Call Of Ktulu Bass Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 
	

Ride The Lightning Tabs:

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Metallica
The Call of Ktulu
written by: Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton and Hammett
as performed on Ride the Lightning
Play with wah & distortion. I didn't put in all the Wah Changes. 
Just listen to the song.
It is used mostly on the really high notes.

                        h..        e     h.          q     
G||-------------------||----------------|-------------------|
D|4:--Guitar Intro.---||:---------------|------------------:|
A|4:------------------||:-0---------7---|-6----------(6)\--:|  x4
E||-------------------||----------------|-------------------|

        w          w                       e e e e e e e e  e e e e  e e  q
G||----------------|----------------||    |----------------|------------------|
D||----------------|----------------||    |----------------|------------------|
A||-------R--------|-5--------------|| x3 |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5--5-5--5\--|
E||----------------|----------------||    |----------------|------------------|


BASS FILL #1
============
     e e e e     e e e e     e e e e e e e e
G||-----------------------|-------------------|
D||--------5-(5)H7-5-7----|-------------------|
A||--0-0-0-------------7--|--6-6-6-6-6-7------|
E||-----------------------|--------------8-7--|


BASS SOLO
=========
3rd and 4th times, substitute Bass Fill #1

     e  e      e  e  q.  e     e e e e  e e  q      e e  q  e e e e
G||-------------------------|--------------------|----------9-9-9----|
D||:-------(5)H7--5--7------|--------------------|----------7-7-7----|
A||:-0--0----------------7--|--6-6-6-6--6-7--7\--|--0-0--0--0-0-0-7--|
E||-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|

     e e e e  e   e   e   e      e e e e     e  e s s e      e e e e  e e e e
G||---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
D||---------------------------|--------5-(5)H7--7-7-7-----|--------------------|
A||--6-6-6-6--6-(10)-(6/(10))-|--0-0-0----------------7---|--6-6-6-6--6-7------|
E||---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------8-7--|

     e e e e  q    e  e     e e e e  e e  q      e e e e  e  e  e  e
G||----------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
D||--------5--7---(7)\---|--------------------|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--|
A||--0-0-0----0/------7--|--6-6-6-6--6-7--7\--|------------------------|
E||----------------------|--------------------|------------------------|

     s s s s  s  s  s  s   s  s  s  s   s  s  s  s      e e e e  e  e  e  e
G||--9-9-9-9--10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|------------------------|
D||--------------------------------------------------|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--|
A||--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E||--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|

                                                    [1.--------------------------
     q    q     e  e   q      e e e e  e  e  e  e      q     q     q     e  e
G||-------10----10-10--10\-|------------------------|--10----12----14----12-14--|
D||--12---------12-12--12\-|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--|---------------------------|
A||------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
E||------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
                                                   ^
                                This is where it changes.
                                When you get to here, go
                                to the next part 1-2-3-4 !

------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
     e  e   s  s  e  s  s  e  s  s  e     s  s  e   s  s  e    e  e  e  e
G||--15-14--12H14P12-14H15P14-12H14P12--|-14H15P14--12H14P12---15-14-12-14\--||
D||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------:||
A||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------:||
E||-------------------------------------|------------------------------------||

[2.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
     q     q     q.  s  s      e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e  
G||--10----12----14--12-14--|--12-17-15-14-----15-14-----|-----14H15P14--------14H15P14-----||
D||-------------------------|---------------17-------17--|--17----------17--17----------17-:||
A||-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------:||
E||-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------||


[3.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
     q     q     h          e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e      e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e
G||--10----12----14------|------------------12-14-12--|--14-12-15-14--17-15-17-19\---||
D||----------------------|--12-14-15-12--15-----------|-----------------------------:||
A||----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------:||
E||----------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|| 

[4.--------------------------->
    e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e    s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s
G||--------------------------|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D||-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-|-------------------------------------------------|
A||--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E||--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

::::GRADUAL BEND:::::::::::::full-----------wah off-]
    s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s      
G||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D||-------------------------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------------------------|
E||-------------------------------------------------|

This is the cool bit. It sounds good.
     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e e+s e+s e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
G||--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
D||:-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
A||:-------------0-----2--3--|--------------0--2---3--|--------------0-----2--3--|
E||--0--0--0--0-----0--------|--1--1--1--1------------|--2--2--2--2-----0--------|

     e  e  e  e e+s e+s e
G||------------------------|
D||-----------------------:|  x4
A||--5-----------3--2-----:|  
E||-----3--3--3---------3--|

     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e e+s e+s e
G||--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
D||:-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
A||:-------------3-----5--6--|--------------3--5---6--|--------------3-----5--6--|
E||--3--3--3--3-----3--------|--4--4--4--4------------|--5--5--5--5-----5--------|

     e  e  e  e e+s e+s e
G||-------------------------|
D||------------------------:|
A||--8-----------6--5------:|
E||-----6--6--6---------6---|


Guitar SOLO --> Play this section with Wah

     e  e  e  s   q  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e e    e  e  e  e  e  s s e e
G||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D||:----------5-5H7--7-----|------------------------|----------5--7--7-7-7---|
A||:-0--0--0------------7--|-6--6--6--6--6--7--7/9--|-0--0--0--------------7-|
E||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

    e  e  e  e  e  e  q      e  e  e  e  e s s e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
G||-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D||----------------5--5\--|-----------5--7-7-7-7-----|--------------------------|
A||-6--6--6--6--6--7--7\--|--0--0--0--------------7--|--6--6--6--6--6--7--------|
E||-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------8--7--|

     e  e  e  e    q.   s     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
G||------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
D||----------------7\------|--------------------------|--0--0--0--0--12-12-12-12--|
A||--0--0--0--0----0----7--|--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--7--|---------------------------|
E||------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|

    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  
G||-------------------------|
D||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| Repeat this bar 4 times
A||-------------------------|
E||-------------------------|

[1.------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
G||-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D||-12-12-14-14-15-15-14-14-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-:|
A||-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------:|
E||-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|

[2.------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
G||-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-:|
A||-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------:|
E||-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|

      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
G||---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D||:-----------5--7--5--7-----|-------------------------|----------5--7--5--7-----|
A||:--0--0--0--------------7--|-6--6--6--6--6--7--------|-0--0--0--------------7--|
E||---------------------------|-------------------8--7--|-------------------------|

     e  e  e  e  e  e  q
G||-------------------------|
D||-----------------5--5\--:|
A||--6--6--6--6--6--7--7\--:|
E||-------------------------|

     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
G||--------------------------|--------------------------|
D||--0--0--0--0--12-12-12-12-|--13-13-14-14-15-15-15-15-| 
Play these bars twice
A||--------------------------|--------------------------|
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|

     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e      h         s  e  s  e  s  e  s  e  s  e  s  
G||--------------------------|------------------12------|-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-|
D||--0--0--0--0--12-12-12-12-|--14-14-15-15-------------|----------------------------------|
A||--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|

    e  s  e  s  e  s  e  s  q
G||-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-|
D||----------------------------|
A||----------------------------|
E||----------------------------|

     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e. e. e
G||--------------------------|------------------------|
D||:-------------------------|-----------------------:|
A||:-0-----------0-----2--3--|--0-----------0--2--3--:|  x4
E||-----0--0--0-----0--------|-----1--1--1------------|

     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e. e. e
G||--------------------------|------------------------|
D||:-------------------------|-----------------------:|
A||:-2-----------2-----4--5--|--2-----------2--4--5--:|  x4
E||-----2--2--2-----2--------|-----3--3--3------------|

     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e. e. e
G||--------------------------|-----------------------|
D||:-------------------------|----------------------:|
A||:-3-----------3-----5--6--|--3-----------3--5--6-:|   x3
E||-----3--3--3-----3--------|-----4--4--4-----------|

