The Thing That Should Not Be Metallica

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M E T A L L I C A

[-]

T H E T H I N G T H A T S H O U L D N O T B E

================================================================================

MASTER OF PUPPETS

http://www.metallica.com/

D Standard Tuning

[D] [G] [C] [F] [A] [D]

Tempo = 56 BPM

Time Signature = 4/4

 
 -----------------------------

Transcribed by

PADDY MCMULLAN

pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com

Version 1.0 [25tb September 2012]

Date Tabbed

25th September 2012

 
 -----------------------

Tablature Symbols Used:

(/) - Legato Slide (Blank space indicates length of slide)

\ - Slide Down to/Down From

/ - Slide Up to/Up From

( ) - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note

REST - Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space

|_3_| - Triplet Notes

P.M... - Palm Mute

5b6 - Bend

6r5 - Release Bend

13b; - Quarter Note Bend

5~~ - Vibrato

x - Dead Note/Muted Note

% - Whammy Bar Articulation

5h7 - Hammer-On

7p5 - Pull-Off

* - Staccato Notes (Bring the indicated note(s) to an abrupt end)

(9t12) - Trill (quickly hammer-on and pull-off between the written notes)

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Part 1: Guitars 1, 2 & 3 [ Time 00:00 - 01:02 ]

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 ---------

Guitar 3: Clean (Doubled with Acoustic)

 
 ---------

* Let notes ring wherever possible *

 
 | |--------| |---------------------|---------------------|
 | |--R- ---| |---------------------|---------------------|
 |1|--E- ---|4|---------------------|---------------------|
 |/|--S- ---|/|---------------------|---------------------|
 |4|--T- -2-|4|--4----------------2-|--4----------------2-|
 | |------0-| |--2----------------0-|--2----------------0-|
 |-------------------------|-------------------------||
 |-------------------------|-------------------------||
 |-------------------------|-------------------------||
 |-------------------------|-------------------------||
 |--4---3-----4-----5----2-|--4---3-----4-----5------||
 |--2-------2-----2------0-|--2-------2-----2--------||

Rest for 9 bars

 
 --------------

Guitars 1 & 2: Distortion

 
 --------------
 | |-------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 | |--R- -| |-- --|-- --|-- --|
 |1|--E- -|4|-- --|-- --|-- --|
 |/|--S- -|/|-- --|-- --|-- --|
 |4|--T- -|4|-- --|-- --|-- --|
 | |-------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 |----------------------|------------------------------|
 |-- -----|------------------------------|
 |-- -----|------------------------------|
 |-- -----|--------5-5----6-----7---7----|
 |-- --2--|--2-3-4-3-3--4-4---4-5---5-2--|
 |-------------------0--|--0-1-2------2-----2-------0--|

... ..... ... ... ...

 
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |--------5----6-----7---7----|--------5----6-----7---7----|
 |--2-3-4-3--4-4---4-5---5-2--|--2-3-4-3--4-4---4-5---5-2--|
 |--0-1-2----2-----2-------0--|--0-1-2----2-----2-------0--|

..... ... ... ... ..... ... ... ...

 
 |----------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |----------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |----------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------5----6-----7---7----|--------5------6------7---------|
 |--2-3-4-3--4-4---4-5---5-2--|--2-3-4-3--3-4-4--3-4-5--3-4-2--|
 |--0-1-2----2-----2-------0--|--0-1-2----1-2----1-2----1-2-0--|

..... ... ... ... ..... ... ... .....

 
 |--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|
 |--------5------6------7---------|
 |--2-3-4-3--3-4-4--3-4-5--3-4-2--|
 |--0-1-2----1-2----1-2----1-2-0--|

..... ... ... .....

Fret E-string with thumb

 
 |----------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------|
 |--------------7-----7-- \-3----------3-----3--|
 |--------------7-----7-- \-3----------3-----3--|
 |--7--9--9--9-----9----------5--5--5-----5-----|
 |--7--7--7--7-----7----------3--3--3-----3-----|

.......... ... ....... ...

 
 |----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
 |--4----------4----4---------------------------|---------------------|
 |--4----------4----4---1-1---------------------|---------------------|
 |----6--6--6----6----------3--3--3--3--3--3--2-|--4----------------2-|
 |----4--4--4----4----------1--1--1--1--1--1--0-|--2----------------0-|

....... ... ................

 
 |---------------------||
 |---------------------||
 |---------------------||
 |---------------------||
 |--4----------------2-||
 |--2----------------0-||

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Part 2: Guitars 1, 2 & 3 [ Time 01:02 - 01:32 ]

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 --------------

Guitars 1 & 2:

 
 --------------
 ||---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 ||---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 ||---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 ||---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 ||--4----------------2-|--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--5--5-10\ -2--|
 ||--2----------------0-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-10\ -0--|

.................................. ...

 
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |--------5----6-----7---7----|--------5----6-----7---7----|
 |--2-3-4-3--4-4---4-5---5-2--|--2-3-4-3--4-4---4-5---5-2--|
 |--0-1-2----2-----2-------0--|--0-1-2----2-----2-------0--|

..... ... ... ... ..... ... ... ...

 
 |---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 |--4----------------2-|--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--5--5-10\ -2--|
 |--2----------------0-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-10\ -0--|

.................................. ...

 
 |----------------------------||
 |----------------------------||
 |----------------------------||
 |--------5----6-----7---7----||
 |--2-3-4-3--4-4---4-5---5-2--||
 |--0-1-2----2-----2-------0--||

..... ... ... ...

