------------12(19)\-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|

e e e e q e e q q q q

+ o

G|---------|------------|----------|   end by sliding over the strings and
D|---------|---------16-|-(16)-----|   then tapping the open D and G strings
A|---------|---14-14-14-|-(14)-----|   against your pickup.
E|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0--0--|-(0)------|

q q q q q q q q q (l)

************************************

| x Dead note

| (n) Ghost note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| r Release

| b Bend

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| o open (bass)

| + closed (treble)

************************************

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