Metallica - Battery
Words and Music By:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
Album: Masters of Puppets
Tabbed by MudMunkey
h - hammer on
p - pull-off
/ - slide
^ - bend
r - release bend
P.M. - palm mute
() - let note ring
t - triad (16th notes=t= 8th notes-t-)
> - accented
x - dead note
~~~~~ - vibrato
Standard Tuning
tempo=75 All electric guitars have distortion
Intro
Rhy. Fig. 1
Acous.|--------------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
gtr.1 |--------------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------------|-----------0---|--------------|----------------|
|----3-2-----2-------|--2-----0--0---|--3-2---2-----|--2----0--0-----|
|----2-------0-------|--0--------5---|--2-----0-----|--0-------5-----|
|----0-------1-------|--2--------3---|--0-----1-----|--2-------3-----|
Play w/Rhy. Fig 1 ~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~
Acous.|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
gtr.2 |-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|---4-5-------4---5-----|---4-5----------5--4---|-4-5-----4-4h5p4----|
|-------7-----------7---|(7)----7---5-----------|-----7-----------7--|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
~~~ ~~~~
|-----------------------| Play gtr.2 over gtr.3 with Rhy. Fig. 1
|-----------------------| and the second time through add gtr.4
|---4-5----------5--4---|
|(7)----7---5-----------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~
Acous.|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
gtr.3 |---3-5-------3---5-----|---3-5----------5--3---|-3-5-----3-3h5p3----|
|-------5-----------5---|(5)----5---4-----------|-----5-----------5--|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
~~~ ~~~~
|-----------------------|
|---3-5----------5--3---|
|(5)----5---4-----------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~
Acous.|---3-5-------3---5-----|---3-5----------5--3---|-3-5-----3-3h5p3----|
gtr.4 |-------5-----------5---|-5-----5---3-----------|-----5-----------5--|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
~~~ ~~~~
|---3-5----------5--3---|
|-5-----5---3-----------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------| Now it changes to electrics.
|-----------------------| All electrics play over each other.
Elec. |-----------------------|-----------------------|
gtr.1 |-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|repeat
|2--2-2-2-2--3-(3)------|------------5-(5)------|
|2--2-2-2-2--3-(3)------|5--5-5-5-5--5-(5)------|
|0--0-0-0-0--1-(1)------|2--2-2-2-2--3-(3)------|
> P.M.---| > > P.M-----| >
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~
Elec. |-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
gtr.2 |-----------------------|-----------------------|*-------------------|
|---4-5-------4---5-----|---4-5----------5--4---|(4)-4-5------4--5---|
|-------7-----------7---|(7)----7----5----------|--------7---------7-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|*-------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~
|1.2._________________| |3.___________________|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------*|-----------------------|
|---4-5----------5--4---|---4-5----------5---4--|
|(7)----7----5----------|(7)----7----5----------|
|----------------------*|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~
Elec. |-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
gtr.3 |---3-5-------3---5-----|---3-5----------5--3---|*(3)-3-5-----3--5---|
|-------5-----------5---|(5)----5----4----------|---------5--------5-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|*-------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~
|1.2._________________| |3.___________________|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---3-5----------5--3--*|---3-5----------5---3--|
|(5)----5----4----------|(5)----5----4----------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------*|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~
Elec. |---3-5-------3---5-----|---3-5----------5--3---|(3)-3-5------3--5---|
gtr.4 |-------5-----------5---|(5)----5----3----------|*-------5---------5-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|*-------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~
|1.2._________________| |3.___________________|
|---3-5-----------5--3--|---3-5----------5---3--|
|(5)----5----3---------*|(5)----5----3----------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------*|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Riff A
Elec. |-----------------------|
gtr.1 |-----------------------|
& |---------4-------------|
gtr.2 |----2----4----5----4---|
|----2----2----5----6---|
|----0---------3--------|
tempo=190 gtr.2 plays Rhy. Fig. 1 the first time
and doubles gtr.1 second on the first 4 bars
Elec. |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
gtr.1 |*----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------8---8---7----|----------------------5---5---4--|
|*---------------------8---8---7----|----------------------7---7---5--|
|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0---6---6---5----|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0--------------|
P.M.--------------| P.M.--------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--5-------------------8---8---7----|------4------5-------5------6----|
|--7-------------------8---8---7----|------4------5-------5------6----|
|------0-0-0---0-0-0---6---6---5----|--0---2------3---0---3------4----|
P.M.----------| P.M. P.M.