 
 ---------

Guitar 3:

 
 ---------
 ||---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
 ||--R-- ----|---------------------|-------------------------|
 ||--E-- ----|---------------------|-------------------------|
 ||--S-- ----|---------------------|-------------------------|
 ||--T-- --2-|--4----------------2-|--4---3-----4-----5------|
 ||-------------------0-|--2----------------0-|--2-------2-----2--------|
 |-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
 |-- --|-- ----|---------------------|
 |-- --|-- ----|---------------------|
 |-- --|-- ----|---------------------|
 |-- --|-- --2-|--4----------------2-|
 |-------------------|-------------------0-|--2----------------0-|
 |-------------------------||
 |-------------------------||
 |-------------------------||
 |-------------------------||
 |--4---3-----4-----5------||
 |--2-------2-----2--------||

Messenger of fear in sight

Dark deception kills the light

Hybrid children watch the sea

Pray for father, roaming free

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Part 3: Guitars 1 & 2 [ Time 01:32 - 02:08 ]

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Fret E-string with thumb

 
 ||----------------------------------------------|
 ||----------------------------------------------|
 ||--------------7-----7-- \-3----------3-----3--|
 ||--------------7-----7-- \-3----------3-----3--|
 ||--7--9--9--9-----9----------5--5--5-----5-----|
 ||--7--7--7--7-----7----------3--3--3-----3-----|

.......... ... ....... ...

 
 |----------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------|
 |--4----------4----4---------------------------|
 |--4----------4----4---1-1---------------------|
 |----6--6--6----6----------3--3--3--3--3--3--2-|
 |----4--4--4----4----------1--1--1--1--1--1--0-|

....... ... ................

 
 |----------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------|
 |--------------7-----7-- \-3----------3-----3--|
 |--------------7-----7-- \-3----------3-----3--|
 |--7--9--9--9-----9----------5--5--5-----5-----|
 |--7--7--7--7-----7----------3--3--3-----3-----|

.......... ... ....... ...

 
 |----------------------------------------------| |---------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------| |---------------------|
 |--4----------4----4---------------------------|3|--4----5-------------|
 |--4----------4----4---1-1---------------------|/|--x----x----0-1-1-0--|
 |----6--6--6----6----------3--3--3--3--3--3--2-|4|--2----3----0-1-1-0--|
 |----4--4--4----4----------1--1--1--1--1--1--0-| |---------------------|

....... ... ................ ... ...

 
 | |-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------|
 | |-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------|
 |4|-----------------------------------------------|3|--4----5-------------|
 |/|--1-----------------------------------0-1-1-0--|/|--x----x----0-1-1-0--|
 |4|--1--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0-1-1-0--|4|--2----3----0-1-1-0--|
 | |-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------| |---------------------|

.................................. ... ... ...

 
 | |-----------------------------------------------|------------------------||
 | |-----------------------------------------------|------------------------||
 |4|-----------------------------------------------|--4----5---------4------||
 |/|--1-----------------------------------0-1-1-0--|--x----x----3----x------||
 |4|--1--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0-1-1-0--|--2----3----x----2---2--||
 | |-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|------------1--------0--||

.................................. ... ...

Fearless wretch

Insanity

He watches, lurking beneath the sea

Great old one

Forbidden sight

He searches, hunter of the shadows is rising

Immortal

In madness you dwell

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Part 4: Guitars 1, 2 & 3 [ Time 02:08 - 02:34 ]

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 --------------

Guitars 1 & 2:

 
 --------------
 ||-----------------------------|----------------------------|
 ||-----------------------------|----------------------------|
 ||-----------------------------|----------------------------|
 ||--------5-----6-----7---7----|--------5----6-----7---7----|
 ||--2-3-4-3---4-4---4-5---5-2--|--2-3-4-3--4-4---4-5---5-2--|
 ||--0-1-2-----2-----2-------0--|--0-1-2----2-----2-------0--|

..... ... ... ... ..... ... ... ...

 
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------5------6------7---------|--------5------6------7---------|
 |--2-3-4-3--3-4-4--3-4-5--3-4-2--|--2-3-4-3--3-4-4--3-4-5--3-4-2--|
 |--0-1-2----1-2----1-2----1-2-0--|--0-1-2----1-2----1-2----1-2-0--|

..... ... ... ..... ..... ... ... ...

 
 |---------------------|---------------------||
 |---------------------|---------------------||
 |---------------------|---------------------||
 |---------------------|---------------------||
 |--4----------------2-|--4----------------2-||
 |--2----------------0-|--2----------------0-||
 ---------

Guitar 3:

 
 ---------

Rest for 5 bars

 
 |---------------------||
 |--R-- ----||
 |--E-- ----||
 |--S-- ----||
 |--T-- --2-||
 |-------------------0-||

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Part 5: Repeat Part 2 [ Time 02:34 - 03:04 ]

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Crawling chaos underground

Cult has summoned twisted sound

Out from ruins once possessed

Fallen city, living death

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Part 6: Repeat Part 3 with the following variation [ Time 03:04 - 03:43 ]

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 --------------

Guitars 1 & 2:

