"Bad Seed"

Bad Seed
written by Hetfield, Ulrich, and Hammett
as performed on ReLoad
tab by Phil Boyle; phil@encycmet.com


tune all guitars down 1 1/2 steps ('E' string sounds C#)
low to high C#, F#, B, E, G#, c#

coughing and drum intro
1)
c#--------------------------------------------------------------------
G#--------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---2-0----------2-0---------5-2-0----------2-0---------2-2-2-2-------
F#------2-0----------2-0-----5-----2-0----------2-0-----2-2-2-2-------
C#----------3-0----------3-0-3---------3-0----------3-0-0-0-0-0-3~~3~~
intro riff
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2)
B-----2-2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-2-------------5-5-5-5-7--8-8
F#----2-2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-2-------------5-5-5-5-7--8-8
C#--3p0-0-0-0-0-5p0-3h5-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-5p0-3h5-3p0-3-3-3-3-5--6-6
     pm........             .........             ..............
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3)
B-----2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-2-2
F#----2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-2-2
C#--3p0-0-0-0h2h3-0-0-0-0h2h3-0-0-0
     pm....       .....       .....      
verse
"Come clean, fess up."
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4a) James
B---7-5----------7-5----------10
F#------5-7----------7-5------10
C#----------8-5----------8-5--8-

4b) Kirk
B---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10
F#--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10
C#--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-
bridge
"Ladies and gentilmen"
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5a) James
B---5-5-5-5-2----------------5-5-5-5-2----------------5-5-5-5-7------------
F#--5-5-5-5-2----------------5-5-5-5-2----------------5-5-5-5-7------------
C#--3-3-3-3-0-0h5p0-3h5-3p0--3-3-3-3-0-0h5p0-3h5-3p0--3-3-3-3-5-5p0-3h5-3p0

5b) Kirk
c#------------7~~~~~~~~~~--------------12~~~~~~~~~~-------------7~~~~~~----
G#--------------------------------------------------------------8----------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---5-5-5-5------------------5-5-5-5------------------5-5-5-5--------------
F#--5-5-5-5------------------5-5-5-5------------------5-5-5-5--------------
C#--3-3-3-3------------------3-3-3-3------------------3-3-3-3--------------
Chorus
"Swing the noose again."
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6)
B---2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8
F#--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8
C#--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6
"Choking on a bad seed" (about 2:00)
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