Alright guys! I promised a Thing That Should Not Be tab, so here it is! Alright for starters,the tab is in Drop D (DADGBE). But if you wish to go down further D standard tuning. Move the tab i have = up two frets. Here we go , The song in its entirety. I've spend hours trying to perfect this tab, so has my hard work, pain, and sweat put into it. Song - The Thing That Should Not Be Band - Metallica Album - Master of Puppets Tuning - Drop D Guitar I (Distorted) - James Guitar II (Distorted) - Kirk Guitar III (Solo) - Kirk Guitar IIII (Acoustic) - James Intro -Guitar IIII- (Acoustic) e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------------------------------------------| g-------------------------------------------------------------------------| d-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a-0-2------0-2------0-2------2--1-----2------(2)--3--(3)-0-2--1----2------|(2) e-0-2------0-2------0-2------2------2--------(2)-2---(2)-0-2------2-------|(2) | | Intro (continued) e-----------| b-----------| g-----------| d-----------| a--3--(3)-0-| e-2---(2)-0-| Guitar (I & II) e-------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------| g-------3---3-(3)---4-(4)---5-(5)-----| (x4) d-------3---3-(3)---4-(4)---5-(5)-0---| a-0-1-2-1---1-(1)---2-(2)---3-(3)-0---| e-0-1-2---2-------2-------2-------0---| . . . . . . . (x2) e--------------------------------------|------------| b--------------------------------------|------------| g-------3-----3-(3)-----4-(4)-----5-(5)|------------| ___ d-------3-----3-(3)-----4-(4)-----5-(5)|-00-0-------| a-0-1-2-1-----1-(1)-----2-(2)-----3-(3)|-00-0-------| Only Second Time e-0-1-2---1-2-------1-2-------1-2------|-00-0-------| ___ . . . . . . . . . .. . Guitar (I & II) (x1) e-------------------------------------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------------------------------------| g---------5---5---6---------6---6---7---------7---7-----------------| d-7-7-7-7-5-7-5---6-3-3-3-3-6-3-6---7-4-4-4-4-7-4-7---4p0-0-1-1-1-1-| a-7-7-7-7-5-7-5---6-3-3-3-3-6-3-6---7-4-4-4-4-7-4-7---4p0-0-1-1-1-1-| e-7-7-7-7---7-------3-3-3-3---3-------4-4-4-4---4---------0-1-1-1-1-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guitar (I & II) (x1) (x2) e------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| b------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| g------------------------------------------|-------3---3-(3)---4-(4)---5-----|(5) d-0-2----(0)-2-----(2)--2----(0)-----------|-------3---3-(3)---4-(4)---5-----|(5) a-0-2----(0)-2-----(2)--2----(0)-----------|-0-1-2-1---1-(1)---2-(2)---3-----|(3) e-0-2----(0)-2-----(2)--2----(0)-----------|-0-1-2---2-------2-------2-------| . . . . . . (x1) e-----------------| b-----------------| g-----------------| d-0-2-------------| a-0-2-------------| e-0-2-------------| Guitar (I & II) (x2) e-------------------------------------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------------------------------------| g---------5---5---6---------6---6---7---------7---7-----------------| d-7-7-7-7-5-7-5---6-3-3-3-3-6-3-6---7-4-4-4-4-7-4-7---4p0-0-1-1-1-1-| a-7-7-7-7-5-7-5---6-3-3-3-3-6-3-6---7-4-4-4-4-7-4-7---4p0-0-1-1-1-1-| e-7-7-7-7---7-------3-3-3-3---3-------4-4-4-4---4---------0-1-1-1-1-| Guitar (I & II) e------|---------------------------------------------------------| b------|---------------------------------------------------------| g------|---------------------------------------------------------| d-2--3-|----6-(6)----(6)-----------------------------6-(6)--2--3-| a-0--1-|--5-6-(6)--5-(6)--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-6-(6)--0--1-| e------|--5-6-(6)--5-(6)--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-6-(6)-------| | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Continued Add Madness , Get Twelve e---------------------------------------------------------| b---------------------------------------------------------| g---------------------------------------------------------| d---6-(6)----6---------------------------6-(6)--2-3---1-0-| a-5-6-(6)--5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-(6)--0-1---1-0-| e-5-6-(6)--5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-(6)--------1-0-| . . . . . . . . . . . . Guitar (I & II) e-------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------| g-------3---3-(3)---4-(4)---5-(5)-----| (x4) d-------3---3-(3)---4-(4)---5-(5)-0---| a-0-1-2-1---1-(1)---2-(2)---3-(3)-0---| e-0-1-2---2-------2-------2-------0---| . . . . . . . Guitar (I & II) (x2)| e---------------------------------------|-----------| b---------------------------------------|-----------| g-------3-----3-(3)-----4-(4)-----5-(5)-|-----------| ___ d-------3-----3-(3)-----4-(4)-----5-(5)-|-00-0------| a-0-1-2-1-----1-(1)-----2-(2)-----3-(3)-|-00-0------| Only Second Time e-0-1-2---1-2-------1-2-------1-2-------|-00-0------| ___ . . . . . . . . . Guitar (I & II) (x1) e-------------------------------------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------------------------------------| g---------5---5---6---------6---6---7---------7---7-----------------| d-7-7-7-7-5-7-5---6-3-3-3-3-6-3-6---7-4-4-4-4-7-4-7---4p0-0-1-1-1-1-| a-7-7-7-7-5-7-5---6-3-3-3-3-6-3-6---7-4-4-4-4-7-4-7---4p0-0-1-1-1-1-| e-7-7-7-7---7-------3-3-3-3---3-------4-4-4-4---4---------0-1-1-1-1-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guitar (I & II) (x1) (x2) e----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| b----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| g----------------------------------------|-------3---3-(3)---4-(4)---5-----|(5) d-0-2----(0)-2----(2)-2----(0)-----------|-------3---3-(3)---4-(4)---5-----|(5) a-0-2----(0)-2----(2)-2----(0)-----------|-0-1-2-1---1-(1)---2-(2)---3-----|(3) e-0-2----(0)-2----(2)-2----(0)-----------|-0-1-2---2-------2-------2-------| . . . . . . (x1) e-------| b-------| g-------| d-0-2---| a-0-2---| e-0-2---| Guitar (I & II) (x2) e-------------------------------------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------------------------------------| g---------5---5---6---------6---6---7---------7---7-----------------| d-7-7-7-7-5-7-5---6-3-3-3-3-6-3-6---7-4-4-4-4-7-4-7---4p0-0-1-1-1-1-| a-7-7-7-7-5-7-5---6-3-3-3-3-6-3-6---7-4-4-4-4-7-4-7---4p0-0-1-1-1-1-| e-7-7-7-7---7-------3-3-3-3---3-------4-4-4-4---4---------0-1-1-1-1-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guitar (I & II) e------|---------------------------------------------------------| b------|---------------------------------------------------------| g------|---------------------------------------------------------| d-2--3-|----6-(6)----(6)-----------------------------6-(6)--2--3-| a-0--1-|--5-6-(6)--5-(6)--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-6-(6)--0--1-| e------|--5-6-(6)--5-(6)--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-6-(6)-------| | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Continued Add Madness , Get Twelve e---------------------------------------------------------| b---------------------------------------------------------| g---------------------------------------------------------| d---6-(6)----6---------------------------6-(6)--2-3---1-0-| a-5-6-(6)--5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-(6)--0-1---1-0-| e-5-6-(6)--5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-(6)--------1-0-| . . . . . . . . . . . . Guitar Solo: Guitar (III) I have taken this from the Mutts, so Thank you! I'm not a lead guitarist so thats my reason for not making my own. This solo sounds just fine. |-7tr10-7tr10-9tr6-8tr5-7tr4-6tr3-5tr2-4tr1-| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| | | |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-6-----------------------------------------| |-6-----0-----0----0----0----0----0----0----| |-6-----0-----0----0----0----0----0----0----| . . . . . . . |-3tr0---------------------10-10-10-10-| |------/17b19======(17)r---------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| | | |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |------------------------6--6----------| |-0------0-----0-0---5---6--6-----5----| |-0------0-----0-0---5---6--6-----5----| . . . . |-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--6-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--6-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------0----| |--6-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------0----| |-10-14p11p10---14p11p10-14p11p10-----------------------| |---------------------------------13b16r(13)-----(13)\--| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| | | |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------6-6--------| |--0----------0-----------0--------0------5--6-6---5----| |--0----------0-----------0--------0------5--6-6---5----| . . . . |--------------9-10--9h10p=9-------------------------| |--------9-10----------------10--9-------------------| |--9h10----------