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Author/Artist: Metallica
Title: Master of Puppets
Album: Master of Puppets
Transcribed by: Adam Strachn
Email: CookieMonster912@hotmail.com
Tablature key -
h = hammer on
p = pull of
t = tap
~ = let the note ring
v = vibrate note
b = bend not
r = release note
/ = slide up to fret
= slide down to fret
x = mute string(s)
I actually tell you what each part is! !!!
Instead of just putting rhythm figure 1 or 2 or 3 .. .
Intro -
---------------------| Helpful Hint :
---------------------| Almost always when the are 0’s it is palm muted
-9~~------7---6---5--| That’s just how Metallica does it.
-9~~------7---6---5--| It’s done a lot in the verse.
-7~~------5---4---3--| And through the whole song for that matter.
-0~~-----------------|
Play 4x -
-----------------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|
-----------------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|
-----------------------|--7---6---5--|-----------------------------------|
-----------------------|--7---6---5--|-----------------------------------|
------7--------6-------|--5---4---3--|-----------------------------------|
-0-0------0-0-----0-0--|-------------|--0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-4-0-3-0-2-0--|
Play 2x -
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2-----2-----3-----4-----3-----5/4---5/4---5/4--|
-0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1-----0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1----0--3/2-0-3/2-0-3/2--|
Then this -
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2-----2-----3-----4-----3----2-2--|
-0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1-----0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1----0------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2-----2-----3-----4-----3-----5/4---5/4---5/4--|
-0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1-----0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1----0--3/2-0-3/2-0-3/2--|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2-----2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2--|
-0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1-----0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1----0-------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2-----2-----3-----4-----3-----5/4---5/4---5/4--|
-0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1-----0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1----0--3/2-0-3/2-0-3/2--|
------------------|-------------------------------------|
------------------|-------------------------------------|
------------------|-------------------------------------|
------------------|------8------8------8------8------8--|
-5/4---5/4---5/4--|----7------7------7------7------7----|
-3/2-0-3/2-0-3/2--|--0------0------0------0------0------|
Verse – (main part)
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------5/7--8/7--5/7---------------------5/7--5/7--|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3/5--6/5--3/5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3/5--3/5--|
Second part – (“Taste and you will see . . .”)
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------4-4---54-4-4---------------------4----4----|
--------------------0-2---32-0-2---------------------0h2--0h2--|
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|
Bridge -
------------------|
------------------|
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|This part is palm muted
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
------------------|
“Come crawling faster . . .”
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
-9---------7--9-----------------------------------------------8------|
-9---------7--9--------9--------------------10---9------------8---9--|
-7---------5--7---7-9-----10-9h10-----------10---9------------6---9--|
-0--0-0-0---------------------------8-8-8-8--8---7---8-8-8-8------7--|
“Obey your . . . . Master! Master!”
---------------------|--------|--------|
---------------------|--------|--------|
---------------------|--------|--------|
-7--5--4---4---------|--2--2--|--3--3--|
-9--7--6---6---7--6--|--2--2--|--3--3--|
---------------8--7--|--0--0--|--1--1--|
Chorus -
“Master of puppets I’m pulling your strings . . .”
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------5---------4---------2---7---------5---------4--|
-2---------4---------5---3--0-0-0--2--0-0-0--0---5---------3---------2--|
-0--0-0-0--2--0-0-0--3------------------------------3-3-3-----3-3-3-----|
“Just call my name . . . Master . . . Just call my name . . . . .”
---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
-9---------7---------5----2--2---3--3--|------7---5---2--2---3--3--|
-7---------5---------3----2--2---3--3--|--2---5---3---2--2---3--3--|
----0-0-0-----0-0-0-------0--0---1--1--|--0-----------0--0---1--1--|
Then go to the cool intro part
Then the verse and bridge
Then the chorus
Interlude – (James)
----------------------0h2p0-------3--------------------------------------------|
----------------3------------3------------3---3-------0-------0----------0-----|
-------0-----2-----2------------2p0-----0---0---0-----------2---------2--------|
-----2----0----------------------------------------2---------------------------|
---2---------------------------------3-------------------0-------0-2--------2--|
-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(James & Kirk)
-----19/22--19--------20---17-------------------20---17-------|
-20---------20---20---22---19---19---19-19-19---22---19---19--|
-21--------------21-------------19---19-19-19-------------19--|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
-19---15-------------------19---15--------17---15h17p15-14-------|
-20---17---17---17-17-17---20---17---17---19---17h19p17-16---17--|
-----------17---17-17-17-------------17----------------------17--|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------14-------14---16---17---19--|
-16---17--------17--16---17---19---20--|
-16---17--/19---17---------------------|
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|
Kirk –
------------------15------15-17-15----19-15-12h15p12------------|
-17---------17-19-------19---------19----------------13-----15--|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
-15-14------15-14------------------------------------------------------|
-------12---------12h15p12-------------15------------------------------|
--------------------------------12-14--14------12----12----------------|
--------------------------------------------------14-----14--------12--|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-12----14-12---11--------14---12---11h12p11---------------------------------|
--------------------12----------------------10------------9-10--------9-10--|
-------------------------------------------------------12-------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------15---14--11h12p11-----------/19--|
-------------------------12--------------------------12---10--------|
-----------------11--12-------12------------------------------------|
-12--10--12--14-----------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then go back to the beginning of this part
with both James and Kirk playing simultaneously.
