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Wherever I May Roam Bass Tab

by Metallica

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                               M E T A L L I C A

                                       -

                     W H E R E V E R   I   M A Y   R O A M
================================================================================


                                   METALLICA
                    (c) Elektra/Vertigo/Universal Records (1991)
                             http://www.metallica.com/


                                 Standard Tuning
                                   [B] E A D G

                                  Tempo = 66 BPM
                               Time Signature = 4/4



                          -----------------------------
                                 Transcribed by

                                 PADDY MCMULLAN
                           pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com

                                   Version 1.0
                                 30th August 2012
                             -----------------------

                             Tablature Symbols Used:


 (/)       -  Legato Slide (Blank space indicates length of slide)
 \         -  Slide Down to/Down From
 /         -  Slide Up to/Up From
 ( )       -  Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note
 REST      -  Rest and Sustain Rest for Duration of Blank Space
              The word "REST" will be used sparingly, i.e. only once per riff
 5h7       -  Hammer-On
 7p5       -  Pull-Off
 *         -  Staccato Note (Bring Indicated Note to an Abrupt End)


                                  ==========
                                  Song Notes
                                  ==========

     Although the bassist plays a 5-string bass the song is playable on a
     standard 4-string; no action takes place on the B-string at all.  To
   make the tab more accessible to the majority of players I opted to simply
   remove the B-string from the tab entirely.  Let me know if you think this
                               is bad practice.



================================================================================
Intro Part 1:                                             [ Time 00:00 - 00:30 ]
================================================================================


Rest for 7 bars then segue into the second part of the intro with the following:


| |--R----------------| |
|2|--E--   -----------|4|
|/|--S--   ------12\ -|/|
|4|--T------ /10------|4|



================================================================================
Intro Part 2:                                             [ Time 00:30 - 00:48 ]
================================================================================


||-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
||-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
||-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
||--0----(0)----0--------|--0----------------|--0--------0--------|

|-------------------| |----------------------| |
|-------------------|3|----------------------|4|
|-------------------|/|----------------------|/|
|--0----------------|4|--(0)----5--6--7--8\ -|4|



================================================================================
Part 1:                                                   [ Time 00:48 - 01:11 ]
================================================================================


||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||---------------------------------|------------------0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-|
||--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|

|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------2---------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-|
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-5\1-1-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|

|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--0-1-2-3-------------------------|----------------2-----------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-|
|----------0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|

| |--------| |
|1|--*-----|4|
|/|--5-----|/|
|4|--------|4|



================================================================================
Part 2:                                                   [ Time 01:11 - 02:04 ]
================================================================================


||--------------------------|---------------------------|
||--------------------------|---------------------------|
||-------7 \ ---*-----7 \ --|---------------------------|
||--0---------0-0--0--------|--1--------0-1-0-1--1--3-1-|

|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------*-----7 \ --|----------------------------|
|--0----0---0-0--0--------|--1--------0-1-0-1--- /-7\ -|

|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------7---------------|--------------------------|
|--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--3-5-|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|

|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3-5-|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--5-3-|

|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-5-|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6 \|

|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-5-|--6--6--6--6-6-6--6--6--6-0-|

|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------5-6-7-7-7h8-7\ -|---------------------------------|
|--6-6-6-6-7-7-8-8-----------------|--0--0-0-3-5\1-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-|

| |------------------| |
|2|------------------|4|
|/|--0-0-1-1-2-2-3---|/|
|4|----------------0-|4|



(And the road becomes my bride)
And the road becomes my bride!
I have stripped of all but pride
So in her I do confide
And she keeps me satisfied
Gives me all I need

And with dust in throat I crave
Only knowledge will I save
To the game you stay a slave
Rover, wanderer, nomad, vagabond
Call me what you will



================================================================================
Part 3:                                                   [ Time 02:04 - 02:22 ]
================================================================================


||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-1-1-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-|

|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-----|
|--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-|--5--5-3-5--5-3-5--5-3-5---5-0-|

|----------------------------||
|----------------------------||
|----------------------------||
|--3---3-3---0-3---0-3-3-2-1-||



But I'll take my time anywhere
Free to speak my mind anywhere
And I'll redefine anywhere
Anywhere I roam
Where I lay my head is home



================================================================================
Part 4: Repeat Part 1 with the following variations       [ Time 02:22 - 02:38 ]
================================================================================


||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||---------------------------------|------------------0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-|
||--0--0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|

|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5\1-1-|--0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-----------------|

| |--------| |
|1|--*-----|4|
|/|--5-----|/|
|4|--------|4|



================================================================================
Part 5: Repeat Part 2 with the following variations       [ Time 02:38 - 03:24 ]
================================================================================


||--------------------------|----------------------------|
||--------------------------|----------------------------|
||-------7 \ ---*-----7 \ --|----------------------------|
||--0---------0-0--0--------|--1--------0-1-0-1--- /-7\ -|

|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3-5-|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|

|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3-5-|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--5-3-|

|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3-5-|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|

|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-5-|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-6\ |

|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------5-6-7-7-7h8-7\ -|--------------------------------|
|--6-6-6-6-7-7-8-8-----------------|--0--0-0-3-5\1-1-0--0-0-0-1-0-0-|

| |------------------| |
|2|------------------|4|
|/|--0-0-1-1-2-2-3---|/|
|4|----------------0-|4|



