Chord/Tab song: Mama Said

"Mama Said" by Metallica, from the album "Load."

Transcribed by Daniel Meijer
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Some have bagged this as "country music" which is crap, it takes more
than a pedal steel to make country music. It's more like Led Zeppelin's
"Tangerine" than anything else. "Load" is great (and I love Master of
Puppets), it shows a new depth to the band's songwriting.

Some of the lyric transcriptions might be a bit out, feel free to email
me any corrections!

In the intro and verses, play around with the Dm and Am chords....turn
them into Dmsus2, Dmsus4, and Amsus4.

Tune down a 1/2 step.

[Dm] [Dmsus4] [Dmsus2] [C] [Am] [Amsus4] [G] [F] [Bb]

e--1------3---------0------0----0-----0------3----1----1--
b--3------3---------3------1----1-----3------0----1----3--
g--2------2---------2------0----2-----2------0----2----3--
d--0------0---------0------2----2-----2------0----3----3--
a--x------x---------x------3----0-----0------2----3----1--
e--x------x---------x------x----x-----x------3----1----x--

Intro:

[Dm] [C] [Am]
Verse

[Dm]Mama she has taught me well
[C]Told me when I wa[Am]s young
[Dm]Son your life's an open book
Don't [C]close it before it's [Am]done
[Dm]The brightest flame burns quickest
Thats [C]what I heard her[Am] say
[D]The son's heart's owed to mother
But [C]I must find my[Am] way....

Chorus

[Dm]Let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
[Dm]Let [C]your [Am]son [G]grow
Mama [Dm]let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
Mama [Dm]let t[C]his [Bb]heart [G]be [Am]still.

Intro again

Verse 2

[Dm]Remember my new last name
[C]Wild blood in my [Am]veins
[Dm]Draping the strings around my neck
The [C]mark that still[Am] remains
[Dm]Left home at an early age
of w[C]hat I heard was[Am] wrong (?)
[Dm]I never asked forgiveness
For [C]what is said i[Am]s done....

Chorus

[Dm]Let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
[Dm]Let [C]your [Am]son [G]grow
Mama [Dm]let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
Mama [Dm]let t[C]his [Bb]heart [G]be [Am]still.

Bridge

[Dm]Never I [G]asked of you
[C]but never I[F] gave
[Dm]But you gave me your[G] emptiness
[C]that I'll take to [F]my grave
[Dm]Never I [G]asked of you
[C]but never I[F] gave
[Dm]But you gave me [G]your emptiness
that I'll t[C]ake to my [F]grave
So le[Dm]t thi[C]s he[Bb]art be[G] st[Am]ill.

Verse 3

[Dm]Mama now I'm coming home
I'm not a[C]ll you wished of[Am] me
[Dm]A mother's love for her son
[C]was spoken he[Am]avily(?)
[Dm]yeah I took your love for granted
and all the[C] things you said [Am]to me
[Dm]I need your arms to welcome me
That [C]cold stone's all [Am]I see.....

Chorus

[Dm]Let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
[Dm]Let [C]your [Am]son [G]grow
Mama [Dm]let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
Mama [Dm]let t[C]his [Bb]heart [G]be [Am]still.
[Dm]Let [C]my h[Am]eart [Dm]go
Mama [Dm]let [C]my h[Am]eart [Dm]go
You never [Dm]let [C]my h[Am]eart [Dm]go
Mama [Dm]let t[C]his [Bb]heart [G]be [Am]still.

Bridge

(solo over Dm G C F twice)

[Dm]Never I [G]asked of you
[C]but never I[F] gave
[Dm]But you gave me your[G] emptiness
[C]that I'll take to [F]my grave
[Dm]Never I [G]asked of you
[C]but never I[F] gave
[Dm]But you gave me [G]your emptiness
that I'll t[C]ake to my [F]grave
So le[Dm]t thi[C]s he[Bb]art be[G] st[Am]ill.

Hi guys!
That's a gr8 song from the 'new' Metallica : it's in their last album,
'Load'. It's called 'Mama Said'. I've found out only the chords : forgive me
if they're not right! :^)

Main Verse : C#min ( listen to the song to find out when you have to move your
little finger to the 7th fret of B string and then back
again )
[B] [-] [G#min]
Chorus : 3x C#min - B - G#min - F#
1x C#min - B - A - F# - G#

Then what we can call a Second Chorus : C#min - F# - B - E
which finishes like the Chorus : C#min - B - A - F# - G#
If you play it one half step higher, it becomes much easier. Sounds like :
Dmin - C - Amin etc... I think Metallica have their guitars tuned this way
for this song.

