Orion Bass

by Metallica
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Tuning: E A D G
Capo: no capo
Author Inahrima [a] 271.
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Orion
 
Track 7 of Metallica’s Master of Puppets album.
 
Intro:
 
There appears to be two basses or something of the like used, either way it’s these two
that are played (at the same time). Just play the one that sounds best to you. I
play the first one.
 
1.
 
G||--9----------------|-------------------|--7----------------|
D||--9----------------|-------------------|--9----------------|
A||--7----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E||--0----------------|-------------------|--7----------------|
 
G|--8----------------|--9----------------|
D|--9----------------|--9----------------|
A|--9----------------|--7----------------|
E|--7----------------|--0----------------|
 
2.
 
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|--9----------------|
A|--7----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 
 
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--9----------------|--7----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
 
 
[Main Rhythm]
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--7--------7--------7-----|--7--------7--------7-----|
E|-----0--0-----0--0-----0--|-----0--0-----0--0-----0--|
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--5--------5--------5-----|--------------------------|
E|-----7--7-----7--7-----7--|--7--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--|
 
 
[Bass Fill] (use distortion)
 
G|--------------14--------------16--------------|
D|--14-14-14-14-----14-14-14-14-----14-14-14-14-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 
G|--17------------------------------------|
D|------14-14-14-14-14--14-14-15--15-15---|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------17--------------16--------------|
D|--14-14-14-14-----14-14-14-14-----14-14-14-14-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 
G|--14------------------------------------|
D|------14-14-14-14-14--14-14-15--15-15---|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
(Slide out the last note the last time this riff is played)
 
 
[Rhythm Riff 2]
 
G|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------0----------2----------|--3---------------------------|
E|-0-x-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-1--1-1-0--|
 
G|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------3----------2----------|--0---------------------------|
E|-0-x-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-1--1-1-0--|
 
Back to the Main rhythm riff and then
 
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|--------------------0--0--|
E|-----------------------0--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--------|
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------0--|
 
 
G|--------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
D|--------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--|--0------0--0--0--0----|-------------------|
 
G|------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------------|---------------------------|
A|--2------2--2--2--2-----|--0------0--0----0----0----|
E|------------------------|---------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
E|--2------2--2----2----2----|--0----------------|--------------------|
 
 
Clean Bass Solo With Guitar Harmonies (There’s a lot of room for improvisation, be
Also, its not as complicated as it looks, just get the main pattern down and then improvise)
 
G|---------11-----9-----|-----9--------9-----|---------11-----9-----|
D|------11-----7-----7--|--9-----9-----------|------11-----7-----7--|
A|--9-------------------|-----------7-----7--|--9-------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
 
G|-----9------------|---------11-----9-----|-----9--------------|
D|--9-----9---------|------11-----7-----7--|--9-----9-----9-----|
A|-----------7------|--9-------------------|-----------7-----7--|
E|------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
 
G|---------11-----9-----|-----9-----9-9--9---9------|---------11-----9-----|
D|------11-----7-----7--|--9-----9-------------11-9-|------11-----7-----7--|
A|--9-------------------|---------------------------|--9-------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
 
G|-----9--------9-----|---------11-----9-----|-----9------------|
D|--9-----9-----------|------11-----7-----7--|--9-----9---------|
A|-----------7-----7--|--9-------------------|-----------7------|
E|--------------------|----------------------|------------------|
 
G|---------11-----9-----|-----9--------------|---------11-----9-----|
D|------11-----7-----7--|--9-----9-----9-----|------11-----7-----7--|
A|--9-------------------|-----------7-----7--|--9-------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
 
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6---------|---------11-----9-----|-----9--------9-----|
D|------------------9-7-----|------11-----7-----7--|--9-----9-----------|
A|----------------------9-7-|--9-------------------|-----------7-----7--|
E|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
 
G|---------11-----9-----|-----9-----6-9-6-------|---------11-----9-----|
D|------11-----7-----7--|--9-----9--------9-7-6-|------11-----7-----7--|
A|--9-------------------|-----------------------|--9-------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
 
G|-----9---------------|---------11-----9--9--|-----9--9--9-7-6-------|
D|--9-----9-----9----7-|------11-----7--------|--9--------------9-7-6-|
A|-----------7-----7---|--9-------------------|-----------7-----------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
 
G|---------11-----9-----|-----9--------9-----|---------11-----9-----|
D|------11-----7-----7--|--9-----9-----------|------11-----7-----7--|
A|--9-------------------|-----------7-----7--|--9-------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
 
 
G|-----9-----------------|---------11-----9-----|-----9---------------|
D|--9-----9--9-7---------|------11-----7-----7--|--9-----9------9-7-6-|
A|---------------9-7---7-|--9-------------------|-----------7---------|
E|-------------------9---|----------------------|---------------------|
 
G|---------11-----9-----|-----------------------|---------11-----9-----|
D|------11-----7-----7--|--9--9--9--------------|------11-----7-----7--|
A|--9-------------------|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-|--9-------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
 
