Tuning B,F#,B,E,G#,C#,
Guitarists :- Gtr. 1 :- Mick Thompson
Gtr. 2 :- Jim Root
Gtr. 3 :- Mick Thompson
Metabolic - Absolutely f*ckin' awesome song by Slipknot; incidently
Mick's favourite song off IOWA, and mine, so learn it!
Intro A (Gtrs. 1 & 2)
B |--------4---------|-5---4---|-------6---------54-|
F#|--6-5-4-4-5-4-6-5-|-5-6-4-6-|-4-6-6-6-6-5-4-5-54-| Play 4 times
B |--6-5-4---5-4-6-5-|---6---6-|-4-6-6---6-5-4-6-----|
PM |---| |-----| |-| |-|
Intro B (Gtrs. 1 & 2)
B |------------------|
F#|----------5---4---| Play 8 times
B |--4-3-2-1---6---5-|
PM |-----|
Verse (Gtrs. 1 & 2)
F#|----------1---0---|-------1---0-----| Play 4 times
B |--3-2-1-0---2---1-|-3-2-1---2---1---|
[Intro A Riff once]
[Verse Riff 4 times]
Break Riff (Gtrs. 1 & 2)
B |--1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1/|13-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1/|13-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|
F#|--1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1/|13-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1/|13-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|
B |--1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1/|13-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1/|13-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|
"The hardest part..."
Chorus Riff A (Gtrs. 1 & 2)
E |-------1-1---2-|-2---3-3---4-4-8-|-87-7---1-1---2-|-2---3-3---4-4/8-|
B |-------1-1---2-|-2---3-3---4-4-8-|-87-7-0-1-1---2-|-2---3-3---4-4/8-|
F#|---------------------------------|-------0---------|-----------------|
B |--1-(1)----0---|---0-----0-------|-------0-----0---|---0-----0-------|
PH
Chorus Riff A cont...
E |--87-----1-1---2-|-2---3-3---4-4---|---1-1---2-|-2---3-3---4-4---|
B |--87-----1-1---2-|-2---3-3---4-4---|---1-1---2-|-2---3-3---4-4-0-|
F#|------------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
B |------0-0-----0---|---0-----0-----1-|(1)----0---|---0-----0-------|
PH
Chorus Riff B
(Gtr. 3)
C#|--7-------7-------|-7-------7-------| Play 5 times
G#|-10^-----10^------|10^-----10^------|
(Gtrs. 1 & 2)
G#|------------------|-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-|
E |------------------|-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-6-|
B |--1-1-1-1-3-1-0-2-|-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-| PLay 4 times
F#|--1-1-1-1-3-1-0-2-|-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-|
B |--1-1-1-1-3-1-0-2-|-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-|
[Intro B 8 times]
[Only the 1st 4 chords of Intro B, 4 times]
[Intro B 2 times]
[Chorus Riff]
Interlude A (Gtr. 1)
F#|--6-------|---------|-6---------|----------| Play2 times
B |--"-4-2-5-|-5-1-1-6-|-"-4-2-5---|-5-1-1--6-|
" " " " " " " " " " " " " "
(Gtr. 2)
G#|-------------------------------12|----------|
E |---------------------------------|----------| Join in on second time of
B |-----------|---------|---3-5-X---|----------| Gtr. 1's riff
F#|---3-3-3-3-|---------|-X---------|-------12|
Harm |-----| |-| ||
Interlude B (Gtrs. 1 & 2)
F#|----------------------------------6-|-6---------------|-----------------|
B |--0-0-4-4-2-2-2-5-|-5-5-1-1-1-6-6---|---X-4-4-2-2-2-5-|-5-5-1-1-1-6-6-6-|
Interlude B cont...
F#|----------------------------------6-|-----------------|-----------------|
B |--1-1-4-4-2-2-2-5-|-5-5-1-1-1-6-6---|-X-1-4-4-2-2-2-5-|-----------------|
"AAAAHHHHHHH!..."
Interlude C (Gtrs. 1 & 2)
F#|----------|---------|-6-------|---------|
B |--1-4-2-5-|-5-1-1-6-|-"-4-2-5-|-5-1-1-6-|
" " " " " " " " " " " " " " "
[Play the last two bars of Interlude C 6 times]
(Gtr. 3)
C#|--6-3------|-----|-6-3------|-----|-6-3------|-----|-6-|
G#|--"-"----4-|-4---|-"-"----4-|-4---|-"-"----4-|-4---|-"-| Join in on 3rd time
E |------4--"-|-"-3-|-----4--"-|-"-3-|-----4--"-|-"-3-|---| of Gtrs. 1 & 2's Riff
" " " "
Extra Verse (Gtrs. 1 & 2)
B |--6--*---|------|
F#|--64-2-5-|-1-/6-| Play 4 times
B |----4-2-5-|-1-/6-|
"When I..."
***Then there's a pause on "So much for memories." Just pause***
***and resume the riff on the * above the 2 power chord, then***
***play the riff a further 3 times***
Breakdown Riff (Gtr. 1)
F#|------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B |--1-1-0-0-6-6-0-7-|-7-0-8-8-0-9-13-|-0-0-0-0-6-6-0-7-|-7-0-8-8-0-9-9-13-|
Breakdown Riff cont...
F#|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B |--0-0-0-0-6-6-0-7-|-7-0-8-8-0-9-9-13-|-0-0-0---6-6-0-7-|-7-0-8-8-9-9-9-9-|
This is the Chorus Riff but heavier:- (Gtrs. 1 & 2)
F#|------6---0-7-|-7-0-8-8-0-9-9-13-|1312-0-0-6-6-0-7-|-7-0-8-8-0-9-9-13-|
B |------6---0-7-|-7-0-8-8-0-9-9-13-|1312-0-0-6-6-0-7-|-7-0-8-8-0-9-9-13-|
Heavier Chorus cont...
F#|--1312-0-0-6-6-0-7-|-7-0-8-8-0-9-9-9-|-7------(7)---------|-7-0-8-8-0-9-9-|
B |--1312-0-0-6-6-0-7-|-7-0-8-8-0-9-9-9-|-PH---------6-6-0-7-|-7-0-8-8-0-9-9-|
[Chorus Riff B 8 times]
Then... (Gtrs.1 & 2)
F#|--0-0-4-2-5-|-1-6-|
B |--0-0-4-2-5-|-1-6-|
Outro Riff
B |--6-------|-----| B |--6-------|---|
F#|--6-4-2-5-|-1-6-| Play 6 times then... -> F#|--6-4-2-5-|-1-|
B |-----4-2-5-|-1-6-| B |-----4-2-5-|-1-|
