ong: The God that Failed
Album: Metallica
Artist: Metallica
Tempo: Slow Rock 76 bpm
Tabbed by: Mallrat

4/4 [2/4 when indicated]
        
This song is in standard tuning with a slightly distorted tone and played with a pick

Main riff [x 3]

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|--------557-----|----------------|
E|330---0-770---0-|330-7-0-330-5-0-|330---0-------0-|330-7-0-330-5-0-|

last bar ends like this third time round

G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|330---7-0-------|

Verse Riff 1  [pre vocals] [x1]

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|200-0-0-100-0-0-|100-3-0-100-0-0-|100-0-0-100-0-0-|100-3-0-100-0-0-|

Verse riff 2 [with vocals] [x2]

G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|100-0-0-100-0-0-|100-3-0-100-0-0-|

Verse Riff 3 [with vocals] [x2]

G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|101-1---101-1---|101-303-011-1---|

Chorus Riff 1

Repeat the first 2 bars of main riff for chorus riff 1 and then this

Chorus Riff 2
                   2/4                       2/4
G|----------------|--------|----------------|--------|
D|----------------|--------|----------------|--------|
A|----------------|--------|5---9---5---9---|--------|
E|30-070-030-070-0|0---3---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7---5---|
                                                                      2/4
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------|
A|----------------|----------------|5---9---5---9---|6---9---6---9---|---------|
E|30-070-030-070-0|0---3-----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|3--------|

Repeat all of the above again

Break 1

G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|3---------------|0---------------|7----------------|

Repeat First 2 bars of main riff

Break 2

G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|7---------------|

Repeat first 2 bars of main riff

Break 3

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----REST-------|
E|3---------------|7---------------|----------------|

Repeat verse riff 1 [no vocals]

G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-----REST-------|
E|----------------|

Mixed 1

G|----------------|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------|5---9---5---9---|6---9---6---9---|----------------|
E|30-070-030-070-0|0---3---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|3---------------|

Repeat main riff once

2/4
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|0-------|
pm.

Repeat Verse Riff 2 Twice
Repeat Chorus Riff 2 Once
Repeat Chorus Riff 3 Once [the only difference is the last bar is 4/4 not 2/4]

Outro Riff

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|5---9---5-------|----------------|----------------|
E|330-70-030-00-00|30-070-030-00-00|-7-7-7-7-7-77-77|30-070-030-070-0|30-070-030-070-0|

G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|3000700030007000|

That should be about 95% correct just listen out for some palm muted parts

Order [in case it's not already clear]

Main riff 1 x 3 [with alternate ending 3rd time around]
Verse riff 1 x 1
verse riff 2 x 2
verse riff 3 x 2
Chorus riff 1 [first 2 bars of main riff] x 1
Chourus riff 2 x 1
Main riff 1 x 3 [with alternate ending 3rd time around]
Verse riff 1 x 1
verse riff 2 x 2
verse riff 3 x 2
Chorus riff 1 [first 2 bars of main riff] x 1
Chourus riff 2 x 1
Break 1 x 1
first two bars of main riff
Break 2 x 1
first two bars of main riff
break 3 x 1
Verse riff 1 x 1
1 bar rest
mixed 1 x 1
main riff x 1
Muted open e x 1
verse riff 2 x 2
chorus riff 2 x 1
chorus riff 3 x 1 [4/4 not 2/4]
Outro riff x 1