The Call Of Ktulu Bass

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Tuning:	E A D G
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The Call Of Ktulu
 
Tuning: Standard EADG
 
Track 8 of Metallica’s Ride the Lightning.
Distortion and Wah are used throughout the song, use wherever you hear it (the scary
screams etc are all bass)
 
 
OPENING
 
Intro Riff 1
 
01:01 – 01:14
 
G|---------------------|--------------------|
D|---------------------|--------------------|
A|--0---------------7--|--6------------6----| x4
E|---------------------|--------------------|
 
 
Intro Riff 2
 
01:15 – 01:25
 
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|--5----------------| x3
E|-------------------|-------------------|
 
 01:25 – 01: 29 (Distorted guitars come in)
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5—5\-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
Bass Fill 1
 
01:29 – 01:42
 
G|-----------------------|-------------------|
D|--------5-(5)-h7-5-7---|-------------------|
A|--0-0-0-------------7--|--6-6-6-6-6-7------| x4
E|-----------------------|--------------8-7--|
 
 
Bass Solo Riff 1
 
01:42 – 01:46
 
G|------------------------------|--9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|--0--0--0--0--12--12--12--12--|----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
 
 
Bass Solo Riff 2
 
01:46 – 01:50
 
G|------------------------------|--------10----10--10--10----|
D|--0--0--0--0--12--12--12--12--|--12----------12--12--12----|
A|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
 
 
Bass Solo Riff 3 Variation 1
 
01:50 – 01:56
 
G|------------------------------|--10----12----14----12--14--|
D|--0--0--0--0--12--12--12--12--|----------------------------|
A|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
 
 
G|--15-14--12H14P12-14H15P14-12H14P12--|-14H15P14--12H14P12---15-14-12-14\--|
D|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 
 
Bass Fill 2
 
 01:56 – 02:00
G|-----------------------|-------------------|
D|--------5-(5)-h7-5-7---|-------------------|
A|--0-0-0-------------7--|--6-6-6-6-6-7-7----|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|
 
 
Bass Fill 3
 
02:00 – 02:04
 
G|-------------9--9--9-----|----------------------------|
D|-------------7--7--7-----|----------------------------|
A|--0--0--0----0--0--0--7--|--6--6--6--6--6--10--6--10--|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|
 
 
Bass Fill 1 - 02:04 – 02:07
Bass Fill 2 – 02:07 – 02:10
Bass Solo Riff 1 – 02:10 – 02:14
Bass Solo Riff 2 – 02:14 – 02:17
 
 
Bass Solo Riff 3 Variation 2
 
02:16 – 02:24
 
G|------------------------------|--10----12----14----12--14--|
D|--0--0--0--0--12--12--12--12--|----------------------------|
A|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
 
G|--12-17-15-14-----15-14-----|-----14H15P14--------14H15P14-----|
D|---------------17-------17--|--17----------17--17----------17--|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
Bass Fill 2 – 02:24 – 02:27
Bass Fill 3 – 02:27 – 02:31
Bass Fill 1 – 02:31 – 02:34
Bass Fill 2 – 02:34 – 02:38
Bass Solo Riff 1 – 02:38 – 02:41
Bass Solo Riff 2 – 02:41 – 02:44
 
 
Bass Solo Riff 3 Variation 3
 
02:44 – 02:51
 
G|------------------------------|--10----12----14---|
D|--0--0--0--0--12--12--12--12--|-------------------|
A|------------------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------|
 
G|------------------12-14-12--|--14-12-15-14--17-15-17-19\--|
D|--12-14-15-12--15-----------|-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 
 
Bass Fill 2 – 02:51 – 02:55
Bass Fill 3 – 02:55 – 02:58
Bass Fill 1 – 02:58 – 03:02
Bass Fill 2 – 03:02 – 03:05
Bass Solo Riff 1 – 03:05 – 03:08
Bass Solo Riff 2 – 03:08 – 03:12
 
 
Bass Solo Riff 3 Variation 4 (Last Riff of the bass solo)
 
 03:12 – 03:19
G|------------------------------|
D|--0--0--0--0--12--12--12--12--|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
 
 
G|--------------------------|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-|-------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 (Gradually bend)
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 
INTERLUDE
 