Rhy. |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Fig.2 |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
plays |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
over |----------------------8---8---7----|----------------------5---5---4--|
these |----------------------8---8---7----|----------------------7---7---5--|
4 bars|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0---6---6---5----|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0--------------|
P.M.--------------| P.M.--------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--5-------------------8---8---7----|--8---7------7------7------7-----|
|--7-------------------8---8---7----|--8---7------7------7------7----*|
|------0-0-0---0-0-0---6---6---5----|--6---5------5------5------5-----|
P.M-----------|
Rhy. Fig. 2
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------3---3---2----|---------------------------------|
|--2-------------------3---3---2----|--2-------------------5---5---4--|
|--2-------------------1---1---0----|--2-------------------7---7---6--|
|--0--------------------------------|--0------------------------------|
>
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------3---3---2----|---------------------------------|
|--5-------------------3---3---2----|--8---7------7------7------7-----|
|--7-------------------1---1---0----|--8---7------7------7------7-----|
|-----------------------------------|--6---5------5------5------5-----|
(gtrs. double)
Rhy. Fig. 3
|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--2------------------|
|--2--------------------|--5--------------------|--2---------3--3--4--|
|--2--------------------|--5--------------------|--0---------3--3--6--|
|--0--------------------|--3--------------------|------------1--1-----|
Play all over main riff
Play Rhy. Fig. 2 for the first four bars starting with "Lashing out the action"
Play Rhy. Fig. 2 for the for the four bars starting with "Hypnotizing power"
Play Rhy. Fig. 3 starting with "smashing through the boundries"
After that play Rhy. Fig. 2 for the first for bars which starts with the "y" in battery
Then play Rhy. Fig. 3 starting with "Pounding out aggression"
Then play Rhy. Fig. 2 but only the first two bars starting with the "y" in battery
"Cannot kill the family, battery has grounded"
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|<-You need to add a beat to the third
|--------------4--------|-----------------------| bar of Rhy. Fig. 2 when it is played
|----2---------4--------|----5----------5---4---| two bars after "Cannot kill the family,
|----2---------2--------|----5----------7---6---| battery has grounded"
|----0------------------|----3------------------|
Then play Rhy. Fig. 2 but only the first 3 bars starting with "me!"
Bat-ter
|-----------------------------| After that play Rhy. Fig. 2 but only the first
|-----------------------------| 3 bars and don't add that beat to the third bar
|----------3----2----3--------| After those 3 bars play Rhy. Fig. 4
|--5-------3----2----3---3----|
|--7-------1----0----1---3----|
|------------------------1----|
bat -ter - y
Rhy. |-----------------------------|
Fig.4 |-----------------------------|
|---3---------2---------------|
|---3----3----2---------------|
|---1----3----0---------------|
|--------1--------------------|
Fill |-----12--17p12-15p12-14p12--12-17p12-15p12-|-14p12--12-17p12-15p12-14p12--12-17p12-15p12|
Solo |-15^Full------------------15---------------|------15--------------------15--------------|
w/Rhy.|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Fig. 3|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-14p12-------------------------------------|------------------| Play an E5 before the
|------14p12-14p12-------------14^half------|------------------| interlude for 2 bars
|------------------14--12------14^full------|--12-------------|
|--------------------------14---------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------|
Interlude
|----------|---------|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
|----------|---------|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
|----------|---------|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|-------4--4--|
|-2--------|(2)------|-5-------|(5)---5----5-|-2-------|(2)------|-5-------|(5)----4--4--|
|-2--------|(2)------|-5-------|(5)---5----5-|-2-------|(2)------|-5-------|(5)----2--2--|
|-0--------|(0)------|-3-------|(3)---3--3-3-|-0-------|(0)------|-3-------|(3)----------|
Rhy. |-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
gtr.1 |*----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------*|
|-----------------------|------------5----7--|---------------------|--------2-(2)----4---|
|*2--------2--2---------|-2--2----2--5----7--|-5---------5--5------|5-5-----2-(2)----4--*|
|-2--------2--2---------|-2--2----2--3----5--|-5---------5--5------|5-5-----0-(0)----2---|
|-0--------0--0----x--x-|-0--0----0----------|-3---------3--3--x-x-|3-3------------------|
play x3
Lead |-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
gtr.2 |*----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------*|
|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|*------4--5------------|------5-------------|--------4--5---------|-----5-----4--5--7--*|
|-7--7--------7-------7-|-7-------7--3--3-5/7|-7p5----------7----7-|--7-----7------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|-----7---------------|---------------------|
P.M.------------------------------------| --t-- P.M.--------------------------|
Rhy. |-----------------------|--------------------|---------|---------|-----------------------|
gtr.1 |-----------------------|--------------------|---------|---------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------4--|---------|---------|-----------------------|
|-2--------2--2---------|-2------5-(5)----4--|-5-------|(5)------|--3--2----2----2----2--|
|-2--------2--2---------|-2------5-(5)----2--|-5-------|(5)------|--3--2----2----2----2--|
|-0--------0--0----x--x-|-0------3-(3)-------|-3-------|(3)------|--1--0----0----0----0--|
Lead |-----------------------|--------------------|---------|---------|-----------------------|
gtr.2 |-----------------------|--------------------|---------|---------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------4-/|-7-------|(7)------|-----------------------|
|-------4--5------------|-2------------------|---------|---------|-----------------------|
|-7--7--------7---------|--------2-----------|---------|---------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|---------|---------|-----------------------|
Guitar Solo
Rhy.Fig.5
Rhy. |------------------------------|----------------------------------|
gtr.1 |------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------4---3---2---|-----4---3---2-------4---3---2----|
|------------------4---3---2---|-----4---3---2-------4---3---2----|
|------------------2---1---0---|-----2---1---0-------2---1---0----|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--------------|-0---------------0----------------|
P.M.------------| P.M. P.M.
