MAMA SAID As recorded by Metallica (From the 1996 Album LOAD) Words and Music by James Hetfield & Lars UlrichTranscribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk C x 3 2 0 1 0 Am x 0 2 2 1 0 Dm x x 0 2 3 1 Fmaj7/A x 0 3 2 1 0 G 3 2 0 0 3 3 Bb x 1 3 3 3 x Asus2 x 0 2 2 0 0 Asus4 x 0 2 2 3 0 F 1 3 3 2 1 1 Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'James Hetfield - Rhythm acoustic' Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'James Hetfield - Lead clean electric (all bends doen with B bender)' Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kirk Hammett- Rhythm w/dist' Intro Q=72 4/4 Gtr I E. S S S S S E S S S S S S |-1--1-0-1-----3-3-1-1-1---1-| |-3----3-3-----3-3-3-3-3---3-| |-2----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-----| |-0--------0-----------------| |------------------------0---| |----------------------------| |-Rhy Fig 1 E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S E |-------------------0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-0-1-----3-3-1-1-1----| |-1-1-1h3-x-1-1-1-1-0-1-x-x-|-3-----3-3-----3-3-3-3-3----| |-0-0-0---x-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-|-2-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2----| |-2-2-2---x-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|-0---------0----------------| |-3-3-3-----0---------------|-------------------------0--| |---------------------------|----------------------------| E S S S S E +S S E S E S |-----------0-(0)-0-0-0-0---|| |-1-1-1h3-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-3---|| |-0-0-0---0-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-0-|| |-2-2-2---2-2-(2)---2-------|| |-3-3-3-----0-(0)---0-------|| |---------------------------|| end Rhy Fig 1-| Verse 1 E. S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S |-1--1-0-1-----3-3-1-1-1---1-|-------------------0-0-0-0--| |-3----3-3-----3-3-3-3-3---3-|-1-1-1h3-x-1-1-1-1-0-1-x-x--| |-2----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-----|-0-0-0---x-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x--| |-0--------0-----------------|-2-2-2---x-2-2-2-2-2-2------| |------------------------0---|-3-3-3-----0----------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| E S S S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S E S S E S S E |-1-1-1-0-1-----3-3-1-1-1---|-----------0-0-0-0---0-0-| |-3-----3-3-----3-3-3-3-3---|-1-1-1h3-x-1-1-3-3---3-3-| |-2-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---|-0-0-0---x-2-2-2-2---2-2-| |-0---------0---------------|-2-2-2---x-2---2-2---2-2-| |-------------------------0-|-3-3-3-----0-------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| E. S S S S S E S S +S S S S |-1--1-0-1-----3-3-1-(1)-1---x--| |-3----3-3-----3-3-3-(3)-3---x--| |-2----2-----2-2-2-2-(2)-2------| |-0--------0--------------------| |--------------------------0----| |-------------------------------| E S S S S E +S S E S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E Q. E +H |---------------------0-0-0-|-1-1-1-0-1-----3-3-1-1-1---|-0----^0-(0)----|| |-1-1-1h3-x-1-(1)-1-1-1-3-3-|-3-----3-3-----3-3-3-3-3---|-1----^1-(1)----|| |-0-0-0---x-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---|-0----^2-(2)----|| |-2-2-2---x-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---------0---------------|-2----^2-(2)----|| |-3-3-3-----0-(0)-----------|-------------------------0-|-3----^0-(0)----|| |---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------|| Chorus 3/4 4/4 Gtr I |-Rhy Fig 2 (Rhythm slashes) Dm C Am G Q Q Q E S S E S S +S S E E S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr II W a E. S a S +S S S +S S a +E a S +S E |---------|--------10-------------10---------------------10----------------------10--(10)-----| |---------|-10b12=(10)r--8-10b12=(10)r(10)-8-10b12=(10)-(10)r-10b12=(10)r-10b12=(10)r(10)-8---| |---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Dm C Fmaj7/A 3/4 Q Q Q | | | / / / +Q Q Q |-------------| |-(8)---------| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| G 4/4 E S S E S S +S S E E S S | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / a E. S a S +S S S +S S a +E a S +S E |---------10---------------10----------------------10------------------------10-----------| |-10b12==(10)r---8-10b12==(10)r(10)-8-10b12==(10)-(10)r-10b12==(10)r-10b12==(10)r(10)-8---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Dm