Bad Seed - Metallica

"Bad Seed"

Below are 2 different tabbings for the same song.  
They sound the same only they use 2 different tunings.  
The first one uses a dropped D type tuning (except it's flat)
and the second one uses a standard tuning except 
the low 'E' string is tuned to C#.

Db = C# (just incase you don't know any music theory)  
The first tab will sound fuller on some of the riffs 
because it's easier to do power chords in that tuning, but the
second will be easier to play if you don't want to change 
the tuning of your guitar, you can play it in standard tuning, 
it will just sound higher than the album.

Bad Seed (dropped Db)

written by Hetfield, Ulrich, and Hammett

as performed on ReLoad

tab by Phil Boyle; ibzrg470@apk.net

tune all guitars dropped D down 1/2 step (dropped Db)

low to high  Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, eb,

coughing and drum intro

1)

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------
Db---------------------------3--------------------------0-0-0-0-------
Ab--5-3-0--------5-3-0-------3-5-3-0--------5-3-0-------0-0-0-0-------
Db--------5-3-0--------5-3-0-3-------5-3-0--------5-3-0-0-0-0-0-3~~3~~

intro riff

2)

Db----0-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-0-------------3-3-3-3-5--6-6
Ab----0-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-0-------------3-3-3-3-5--6-6
Db--3p0-0-0-0-0-5p0-3h5-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-5p0-3h5-3p0-3-3-3-3-5--6-6
     pm........             .........             ..............

3)

Db----0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0
Ab----0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0
Db--3p0-0-0-0h2h3-0-0-0-0h2h3-0-0-0
     pm....       .....       .....

verse

"Come clean, fess up."

4a) James

Db--5-3----------5-3---------7
Ab------5-3----------5-3-----5
Db----------8-5----------8-5--4b) Kirk

Db--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7
Ab--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7
Db--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7

bridge

"Ladies and gentilmen"

5a) James

Db--3-3-3-3-0----------------3-3-3-3-0----------------3-3-3-3-5------------
Ab--3-3-3-3-0----------------3-3-3-3-0----------------3-3-3-3-5------------
Db--3-3-3-3-0-0h5p0-3h5-3p0--3-3-3-3-0-0h5p0-3h5-3p0--3-3-3-3-5-5p0-3h5-3p05b) Kirk

eb------------5~~~~~~~~~~--------------10~~~~~~~~~~-------------5~~~~~~----
Bb--------------------------------------------------------------4----------
Gb-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db--3-3-3-3------------------3-3-3-3------------------3-3-3-3--------------
Ab--3-3-3-3------------------3-3-3-3------------------3-3-3-3--------------
Db--3-3-3-3------------------3-3-3-3------------------3-3-3-3--------------

Chorus

"Swing the noose again."

6)

Db--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6
Ab--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6
Eb--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6

"Choking on a bad seed" (about 2:00)-----------------------------------------------------------Bad Seed (standard C#)

written by Hetfield, Ulrich, and Hammett

as performed on ReLoad

tab by Phil Boyle; ibzrg470@apk.net

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

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........             .........             ..............

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."

4a) James

B---7-5----------7-5----------10
F#------5-7----------7-5------10
C#----------8-5----------8-5--8-4b) Kirk

B---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9
F#--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9
C#--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7

bridge

"Ladies and gentilmen"

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--3-3-3-3-5-5p0-3h5-3p05b) Kirk

c#------------7~~~~~~~~~~--------------12~~~~~~~~~~-------------7~~~~~~----
G#--------------------------------------------------------------6----------
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."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