`Metallica
Metallica (the black album)
The God That Failed
Tabbed by Freddie McIlveen
T.B Tremolo bar
(/)-Legato slide
()-Unison bend
X-Muffled strings
<>-Artificial harmonics
B-Bend
QB-Quick bend
R-Release bend
Tr-trill i.e. 7 (10)
P.M…. –Palm Mute
~ - Hand Vibrato
Tune down by half a step and then get learning one of Metallica’s finest songs. Listen to the cd to get perfect rhythm, especially on the solo.
After drum and bass intro guitar 1 comes in.
Eb|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------
Bb|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------
Gb|12(129)--------|12(129)--------|--------16(169)|-----------------
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------
Ab|10(107)--------|10(107)--------|--------14(147)|--------------2/-
Eb|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------
Guitar 2 plays the response to guitar1
Eb|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------
Bb|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------
Gb|--------16(169)|----------------|12(129)--------|12(129)---------
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------
Ab|--------14(147)|----------------|10(107)--------|10(107)-----10-
Eb|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------
Guitars 1&2 play together (Riff A) P.M
(End Riff A)
Eb|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------
Bb|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------
Gb|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------
Db|--------99------|-----9--------7-|----------------|-----9—454-------
Ab|-10107----7-----|10107-7-10107--7|-10107----557---|10107-72—754203
Eb|-------0-----0--|----------------|--------0-----0-|-------0-------5-
Both guitars
P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M…
Rhy fill 1
Eb|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------
Bb|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------
Gb|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------
Ab|--22-2—-3-22-2--|-322-5-2-322-2--|-322-2---322-2--|-322-5-2-322-2---
Eb|2-00-0—-1-00-0--|-100-3-0-100-0--|-100-0---100-0--|-100-3-0-100-0---
1st and 2nd verses, but 2nd time substitute for Rhy fill 1
P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M…
Rhythm figure 1 end rhythm figure 1
Eb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------
Bb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------
Gb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------
Db|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------
Ab|-3---2-2-2---3-2-2--2-|-3-2-2---5--2--3-2-2-2|-3-2-2--2---3-2-2--2--
Eb|-1---0-0-0---1-0-0--0-|-1-0-0---3--0--1-0-0-0|-1-0-0--0---1-0-0--0--
P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M…
Eb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------
Bb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------
Gb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------
Db|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------
Ab|-3-2-2--5--2--2-3-3--3|-3---3--3----3---3--3-|-3---3-/5---5----3-3-3
Eb|-1-0-0--3--0--0-1-1--1|-1-0-1--1----1-0-1--1-|-1-0-1-/3-0-3--0-1-1-1
P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M….
Eb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------
Bb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------
Gb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------
Db|----------------------|----------------------|------------9-9-------
Ab|-3---3--3----3---3--3-|-3---3/5---5--5----2--|-10-10-7--------7-----
Eb|-1-0-1--1----1-0-1--1-|-1-0-1/3-0-3--3-00-0/7|---------0----------0-
Chorus
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------
Db|----------9------------7-----|---------9--------------9----|--9-----
Ab|-10-10-7----7-10-10-7--------|-10-7--7---7--7-10-7--7---7--|--7---5-
Eb|--------------------------3/7|----------------------------0|--0---3-
Rhythm Figure 2
Eb|-----------------------------|--------|-----------------------------
Bb|-----------------------------|--------|-----------------------------
Gb|-----------------------------|--------|-----------------------------
Db|-----------------------------|--------|-----------9--------------9--
Ab|---------9--------------9----|--9----7|---10-7--7---7--7-10-7--7--7-
Eb|-10-7--7---7--7-10-7--7----7-|--7----5|----------------------------0
End Rhythm Figure 2
Eb|--------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------
Bb|--------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------
Gb|--------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------
Db|---9----|-----------------------------|-----------------------------
Ab|---7--5-|---------9-------------9-----|---------9--------------9----
Eb|---0--3-|-10-7--7---7-7-10-7--7---7--7|-11-7--7---7--7-11-7--7--7-7
The next bit is simple and played with Riff A
Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------
Gb|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------
Db|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------
Ab|--5--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------
Eb|--3---------------(3/7)|-----------------------|--------------------
(Guitars 1&2 continue in slashes)
Guitar 3
Tr Tr Tr ~
Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------
Gb|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------12--
Db|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------(12/14)--14
Ab|--5--------------------|--7(10)----------------|7(9)-6(9)-----------
Eb|--3--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------
Now comes the greatest Metallica Solo ever and a killer to learn, have fun and listen to the CD to get the exact timing for the solo because sometimes on this tab at the end of my bars Kirk’s still playing. Also adapt the tab to your own playing, I found that hammering on a lot of the faster stuff helped get it better because some of the techniques are insane! Also later in the solo I don’t have space to type the bars with spaces so you’ll just have to work it out, its simple once you see it.
