THE THING THAT SHOULD NOT BE (Bassline) As recorded by Metallica (From the 1986 Album MASTER OF PUPPETS) Words and Music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Kirk Hammet Transcribed by HaMsTr Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Cliff Burton' Intro Medium Rock Q=116 4/4 Gtr I Wx7 H Q E E E E E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q. 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E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q |------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------| |-------1-(1)----2-|-(2)----3-(3)-----|------------------|----------------| |-0-1-2--------2---|------2---------0-|-7-7-7-7-10-7-10--|-6-3-3-3-6-3-6--| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q |----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------| |-7-4-4-4-7-4-7--|-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-7-7-7-7-10-7-10--|-6-3-3-3-6-3-6--| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E H H E Q E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|-----------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-0----1----|----------------| |-7-4-4-4-7-4-7--|-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------|-5-6--5-6-0-0-0-| 2/4 4/4 E E E E E E E E E Q E H H E Q E E E E E |-----------------|--------|-----------|----------------| |-----------------|--------|-----------|----------------| |-----------------|--------|-0----1----|----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-6--5-|-----------|-5-6--5-6-0-0-0-| 2nd To Coda 3rd To Dbl Coda 2/4 4/4 E E E E E E E E E Q E H H H Q. E |-----------------|--------|-----------|-------------| |-----------------|--------|-----------|-------------| |-----------------|--------|-0----1----|------0------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-6--3-|-----------|-1---------0-| E E E E +Q E E +Q E E Q. E E E E E +E E E E ||-------------------|------------------||-||---------------------| ||o------------------|-----------------o||-||o--------------------| ||o-------1-(1)----2-|-(2)----3-3------o||-||o-------1-(1)-----2--| ||--0-1-2--------2---|------2--------0--||-||--0-1-2-------1-2----| D.S. al Coda & +E E E E +E E E E H H +H E Q E |----------------------||-----------|---------------| |---------------------o||-----------|---------------| |-(2)-----3-(3)-------o||------0----|-(0)-----------| |-----1-2-------1-2-0--||-1---------|--------5-6--5-| Guitar Solo E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E 4x ||------------------|-----------------|| ||o-----------------|----------------o|| ||o-----------------|----------------o|| ||--6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-5-6--5--|| E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-0-----0-1-0---1-0-|-0-----0-1-0-1-1-0--| |---3-5-------3-----|---3-5--------------| H H E E E E S S E E E H H H Q. E |-----------|-------------------|-----------|-------------| |-----------|-------------------|-----------|-------------| |-0----1----|-0-----0-5-1-0-1-0-|-0----1----|------0------| |-----------|---3-5-------------|-----------|-1---------0-| D.S. al Dbl. Coda && E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E 4x H H ||--------------------|----------------------||-----------| ||o-------------------|---------------------o||-----------| ||o-------1-(1)-----2-|-(2)-----3-(3)-------o||------0----| ||--0-1-2-------1-2---|-----1-2-------1-2-0--||-1---------| E E E E S S E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------||-----------------|------------------|| |-------------------||o----------------|-----------------o|| |-0-----0-5-1-0-1-0-||o----------------|-----------------o|| |---3-5-------------||--5-6--5-6-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide