Tuning:

ASTRONOMY (Bassline) As recorded by Metallica (From the 1998 Album GARAGE INC) Words and Music by Samuel Pearlman, Albert Bouchard and Joseph Bouchard Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Tuned Down 1/2 Step' Intro Moderately Slow Rock Q=86 4/4 Gtr I Wx6 E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +E a E E E |------------|-------------------|-------------------------| |------------|-------------------|----------9-(9)-7h9-7----| |------------|-7--7-(7)-7-(7)----|-7--7-(7)-7-(7)-------10-| |------------|-0--0-(0)-0-(0)----|-0--0-(0)----------------| E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +E a E E E E. S +E E +H |-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| |----------9-(9)----|----------9-(9)-7h9-7----|----------9-(9)----| |-7--7-(7)-7-(7)----|-7--7-(7)-7-(7)-------10-|-7--7-(7)-7-(7)----| |-0--0-(0)----------|-0--0-(0)----------------|-0--0-(0)----------| 1st Verse 2/4 E. S +E E +E a E E E Q. +E Q E E Q Q |-------------------------||-----------------|-------| |----------------7h9-7----||-------------7---|-------| |-7--7-(7)-7-(7)-------10-||-7----(7)S5----5S|=3--2--| |-0--0-(0)-0-(0)----------||-0---------------|-------| 4/4 2/4 E. S +E E +H Q. +E Q E E E E Q |-------------------|-----------------|--------| |----------9-(9)----|-------------7---|---5----| |----7-(7)----------|-7----(7)S5----5S|=3---2--| |-0-----------------|-0---------------|--------| 4/4 E. S +E E +S S S S E E Q E S S Q S S E Q a E E Q. S S |--------------------------|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------|----5-----5--7-5----|-------------------| |----------7-(7)-7p5-------|-3----5s7--------7-|-3--3h5p3-2----3-5-| |-0--0-(0)-----------7S3-5-|--------------------|-------------------| 2/4 4/4 Q E E Q E E E E Q E. S +E E +H |----------------|---------|-------------------| |----9------7----|----5----|----------9-(9)----| |-7----7S5----5-|-3---2--|----7-(7)----------| |----------------|---------|-0-----------------| E. S +E E +E a E E E E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +E a E E E |-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|| |----------9-(9)-7h9-7----|----------9-(9)----|----------------7h9-7----|| |----7-(7)-------------10-|----7-(7)----------|-7--7-(7)-7-(7)-------10-|| |-0-----------------------|-0--0-(0)----------|-0--0-(0)-0-(0)----------|| 2nd Verse 2/4 4/4 Q. +E Q E E E E E E E. S +E E +Q. E |-----------------|---------|---------------------| |-------------7---|---5---4-|----------9-(9)------| |-7----(7)S5----5S|=3---2---|----7-(7)---------10-| |-0---------------|---------|-0-------------------| 2/4 4/4 Q. +E Q E E E E Q E. S +E E +S S S S E E |-----------------|--------|--------------------------| |-------------7---|---5----|--------------------------| |-7----(7)S5----5S|=3---2--|----------7-(7)-7p5-------| |-0---------------|--------|-0--0-(0)-----------7S3-5-| Q. S S Q S S S S Q a E E E S S E E Q E E Q a S E. |----------------------|-----------------4---|------------------| |----------5--7p5------|---------------4-----|----9-------------| |-3----5s7--------7p5-|-3--3h5p3-2-2-----2S|=7----7S5--5h7p5--| |----------------------|---------------------|------------------| 2/4 4/4 Q Q E. S +E E +H E. S +E E S a E. E E |-------|-------------------|------------------------|| |-------|----------9-(9)----|-9--------9-9-7h9--7----|| |-3--2--|----7-(7)----------|-7--7-(7)-7-7--------10-|| |-------|-0-----------------|----0-(0)---------------|| Interlude H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------| |-7----5----|-3----7----|-7----5----| |-0---------|------0----|-0---------| H S E S +S S E H H H E. S +S S E |----------------------|-----------|-------------------| |----------------------|-----------|-----------------5-| |-3----7-5-------------|-7----5----|-3----7------------| |----------7-(7)-5-3b4-|-0---------|------0--5-(5)h7---| 2/4 4/4 H H H E S S +S S S S E. S +S S S S |-----------|------|--------------------------------|| |-----------|------|--------------------------------|| |-7----5----|-3----|-3-----------2-3-5----------4-5-|| |-0---------|------|---0-3-(3)h5--------5-(5)-7-----|| E S S +S S E S S e E S S E S S +S S E S S e E S S ||----------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||o-9-x-9-(9)-x-9-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-x-7-(7)-x-7-x-x-9-9-x-x--o|| ||o-7-x-7-(7)-x-7-x-x-3-3-x-x-|-5-x-5-(5)-x-5-x-x-7-7-x-x--o|| ||----------------------------|-----------------------------|| Bridge 1.,2.,3. E S S +S S E S S e E S S E S S +S S E S S e E S S ||----------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||o-9-x-9-(9)-x-9-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-x-7-(7)-x-7-x-x-9-9-x-x--o|| ||o-7-x-7-(7)-x-7-x-x-3-3-x-x-|-5-x-5-(5)-x-5-x-x-7-7-x-x--o|| ||----------------------------|-----------------------------|| 4. E S S +S S E a S S S S S S S S E S S +S S E S S e E S S |---------------------------------||----------------------------| |-7-x-7-(7)-x-7-5h7-5-------5-----||o-9-x-9-(9)-x-9-x-x-5-5-x-x-| |-5-x-5-(5)-x-5-------7-5-7---7-5-||o-7-x-7-(7)-x-7-x-x-3-3-x-x-| |---------------------------------||----------------------------| 1.,2.,3. 4. E S S +S S E S S e E S S E. S +E E +S S e S S S S |----------------------------||----------------------------| |-7-x-7-(7)-x-7-x-x-9-9-x-x-o||-7--5-(5)-7-(7)-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-5-x-5-(5)-x-5-x-x-7-7-x-x-o||-5--3-(3)-5-(5)-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |----------------------------||----------------------------| E. S +E E +S S e S S S S E. S +E E +S S E Q |----------------------------|-----------------------| |-7--5-(5)-7-(7)-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--5-(5)-7-(7)-5-5-5--| |-5--3-(3)-5-(5)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--3-(3)-5-(5)-3-3-3--| |----------------------------|-----------------------| W +W +H S S S S S E +S |----------|------------|--------------------------| |----------|------------|--------------------------| |-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----2p0---0-----------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------3-----3b4-(3)-| W W E. S +E E +H |----------|----------||-------------------| |----------|----------||----------9-(9)----| |----------|----------||----7-(7)----------| |-0--------|-0--------||-0-----------------| E. S +E E +S a E. E E E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +S a E. E E |--------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|| |----------9-(9)-7h9--7----|----------9-(9)----|----------9-(9)-7h9--7----|| |----7-(7)--------------10-|----7-(7)----------|----7-(7)--------------10-|| |-0------------------------|-0-----------------|-0------------------------|| 3rd Verse 2/4 4/4 Q. +E Q E E E E E S S Q. E +H |-----------------|-----------|---------------| |-------------7---|---5-------|---------------| |-7----(7)S5----5S|=3---2-2p0-|------7-(7)----| |-0---------------|-----------|-0----0-(0)----| 2/4 4/4 Q. +E Q E E E E Q E. S +E E +S S S S E E |-----------------|--------|--------------------------| |-------------7---|---5----|--------------------------| |-7----(7)S5----5S|=3---2--|----------7-(7)-7p5-------| |-0---------------|--------|-0--0-(0)-----------7S3-5-| Q E S S Q S S S S Q. E Q E E Q E E Q E E |----------------------|------------4---|----------------| |----------5--7p5------|----------------|----9------7----| |-3--3S5h7--------7p5-|-3----5-2----2S|=7----7S5----5-| |----------------------|----------------|----------------| 2/4 4/4 E E E E E. S +E E +H E. S +E E S a E. E E |--------4-|-------------------|------------------------|| |----5-----|----------9-(9)----|-9--------9-9-7h9--7----|| |-3---2---|----7-(7)----------|-7--7-(7)-7-7--------10-|| |----------|-0-----------------|----0-(0)---------------|| Interlude H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------| |-7----5----|-3----7----|-7----5----| |-0---------|------0----|-0---------| H S E S +S E S H H H S E S +S S E |--------------------|-----------|--------------------| |--------------------|-----------|--------------------| |-3----7-------------|-7----5----|-3----7---5-(5)-----| |--------0-3-(3)-5-7-|-0---------|--------0-------7-3-| 2/4 4/4 H H E E S S S S E S S +S S S S E. S +S S S S |-----------|-------------|---------------------------------| |-----------|-------------|---------------------------------| |-7----5----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------2-3-5----------4-5--| |-0---------|-------------|---0-3-(3)h5--------5-(5)-7------| Guitar Solo E S S +S S E S S e E S S E S S +S S E S S e E S S ||----------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||o-9-x-9-(9)-x-9-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-x-7-(7)-x-7-x-x-9-9-x-x--o|| ||o-7-x-7-(7)-x-7-x-x-3-3-x-x-|-5-x-5-(5)-x-5-x-x-7-7-x-x--o|| ||----------------------------|-----------------------------|| 1. E S S +S S E S S e E S S E S S +S S E S S e S S S S ||----------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||o-9-x-9-(9)-x-9-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-x-7-(7)-x-7-x-x-9----------o|| ||o-7-x-7-(7)-x-7-x-x-3-3-x-x-|-5-x-5-(5)-x-5-x-x-7-7-7-9-10-o|| ||----------------------------|-------------------------------|| Bridge 2. E S S +S S E S S S S S S S S E S S +S S E S S e E S S |-------------------------------||----------------------------| |-7-x-7-(7)-x-7-7-5-----5-------||-9-x-9-(9)-x-9-x-x-5-5-x-x--| |-5-x-5-(5)-x-5-----7-5---7-5---||-7-x-7-(7)-x-7-x-x-3-3-x-x--| |-----------------------------7-||----------------------------| E S S +S S E S S e E S S E S S +S S E S S e E S S |----------------------------|---------------------------| |-7-x-7-(7)-x-7-x-x-9-9------|-9-x-9-(9)-x-9-x-x-5-5-x-x-| |-5-x-5-(5)-x-5-x-x-7-7-9-10-|-7-x-7-(7)-x-7-x-x-3-3-x-x-| |----------------------------|---------------------------| E S S +S S E a S S S S S S S S E S S +S S E S S e E S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |-7-x-7-(7)-x-7-5h7-5-------5-----|-9-x-9-(9)-x-9-x-x-5-5-x-x-| |-5-x-5-(5)-x-5-------7-5-7---7-5-|-7-x-7-(7)-x-7-x-x-3-3-x-x-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| Interlude E S S +S S E S S e E S S H +Q. E H +Q. E |---------------------------||--------------|--------------| |-7-x-7-(7)-x-7-x-x-9-9-7-5-||--------------|--------------| |-5-x-5-(5)-x-5-x-x-7-7-----||-7----(7)-----|-3----(3)---5-| |---------------------------||-0----(0)-----|--------------| a H +Q. S S H +E E E E a H +Q. S S |------------------|----------------|------------------| |------------------|-5----(5)-5-5-7-|-7h9----(9)---7h9-| |-5h7----(7)p==5h7-|----------------|------------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------| H +E E E E W +W |----------------|----------|--------| |-5----(5)-7-7-5-|----------|--------| |----------------|-7--------|-(7)----| |----------------|----------|--------| +Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |-(7)--------------------------|----------------------------------|| |------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| Chorus/Outro Solo E S S +S S E S S e E S S E S S +S S E S S e E S S 4x ||----------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||o-9-x-9-(9)-x-9-x-x-7-7-----|-5-x-5-(5)-x-5-x-x-7-7-7-5--o|| ||o-7-x-7-(7)-x-7-x-x-5-5-7-5-|-3-x-3-(3)-x-3-x-x-5-5------o|| ||----------------------------|-----------------------------|| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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

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