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From: Chris Papaspyru 


       Wasting My Hate by MetallicA
               From the album LOAD

Well I think it is about time there were some decent load tabs
on the internet, and there are never enough bass tabs. So here's my
contribution, and by the way if anyone wants any KILL 'EM ALL, PUPPETS, or
LOAD bass tabs just e—mail me with the request.

Key:
~~~~ play the note vibrato
X    Ghost note muffled string
xHy  play the first note (x) then hammer on to the note after (y)
yPx  Pull off, as above but other way round
///  slide up
  slide down
|==| (on 2 lines with a number above) rest for that no. bars
Harm...| play harmonics on the notes beneath this

Oh yeah I almost forgot the song is played tuned down half a step
 as in Eb,Ab,Db,Gb. Also I will put the guitar chords above the tab. All
the vocals will be at the end but I will put the ocaisional word above the tab.

 ie.
Gb||—————
DB||—————
Ab||—————
Eb||—————

Moderate Rock  =148

     (guitar intro)

       8
Gb||———————————————————————||
DB||—————|===========|—————||
Ab||—————|===========|—————||
Eb||———————————————————————||

Vocals: Good day, how do, and I send a smile to you.
Don't waste, waste your breath and I won't waste my hate on you.

FASTER  =168

       N.C.D5E5      N.C.D5E5N.C.D5E5       N.C.D5E5N.C.D5E5  E5  
             ~~~~~~~~~     ~~~~    ~~~~~~~~~     ~~~~                 3
Gb||———————————|—————————————————————|—————————————————————||———|———————————|
DB||———————————|—————————————————————|—————————————————————||———|——|=====|——|
Ab||—————0—5—7—|—(7)———0—5—7———0—5—7—|—(7)———0—5—7———0—5—7—||———|——|=====|——|
Eb||———————————|—————————————————————|—————————————————————||—0—|———————————|

Harm...........|
Gb||—————————————————————|—————————————————————|———————————————————————|
DB||—————————————————————|—————————————————————|———————————————————————|
Ab||—————————————————————|—————————————————————|———————————————————————|
Eb||———X—X———X—X———X—X———|———X—X———X—X———X—X———|—2.4—2.4—2.4—2.4———X———|

Gb|———————————————————||
DB|———————————————————||
Ab|———————————————————||
Eb|—X—X—X—X—X—X—X—0———||
     _____________________  _____________________
    |1.  ||2.                   |
N.C.   G5      A5 N.C.A5   N.C.       A5 N.C.A5   N.C.
Bass Fig. 1  (End Bass Fig. 1)

Gb||—————————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————————||————————————————————||
DB||*————————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|————————————————————*||————————————————————||
Ab||*————————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|————————————————————*||————————————————————||
Eb||———(0)—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—|—0—5—7—0—7—6—6—5—|—5—5—5—5—5—4—4—3—|—(3)—5—5—0—3—5—5—0———||—(3)—5—5—0—3—5—5—0——||

    1st,2nd,3rd Verses, see end for Lyrics
 %  E5                  F5/E                 E5
Gb||————————————————————|————————————————————|——————————————————|
DB||*———————————————————|————————————————————|——————————————————|
Ab||*———————————————————|————————————————————|——————————————————|
Eb||———0—0—0—0——0—0—0—0—|—0—0—0—0——0—0—0—0H1—|—0—0—0—0——0—0—0—0—|

    F5/E                E5                   F5/E     N.C. D5 E5
      ~~~
Gb||————————————————————|————————————————————|——————————————————|
DB||————————————————————|————————————————————|——————————————————|
Ab||————————————————————|————————————————————|————————————0—5—7—|
Eb||———0—0—0—0——0—0—0—0—|—0—0—0—0——0—0—0—0H1—|—0—0—0—0——0———————|

2nd time bass fill 1
3rd time bass fill 3
        N.C.D5E5 N.C.D5E5    N.C.D5E5 N.C.D5E5                   F5/E
  ~~~~~~~     ~~~~    ~~~~~~~~~     ~~~~       
Gb|—————————————————————|—————————————————————|——————————————————|——————————————————|
DB|—————————————————————|—————————————————————|——————————————————|——————————————————|
Ab|—(7)———0—5—7———0—5—7—|—(7)———0—5—7———0—5—7—|——————————————————|————————————————5—|
Eb|—————————————————————|—————————————————————|—0—0—0—0——0—0—0—0—|—0—0—0—0——0—0—0———|

