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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 15:45:55 +0500
From: Pavel
Subject: m/metallica/god_that_failed.tab
SONG: THE GOD THAT FAILED
BY: METALLICA
ALBUM: BLACK ALBUM
LYRICS: James Hetfield
MUSIC: METALLICA
Tabbed by Pavel Doujnikov (grimhood@mindless.com)
Tunning : Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb
Intro (two guitars)(become one)
Eb|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12-12-9---16-16-9-|---------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------|-----------9-9---------------9-----------7---|
Ab|-10-107---14-147-|-10-10-7-------7-----10-10-7---7-10-10-7---7-|
Eb|-------------------|---------0-------0---------------------------|
THIS THING ABOVE IS THE MAIN RIFF IN THE SONG!
MOST OTHER MINOR RIFFS ARE BASED ON THIS SUCKER!
To finish off the main riff!
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------9---4h5p4-------------|
Ab|-10-10-7---5-5-7---10-10-7---7-2-----7-5-42-----|
Eb|---------0-------0-------------0-------------5-3-|
Verse riff.
Palm Mute every chord except for the last E chords of every "miniriff" +
The G chord and the following E chord!
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-3-2-2-2---3-2-2-2---3-2-2-5-2--3-2-2-2-|
Eb|-1-0-0-0---1-0-0-0---1-0-0-3-0--1-0-0-0-|
"It feeds, it grows, it clouds all that you will know"
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-1-0-1-1---1-0-1-1---1-0-1/3-0-3---0-1-1-1-|
"I see faith in your eyes"
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------9/7-----------------|
Ab|------9----------9-----9/7-----------------|
Eb|-10-7---10--7-10---10--7/5-----------------|
Solo Rhythm (most of it anyway!)
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-3-2-2-2---3-2-2-2---3-2-2-5-2--3-2-2-2-|
Eb|-1-0-0-0---1-0-0-0---1-0-0-3-0--1-0-0-0-|
Lyrics:
Verse 1
Pride you took
Pride you feel
Pride that you felt when you'd kneel
Not the word
Not the love
Not that you felt from above
It feeds
It grows
It clouds all that you will know
Deceit
Deceive
Decide just what you believe
Chorus
I see faith in your eyes
Never you hear the discouraging lies
I hear faith in your cries
Broken is the promise, betrayal
The healing hand held back by the deepened nail....
FOLLOW THE GOD THAT FAILED
Verse 2
Find your peace
Find your say
Find the smooth road on your way
Trust you gave
A child to save
Left you cold and him in grave
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Ok here are few notes about this song!
As you propably know this song is by Metallica and is from their best
album to date "The Black Album". What you propably don't know is the
following:
Firstly, Metallica hardly play this song on their concerts. I have no
idea why though. My guess is that they only play their best 3-4 songs
from the "Black Album" and those are the hits "Enter Sandman" "Sad But
True" "Nothing Else Matters" and "Wherever I May Roam". They Also play
"The Unforgiven" but no so often.
THe lyrics to this song are James' (Hetfield) favourite on this album.
Here's why: "My parents were in this christian sect long time before
they even met and were really into it. When my mother got cancer,
following her religion, she did not want to apply for medical treatement
and died. And I still feel responsible for her death as i could have
prevented it!" These are the words of James himself.
Oh yeah..this was also the first song ever on the album to
be heard by the press!
Anyway...hope you like the story and shit. Have FUN!
PAVEL DOUJNIKOV
(comments, corrections and death threats are more than welcome!)
PLEASE SEND TO: grimhood@mindless.com OR pavel@emirates.net.ae
