Artist: Metallica
Song: (Welcome Home) Sanitarium
N.H natural harmonic
Fb full bend
Hb half bend
Pb 14 prebend from the 14th fret by the fret shown in brackets
S slide
H hammer on
P pull off
Bd bend down
p.m palm mute
Standard Tuning
N.H……………………….....................
-----------------------------12-- -------------------3---3h5p3p2--
--------------------------------- 12---------------------0--------
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0-------------------------------- --------------------------------
N.H………………………........................
----------------------------12--- --------------------2----2h-------3p
--------------------------------- 12-----------------------0----------
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0-------------------------------- ------------------------------------
N.H……..........
0---------------12--------------
---------------------12---------
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-------------------------------- play this bar 3 times (only play the high
-------------------------------- E the 1st time)
0-------------------------------
N.H…………........
-----------------12------------
---------------------12--------
-------------------------12----
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0------------------------------
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----------0-----------0-----------0---------------------------- verse riff
-------4-----------5-----------7-----------0----------0------0-
----2-----------3-----------5-----------4----------2-----------
0------------0-----------0-----------5--------5s3-------3s5----
solo W/Distortion + long reverb W/ neck pikup selected
------------------------10s12-15s17--17----15-15s14-12-12s14--12s14s12
----7-8------8-10s12--------------------------------------------------
--------9--9----------------------------------------------------------
--9-------------------------------------------------------------------
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0---------------------------------------------------------------------
10-12-10----------------------------------------------------19---19----
------------13-12--12h13p12------------------------------17--------17--
---------------------------------14-12-11--------------16-------------16
--------------------------------------------12---12s14------------------
-----------------------------------------------14-----------------------
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------17---17-15-14--------------------------------------------------
---15-----------------17-15-14-------------------------15-17-15h17p15
14-------------------------------16-14-12fb--bd----14----------------
-------------------------------------------------14------------------
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13--12---------------------------
----------------14------12-------
-------------11--------9------11-
---------s12-------s10----s12----
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then verse riff 4 times then play this twice (its all palm muted by the way)
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--------------------2-2-----------------
----4-4-----5-5-----0-0-----------------
2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-----7-7-7-5-5-5-7-3-
0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----5-5-5-3-3-3-5-3-
Chorus
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----------------5s4----5s4------0h2p0-----------
2-------5s4-----3s2----3s2------------2-1-------
0---3-0-3s2-3-0-----3-0-------------------3-2-3-
p.m ….. ... ..........
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----------------5s4-----5s4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------
2-------5s4-----3s2-----3s2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2---2---3-
0---3-0-3s2-3-0------3-0-----------------------3---2-1-
p.m …. ... .............
Then repeat the first section of the chorus and then…
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----------------5s4----5--4--
2-------5s4-----3s2----3--2--
0---3-0-3s2-3-0----3-0-------
p.m ... ...
Solo 2
------------------------------------------17-19--19-----
--------------------------10-10--17-19-20------------17-
------------------7-7s11--------------------------------
-----------7-7s9----------------------------------------
s2-5-5s9------------------------------------------------
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14h15p14-12-14h15p14--14h15p14------------------
--------------------15---------12---15fb---bd---
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14-15-17-15-14-15-14h15p14---14-------------------------------
--------------------------17---17-17-14-15p14---14------------
---------------------------------------------------16--16-14s12
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-----------------------------------------17------15------14------12
------------------------------------15s14--15s14--14s12----12s10---
14p12-11-12-11-----------------------------------------------------
----------------14-12-11-12h14-------------------------------------
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----10----7----------------------------------------------------------------
10s8--8s7--7---------------------------------------------------------------
-------------7---7-9-9fb--9---9-----s9-9-9--9--9-7---------14------12------
---------------9-------------------------------------5---11------9------11-
------------------------------------------------------s12-----s10---s12----
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verse riff x4 then the palm muted chords then chorus then this extension of the chorus
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------ hold the last
0h2p0------------------------------5s4-----5-4-----0h2p0------------- E chord for
-------3-2---------2-------5s4-----3s2-----3-2------------2-1--------2 4 bars and
------------3-2-3--0---3-0-3s2-3-0-----3-0---------------------3-2-1-0 pick scrape
p.m……...... ... ... ... ............ in the last
bar.
