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From p3034558@hardy.ocs.mq.edu.au Tue Jun 11 07:19:21 1996
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 17:11:02 +1000 (EST)
Subject: CRD: Mama Said by Metallica
"Mama Said" by Metallica, from the album "Load."
Transcribed by Daniel Meijer
<p3034558@hardy.ocs.mq.edu.au> & <dmeijer@zeta.org.au>
Some have bagged this as "country music" which is crap, it takes more
than a pedal steel to make country music. It's more like Led Zeppelin's
"Tangerine" than anything else. "Load" is great (and I love Master of
Puppets), it shows a new depth to the band's songwriting.
Some of the lyric transcriptions might be a bit out, feel free to email
me any corrections!
In the intro and verses, play around with the Dm and Am chords....turn
them into Dmsus2, Dmsus4, and Amsus4.
Tune down a 1/2 step.
Dm Dmsus4 Dmsus2 C Am Amsus4 G F Bb
e--1------3---------0------0----0-----0------3----1----1--
b--3------3---------3------1----1-----3------0----1----3--
g--2------2---------2------0----2-----2------0----2----3--
d--0------0---------0------2----2-----2------0----3----3--
a--x------x---------x------3----0-----0------2----3----1--
e--x------x---------x------x----x-----x------3----1----x--
Intro:
Dm C Am
*Verse*
Dm
Mama she has ...
C Am
Told me when ...
Dm
Son your life's ...
C Am
Don't close it ...
Dm
The brightest flame ...
C Am
Thats what I ...
D
The son's heart's ...
C Am
But I must ...
*Chorus*
Dm C Am G
Let my ...
Dm C Am G
Let your ...
Dm C Am G
Mama let my ...
Dm C Bb G Am
Mama let this ...
*Intro again*
*Verse 2*
Dm
Remember my new ...
C Am
Wild blood in ...
Dm
Draping the strings ...
C Am
The mark that ...
Dm
Left home at an ...
C Am
of what I heard ...
Dm
I never ...
C Am
For what is ...
*Chorus*
Dm C Am G
Let my ...
Dm C Am G
Let your ...
Dm C Am G
Mama let my ...
Dm C Bb G Am
Mama let this heart ...
*Bridge*
Dm G
Never I asked ...
C F
but never ...
Dm G
But you gave me ...
C F
that I'll take ...
Dm G
Never I asked ...
C F
but never ...
Dm G
But you gave me ...
C F
that I'll take ...
Dm C Bb G Am
So let this ...
*Verse 3*
Dm
Mama now I'm ...
C Am
I'm not all you ...
Dm
A mother's love ...
C Am
was spoken ...
Dm
yeah I took your ...
C Am
and all the things ...
Dm
I need your arms ...
C Am
That cold ....
*Chorus*
Dm C Am G
Let my ...
Dm C Am G
Let your ....
Dm C Am G
Mama let my ...
Dm C Bb G Am
Mama let this ...
Dm C Am Dm
Let my ...
Dm C Am Dm
Mama let ...
Dm C Am Dm
You never let ...
Dm C Bb G Am
Mama let this ....
*Bridge*
(solo over Dm G C F twice)
Dm G
Never I asked ...
C F
but ...
Dm G
But you gave me ...
C F
that I'll take ...
Dm G
Never I asked ...
C F
but never...
Dm G
But you gave me ...
C F
that I'll take ...
Dm C Bb G Am
So let this ...
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From: Stefano Bianchi <mc9350@mclink.it>
Subject: CRD : Mama Said by Metallica
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Hi guys!
That's a gr8 song from the 'new' Metallica : it's in their last album,
'Load'. It's called 'Mama Said'. I've found out only the chords : forgive me
if they're not right! :^)
Main Verse : C#min ( listen to the song to find out when you have to move your
little finger to the 7th fret of B string and then back
again )
B - G#min
Chorus : 3x C#min - B - G#min - F#
1x C#min - B - A - F# - G#
Then what we can call a Second Chorus : C#min - F# - B - E
which finishes like the Chorus : C#min - B - A - F# - G#
If you play it one half step higher, it becomes much easier. Sounds like :
Dmin - C - Amin etc... I think Metallica have their guitars tuned this way
for this song.
That's all! Sorry if there aren't the lyrics, but I'm Italian and I haven't
time to find them out now ( I've got my exams at University! :^) ). Please
e-mail me if this has been of some use for you ( and also if you have the
lyrics.. ;) ).
Ciao,
Stefano ( mc9350@mclink.it )
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Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 17:57:34 +0000
From: Chris <lj99@dial.pipex.com>
Subject: TAB: 'Mama said' by Metallica
=91Mama Said=92 Metallica (Words and music by James Hetfield)
Transcribed and submitted by Christopher Bucknall.