That's all! Sorry if there aren't the lyrics, but I'm Italian and I haven't
time to find them out now ( I've got my exams at University! :^) ). Please
e-mail me if this has been of some use for you ( and also if you have the
lyrics.. ;) ).
Ciao,
Stefano ( [email protected] )

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Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 17:57:34 +0000
From: Chris
Subject: TAB: 'Mama said' by Metallica

91Mama Said92 Metallica (Words and music by James Hetfield)
Transcribed and submitted by Christopher Bucknall.

Here are the chords and lyrics for 91Mama Said92 off the new Metallica
album, Load. I20
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anyone can tell me what the lyrics really are, mail me: [email protected]
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[Dm]Mama she has [Dmsus4]taught me well, told [Am]me when I was [C]young
Dm Dmsus4 Am C 09
Son, your life's an open book, don't close it before it's done.
[Dm]The brightest flame burns [Dmsus4]quickest, that's[Am] what I heard her say[C].
[Dm]Son's heart sold to [Dmsus4]mother, but [Am]I must find my [C]way.
[Dm]Let [Am]my [C]heart [G]go
[Dm]Let [Am]your [C]son [G]grow
Dm Am C G 20
Mama, let my heart go,
Or l[Dm]et [Am]this [Dm]heart [F]be s[Am]till.

[Dm]Never mind your [Dmsus4]last name, [Am]wild blood in my [C]veins.
[Dm]Wrapping strings a[Dmsus4]round my neck, the [Am]mark that still [C]remains.
[Dm]Left all that in an earl[Dmsus4]y age, of [Am]what I heard is [C]wrong.
[Dm]Never asked forg[Dmsus4]iveness but [Am]what I said is [C]done.



[Dm]Never I [G]asked of you and [C]never you [F]gave,
Dm G 09
But you gave me your emptiness
And I'll [C]take to my [F]grave. (2)
So [Dm]let [Am]this [Dm]heart [F]be [Am]still.
20
[Dm]Mama now I'm [Dmsus4]coming home, I'm not [Am]all you wished of [C]me.
[Dm]A mother's love [Dmsus4]for her son, [Am]spoken, let me [C]be.
[Dm]I took your love for [Dmsus4]granted, and [Am]all you said to [C]me.
[Dm]I need your arms to [Dmsus4]welcome me, but your [Am]cold stone's all I [C]see.



[Dm]Never I [G]asked of you and [C]never you [F]gave,
Dm G 09
But you gave me your emptiness
And I'll [C]take to my [F]grave. (2)
So [Dm]let [Am]this [Dm]heart [F]be [Am]still.

[Mama] [said]
by

METALLICA

Another great song from METALLICA, (some
kind of country inspirated)however I have`nt
figured out that country mix and I also think
it is much better without it, so here we go....


Intro/Verse:

|--1---0-1---1--3-3-3--1-1-1--0--0--0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|--3---3-3---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--1--1--1-3--1---1-1-0-0-1-1--|
|--2---2-2---2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--0--0--0-0--2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--0---0-0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--2--2--2-2--2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--0---0-0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--3--3--3-3--0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|--------------------------------0----------0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Chorus:

|--1--0--0-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |--1--0--0--3--0--|
|--3--1--1-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |--3--1--1--3--1--|
|--2--0--2-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |--2--0--2--0--2--|
|--0--2--2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| X 3 and then... |--0--2--2--0--2--|
|--0--3--0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |--0--3--0--2--0--|
|-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-----------3-----|

Bridge:

|--1--1-1-1--3--3-3-3--0-0-0--0-----|
|--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--1-1-1--1-----|
|--2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-----|
|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--2-2-2--2-----|
|--0--0-0-0--2--2-2-2--3-3-3--0-----|
|------------3--3-3-3---------------|

Well... that should be all except for the
solo. E-mail me with questions, comments or whatever...


- Martin Moe Aaserud


Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 20:35:54 GMT+01DST
From: "Holka Pavel - MO,,student,UID17361"
Subject: TAB :MAMA SAID - METALLICA

This is the way how I play this song
I guess , I`m sure, this is the best version on internet
But I have to say that the intro I play a little bit different,but
it doesn`t matter:-)
Anyway I didn`t figure it out and author`s name is in the title

Pavel Holka

Mama Said
Metallica - from album "Load"
Words and music by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich

Transcribed by Kenneth Sundnes [email protected]

This is the right way, but I haven't figured it all out yet.
Missing some solo parts and the chorus solo...
Please mail me any comments/corrections...

