The Unforgiven Metallica
written by Hetfield, Ulrich & Hammett
Off the album "Metallica"
tab by Kristian Klock
Chords used in song
| A5 | C5 | E5 | Am | C | G | Em | E |
|-----|-----|-----|--0--|--3--|--3--|--0--|--0--| |-----|-----|-----|--1--|--1--|--3--|--0--|--0--| |-----|-----|-----|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--1--| |--2--|--5--|-----|--2--|--2--|--0--|--2--|--2--| |--0--|--3--|--2--|--0--|--3--|--2--|--2--|--2--| |-----|-----|--0--|-----|-----|--3--|--0--|--0--|
Tab key
h =hammer on
p =pull off
b =bend
r =release bend
tip of finger to pick attack)
/ =slide
\ =slide
Intro-Clean -guitar 1
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guitar 1
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|guitar 2
|------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-------------------2--4--4h5---5--4--2~~~-| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
guitar 1
|------------------------------------------| |--0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------| |----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----| |------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---| |--0---------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
|guitar 2
|------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--------------2--4--4h5----------5--2~~~--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
guitar 1
|------------------------------------------| |--0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------| |----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----| |------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---| |--0---------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
|guitar 2
|------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |----------2--4--4h5---------5--4--2~~~~---| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
guitar 1
|------------------------------------------| |--0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------| |----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----| |------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---| |--0---------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
|guitar 2
|------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-------------2--4--5----------5--2~~~~~---| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
Rythm figure 1
guitar 1
|----------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------0--1-------1-----1--|-------------------------------| |------2---------------------|-------0----0--------2-2h4-2~~-| |----2-----------2-----2-----|-----0--------2--2-2-----------| |--0-----------3-------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|--3-------3--------------------|
|guitar 2
|----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------2--4--4h5--4h5--5--|--5--4-----4-----2--2h4----2~~-| |----------------------------|--------5----2-----------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------|
guitar 1 end rythm figure 1
|----------------------0---0-|-------------------------------| |-----------0--1----------1--|--1--3--0-----3----------------| |---------2------------------|----------------1--1--4--1-2h4-| |------2------------2--------|-------------------------------| |-----------------3----------|-------------------------------| |--5-------------------------|-----------3-------------------|
|guitar 2
|----------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------3s5--5----|--5--3-------------------------| |------2--4---4h5------------|--------4~~---4\-1--/4--1--2s4-| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Rythm figure 2 end Rythm figure 2
guitar 1
|----------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------0------0-----1-----|--0-----0-----0-----0----1-----| |-----2-----2------2-----2---|----2-----2-----2-----2----2---| |-------2-----2------2-----2-|------2-----2-----2-----2----2-| |--0-------------------------|--0----------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|guitar 2
|----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------|
1st, 2nd Verses
Note:One guitar playes the chords and the other
guitar plays Riff A.
Riff A-1 taken from Phil Boyle's tab
||-----------------------|--------------------------| ||-----------------------|--------------------------| ||.----------------------|--12--12--11--11----------| ||.-12--10--9--9h10------|---0---0---0---0--10--10--| ||---0---0--0--0h-0--10--|-------------------0---0--| ||--------------------0--|--------------------------|
Riff A-2
||-----------------------|--------------------------| ||-----------------------|---8--8--7--7-------------| ||.---7--5--4--4h5-------|--------------5--5--7-----| ||.----------------5-----|--------------------------| ||-----------------------|--------------------------| ||-----------------------|--------------------------|
1:N[A5]ew blood joi[C5]ns thi[E5]s earth, [E]and [D5]quickly he's subd[A5]ued.
2:They dedicate their......
T[A]hro[A5]ugh constant pa[C5]in disgr[E5]ace, the youn[E]g b[D5]oy learns their ru[A5]les.
W[A]ith[A5] time, the chil[C5]d dra[E5]ws in[E] th[D5]is whipping boy d[A5]one wrong.
[A] [A5] [C5] [E5] [E] [D5] [A5]rythm figure 4
|---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------| |------------------------8--|--8--7--7-----------|-----------------| |--7--5--4--4h5-------------|------------5-------|-5-------4-------| |---------------5~~~--------|--------------------|---0-------0-----| |---------------------------|--------------------|-----0-0-----0-0-| |---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
deprived of all his thoughts, the young man struggles on and on.
[C5] [G5]
|------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |-2-------0--------|----------------------|-5-------4-------2-------| |---0-------0------|--5-------------------|---0-------0-------0-----| |-----0-0-----0-0--|--3---5--3--0--5------|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-| |------------------|---------------3------|-------------------------|
He' known, oo, a vow unto his own that never from this day
[C5] end r[G5]ythm figu[E5]re 4
|----------------------------------------|------| |----------------------------------------|------| |--0-------------------------------------|------| |----0----------5------------------------|------| |------0-0------3--------5--3--0---5-----|--2---| |----------------------------------3-----|--0---|
his will they'll take away.