------------------11-10-------------| |----------------------------------------12-11--8--7-| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| | | |-------------12-14-12h14p12-------------------------| |-------13-14----------------14-13-------------------| |-13h14----------------------------15-14-11-10-------| |--6-------------------------------------------12-11-| |--6-----0-----0-----0--------0-----0-----0-----0----| |--6-----0-----0-----0--------0-----0-----0-----0----| . . . . . . . |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-8h9----8-(8)-------(8)\----| |----------------------------| | | |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |------------------6--6------| |---0--0----0--0-5-6--6---5--| |---0--0----0--0-5-6--6---5--| . . . . |------------14p11p10-14p==11p10-14p11p10-----14p11p==10-14p11p| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-0------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| | | |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-6------------------------------------------------------------| |-6----0-0-0--0----------0-----------0--------------0----------| |-6----0-0-0--0----------0-----------0--------------0----------| . . . . . . . |-10-14p11p10------14p11p10-14p11p10-(10)-------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------12---(12)-----| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| | | |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------6---6------| |--0-------------0-----------0---------0-------5-6---6--5---| |--0-------------0-----------0---------0-------5-6---6--5---| . . . . |----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------| |-(12)-----------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------| | | | |----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------| |---2------------------|-2-----------------|-2----3----|-2------------------| |---2------------------|-2-----------------|-2----3----|-2------------------| |---0------0-1-0---1-0-|-0-----0-3-1-0-1-0-|-0----1----|-0-----0-5-1-0-1-0--| |------3-5-------3-----|---3-5-------------|-----------|---3-5--------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (x2) e-----------------------------------| b-----------------------------------| g---------3---3-(3)---4-(4)---5-----|(5) d---------3---3-(3)---4-(4)---5-----|(5) a-0-1-2-1-1---1-(1)---2-(2)---3-----|(3) e-0-1-2-1---2-------2-------2-------| This part is a little scetchy but i thing i got it the best i could. (x1) e----------------------------------| b----------------------------------| g----------------------------------| d-0-2------(0)-2------(2)-2------0-| a-0-2------(0)-2------(2)-2------0-| e-0-2------(0)-2------(2)-2------0-| Guitar (I & II) e-------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------| g-------3---3-(3)---4-(4)---5-(5)-----| (x2) d-------3---3-(3)---4-(4)---5-(5)-0---| a-0-1-2-1---1-(1)---2-(2)---3-(3)-0---| e-0-1-2---2-------2-------2-------0---| . . . . . . . e-------| b-------| g-------| d-0-2---| a-0-2---| e-0-2---| e-----------------------------| b-----------------------------| g-2---------------------------| d-2-------------------2-3-1-0-| a-0------0-1-0--1-0---0-1-1-0-| e----3-5-------3----------1-0-| Outro: Guitar (I & II) One of the biggest mistakes among tabber is the pinch harmonics. They're all over the in the outro. They get deeper and harder and the song fades out. The best sounding thing do is simple : pinch harmonics harder as the song goes along. Use your thumb to hit the after picking them to do these pinch harmonics. As the outro progresses do it harder. biggest thing to do is to make sure you go from the first pickup closest to the 22nd and slowly go to the right pickup (to the left if your lefthanded). e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------------------------------------------| g-------------------------------------------------------------------------| d---6-(6)----6-----------------------------6-6-----------------------6----|(6) a-5-6-(6)--5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6----|(6) e-5-6-(6)--5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6----|(6) Ex: |pinch 1st pickup S Right pickup| Thats it. I'm almost 100% positive this is the best The Thing That Should Not Be tab. i'll let you decide. Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Here is the legend: / - Slide h - hammer on . - Palm mute ( ) - Upstroke Tr - Tril ~ - vibrato p - pull off