The Unforgiven written by Hetfield, Ulrich & Hammett Off the album "Metallica" tab by Kristian Klock Chords used in song | A5 (x022xx@1)| C5 (x355xx@1)| E5 (022xxx@1)| Am (x02210@1)| C (x32010@1)| G (320003@1)| Em (022000@1)| E (022100@1)| |-----|-----|-----|--0--|--3--|--3--|--0--|--0--| |-----|-----|-----|--1--|--1--|--3--|--0--|--0--| |-----|-----|-----|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--1--| |--2--|--5--|-----|--2--|--2--|--0--|--2--|--2--| |--0--|--3--|--2--|--0--|--3--|--2--|--2--|--2--| |-----|-----|--0--|-----|-----|--3--|--0--|--0--| Tab key h=hammer (x2444x@1)on p =pull off b=bend (x24432@1)r =release bend {10} =Artificial harmonic (add edge off thumb or tip of finger to pick attack) / =slide =slide Intro-Clean -guitar 1 ||------------------------------------------||4x ||--0-------0-------0-------0-------1-------|| ||.---2-------2-------2-------2-------2----.|| ||.-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2--.|| ||--0---------------------------------------|| 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|------------------------------------------| |guitar 2 |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-------------2--4--5----------5--2~~~~~---| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| Rythm figure 1 guitar 1 |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------0--1-------1-----1--|-------------------------------| |------2---------------------|-------0----0--------2-2h4-2~~-| |----2-----------2-----2-----|-----0--------2--2-2-----------| |--0-----------3-------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|--3-------3--------------------| |guitar 2 |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------2--4--4h5--4h5--5--|--5--4-----4-----2--2h4----2~~-| |----------------------------|--------5----2-----------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| guitar 1 end rythm figure 1 |----------------------0---0-|-------------------------------| |-----------0--1----------1--|--1--3--0-----3----------------| |---------2------------------|----------------1--1--4--1-2h4-| |------2------------2--------|-------------------------------| |-----------------3----------|-------------------------------| |--5-------------------------|-----------3-------------------| |guitar 2 |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------3s5--5----|--5--3-------------------------| |------2--4---4h5------------|--------4~~---4-1--/4--1--2s4-| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| Rythm figure 2 end Rythm figure 2 guitar 1 |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------0------0-----1-----|--0-----0-----0-----0----1-----| |-----2-----2------2-----2---|----2-----2-----2-----2----2---| |-------2-----2------2-----2-|------2-----2-----2-----2----2-| |--0-------------------------|--0----------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |guitar 2 |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| 1st, 2nd Verses Note:One guitar playes the chords and the other guitar plays Riff A. Riff A-1 taken from Phil Boyle's tab ||-----------------------|--------------------------| ||-----------------------|--------------------------| ||.----------------------|--12--12--11--11----------| ||.-12--10--9--9h10------|---0---0---0---0--10--10--| ||---0---0--0--0h-0--10--|-------------------0---0--| ||--------------------0--|--------------------------| Riff A-2 ||-----------------------|--------------------------| ||-----------------------|---8--8--7--7-------------| ||.---7--5--4--4h5-------|--------------5--5--7-----| ||.----------------5-----|--------------------------| ||-----------------------|--------------------------| ||-----------------------|--------------------------| A5 (x022xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1) E5 (022xxx@1) E (022100@1) D5 (xx023x@1) A51:New (x022xx@1)blood joins this earth, and quickly he's subdued. 2:They dedicate their...... A (x02220@1)A5 (x022xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1) E5 (022xxx@1) E (022100@1)D5 (xx023x@1) A5Through (x022xx@1)constant pain disgrace, the young boy learns their rules. A (x02220@1)A5 (x022xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1) E5 (022xxx@1) E (022100@1)D5 (xx023x@1) A5With (x022xx@1)time, the child draws in this whipping boy done wrong. A (x02220@1)A5 (x022xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1)E5 (022xxx@1) E (022100@1)D5 (xx023x@1) A5 (x022xx@1) rythm figure 4 |---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------| |------------------------8--|--8--7--7-----------|-----------------| |--7--5--4--4h5-------------|------------5-------|-5-------4-------| |---------------5~~~--------|--------------------|---0-------0-----| |---------------------------|--------------------|-----0-0-----0-0-| |---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------| deprived of all his thoughts, the young man struggles on and on. C5 (x355xx@1) G5|------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| (355xxx@1)|------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |-2-------0--------|----------------------|-5-------4-------2-------| |---0-------0------|--5-------------------|---0-------0-------0-----| |-----0-0-----0-0--|--3---5--3--0--5------|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-| |------------------|---------------3------|-------------------------| He' known, oo, a vow unto his own that never from this day C5 (x355xx@1) G5 (355xxx@1) E5 (022xxx@1) end rythm figure 4 |----------------------------------------|------| |----------------------------------------|------| |--0-------------------------------------|------| |----0----------5------------------------|------| |------0-0------3--------5--3--0---5-----|--2---| |----------------------------------3-----|--0---| his will they'll take away. Chorus-with rythm figure 1 |------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| |--2--4--5~--5--------------5--|--5--4----4---------------| |------------------------------|--------5---2------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| What I've felt, what I've known never shined throught in |---------|---------------------------| |---------|-----------------5---5-----| |-2--2h4--|-2~~---2--4--5~~-----------| |---------|---------------------------| |---------|---------------------------| |---------|---------------------------| what I've shown. Never be Never see. |--------------------|---------------------------| |-5-3----------------|---------------------------| |----4~~-4--/4-1-2h4-|-2~~--2-----4-----5~~~~----| |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| Won't see what might have been. What I've felt, |-----|--------------------------------------------------| |-----|--------------------------------------------------| |--5--|-5-4-----4---------------------2-------2h4--------| |-----|-----5~~---2-------------------------------------| |-----|--------------------------------------------------| |-----|--------------------------------------------------| what I've known never shined through in what I've shown. to coda with rythm figure 2 |---------------------|----------------------------- ----- |-------------5--5----|-3--------------------------- ----- |-2~-2--4-5~----------|---4~~--4--1--/4--1--2h4---- -2~~- |---------------------|----------------------------- ----- |---------------------|----------------------------- ----- |---------------------|----------------------------- ----- Never free. Never me. So I dub the unforgiv - en ______1.