#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# #-- File created with Instab - http://www.pconline.com/~smcarey/instab.html --# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Author/Artist: Metallica Title: Master of Puppets Album: Master of Puppets Transcribed by: Adam Strachn Email: CookieMonster912@hotmail.com Tablature key - h = hammer on p = pull of t = tap ~ = let the note ring v = vibrate note b = bend not r = release note / = slide up to fret = slide down to fret x = mute string(s) I actually tell you what each part is! !!! Instead of just putting rhythm figure 1 or 2 or 3 .. . Intro - ---------------------| Helpful Hint : ---------------------| Almost always when the are 0’s it is palm muted -9~~------7---6---5--| That’s just how Metallica does it. -9~~------7---6---5--| It’s done a lot in the verse. -7~~------5---4---3--| And through the whole song for that matter. -0~~-----------------| Play 4x - -----------------------|-------------|-----------------------------------| -----------------------|-------------|-----------------------------------| -----------------------|--7---6---5--|-----------------------------------| -----------------------|--7---6---5--|-----------------------------------| ------7--------6-------|--5---4---3--|-----------------------------------| -0-0------0-0-----0-0--|-------------|--0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-4-0-3-0-2-0--| Play 2x - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2-----2-----3-----4-----3-----5/4---5/4---5/4--| -0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1-----0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1----0--3/2-0-3/2-0-3/2--| Then this - -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2-----2-----3-----4-----3----2-2--| -0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1-----0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1----0------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2-----2-----3-----4-----3-----5/4---5/4---5/4--| -0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1-----0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1----0--3/2-0-3/2-0-3/2--| ------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| -----2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2-----2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2--| -0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1-----0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1----0-------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2-----2-----3-----4-----3-----5/4---5/4---5/4--| -0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1-----0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1----0--3/2-0-3/2-0-3/2--| ------------------|-------------------------------------| ------------------|-------------------------------------| ------------------|-------------------------------------| ------------------|------8------8------8------8------8--| -5/4---5/4---5/4--|----7------7------7------7------7----| -3/2-0-3/2-0-3/2--|--0------0------0------0------0------| Verse – (main part) ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------5/7--8/7--5/7---------------------5/7--5/7--| -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3/5--6/5--3/5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3/5--3/5--| Second part – (“Taste and you will see . . .”) ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------4-4---54-4-4---------------------4----4----| --------------------0-2---32-0-2---------------------0h2--0h2--| -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------| Bridge - ------------------| ------------------| -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|This part is palm muted -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| ------------------| “Come crawling faster . . .” ---------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------| -9---------7--9-----------------------------------------------8------| -9---------7--9--------9--------------------10---9------------8---9--| -7---------5--7---7-9-----10-9h10-----------10---9------------6---9--| -0--0-0-0---------------------------8-8-8-8--8---7---8-8-8-8------7--| “Obey your . . . . Master! Master!” ---------------------|--------|--------| ---------------------|--------|--------| ---------------------|--------|--------| -7--5--4---4---------|--2--2--|--3--3--| -9--7--6---6---7--6--|--2--2--|--3--3--| ---------------8--7--|--0--0--|--1--1--| Chorus - “Master of puppets I’m pulling your strings . . .” ------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------5---------4---------2---7---------5---------4--| -2---------4---------5---3--0-0-0--2--0-0-0--0---5---------3---------2--| -0--0-0-0--2--0-0-0--3------------------------------3-3-3-----3-3-3-----| “Just call my name . . . Master . . . Just call my name . . . . .” ---------------------------------------|---------------------------| ---------------------------------------|---------------------------| ---------------------------------------|---------------------------| -9---------7---------5----2--2---3--3--|------7---5---2--2---3--3--| -7---------5---------3----2--2---3--3--|--2---5---3---2--2---3--3--| ----0-0-0-----0-0-0-------0--0---1--1--|--0-----------0--0---1--1--| Then go to the cool intro part Then the verse and bridge Then the chorus Interlude – (James) ----------------------0h2p0-------3--------------------------------------------| ----------------3------------3------------3---3-------0-------0----------0-----| -------0-----2-----2------------2p0-----0---0---0-----------2---------2--------| -----2----0----------------------------------------2---------------------------| ---2---------------------------------3-------------------0-------0-2--------2--| -0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| (James & Kirk) -----19/22--19--------20---17-------------------20---17-------| -20---------20---20---22---19---19---19-19-19---22---19---19--| -21--------------21-------------19---19-19-19-------------19--| --------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------| -19---15-------------------19---15--------17---15h17p15-14-------| -20---17---17---17-17-17---20---17---17---19---17h19p17-16---17--| -----------17---17-17-17-------------17----------------------17--| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------14-------14---16---17---19--| -16---17--------17--16---17---19---20--| -16---17--/19---17---------------------| ---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------| Kirk – ------------------15------15-17-15----19-15-12h15p12------------| -17---------17-19-------19---------19----------------13-----15--| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| -15-14------15-14------------------------------------------------------| -------12---------12h15p12-------------15------------------------------| --------------------------------12-14--14------12----12----------------| --------------------------------------------------14-----14--------12--| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -12----14-12---11--------14---12---11h12p11---------------------------------| --------------------12----------------------10------------9-10--------9-10--| -------------------------------------------------------12-------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------15---14--11h12p11-----------/19--| -------------------------12--------------------------12---10--------| -----------------11--12-------12------------------------------------| -12--10--12--14-----------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| Then go back to the beginning of this part with both James and Kirk playing simultaneously. After the interlude (palm muted) – “Master Master . . .” -----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| -----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-------------------------------------| -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-----------------------------------6-| -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|--4-4-5-4-4-4-5-4-4--4-4-5-4-4-4-5-4-| -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--2-2-3-2-2-2-3------2-2-3-2-2-2-3---| Solo – (this is so cool) -17p12----------12-17p12----------12-17p12----------12-15p12----------12--| -------13-12-13----------13-12-13----------13-12-13----------13-12-13-----| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| -17p12----------12-17p12----------12-17p12-------12-12-15p12----| -------13-13-12----------13-12-13----------13-12-------------13-| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| -----19-19-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-17-17-17-15-15-15-14--| -/17--------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| -14-14-14-14---------------------------------17h19------------------| -------------15---15-17-17---------17p15p14--------17p15p14---------| -------------------------------------------------------------16-14--| --------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| -x-------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------2--4--| ---------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------| x = This note produced by pulling string off edge of fretboard and "fretting" it against pickup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------/15--13--12------13--12------12--| -2--4--3--2-0h2----------------------------------14----------14------| -----------------4--2-----2-h4---------------------------------------| ----------------------(2)--------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------| -------------12----12-12-12-12-12-12-15-13-12-15-13-12-13--| -11--12--14------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------| -12----------12-------------14-------14-------15-15--------| ----15-15-13----15-13h15-15----17-15----15-17-------17/19--| -----------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------| -17-------19-17-------17----------19-17-------17----------19-17--------| ----20-19-------19-19----21-19-19-------19-19----21-19-19-------19-19--| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| All bends full 1.5 measures on B string only -17-------------19-17-------------14--14------14------------14--| ----21b-19b-19b-------19b-19b—17b--------17b------17b-17b-------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| -19-p14------19-p14--14----------14------14------14-14-14------14-14--| ---------17b---------17b-----17b-----17b-----17b-----------17b--------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| The next notes are are full bends - -----15b-----15b-----15b-----15b-----17b-----17b-----18b-----18b--| -18b-----18b-----18b-----18b-----20b-----20b-----21b-----21b------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| Full 2 1.5 tremolo bar depress & vibrate = /////// -----19b-----19b-22b--(22)--------//--------------| -22b-----22b---------------------------//---------| --------------------------------------------//----| -------------------------------------------------/-| -----------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| After the solo – ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| -----3-----3-----3-----3-------------3-----3-----3-----3-----4--| 2x -----3-----3-----3-----3-----2-2-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2--| -0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-----0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0----| Then this - ------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------2-4-5-----------------------------| -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------2-3-5-------3------3-3-3-2-3-5-3-2------| -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-2-3-5------------------------------------3-2--| Two guitars – --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------2-4------------------------------| ----------------------------------4-2/5--4-5-2------2-2--2-0-2-4-2-0------| ----------------------------2-3-5------------3------3-3--3-2-3-5-3-2-3-2--| -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-2-3-5------------------------------------------3-2--| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------5---------------------------| ----------------------------------------2-4--5---------------------------| ---------------------------------4-2/5--4-5--5---------------------------| ---------------------------2-3-5-------------3------3-3-3-2-3-5-3-2------| -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-5------------------------------------------3-2--| Then go to the verse bridge etc. . . . . . Outro - -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -4----------------------2----------| -2------------5-5-5-4-5---5-4-2-4--| -2------------3-3-3-2-3-5-3-2------| -0----------------------------3-2--| Ending (with psychotic laughter) - ----------------------------------|-----| -Ha!-Ha!-Ha!-Ha!------------------|-----| ----------------------------------|--4--| ----------------------------------|--2--| -----------------54---54---54--|--2--| -----------------32-0-32-0-32--|--0--| Man that’s LONG!!!!