To Live is to Die by Metallica
from the album "...And Justice for All"
Here are the main Riffs. Know them--the order of these are presented
later on.
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Riff 1
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--2---2--X--X--0--2--3---3--X--X--3p2--2---2--X--X--0--2--5--5---5p3--3p2-|
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Riff 2 (start)
G:------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--2-2-2--3--3-3-2--2-2--5-5-5--2-2-2--3--3-3-2--2-2--5-5-5--|
Riff 2 (end)
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--2---3---2---5---2---3---2---5---2-3-2-5-2-3-2-5-2-3-2-5-2h3-2h5--|
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Riff 3
G:----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------3--2--------------------------4--3--2--------------|
E:-2--2--5--2--------5--2------5------2--X-X----------------------|
The song begins with 13 bars of acoustic guitar. The guitar & drums fade
into a snare drum hitting at TIME=100. Bass plays muted E-string in time
with snare hits.
Riff 1 3x
Riff 2 1x
Riff 1 2x
Riff 2 1x
Riff 1 2x
Riff 3 2x
Riff 1 2x
Riff 2 1x
Riff 1 4x
Riff 2 1x
Riff 1 2x
Then, following that is:
G:-------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--2--2----r----3--3----r----0--0----r----5----------3--------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------2-----------------------------------|
E:--5----5--5--0--3----3--3--5--0-----0-----0--1-------3-----5---5--5--7--3--|
(guitar)
(2x) 16
G:---------------------------------------------|---------------|
D:---------------------------------------------|--|=========|--|
A:----5--------------------2-------------------|---------------|
E:-------3--5--0-----0--0-----3-----(3)--------|---------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--/12---12-12h14p12--10----10-12-10--7----7--7--10--8----10---|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--12----12--12h14p12--10-----10-10h12p10--7----7--10--7---10----10/--|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------9h10--9------------------------------------------------|
A:--/12-----12----------10----10--12--10--7----7--7--10--8-------10---|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--12---12h14p12--10----10--12--10--7-----7--10--7--10-----10--7--\--|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--5-----5--7--5--3-----3--5--3--0----0--0--3--1-------3--------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------2-----------|
E:--5----5--5h7p5--3-----3-----3--3h5p3--0----0--0-----3----3---|
G:------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------|
E:--5----5--5h7p5--3----3--3h5p3--0----0-0-0-1----3-----|
G:------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--5----5--7--5--3-----3--5--3--0-----0--3--0--3----3---3-\--|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:*--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:*----------------------------------------2---------------------------------|
E:----5----5--5--0--3-----3--3--5--0----0-----0--1----3----5-----5--5--7--3--|
G:------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------*|
A:----5--------------------2---------------*|
E:-------3--5--0-----0--0-----3-------------|
G:------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:*----------------------------------------------------------------*|
A:*----------------------------------------------------------------*|
E:---5---5-5-0-3-5---5-5-0-3-5---5-5-0-2-3---3-3-3-0-3---3-3-3-0----|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--2---2-2-2--2-2--------2---2-2-2--2-2--------2---2-2-2--2-2---------------|
E:------------------2--5------------------2--5------------------2--4--5---5-5|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------2--2--------------2--2------------2------|
E:-5--5-5-5--2--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--2-------------------------------------------|
(drums)
G:----------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------2----------------2------------(2)--------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------|
Now Cliff starts the spoken part:
Riff 1 x6
(spoken): When a man lies, he murders some part of the
world. These are the pale deaths which men miscall their
lives. All this i cannot bear to witness any longer.
Cannot the kingdome of salvation take me home?
Riff 3 x2
G:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--2---2---2----0--2--3---3---3---3p2--2---2---2---0--2--5--5---5p3--3p2-|
G:--------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------|
E:----2--2---------3--3------0------0---|
Riff 1 x2
This is the outro part. Repeat and fade a bunch of times. Segues into
"Dyers Eve"
G:---------------------|
D:---------------------|
A:---------------------|
E:---2---2-----2---2---|
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