Here are the chords and lyrics for =91Mama Said=92 off the new Metallica =
album, Load. I=20
had them typed up anyway cos I=92m covering it in my band (Haven=92t wast=
ed any time have=20
I? - 11-6-96). I=92m not sure about the third line in the second verse th=
ough. If=20
anyone can tell me what the lyrics really are, mail me: lj99@dial.pipex.c=
om
Dm Dmsus4 Am C
Mama she has taught me well, ....
Dm Dmsus4 Am C =09
Son, your life's an open book, ...
Dm Dmsus4 Am C
The brightest flame burns quickest...
Dm Dmsus4 Am C
Son's heart sold to mother, ...
Dm Am C G
Let my ...
Dm Am C G
Let your ...
Dm Am C G =20
Mama, let my ...
Dm Am Dm F Am
Or let this ...
Dm Dmsus4 Am C
Never mind your last name...
Dm Dmsus4 Am C
Wrapping strings around my neck, ....
Dm Dmsus4 Am C
Left all that in an early ....
Dm Dmsus4 Am C
Never asked forgiveness...
<Chorus>
Dm G C F
Never I asked of you ....
Dm G =09
But you gave ...
C F
And I'll take ...
Dm Am Dm F Am
So let this ...
=20
Dm Dmsus4 Am C
Mama now I'm coming home, ...
Dm Dmsus4 Am C
A mother's love for her son, ...
Dm Dmsus4 Am C
I took your love for granted, ...
Dm Dmsus4 Am C
I need your arms to welcome me, but ...
<Chorus X 2>
Dm G C F
Never I asked of you ....
Dm G =09
But you gave me ...
C F
And I'll take ...
Dm Am Dm F Am
So let this ...
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From bmoe@aft.sn.no Thu Jul 11 20:20:27 1996
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 22:08:55 +0200
From: Bente Moe <bmoe@aft.sn.no>
Subject: TAB: Mama said by Metallica
Mama said
by
METALLICA
Another great song from METALLICA, (some
kind of country inspirated)however I have`nt
figured out that country mix and I also think
it is much better without it, so here we go....
Intro/Verse:
|--1---0-1---1--3-3-3--1-1-1--0--0--0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|--3---3-3---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--1--1--1-3--1---1-1-0-0-1-1--|
|--2---2-2---2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--0--0--0-0--2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--0---0-0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--2--2--2-2--2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--0---0-0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--3--3--3-3--0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|--------------------------------0----------0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Chorus:
|--1--0--0-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |--1--0--0--3--0--|
|--3--1--1-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |--3--1--1--3--1--|
|--2--0--2-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |--2--0--2--0--2--|
|--0--2--2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| X 3 and then... |--0--2--2--0--2--|
|--0--3--0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |--0--3--0--2--0--|
|-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-----------3-----|
Bridge:
|--1--1-1-1--3--3-3-3--0-0-0--0-----|
|--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--1-1-1--1-----|
|--2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-----|
|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--2-2-2--2-----|
|--0--0-0-0--2--2-2-2--3-3-3--0-----|
|------------3--3-3-3---------------|
Well... that should be all except for the
solo. E-mail me with questions, comments or whatever...
<bmoe@aft.sn.no>
- Martin Moe Aaserud
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 20:35:54 GMT+01DST
From: "Holka Pavel - MO,,student,UID=17361" <XHOLP10@st.vse.cz>
Subject: TAB :MAMA SAID - METALLICA
This is the way how I play this song
I guess , I`m sure, this is the best version on internet
But I have to say that the intro I play a little bit different,but
it doesn`t matter:-)
Anyway I didn`t figure it out and author`s name is in the title
Pavel Holka <xholp10@st.vse.cz>
* Mama Said *
Metallica - from album "Load"
Words and music by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
Transcribed by Kenneth Sundnes ksundnes@online.no
This is the right way, but I haven't figured it all out yet.
Missing some solo parts and the chorus solo...
Please mail me any comments/corrections...
