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Escape
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Bass Tab
Metallica
from the album: Ride the Lightning
144 bpm
(4/4)
Intro - Play 3 times
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||o--------------^-----|------------------------o||
||o-------------5-7--5-|(5)--------5-7-5--------o||
||--5-5-5-5-5-5--------|--------8---------8--7---||
||--------------------|--------------------||
||--------------^-----|--------------------||
||-------------5-7--5-|(5)--------5--8--8--||
||-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|--------8-----------||
Play 4 times
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||--------------------o||
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5^7-o||
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||--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------||
||o---------------5^7-|-----------------|---------------5^7-|---------875-o||
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-6-5-3-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0----7o||
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1st, 2nd verses
Bass fig.1
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||-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
||-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-33-|-33-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
|------------------|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-33-|-33-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-33-|
end Bass fig.1
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|------------------|-------------------||
|------------------|-------------------||
|-33-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---3---x-0---x-1-||
Repeat Bass fig.1
Chorus Play 4 times
Bass fig.2 (end bass fig.2)
||------------|---------------|------------------|----------------2-|
||------------|---------------|------------------|--------------4---|
||-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0---0---|------------------|------------4-----|
||------------|---------0---3-|(3)---3---3-0-3-2-|(2)---2---2-------|
||--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------||
||o---------------5^7-|-----------------|---------------5^7-|---------875-o||
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-6-5-3-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0----7o||
||--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------||
Play Bass fig.1 (2 times)
Play Bass fig.2 (3 times)
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||------------|---------------|------------------|--------------||
||-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0---0---|------------------|--------------||
||------------|---------0---3-|(3)---3---3-0-3-2-|(2)--2--2--2--||
||-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o-------4--------------|-------4--------------o|
||o----4-----2--0--------|----4-----0-----------o|
||--2--------------------|-2-----------3---------|
Bridge (half time feel)
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||o-------------|-------------|-------------|------------o||
||o-------2--0--|-------------|-------2--0--|------------o||
||--2--2--------|-2--2--3--3--|-2--2--------|-0--0--3--3--||
||----------4--------------|----------2--------------|
||-------4-----------------|-------4-----------------|
||----4--------0--0--0--0--|----4--------------------|
||-2-----------------------|-2-----------3--3--3--3--|
|----------2--------------------------||
|-------4-----------------------------||
|----4--------------------------------||
|-2-----------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--||
Guitar solo
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|---------6-5-3-5-|-----------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
___________________
|1.
|------------------||
|---------8-7-5---o||
|---------------7-o||
|-0-0-0-0----------||
___________________
|2.
|-----------------||
|-----------------||
|---------6-5-3-5-||
|-0-0-0-0---------||
play 3 times
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||o------------------|------------------o|
||o------------------|------------------o|
||--0-2-2-0-2----0-0-|-0-2-2-0-0-3--3----|
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||-0-2-2-0-2-3-------||
(play 5 times)
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||o-----------o||
||o-----------o||
||--0----0-----||
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||-7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-||
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(play until end & fade)
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||o-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-----------------|---------6-5-3-5-o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0----------||
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Jared Wanna Be |
#1 by Jared at Aug 6, 2006 at 3:47 PM EST |
| I think its about a guy who didnt follow societies rules, and dared to 'be different' or himself, and because of this people dont like him, but he would rather have people hate him for who he is. In my opinion this shows up in most metallicas early songs. | |
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Michael Average |
#2 by Michael Cromwell at Sep 6, 2006 at 10:30 AM EST |
| RnngBld, if he just can't sing this song very well live, it's not any damn reason to dislike him.. and maybe they think this song is also too positive compared to other songs on the lightning, but i like it becose its different :) It tells to live your life in your own way, and not to care what others say or do. | |
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Teenage Riot Average |
#3 by Teenage Riot PokerBAss at Oct 6, 2006 at 11:20 AM EST |
| vagabond1987 is totally right on this one. People just cant see that not following societies rules can be right, not having the same "standard" thinking (go to school, graduate, get a job, marry, grow old and die) Why do we have to think that? what do we gain for following that order? The Only time we really are individuals is when we rebel...dont be one of many, follow yourself. "To escape from the true false world Undamaged destiny Can't get caught in the endless circle Ring of stupidity" But he understands that he is larger than the societies rules and doesn't have to be as ignorant to follow them..because what do we gain for following them? a silent death and a forgotten grave. Please everyone and read the lyrics closely and do understand the society pushes us down and not letting us be individuals. this song i can closely relate to The Unforgiven, if you think about those songs and how they connect with eachother.. | |
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tReScOoL Wanna Be |
#4 by tReScOoL at Oct 9, 2006 at 11:38 AM EST |
| i once printed out the lyrics of this fucking ace song and put loads of copies in my headteachers office, he was a fucking one minded fuck son of a bitch.i hope it taught him a lesson | |
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Tradition Average |
#5 by Tradition Funk at Nov 16, 2006 at 2:47 PM EST |
| the only song on Ride the Lightning that sees life in a positive side, an uplifting song if you ask me, its so powerful and definatly needed on an album so dark and obsessed with death thing about it: Fight Fire with Fire: nuclear anihilation Ride the lightning: the electric chair For whom the bell tolls: War Fade to black: Suicide Trapped under Ice: drowning Escape: freedom Creeping Death: from the bible, you should know it Call of Kathlu: based on the book by HP Lovecraft | |
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Andrew Rhythm Player |
#6 by Andrew Lang at Jan 18, 2007 at 10:29 PM EST |
| About finally coming to terms with the fact that everyone is ultimately alone at the emotional level.It is so true but people try to keep denying it for as long as they can. Since living alone is not easy,most people will compromise on their feelings and desires in order to fit the mould and avoid conflict with society. This helps them in nurturing the myth that they are part of some large whole.This song is about those who sacrifice the world and gain themselves. | |
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Alex Wanna Be |
#7 by Alex Gibb at Jan 28, 2007 at 1:16 PM EST |
| "You all should stop making guesses and refer to our beloved metallica themselves and see the real meaning of the song." You should shut up. | |
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Bea Average |
#8 by Bea k at Feb 25, 2007 at 4:39 AM EST |
| hey, i heard that this was metallica's least favorite song... is that true? | |
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Jon Wanna Be |
#9 by Jon Garcia at Jul 19, 2007 at 11:04 PM EST |
| This is simply about getting away from wha teveryone wants you to be and live life your own way. Who says it's not right? | |
