Author/Artist: Metallica
Title: The Unnamed Feeling
Album: St. Anger
Transcribed by: Mitch


This song is one of my favorites from St. Anger. The song structure is very complex, so listen to the song if you have any doubts. You'll find the structure at the end of this tab! 
Have fun! :)
The tuning is: CGCFAD

Riff 1:
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|-0-----------------|
G|-0---0---0--0-0-0--|
C|-0---0---0--0-0-0--|
       .   .  . . .pm

Riff 2:
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
F|------------------|
C|--0---------------|
G|--0---0---0--0-0--|
C|--0---0---0--0-0--|
       .   .  . . pm

Riff 3:
D|-play this-|---------------|
A|-only the--|---------------|
F|-1st time--|---------------|
C|-----------|---------------|
G|-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|
C|-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|
   . .  . .    . . . .  . . pm

Riff 4:
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|-0-0--0-0---------0--0-0---------|
C|-0-0--0-0--2b3r2--0--0-0--2b3r2--|
   . .  . .         .  . . pm 

Riff 5 (clean):
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|------0-0--0------5-5--5-------0-0--0------------------|
G|------0-0--0------3-3--3-------0-0?-0---3--3?-3--32---|
C|-0-0----------3-3---------0-0-----------3--3--3?-32---|

Riff 6:
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
F|------------------------|
C|-8---------7---------0--|
G|-8--(0-0)--7--(0-0)--0--|
C|-8--(0-0)--7--(0-0)--0--|
       . .       . . pm
Riff 7:
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
F|-----------|
C|-----------|
G|-0-0-------|
C|-0-0-1b2b1-|
   . .pm

Riff 8:
D|-------|
A|-------|
F|-3--2--|
C|-3--2--|
G|-1--0--|
C|-------|

Riff 9a (clean):
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------0--0--0----------5-5--5----------3-3--3-----------------------|
G|---0----0--0--0-----3----3-3--3-----3----3-3--3----8--7--5------------|
C|-0---0------------3---3-----------3---3------------8--7--5------------|
                                                                              
D|-------------------------3--3--3----------------------------------|
A|--------3--3--3----------6--6--6---------6--6--6---------8--8--8--|
F|--------2--2--2----------5--5--5---------5--5--5---------7--7--7--|
C|--------0--0--0-----5--------------------3--3--3---------5--5--5--|
G|---0--------------3---3--------------3----------------5-----------|
C|-0---0-----------------------------3---3-----------/5---5---------|

Riff 9b (clean):
D|--------------------------3--3--3-------------------------------------------|
A|--------3--3--3-----------6--6--6---------6--6--6---------------------------|
F|--------2--2--2-----------5--5--5---------5--5--5-----------------5--7-7-5--|
C|--------0--0--0-----5---------------------3--3--3-------------5---5--5-5-5--|
G|---0--------------3---3----------------3-----------8--7--5--3---3-----------|
C|-0---0-------------------------------3---3---------8--7--5------------------|

D|--------------------------3--3--3--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------3--3--3-----------6--6--6---------6--6--6---------5--5--5---------6--6--6--|
F|--------2--2--2-----------5--5--5---------5--5--5---------4--4--4---------5--5--5--|
C|--------0--0--0-----5---------------------3--3--3---------2--2--2---------3--3--3--|
G|---0--------------3---3--------------3----------------2---------------3------------|
C|-0---0-----------------------------3---3------------2---2-----------3---3----------|

Riff 9c (clean):
D|--------------------------3--3--3-------------------------------------------|
A|--------3--3--3-----------6--6--6---------6--6--6---------------------------|
F|--------2--2--2-----------5--5--5---------5--5--5-----------------5--7-7-5--|
C|--------0--0--0-----5---------------------3--3--3-------------5---5--5-5-5--|
G|---0--------------3---3----------------3-----------8--7--5--3---3-----------|
C|-0---0-------------------------------3---3---------8--7--5------------------|

D|--------------------------3--3--3--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------3--3--3-----------6--6--6---------6--6--6---------5--5--5---------6--6--6--|
F|--------2--2--2-----------5--5--5---------5--5--5---------4--4--4---------5--5--5--|
C|--------0--0--0-----5---------------------3--3--3---------2--2--2---------3--3--3--|
G|---0--------------3---3--------------3----------------2---------------3------------|
C|-0---0-----------------------------3---3------------2---2-----------3---3----------|

D|------------------|
A|---------8--8--8--|
F|---------7--7--7--|
C|---------5--5--5--|
G|----5-------------|
C|--5---5-----------|

Riff 10a:
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------5----------------3-2-0------------5--|
C|----------0---5----------------0-0-0----5-5-5-5-5--|
G|-0-0-0-0--0---3---0-3--330--3--0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
C|-0-0-0-0--0-------0-3--330--3--0-0-0---------------|
       . .          .    ...            . . . . . pm