Chorus-with rythm figure 1
|------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| |--2--4--5~--5--------------5--|--5--4----4---------------| |------------------------------|--------5---\2------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------|
What I've felt, what I've known never shined throught in
|---------|---------------------------| |---------|-----------------5---5-----| |-2--2h4--|-2~~---2--4--5~~-----------| |---------|---------------------------| |---------|---------------------------| |---------|---------------------------|
what I've shown. Never be Never see.
|--------------------|---------------------------| |-5-3----------------|---------------------------| |----4~~-4--/4-1-2h4-|-2~~--2-----4-----5~~~~----| |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------|
Won't see what might have been. What I've felt,
|-----|--------------------------------------------------| |-----|--------------------------------------------------| |--5--|-5-4-----4---------------------2-------2h4--------| |-----|-----5~~---\2-------------------------------------| |-----|--------------------------------------------------| |-----|--------------------------------------------------|
what I've known never shined through in what I've shown.
to coda
with rythm figure 2
|---------------------|----------------------------- ----- |-------------5--5----|-3--------------------------- ----- |-2~-2--4-5~----------|---4~~--4\--1--/4--1--2h4---- -2~~- |---------------------|----------------------------- ----- |---------------------|----------------------------- ----- |---------------------|----------------------------- -----
Never free. Never me. So I dub the unforgiv - en
______1.__________ __________________2._______________
/ \ / \
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2:They dedicate... Rythm figure 5 end rythm figure 5
Interlude - clean - with rythm figure 5
|--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |----4--5--7---5--4h5p4-------4--------------| |--7---------------------7------5--5h7~~~----| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------| |--0--1--3--5--3--1-----1h3~~~~~-------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--8/10\8---7---3h5--3-------3---------------| |--7/-9\7---7----------5--4----4-------------| |--------------------------------5~~~~-------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |----------------------5---------------------| |------------------5-----5---5h7~~~~~--------| |-------3/5--6--7----------------------------| |--3--5--------------------------------------| |----------------------7------7~~----10------| |--8--7h8p7----7-8--10---8~~----8--8----8~~~-| |-----------9--------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-------12~----------14~----------15--17~~~~-| |--8/10----10--10/12----12--12/14---14-------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|
Rythm fill 1
*This fill and rythm figure
3 and 4 is played during guitar solo*
|------------------------------| |------------------------------| |----------------4b5r4b5r4-----| |--7--7--7--2---------------2--| |--5--5--5--0--0------------0--| |------------------------------|
Guitar solo- with rythm figure 3
|--------------------------------------------------| |--7b8--7b8----------------------------------------| |--7b9--7b9----------------------------------------| |------------5--------7b9--r7--5-------------------| |--------------7~~~~-------------7--5\3-5-3--------| |-------------------------------------------5-3-5--| |---------------|----------------------------------| |---------------|------------------7---7--8--7h8---| |----------5~~--|-7--57--7/9---7-9---9-------------| |-------/7------|----------------------------------| |--3b5----------|----------------------------------| |---------------|----------------------------------| |-------10----------8---------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|
with Rythm fill 1
|-----10-------------------------------------| |--10----10~~~--20b22--20b22--20b22--r20~~~~-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|
with rythm figure 3
|------------------20b23--20b23--r20--20b23r20--| |--20b22--r20--17-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |--17--17--20p17----17----------------------| |----------------20-----20b22~~~------------| |-------------------------------------/9----| |---------------------------------17\-------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--10p9--7--9-----7------------------------------------| |-------------10-----8--7---7--------------------------| |-------------------------9---9--7\5--7-5\4--5-4-2~~~--| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |-----------12---------12---------12---------12--------| |--------13----13---------13---------13---------13-----| |--/14------------14---------14---------14---------14--| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|
w/Rhytm figure 4
|--12---------12---------12-------------|-----------------------| |-----13---------13---------13----------|-----------------------| |--------14---------14---------14~~~~---|--19b21--19b21r19--17--| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------17--19--20-19-17-19-17-19-17----------------| |--20b22--20b22~~~--------------------------------20b22---------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |--17-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----20-17--------20-17----------------------------------------| |-----------19b21--------19--19b21-r19p17--19b21-r19p17---------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|
D.S. al coda
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------20~~~~---18h20p18---|--17~~~--18-17~~~~-| |--19b21--19b21-r19--17---------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------|
Coda
|---------------|------------------------------3--3s5~~--7------| |---------------|------------------3--3s5---5--3--3s5~~--3------| |---------------|--2--2s4--2--5----4--4s5---5-------------------| |---------------|-----------------------------------------------| |---------------|-----------------------------------------------| |---------------|-----------------------------------------------|
en. Woh.
Outro -Rhytm figure 6 end Rhytm figure 6
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Never free. Never me. So I dub the unforgiv-
|---------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------3s5----5--|--5--3---------4\-1--1--2--2s4--| |--2~~---2--4-4s5-----------|-------4~~~---------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------|
en.
|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |--2~~--2--2--4-4s5~~~-----5-----5------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
You labeled me. I'll label you.
|----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------3s5--5--| |--5-4------4\-1--1--2-2s4---|--2~~~-2--4-4s5---------| |------5~~~------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------|
So I dub the unforgiven.
Repeat and fade
|-------------------------------|| |--5-3--------------------------|| |------4~~~--4\--1--1--2--2s4--.|| |------------------------------.|| |-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------||
2nd Verse
They dedicate their lives to running all of his.
He tries to pleas them all, this bitter man he is.
Throughout his life the same, he's battled constantly.
This fight he cannot win. A tired man they see no longer cares.
The old man prepares to die regretfully.
That old man he is me.
Kristian Klock -1998
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