'Mexico City Bass Solo' by Metallica - Guitar Tutorial

            

 
 
 The Memory Remains
 Metallica
 Reload
 
 Tabbed by Travis Grady (trgrady@vt.edu)
 
 THIS IS THE CORRECTED TAB.  I FOUND SOME MISTAKES AND I
 DIDN`T TAB THE HIGH SCREECHY PART.  I CHANGED `EM THE BEST
 I COULD AND INCLUDED THE SCREECHY PART.
 
 Tab symbols:
 
   - slide
 pm - palm mute
 b  - bend
 r  - release
   )
 b/    - gradual bend and release
 p  - pull off
 ~  - tremelo
 h  - hammer on
 Harm  - harmonics
 x  - fret hand mutting
 tr~ - trill
 
 
 tune guitars down 1/2 step
 
 
 Intro
        pm   pm     pm    pm     pm        rest
 Eb------------------------------------------|
 Bb------------------------------------------|
 Gb------------------------------------------|
 Db--7/9----9----7/9----9----7/9----9--9-----|
 Ab--5/7----7----5/7----7----5/7----7--7--3--|
 Eb-----0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0----0-0-------1--|
 Fortune fame, mirror vane.......
 
 Verse
 The verse is divided into three different parts.  It is the same basic riff just a little different on the endings.  Kirk plays his riff along with Jaymz` three diffenent riffs.  I`ll put all the different parts together at the end.
 
 Jaymz  (Riff 1)                                Riff Ending
 
 Eb------------------------------------------|  |-----------|
 Bb------------------------------------------|  |-----------|
 Gb------------------------------------------|  |-----------|
 Db-----------------5--7h8p7-5---------------|  |--5-----4--|
 Ab------7~~5--7--7------------7-------------|  |-----2-----|
 Eb--0-0-------------------------------------|  |-3-------0-|
 
 Kirk
 
 Eb------------------------------------------|
 Bb------------------------------------------|
 Gb----------------12-14h15p14---------------|
 Db------14~~12-14-------------14------------|
 Ab------------------------------------------|
 Eb--0-0-------------------------------------|
 
 Jaymz (Riff 2)
 
 Eb------------------------------------------|
 Bb------------------------------------------|
 Gb------------------------------------------|
 Db-----------------5-7h8p7-5-8~~------------|
 Ab------7~~5--7--7--------------------------|
 Eb----0-------------------------------------|
 
 Jaymz (Riff 3)
                   pm......
 Eb------------------------------------------|
 Bb------------------------------------------|
 Gb------------------------------------------|
 Db-----------------------5------------------|
 Ab------5h7--7---------5--------------------|
 Eb----0---------0--5h7----------------------|
 
 Here is the layout of the three different verse patterns:
 After the intro:  Riff 1 (2x), Riff Ending (muted scratch,
                                               harmonics)
 First part of verse:  Riff 1, Riff 2, Riff Ending
 Second part of verse:  Riff 2, Riff 3, Riff Ending
 
 Chorus
 
        pm   pm     pm    pm     pm
 Eb----------------------------------------------|
 Bb----------------------------------------------|
 Gb----------------------------------------------|
 Db--7/9----9----7/9----9----7/9----9------------|
 Ab--5/7----7----5/7----7----5/7----7--75--75--|
 Eb-----0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0----0-0----53--53--|
 Fortune fame, mirror vane.......
 
        pm   pm     pm    pm     pm        rest
 Eb------------------------------------------|
 Bb------------------------------------------|
 Gb------------------------------------------|
 Db--7/9----9----7/9----9----7/9----9--9-----|
 Ab--5/7----7----5/7----7----5/7----7--7--3--|
 Eb-----0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0----0-0-------1--|
    Fortune......................but the memory remains
 
 
 This fill is played after the chorus and before Jaymz starts in on the second verse.  Riff 1 is played under this fill.  Try playing this fill through the neck pickup.  Sounds almost exactly like the CD.
 
       /
     b/                            b        b   b
 Eb---------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb--------------------------------15-------15--15----------|
 Gb--14--12------------12----12-14-14-12----14--14-12----12-|
 Db----------14~~12-14----14-------------14-----------14----|
 Ab---------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb---------------------------------------------------------|
 
         b           b
 Eb--------------------------------12~~12-----------------|
 Bb------15----------15------12-15--------12--------------|
 Gb--14--14-12----12-14---14-----------------12-----------|
 Db------------14-------------------------------14---14---|
 Ab-------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb-------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Eb-------------------------|
 Bb---12-12--12-12-12--15---|
 Gb---12-12--12-12-12--14---|
 Db-------------------------|
 Ab-------------------------|
 Eb-------------------------|
 
                 * bend this note up a full step and back
  Guitar 1         down really fast.
 Eb------------------|
 Bb------6~------8---|  This is the little interlude before
 Gb----5---5---7-----|  the "Aye, ya, da, duh, oi, whatever"
 Db--3-------5-------|  part.
 Ab------------------|
 Eb------------------|
 
 Guitar 2
 Eb---------------------------|
 Bb---------------------------|
 Gb-------10-----------12-----|
 Db----10----10-----12----12--|
 Ab--8-----------10-----------|
 Eb---------------------------|
 "Dance little tin goddess"
 
 The "Da, da, da" part has about five guitars playing under it, so I`m gonna try
 and tab them the best I can.
 
