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Song:
To live is to die
Artist:
Metallica
Album:
Best Ballads
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|==========METALLICA - To Live Is To Die==========|
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Transcribed by xboxblower


>Legend:
h = hammer on
p = pull off
t = tap
b = bend
gb = gradual bend
hb = hold bend
/ = slide up
 = slide down
\ = slide all the way down
^ = Vibrato



James acoustic Intro
2 guitars arranged for one
|-----------------7--7--12--12------12-|-7-7--8-7--10-7--7----7---------------7-|
|-----------8--8------------12------12-|-5-5--0-5---0-7--7----7----------7----7-|
|-----------9--9--7--7------12---------|-4-4--0-4---0-7--7----7--7---------7--7-|
|---------------------------14--14-----|-----------------9---------9---9--------|
|----/7--5------------------12---------|-----------------9----------------------|
|-0-------------------------12--12-----|-----------------7-----------7----------|

|-10--10----10------------------0----0----|
|-8---10-------------7-8-7h8p7----0-----0-|
|-----11-------11-----7-7-9-----9-11-12-9-|
|-----12-12-------------------------------|
|-----12----------12----------------------|
|-----10----------------------------------|
Repeat a couplle of time,s then fade in drums and stuff

Guess we could call this the Main Riff:
Play it slowly
With distortion
|--------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|--------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|--------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-4----4-|--2--2--4--5----5-|-5--5--4--4----4-|-2--2--4--7----7------7--5--5--4-|
|-4----4-|--2--2--4--5----5-|-5--5--4--4----4-|-2--2--4--7----7------7--5--5--4-|
|-2----2-|--0--0--2--3----3-|-3--3--2--2----2-|-0--0--2--5----5------5--3--3--2-|
|
|--------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|--------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|--------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-4----4-|--2--2--4--5----5-|-5--5--4--4----4-|-2--2--4--7----7------7--5--5--4-|
|-4----4-|--2--2--4--5----5-|-5--5--4--4----4-|-2--2--4--7----7------7--5--5--4-|
|-2----2-|--0--0--2--3----3-|-3--3--2--2----2-|-0--0--2--5----5------5--3--3--2-|
|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-4--4-4-5--5-5-4--4-4-7--7-7-4--4-4-5--5-5-4--4-4-7--7-7-|
|-2--2-2-3--3-3-2--2-2-5--5-5-2--2-2-3--3-3-2--2-2-5--5-5-|
|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-4-5-4-7-4-5-4-7---------------------------------|
|-2-3-2-5-2-3-2-5-2h3-2h3-2h3-2h3-2h3-2h3-2h3-2h3-|

James plays this a total of 6 times throughout the song

Kirk joins in with a small solo:
|-----|-----------------------------------------------|
|-72-|----0--2--3---0--------2--2------------0--2--0-|
|-----|------------------------------3----------------|
|-----|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----|-----------------------------------------------|
|
|-----|-----------------------------------------------|
|-72-|----0--2--3---0--------2--2--------------------|
|-----|------------------------------3--------2-------|
|-----|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----|-----------------------------------------------|

A funny little fill part
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------2----5--4-4--2------2--------------5--4-4-------2----5--4-4-|
|-4--4-2--4-5--4-4--2-4----2----4----4--4-5--4-4--4--4-2--4-5--4-4-|
|-4--4-0--4-3--2-2--0-4----0----4----4--4-3--2-2--4--4-0--4-3--2-2-|
|-2--2----2-----------2---------2----2--2---------2--2----2--------|
|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2------------2-----------5--4-4-|
|-2-4----4-4-4-2----4--4-4-5--4-4-|
|-0-4----4-4-4-0----4--4-4-3--2-2-|
|---2----2-2-2------2--2-2--------|
No repeats

