MAMA SAID (Bassline)
As recorded by Metallica
(From the 1996 Album LOAD)
Words and Music by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Jason'
Intro
Q=72
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
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|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
1st Verse
Wx8
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|--------|
|--------|
Chorus
3/4 4/4 3/4 4/4
H. Q Q E S S E S S Q Q Q Q Q E S S S S E
|---------|-------------------|----------|---------------------|
|---------|----5--------------|----------|----5----------------|
|---------|-------------------|-5--3-----|---------------------|
|---------|-3-----3-3-3-3-3h5-|-------5--|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-5---|
3/4 4/4
Q Q Q Q Q E S S E S S Q Q a Q Q S S H..
|----------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|----5--------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5--3-----|-------------------|-5--3--3s1-----|---------------|
|-------5--|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-5-|------------3--|-5s(3)s(5)-----|
+S H.. +S Wx3
|--------------------|--------|
|--------------------|--------|
|--------------------|--------|
|-(5)s(3)--------(3)-|--------|
2nd Verse
Wx8
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Chorus
3/4 4/4 3/4 4/4
H. Q Q E S S E S S Q Q Q Q Q E S S S S E
|---------|-------------------|----------|---------------------|
|---------|----5--------------|----------|----5----------------|
|---------|-------------------|-5--3-----|---------------------|
|---------|-3-----3-3-3-3-3h5-|-------5--|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-5---|
3/4 4/4
Q Q Q Q Q E S S E S S Q Q a Q Q S S E S S S S E S S E S S
|----------|-------------------|---------------|----------------------------|
|----------|----5--------------|---------------|----------------------------|
|-5--3-----|-------------------|-5--3--3s1-----|-----------------------3-4--|
|-------5--|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-5-|------------3--|-5s3s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5------|
Bridge
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E S S E E S E S S E. E S S E E S E S S S E
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|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-5-5-3----------------|-3-5-3-----------------|
|-------5-3-3-3-3h5-3--|-------5-1-1-1-1h3-1p0-|
E S S E E S E S S E. E S S E E S S S S S S E
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|-5-5-3----------------|-3-5-3--------------------|
|-------5-3-3-3-3h5-3--|-------5-1-1-1-1-1h3-1p0--|
E S S E E S E S S E. E E S S E. S E S S E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-5-5-3----------------|-3-3------------------|
|-------5-3-3-3-3h5-3--|-----5-3-1--1-1-1h3-1-|
To Coda
E S S E E S E S S E. E S S S S E S S S S S S E
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|----------------------|----------------------------|
|-5-5-3----------------|-3-5-3----------------------|
|-------5-3-3-3-3h5-3--|-------5-3-1-1-1-1-1-1h3-1--|
E. +S Q Q Q S S Q S S E E S S E
|-----------------|--------------------------||
|-----------------|--------------------------||
|-5--(5)S3--1-----|--------------------5s7-5-||
|--------------3--|-5s(3)s(5)--5-5-5-5-------||
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3rd Verse
H +E E E E a Q. Q S S S S S S
|------------7---|-------------------------|
|----------7---7-|---------------5h7-------|
|-5----(5)-------|-5s3----0--5h7-----5h7---|
|----------------|-------------------------|
H +E E E E a Q. Q. S S S S H +E E E E a Q. Q S S S S S S
|------------7---|---------------------|------------7---|-------------------------|
|----------7---7-|-------------7-5-----|----------7---7-|---------------5h7-------|
|-5----(5)-------|-5s3----0--------7-6-|-5----(5)-------|-5s3----0--5h7-----5h7---|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|-------------------------|
Chorus
3/4
H +E E E E a Q. H +E +H.
|------------7---|-----------------||--------|
|----------7---7-|-----------------||--------|
|-5----(5)-------|-5s3----0----(0)-||-(0)----|
|----------------|-----------------||--------|
4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4
Q Q E S S E S S Q Q Q E E Q E S S E S S Q Q Q
|-------------------|----------|--------------------|------------|
|----5--------------|----------|-----5--------------|------------|
|-------------------|-5--3-----|--------------------|-5--3-------|
|-3-----3-3-3-3-3h5-|-------5--|-3-3----3-3-3-3-3h5-|-------5----|
4/4
E S S E E E S S S S S S Q Q a Q Q S S E E S S S S S S E S S
|-------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|
|-------5-5---------------|---------------|-----------7---7---7-----------|
|-------------------------|-5--3--3s1-----|---------------------------3-4-|
|-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3h5-|------------3--|-5s(3)s(5)---5---5---3-5-3-----|
3/4 4/4
E. S E. S E. S E S S S S S E S S E S E
|----------------|--------------------------|
|----------------|--------------------------|
|-5--5-3--3------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7--|
|-----------5--5-|--------------------------|
3/4 4/4 3/4
E. S E. S E E E S S S E S E S S S S S S E E E S S S S E
|-----------------|-----------5h7-5---5---5----|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------7---7---7\-|------------------|
|-5---5-3---3-----|-5-5-5-5-5------------------|-5-5-3-3-3-0-0-0--|
|-------------5-5-|----------------------------|------------------|
4/4
E S S S E E S S E a S S S Q Q a Q Q
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7s9p7---|---------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------7-|---------------|
|-5--------------------------|-5--3--3s1-----|
|----------------------------|------------3--|
S S S E S S S E S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|
|-----------7-7-7-7----------------|
|---------------------------2-3-4--|
|-5s(3)s(5)---------5-3-4-5--------|
E S S E E S E S S E. E S S E E S E S S S E
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-5-5-3----------------|-3-5-3-----------------|
|-------5-3-3-3-3h5-3--|-------5-1-1-1-1h3-1p0-|
D.S. al Coda
E S S E E S E S S E. E S S E E S S S S S S E
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|-5-5-3----------------|-3-5-3--------------------|
|-------5-3-3-3-3h5-3--|-------5-1-1-1-1-1h3-1p0--|
rit
&
Q Q Q Q W +W
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|-5--3--1-----|-5--------|-(5)----*|
|----------3--|----------|--------*|
