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The House That Jack Built Bass Tab

Send "The House That Jack Built" Ringtone to your Cell Phone


Riff 1
Gb|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|------------7-------7------7-7-5---|------7-----------7-------7-7-5---|
Eb|-0----0h5h7-----0------0-0---------|-0--------0-0-0-0-----0-0---------|

Gb|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|-------------------------3-3-----|
Ab|----7-----------7---------------|---0h3---------------------------|
Eb|-0------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-1---|---------5---3---3---1-1-----0---|

Gb|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|------------7-------7------7-7-5---|------7-----------7-------7-7-5---|
Eb|-0----0h5h7-----0------0-0---------|-0--------0-0-0-0-----0-0---------|

Gb|--------------------------------|-------------------------------||
Db|--------------------------------|-------------------------3-3---||
Ab|----7-----------7---------------|---0h3-------------------------||
Eb|-0------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-1---|---------5---3---3---1-1-------||

Riff 2
Gb|--------------------|----|----------------------------------||3x
Db|--------------------|-3x-|----------------------------------||
Ab|-77-----77----------|----|----------------------------------||
Eb|-66-0-0-66-0-0-00-0-|----|-0h2-2-2-2/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-/6-6-6-||

Riff 3
Gb|---------------------------------------------------||4x
Db|---------------------------------------------------||
Ab|---------------------------------------------------||
Eb|-1-------3-----------------------------------------||

Play Riff 2 [4x]



by: graeme

The House That Jack Built Bass Tab

Send "The House That Jack Built" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/m/metallica/148705.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Andrew Wanna Be	#1 by Andrew Tedder at Aug 4, 2006 at 10:33 AM EST
	vinny samways

No Picture T.S. Average	#2 by T.S. at Aug 20, 2006 at 6:18 PM EST
	There's absolutly now reason to reduce metallica songs to alcohol, heroine or any other drugs, like I always find in comments about this and other metallica songs. One of my first experiences with metallica was in my youth when a friend of mine, living in a small chamber with really BIG speakers, pushed the volume up, playing ride the lightning. The song that struck me in my heart was creeping death of course. Reviewing the biblical and historical context of this and other songs, we cannot read the text of "The house that jack built" without reviewing the origin of the expression, which comes from a poem from the 16'th century, which makes even more sence, when you think of metallica as of musicians who made themselves well knowing and loving J.S.Bach (1685-1723). The original poem tells us about a a house that is quite badly build, affecting all and anything living within, with it's bad nature. Yes, it might be alcohol, it might even be Jack Daniels that makes the destroys this house which is "my body my temple". It might also be any "other demon that I meet". For me this song takes us much farther, describing the agony of the whole life that makes us "open the doors" for the demons like heroin and jack daniels. It just makes no difference what makes you "twist away, away, away". This like much other songs written by james hetfield is again a cry for salvation from this life, for some "place to hide" from it. Note also that the body the temple "this temple it tilts", will tilt anyway, no matter what kind of demon makes the temple tilt, no matter how high you are, how far you went, you will fall and you will have to crawl back. But back to where? What is the meaning, the aim of this life, in this badly build, detructed house ? I don't know if hetfield had an answer to this question, but at least he asks the question. And he asks you !

No Picture Ben Rhythm Player	#3 by Ben Formica at Jan 14, 2007 at 1:57 PM EST
	Not A Bad Song Bit Overrated I Kinda think i more get wat its about now thx =D

No Picture ♥brian Lead Player	#4 by ♥brian♥ ******** at Feb 11, 2007 at 8:52 AM EST
	It was inspired by Jame's recovery and rehabilitation to alcoholism. He's refering to the state of being and common nature that "Jack" (Jack Daniel's) causes. "Whiskey", being James' favorite is also what inspired the covering of "Whiskey In The Jar" and thus presides itself through "The House Jack Built"

No Picture Zach The Stripp Average	#5 by Zach The Stripper DuFrain at Jul 22, 2007 at 9:54 PM EST
	It could be about drug abuse and its effects and the "house" or "temple" would be the users mind. the house represents safety and the only place to feel safe. Let the show begin illustrates 'trips'

No Picture Matt Average	#6 by Matt Fraczek at Aug 15, 2007 at 12:24 AM EST
	vinny samways

No Picture Adam Wanna Be	#7 by Adam Doyle at Oct 7, 2007 at 7:21 AM EST
	Jaymz plays the solo on this song using one of cool "Talking Guitar" effects.