Another small solo
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|-------------|
|-5/7-5-----|-6/8-6-----|-5h7p5-------|-------|-------------|
|-------6---|-------7---|---------6---|-------|-------------|
|---------4-|---------5-|-----------4-|-4-7-7-|-6h7p6-4h5p4-|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|-------------|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|-------------|
|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|
|-5/7-5-----|-6/8-6-----|-5h7p5-------|-------|
|-------6---|-------7---|---------6---|-------|
|---------4-|---------5-|-----------4-|-4-7-7-|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|
|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|-------------|
|-5/7-5-----|-6/8-6-----|-5h7p5-------|-------|-------------|
|-------6---|-------7---|---------6---|-------|-------------|
|---------4-|---------5-|-----------4-|-4-7-7-|-6h7p6-4h5p4-|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|-------------|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|-------------|
|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|
|-5/7-5-----|-6/8-6-----|-5h7p5-------|-------|
|-------6---|-------7---|---------6---|-------|
|---------4-|---------5-|-----------4-|-4-7-7-|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|




The big,"real" guitar solo (So cool!)
I've mixed with it a bit to make it sound better, but thats okay, eh?
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-17gb------hb--hb--hb--hb--hb-hb-|----------------------------17/19-|
|-18gb------hb--hb--hb--hb--hb-hb-|-16-18181818-1616-1818-16---------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17-15-14-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------16-14----14-16b-14--------14-16b-14--------14-----------------14-16b-14-|
|----------------16---------------16---------------16----16--------14-16-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------16-----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------17/19-----17-15-14----------------14----|
|----14-----------1414-16b-14-16b-14-16b-14-16b-14---------------------16-14----14-16----14-|
|-16----16-----16------------------------------------------------------------16-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|--------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-17-15-14----------------14b----|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------16-14----14-16-----14-|-------------14h16-14-|-------------14h16-14-|
|----------------16--------------|-------14h16----------|-------14h16----------|
|--------------------------------|-14h16----------------|-14h16----------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------17-16-17-16-17-16-17gb----hb-hb-hb-hb-hb-hb\-|
|-------------14h16--18-16-18-16-18-16-18gb----hb-hb-hb-hb-hb-hb\-|
|-------14h16------------------------------------------------------|
|-14h16------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-t14p9p6-t14p9p6-t15p10p7-t15p10p7-t14p9p6-t14p9p6-t15p10p7-t15p10p7-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|-t14p9p6-t14p9p6-t15p10p7-t15p10p7-t14p9p6-t14p9p6-t15p10p7-t15p10p7-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|-t14p9p6-t15p10p7--t14p9p6-t15p10p7-t14p9p6-t15p10p7-t14p9p6-t15p10p7-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|-141414-151515-171717-191919-202020-222222-24^-24^-24\-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

Variation of the "another small solo"
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|-------------|
|-5/7-5-----|-6/8-6-----|-5h7p5-------|-------|-------------|
|-------6---|-------7---|---------6---|-------|-------------|
|---------4-|---------5-|-----------4-|-4-7-7-|-6h7p6-4h5p4-|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|-------------|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|-------------|
|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|
|-5/7-5-----|-6/8-6-----|-5h7p5-------|-------|
|-------6---|-------7---|---------6---|-------|
|---------4-|---------5-|-----------4-|-4-7-7-|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|
|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|-------------|
|-5/7-5-----|-6/8-6-----|-5h7p5-------|-------|-------------|
|-------6---|-------7---|---------6---|-------|-------------|
|---------4-|---------5-|-----------4-|-4-7-7-|-6h7p6-4h5p4-|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|-------------|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|-------------|
|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|
|-5/7-5-----|-6/8-6-----|-5h7p5-------|-------|
|-------6---|-------7---|---------6---|-------|
|---------4-|---------5-|-----------4-|-4-7-7-|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------|
|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|---|
|-5/7-5-----|-6/8-6-----|-3/5-3-----|-8/10-8-----|---|
|-------6---|-------7---|-------4---|--------7---|---|
|---------4-|---------5-|---------2-|----------5-|-4-|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|---|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|---|

Guess we'll call this a chorus?
|----------------------|---------------------|
|-3/5---5-5---3---1--0-|-0---0-0---1/3---3-3-|
|-4/5---5-5---4---2--0-|-0---0-0---2/4---4-4-|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-3/5---5-5---3---1--0-|-0---0-0-3-0-------|
|-4/5---5-5---4---2--0-|-0---0-0-4-0-------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|-3/5---5-5---3---1--0-|-0---0-0---1/3---3-3-|
|-4/5---5-5---4---2--0-|-0---0-0---2/4---4-4-|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-3/5---5-5---3---1--0-|-0---0-0-3-0-------|
|-4/5---5-5---4---2--0-|-0---0-0-4-0-------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|