* Acoustic guitar - Intro/Verse Riff
Dm Ds4
Eb|-1--------1---0---1-----------3----3---1---1---1-------1-----------
|
Bb|-3------------3---3-----------3----3---3---3---3-------3-----------
|
Gb|-2------------2-----------2---2----2---2---2---2-------------------
|
Db|-0--------------------0--------------------------------------------
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Ab|---------------------------------------------------0---------------
|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|
C Am As2 As4
H
Eb|-------------------------------------0---0---x---x-----------------
|
Bb|-1----1---1>3--x---1----1---1---1----0---1---x---x-----------------
|
Gb|-0----0---0----x---2----2---2---2----2---2---x---x-----------------
|
Db|-2----2---2----x---2----2---2---2----2---2-------------------------
|
Ab|-3----3---3--------0-----------------------------------------------
|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|
Eb|-1----1---1---0---1-----------3----3---1---1---1-------------------
|
Bb|-3------------3---3-----------3----3---3---3---3-------------------
|
Gb|-2------------2-----------2---2----2---2---2---2-------------------
|
Db|-0--------------------0--------------------------------------------
|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------0--------------
|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|
H
Eb|--------------------0--------0---0----0---0------------------------
|
Bb|--1----1---1>3--x---1--------1---1----1---3------------------------
|
Gb|--0----0---0----x---2--------2---2----2---2-------0----------------
|
Db|--2----2---2----x---2----------------------------------------------
|
Ab|--3----3---3--------0----------------------------------------------
|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|
* Chorus - Acoustic over clean electric (Haven't figured it out
yet.)
Dm Ca9 Am G Dm Ca9 Bb G Am As2 As4
Eb|-1---3---0-----3---|-1---3----------3--0----------0--------0-------
|
Bb|-3---0---1-----3---|-3---0----3-----3--1----------0--------3-------
|
Gb|-2---0---2-----0---|-2---0----3-----0--2----------2--------2-------
|
Db|-0---2---2-----0---|-0---2----3-----0--2----------2--------2-------
|
Ab|-----3---0-----2---|-----3----1-----2--0----------0--------0-------
|
Eb|---------------3---|----------------3------------------------------
|
Let my heart go Let this heart be still..
* Before and Verse 2 - Electric w/wah (Included some lyrics to
help)
P P H P P
Eb|------13<12<10-----10>12<10-|-----------------------------5--------
|
Bb|-10------------10-----------|--------------------------7-----6<5---
|
Gb|----------------------------|------------------------------------7-
|
Db|----------------------------|--------------------------------------
|
Ab|----------------------------|--------------------------------------
|
Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------------------
|
H B B B B
Eb|--5----|--------------------17------------------17-----------------
|
Bb|--5>6--|-----------------------------------------------------------
|
Gb|--7----|-----------------------19^(21)^19----------19^(21)^19------
|
Db|-------|---------------19------------------19----------------------
|
Ab|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------
|
Eb|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------
|
Rebel.. in my veins..
H B
Eb|-------17------------------------------------|-17-----------|------
|
Bb|-------------------20-------17---17----17>18-|------15^(17)-|--15--
|
Gb|---19----------19-------19-------------17>19-|--------------|--14--
|
Db|---------------------------------------------|--------------|------
|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|--------------|------
|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|--------------|------
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remains.. left.. wrong.. never
* Bridge - Acoustic
Dm G Ca9 F
B H
Eb|-1-----3---3-----1----|-------1-----------|-----0----------0-------
|
Bb|-3-----3---0-----1----|----------3^(5)--3-|-------3----------1>3---
|
Gb|-2-----0---0-----2----|----2--------------|---0------0-------------
|
Db|-0-----0---2-----3----|-0-----------------|--------------2---------
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Ab|-------2---3-----3----|-------------------|-2----------3-----------
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Eb|-------3---------1----|-------------------|----------------------1-
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Never ask never gave. Fill during bridge. (let ring)
* Verse 2 - Electric w/wah (Included some lyrics to help)
H
Eb|----5-------------------|----------------5---5-5-0-5---------------
|
Bb|-------3>5-6----6-------|--------------------------------3---------
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Gb|----------------7-------|--------2--2------2-------------2---------
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Db|------------------------|------------------------------------------
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Ab|------------------------|------------------------------------------
|
Eb|------------------------|------------------------------------------
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me.. A mothers.. me be.. Yeah I took
Eb|-------------5--------------------0--------------------------------
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Bb|------------------------5--5--6------------------------------------
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Gb|---------7--------7--7-----------------------7---------------------
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Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------
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Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------
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Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
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to me.. yeah I need your arms to welcome me.
* Distorted riff played under "Let my heart go..." at the end
Eb|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------
|
Bb|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------
|
Gb|-7-----5--------------7--|--7-----5-----3-----------------------7--
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Db|-7-----5-----7--------5--|--7-----5-----3-----5-----7-----------7--
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Ab|-5-----3-----7--------5--|--5-----3-----1-----5-----7-----------5--
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Eb|-------------5-----------|--------------------3-----5--------------
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This 3 times.. then this..
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