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From p3034558@hardy.ocs.mq.edu.au Tue Jun 11 07:19:21 1996
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 17:11:02 +1000 (EST)
Subject: CRD: Mama Said by Metallica


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

Transcribed by Daniel Meijer 
 & 

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

*Chorus*

Dm  C  Am    G
Let my heart go
Dm  C    Am  G
Let your son grow
     Dm  C  Am    G
Mama let my heart go
     Dm   C   Bb    G  Am
Mama let this heart be still.

*Intro again*

*Verse 2*

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


*Chorus*

Dm  C  Am    G
Let my heart go
Dm  C    Am  G
Let your son grow
     Dm  C  Am    G
Mama let my heart go
     Dm   C   Bb    G  Am
Mama let this heart be still.


*Bridge*

Dm      G
Never I asked of you
C          F
but never I gave
Dm                  G
But you gave me your emptiness
C                 F
that I'll take to my grave
Dm      G
Never I asked of you
C          F
but never I gave
Dm              G
But you gave me your emptiness
           C         F
that I'll take to my grave
     Dm   C   Bb    G  Am
So let this heart be still.


*Verse 3*

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


*Chorus*

Dm  C  Am    G
Let my heart go
Dm  C    Am  G
Let your son grow
     Dm  C  Am    G
Mama let my heart go
     Dm   C   Bb    G  Am
Mama let this heart be still.
Dm  C   Am   Dm
Let my heart go
     Dm  C   Am   Dm
Mama let my heart go
          Dm  C   Am   Dm
You never let my heart go
     Dm   C   Bb    G  Am
Mama let this heart be still.


*Bridge*

(solo over Dm G C F twice)

Dm      G
Never I asked of you
C          F
but never I gave
Dm                  G
But you gave me your emptiness
C                 F
that I'll take to my grave
Dm      G
Never I asked of you
C          F
but never I gave
Dm              G
But you gave me your emptiness
           C         F
that I'll take to my grave
     Dm   C   Bb    G  Am
So let this heart be still.



From mc9350@mclink.it Thu Jun 27 20:37:08 1996
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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 ( mc9350@mclink.it )  


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


=91Mama Said=92 Metallica (Words and music by James Hetfield)
Transcribed and submitted by Christopher Bucknall.

Here are the chords and lyrics for =91Mama Said=92 off the new Metallica =
album, Load. I=20
had them typed up anyway cos I=92m covering it in my band (Haven=92t wast=
ed any time have=20
I? - 11-6-96). I=92m not sure about the third line in the second verse th=
ough. If=20
anyone can tell me what the lyrics really are, mail me: lj99@dial.pipex.c=
om

Dm	     Dmsus4               Am           	C
Mama she has taught me well, told me when I was young
Dm		    Dmsus4           Am		          C	=09
Son, your life's an open book, don't close it before it's done.
Dm		          Dmsus4          Am		       C
The brightest flame burns quickest, that's what I heard her say.
Dm	            Dmsus4   	Am	       C
Son's heart sold to mother, but I must find my way.
Dm  Am C     G
Let my heart go
Dm  Am   C   G
Let your son grow
       Dm Am C     G  =20
Mama, let my heart go,
    Dm Am   Dm    F   Am
Or let this heart be still.

Dm	        Dmsus4     Am               C
Never mind your last name, wild blood in my veins.
Dm	          Dmsus4 	     Am              C
Wrapping strings around my neck, the mark that still remains.
Dm			Dmsus4    Am              C
Left all that in an early age, of what I heard is wrong.
Dm	        Dmsus4      Am             C
Never asked forgiveness but what I said is done.



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



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


-----
From bmoe@aft.sn.no Thu Jul 11 20:20:27 1996
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 22:08:55 +0200
From: Bente Moe 
Subject: TAB: Mama said by Metallica


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,UID=17361" 
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 ksundnes@online.no

     
     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|------13<12<10-----10>12<10-|-----------------------------5--------
|
Bb|-10------------10-----------|--------------------------7-----6<5---
|
Gb|----------------------------|------------------------------------7-
|
Db|----------------------------|--------------------------------------
|
Ab|----------------------------|--------------------------------------
|
Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------------------
|
                                                                      
   
  
      H                             B    B              B    B        
Eb|--5----|--------------------17------------------17-----------------
|
Bb|--5>6--|-----------------------------------------------------------
|
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..
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