This next bit is double tempo (this is all palm muted except the hammer on bits)
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---------------- x4
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0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
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0h2---0h2----------------------0h1---0h1---0h1---0h2-----------
0h2---0h2-2-2-2----------------0h1---0h1---0h1---0h2-----------
----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-----0-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-
the next bit you play 3 times
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0h1---0h1---------------------------0h1---0h1----0h1---0h2-----------
0h1---0h1---------------------------0h1---0h1----0h1---0h2-----------
-----0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0------0------0----0-0-0-0-0-
half tempo
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---------------2-2-----------------------5-4----- x2
0-2-2------0-2-0-0----0-2--------0-2-5-5-5-4-4-4-
0-2-2-2----0-2--------0-2-3-3----0-2-3-3-----2-2-
------0-------------------1-1--------------------
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0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
p.m……………………..
solo 3 (double tempo)
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8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-12-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
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----------------------------------------------12-13-12---15-12-12-17---12
10-10-8-8-12-12-8-8-13-13-12-12-15-15-12-12-----------12------------12---
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17p15-12-------12-17p15-12-------------17p15-12-------12-17p15-12------
---------17p15--------------17p15p12------------17p15-------------15p12
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12h15-17fb----bd-fb--17-15-14---14-----------------------------------------
------------------------------15---15------7hb-----------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------7-9------9-7---7-9p7--7-----------7-9
---------------------------------------------------9-------9--7-6-5-7------
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-------------------------------------------------------------------15fb-15-14-
---------5-----------5------5------5------5---------12-15fb-15-12-------------
7fb--------7fb---------7fb---7fb----7fb--------7s14---------------------------
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12---12-----12-12-
---15---15fb------
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this nex bit is real fast
15-14-12-14-17-15-14-15-19-17-15-17-21-19-17-19-22-19-22-fb-22fb
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half tempo
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---------------2-2-2-------
0-2-2------0-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-
0-2-2-2--2-0-2-------0-2-2-
------0--0-----------------
harmony solo double tempo starts halfway into a bar
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x-2s7-7-7-5-7-9---9-9-9-7-9-10-9-8--8-8-8-10-8h10p8s7-
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p.m… ……... .....
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------------------ repeat all that again then …
s6-6-6-7-9p7-7----
---------------0--
p.m….
james would play the section above another 2 times while kirk plays this…
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-------------------------4-5--5-5-5-7-5h7p5--------------4 repeat
5-5-5-4-5-7--7-7-7-5-7-5--------------------5---4-4-4-5---
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solo 4
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---------------------------------------------8------8-
-----------------------------------------------9--9---
-----------------------4-5-7---7-7-7-5-7-7s9----------
s7--------7-7-7-6-7-----------------------------------
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p.m….. .....
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---------------------------------12-------12----------12-------12-
14bf---14bf---14bf-12------------12-------12----------12-------12-
----------------------14---14-14----14-14------14-14-----14-14----
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p.m… …… …… …..
pb 14
------------------------------------12------------12-
--------------------------------------12-15fb--15----
---12-14-(16)bd-p12--------12-14fb-------------------
14----------------14-14--14--------------------------
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pb 14
15fb---15fb---12h15p12h15p12h15-------------------------------
--------------------------------12----------------------------
-----------------------------------14-12---12-14-(16)bd-p12h14
----------------------------------------14--------------------
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repeat the prebend section another 3 times then
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14fb-------------------- hold for rest of bar
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----------------10s12-15s17---17-
11-11-11-12----------------------
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half tempo
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---------------------2-2-----------------------------------------
0-2--------------0-2-0-0-------0-2--------------0-2-5-5--5-4-4-4-
0-2-2-2----------0-2-----------0-2-3-3----------0-2-3-3--3-2-2-2-
----0-0----12sd----------12sd------1-1----12sd-------------------
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----------------------2-2--2-2-2-2--------------------
0-2---------------0-2-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-2---------------
0-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-2---------------0-2-3-3--3-3-3-3--
----0-0--0-0-0-0------------------------1-1--1-1-1-1--
p.m… …… …….
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0-2--5-5--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4--2-------------------
0-2--3-3--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2--0--5--4--2----------
-------------------------------------------3--2--0----------
p.m.. ....... ......