 
 --------------

Note the full chord in the first bar

 
 |----------------------| |--------------------| |
 |----------------------| |--------------------| |
 |--4----5---------4----|2|--(4)---------------|4|
 |--x----x----3----4----|/|--(4)---0--1--1--0--|/|
 |--2----3----x----2----|4|--(2)---0--1--1--0--|4|
 |------------1---------| |--------------------| |
 ------------

Lead Guitar: Guitar solo segue

 
 ------------

|_3_|

 
 |-------------------| |-----------9h 12-| |
 |-- --| |-- --------| |
 |-- --|2|-- --------|4|
 |-- --|/|-- --------|/|
 |-- --|4|-- --------|4|
 |-------------------| |-----------------| |
 ------------

Lead Fill 1:

 
 ------------
 |-------------------| |------------------------| |--------------------||
 |-- --| |-- ----%---%---%---%---| |--%-----------------||
 |-- --|2|-- --0-9---11--12--14--|4|--15-- --||
 |-- --|/|-- --------------------|/|--------------------||
 |-- --|4|-- --------------------|4|--------------------||
 |-------------------| |------------------------| |--------------------||

% - Pull bar up one step then dip one step below the written note; the final

note is gradually dipped down over the course of the bar.

 
 ------------

Lead Fill 2:

 
 ------------
 |-------------------| |-----------------------| |
 |-- --| |-----------------------| |
 |-- --|2|-- ------------------|4|
 |-- --|/|-- ------------------|/|
 |-- --|4|-- --%---%---%---%---|4|
 |-------------------| |-------0---12--14--15--| |

% - Pull bar up one step then dip one step below the written note.

Fearless wretch

Insanity

He watches, lurking beneath the sea

Timeless sleep

Has been upset

He awakens

Hunter of the shadows is rising

Immortal

In madness you dwell

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Guitar Solo: Guitars 1, 2 & Lead Guitar [ Time 03:43 - 04:13 ]

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 --------------

Guitars 1 & 2:

 
 --------------
 ||-----------------------------------------------| |
 ||-----------------------------------------------| |
 ||-----------------------------------------------|*|
 ||--1-----------------------------------0-1-1-0--|*| x 4
 ||--1--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0-1-1-0--| |
 ||-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------| |

.................................. ...

 
 |--------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------|
 |--2-----------------------2-----------------------|
 |--2-------2--3-2----3--2--2-------2--5-3-2--3--2--|
 |----3--5---------3----------3--5------------------|

.................... ....................

 
 |------------------------------------|-----------------------||
 |------------------------------------|-----------------------||
 |--4----5----------------------------|--4----5---------4-----||
 |--x----x----2----------2------------|--x----x----3----x-----||
 |--2----3----2-------2----3-2--3--2--|--2----3----x----2---2-||
 |--------------3--5------------------|------------1--------0-||

....................

 
 ------------

Lead Guitar:

 
 ------------

% - Gradual dive % - pre-dip then return

 
 ||--(9t12)---------------------------16~~-------------------/12-12-12-|
 ||---%-------------------------------%--------------------------------|
 ||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ||---------------------------------------------13\ -------------------|

|_____3_____| |_3__| |_3__|

 
 |--16-14--12--15-(13p12)-(16 p13p12)-(16 p13p12)-(16 p13h|
 |--------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------|

|___3___|

| 12)-(16 p13p12)-(16p13p12)-(16p13p12)-(16p13p12)-(16p|

 
 |------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------|
 | 13p12)-(16 p13p12)-(16p13p12)-12---------------------|
 |----------------------------------15-(15b17;r15)~~----|
 |----------------------------------------------------x-|
 |----------------------------------------------------x-|
 |------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------|

[Witb Lead Fill]

 
 |---------------11-12-11h12p11---------------------------------------------|
 |--------11-12------------------12-11--------------------------------------|
 |--11h12------------------------------13-12--------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------14-13--------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------15-14-10h11-10~~---13\ --|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------13\ --|

|__3___| |__3___| |__3___| |__3___| |__3___|

 
 |------16p13p12-16p13p12-16p13p12-16p13p12-16p13p12-|
 |------%- -|
 |--0------------------------------------------------|
 |--%------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------|

% - Dive

% - 1/4 gradual dive

|__3___| |__3___| |__3___|

 
 |--16p13p12-16p13p12-16p13p12-----------|---------------------||
 | -15--------|---------------------||
 |-----------------------------%---14~~--|--(14)---------------||
 |---------------------------------%-----|---------------------||
 |---------------------------------------|---------------------||
 |---------------------------------------|---------------------||

% - Pre-dip and return

% - Extreme vibrato

 
 ----------

Lead Fill:

 
 ----------
 |--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------19-20-19h20p19----------------------------------|
 |--------19-20------------------\19-19-------------------------|
 |--19h20---------------------------------\19-19-16h17p16-------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------18-17-|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------|
 |--------------------------|
 |--------------------------|
 |--------------------------|
 |--------------------------|
 |--18h19p18------------ \--|

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Part 7: Repeat Part 4 with the following fills [ Time 04:13 - 04:39 ]

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 ------------

Lead Fill 1:

 
 ------------
 ||--------------------|----------------------------|
 ||--------------------|-------------(15)-----------|
 ||--%----%------------|---------9----14------------|
 ||--5----5------------|--(5)----%------------------|
 ||--3----3------------|--(3)-----------------------|
 ||--------------------|----------------------------|