C Am G 3/4 4/4 Q Q Q E S S E S S +S S E E S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W a E. S a S +S S S +S S S S S +S E |----------|---------10---------------10---------------------10-10-10----------------| |----------|-10b12==(10)r---8-10b12==(10)r(10)-8-10b12==(10)----------10r(10)-8------| |----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| end Rhy Fig 2-| Dm C Bb G Am Q Q Q Q W | | | | | / / / / / W W |-------------|------|| |-------------|------|| |-------------|------|| |-------------|------|| |-------------|------|| |-------------|------|| w/Rhy Fig 1 Gtr II W H E E S S S S |----------------------------|--------------------13p12p10----| |----------------------------|-----------------10----------10-| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| S +S +Q. +H |---------------------------------------------| |-15b17==(15)r(15)-----------(15)-------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-w/Rhy Fig 1 x1.5 Verse 2 H S S E S S E S E. +H. |-------------------5---------||-5------------------------------| |---------------------6p5-----||-5h6----(6)---------------------| |-----------------7-------7---||-7------------------------------| |-----------------------------||--------------------------------| |-----------------------------||--------------------------------| |-----------------------------||--------------------------------| H S S S a +S +S S S a +S |------------------17---------------------17---------------| |---------------------15pb17r(15)-(15)-------15pb17r(15)---| |---------------14---------------------14------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| +W Q S S E S E S e e |------------------------------|------------17-----15------------------------| |-(15)-------------------------|---------15----15-------15-15pb17---15pb17---| |------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| S +E. +H. |-13-----(13)---(13)----------------------| |-15pb17r(15)---(15)----------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| H E E +S S +E |-----------------17-(17)----------------| |-------------------------15b17==(15)r---| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| W W |-13-------------------------|---------------|| |-15-------------------------|---------------|| |-14-------------------------|---------------|| |----------------------------|---------------|| |----------------------------|---------------|| |----------------------------|---------------|| | | E S S S S S S E S S S S E Q. E +H |--1-1-1-0-1-----3-3-1-1-1---|-0----0-(0)----|| |--3-----3-3-----3-3-3-3-3---|-1----1-(1)----|| |--2-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---|-0----2-(2)----|| |--0---------0---------------|-2----2-(2)----|| |--------------------------0-|-3----0-(0)----|| |----------------------------|---------------|| Chorus w/Rhy Fig 2 3/4 4/4 Gtr II ~ W a E. S a S +S S S +S S a +E a S +S E |----------|--------10-------------10---------------------10----------------------10--(10)----| |----------|-10b12=(10)r--8-10b12=(10)r(10)-8-10b12=(10)-(10)r-10b12=(10)r-10b12=(10)r(10)-8--| |----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-Rhy Fill 1 3/4 +Q Q Q |-------------| |-(8)---------| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| 4/4 3/4 ~ a E. S a S +S S S +S S S S S +S E +Q H |---------10---------------10---------------------10-10-10-------------|-------------| |-10b12==(10)r---8-10b12==(10)r(10)-8-10b12==(10)----------10r(10)-8---|-(8)\--------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------| 4/4 a Q S +S S S +S a S +S S S S +S S |---------10------10--------10-(10)---------10---------10-10------------| |-10b12==(10)-----10r(10)-8---------10b12==(10)r(10)-8----10pb12r(10)-8-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| end Rhy Fill 1-| Gtr I Q Q Q Q E. S E S S +S E S S E S |-1--0-----3--|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|| |-3--1--3--3--|-1--1-1-1-0-(0)-0-3-3-3-3-|| |-2--0--3--0--|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|| |-0--2--3--0--|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|| |----3--1--2--|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|| |----------3--|--------------------------|| Bridge $ Gtr I Dm G E S S E E +S S E E S S | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr II E S S S +S E +E S S S E S ||------1-----------------------0-------| ||o-------3b5==(3)r-3-(3)---------3-----| ||----2-----------------------0-------0-| ||--0-----------------------------------| ||o-------------------------2-----------| ||--------------------------------------| |-Don't play 1st time C F Dm G E S S E E +S S E S S E E S S E E +S S E E S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E S S S +S E +H E S S S +S E +S S S S S E S |-----0---------------------------|-----1-----------------------0--------| |-------1b3==(1)r-----------------|-------3b5==(3)r-3-(3)---------3------| |---------------------------------|---2-------------------0---0-------0--| |---2-----------------------------|-0------------------------------------| |-3-------------------------------|-------------------------2------------| |-----------------1-(1)-----------|--------------------------------------| To Coda C F E S S +E E +S S E S S E W W | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr I E S S S +S E +H Q Q Q Q Q.. S S S S S S E S |-----0-----------------------------||-1--0-----3--|-0-----0---0---0---0-0-|| |--------1b3==(1)r-----------------o||-3--1--3--3--|-1-----3---3---3---3-3-|| |-----------------------------------||-2--0--3--0--|-2-----2---2---2---2-2-|| |---2-------------------------------||-0--2--3--0--|-2-----2---2---2---2-2-|| |-3--------------------------------o||----3--1--2--|-0-----0---0---0---0-0-|| |------------------1-(1)------------||----------3--|-----------------------|| end Rhy Fig 3-| Verse 3 w/Rhy Fig 1 x1.5 Gtr II W H S S E S +S E |----------------------------|-----------------5-----------1---| |----------------------------|---------------3---3b5==(3)r-----| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| a W H S E. S S +E |-------1--------------------------|--------------------5-------------| |-3pb5r(3)-------------------------|---------------3------3pb5r(3)----| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| S +S +E +H. H S S S S S S S S |-1----(1)-(1)---(1)---------------------|-----------------0h1-3---0---| |-3b5==(3)r(3)---(3)---------------------|---------------3-------3---3-| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| S +E. a +H. W |-1----(1)-----(1)-(1)-------------------|----------------|| |-3b5==(3)-----(3)r(3)-------------------|----------------|| |----------------------------------------|----------------|| |----------------------------------------|----------------|| |----------------------------------------|----------------|| |----------------------------------------|----------------|| | | E S S S S S S E S S S S E E Q E +H |-1--------1-1------0--1-----3-3-1-1-1---|-0-3--^0-(0)----|| |-3-----------------3--3-----3-3-3-3-3---|-1----^1-(1)----|| |-2-----------------2------2-2-2-2-2-2---|-0----^2-(2)----|| |-0----------------------0---------------|-2----^2-(2)----|| |--------------------------------------0-|-3----^0-(0)----|| |----------------------------------------|----------------|| Chorus 3/4 4/4 |-w/hy Fill 1 +Q Q Q E S S E S S S S E E S S |-(0)--------|--------3---3-3--------3-------3--3------(3)---3--------3--------3-------3-3-| |-(1)--------|--------3---3-3--------3-------3--3------(3)---3--------3--------3-------3-3-| |-(2)--------|--------0---0-0--------0-------0--0------(0)---0--------0--------0-------0-0-| |-(2)--------|--------0---0-0--------0-------0--0------(0)---0--------0--------0-------0-0-| |-(0)--------|--------2---2-2--------2-------2--2------(2)---2--------2--------2-------2-2-| |------------|--------3---3-3--------3-------3--3-------3----3--------3--------3-------3-3-| 3/4 Q Q Q |--1---0--0---| |--3---1--1---| |--2---0--2---| |--0---2--3---| |------3--0---| |-------------| 4/4 E S S E S S S S E E S S |----------3---3-3----------3-------3--3------(3)--3--3-----3------3-3-| |----------3---3-3----------3-------3--3------(3)--3--3-----3------3-3-| |----------0---0-0----------0-------0--0------(0)--0--0-----0------0-0-| |----------0---0-0----------0-------0--0------(0)--0--0-----0------0-0-| |----------2---2-2----------2-------2--2------(2)--2--2-----2------2-2-| |----------3---3-3----------3-------3--3-------3---3--3-----3------3-3-| 3/4 Q Q Q |--1----0--0--| |--3----1--1--| |--2----0--2--| |--0----2--3--| |-------3--0--| |-------------| 