The Frayed Ends of Sanity Metallica
Performed by Metallica
Music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett.
Words by James Hetfield
>From the album "...and justice for all" (1988)
Transcribed by Ludvig Forssblad - Niemistoe Custom Guitartech AB
- Niemistoe Productions AB
The rhythm is not correct, you'll have to listen to the tune to
figure it out
Intro:
e-|----------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------| G-|----------5---------------4-------| D-|-2--------5-------2-------4-------| A-|-2--------3-------2-------2-------| E-|-0----------------0---------------|
Riff 1 Repeat 6 times
P.M..|
e-|----------------------------------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------------------------| G-|-----3----------3---------------3-----------3-------------| D-|-2---3---2------3---2-------2---3---2-------3---2---------| A-|-2---1---2------1---2-------2---1---2-------1---2---------| E-|-0-------0--X-X-----0---X-X-0-------0---X-X-----0---0-0-0-|
Main riff:
P.M.| |.| | |.|
e-|----------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------| G-|---------3--------3---------------| D-|-2-------3--------3-----4-------3\| A-|-2-------1--------1-----4-------3\| E-|-0-0-0-0------0-0-----0-2---0-0-1\|
Add 1:
P.M.| |.|
e-|--------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------| G-|---------3--------3-------3-3-3-| D-|-2-------3--------3-------3-3-3-| A-|-2-------1--------1-------1-1-1-| E-|-0-0-0-0------0-0---------------|
Add 2:
P.M.| |.|
e-|----------------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------| G-|---------3--------3------3-3------3-3-3-| D-|-2-------3--------3------3-3------3-3-3-| A-|-2-------1--------1----X-1-1------1-1-1-| E-|-0-0-0-0------0-0-----------------------|
Verse 1:
P.M |.| |.| |.| |.|
e-|------------------------------------------- B-|------------------------------------------- G-|------------------------------------------- D-|-2-------2--------------------------------- A-|-2-------2-------7-------7-------7-------7- E-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-6---0-0-6---0-0-5---0-0-5-
|.| |.|
--------------------| --------------------| --------------------| --------------------| -----7--------------| -0-0-4---0-0-2br2br-|
Verse 2:
e-|---------------| B-|---------------| G-|-4---3---2-----| D-|-4---3---2---6-| A-|-2---1---0---6-| E-|-------------4-|
Prechorus (very drunken rhythm):
P.M |.| |.| |.|
e-|------------------------------------------------- B-|------------------------------------------------- G-|------------------------------------------------- D-|------5/5-7--------5/5-7-------5-5-------5-6-7-8- A-|------5/5-7--------5/5-7-------5-5-------5-6-7-8- E-|-0-0--3/3-5----0-0-3/3-5---0-0-3-3---0-0-3-4-5-6-
|.| |.| |.| |.|
------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------5/5-7-------5-5-2-------5-5-------5-6-7-8-| ------5/5-5-------5-5-2-------5-5-------5-6-7-8-| --0-0-3/3-5---0-0/3-3-0---0-0/3-3---0-0-3-4-5-6-|
Chorus:
P.M P.M
e-|------------------------------------------------------ B-|------------------------------------------------------ G-|------------------------------4----------------------- D-|-2------4------5-6-7-8-2------4------5-6-7-8-2------5- A-|-2------4------5-6-7-8-2------2------5-6-7-8-2------5- E-|-0------2------3-4-5-6-0-------------3-4-5-6-0------3-
P.M P.M..| |...........|
------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------| --------------------9------7----------5-6-7-8---------| -----4------5-6-7-8-9------7--5-6-7-8-5-6-7-8-5-6-7-8-| -----4------5-6-7-8-7------5--5-6-7-8-3-4-5-6-5-6-7-8-| -----2------3-4-5-6-0---------3-4-5-6---------3-4-5-6-|
Riff 2a(rhythm guitar plays B5):
P.M.| |.....|
e-|---------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------| D-|-2h4p2---------------------------| A-|---------5-4-2-2h4p2---------2-5-| E-|---------------------5-3-2-5-----|
Riff 3a(rhythm guitar plays C#5):
P.M.| |.....|
e-|----------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------| G-|----------------------------------| D-|-----4h6p-------------------------| A-|-4--------7-6-4-4h6p4---------4-7-| E-|----------------------7-5-4-7-----|
Add 3:
e-|--------| B-|--------| G-|--------| D-|--4---4-| A-|--2---2-| E-|--------|
Riff 2b(rhythm guitar plays B5):
P.M.| |.....|
e-|-----------------------------------| B-|-----------------------------------| G-|-----2h4p2-------------------------| D-|-0---2h4p2-4-2-0-0h2p0---------0h4-| A-|-2---------5-4-2-2h4p2-4-2-0-4-2h5-| E-|-----------------------5-3-2-5-----|
Riff 3b(rhythm guitar plays C#5):
P.M.| |.....|
e-|-----------------------------------| B-|-----------------------------------| G-|-----4h6p4-------------------------| D-|-2---4h6p4-6-4-3-2h4p2---------2h6-| A-|-4---------7-6-4-4h6p4-6-4-2-6-4h7-| E-|-----------------------7-5-4-7-----|
Riff 4:
[D5] P.M.| |...| [D#5] |...|
e-|------------------------------------------------- B-|------------------------------------------------- G-|-----5h7p5-----------5h7p5-----------6h8p6------- D-|-7---5h7p5-7-5-3-7---5h7p5-7-5-3-8---6h8p6-8-6-4- A-|-5---------8-7-5-5---------8-7-5-6---------9-8-6- E-|-------------------------------------------------
|....|
------------------| ------------------| ------6h8p6-------| --8---6h8p6-------| --6---------9-8-6-| ------------------|
Riff 5:
[E5] P.M.......|
e-|---------------------------------------------- B-|-8---7h8p7---8---7h8p7---8p7---7h8p7---------- G-|-9---7h9p7---9---7h9p7---9p7---7h9p7---9------ D-|-9---7h9p7---9---7h9p7---9p7---7h9p7---10-7-5- A-|---------------------------------------10-7-5- E-|------------------------------------------9-7-
|...........|
-------------------------------| -------------------------------| --4h5p4-----------------4-7-9--| --5h7p5-7--5-4---4-7----5-7-9--| --7h9p7-9--7-5---5-9----7-9-10-| --------10-8-7---7-10----------|
Riff 6:
P.M.....| |.....| |.....|
e-|----------------------------------------------- B-|----------------------------------------------- G-|----------------------------------------------- D-|----------------------------------------------- A-|-------------7p5h7---------7p5h7---------7p5h7- E-|-0---0-0-0---------0-0-0---------0-0-0---------
|..| |..| |...| |...| |...|
---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- --------------------------7p5h7---------7p5h7------- --0-0-7---0-0-6---0-0-0---------0-0-0---------0-0-0-
|..| |.|
--------------------------| --------------------------| --------------------------| --------------------------| --7p5h7-----6-------5p0---| --------7-7-----6-6-----3-|
[Add] [4]
e-|-----------------------------| B-|-----------------------------| G-|-----------------------------| D-|-5p4h5------5p4h5------5p4h5-| A-|-----------------------------| E-|-----------------------------|
[Add] [5]
e-|-----------------------------| B-|-----------------------------| G-|-----------------------------| D-|-9p7h9------9p7h9------9p7h9-| A-|-----------------------------| E-|-----------------------------|
[Add] [6]
e-|--------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------| D-|-14p12h14------14p12h14------14p12h14-| A-|--------------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------------|
Solo: I got this somewhere, it's anything but complete. I can't
play the damn thing anyway.
e-|------|-t14p10p7---t14p10p7---t14---(14)p10p7---t14p10p7- B-|---//-|-------------------------------------------------- G-|-5//--|-------------------------------------------------- D-|-7/---|-------------------------------------------------- A-|------|-------------------------------------------------- E-|------|-------------------------------------------------- -t14/15p10p7---t14/15p10p7---t14/15p10p7h(10)--t17p10p7-- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- -t14/15p10p7---t14t14p10p7---t14/15p10p7-t14-t14p10p7-- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -t15p10p7---t14p10p7---t15p10p7---t14p10p7---t15p10p7-- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -t14p10p7---t15p10p7---5----------------------------------- -----------------------5---h2---(2)/---17b/\/\/\full/\/\/\- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- -----------/\/\full/\/\----------------14---17p14-------14-- -17b---17b/---------------(17)------17--------------17------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------- -17p14---17p14---17b---14------------------------------- ----------------------------16---14---16p14-----14-16b-- ----------------------------------------------16-------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- ----------17p14------------------------------------------- -14-17p14-------17p14-------14h17p14---------------------- ----------------------17b------------16---14------14-16b-- ---------------------------------------------16----------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- -14-14h17p14---------14-17p14---14-17p14----14h17p14----- ---------------17b------------17---------16----------16-- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------| -14h17p-14----14h17p14-| -----------16----------| -----------------------| -----------------------| -----------------------|
I haven't got more than this, maybe it's totally wrong, I
haven't played more than the beginning, that part sounds
quite good.