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------5--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------5----------------2------2------2----3------3------3----5------5------5-----|
G|-0-0-0-0--0---3---0-3--330--3--2------2------2----3------3------3----5------5------5-----|
C|-0-0-0-0--0-------0-3--330--3--2-2222-2-2222-2-22-3-3333-3-3333-3-33-5-5555-5-5555-5-55--|
       . .          .    ...       ....   ....   ..   ....   ....   ..   ....   ....   ..pm

Riff 10b:
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------5----------------3-2-0------------5--|
C|----------0---5----------------0-0-0----5-5-5-5-5--|
G|-0-0-0-0--0---3---0-3--330--3--0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
C|-0-0-0-0--0-------0-3--330--3--0-0-0---------------|
       . .          .    ...            . . . . . pm

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------5-------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------5----------------2------2------2----3---2-3-5-3-2-|
G|-0-0-0-0--0---3---0-3--330--3--2------2------2----3---2-3-5-3-2-|
C|-0-0-0-0--0-------0-3--330--3--2-2222-2-2222-2-22-3---2-3-5-3-2-|
     . .            .    ...       ....   ....   ..pm
Riff 11 (guitar 2 plays upper notes):
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------9---------------------|
F|-----------11b13-----------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|-0-0--0-0---3-2---0-0--0-0--3-2--|
C|-0-0--0-0---3-2---0-0--0-0--3-2--|
   . .  . .   . .   . .  . .  . . pm
Riff 12:
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
F|----------------|
C|----------------|
G|-0-0--0-0--3-2--|
C|-0-0--0-0--3-2--|
   . .  . .pm
Riff 13:
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
F|--------------|
C|--------------|
G|------0--0-0--|
C|-3p0--0--0-0--|
           .  pm
Riff 14:
------------------------------|
------------------------------|
------------------------------|
------------------------------|
---8---7---0-----8---7---0-0--|
-0-8-0-7-0-0---0-8-0-7-0-0-0--|
 . . . . .     . . . . .pm

Riff 15a:
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
------1^b2r1-----1^b2r1------1^b2r1------1^b2r1--|
-------------------------------------------------|
-0000--------0000-------0000--------0000---------|
 ....        ....       ....        ....pm
Riff 15b:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------1^b2r1-1^b2r1------1^b2r1-1^b2r1-------1^b2r1-1^b2r1-1^b2r1-1^b2r1--|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-0000---------------0000---------------0000-------------------------------|
 ....               ....               ....pm

Song structure:
Intro:
Riff 1 (4x) - At the 3rd time, guitar 2 starts playing riff 5 (play it five times)
Riff 2 (4x)
Riff 3 (2x)
Riff 4 (2x)
Riff 6 (6x)
Riff 7 (8x)
Riff 8 (1x)
Riff 7 (4x)
Riff 8 (1x)
Riff 4 (2x)
Riff 8 (1x)

Verse 1:
Riff 4 (2x)
Riff 8 (1x)
Riff 4 (2x)
Riff 8 (1x)
Riff 4 (4x)
Riff 8 (1x)

Pre chorus:
Riff 7 (14x)
Riff 8 (1x)
Riff 4 (2x)
Riff 8 (1x)

Chorus:
Riff 9a (1x)

Instrumental part 1:
Riff 7 (8x)
Riff 8 (1x)
Riff 7 (4x)
Riff 8 (1x)

Verse 2:
Riff 4 (2x)
Riff 8 (1x)
Riff 4 (2x)
Riff 8 (1x)
Riff 4 (4x)
Riff 8 (1x)

Pre chorus:
Riff 7 (14x)
Riff 8 (1x)
Riff 4 (2x)
Riff 8 (1x)

Chorus:
Riff 9b (1x)
Riff 9c (1x)
Riff 10 (1x)

Instrumental part 2:
Riff 11 (4x)

Bridge (Get the *** out of here...)
Riff 12 (8x) - at the fourth time, guitar 2 starts playing riff 5 (play it four times)
Riff 8 (1x)

Instrumental part:
Riff 13 (1x)
Riff 8 (1x)
Riff 13 (1x)
Riff 8 (1x)
Riff 13 (1x)
Riff 8 (1x)
Riff 14 (1x)
Riff 8 (1x)
Riff 13 (1x)
Riff 8 (1x)
Riff 13 (1x)
Riff 8 (1x)
Riff 13 (4x)
Riff 8 (1x)
Riff 15a (2x)
Riff 15b (1x)
Riff 7 (4x)

Chorus:
Riff 10b (1x)
Riff 10a (1x)
Riff 9a (1x)


Well... that's all, folks! Hope you enjoy this tab!

Cheers! :)
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