Band: Metallica
Song: Fuel
Album: ReLoad (1997)
Bassist: Jason Newsted
Tuning: Half-Step Down
Note:
I made this tab based on the bass master track of the song, so you can be
completely sure that this tab is 100% correct.
You can hear the bass master track here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si7b6fYnR3k
Intro
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Verse 1
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Chorus
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D#|-0-0-0-000-0-0-|-555-5-5-555-5-5/-|-888-8-8-888-8-8/-|
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D#|-10-1010101010101010101010101010100-| (10, not 1 and 0, and
last note is 0)
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Verse 2
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D#|-0--0-0-0--3--3-3-3--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3/-7-7---7-6-6---6-5-555-3-|
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D#|-0--0-0-0--3--3-3-3--0-----7/-3-0--0-3/-7-7---7-6-6---6-5-5-5-3-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/metallica/fuel_btab_ver_4.html ]
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Chorus
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D#|-0-0-0-000-0-0-|-555-5-5-555-5-5/-|-888-8-8-888-8-8/-|
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Interlude
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Guitar solo
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Verse 3
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D#|-10-101010101210101210121012101010-| (10 and 12, not 1
and 0 or 1 and 2)
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Outro
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D#|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-3/5-5-5-5-5-0-|
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D#|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-3-0-|
Legend
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| / = slide up
| \ = slide down
| p = pull-off