The rhythm guitar plays very weird and unfinished
lines, the rhythm varies between 4/4, 3/4 and 5/4:
P.M......|
e-|----------------| B-|----------------| G-|-------------3--| D-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3--| A-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-1--| E-|----------------|
P.M...................| P.M. P.M.
e-||----------------------------------------- B-||*---------------------------------------- G-||----------------------------------------- D-||----------------------------------------- A-||*---------------------------------------- E-||-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-7---0-0-6---0-0-
P.M............| |.| |..................|
------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- -0---0-0-0---0-0-7---0-0-6---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-
| | | | | P.M...........|
----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---------------------8------------------------- ---------7-0-6-------8------------------------- -7-0-6-0-------0-7-0-6------0---0-0-0---0-0-7\-
P.M....................| |.| |.............
--------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- -------------------------4-------3----------------- -2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-
Play twice
..| |.| |.................| |-|
----------------------------------------------|| ---------------------------------------------*|| ----------------------------------------------|| ----------------------------------------------|| -----4-------3-----------------------4-------*|| -2-2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-----2-2--||
P.M...................| |.| |.............|
e-|--------------------------------------------------- B-|--------------------------------------------------- G-|--------------------------------------------------- D-|--------------------------------------------------- A-|--------------------------------------------------- E-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-7---0-0-6---0-0-0---0-0-0-
P.M |.| |.................| |.|
--------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- -0-0-7---0-0-6---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-7---0-0-
P.M...................| |.| |............|
--------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- -------------------------4-------3----------------- -2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-
P.M |.| |.................| |.|
--------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- -----4-------3-----------------------4------- -2-2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-
P.M...................| |.| |...........|
--------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- -0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-7---0-0-6---0-0-0---0-0-0- ---------------------------------------------------
P.M |.| |..................|
------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- -----7-------6----------------------- -0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0- -------------------------------------
| | | | | |.............| |.|
------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------8-------------------------------- ---------7-0-6-------8-------------------------------- -7-0-6-0-------0-7-0-6------0---0-0-0---0-0-7---0-0-6- ------------------------------------------------------
P.M...............| |.| |.................|
----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- -0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-7---0-0-6---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0- -----------------------------------------------------
| | | | | |........|
-------------------------------------| -------------------------------------| ---------------------9---------------| ---------7-0-6-------9---9-9-9-9-9-9-| -7-0-6-0-------0-7-0-7---9-9-9-9-9-9-| -------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-|
That was the solo stuff
Riff 7:
P.M | |.| | |......|
e-|---------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------| D-|-5-----7---9-----5---7-9---------| A-|-7-----5---7-----7---5-7---------| E-|---0-0---0---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-|