After the interlude (palm muted) – “Master Master . . .”
-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-------------------------------------|
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-----------------------------------6-|
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|--4-4-5-4-4-4-5-4-4--4-4-5-4-4-4-5-4-|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--2-2-3-2-2-2-3------2-2-3-2-2-2-3---|
Solo – (this is so cool)
-17p12----------12-17p12----------12-17p12----------12-15p12----------12--|
-------13-12-13----------13-12-13----------13-12-13----------13-12-13-----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-17p12----------12-17p12----------12-17p12-------12-12-15p12----|
-------13-13-12----------13-12-13----------13-12-------------13-|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----19-19-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-17-17-17-15-15-15-14--|
-/17--------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
-14-14-14-14---------------------------------17h19------------------|
-------------15---15-17-17---------17p15p14--------17p15p14---------|
-------------------------------------------------------------16-14--|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-x-------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------2--4--|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
x = This note produced by pulling string off edge of fretboard and
"fretting" it against pickup.
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------/15--13--12------13--12------12--|
-2--4--3--2-0h2----------------------------------14----------14------|
-----------------4--2-----2-h4---------------------------------------|
----------------------(2)--------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-------------12----12-12-12-12-12-12-15-13-12-15-13-12-13--|
-11--12--14------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-12----------12-------------14-------14-------15-15--------|
----15-15-13----15-13h15-15----17-15----15-17-------17/19--|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-17-------19-17-------17----------19-17-------17----------19-17--------|
----20-19-------19-19----21-19-19-------19-19----21-19-19-------19-19--|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
All bends full 1.5 measures on B string only
-17-------------19-17-------------14--14------14------------14--|
----21b-19b-19b-------19b-19b—17b--------17b------17b-17b-------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
-19-p14------19-p14--14----------14------14------14-14-14------14-14--|
---------17b---------17b-----17b-----17b-----17b-----------17b--------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
The next notes are are full bends -
-----15b-----15b-----15b-----15b-----17b-----17b-----18b-----18b--|
-18b-----18b-----18b-----18b-----20b-----20b-----21b-----21b------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
Full 2 1.5 tremolo bar depress & vibrate = ///////
-----19b-----19b-22b--(22)--------//--------------|
-22b-----22b---------------------------//---------|
--------------------------------------------//----|
-------------------------------------------------/-|
-----------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|
After the solo –
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----3-----3-----3-----3-------------3-----3-----3-----3-----4--| 2x
-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2-2-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2--|
-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-----0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0----|
Then this -
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------2-4-5-----------------------------|
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------2-3-5-------3------3-3-3-2-3-5-3-2------|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-2-3-5------------------------------------3-2--|
Two guitars –
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------2-4------------------------------|
----------------------------------4-2/5--4-5-2------2-2--2-0-2-4-2-0------|
----------------------------2-3-5------------3------3-3--3-2-3-5-3-2-3-2--|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-2-3-5------------------------------------------3-2--|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------5---------------------------|
----------------------------------------2-4--5---------------------------|
---------------------------------4-2/5--4-5--5---------------------------|
---------------------------2-3-5-------------3------3-3-3-2-3-5-3-2------|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-5------------------------------------------3-2--|
Then go to the verse bridge etc. . . . . .
Outro -
-----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|
-4----------------------2----------|
-2------------5-5-5-4-5---5-4-2-4--|
-2------------3-3-3-2-3-5-3-2------|
-0----------------------------3-2--|
Ending (with psychotic laughter) -
----------------------------------|-----|
-Ha!-Ha!-Ha!-Ha!------------------|-----|
----------------------------------|--4--|
----------------------------------|--2--|
-----------------54---54---54--|--2--|
-----------------32-0-32-0-32--|--0--|
Man that’s LONG!!!!