James Interlude, clean harmonized guitar
|-----------------------------------------|
|-0h1-----0h1p0-0-------------------------|
|-----2-----------2-0---0-----0---0h2-----|
|-------2-----------------2-----------0---|
|-0-------------------------2-----------0-|
|---------------3-------0-------0-1-------|

|-------------------------------------|
|-1-----3-3---0-------------0-------3-|
|---2-----------0---0-----0---0-------|
|-----2---------------2---------2-----|
|-0---------------------2---------2---|
|---------3-------0-0---------3-------|
Repeated on and on

2:nd "real" solo
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7/9----9--75----7-5-4--2--0h2----4--5--5--4--0--5----54-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------5--5/7---5h7-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--4/5-5-5/7-7-7/9-9-9h10----9---9-10-9h10p9----75-54---4h5p4--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------5----------5---5h7p5-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4h5p4-----4h5p4--4--5--7--7/9--7----9--9---7------------|
|-5h7----7-7-----------5--------------------------------------9--7--5/9-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------12h13p12-----|-12h13--12----12h15p12--12h13p12-----|
|-12h14---14--14------------12-|----------------------------------12-|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|----------13p12-----|------15--13--12-----|
|--12--12---------12-|--12--------------14-|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|


Chorus again. This part makes me cry
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-7----7----5------4--2----2----2--3/5----5--5-|
|-7----7----5------4--2----2----2--3/5----5--5-|
|-5----5----3------2--0----0----0--1/3----3--3-|
|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----7--7--10-10---9--5------5----5--5--9--5----5--5--9-|
|-7----7--7--10-10---9--5------5----5--5--9--5----5--5--9-|
|-5----5--5--8--8----7--3------3----3--3--7--3----3--3--7-|

The.. ehm... "uprising" would be my choice of word :P
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------5-------5---------------5-------5---3--3-3-0-1-3---3-3-5-|
|-5-------5---5-5-5-5-5---5-------5---5-5-5-5-5---4--4-4-----4---4-4-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-5--5-5-----5---5-5---|
|---7-7-7---7-----------7---7-7-7---7-----------7----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------5-------5---------------5-------5---3--3-3-0-1-3---3-3-5-|
|-5-------5---5-5-5-5-5---5-------5---5-5-5-5-5---4--4-4-----4---4-4-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-5--5-5-----5---5-5---|
|---7-7-7---7-----------7---7-7-7---7-----------7----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------7-------7---------------7-------7---5--5-5-2-3-5---5-5-7-|
|-7-------7---7-7-7-7-7---7-------7---7-7-7-7-7---6--6-6-----6---6-6-7-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9---9-7--7-7-----7---7-7---|
|---9-9-9---9-----------9---9-9-9---9-----------9----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------7-------7---------------7-------7---5--5-5-2-3-5---5-5-7-|
|-7-------7---7-7-7-7-7---7-------7---7-7-7-7-7---6--6-6-----6---6-6-7-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9---9-7--7-7-----7---7-7---|
|---9-9-9---9-----------9---9-9-9---9-----------9----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|-----|---------|---------|---------|------------|----------------|-9--9--9----10-|
|-----|-----7---|-7-------|-----7---|-7-7-7-7----|----------12-14-|-11-11-11---12-|
|-7---|-7---7-7-|-7-7-7---|-7---7-7-|-7-7-7-7-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-|---------------|
|-9-9-|-9-9---9-|---9-9-9-|-9-9---9-|-9-9-9-9-11-|-11-11-11-------|---------------|
|---9-|---9-----|-------9-|---9-----|---------9--|-9--9--9--------|---------------|
|-----|---------|---------|---------|------------|----------------|---------------|

There ye go. In my mind, one of the best songs ever on one of the best albums ever by one of the greatest Heavy Metal band ever. And now, you can play it (:

For corrections, tears of happiness or deadly insults, it's knirkzzie_ffix@hotmail.com
To live is to die

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