METALLICA (JASON NEWSTEAD) - "Cunning Stunts Bass Solo" Tablature

Song: BASS NOODLE
Artist: Jason Newstead
Album: Cunning Stunts DVD
Previously tabbed by Jeff (misfitsof9@yahoo.com)
Corrected by: simeon bartholomew (simeon_oz@yahoo.com)

The previous version was pretty well done, except a bit hard to play. this version
is the way jason plays it on the dvd. Also, use a chorus effect throughout the whole
thing if possible.


riff 1 (x2)
G|-------14-16-14-13----|--14--16--14--13----13h14-13--11--|
D|----------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-0:-------------------|----------------------------------|

G|--------------14:-------------------14:---------------|
D|-14--11-------------11--------11---------11-----------|
A|---------12--------------12-------------------12------|
E|----------------------------------------------------0-|
(hit the extra low E only the first time)

riff 2
G|-------11---------11---------11---------11----|
D|----------12---12----12---12----12---12----12-|
A|-0-0:--------0----------0----------0----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

G|------------12:-------12:-----------12:------|
D|---------9------9------------9---------9-----|
A|-12\--10----------10-------------10-------10-|
E|---------------------------------------------|

G|-------11---------11---------11---------11----|
D|----------12---12----12---12----12---12----12-|
A|---0:--------0----------0----------0----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

G|------------12:-------12:--------------------|
D|---------9------9------------9------9--------|
A|-12\--10----------10-------------10---10--10-|
E|---------------------------------------------|

riff 1 again x2
G|---------14-16-14-13----|--14--16--14--13----13h14-13--11--|
D|------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-0-0:-------------------|----------------------------------|

G|--------------14:----------14:-----------------------|
D|-14--11-------------11----------11-------------------|
A|---------12-----------12------------12------12-12----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

then riff 2 (modified)
G|-------11---------11---------11---------11----|
D|----------12---12----12---12----12---12----12-|
A|-0-0:--------0----------0----------0----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

G|------------12:-------12:-----------12:------|
D|---------9------9------------9---------9-----|
A|-12\--10----------10-------------10-------10-|
E|---------------------------------------------|

G|-------11---------11---------11---------11----|
D|----------12---12----12---12----12---12----12-|
A|-0-0:--------0----------0----------0----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

G|------------12:--------12:-------\--|
D|---------9------9-------9:-------\--|
A|-12\--10----------10---10:-------\--|
E|------------------------------------|

riff 3 (one of his old riffs adapted to this piece) (x6)
G|----10--------10---------14-------12---------10---------|
D|--------12--------12--------12--------12---------12-----|
A|-0:---------0---------0---------0---------0----------0--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----9--------9----------12-------10---------9----------|
D|--------10--------10--------10--------10---------10-----|
A|-0:---------0---------0---------0---------0----------0--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

riff 4 (another riff from his old stuff)
G|-----7-----4--------5---------/7-------/9-------|
D|--5-----------5---------7---------9-------10----|
A|--------0---------0--------0---------0--------0-|
E|------------------------------------------------|

G|-----7-----4--------5---------5---------5-------|
D|--5-----------5---------7---------7--------7----|
A|--------0---------0--------0---------0--------0-|
E|------------------------------------------------|

G|-----7-----4--------5---------5---------5-------|
D|--5-----------5---------7---------7--------7----|
A|--------0---------0--------0---------0--------0-|
E|------------------------------------------------|

G|-----7-----4--------5---------7-----------9-----|
D|--5-----------5---------7---------9--------10---|
A|--------0---------0--------0----------0---------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

now it sorta leads into nothing else matters, but there's a mad riff just before
it, so i decided to include it...
G|------------------|
D|-----------(12)---|
A|--(24)------------| x4
E|------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--12-12:------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------7-7h9--7--7\------|
E|--------------------------------------0--0:-|

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7-7h9--7--7h9-7------------|
A|----------------------------------9--7\-----|
E|-----------------------------------------0--|

G|---------9--------5---------7---------------------------|
D|-------9---9----5---5----7----7----------7--------------|
A|-----7--------3-------/5--------------------------------| x3
E|--0---------------------------------5---------3-/5-5\-3-|

G|---------9--------5---------7---------------------------------|
D|-------9---9----5---5----7----7-------------------------------|
A|-----7--------3-------/5--------------5h7---5---5h7-----------|
E|--0---------------------------------5--------7--------7--0:---|

then lead in intro for nothing else matters
G|------9--------|
D|----9---9------|
A|-10-------10---| x4
E|-------------0-|

then fade out and leave it to the guitar....

Key:
(12) = harmonic note
0: = let the note ring
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
5h7 = hammer on

any comments, suggestions or complaints - email them to me!! w00t!!