__________ __________________2._______________ / / |--------------------||-------------------------------------| |--------------------||--0-----0-----0-----0------1---------| |--------------------||----2-----2-----2-----2------2-------| |--------------------||------2-----2-----2-----2------2-----| |--------------------||--0----------------------------------| |--------------------||-------------------------------------| 2:They dedicate... Rythm figure 5 end rythm figure 5 Interlude - clean - with rythm figure 5 |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |----4--5--7---5--4h5p4-------4--------------| |--7---------------------7------5--5h7~~~----| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------| |--0--1--3--5--3--1-----1h3~~~~~-------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--8/108---7---3h5--3-------3---------------| |--7/-97---7----------5--4----4-------------| |--------------------------------5~~~~-------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |----------------------5---------------------| |------------------5-----5---5h7~~~~~--------| |-------3/5--6--7----------------------------| |--3--5--------------------------------------| |----------------------7------7~~----10------| |--8--7h8p7----7-8--10---8~~----8--8----8~~~-| |-----------9--------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-------12~----------14~----------15--17~~~~-| |--8/10----10--10/12----12--12/14---14-------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| Rythm fill 1 *This fill and rythm figure 3 and 4 is played during guitar solo* |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |----------------4b5r4b5r4-----| |--7--7--7--2---------------2--| |--5--5--5--0--0------------0--| |------------------------------| Guitar solo- with rythm figure 3 |--------------------------------------------------| |--7b8--7b8----------------------------------------| |--7b9--7b9----------------------------------------| |------------5--------7b9--r7--5-------------------| |--------------7~~~~-------------7--53-5-3--------| |-------------------------------------------5-3-5--| |---------------|----------------------------------| |---------------|------------------7---7--8--7h8---| |----------5~~--|-7--57--7/9---7-9---9-------------| |-------/7------|----------------------------------| |--3b5----------|----------------------------------| |---------------|----------------------------------| |-------10----------8---------| |--{10}----{10}--10---10~~~---| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| with Rythm fill 1 |-----10-------------------------------------| |--10----10~~~--20b22--20b22--20b22--r20~~~~-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| with rythm figure 3 |------------------20b23--20b23--r20--20b23r20--| |--20b22--r20--17-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |--17--17--20p17----17----------------------| |----------------20-----20b22~~~------------| |-------------------------------------/9----| |---------------------------------17-------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--10p9--7--9-----7------------------------------------| |-------------10-----8--7---7--------------------------| |-------------------------9---9--75--7-54--5-4-2~~~--| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |-----------12---------12---------12---------12--------| |--------13----13---------13---------13---------13-----| |--/14------------14---------14---------14---------14--| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| w/Rhytm figure 4 |--12---------12---------12-------------|-----------------------| |-----13---------13---------13----------|-----------------------| |--------14---------14---------14~~~~---|--19b21--19b21r19--17--| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------17--19--20-19-17-19-17-19-17----------------| |--20b22--20b22~~~--------------------------------20b22---------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |--17-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----20-17--------20-17----------------------------------------| |-----------19b21--------19--19b21-r19p17--19b21-r19p17---------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| D.S. al coda |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------20~~~~---18h20p18---|--17~~~--18-17~~~~-| |--19b21--19b21-r19--17---------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| Coda |---------------|------------------------------3--3s5~~--7------| |---------------|------------------3--3s5---5--3--3s5~~--3------| |---------------|--2--2s4--2--5----4--4s5---5-------------------| |---------------|-----------------------------------------------| |---------------|-----------------------------------------------| |---------------|-----------------------------------------------| en. Woh. Outro -Rhytm figure 6 end Rhytm figure 6 ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| ||.-2~~---2--4-4s5~~---5--5--|--5--4-------4-1--1---2--2s4--| ||.--------------------------|-------5~~~--------------------| ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| Never free. Never me. So I dub the unforgiv- |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------3s5----5--|--5--3---------4-1--1--2--2s4--| |--2~~---2--4-4s5-----------|-------4~~~---------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| en. |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |--2~~--2--2--4-4s5~~~-----5-----5------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| You labeled me. I'll label you. |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------3s5--5--| |--5-4------4-1--1--2-2s4---|--2~~~-2--4-4s5---------| |------5~~~------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| So I dub the unforgiven. Repeat and fade |-------------------------------|| |--5-3--------------------------|| |------4~~~--4--1--1--2--2s4--.|| |------------------------------.|| |-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|| 2nd Verse They dedicate their lives to running all of his. He tries to pleas them all, this bitter man he is. Throughout his life the same, he's battled constantly. This fight he cannot win. A tired man they see no longer cares. The old man prepares to die regretfully. That old man he is me. Kristian Klock -1998