     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e. e. e
G||--------------------------|-----------------------|
D||:-------------------------|----------------------:|
A||:-5-----------5-----7--8--|--5-----------5--7--8-:|   x3
E||-----5--5--5-----5--------|-----6--6--6-----------|

         h..       s         w
G||---------------------|-------------------|
D||:--------------------|------------------:|
A||:-----0---------7----|----6-------------:|   x8
E||---------------------|-------------------|

                        [1.2.3.-------------][4.---------------------------------->
          h      h           w                     h      h
G||-------7------7------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D||:--------------------|------------------:|------0-------------|--------------------|
A||:--------------------|----0-------------:|--------------------|--------------------|
E||---------------------|-------------------|-------------0------|----(0)-------------|

       e  e  e e+q    q     q    q     h
G||----------------------|--------------------|
D||:---------------------|--------------------|
A||:---------------------|-------7-----7------|
E||----3--2--2--2-----3--|--0----------0------|

                         [1-7.----------------]
       e  e  e e+q    q     q.         h.
G||----------------------|--------------------|
D||----------------------|-------------------:|
A||----------------------|-------------7-----:|
E||----3--2--2--2-----3--|--0----------0------|

   [8.------------------->
      q.  h      e   e       q     e   e+h        w
G||----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
D||----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
A||----------------------|---------5----5----|---(5)----------------|
E||---0---0------2---2---|--(2)--------------|----------------------|


Now there is 15 bars of Drums. Now for the final little section 
--->
       q    q    q    q       q    q    h             h.
G||----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
D||----------------------|----------------------|3------------------|
A||----5----3----5----1--|----5----8----5-------|4---(5)------------|
E||----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|

       q    q    q    q       q    q    h       Fast !                                h    h
G||---------------------|---------------------|12\10/12/14\12/14/15\14/15/17\15/17/|/19--------|
D||4--------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------|-----------|
A||4---5---3----5----1--|----5----8----5------|------------------------------------|------17---|
E||---------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------|-----------|

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

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Zane Rhythm Player	#1 by Zane Bardarson at Jul 27, 2006 at 7:25 PM EST
	Great tab! 6 out of 5

No Picture TK Average	#2 by TK at Aug 7, 2006 at 8:05 AM EST
	This song is haunting, dark, and ultimately beautiful. This song has to be listened to the whole way through to experience its true power. Awesome ballad and great song, very underrated Metallica song.

No Picture Oli Average	#3 by Oli n/a at Aug 10, 2006 at 12:11 PM EST
	Really, jules looks like a cool guy. And you beans you're such a idiot, sorry but it's true! jules' tryin to make you see it but you don't want to understand it. Change your way to live man. It's nonsense you're insulting everyone, I don't know what happened to you when you were a kid but it looks like if you've been abused. Well that's it. Ciao!

No Picture Link Floyd Wanna Be	#4 by Link Floyd at Sep 9, 2006 at 11:00 AM EST
	oh shut up jules and jigo yer all full of shit. Its a good song and dont try to sound all technical jules. Mustaine uses bits of this song in lots of his songs in Megadeth

No Picture dale Average	#5 by dale at Sep 9, 2006 at 3:03 PM EST
	It's dull and repetative. Easily the worst Metallica instrumental.

No Picture Tradition Average	#6 by Tradition Funk at Jan 7, 2007 at 9:39 PM EST
	It was inspired by a story by H.P. Lovecraft called, "Call of Cthulu". Great song. It's cool how they can make something heavy sound all orchestrational.

No Picture Mike Lead Player	#7 by Mike Adams at Aug 17, 2007 at 4:31 PM EST
	probably my favorite metallica intrumental.....its even better with the symphony....

No Picture Keaton Wanna Be	#8 by Keaton Lane at Sep 29, 2007 at 12:58 AM EST
	yea...for what i know this song is pretty bass driven i heard jason say that in an interview... and s@m was the first time they ever played this song live or somehitng like that

No Picture Megan Average	#9 by Megan at Oct 13, 2007 at 6:11 PM EST
	Clearly, sir, you are an idiot. I'm done with ya.