(For Rhythm play Riff A for the 1st and 2nd bars only)
B~
Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-|
Bb|----12-----------111211|7--7---7-7--9--9-----|5/7/8/10/121087-|
Gb|1416--1412111211-------|------9----------------|-------------------|
Db|----------------14-----|-----------------------|-------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
With Riff A (1st 2 bars only)
B R B R B R
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|/12-121/12-12--|--------------------------------
Bb|/8754/5/7/8/10|/12-121/12-12--|--------------------------------
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|--1214(16)1412—(16)1412(16)1412-
Db|-----------------|---------------7/|14------------14----------------
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------
B A.H
Eb|--------|--------------------------------------------|--------------
Bb|-----15-|--------------------------------------------|--------------
Gb|--12(16)|9/11/12/14/16-1412/16---X-X-14—X-X-12-11-9|9--7-5--5-<7>-
Db|14------|--------------------------------------------|-------9------
Ab|--------|7/9-/10/12/14-1210/14---X-X-12—X-X-10-9—7-|--------------
Eb|--------|--------------------------------------------|--------------
With Riff A (1st 2 bars only)
Tremolo pick this bit for the speed
Eb|----------------141514--14-15-17|19-1919191919-191919-19-19191919-19
Bb|141514--14-15-17------17--------|-----------------------------------
Gb|------16------------------------|-----------------------------------
Db|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Ab|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Eb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Eb|19191919|19191715-19-19171519---191715---15171917151715--151719----|
Bb|--------|-----------------------------17---------------17----------|
Gb|--------|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|191715---191715---191715---191715---15|19171514-17151412-15141210
Bb|------17-------17-------17-------17---|-----------------------------
Gb|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
Db|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
Ab|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
Eb|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
Eb|1412109-12-10-97-10-9-7---7---------------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------8---8-------------------------------------
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
That’s the first part of the solo followed by this breakdown
(With rhythm fill 2) (With rhythm fill 1)
Guitar 1 Guitar 3
P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M….QB B R B R B ~
Eb|----------------------------------------------|24-2224-22242224-1922
Bb|----------------------------------------------|---------------------
Gb|----------------------------------------------|---------------------
Db|-4--5-4------------------4--5-4---------------|---------------------
Ab|--------7--5—-42---------------7--5—-42-----|---------------------
Eb|-------------------5--3--------------------5—3|---------------------
With 2nd bar of Rhythm figure 1
QB QB QB QB QB QB
Eb|19-22-19----19-------19----19----19----19----19------19-------------
Bb|---------22----24-------24----24----24----24----24------------------
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
With first bar of rhythm figure 1
B R
Eb|22-19----1922192219----1922192219--192219---1922192219-19----------
Bb|------22------------22-----------22------22--------------2222242219
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
QB B hold bend R
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------
Bb|-24--22-19-------------------------------------|--------------------
Gb|----------21-19--19-23-(23)-(23)-(23)-(23)-(23)|(23)-(23)-(23)-(23)-
Db|---------------21------------------------------|--------------------
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------
T.B Rhythm Fill 2 Guitar 2
P.M….
Eb|-----------------|------------------|-------------------------------
Bb|-----------------|------------------|-------------------------------
Gb|21-19------------|------------------|-------------------------------
Db|------21---------|7-9-7-------------|-------------------------------
Ab|-----------------|-----10-9-7-5-4---|--------2---3-2-2--2-----------
Eb|-----------------|----------------7-|-5-3-3--0---1-0-0--0-----------
Then just play the tab for the chorus with Rhythm Figure 2 until the words ‘Follow the god that failed’ when the first part of the song is played.These guitars like in the intro are played simultaneously.
Guitar 1
Eb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Gb|--12-(129)---------------------|--12-(129)------------------------
Db|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Ab|--10-(107)---------------------|--10-(107)------------------------
Eb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Guitar 2
Eb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Gb|----------------16-(169)-------|-----------------------------------
Db|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Ab|----------------14-(147)-------|-----------------------------------
Eb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Guitar 1 Hey!
Eb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Gb|----------------16-(169)-------|-------------9---------------------
Db|--------------------------------|----------------2------------------
Ab|----------------14-(147)-------|-------------7--2------------------
Eb|--------------------------------|----------------0------------------
Guitar 2
Eb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Gb|--12-(129)---------------------|--12-(129)------------------------
Db|--------------------------------|----------------9------------------
Ab|--10-(107)---------------------|--10-(107)-----7------------------
Eb|--------------------------------|----------------0------------------
Then comes the third verse, which you just play with Rhythm figure 1 (twice) just before the last ‘Follow the god that failed’ you have the coda. Listen to the cd for perfect timing.
P.M….
Eb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Gb|--------------------------------|-12-(129)-------------------------
Db|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Ab|--5-----------------------------|-10-(107)-------------------------
Eb|--3-----------------------(3/10)|-----------7p0--0-3p0---0-0---0-0--
P.M…. P.M….
Eb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Gb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Db|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Ab|-------2------------------------|----------9------------------------
Eb|-3p0-0---0--0-3p0--0-0--0-0-----|-10p7--7--7--7--7-10p7---7-7---7-7-
P.M….
Eb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------
Bb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------
Gb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------
Db|-------9----------9---|-------9----------9---|-----9--------9-------
Ab|-10p7-7-7-7-10p7-7-7-7|-10p7-7-7-7-10p7-7-7-7|10777-77710777-777----
Eb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------
Guitar 1( the two guitars are played at the same time)
P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. P.M…. let it ring
Eb|--------------------------------|---------------------------0-------
Bb|--------------------------------|-------------------------0---------
Gb|--------------------------------|-----------------------0-----------
Db|45p4------------45p4------------|45p4-----------------2-------------
Ab|----7-5-(42)-------7-5-(42)---|----7-5-(42)------2---------------
Eb|-------------5-3-------------5-3|-------------5-3-0-----------------
Guitar 2 P.M…. P.M…. P.M….
Eb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Gb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Db|---------------79p7-------------|79p7-------------------------------
Ab|-------------------10-9-(75)-4-|----10-9-(75)-4-------------------
Eb|-------------------------------7|-----------------7-----------------
Well that’s it. If you’ve got any corrections then feel free to e-mail me at freddiemcilveen@hotmail.com or optimusprimerule@hotmail.com. The chances are that I’ll tab more songs off of ‘Metallica’ and probably some of the hits from S&M like one etc.