w/wah wah
Lead |------------------------------|----------------------------------|
gtr.2 |-14^Half-----14^Half--14^Half-|-14^Half-----14^Half-14-----------|
|-14^Full-----14^Full--14^Full-|-14^Full-----14^Full-14--14-12h14-|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
(end Rhy.Fig.5)
Rhy. |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
gtr.1 |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------4---3---2----|-------4-----------3---------2--------|
|-------------------------4---3---2----|-------4-----------3---------2-----5--|
|-------------------------2---1---0----|-------2-----------1---------0-----5--|
|-0--0--0--0---0--0--0-----------------|-0---------------------------------3--|
P.M.-----------------| P.M.
Lead |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
gtr.2 |--------------15p12-15-p-12--15--12---|-12h15p12----12h15p12----12--15^Full--|
|12--12h14p12------------------------15|----------15----------15--------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
w/Rhy.Fig.5(3 bars) ~~~~
|---15^Full-(15)^1.5-----------|-15^1.5--r------------15-------------|
|------------------------------|-15^1.5---------17--17--17p15--17-15-|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------16------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
===t===
Bb5 A5 A5 A5 A5
~~~~~~~~~~~
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-17----15-12--12-15-12h15p12--12h15p12--|-12h15p12----15-15^Full----|
|----/16-----14--------------14--------14|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
w/Rhy.Fig.5(3 bars)
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-4p2p0-4p2p0-4p2p0-4-----4p2p0-2h4--|4p2p0-4p2p0-4p2p0-2h4-0--4p2p0-4p2p0-4p2p0|
|-----------------------0-----------0|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
==t== ==t== ==t== ==t== ==t== ==t== ==t== ==t== ==t== ==t==
E(open6)B5 Bb5
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|-4p2p0-4p2p0-6p4p0-6p4p0-8p6p0-8p6p0-10p8p0-10p8p0|-12p10p0-12p10p0-12p10p0-
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
==t== ==t== ==t== ==t== ==t== ==t== ==t=== ==t=== ===t=== ===t=== ===t===
A5 G5 F5 w/Rhy.Fig.5(3 bars)
---------------------|-12--15--14--12h14p12--12------------|
---------------------|---------------------15--15-12h14p12-|
-12p10p0-14---------|-------------------------------------|
---------------------|-------------------------------------|
---------------------|-------------------------------------|
---------------------|-------------------------------------|
===t=== ===t=== --t--- ---t----
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-14p12--------------------------|------------------------------|
|------14-12---------------------|----------------9--12---------|
|------------14--12--------------|---------9--12---------12--9--|
|--------------------14--13--12--|-10--11-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
---t--- P.M.---------------------------------------|
Bb5 A5 A5 A5 A5 E5
A.H. ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ A.H.
|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------7--10^Full---10--8--|
|----------------------------------|-----7----------------------|
|--12--14--12--14--(14)----(14)---|7/9-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
G5 A5 F#5 ~~~~~~~~
|---------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-7-----7--8--7h8p7---------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|----9-------------9--7--6--|-7---7^F-7---6---4---7---|-6------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|-----7---6---7^Full-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
==t== - - t - - - - t - - - - t - -
E5 ~~~~~~~~ G5 ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-----------------------------|-----15^Full-15p12-15p12----------|
|---------12--15^Full-15p12---|-12-------------------------------|
|-----12-------------------14-|----------------------------------|
|/14--------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
---t---
A5 F#5
|-20p15-20p15---------------14-14--------|------------------------------|
|----------------------10/12-----1210---|-10---------------------------|
|-------------17p16p14----------------12-|----12-11h12-11h12p11p9-9----|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
---t---- ---t--- ---t--===== ===t====
Play x4
|--------------------|---------------------|--------------|---------------|
|*-------------------|--------------------*|--------------|---------------|
|-------3----4----3--|-4----3----4---------|--------------|---------------|
|*-3----3----4----3--|-4----3----4----4---*|--3-----------|------3--3--4--|
|--3----1----2----1--|-2----1----2----4----|--3-----------|------3--3--6--|
|--1-----------------|----------------2----|--1-----------|------1--1-----|
> > > > > > > > P.M--|
Outro
play 7x
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|*---------------------|---------------------*|----------------------|
|-------3----4----3----|--4----3----4---------|-------3----4----3----|
|*-3----3----4----3----|--4----3----4----4---*|--3----3----4----3----|
|--3----1----2----1----|--2----1----2----4----|--3----1----2----1----|
|--1-------------------|-----------------2----|--1-------------------|
> > > > > > > > > > > >
|-----------|--------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------|--------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|--4--------|-(4)----|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|--4--------|-(4)----|--4--3----3----3----3--|--2--------------------|
|--2--------|-(2)----|--4--3----3----3----3--|--2--------------------|
|-----------|--------|--2--1----1----1----1--|--0--------------------|
> > > > > > >
There it is have fun > <
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