4/4 E S S E S S +S S E E S S |----------3--3-3--3------3--3--(3)----------3----3-----3----------3--3-| |----------3--3-3--3------3--3--(3)----------3----3-----3----------3--3-| |----------0--0-0--0------0--0--(0)----------0----0-----0----------0--0-| |----------0--0-0--0------0--0--(0)----------0----0-----0----------0--0-| |----------2--2-2--2------2--2--(2)----------2----2-----2----------2--2-| |----------3--3-3--3------3--3--(3)----------3----3-----3----------3--3-| W Q Q Q Q |-1--0-----3-| |-3--1--3--3-| |-2--0--3--0-| |-0--2--3--0-| |----3--1--2-| |----------3-| Am Asus2 Asus4 Gtr I E. S E S S +S E S S E S | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr II E S S +S S S S +S S S S +S S S S |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |------2-(2)---2-2-(2)---2-2-(2)---2-0-| |----0-------0---------0---------0-----| |--------------------------------------| | | Gtr III | H. S S S S |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------x-x-x-| |--------------------------------x-x-x-| |--------------------------------x-x-x-| |--------------------------------------| Dm C Am Dm 3/4 4/4 Q Q Q E E S E S +S S S S S S E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / H. E E Q +S S +S S S +E. |-----------|-----1-----(1)-----------1-----------| |-----------|---------------3b5==(3)-(3)-3r(3)----| |-----------|---2---------------------------------| |-0---------|-0-----------------------------------| |-----------|-------------------------------------| |-----------|-------------------------------------| | | Q Q Q W |-----------|-------------------------------------| |-----------|-------------------------------------| |-7---5--2--|-7-----------------------------------| |-7---5--2--|-7-----------------------------------| |-5---3--0--|-5-----------------------------------| |-----------|-------------------------------------| |-Rhy Fig 4 end Rhy Fig 4-| 3/4 4/4 w/Rhy Fig 4 x2 Dm C Am Dm Q Q Q E E S E S +S S S S S S E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W E E Q +S S S S a +S S a +E |----------|-----1-----(1)---1-1-----------1----------| |----------|-----------------3-3-3b5==(3)r---3pb5r(3)-| |----------|---2-----------2--------------------------| |----------|-0----------------------------------------| |----------|------------------------------------------| |----------|------------------------------------------| 3/4 4/4 C Am Dm Q Q Q E E S E S +S S S S S S E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W E S S S S S S +S S S S S a +E +S |----------|-------1-----3-(3)---1-----------------------| |----------|---3-----3-------------3---3b5==(3)r==(3)----| |----------|-----2-----2-------2-----2-------------------| |----------|-0-------------------------------------------| |----------|---------------------------------------------| |----------|---------------------------------------------| C Bb G Am Q Q Q Q E E S E S +S S S S S S E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W E. S E S S +S S S S S S +S +S |-------------|-----------------------------------------|| |-------------|--------------------------1-3b5==(3)r(3)-|| |-------------|------------------------2----------------|| |-------------|--------2-----2-(2)---2------------------|| |-------------|------0-----0-------0--------------------|| |-------------|-----------------------------------------|| | | Q Q Q Q W |-------------|-----------------------------------------|| |-------------|-----------------------------------------|| |-7--5--3-----|-2---------------------------------------|| |-7--5--3--5--|-2---------------------------------------|| |-5--3--1--5--|-0---------------------------------------|| |----------3--|-----------------------------------------|| w/Rhy Fig 3 Dm G E S S E E +S S E E S S | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / W |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-7-----------------------------------| |-7-----------------------------------| |-5-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| C F Dm G E S S E E +S S E E S S E S S E E +S S E E S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D.S. al Coda C F E S S E E +E S S E S S | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / |----------------------------------| H.=H & Dm C Bb G Am Q Q Q Q W +W | | | | | | / / / / / / |-------------|----------|-------*|