Unforgiven 2 Bass Tabs by Metallica

Song: The Unforgiven II
Band: Metallica
Album: ReLoad

Tabbed by: Eros Fratini (e-r-o-s@libero.it)

The time isn't wrote, so you have to listen your CD (or MP3).

Tune down 1/2 step

Intro:

Gb:-----------------------------------------------------------:
Db:--------------------------------------------------5--------:
Ab:-----------------------------------------------------------:
Eb:--5--5-5-5/8-8-8--3--3-3-0--0-0--5--5-5/8-8-8-8\3---0--0-0-:

Guitar part

Fig.1: (words only for 1st verse)

Gb:------------------------------------- ------------------------------
Db:------------------------------------- ----------------------5--5-5--
Ab:--------------------------------7---- ------------------5-7---------
Eb:--5--5-5-7-8---8--7\5-3--3-0--0----0- -5--5-5-7-8-8-8---------------
  Lay beside me...                       And speak the words...

Gb:----------------- ------------------------------------ -------------
Db:-7-5------------- ------------------------------------ -------------
Ab:-----7--7-7--5--- -------------------------------7---- -------------
Eb:---------------7- -5--5-5-7-8---8--7\5-3--3-0--0----0- 5--5-5-7-8-8-
                     The door is locked now...            If you can...
Gb:--------:
Db:--------:
Ab:---5--7-:
Eb:-8------: end Fig.1
  the me...

Variation 1: (for 1st verse only)

Gb:---------------------------- ------------------------------------ -
Db:-5--5-5--5h7p5-------------- ------------------------------------ -
Ab:---------------7--7---7-5--- ------------------------------------ -
Eb:--------------------------7- -5--5-5-7-8-8-8\3--3-3-0-0-0-00-0-3- -
  then I can understand the you...

Gb:--------------------------------------:
Db:-----7-7---------5----5---------------:
Ab:--------------------------7-7-7-7-----:
Eb:-5-5-----8-8-8\3--3-3---0---------0-3-: end Variation 1

Repeat Fig.1 x 1 (for 2nd verse)
Variation 2:

Gb:-------------------------- ------------------------------ ----------
Db:-5--5-5--5h7p5------------ ------------------------------ ----------
Ab:---------------7--7--7--6- -5-5-5-5\--------------------- ----------
Eb:-------------------------- ---------0--1-0--1--1--1--1-1- -3-3-3-3--
            but there's no...

Gb:--------------------:
Db:--------------------:
Ab:--------------------:
Eb:-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3--5-: end Variation 2

Chorus:

Gb:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Db:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb:-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7
   What I've felt_ what I've know...   

Gb:------------------------------------------------------------------
Db:------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:--------------------------------------------------/10-7-7-/10-7-7-
Eb:-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-3-3-3-3/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------
  Behind the door...

Gb:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Db:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb:-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7
   What I've felt_ what I've know...   

Gb:------------------------------------------------------------------:
Db:------------------------------------------------------------------:
Ab:------------------------------------------------------------------:
Eb:-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-3-3-3-3/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-0-3-:
  Could you be there?...                          ...unforgiven too?...

Coda 1:

Gb:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Db:----------------------------------------------------------------5---
Ab:---------------------------7-7--------------------------------------
Eb:-5--5-5-7-8--8--8\3--3-3-0-----0-3-5-5--5-5-7-8-8--8--7\5-3-3-3--3-3

Gb:---------------------:
Db:---------------------:
Ab:-------------5/7-5---:
Eb:-0-0-0-0-0-0-------7-:

Repeat Fig.1 x 1
Repeat Variation 2 x 1
Repeat Chorus x 1

Guitar solo:

Gb:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Db:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb:-5--5-5-7-8--8--8\3--3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-5--5-5-5-7-8-8--8-8-7\5-3-3

Gb:------------------------ -------------------------------------------
Db:------------------------ -------------------------------------------
Ab:------------------------ -------------------------------------------
Eb:-3-3-3-5-0--0-0-0-0-0-3- 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-8-8--8-8-8-8-

Gb:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Db:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb:-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3/8-8-8-8-8-8-8

Gb:--------------------: :---------------------------------------------
Db:--------------------: :-----------------------5-5-------------------
Ab:----/10-7-7-/10-7-7-: :----------------------------------7-7\-------
Eb:-8------------------: :-5-5-5-5-7-8-8-8-8-8\3-----5\3-0------0-3-5-5

Gb:---------------------------------------------:
Db:-------------------------5-5-----------------:
Ab:-----------------------------------/7-----7\-:
Eb:-5-5-5-7-8-8--8-8--8\3-3-----5\3-0------0----: End Solo.

3th Verse without bass
Repeat Chorus x 1, until "'cause I'm one who waits..."
   where the bassline is:

Ending part:

Gb:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Db:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb:-8--8-8-8--8--8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7
...the one who waits for you...               What I've felt...

Gb:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Db:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb:-7-7-7-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-7-7--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5

Gb:----------------------------------------------- --------------------
Db:----------------------------------------------- --------------------
Ab:------------------------------------7---------- --------------------
Eb:-3-3-3-3/8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8-8---8-8--8-8- 5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-
						   What I've felt...	

Gb:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Db:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:--------------------------------7-------7---------------------------
Eb:-5-5-7--7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-7-8---8-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5	
						 I take this Key...	

Gb:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Db:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb:-3-3-3-3/8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8-8--7\5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5

Gb:----------------------------------:
Db:----------------------------------:
Ab:-5-5---5--5-5---------------------:
Eb:---------------5-5----3-3-------3-: End Ending (UaZ!)
                     Oh, ho  oh....


Great song by greatest Metal group.

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