Band: Metallica Song: Fuel Album: ReLoad (1997) Bassist: Jason Newsted Tuning: Half-Step Down Note: I made this tab based on the bass master track of the song, so you can be completely sure that this tab is 100% correct. You can hear the bass master track here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si7b6fYnR3k Intro F#|---| C#|---| G#|---| D#|-0-| F#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| C#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| G#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| D#|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-3/5-5-5-5-5-0-| F#|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| C#|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| G#|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| D#|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-3/5-5-5-5-0-3-5-| F#|---------------------------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------------------------------| D#|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-| F#|-----------------|-----------------| C#|-----------------|-----------------| G#|-----------------|-----------------| D#|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-| Verse 1 F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|---------------------------7-5------------------5-------4-----------| D#|-0--0-0-0--0-0-3--3-3-3--0-----7/-3-0--0-3/-7-7---7-6-6---6-5-555-3-| F#|-----------------------------------------------------| C#|-----------------------------------------------------| G#|-----------------------------------------------------| D#|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-555-3-| F#|-----------------|-----------------| C#|-----------------|-----------------| G#|-----------------|-----------------| D#|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------5-------4-----------| D#|-0--0-0-0--3--3-3-3--0--0--0--0-0-0-3/-7-7---7-6-6---6-5-5-5-3-| F#|---------------------------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------------------------------| D#|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-| F#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| C#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| G#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| D#|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-3/5-5-5-5-5-0-| Chorus F#|---------------|------------------|------------------| C#|---------------|------------------|------------------| G#|---------------|------------------|------------------| D#|-0-0-0-000-0-0-|-555-5-5-555-5-5\-|-333-3-3-333-3-3/-| | F#|---------------------| C#|---------------------| G#|---------------------| D#|-555-5-5-555-5-555-3-| F#|---------------|------------------|------------------| C#|---------------|------------------|------------------| G#|---------------|------------------|------------------| D#|-0-0-0-000-0-0-|-555-5-5-555-5-5/-|-888-8-8-888-8-8/-| | F#|--------------------| C#|--------------------| G#|-5-555555555555555--| D#|------------------0-| F#|-----------------|-------------------| C#|-----------------|-------------------| G#|-----------------|-------------------| D#|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-0-| F#|---| C#|---| G#|---| D#|-0-| F#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| C#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| G#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| D#|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-3/5-5-5-5-5-0-| F#|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| C#|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| G#|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| D#|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-3/5-5-5-5-0-3-5-| F#|---------------------------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------------------------------| D#|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-| F#|-----------------|-----------------| C#|-----------------|-----------------| G#|-----------------|-----------------| D#|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-| Verse 2 F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------------------------5-------4-----------| D#|-0--0-0-0--3--3-3-3--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3/-7-7---7-6-6---6-5-555-3-| F#|---------------------------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------------------------------| D#|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-| F#|-----------------|-----------------| C#|-----------------|-----------------| G#|-----------------|-----------------| D#|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-----------------------7-5------------------5-------4-----------| D#|-0--0-0-0--3--3-3-3--0-----7/-3-0--0-3/-7-7---7-6-6---6-5-5-5-3-| F#|---------------------------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------------------------------| D#|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-| F#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| C#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| G#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| D#|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-3/5-5-5-5-5-0-| Chorus F#|---------------|------------------|------------------| C#|---------------|------------------|------------------| G#|---------------|------------------|------------------| D#|-0-0-0-000-0-0-|-555-5-5-555-5-5\-|-333-3-3-333-3-3/-| | F#|---------------------| C#|---------------------| G#|---------------------| D#|-555-5-5-555-5-555-3-| F#|---------------|------------------|------------------| C#|---------------|------------------|------------------| G#|---------------|------------------|------------------| D#|-0-0-0-000-0-0-|-555-5-5-555-5-5/-|-888-8-8-888-8-8/-| | F#|--------------------| C#|--------------------| G#|-5-555555555555555--| D#|------------------0-| F#|-----------------|-------------------| C#|-----------------|-------------------| G#|-----------------|-------------------| D#|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-0-| Interlude F#|------------------|----------------| C#|------------------|----------------| x4 G#|------------------|----------------| D#|-0--0-3-0-x-0-x-0-|-0--0-3-0-x-0-3-| F#|-----------------|--------------| C#|-----------------|--------------| G#|-----------------|--------------| D#|-5-5-5-0-3-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-0-3--0-| F#|-----------------|-----------------| C#|-----------------|-----------------| x2 G#|-----------------|-----------------| D#|-5-5-5-0-3-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-0-3-3-3-3-| F#|-----------------|--------------| C#|-----------------|--------------| G#|-----------------|--------------| D#|-5-5-5-0-3-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-0-3--3-| F#|---------------------------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------------------------------| D#|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-| Guitar solo F#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| C#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| G#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| D#|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-3/5-5-5-5-5-0-| F#|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| C#|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| G#|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| D#|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-3/5-5-5-5-0-3-5-| F#|-----------|-----------|---------------------------| C#|-----------|-----------|---------------------------| G#|-----------|-----------|---------------------------| D#|-3p0-0-3-3-|-3p0-0-3-3-|-3p0-0-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-0-3-5-| F#|-----------|-----------|-----------------| C#|-----------|-----------|-----------------| G#|-----------|-----------|-----------------| D#|-3p0-0-3-3-|-3p0-0-3-3-|-3p0-0-3-3-3-2-0-| F#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| C#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| G#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| D#|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-3/5-5-5-5-5-0-| F#|---------------|------------------|------------------| C#|---------------|------------------|------------------| G#|---------------|------------------|------------------| D#|-0-0-0-000-0-0-|-555-5-5-555-5-5\-|-333-3-3-333-3-3/-| | F#|---------------------| C#|---------------------| G#|---------------------| D#|-555-5-5-555-5-555-3-| F#|---------------|------------------|------------------| C#|---------------|------------------|------------------| G#|---------------|------------------|------------------| D#|-0-0-0-000-0-0-|-555-5-5-555-5-5/-|-888-8-8-888-8-8/-| | F#|-------------------| C#|-------------------| G#|-555-5-5-555-5555--| D#|-----------------0-| Verse 3 F#|---------------|------------------|------------------| C#|---------------|------------------|------------------| G#|---------------|------------------|------------------| D#|-0-0-0-000-0-0-|-555-5-5-555-5-5\-|-333-3-3-333-3-3/-| | F#|---------------------| C#|---------------------| G#|---------------------| D#|-555-5-5-555-5-555-3-| F#|---------------|-------------------|--------------| C#|---------------|-------------------|--------------| G#|---------------|-------------------|--------------| D#|-0-0-0-000-0-0-|-555-5-5-555555-5/-|-888-888-8-8/-| | F#|-------------------| C#|-------------------| G#|-5-555575575757555-| D#|-------------------| F#|-----------------|-------------------| C#|-----------------|-------------------| G#|-----------------|-------------------| D#|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-0-| Outro F#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| C#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| G#|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| D#|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-3/5-5-5-5-5-0-| F#|--------------------------------------------------------| C#|--------------------------------------------------------| G#|--------------------------------------------------------| D#|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-3-0-| Legend ------ | / = slide up | \ = slide down | p = pull-off