% - Pre-dip 2 steps and return

% - Pull 2 steps up, dive 4 steps, pull up 1 step, dive 1 step

% - Pre-dip 4 steps, pull up 1 step

% - Pre-dip a 1/2 step, return, dive

 
 |-------------------------------|
 |--12---------------------------|
 |--%----------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|
 |---------------12\ -------12\ -|
 |---------------12\ - /12--12\ -|

% - Pre-dip 1 step, return, dive

 
 |--------------------|-------------------||
 |--------------------|-------------------||
 |--------------------|-------------------||
 |--%-----------------|-------------------||
 |--10----------------|--(10)-------------||
 |--8-----------------|--(8)--------------||

% - Dip, return, pull up 4 steps, wiggle and dive

 
 ------------

Lead Fill 2:

 
 ------------

Drag string over edge of fretboard

 
 ||---------(14 r 12)--0---|--(0)----10-------x----------------------|
 ||-- -------------0---|--(0)----10-------%----------------------|
 ||-- -------------%---|-----------------------------------------|
 ||-- -----------------|-----------------------------------------|
 ||-- -----------------|-----------------------------------------|
 ||------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

% - Pre-bend a 1/2 step and return

% - Pull bar up one step

|____3____|

 
 |--x------x------------x--|-----x----------20------(22b23)---22---|
 |---------%------------%--|-----------(22b24)--22------------%----|
 |-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------|---------------------------------------|

% - Dive 2 steps

% - Pull up 1 step

% - Uneven dive

 
 |-----------------------------22--|--(24)-22--22--22-----22--22--22--22----||
 |-- --(24b;b25;26)----(26)--24--|--(24)-24--24--24-----24--24--24--24----||
 |-- ------------------(0)---%---|-------%-------%------%---%---%---%-----||
 |-- ----------------------------|---------------(0)----------------------||
 |-- ----------------------------|----------------------------------------||
 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------||

% - Pull bar up one step

% - Return previous bend

% - Dive 2 & 1/2 steps

% - Pre-dive 4 steps, return, raise 1 step

% - Return previous bend

% - Pre-dive 3 steps and return

% - Pull up 2 steps, dive

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Part 8: Repeat Part 2 [ Time 04:39 - 05:09 ]

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Not dead which eternal lie

Stranger eons, death may die

Drain you of your sanity

Face the thing that should not be

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Part 9: Repeat Part 3 with the following variation [ Time 05:09 - 05:45 ]

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Replace the last bar with the following:

 
 |----------------------||
 |----------------------||
 |--4----5---------4----||
 |--x----x----3----x----||
 |--2----3----x----2----||
 |------------1---------||

================================================================================

Part 10: Guitars 1, 2 & Lead Fill [ Time 05:45 - 06:38 ]

================================================================================

 
 --------------

Guitars 1 & 2:

 
 --------------
 | |--------------------------------------||
 | |--------------------------------------||
 |3|--------------------------------------||
 |/|--2----------2------------0--1--1--0--||
 |4|--2-------2----3-2--3--2--0--1--1--0--||
 | |----3--5------------------------------||

....................... ...

 
 | |--------------------------------------------------| |
 | |--------------------------------------------------| |
 |4|--------------------------------------------------|*|
 |/|--1-----------------------------------0--1--1--0--|*| Repeat until fade
 |4|--1--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--1--1--0--| |
 | |-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------| |

.................................. ...

 
 ----------

Lead Fill: with wha

 
 ----------
 ||--------------------------------------------------| |
 ||--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--| |
 ||--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|*|
 ||--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|*| Repeat until fade
 ||--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| |
 ||--------------------------------------------------| |

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[End]================================================================================

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Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

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Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

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{t:The Thing That Should Not Be}
 {st:Metallica}
 
 ================================================================================
 M E T A L L I C A
 
 [-]
 T H E T H I N G T H A T S H O U L D N O T B E
 ================================================================================
 
 MASTER OF PUPPETS
 (c) Elektra/Music For Nations/Vertigo Records (1986)
 http://www.metallica.com/
 
 D Standard Tuning
 [D] [G][C][F][A][D]
 Tempo = 56 BPM
 Time Signature = 4/4
 
 
 
 {sot}
 -----------------------------
 {eot}
 Transcribed by
 
 PADDY MCMULLAN
 pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com
 
 Version 1.0 [25th September 2012]
 
 Date Tabbed
 25th September 2012
 
 {sot}
 -----------------------
 {eot}
 
 Tablature Symbols Used:
 
 (/) - Legato Slide (Blank space indicates length of slide)
 \ - Slide Down to/Down From
 / - Slide Up to/Up From
 ( ) - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note
 REST - Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space
 |_3_| - Triplet Notes
 P.M... - Palm Mute
 5b6 - Bend
 6r5 - Release Bend
 13b; - Quarter Note Bend
 5~~ - Vibrato
 x - Dead Note/Muted Note
 % - Whammy Bar Articulation
 5h7 - Hammer-On
 7p5 - Pull-Off
 * - Staccato Notes (Bring the indicated note(s) to an abrupt end)
 (9t12) - Trill (quickly hammer-on and pull-off between the written notes)
 
 
 ================================================================================
 Part 1: Guitars 1, 2 & 3 [ Time 00:00 - 01:02 ]
 ================================================================================
 
 
 {sot}
 ---------
 {eot}
 Guitar 3: Clean (Doubled with Acoustic)
 
