To Live Is To Die Bass Tab - Metallica






To Live is to Die by Metallica

from the album "...And Justice for All"







Here are the main Riffs.  Know them--the order of these are presented

later on.

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  Riff 1

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E:--2---2--X--X--0--2--3---3--X--X--3p2--2---2--X--X--0--2--5--5---5p3--3p2-|



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  Riff 2 (start)

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E:--2-2-2--3--3-3-2--2-2--5-5-5--2-2-2--3--3-3-2--2-2--5-5-5--|



                                                        Riff 2 (end)

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E:--2---3---2---5---2---3---2---5---2-3-2-5-2-3-2-5-2-3-2-5-2h3-2h5--|



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  Riff 3

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A:-------------3--2--------------------------4--3--2--------------|

E:-2--2--5--2--------5--2------5------2--X-X----------------------|





The song begins with 13 bars of acoustic guitar.  The guitar & drums fade

into a snare drum hitting at TIME=100.  Bass plays muted E-string in time

with snare hits.



Riff 1   3x

Riff 2   1x

Riff 1   2x

Riff 2   1x

Riff 1   2x

Riff 3   2x

Riff 1   2x

Riff 2   1x

Riff 1   4x

Riff 2   1x

Riff 1   2x



Then, following that is:



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E:--2--2----r----3--3----r----0--0----r----5----------3--------|





G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A:---------------------------------------2-----------------------------------|

E:--5----5--5--0--3----3--3--5--0-----0-----0--1-------3-----5---5--5--7--3--|

                                                                

                                                   (guitar)

                                         (2x)         16

G:---------------------------------------------|---------------|

D:---------------------------------------------|--|=========|--|

A:----5--------------------2-------------------|---------------|

E:-------3--5--0-----0--0-----3-----(3)--------|---------------|





G:--------------------------------------------------------------|

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A:--/12---12-12h14p12--10----10-12-10--7----7--7--10--8----10---|

E:--------------------------------------------------------------|





G:---------------------------------------------------------------------|

D:---------------------------------------------------------------------|

A:--12----12--12h14p12--10-----10-10h12p10--7----7--10--7---10----10/--|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------|





G:--------------------------------------------------------------------|

D:-------------9h10--9------------------------------------------------|

A:--/12-----12----------10----10--12--10--7----7--7--10--8-------10---|

E:--------------------------------------------------------------------|





G:--------------------------------------------------------------------|

D:--------------------------------------------------------------------|

A:--12---12h14p12--10----10--12--10--7-----7--10--7--10-----10--7----|

E:--------------------------------------------------------------------|





G:---------------------------------------------------------------|

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E:--5-----5--7--5--3-----3--5--3--0----0--0--3--1-------3--------|





G:--------------------------------------------------------------|

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A:--------------------------------------------------2-----------|

E:--5----5--5h7p5--3-----3-----3--3h5p3--0----0--0-----3----3---|





G:------------------------------------------------------|

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A:------------------------------------------------------|

E:--5----5--5h7p5--3----3--3h5p3--0----0-0-0-1----3-----|





G:------------------------------------------------------------|

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E:--5----5--7--5--3-----3--5--3--0-----0--3--0--3----3---3---|





G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D:*--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A:*----------------------------------------2---------------------------------|

E:----5----5--5--0--3-----3--3--5--0----0-----0--1----3----5-----5--5--7--3--|





G:------------------------------------------|  

D:-----------------------------------------*|  

A:----5--------------------2---------------*|  

E:-------3--5--0-----0--0-----3-------------|  





G:------------------------------------------------------------------|

D:*----------------------------------------------------------------*|

A:*----------------------------------------------------------------*|

E:---5---5-5-0-3-5---5-5-0-3-5---5-5-0-2-3---3-3-3-0-3---3-3-3-0----|





G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A:--2---2-2-2--2-2--------2---2-2-2--2-2--------2---2-2-2--2-2---------------|

E:------------------2--5------------------2--5------------------2--4--5---5-5|





G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A:----------------------------------2--2--------------2--2------------2------|

E:-5--5-5-5--2--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--2-------------------------------------------|





                                                 (drums)

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A:-----------2----------------2------------(2)--------------|

E:----------------------------------------------------------|



Now Cliff starts the spoken part: 



Riff 1 x6

(spoken):  When a man lies, he murders some part of the

           world.  These are the pale deaths which men miscall their

           lives.  All this i cannot bear to witness any longer.

           Cannot the kingdome of salvation take me home?



Riff 3 x2



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E:--2---2---2----0--2--3---3---3---3p2--2---2---2---0--2--5--5---5p3--3p2-|





G:--------------------------------------|

D:--------------------------------------|

A:--------------------------------------|

E:----2--2---------3--3------0------0---|



Riff 1 x2



  This is the outro part.  Repeat and fade a bunch of times.  Segues into

  "Dyers Eve"



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