HERO OF THE DAY (Bassline)
As recorded by Metallica
(From the 2000 Album S & M)
Words and Music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett
Tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Tune Down 1/2 Step'
Intro
Moderately Q=112
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W W
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W W W W
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1st Verse
W W W H E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---7-------9-----|---11-------12-----|----------------|-------------7---|
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0----0-0-0-----0-0-|-7--------------|-----------9---9-|
|-----------------|--------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---7-------9-----|---11-------12-----|-14--------------|-------------7---|
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0----0-0-0-----0-0-|-----------------|-----------9---9-|
|-----------------|--------------------|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---7-------9-----|---11-------12-----|----------------|-------------7---|
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0----0-0-0-----0-0-|-7--------------|-----------9---9-|
|-----------------|--------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---7-------9-----|---11-------12-----|-14--------------|-------------7---|
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0----0-0-0-----0-0-|-----------------|-----------9---9-|
|-----------------|--------------------|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
W +W Wx5 H E E E E
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|-7--------|-(7)--------|------------|----------7---|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|------------|--------9---9-|
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2nd Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---7-------9-----|---11-------12-----|----------------|-------------7---|
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0----0-0-0-----0-0-|-7--------------|-----------9---9-|
|-----------------|--------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---7-------9-----|---11-------12-----|-14--------------|-------------7---|
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0----0-0-0-----0-0-|-----------------|-----------9---9-|
|-----------------|--------------------|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---7-------9-----|---11-------12-----|----------------|-------------7---|
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0----0-0-0-----0-0-|-7--------------|-----------9---9-|
|-----------------|--------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0----0-0-0-----0-0-|-----------------|-------------0---|
|-----------------|--------------------|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-2---2-|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-0--0-0-2--2-2-|-4--4-4-5--5-5-|-7--------------|-------------0---|
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Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
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|-0--0-0-2--2-2-|-4--4-4-5--5-5-|-7--------------|
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Chorus
E E E E E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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Guitar Solo
E S S E S S E S S S S S S Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-||----------------|----------------|
3rd Verse
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
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|-7--------------|-------------0---o||-0--0-0-2--2-2-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-2---2--||---------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-4--2-4-5--4-5-|-7--------------|-------------0---|
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Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
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|-0--0-0-2--2-2-|-4--2-4-5--4-5-|-7--------------|
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Chorus
E E E E E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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Outro
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|-7-----7-----7-----7-----|
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|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S 3x E E E E +H +W
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|-9-----9-----9-----9-----o||----------------|--------|
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|---7-7---7-7---7-7---0-0--||-0-2---2-(2)----|-(2)----|
+W +W +Q Q H
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|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----------*|
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