 {sot}
 ---------
 {eot}
 
 * Let notes ring wherever possible *
 
 
 {sot}
 | |--------| |---------------------|---------------------|
 | |--R- ---| |---------------------|---------------------|
 |1|--E- ---|4|---------------------|---------------------|
 |/|--S- ---|/|---------------------|---------------------|
 |4|--T- -2-|4|--4----------------2-|--4----------------2-|
 | |------0-| |--2----------------0-|--2----------------0-|
 |-------------------------|-------------------------||
 |-------------------------|-------------------------||
 |-------------------------|-------------------------||
 |-------------------------|-------------------------||
 |--4---3-----4-----5----2-|--4---3-----4-----5------||
 |--2-------2-----2------0-|--2-------2-----2--------||
 {eot}
 
 
 Rest for 9 bars
 
 
 
 {sot}
 --------------
 {eot}
 Guitars 1 & 2: Distortion
 
 {sot}
 --------------
 | |-------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 | |--R- -| |-- --|-- --|-- --|
 |1|--E- -|4|-- --|-- --|-- --|
 |/|--S- -|/|-- --|-- --|-- --|
 |4|--T- -|4|-- --|-- --|-- --|
 | |-------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 |----------------------|------------------------------|
 |-- -----|------------------------------|
 |-- -----|------------------------------|
 |-- -----|--------5-5----6-----7---7----|
 |-- --2--|--2-3-4-3-3--4-4---4-5---5-2--|
 |-------------------0--|--0-1-2------2-----2-------0--|
 {eot}
 ... ..... ... ... ...
 
 
 {sot}
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |--------5----6-----7---7----|--------5----6-----7---7----|
 |--2-3-4-3--4-4---4-5---5-2--|--2-3-4-3--4-4---4-5---5-2--|
 |--0-1-2----2-----2-------0--|--0-1-2----2-----2-------0--|
 {eot}
 ..... ... ... ... ..... ... ... ...
 
 
 {sot}
 |----------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |----------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |----------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------5----6-----7---7----|--------5------6------7---------|
 |--2-3-4-3--4-4---4-5---5-2--|--2-3-4-3--3-4-4--3-4-5--3-4-2--|
 |--0-1-2----2-----2-------0--|--0-1-2----1-2----1-2----1-2-0--|
 {eot}
 ..... ... ... ... ..... ... ... .....
 
 
 {sot}
 |--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|
 |--------5------6------7---------|
 |--2-3-4-3--3-4-4--3-4-5--3-4-2--|
 |--0-1-2----1-2----1-2----1-2-0--|
 {eot}
 ..... ... ... .....
 
 Fret E-string with thumb
 
 {sot}
 |----------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------|
 |--------------7-----7-- \-3----------3-----3--|
 |--------------7-----7-- \-3----------3-----3--|
 |--7--9--9--9-----9----------5--5--5-----5-----|
 |--7--7--7--7-----7----------3--3--3-----3-----|
 {eot}
 .......... ... ....... ...
 
 
 {sot}
 |----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
 |--4----------4----4---------------------------|---------------------|
 |--4----------4----4---1-1---------------------|---------------------|
 |----6--6--6----6----------3--3--3--3--3--3--2-|--4----------------2-|
 |----4--4--4----4----------1--1--1--1--1--1--0-|--2----------------0-|
 {eot}
 ....... ... ................
 
 
 {sot}
 |---------------------||
 |---------------------||
 |---------------------||
 |---------------------||
 |--4----------------2-||
 |--2----------------0-||
 {eot}
 
 
 ================================================================================
 Part 2: Guitars 1, 2 & 3 [ Time 01:02 - 01:32 ]
 ================================================================================
 
 
 {sot}
 --------------
 {eot}
 Guitars 1 & 2:
 
 {sot}
 --------------
 ||---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 ||---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 ||---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 ||---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 ||--4----------------2-|--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--5--5-10\ -2--|
 ||--2----------------0-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-10\ -0--|
 {eot}
 .................................. ...
 
 
 {sot}
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |--------5----6-----7---7----|--------5----6-----7---7----|
 |--2-3-4-3--4-4---4-5---5-2--|--2-3-4-3--4-4---4-5---5-2--|
 |--0-1-2----2-----2-------0--|--0-1-2----2-----2-------0--|
 {eot}
 ..... ... ... ... ..... ... ... ...
 
 
 {sot}
 |---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 |--4----------------2-|--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--5--5-10\ -2--|
 |--2----------------0-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-10\ -0--|
 {eot}
 .................................. ...
 
 
 {sot}
 |----------------------------||
 |----------------------------||
 |----------------------------||
 |--------5----6-----7---7----||
 |--2-3-4-3--4-4---4-5---5-2--||
 |--0-1-2----2-----2-------0--||
 {eot}
 ..... ... ... ...
 
