Metallica

Guitars Dropped-G# tuning (Strings on A#)
6=G# 3=C#
5=D# 2=F
4=G# 1=A#
INTRO /RIFF 1
-----------------------|-12- |
-----------------------| T |
-----------------------| I |
-----------------------| M |
-----|-0-------------------5-------| E |
--0--|-0-----3---0---5-0-0------0--| S |-0--0-0-0--|
RIFF 2
-------------------------------| -8-
-------------------------------| T
-------------------------------| I
-------------------------------| M
|-0--3----3----5--0----0--3----3----5-0----| E
|-0--3----3----5--0----0--3----3----5-0----| S
RIFF 3 (Verseriff)
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|---------8-------0--0-0-0---0-0-0---8-------0---0-0-0---
|-0-0-0------0----0--0-0-0---0-0-0------0----0---0-0-0---
---------------------------------------------------| -6-
---------------------------------------------------| T
---------------------------------------------------| I
----------------------------10---10--/12---10------| M
-0-0-0---8-------0--0-0-0---8----8---/10---8---0---| E
-0-0-0------0----0--0-0-0----------------------0---| S
RIFF 4 (NOTE! =check down of this page)
--------------| -4-
--------------| T
--------------| I
--------------| M
|-3--0--0--3-----0--0--0--| E
|-3--0--0--3-----0--0--0--| S
THEN PLAY:
RIFF 3 /VERSE x 4
RIFF 4 x 8
THEN:
RIFF 5A
--------------| -3- --------------|
--------------| T --------------|
--------------| I --------------|
---------__---| M |----------8--8--9---__---|
|-0--0--0--1--1--2--2__3--| E |-0--0--0--6--6--7--7--8--|
|-0--0--0--1--1--2--2--3--| S |-0--0--0-----------------|
RIFF 5B (4 times)
| --------------| -3- --------------| |
|o--------------| T --------------|o|
| --------------| I --------------| |
| --------------| M |----------8--8--9--9--10-| |
|o|-0--0--0--1--1--2--2--3--| E |-0--0--0--6--6--7--7--8--|o|
| |-0--0--0--1--1--2--2--3--| S |-0--0--0-----------------| |
RIFF 5A
--------------| -3- --------------|
--------------| T --------------|
--------------| I --------------|
---------__---| M |----------8--8--9---__---|
|-0--0--0--1--1--2--2__3--| E |-0--0--0--6--6--7--7--8--|
|-0--0--0--1--1--2--2--3--| S |-0--0--0-----------------|
RIFF 5B
| --------------| -3- --------------| |
|o--------------| T --------------|o|
| --------------| I --------------| |
| --------------| M |----------8--8--9--9--10-| |
|o|-0--0--0--1--1--2--2--3--| E |-0--0--0--6--6--7--7--8--|o|
| |-0--0--0--1--1--2--2--3--| S |-0--0--0-----------------| |
RIFF 5C
| --------------| |
|o--------------|o|
| --------------| |
| --------------| |
|o|-0--0--0--1--1--2--2--3--|o|
| |-0--0--0--1--1--2--2--3--| |
THEN PLAY:
RIFF 3 /VERSERIFF x 6
RIFF 4 x 8
RIFF 5A
RIFF 5B x 4
RIFF 5A
RIFF 5B x 2
RIFF 5C
THEN:
RIFF 6
----------| -13-
----------| T
----------| I
----------| M
|----8--8----8----8/--| E
|-0*-----------------| S
(^ two guitars, gtr I takes 6 string down and gtr II takes 5 string up)
(* Dont play first time, but play all other times)
RIFF 7
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|-7----------5----7----------5----7-----------5----8---8---8---|
|-5----------3----5----------3----5-----------3----6---6---6---|
|-0------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF 7B
---------------------------------------------------| -9-
---------------------------------------------------| T
---------------------------------------------------| I
|-7----------5----7----------5----7-----------5----8---8---8---| M
|-5----0--0--3----5----0--0--3----5-----0--0--3----6---6---6---| E
|-0----0--0------------0--0-------------0--0-------------------| S
THEN PLAY:
RIFF 6 x 8
RIFF 6 WITH OCTAVE HIGHER GTR x 6
RIFF 1 x 4
RIFF 2 x 2
RIFF 3 /VERSERIFF x 5
RIFF 4 x 8
RIFF 5A
RIFF 5B x 4
RIFF 5A
RIFF 5B x 2
RIFF 5C
THEN:
RIFF 8
-----------|3----| -5-
-----------|T----| T
-----------|I----| I THE
-----------|M----| M END
|-0--5----5----5----3--|E|-5------1------| E
|-0--0----0----0----0--|S|-5------1------| S
TABBED BY
T E R O S A I K K O N E N
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NOTE!!! Metallica play that riff 4 on live like this:
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|-3--0--0--3-----5--0--0--|
|-3--0--0--3-----5--0--0--|
NOTE!!! Some riffs GTR II plays one octave lower sometimes