 This is rhythm part under the "Aye, da, da, da" part.
 
 Eb-----------------------------------|
 Bb-----------------------------------|
 Gb-----------------------------------|
 Db--2--4-----2-4-2--2--4--5--2-4-2---|
 Ab--2--4--5--0-2-2--2--4--5--0-2-2---|
 Eb--0--2--5------0--0--2--3------0---|
 
 These next two parts are played together with the "Da, da, da" part.  It`s
 exactly the same as what she sings.
 
 Eb-----------------------------------------------------|
 Bb-----------------------------------------------------|
 Gb-----------------------------------------------------|
 Db---------------------7-7-9p7-------------------------|
 Ab--7-9-10-9--10-9-5-----------9-7---7-9-10-9--10-9-10-|
 Eb-----------------------------------------------------|
 
 Eb---------------|
 Bb---------------|
 Gb---------------|
 Db--7-7-9p7------|
 Ab----------9-7--|
 Eb---------------|
 
 Eb-------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb------------------------10-10-12p10--------------------|
 Gb--9-11-12-11--12-11-7---------------12-9---9-11-12-11--|
 Db-------------------------------------------------------|
 Ab-------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb-------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Eb-------------------------------|
 Bb-------------10-10-12p10-------|
 Gb--12-11-12---------------12-9--|
 Db-------------------------------|
 Ab-------------------------------|
 Eb-------------------------------|
 
 Finally figured out the high screechy part!!!  One guitar
 plays the high ass part while the other doubles it lower.
 The high part is played with some kind of messed up pitch
 shifter effect or something.
 
 Guitar 1
 Eb--------12--------14-15----------15--------17----14--|
 Bb-----12----12--12-------12----15----12-/15----12-----|
 Gb---------------------------12------------------------|
 Db--14-------------------------------------------------|
 Ab-----------------------------------------------------|
 Eb-----------------------------------------------------|
 
 Guitar 2
 
 Eb-----------------------------------------------------|
 Bb-----------------------------------------------------|
 Gb----------------------0------------------------------|
 Db--------2----------4---------------0--------7-----4--|
 Ab-----2-----2---2---------2-----0-----2--/5-----2-----|
 Eb--0-------------------------3------------------------|
 
 
    pm.............................................
 Eb-----------------------------------------------------|
 Bb-----------------------------------------------------|
 Gb-----------------------------------------------------|
 Db--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
 Ab--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
 Eb--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
 "Ash to ash, dust to dust, fade to black, but the memory remains"
 
 Solo before the last "da, da, da" part.
 
  w/ wah                        b
 Eb-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---0-3-5p3p0-5-------------|
 Bb-------------------------------------------|
 Gb--------------------------------2~2~0---0--|
 Db--------------------------------------2----|
 Ab-------------------------------------------|
 Eb-------------------------------------------|
      b
 Eb--------------|
 Bb--15----------|
 Gb--14-12----12-|
 Db--------14----|
 Ab--------------|
 Eb--------------|
         b           b
 Eb--------------------------------12~~12------------|
 Bb------15----------15------12-15--------12---------|
 Gb--14--14-12----12-14---14-----------------12------|
 Db------------14-------------------------------14---|
 Ab--------------------------------------------------|
 Eb--------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 Eb--------------|
 Bb--------------|
 Gb--15-----17---|
 Db--14-----16---|
 Ab--------------|
 Eb--------------|
 
 
 Fortune fame, mirror vane, gone insane, but the memory remains
 
 Heavy rings on fingers wave
 Another star denies the grave
 See the nowhere crowd cry the nowhere tears of honor
 Like the twisted vines that grow
 That hide and swallow mansions whole
 And dim the light of an already faded prima donna
 
 chorus
 
 Heavy rings on cigarettes
 Up tp lips that time forgets
 While the Hollywood sun sets behind your back
 And can`t the band play on?
 Just listen, they play my song
 
 Ash to ash
 Dust to dust
 Fade to black
 
 chorus
 
 Dance little tin goddess
 da, da, da.....
 
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