 
 
 {sot}
 ---------
 {eot}
 Guitar 3:
 
 {sot}
 ---------
 ||---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
 ||--R-- ----|---------------------|-------------------------|
 ||--E-- ----|---------------------|-------------------------|
 ||--S-- ----|---------------------|-------------------------|
 ||--T-- --2-|--4----------------2-|--4---3-----4-----5------|
 ||-------------------0-|--2----------------0-|--2-------2-----2--------|
 |-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
 |-- --|-- ----|---------------------|
 |-- --|-- ----|---------------------|
 |-- --|-- ----|---------------------|
 |-- --|-- --2-|--4----------------2-|
 |-------------------|-------------------0-|--2----------------0-|
 |-------------------------||
 |-------------------------||
 |-------------------------||
 |-------------------------||
 |--4---3-----4-----5------||
 |--2-------2-----2--------||
 {eot}
 
 
 Messenger of fear in sight
 Dark deception kills the light
 
 Hybrid children watch the sea
 Pray for father, roaming free
 
 
 ================================================================================
 Part 3: Guitars 1 & 2 [ Time 01:32 - 02:08 ]
 ================================================================================
 
 Fret E-string with thumb
 
 {sot}
 ||----------------------------------------------|
 ||----------------------------------------------|
 ||--------------7-----7-- \-3----------3-----3--|
 ||--------------7-----7-- \-3----------3-----3--|
 ||--7--9--9--9-----9----------5--5--5-----5-----|
 ||--7--7--7--7-----7----------3--3--3-----3-----|
 {eot}
 .......... ... ....... ...
 
 
 {sot}
 |----------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------|
 |--4----------4----4---------------------------|
 |--4----------4----4---1-1---------------------|
 |----6--6--6----6----------3--3--3--3--3--3--2-|
 |----4--4--4----4----------1--1--1--1--1--1--0-|
 {eot}
 ....... ... ................
 
 
 {sot}
 |----------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------|
 |--------------7-----7-- \-3----------3-----3--|
 |--------------7-----7-- \-3----------3-----3--|
 |--7--9--9--9-----9----------5--5--5-----5-----|
 |--7--7--7--7-----7----------3--3--3-----3-----|
 {eot}
 .......... ... ....... ...
 
 
 {sot}
 |----------------------------------------------| |---------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------| |---------------------|
 |--4----------4----4---------------------------|3|--4----5-------------|
 |--4----------4----4---1-1---------------------|/|--x----x----0-1-1-0--|
 |----6--6--6----6----------3--3--3--3--3--3--2-|4|--2----3----0-1-1-0--|
 |----4--4--4----4----------1--1--1--1--1--1--0-| |---------------------|
 {eot}
 ....... ... ................ ... ...
 
 
 {sot}
 | |-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------|
 | |-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------|
 |4|-----------------------------------------------|3|--4----5-------------|
 |/|--1-----------------------------------0-1-1-0--|/|--x----x----0-1-1-0--|
 |4|--1--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0-1-1-0--|4|--2----3----0-1-1-0--|
 | |-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------| |---------------------|
 {eot}
 .................................. ... ... ...
 
 
 {sot}
 | |-----------------------------------------------|------------------------||
 | |-----------------------------------------------|------------------------||
 |4|-----------------------------------------------|--4----5---------4------||
 |/|--1-----------------------------------0-1-1-0--|--x----x----3----x------||
 |4|--1--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0-1-1-0--|--2----3----x----2---2--||
 | |-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|------------1--------0--||
 {eot}
 .................................. ... ...
 
 
 Fearless wretch
 Insanity
 He watches, lurking beneath the sea
 
 Great old one
 Forbidden sight
 He searches, hunter of the shadows is rising
 
 Immortal
 
 In madness you dwell
 
 
 ================================================================================
 Part 4: Guitars 1, 2 & 3 [ Time 02:08 - 02:34 ]
 ================================================================================
 
 
 {sot}
 --------------
 {eot}
 Guitars 1 & 2:
 
 {sot}
 --------------
 ||-----------------------------|----------------------------|
 ||-----------------------------|----------------------------|
 ||-----------------------------|----------------------------|
 ||--------5-----6-----7---7----|--------5----6-----7---7----|
 ||--2-3-4-3---4-4---4-5---5-2--|--2-3-4-3--4-4---4-5---5-2--|
 ||--0-1-2-----2-----2-------0--|--0-1-2----2-----2-------0--|
 {eot}
 ..... ... ... ... ..... ... ... ...
 
 
 {sot}
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------5------6------7---------|--------5------6------7---------|
 |--2-3-4-3--3-4-4--3-4-5--3-4-2--|--2-3-4-3--3-4-4--3-4-5--3-4-2--|
 |--0-1-2----1-2----1-2----1-2-0--|--0-1-2----1-2----1-2----1-2-0--|
 {eot}
 ..... ... ... ..... ..... ... ... ...
 
 
 {sot}
 |---------------------|---------------------||
 |---------------------|---------------------||
 |---------------------|---------------------||
 |---------------------|---------------------||
 |--4----------------2-|--4----------------2-||
 |--2----------------0-|--2----------------0-||
 ---------
 {eot}
 Guitar 3:
 
 {sot}
 ---------
 {eot}
 
 Rest for 5 bars
 
 
 {sot}
 |---------------------||
 |--R-- ----||
 |--E-- ----||
 |--S-- ----||
 |--T-- --2-||
 |-------------------0-||
 {eot}
 
 
 ================================================================================
 Part 5: Repeat Part 2 [ Time 02:34 - 03:04 ]
 ================================================================================
 
 Crawling chaos underground
 Cult has summoned twisted sound
 
 Out from ruins once possessed
 Fallen city, living death
 
 
 ================================================================================
 Part 6: Repeat Part 3 with the following variation [ Time 03:04 - 03:43 ]
 ================================================================================
 
 
 {sot}
 --------------
 {eot}
 Guitars 1 & 2:
 