(And the earth becomes my throne)
And the earth becomes my throne!
I adapt to the unknown
Under wandering stars I've grown
By myself but not alone
I ask no one

And my ties are severed clean
The less I have the more I gain
Off the beaten path I reign
Rover, wanderer, nomad, vagabond
Call me what you will



================================================================================
Part 6: Repeat Part 3 with the following variations       [ Time 03:24 - 03:42 ]
================================================================================


||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-1-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(3/5)-|

|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-----|
|--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-|--5--5-3-5--5-3-5--5-3-5---5-0-|

|----------------------------||
|----------------------------||
|----------------------------||
|--3---0-3---0-3---3-3-3-2-1-||



But I'll take my time anywhere
Free to speak my mind anywhere
And I'll redefine anywhere
Anywhere I roam
Where I lay my head is home



================================================================================
Part 7 (Interlude):                                       [ Time 03:42 - 03:57 ]
================================================================================


||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||---------------------------------|------------------------------1--|
||-------------7-------7-------3---|------7-------7-------7----------|
||--0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-1---1-|--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-1-2----|

|---------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------1--||
|-----7-------7-------7-----------|-----7-------7------------------||
|--0----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-1-3-1-|--0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-2----||



================================================================================
Part 8:  Repeat Part 3 with the following variations      [ Time 03:57 - 04:15 ]
================================================================================


||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-1-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(3/5)-|

|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-----|
|--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-|--5--5-3-5--5-3-5--5-3-5---5-0-|

|------------------------------||
|------------------------------||
|------------------------------||
|--3--3-0-3--3-0-3---3-3-3-2-1-||



But I'll take my time anywhere
Free to speak my mind
And I'll redefine anywhere
Anywhere I roam
Where I lay my head is home



================================================================================
Part 9 (Guitar Solo 1):                                   [ Time 04:15 - 04:56 ]
================================================================================


||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||---------------------------------|------------------0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-|
||--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-|--5-----|
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5\1-1-|--0--0-0-0-1-0-0-----------------|--------|

|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------7 \ ---*-----7 \-----|--------------------------|
|--0---------0-0--0------3-5-|--6----6---5-6-5-6----6-5-|

|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------*-----------|--------------------------|
|--3----3---0-3--3----3-5-|--6----6---5-6-5-6----6-5-|

|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------5-6-7-7-7h8-7\ -|---------------------------------|
|--6-6-6-6-7-7-8-8-----------------|--0--0-0-3-5\1-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-|

|---------------------R-----------||
|---------------------E-  --------||
|--0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-5--S-  ----7\ -||
|---------------------T----5/-----||



================================================================================
Part 10:   Repeat Part 3 with the following variations    [ Time 04:56 - 05:22 ]
================================================================================


||---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-1-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(3/5)-|

|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-----|
|--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-|--5--5-3-5--5-3-5--5-3-5---5-0-|

|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------*-----------|
|--------------*---------5-4-|--3---0-3---0-3--3----5-3-|
|--3---0-3---0-3---0-3-3-----|--------------------------|

|----------------------------||
|----------------------------||
|--2---2-2--2-2-1------------||
|----------------------0-3-2-||



But I'll take my time anywhere
Free to speak my mind anywhere
And I'll redefine anywhere
Anywhere I roam
Where I lay my head is home
Carved upon my stone
My body lies but still I roam
Yeah!



================================================================================
Outro/Guitar Solo 2:                                      [ Time 05:22 - 06:44 ]
================================================================================


Repeat until fade


||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|*|
||----------------------------------|------------------0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-|*|
||--0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5\1-1-|--0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-----------------| |


After the first time replace the first bar with the following:


||----------------------------------|
||--0-1-2-3-------------------------|
||----------------------------------|
||----------0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5\1-1-|



Wherever I may roam
Wherever I may roam
Wherever I may roam
Wherever I may roam
Wherever I may wander
Wander, wander
Wherever I may roam
Wherever I may roam
Wherever I may roam



================================================================================
End
================================================================================


Tab summary:        Intro Part 1
                    Intro Part 2
                    Part 1
                    Part 2
                    Part 3
                    Part 4
                    Part 5
                    Part 6
                    Part 7 (Interlude)
                    Part 8
                    Part 9 (Guitar Solo 1)
                    Part 10
                    Outro/Guitar Solo 2

                    END

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