||==========================||||==========================||
  Bass Fill 1  Bass Fill 2
      ~~~~~
  Gb|————————————————————|  Gb|—————————————————————|
  DB|————————————————————|  DB|———5—————————————————|
  Ab|—(7)—5—5————————————|  Ab|—————7—6—5———————————|
  Eb|—————————7—7—6—5—3——|  Eb|———————————7—6—5—3———|

||==========================|| ||==========================||
  Bass Fill 3
      ~~~~~    ~~~~
  Gb|————————————————————|
  DB|————————————————————|
  Ab|—(7)—0—10—7———0—5—7—|
  Eb|————————————————————|

||==========================||

    D5A5    E5
Gb|——————————————————|————————————————————|——————————————————|
DB|——————————————————|————————————————————|——————————————————|
Ab|—5—5—5—5——5—5—————|————————————————————|——————————————————|
Eb|——————————————7—5—|—(5)—5—5—5——5—5—1—1—|—0—0—0—0——0—0—0—0—|

  2nd time Bass Fill 2
            N.C.D5E5     N.C.D5E5 N.C.D5E5     N.C.D5E5    N.C.D5E5                 
                  ~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~    ~~~~~~~~~~       
Gb|—————————————————|—————————————————————|————————————————————————|
DB|—————————————————|—————————————————————|————————————————————————|
Ab|———————————0—5—7—|—(7)———0—5—7———0—5—7—|—(7)————5—0—5H7—————————|
Eb|—0—0—0—0—0———————|—————————————————————|————————————————7—6—5—3—|

    N.C.
Gb||———————————————————————|———————————————————|———————————————————|———————————————————||
DB||———————————————————————|———————————————————|———————————————————|———————————————————||
Ab||———————————————————————|—————————————————5—|—(5)—5—5———5———5———|———————————————2———||
Eb||———0———0———0———0———0—0—|—(0)—0—0———0———0———|—————————————————5—|—(5)—5—5—0—3H5———0—||

Half time Feel
Chorus
N.C.
Gb|——————————————————————|—————————————————|———————————————————|———————————————————|
DB|——————————————————————|—————————————————|———————————————————|———————————————————|
Ab|——————————————————5—7—|—(7)—————7—5———5—|—(5)———5—5—5———————|———————————————2———|
Eb|————(0)—0—0—0—5H7———0—|—(0)—0—0—————7———|—————————————7—0—5—|—(5)———5—0—3—5———0—|

Gb|——————————————————————|—————————————————|——————————————————|—————————————————|
DB|——————————————————————|—————————————————|——————————————————|—————————————————|
Ab|——————————————————5—7—|—(7)—————7—5—————|——————————————————|—————————————2———|
Eb|————(0)—0—0—0—5H7———0—|—(0)—0—0—————75—|—3———3—3—53———————|—5———5—0—3—5———0—|
     __________________________________________
    To CODA |1.
                  (end half time feel)  Play bass Fig.1 once
HATE!
Gb|—————|—————|—————|————————————————|———————————————————————||
DB|—————|—————|—————|————————————————|——————————————————————*||
Ab|—————|—————|—————|————————————————|——————————————————————*||
Eb|—(0)—|—(0)—|—(0)—|—(0)————————————|——————vocals:— Ha—Ha———||
    _________________
   |2.   (end half time feel)
Think I'll keep it for my—self    Hate!
Gb||————————————————|———|—————|—————|————————————————||
DB||————————————————|———|—————|—————|————————————————||
Ab||————————————————|—7—|—(7)—|—(7)—|—(7)————————————||
Eb||—(0)————————————|—0—|—(0)—|—(0)—|—(0)————————————||