Interlude Riff 1
 
03:19 – 03:46
 
G|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------0-----2--3---|--------------0--2---3--|--------------0-----2--3--|
E|--0--0--0--0-----0--------|--1--1--1--1------------|--2--2--2--2-----0--------|
 
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|--5-----------3--2------| x4
E|-----3--3--3---------3--|
 
 
Interlude Riff 2
 
 03:46 – 04:00
G|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------3-----5--6--|--------------3--5---6--|--------------3-----5--6--|
E|--3--3--3--3-----3--------|--4--4--4--4------------|--5--5--5--5-----5--------|
 
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--8-----------6--5-------| x2
E|-----6--6--6---------6---|
 
 
GUITAR SOLO
 
Variations of Bass Fills 1 to 3 - 04:00 – 04:14
 
Guitar Solo Fill 1 Variation 1
 
04:14 – 04:28
 
G|------------------------------|
D|--0--0--0--0--12--12--12--12--|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
 
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-12-12-14-14-15-15-14-14-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
 
Variations of Bass Fills 1 to 3 – 04:28 – 04:41
 
 
Guitar Solo Fill 1 Variation 2 – 04:41 – 04:55
 
G|------------------------------|
D|--0--0--0--0--12--12--12--12--|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
 
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
 
GUITAR SOLO OVER
 
Variations of Bass Fills 1 to 3 – 04:55 – 05:09
 
 
After Solo Riff 1 – 5:09 – 05:16
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--0--0--0--0--12-12-12-12-|--13-13-14-14-15-15-15-15-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------| x2
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
After Solo Riff 2 – 05:16 – 05:23
 
G|--------------------------|------------------12------|-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-|
D|--0--0--0--0--12-12-12-12-|--14-14-15-15-------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
G|-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
 
 
Breakdown with interlude riff 1
 
05:23 – 05:50
 
G|--------------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------|
A|--0-----------0-----2--3--|--0-----------0--2--3---| x4
E|-----0--0--0-----0--------|-----1--1--1------------|
 
 
G|--------------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------|
A|--2-----------2-----4--5--|--2-----------2--4--5---| x4
E|-----2--2--2-----2--------|-----3--3--3------------|
 
 
Breakdown with interlude riff 2
 
05:50 - 06:10
 
G|--------------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------------------|-----------------------|
A|--3-----------3-----5--6--|--3-----------3--5--6--| x3
E|-----3--3--3-----3--------|-----4--4--4-----------|
 
 
G|--------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-5-----------5-----7--8--|--5-----------5--7--8--| x3
E|-----5--5--5-----5--------|-----6--6--6----------|
 
 
Opening Riff 1 x8 - 06:10 – 06:39
 
 
Bass Fill 4
 
06:39 – 06:53
 
G|--7--------7--------|-------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|--0----------------| x4
E|--------------------|-------------------|
 
 
Ending riff 1
 
06:53 – 07:53
 
 (play 8 times)
G|-----------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------7----7--------|
E|--3--2--2--2------3----|--0---------0--------|
 
 
G|-----------------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------------|--------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------7------------|
E|--3--2--2--2------3----|--0----0------------|
 
(End with)
 
G|----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|---------5----5----|---(5)----------------|
E|---0---0------2---2---|--(2)--------------|----------------------|
 
 
Guitars Only – 07:53 – 08:31
 
Final Riff 08:31 – End
 
G|----------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------------|---------------------|
A|--5----3----5----1----|--5----8----5--------| x2
E|----------------------|---------------------|
 
G|--12-12-10-10-12-12-14-14-12-12-14-14-15-15-14-14-15-15-17-17-15-15-17-17-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|--19-----------------|----------------------||
D|---------------------|----------------------||
A|---------------------|--17------------------||
E|---------------------|----------------------||
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The Call Of Ktulu – Metallica
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6 comments
good job, love the fact that you added times but this should really go under bass, great job otherwise
great tab, a but confusing, there's surely an easier way to write all these fills down, but good tab
Its really not that confusing once you get into the song. Its all ordered time wise so you can play along to the song. Well, easy for me.I'll try to keep it simpler somehow in future tabs. Thanks guys.