Acoustic guitar - Intro/Verse Riff

[Dm] [Ds4]

Eb|-1--------1---0---1-----------3----3---1---1---1-------1-----------|
Bb|-3------------3---3-----------3----3---3---3---3-------3-----------|
Gb|-2------------2-----------2---2----2---2---2---2-------------------|
Db|-0--------------------0--------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------0---------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[C] [Am] [As2][As4]
[H]

Eb|-------------------------------------0---0---x---x-----------------|
Bb|-1----1---1>3--x---1----1---1---1----0---1---x---x-----------------|
Gb|-0----0---0----x---2----2---2---2----2---2---x---x-----------------|
Db|-2----2---2----x---2----2---2---2----2---2-------------------------|
Ab|-3----3---3--------0-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-1----1---1---0---1-----------3----3---1---1---1-------------------|
Bb|-3------------3---3-----------3----3---3---3---3-------------------|
Gb|-2------------2-----------2---2----2---2---2---2-------------------|
Db|-0--------------------0--------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------0--------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[H]

Eb|--------------------0--------0---0----0---0------------------------|
Bb|--1----1---1>3--x---1--------1---1----1---3------------------------|
Gb|--0----0---0----x---2--------2---2----2---2-------0----------------|
Db|--2----2---2----x---2----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--3----3---3--------0----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus - Acoustic over clean electric (Haven't figured it out
yet.)

[Dm] [Ca9] [Am] [G] [Dm] [Ca9] [Bb] [G][Am][As2][As4]

Eb|-1---3---0-----3---|-1---3----------3--0----------0--------0-------|
Bb|-3---0---1-----3---|-3---0----3-----3--1----------0--------3-------|
Gb|-2---0---2-----0---|-2---0----3-----0--2----------2--------2-------|
Db|-0---2---2-----0---|-0---2----3-----0--2----------2--------2-------|
Ab|-----3---0-----2---|-----3----1-----2--0----------0--------0-------|
Eb|---------------3---|----------------3------------------------------|

Let my heart go Let this heart be still..



Before and Verse 2 - Electric w/wah (Included some lyrics to
help)

P P H P P

Eb|------13126--|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--7----|-----------------------19^(21)^19----------19^(21)^19------|
Db|-------|---------------19------------------19----------------------|
Ab|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Rebel.. in my veins..



[H] [B]

Eb|-------17------------------------------------|-17-----------|------|
Bb|-------------------20-------17---17----17>18-|------15^(17)-|--15--|
Gb|---19----------19-------19-------------17>19-|--------------|--14--|
Db|---------------------------------------------|--------------|------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|--------------|------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|--------------|------|

remains.. left.. wrong.. never

Bridge - Acoustic

[Dm] [G] [Ca9] [F]
[B] [H]

Eb|-1-----3---3-----1----|-------1-----------|-----0----------0-------|
Bb|-3-----3---0-----1----|----------3^(5)--3-|-------3----------1>3---|
Gb|-2-----0---0-----2----|----2--------------|---0------0-------------|
Db|-0-----0---2-----3----|-0-----------------|--------------2---------|
Ab|-------2---3-----3----|-------------------|-2----------3-----------|
Eb|-------3---------1----|-------------------|----------------------1-|

Never ask never gave. Fill during bridge. (let ring)



Verse 2 - Electric w/wah (Included some lyrics to help)

[H]

Eb|----5-------------------|----------------5---5-5-0-5---------------|
Bb|-------3>5-6----6-------|--------------------------------3---------|
Gb|----------------7-------|--------2--2------2-------------2---------|
Db|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|------------------------------------------|

me.. A mothers.. me be.. Yeah I took

Eb|-------------5--------------------0--------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------5--5--6------------------------------------|
Gb|---------7--------7--7-----------------------7---------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

to me.. yeah I need your arms to welcome me.



Distorted riff played under "Let my heart go..." at the end

Eb|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-7-----5--------------7--|--7-----5-----3-----------------------7--|
Db|-7-----5-----7--------5--|--7-----5-----3-----5-----7-----------7--|
Ab|-5-----3-----7--------5--|--5-----3-----1-----5-----7-----------5--|
Eb|-------------5-----------|--------------------3-----5--------------|

This 3 times.. then this..