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Slither Bass

by Metallica
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb
Capo: no capo
Author LoudLon [pro] 6,279. Last edit on Sep 23, 2024
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Song: Slither
Artist: Metallica
Album: Reload (1997)
Bassist: Jason Newsted
Tabbed by LoudLon
 
Eb tuning (1/2 step down)
 
NOTE: I couldn't peg down the time signature for the first
few bars of the intro. I wrote it in 4/4 but you'll have to
refer to the song for the actual timing.
 
 
INTRO:
 
Gb |---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|
Eb |-r-------------------7---6---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(5)------------------------------|(5)------------------5---4---3---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------5---4---3---|
Eb |(3)------------------------------|(3)------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |(3)------------------------------|(3)------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------7---6---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
    6/4
Gb |-------------------------------------------------|
Db |-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-------------------------------------------------|
Eb |(5)--------------5---------------5-------\---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &
 
    4/4
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-r-------------------------------|-r---------------------------0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)------------------------------|(0)--------------7---6---5---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
PRE-VERSE:
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---7---6---5---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---7---6---5---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
VERSE 1:
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|-0-------3---0--/6---3---r---1---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|-0-------3---0--/6---3---r---1---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
PRE-CHORUS 1:
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
Eb |-0---1---r-----X-0---1---r---1---|-0---1---r-----X-0---1-------3---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
                                      6/4
Gb |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------0---------------|
Eb |-0---1---r-----X-0---1---r---1---|-0---1---r-----X-0---1-------3-------7---6---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &
 
 
CHORUS 1:
    4/4
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(5)--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---4---3---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------5---4---3---|
Eb |(3)--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |(3)--3---3---3---3-/-------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------7---6---5---|(5)--5---5---5---5---0---3---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
    6/4
Gb |-------------------------------------------------|
Db |-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-------------------------------------------------|
Eb |(5)\-0---3---5-----/-7---6---5---r-----------0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &
 
 
PRE-VERSE:
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---7---6---5---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---7---6---5---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
VERSE 2:
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|-0-------3---0--/6---3---r---1---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0-------3---0--/6---6---3---0---|-0-------3---0--/6---3---r---1---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
PRE-CHORUS 2:
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
Eb |-0---1---r-----X-0---1---r---1---|-0---1---r-----X-0---1-------3---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
                                      6/4
Gb |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------0---------------|
Eb |-0---1---r-----X-0---1---r---1---|-0---1---r-----X-0---1-------3-------7---6---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &
 
 
CHORUS 2:
    4/4
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(5)--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---4---3---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------5---4---3---|
Eb |(3)--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |(3)--3---3---3---3-/-------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------7---6---5---|(5)--5---5---5---5---0---3---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
    6/4
Gb |-------------------------------------------------|
Db |-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-------------------------------------------------|
Eb |(5)\-0---3---5-----/-7---6---5---r-----------0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &
 
 
INTERLUDE:
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---7---6---5---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)--0---0---0---0---0---3---0---|(0)--0---0---0---0---0---3---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)--0---0---0---0---0---3---0---|(0)--0---0---0---3---0---3---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
GUITAR SOLO, Part 1:
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(5)--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-----------------7---6---5-------|
Eb |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---------------5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(5)--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---3---3---5---5---3---3---1---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
(Part 2):
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---3---0---3--/6---6-\-3---|-0---0---3---0---3--/6---6-\-3---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---3---0---3--/6---6-\-3---|-0---0---3---0---6-\-3---r---1---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
Eb |-0---1---r-------0---1---r---1---|-0---1---r-------0---1-------3---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
Eb |-0---1---r-------0---1---r---1---|-0---1---r-------0---1-------3---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
PRE-CHORUS 3:
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---1---r---1---0---1---r---1---|-0---1---r---1---0---1---0---1---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
                                      6/4
Gb |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb |-0---1---r---1---0---1---r---1---|-0---1---r---1---0---1---r---1---0---7---6---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &
 
 
CHORUS 3:
    4/4
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(5)------5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---4---3---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------5---4---3---|
Eb |(3)--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |(3)--3---3---3---3-/-------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------7---6---5---|(5)--5---5---5---5---0---3---5---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
    6/4
Gb |-------------------------------------------------|
Db |-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-------------------------------------------------|
Eb |(5)\-0---3---5-----/-7---6---5---r-----------0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &
 
 
PRE-INTERLUDE:
    4/4
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
INTERLUDE 2:
                  ( x7 )
Gb |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------||-7---7---7---7---5-------0---3---|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---||---------------------7-----------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
PRE-CHORUS:
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |(3)--3---3---3---3-/-------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------7---6---5---|(5)--5---5---5---5---7---6---5---|(5)--7---6---5-------7---6---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
CHORUS 4:
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---5-------0---3---|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---------------------7-----------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |(3)--3---3---3---3-/-------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------7---6---5---|(5)--5---5---5---5---7---6---5---|(5)--7---6---5-------7---6---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
PRE-OUTRO:
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |(0)------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---5-------0---3---|(3)/-----------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---------------------7-----------|-----7---6---5-------7---6---0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
OUTRO:
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-----------------------------3---|
Eb |(0)------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
    6/4                                                (Let ring)
Gb |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Db |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab |(3)/---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Eb |-----7---6---5-------7---6---5---r-----------0---|(0)------------------------------||
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
LEGEND:
r = rest
() = sustained note
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
X = muted pluck

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