 {sot}
 --------------
 {eot}
 
 Note the full chord in the first bar
 
 
 {sot}
 |----------------------| |--------------------| |
 |----------------------| |--------------------| |
 |--4----5---------4----|2|--(4)---------------|4|
 |--x----x----3----4----|/|--(4)---0--1--1--0--|/|
 |--2----3----x----2----|4|--(2)---0--1--1--0--|4|
 |------------1---------| |--------------------| |
 ------------
 {eot}
 Lead Guitar: Guitar solo segue
 
 {sot}
 ------------
 {eot}
 
 |_3_|
 
 {sot}
 |-------------------| |-----------9h 12-| |
 |-- --| |-- --------| |
 |-- --|2|-- --------|4|
 |-- --|/|-- --------|/|
 |-- --|4|-- --------|4|
 |-------------------| |-----------------| |
 ------------
 {eot}
 Lead Fill 1:
 
 {sot}
 ------------
 |-------------------| |------------------------| |--------------------||
 |-- --| |-- ----%---%---%---%---| |--%-----------------||
 |-- --|2|-- --0-9---11--12--14--|4|--15-- --||
 |-- --|/|-- --------------------|/|--------------------||
 |-- --|4|-- --------------------|4|--------------------||
 |-------------------| |------------------------| |--------------------||
 {eot}
 
 
 % - Pull bar up one step then dip one step below the written note; the final
 note is gradually dipped down over the course of the bar.
 
 
 
 {sot}
 ------------
 {eot}
 Lead Fill 2:
 
 {sot}
 ------------
 |-------------------| |-----------------------| |
 |-- --| |-----------------------| |
 |-- --|2|-- ------------------|4|
 |-- --|/|-- ------------------|/|
 |-- --|4|-- --%---%---%---%---|4|
 |-------------------| |-------0---12--14--15--| |
 {eot}
 
 
 % - Pull bar up one step then dip one step below the written note.
 
 
 Fearless wretch
 Insanity
 He watches, lurking beneath the sea
 
 Timeless sleep
 Has been upset
 He awakens
 Hunter of the shadows is rising
 
 Immortal
 
 In madness you dwell
 
 
 ================================================================================
 Guitar Solo: Guitars 1, 2 & Lead Guitar [ Time 03:43 - 04:13 ]
 ================================================================================
 
 
 {sot}
 --------------
 {eot}
 Guitars 1 & 2:
 
 {sot}
 --------------
 ||-----------------------------------------------| |
 ||-----------------------------------------------| |
 ||-----------------------------------------------|*|
 ||--1-----------------------------------0-1-1-0--|*| x 4
 ||--1--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0-1-1-0--| |
 ||-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------| |
 {eot}
 .................................. ...
 
 
 {sot}
 |--------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------|
 |--2-----------------------2-----------------------|
 |--2-------2--3-2----3--2--2-------2--5-3-2--3--2--|
 |----3--5---------3----------3--5------------------|
 {eot}
 .................... ....................
 
 
 {sot}
 |------------------------------------|-----------------------||
 |------------------------------------|-----------------------||
 |--4----5----------------------------|--4----5---------4-----||
 |--x----x----2----------2------------|--x----x----3----x-----||
 |--2----3----2-------2----3-2--3--2--|--2----3----x----2---2-||
 |--------------3--5------------------|------------1--------0-||
 {eot}
 ....................
 
 
 
 {sot}
 ------------
 {eot}
 Lead Guitar:
 
 {sot}
 ------------
 {eot}
 
 % - Gradual dive % - pre-dip then return
 
 {sot}
 ||--(9t12)---------------------------16~~-------------------/12-12-12-|
 ||---%-------------------------------%--------------------------------|
 ||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ||---------------------------------------------13\ -------------------|
 {eot}
 
 |_____3_____| |_3__| |_3__|
 
 {sot}
 |--16-14--12--15-(13p12)-(16 p13p12)-(16 p13p12)-(16 p13h|
 |--------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 |___3___|
 | 12)-(16 p13p12)-(16p13p12)-(16p13p12)-(16p13p12)-(16p|
 
 {sot}
 |------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------|
 | 13p12)-(16 p13p12)-(16p13p12)-12---------------------|
 |----------------------------------15-(15b17;r15)~~----|
 |----------------------------------------------------x-|
 |----------------------------------------------------x-|
 |------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 [With Lead Fill]
 
 {sot}
 |---------------11-12-11h12p11---------------------------------------------|
 |--------11-12------------------12-11--------------------------------------|
 |--11h12------------------------------13-12--------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------14-13--------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------15-14-10h11-10~~---13\ --|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------13\ --|
 {eot}
 
 |__3___| |__3___| |__3___| |__3___| |__3___|
 
 {sot}
 |------16p13p12-16p13p12-16p13p12-16p13p12-16p13p12-|
 |------%- -|
 |--0------------------------------------------------|
 |--%------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 % - Dive
 % - 1/4 gradual dive
 
 |__3___| |__3___| |__3___|
 
 {sot}
 |--16p13p12-16p13p12-16p13p12-----------|---------------------||
 | -15--------|---------------------||
 |-----------------------------%---14~~--|--(14)---------------||
 |---------------------------------%-----|---------------------||
 |---------------------------------------|---------------------||
 |---------------------------------------|---------------------||
 {eot}
 % - Pre-dip and return
 % - Extreme vibrato
 
 
 
 {sot}
 ----------
 {eot}
 Lead Fill:
 
