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-|