Riff 9:
P.M..| |......|
e-|-------------------------------------| B-|-8---7h8p7---------------------------| G-|-9---7h9p7-7--6-4-4-6-4----------4h6-| D-|-9---7h9p7-9--7-5-5h7p5-7--5-4-7-5h7-| A-|-----------10-9-7-7h9p7-9--7-5-9-7h9-| E-|------------------------10-8-7-10----|
[Add] [7]
e-|----------------------| B-|----------------------| G-|-3---3------3---3---3-| D-|-3---3------3---3---3-| A-|-1---1------1---1---1-| E-|----------------------|
Chorus 2:
P.M P.M
e-|------------------------------------------------------ B-|------------------------------------------------------ G-|------------------------------4----------------------- D-|-2------4------5-6-7-8-2------4------5-6-7-8-2------5- A-|-2------4------5-6-7-8-2------2------5-6-7-8-2------5- E-|-0------2------3-4-5-6-0-------------3-4-5-6-0------3-
P.M |.....|
---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- --------------------9------7--------------9------7-- -----4------5-6-7-8-9------7------5-6-7-8-9------7-- -----4------5-6-7-8-7------5------5-6-7-8-7------5-- -----2------3-4-5-6-0-------------3-4-5-6-0---------
P.M...| |............|
-------------------------| -------------------------| ---------5-6-7-8---------| -5-6-7-8-5-6-7-8-5-6-7-8-| -5-6-7-8-3-4-5-6-5-6-7-8-| -3-4-5-6---------3-4-5-6-|
Riff 8:
P.M.| |.| | |-| |.| |
e-|------------------------------------------------------ B-|------------------------------------------------------ G-|---------3-------3-----3-3---3---3-----3------3------- D-|-2-------3-------3-----3-3---3---3-----3------3----4-- A-|-2-------1-------1---1-1-1---1---1-----1------1----4-- E-|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-------------------0-0----0-0----0-2--
|..|
--------| --------| --------| -----3\-| -----3\-|
-0-0-1\-|
Riff 9:
P.M...................|
e-|---------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------| D-|-2-------------------------3-3-3-| A-|-2-------------------------1-1-1-| E-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
End:
e-|-----------------| B-|-----------------| G-|-9---------------| D-|-9------------\2-| A-|-7------------\2-| E-|-0------------\0-|
That's the riffs, fellas. I'm sure I've forgotten some part
somewhere but...anyway, the following is a list of when to
play them:
Intro x1
Riff 1 x6
Main riff x3
Add 1 x1 (drums enter)
Main riff x3
Add 1 x1
Main riff x1
Add 2 x1
Main riff x1
Verse 1 x1
Main riff x2
Verse 1 x2
Main riff x1
Verse 2 x1
Main riff x1
Verse 2 x1
Main riff x2
Prechorus x1
Chorus 1 x1
Main riff x3
Add 2 x1
Verse 1 x1
Main riff x2
Verse 1 x1
Main riff x1
Verse 2 x1
Main riff x1
Verse 2 x1
Main riff x2
Prechorus x1
Chorus 1 x1
Main riff x4
Riff 2a x4
Riff 3a x2
Riff 2a x2
Add 3 x1
Riff 2b x2
Riff 3b x2
Riff 4 x1
Riff 5 x1
Drumsolo
Riff 6 x2
Riff 6 x1 with add 4
Riff 6 x0,5 with add 5
Riff 6 x0,5 with add 6
Guitarsolo
Riff 7 x4
Add 3 x1
Riff 2a x2
Riff 11 x1
Riff 7 x4
Add 3 x1
Riff 11 x2
Riff 2a x1
Add 3 x1
Riff 2a x1
Add 3 x1
Add 7 x1
Main riff x3
Add 2 x1
Verse 1 x1
Main riff x2
Verse 1 x1
Main riff x1
Verse 2 x1
Main riff x1
Verse 2 x1
Main riff x2
Prechorus x1
Chorus 2 x1
Main riff x3
Add 2 x1
Main riff x3
Riff 8 x1
Main riff x2
Riff 9 x1
Riff 7 x5
[End]
Phew, that was a tough one! How can they remember all this
parts?
Here is the lyrics:
Verse 1:
Never hunger, never prosper
I have fallen prey to failure
Struggle within, triggered again
Now the candle burns at both ends
Verse 2:
Twisting under schizophrenia
Falling deep into dementia
Chorus 1:
Old habits reappear
Fighting the fear of fear
Growing conspiracy
Everyone's after me (last time: Myself is after me)
Frayed ends of sanity, hear them calling me
Verse 1:
Birth of terror, death of much more
I'm the slave of fear, my captor
Never warnings, spreading it's wings
As I wait for the horror she brings
Verse 2:
Loss of interest, question, wonder
Waves of fear they pull me under
Chorus
Verse 1:
Into ruin, I am sinking
Hostage of this nameless feeling
Hell is set free, flooded I'll be
Feel the undertow inside me
Verse 2:
Height, hell, time, haste, terror, tension
Life, death, want, waste, mass depression
Chorus
That's it lads!
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