G|-----9--------9-----|---------11-----9-----|-----9-----9-9-9-9-6---|
D|--9-----9-----------|------11-----7-----7--|--9-----9------------9-|
A|-----------7-----7--|--9-------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
 
G|---------11-----9-----|-----9---------------|---------11-----9-----|
D|------11-----7-----7--|--9-----9------9-7-6-|------11-----7-----7--|
A|--9-------------------|-----------7---------|--9-------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
 
G|--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-6---------|---------11-----9-----|-----9---------------|
D|---------------------9-7-----|------11-----7-----7--|--9-----9--------6-7-|
A|-------------------------9-7-|--9-------------------|-----------7---9-----|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
 
G|---------11-----9-----|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9----------|
D|------11-----7-----7--|-------------------------11-9-7---|
A|--9-------------------|--------------------------------7-|
E|----------------------|----------------------------------|
 
It changes a bit here
 
G|----------11------------------|-----9-----------------|
D|-------11---------14----------|--9----9-6------7-6----|
A|--9--9--------12-----12-11-12-|-----------9-7------7--|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------|
 
G|----------11------------------|-----9-----------------|
D|-------11---------14----------|--9----9-6------7-6----|
A|--9--9--------12-----12-11-12-|-----------9-7------7--|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------|
 
G|----------11------------------|-----9-----------------|
D|-------11---------14----------|--9----9-6------7-6----|
A|--9--9--------12-----12-11-12-|-----------9-7------7--|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------|
 
G|----------11------------------|-----9-----------------|
D|-------11---------14----------|--9----9-6------7-6----|
A|--9--9--------12-----12-11-12-|-----------9-7------7--|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------|
 
G|--------------------------9----|-------------------------------|
D|----------11----11-----11---11-|--12--12-9---------------------|
A|--9--9-12----12-----12---------|-----------11---------11-14-11-|
E|-------------------------------|---------------12--12----------|
 
G|--------------------------9----|-------------------------------|
D|----------11----11-----11---11-|--12--12-9---------------------|
A|--9--9-12----12-----12---------|-----------11---------11-14-11-|
E|-------------------------------|---------------12--12----------|
 
G|----------------------------------9-|------------------------------------|
D|----------------11-11-11-11----11---|--12-12-12-9----9-------------------|
A|--12-12-12-9-12-------------12------|-------------11------------11-14-11-|
E|------------------------------------|------------------12-12-12----------|
 
G|----------------------------------9-|------------------------------------|
D|----------------11-11-11-11----11---|--12-12-12-9----9-------------------|
A|--12-12-12-9-12-------------12------|-------------11------------11-14-11-|
E|------------------------------------|------------------12-12-12----------|
 
Brace yourself to play the next solo here
 
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|----------0----0--|----------4----4--|----------0----0--|----------4----4--|
E|--2----2----------|--0----0----------|--2----2----------|--0----0----------|
 
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|----------0----0--|----------4----4--|----------0----0--|----------4----4--|
E|--2----2----------|--0----0----------|--2----2----------|--0----0----------|
 
 
Distorted Bass Solo
 
G|--9br-----------9------|--------9---9-------4-5p-4---4-|
D|-----------------------|----7-7---5---4-5-7--------7---|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
 
G|--5p-4---4h-5p-4---4h-5p-4---4--------|----4-5-7-5-4-5-5-4---4-5-4-5-|
D|-------7---------7---------7---5------|--------------------7---------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
 
G|--4-----4-----------------|--------------------------|
D|----5-----5---5-----5-----|--7-4---7-4---4-------4---|
A|------7-----7---7-----7---|------5-----5---5---5---5-|
E|------------------8-----8-|------------------7-------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--12b--12-10-12br--10-12-12-10-9-10-9-|--10-9h-10p-9S-7-9-7-5-7-5-3-5-----|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------3-2-|
 
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|--0-0----|
 
G|---------------------|--------------------|----------------|
D|---------------------|--------------------|----------------|
A|--0-------------3----|--------------------|--3-------------|
E|---------0-----------|--------------------|---------0------|
 
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|--0----------------|
E|-------------------|
 
 
[Outro]
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--0-----|--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--2--|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--0--|--------------------0-----|
E|--------------------------|--2--2--2--2--2--2--------|
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--0-----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 
Play that until the main riff starts and fade out with it.
 
 
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b  Bend
h  Hammer on
p  Pull off
x  Death note
 
**********************
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63 comments
thebixter88
WOW. If you're gonna have a metallica album as your user name (St.Anger), you should probably know what your talking about. Cliff Burton (RIP),the man who wrote this and many of metallicas greatest songs, the greatest metal bassist of all time, used a standard Ibanez R 200, a four string. he never used a five string...ever. Jason and Rob, the two "replacement's" both use 5-strings.
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METSOAD
perfect, you my friend are a genius
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thebixter88
Sorry...not an Ibanez...These are the only bass guitars Cliff ever used (all four string): -Rickenbacker 4001 -Aria Pro 2 SB-1000 (The Ibanez SGR 200 was modeled after this one, that was why I made that mistake) -Alembic Spoiler -Fender Precision Bass
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