 {sot}
 ----------
 |--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------19-20-19h20p19----------------------------------|
 |--------19-20------------------\19-19-------------------------|
 |--19h20---------------------------------\19-19-16h17p16-------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------18-17-|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------|
 |--------------------------|
 |--------------------------|
 |--------------------------|
 |--------------------------|
 |--18h19p18------------ \--|
 {eot}
 
 
 ================================================================================
 Part 7: Repeat Part 4 with the following fills [ Time 04:13 - 04:39 ]
 ================================================================================
 
 
 {sot}
 ------------
 {eot}
 Lead Fill 1:
 
 {sot}
 ------------
 ||--------------------|----------------------------|
 ||--------------------|-------------(15)-----------|
 ||--%----%------------|---------9----14------------|
 ||--5----5------------|--(5)----%------------------|
 ||--3----3------------|--(3)-----------------------|
 ||--------------------|----------------------------|
 {eot}
 % - Pre-dip 2 steps and return
 % - Pull 2 steps up, dive 4 steps, pull up 1 step, dive 1 step
 % - Pre-dip 4 steps, pull up 1 step
 % - Pre-dip a 1/2 step, return, dive
 
 
 
 {sot}
 |-------------------------------|
 |--12---------------------------|
 |--%----------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|
 |---------------12\ -------12\ -|
 |---------------12\ - /12--12\ -|
 {eot}
 % - Pre-dip 1 step, return, dive
 
 
 
 {sot}
 |--------------------|-------------------||
 |--------------------|-------------------||
 |--------------------|-------------------||
 |--%-----------------|-------------------||
 |--10----------------|--(10)-------------||
 |--8-----------------|--(8)--------------||
 {eot}
 % - Dip, return, pull up 4 steps, wiggle and dive
 
 
 
 {sot}
 ------------
 {eot}
 Lead Fill 2:
 
 {sot}
 ------------
 {eot}
 
 Drag string over edge of fretboard
 
 {sot}
 ||---------(14 r 12)--0---|--(0)----10-------x----------------------|
 ||-- -------------0---|--(0)----10-------%----------------------|
 ||-- -------------%---|-----------------------------------------|
 ||-- -----------------|-----------------------------------------|
 ||-- -----------------|-----------------------------------------|
 ||------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 % - Pre-bend a 1/2 step and return
 % - Pull bar up one step
 
 |____3____|
 
 {sot}
 |--x------x------------x--|-----x----------20------(22b23)---22---|
 |---------%------------%--|-----------(22b24)--22------------%----|
 |-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 % - Dive 2 steps
 % - Pull up 1 step
 % - Uneven dive
 
 
 {sot}
 |-----------------------------22--|--(24)-22--22--22-----22--22--22--22----||
 |-- --(24b;b25;26)----(26)--24--|--(24)-24--24--24-----24--24--24--24----||
 |-- ------------------(0)---%---|-------%-------%------%---%---%---%-----||
 |-- ----------------------------|---------------(0)----------------------||
 |-- ----------------------------|----------------------------------------||
 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
 {eot}
 % - Pull bar up one step
 % - Return previous bend
 % - Dive 2 & 1/2 steps
 % - Pre-dive 4 steps, return, raise 1 step
 % - Return previous bend
 % - Pre-dive 3 steps and return
 % - Pull up 2 steps, dive
 
 
 ================================================================================
 Part 8: Repeat Part 2 [ Time 04:39 - 05:09 ]
 ================================================================================
 
 Not dead which eternal lie
 Stranger eons, death may die
 
 Drain you of your sanity
 Face the thing that should not be
 
 
 ================================================================================
 Part 9: Repeat Part 3 with the following variation [ Time 05:09 - 05:45 ]
 ================================================================================
 
 Replace the last bar with the following:
 
 
 {sot}
 |----------------------||
 |----------------------||
 |--4----5---------4----||
 |--x----x----3----x----||
 |--2----3----x----2----||
 |------------1---------||
 {eot}
 
 
 ================================================================================
 Part 10: Guitars 1, 2 & Lead Fill [ Time 05:45 - 06:38 ]
 ================================================================================
 
 
 {sot}
 --------------
 {eot}
 Guitars 1 & 2:
 
 {sot}
 --------------
 | |--------------------------------------||
 | |--------------------------------------||
 |3|--------------------------------------||
 |/|--2----------2------------0--1--1--0--||
 |4|--2-------2----3-2--3--2--0--1--1--0--||
 | |----3--5------------------------------||
 {eot}
 ....................... ...
 
 
 {sot}
 | |--------------------------------------------------| |
 | |--------------------------------------------------| |
 |4|--------------------------------------------------|*|
 |/|--1-----------------------------------0--1--1--0--|*| Repeat until fade
 |4|--1--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--1--1--0--| |
 | |-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------| |
 {eot}
 .................................. ...
 
 
 
 {sot}
 ----------
 {eot}
 Lead Fill: with wha
 
 {sot}
 ----------
 ||--------------------------------------------------| |
 ||--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--| |
 ||--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|*|
 ||--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|*| Repeat until fade
 ||--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| |
 ||--------------------------------------------------| |
 {eot}
 
 
 ================================================================================
 [End]================================================================================
 
 Tab summary: Part 1
 Part 2
 Part 3
 Part 4
 Part 5
 Part 6
 Guitar Solo
 Part 7
 Part 8
 Part 9
 Part 10
 
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The Thing That Should Not Be Metallica

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