Tuning:

UNTIL IT SLEEPS (Bassline) As recorded by Metallica (From the 2000 Album S & M) Words and Music by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Tune Down 1/2 Step' Intro Moderately Q=124 4/4 Gtr I H Q E S S H. +Q Q. E +Q E S S |---------------||----------------|---------------------| |---------------||-7---------(7)S=|=10----9-(9)----5s7-| |-----------5s7-||-----0----------|-(0)-----(0)---0-----| |---------------||----------------|---------------------| Q H. +H. +Q 1st Verse H. +Q Q. E +Q E S S W |----------------|---------------------|------| |-7---------(7)S=|=10--------------5s7-|------| |-----0----------|-(0)---8--(8)--0-----|-0----| |----------------|---------------------|------| Q H. +Q. Q. Q +H. E S S H. +Q Q. E +Q E S S |----------------|----------------|--------------------| |----------------|-7---------(7)S=|=10----9-(9)--------| |-(0)------0-5s7-|-----0----------|-(0)-----(0)--0-5s7-| |----------------|----------------|--------------------| Q H. +H. +Q W +H +Q. S S H. +Q |------------|------------------|------------------| |-7----------|-(7)----(7)-------|-7---------(7)S===| |----0-------|-(0)----(0)---5s7-|-----0------------| |------------|------------------|------------------| Q H. +H +Q. E Q H. Chorus Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |--------------------||-----------------|---------------------| |-10-----------------||-----------------|---------------------| |-(0)---8-(8)-------||-----------------|---------------------| |--------------3-3-1-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-1-(1)-1-1-3-| +H. Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E S S S S E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)-3-3S8-(8)-8-8p7p5s3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-| +E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q S S |---------------------|-----------------|------------------------| |---------------3-----|-----------------|------------------------| |-----3---------------|-----------------|-------------------5s7--| |-(3)---3-1-(1)---1-3S|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-3-3-3S8-(8)-/7-------| H. +Q Q. E +Q E S S H +Q. E |---------------|---------------------|------------------| |-7-------(7)/--|-10----9-(9)----5s7-|-7------(7)-------| |---------------|---------------0-----|----0---------5s==| |---------------|---------------------|------------------| Q H. 2nd and 3rd Verses Q. E +Q E S S W +H. E S S |--------------------||-----------|----------------| |--------------------||o----------|----------------| |-10----8-(8)--0-5s7-||o-0--------|-(0)------0-5s7-| |--------------------||-----------|----------------| H. +Q Q. E +Q E S S W |----------------|--------------------|----------| |-7---------(7)S=|=10----9-(9)--------|-7--------| |-----0----------|-(0)-----(0)--0-5s7-|----0-----| |----------------|--------------------|----------| Q H. +H. +Q Q H. +H +Q. S S H. +Q Q. E +E E E E |------------------|----------------|---------------------|| |-(7)----(7)-------|-7---------(7)S=|=10------------------|| |-(0)----(0)---5s7-|-----0----------|-(0)---8-(8)--------|| |------------------|----------------|--------------3-3-1--|| +H +Q. E Q H. +H. Q Chorus E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-1-(1)-1-1-3S|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-| +E E E E +E E S S S S E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------|---------------3------| |-------------------------|-----------------|-----3----------------| |-(3)-3-3S8-(8)-8-8p7p5s3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)---3-1-(1)---1-3S=| Bridge 6/4 E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------||--------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------||--------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------||-7------------5---6---7--| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)-3-3S8-8-8-0-0-||-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-7-------------5---6---7-|-7------------5---6---7-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-7-------------5---6---7-|-7------------5---6---7-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 1. E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-7-------------5---6---7-|-7------------5---6---7-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E H. +Q Q. E +Q E S S |-------------------------|---------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|-7-------(7)/--|-10----9-(9)----5s7-| |-7-------------5---6---7-|---------------|---------------0-----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------|---------------------| 2. 6/4 H +Q. E Q. E +Q E S S Q E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|---------------------||-------------------------| |-7------(7)-----|--------------------o||-------------------------| |----0---------5s|=10----8-(8)--0-5s7-o||-7------------5---6---7-| |----------------|---------------------||-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Q H. Guitar Solo 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E H. +Q Q. E +Q E S S |-------------------------||----------------|---------------------| |-------------------------||-7---------(7)S=|=10----9-(9)----5s7-| |-7-------------5---6---7-||-----0----------|-(0)-----(0)---0-----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||----------------|---------------------| Q H. +H. +Q H. +Q Q. E +Q E S S H. +Q |----------------|---------------------|------------------| |-7---------(7)S=|=10--------------5s7-|-7---------(7)S===| |-----0----------|-(0)---8--(8)--0-----|-----0------------| |----------------|---------------------|------------------| Q H. +Q. Q. Q Q H. Q. E +Q E S S H E E E E +Q. E +E E E E |---------------------|----------------|---------------------| |-10----9-(9)----5s7-|-7----7---5-----|---------------------| |-(0)-----(0)---0-----|-0------0---/10-|-(10)---7-(7)--------| |---------------------|----------------|--------------0-1s3--| +H. +Q H +E Q E +E Q. E E Q a H +E Q E |------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |---------------10-|-(10)--------------|----------------10--| |-----------10-----|------10-----------|------------10------| |-/8----(8)--------|------------8-0-3--|-3s8----(8)---------| +E Q E +E E Q a H +E Q E +E Q E +E E Q |---------------------|-------------------|-----------------------| |-(10)----------------|----------------10-|-(10)------------------| |------10-------------|------------10-----|------10---------------| |----------8-(8)-0-3--|-3s8----(8)--------|----------8-(8)-8-8---| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5S3-3-1-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-| +E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E S S S S |---------------------|-----------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------|-------------------------| |-(3)-3-3-1-(1)-1-1-3S|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)-3-3S8-(8)-8-8p7p5s3-| E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E S S E S S S S S S E S S |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------|---------------3-----|-----------------------------| |-----------------|-----3---------------|-----------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)---3-1-(1)---1-3-|-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3--| E S S E S S S S S S E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|-14-14-12-14---14---12-|---12---15---15---12--| |----------------------------|--0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0-|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3S8-8-8-8-8-0h3-|-----------------------|----------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |-14-14-12-14---14---12-|---12---15---15---12-|-14-14-12-14---14---12-| |--0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0-|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-|--0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0-| |-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S |---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|| |---12---15---15---12-|-14-14-12-14---14---12-|---12----------------|| |-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-|--0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0-|-0--0-0---------5s7--|| |---------------------|-----------------------|--------7---8--------|| Outro H. E E Q. E +Q E S S Q +H Q |-------------|---------------------|----------------| |-7-------7-7s|=10----9-(9)--------|-7--(7)---------| |-------------|---------------0-5s7-|-----0-----3S===| |-------------|---------------------|----------------| Q H Q Q. E +Q E S S H. E E +Q. E +Q E S S |---------------------|----------------|----------------------| |---------------------|-7---------7s10-|-(10)---9-(9)--------| |-10----8-(8)--0-5s7-|-----0----------|--(0)-----(0)---0-5s7-| |---------------------|----------------|----------------------| Q H. +H +Q Q Q +H Q Q. E +Q Q W |--------------|------------------|------: |-7--(7)-------|------------------|------: |-----0-----0S=|=10----8-(8)--7--|-0----: |--------------|------------------|------: Q H Q +W +W +W |------------:------------:--------*| |------------:------------:--------*| |-(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

Metallica - Until it sleeps