STONE COLD CRAZY (Bassline)
As recorded by Metallica
(From the 1998 Album GARAGE INC.)
Words and Music by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=252
4/4
Gtr I
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|-8--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)----|
2/4 4/4
+W +H +H. +Q
|------------|--------|----------------||
|------------|--------|----------------||
|------------|--------|----------------||
|-(8)--------|-(8)----|-(8)------(8)--||
E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o---------------1-|-(1)-1-1--1-1-1--|---------1-3-3-3-|
||--1h3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-1h3-3-3---------|
+E Q E +E Q E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-(3)-2--3-(3)-4--5-|---------------1-|-(1)-1-1--1-1-1--|
|-------------------|-1h3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|
1st Verse
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E E E E E E E E +E Q E +E Q E Q Q H
|-----------------|--------------------||-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------o||-------------|
|---------1-3---3-|-(3)-2--3-(3)-4--5-o||-------------|
|-1h3-3-3---------|--------------------||-3----------|
Wx7 Q Q H H E Q E
|------------|------------|-------------|
|------------|------------|-------------|
|------------|------------|-------------|
|------------|-3----------|--------3--3-|
+E E Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|-1-----1-----|
|-(3)-----------|----3--3--3--|-------------|
TP TP
Q Q H W H H
|------------|----------|----------------||
|------------|----------|----------------||
|-1----------|----------|----------------||
|------------|----------|-15----/15----||
Chorus
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q H
|----------------|----------------|------------|
|----------------|----------------|------------|
|----------------|----------------|------------|
|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-8----------|
W E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|---------------1-|-(1)-1-1--1-1-1--|
|----------|-1h3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E +E Q E +E Q E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------1-3-3-3-|-(3)-2--3-(3)-4--5-|---------------1-|
|-1h3-3-3---------|-------------------|-1h3-3-3-3-3-3---|
~~~~~~~~
+E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E +E Q E +E Q E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-(1)-1-1--1-1-1--|---------1-3---3-|-(3)-2--3-(3)-4--5-|
|-----------------|-1h3-3-3---------|-------------------|
Guitar Solo I
Q E E +E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q E
|-----------------||----------------|----------------|
|-----------------||----------------|----------------|
|-----------------||----------------|----------------|
|------3-(3)-5--6-||-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-5--6-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----7-7-7-7----|----------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7---------5--|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E E E E E E Q Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|----------------|----------------|------------------||
|----------------|-9----7-(7)-----|------------------||
|----------------|-------------9--|-(9)-7------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|----------------|----------10--7--||
E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------1-|-(1)-1-1--1-1-1--|---------1-3-3-3-|
|-1h3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-1h3-3-3---------|
+E Q E +E Q E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-(3)-2--3-(3)-4--5-|---------------1-|-(1)-1-1--1-1-1--|
|-------------------|-1h3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|
2nd Verse
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E E E E E E E E +E Q E +E Q E Q Q H
|-----------------|-------------------||-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||-------------|
|---------1-3---3-|-(3)-2--3-(3)-4--5-||-------------|
|-1h3-3-3---------|-------------------||-3----------|
Chorus
TP TP
Wx6 H H Q E E E E E E
|------------|----------------||----------------|
|------------|----------------||----------------|
|------------|----------------||----------------|
|------------|-15----/15----||-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E E E E E E Q Q Q H H E E E E
|----------------|------------|--------------|
|----------------|------------|--------------|
|----------------|------------|--------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-8----------|--------x-x---|
Guitar Solo II
W Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q E
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|----------||o----------------|----------------|
|----------||o----------------|----------------|
|-6--------||--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-5--6-|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E
|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-5--|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E E E E E E Q Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q 3x
|----------------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-9----7-(7)-----|------------------o||
|----------------|-------------9--|-(9)-7------------o||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|----------------|----------10--7---||
E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------1-|-(1)-1-1--1-1-1--|---------1-3-3-3-|
|-1h3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-1h3-3-3---------|
+E Q E +E Q E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-(3)-2--3-(3)-4--5-|---------------1-|-(1)-1-1--1-1-1--|
|-------------------|-1h3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|
3rd Verse
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E E E E E E E E +E Q E +E Q E Q Q H
|-----------------|-------------------||-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||-------------|
|---------1-3---3-|-(3)-2--3-(3)-4--5-||-------------|
|-1h3-3-3---------|-------------------||-3----------|
Chorus
TP TP
Wx14 H H Q E E E E E E
|-------------|----------------||----------------|
|-------------|----------------||----------------|
|-------------|----------------||----------------|
|-------------|-15----/15----||-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E E E E E E Q Q Q H Wx2
|----------------|------------|--------||
|----------------|------------|--------||
|----------------|------------|--------||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-8----------|--------||
E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------1-|-(1)-1-1--1-1-1--|---------1-3-3-3-|
|-1h3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-1h3-3-3---------|
+E Q E +E Q E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-(3)-2--3-(3)-4--5-|---------------1-|-(1)-1-1--1-1-1--|
|-------------------|-1h3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|
~~~~~~~~
E E E E E E E E +E Q E +E Q E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------*|
|---------1-3---3-|-(3)-2--3-(3)-4--5-|---------------1-*|
|-1h3-3-3---------|-------------------|-1h3-3-3-3-3-3---*|
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Duration Legend
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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
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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
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
