Metallica
The Unnamed Feeling
St. Anger 2003
Tabbed by: Kevin "Axe Slasher" Pearce
This is my first tab, I hope you like it!
Tuning- Drop-D---1 1/2 steps down
  Cb Gb Cb Fb Ab Db

Key---
/=slide
p=pull-off
^b=bend up
.=palm mute
x=fret hand/pick hand mute/palm mute


INTRO  (james) distorted
Db----------------------------------]
Ab--3------------------------------o]
Fb--2-------------------------------]REPEAT
Cb--0-------------------------------]  (8x)
Gb--0--0-----0-0-0-0---------------o]
Cb--0--0-----0-0-0-0----------------]
       .     . . . .  

(kirk) clean
Db-------------------------------------------------------------]
Ab-------------------------------------------------------------]
Fb-------------------------------------------------------------]REPEAT
Cb-----0--0------5--5------0--0------5--5----5---3---2---0-----]  (6x)
Gb-------------------------------------------5---3---2---0-----]
Cb---0---------5---------0---------5---------5---3---2---0-----]

(james)-plays this about halfway through kirk's part
Db-----------}------------------]
Ab-----------}------------------]
Fb-----------}------------------]
Cb-----------}------------------]
Gb--0-0-0-xxx}---0-0-0----------]
Cb--0-0-0-xxx}---0-0-0--3-3/2---]
    . . .          . . . (repeat this part 4x)
    Repeat 4x
 (closed part)

Db--------------------------------------]
Ab--------------------------------------]
Fb--------------------------------------]REPEAT
Cb----4----3-----9------4----3----------]  (2x)
Gb----2----1-----7------2----1-----0----]
Cb------00---00-----------00---00--0----]
        ..   ..           ..   .. 
  Riff 1a
Db----------------------------]
Ab----------------------------]
Fb----------------------------]
Cb----4--3-/-9------4--3------]  
Gb----2--1-/-7------2--1------]
Cb----------------------------]
 
  Riff 1b                   (this goes along with 1b, so let's call it 1c)     
Db---------------]           Db---------]
Ab---------------]           Ab---------]
Fb---------------]REPEAT     Fb---------]
Cb---------------]  (8x)     Cb---4--3--]
Gb--0-0----------]           Gb---2--1--]
Cb--0-0--3/2-----]           Cb---------] 

riff 1b 4x and 1c 
  
  Riff 2a
Db----------------------------------------]
Ab----------------------------------------]
Fb----------------------------------------]
Cb----------------------------------4--3--]
Gb--0-0--0-0---------0--0-0---------2--1--]
Cb--0-0--0-0--3/2----0--0-0--3/2----------] 
    . .  . .         .  . . 
 <-Repeat-only-part-in-arrows---->(after 1st time then skip the 3/2 and play the
2 power chords after)

 Riff 2b (verse)Repeat 4 or 5x after 1st playthrough    (2b2) 
Db-----------------------------------]                --------]
Ab----------------------------------o]                --------]
Fb-----------------------------------]                --------]
Cb-----------------------------------]                --4--3--]  
Gb--0-0--0-0---------0--0-0---------o]                --2--1--]
Cb--0-0--0-0--3/2----0--0-0--3/2-----]                --------]
    . .  . .         .  . .

 Riff 2c and pre-chorus
Db------------]
Ab------------]
Fb------------]REPEAT
Cb------------]  (14x)
Gb------------]
Cb--0-0--3/2--]
    . .
"it comes alive..."

then play 2b2
after that play 2b 

Chorus (same as kirk's intro part w/ the octave picks)

then play 2b again for the second verse then play the chorus

This is the heavy distorted chorus
  C1
Db---------------------------------------------------------------------------]
Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------------]
Fb---------------------------------------------------------------------------]
Cb-----------0--------------------2----------------------2--0----------------]
Gb-2-2---2---0----5-5--5555--5----2---2-0---0---0-1-2-1--2--0--5-5--5555--5--]
Cb-2-2---2---0----5-5--5555--5----2---2-0-0-0---0-1-2-1--2--0--5-5--5555--5--]
   . .            . .  ....           . . .     . . . .        . .  ....
  C2
Db--------------------------------------------------]
Ab--------------------------------------------------]
Fb--------------------------------------------------]
Cb--------------------------------------------------]
Gb--4-4444--4-4444--5-5555--5-5555--7-7777--7-7777--]
Cb--4-4444--4-4444--5-5555--5-5555--7-7777--7-7777--]
      ....    ....    ....    ....    ....

  Solo/Interlude
Db-------------5^b-let ring-----]
Ab-------------3^b--------------]
Fb------------------------------]REPEAT
Cb------------------------------]  (4x)
Gb--0-0--0-0----------0--0-0----]
Cb--0-0--0-0----------0--0-0----]
    . .  . .          . .  . .

the bridge is played the same as the clean chorus/intro part except for james' part-

Db------------------------------]
Ab------------------------------]
Fb------------------------------]REPEAT
Cb------------------------------]  (8x)
Gb--0-0--0-0-xxxx--0--0-0--xx---]
Cb--0-0--0-0-xxxx--0--0-0--xx---]
    . .  . .       .  . .

 Riff 3a
Db---------------------------------------]
Ab---------------------------------------]
Fb---------------------------------------]REPEAT
Cb---4-3-----------4----3----------------]  (2x)
Gb---2-1-----------2----1----------------]
Cb--------3p0-0-0----00---00---3p0-0-0---]
                     ..   .. 


 Riff 3b
Db-----------------------------------]
Ab-----------------------------------]
Fb-----------------------------------]
Cb-----------------------------4-3---]
Gb----------0------------0-0---2-1---]
Cb--3-0-2-0-0--0-3-0-2-0-0-0---------]
    . . . .    . . . . .

 Riff 3c
Db--------------------]
Ab--------------------]
Fb--------------------]REPEAT
Cb---------------4-3--]  (2x)
Gb------0----0---2-1--]
Cb--3p0-0--0-0--------]

Db--------------]        Db----------]
Ab--------------]        Ab----------]
Fb--------------]REPEAT  Fb----------]
Cb--------------]  (4x)  Cb--4-3-----]
Gb------0----0--]        Gb--2-1-----]
Cb--3p0-0--0-0--]        Cb----------]

 Riff 4a
Db-------------]        Db--------------------------------------]
Ab-------------]        Ab--------------------------------------]
Fb-------------]REPEAT  Fb--------------------------------------]
Cb-------------]  (8x)  Cb--------------------------------------]  
Gb--0000-------]        Gb--0000--------------0000--------------]
Cb--0000--3/2--]        Cb--0000---3/2--3/2---0000---3/2--3/2---]
    ....                    ....              ....

Db----------------------------]
Ab----------------------------]
Fb----------------------------]
Cb----------------------------]
Gb--0000----------------------]
Cb--0000--3/2--3/2--3/2--3/2--]
    ....

 Riff 4b
Db-------------]
Ab-------------]
Fb-------------]REPEAT
Cb-------------]  (4x)
Gb--0-0--------]
Cb--0-0--3/2---]
    . .

Then you play C1 1x

 then play this-
Db--------------------]
Ab--------------------]
Fb--------------------]
Cb--------------5-----]
Gb--4--4--4--5--5-----]
Cb--4--4--4--5--5-----]

After this, play both C1 and C2

OUTRO
Dude! I can't figure out this part. The only thing I can tell you is to play
Kirk's intro part, because there are a lot of octave changes here. 

If you have any questions on reading this, or any comments, please e-mail me at
K6stringpicker@aol.com. Enjoy!
(I've only been playing guitar for about a year and a half, just to let you know)
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