       Play 3 times       D.S. al CODA
Gb||———————————————————|——————————————————||——————————————————|——————————————————||
DB||*——————————————————|—————————————————*||——————————————————|——————————————————||
Ab||*——0—5—7—0—5—7—0—5—|—7—0—5—7—0———————*||——————————————————|——————————————————||
Eb||———————————————————|———————————0—1—1——||—0—0—0—0——0—0—0—0—|—0—0—0—0——0—0—1—1—||
 
  CODA
    Think I'll keep it for my—self
Gb||—————|——————————————|————————————————|
DB||—————|——————————————|————————————————|
Ab||—————|—7————————————|—(7)————————————|
Eb||—(0)—|—0————————————|—(0)————————————|

(end half time feel)
   NCD5E5NC D5E5NCD5  E5NCD5E5 NC    F5  
YeahHATE!
Gb||————————————————|—————————————|——————————————————|———————————————————||
DB||————————————————|—————————————|——————————————————|———————————————————||
Ab||—(7)————————————|—(7)—————————|—0—5—7—0——5—7—0—5—|—7—0—5—7—0—————————||
Eb||—(0)————————————|—(0)—————————|——————————————————|———————————0—1—1———||

The Lyrics

1.Ain't gonna waste my hate,
  Ain't gonna waste my hate on you.
  I think I'll keep it for myself.
  Ain't gonna give no more.
  Ain't got the time to help you score.
  I think it's time you pleased yourself,
  Yourself. (to chorus)

2.Think you're worthy now?
  You think enough to even raise the brow
  And to laugh and tip that two—pronged crown?
  Well, I see my hands, I see my feet.
  I feel that blood that pumps in beat.
  But where the hell's my mind goin' now?
  Dead gone now. (to chorus)

3.Ain't gonna waste our hate.
  But I'm so greedy when they say,
  "Better to give than to receive."
  Ain't gonna waste my hate, no no.
  Ain't got time to waste my hate on you.
  I think I'll keep it for myself,
  For myself. (to chorus)

Chorus:Good day, how do, and i send a smile to you.
Don't waste, don't waste your breath, and I won't waste my hate on you.
Waste my hate on you.


Well I guess that's just about it. I think should briefly say
something about that order. After playing the chorus for the first time
play the first ending, then go back and play the second verse (from repeat sign)
then continue onto the chorus then miss out the first ending and play the
second ending. After the second ending carry on playing until you get to
'D.S. al CODA'. When you get there go back to the % sign. Then play through
to 'to CODA' where then you skip to 'CODA' and then finish the song.

Well that is really it this time. I hope that it's all fairly clear.

About Metallica

Metallica (pronounced /m??tæl?k?/) is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1981. Founded when drummer Lars Ulrich posted an advertisement in a local newspaper, Metallica's line-up has primarily consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, while going through a number of bassists. Currently, the spot is held by Robert Trujillo.

How to Read Bass Tabs

Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:

1. The Basics

Strings and Frets:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
- The top line is the highest-pitched string (G on a 4-string bass).
- The bottom line is the lowest-pitched string (E on a 4-string bass).
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
```
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|---3---------------|
E|-------------------|
            
```
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.

2. Common Techniques

Hammer-On (h):
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
```
G|-------------------|
D|-------5h7---------|
            
```
Pull-Off (p):
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
```
G|-------------------|
D|-------7p5---------|
            
```
Slide (/ or \):
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
```
G|-------------------|
D|-------5/7---------|
            
```

3. Advanced Techniques

Bend (b): Push the string up or down to raise the pitch. Example: G|-------7b9---------|
Vibrato (~): Shake the string slightly after playing a note to create a vibrating sound. Example: G|-------7~----------|
Muted Notes (x): Rest your finger lightly on the string without pressing a fret and pluck for a percussive "click" sound.

4. Rhythm and Timing

Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.

5. Slap and Pop

Slap (s): Strike the string with the side of your thumb for a percussive sound.
Pop (p): Pull the string away from the fretboard and let it snap back.

Practice Makes Perfect

Tabs are a great tool to learn songs, but mastering the techniques takes practice. Listen carefully to the original track and play along to lock in the rhythm. Don’t rush — smooth, accurate playing is more important than speed. Happy jamming! 🎸

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