Metallica - Killem All Book guitar tab
Kill 'Em All Book .-/ ~=-._
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/ /__ "Kill 'Em All" TAB Book __\ \
/ .-~ Compiled by ~-. \
/.-~ Andrew Bowie ~-.\
/~ Version 1.1 ~\
Last Updated : 15th September 1996
Email for corrections : bowie@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
Web Page for latest version : http://www.monash.edu.au/~abow3
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Contents....
1. Hit The Lights : Greg and or Paul Halvorson (gregh@tcs.itis.com)
2. The Four Horsemen : "Bill"?
3. Motorbreath : Tony 'Bony' Asplund (ep93tas@t.hfb.se)
4. Jump In The Fire : Brant Katkansky (bmk@teleport.com, brantk@atlas.com)
5. Pulling Teath : R. Allen Canterbury (acanterb@vt.edu)
6. Whiplash : Tony 'Bony' Asplund (ep93tas@t.hfb.se)
7. Phantom Lord : Paul Halvorson
8. No Remorse : Tony Asplund (ep93tas@t.hfb.se)
9. Seek and Destroy : Peter Adamkovics (adamkp@rpi.edu)
10. Metal Militia : Paul Halvorson (gregh@tcs.itis.com)
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-------------------------- MetallicA -------------------------------
Hit The Lights
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From: gregh@tcs.itis.com (Greg and or Paul Halvorson)
Here's the main riff.
Repeat a whole bunch of times
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||*--------5--7--5--7--|--------------------*||
||*--------5--7--5--7--|--------5h7p5-------*||
||---0--0--------------|--0--0---------7--6--||
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-------------------------- MetallicA -------------------------------
The Four Horsemen
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I'll tab up the riffs, but you have to listen to the song for timing.
intro
g --5-----7--5----------------------------------------------------------
d --5--5--7--5----------------------------------------------------------
a --3--5--5--3----------------------------------------------------------
e -----3----------------------------------------------------------------
a --5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5-------------------------------
e --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--7----------------------------
d -----------------------------------------7p-5-------------------------
a --5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5-----5--------7p-5-------------------
e --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--7----------------------------------
a --5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5-----5-------------------------
e --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--7--0-------------------------
g --5-----7--5----------------------------------------------------------
d --5--5--7--5----------------------------------------------------------
a --3--5--5--3----------------------------------------------------------
e -----3----------------------------------------------------------------
verse
d -----------9-----------9-----------9--7--7----------------------------
a -----------7-----------7-----------7--5--5----------------------------
e --0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-------------------------------------
d -----------9-----------9-----------9--5--7----------------------------
a -----------7-----------7-----------7--3--5----------------------------
e --0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-------------------------------------
d -----------9-----------9-----------9--12--9---------------------------
a -----------7-----------7-----------7--10--7---------------------------
e --0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-------------------------------------
g --5-----7--5----------------------------------------------------------
d --5--5--7--5----------------------------------------------------------
a --3--5--5--3----------------------------------------------------------
e -----3----------------------------------------------------------------
chorus ( I'm not sure about this. Please correct it.)
g --9--9--9s--7--7--7s--5--5--5s--4---pickslide-------------------------
d --9--9--9s--7--7--7s--5--5--5s--4---pickslide-------------------------
a --7--7--7s--5--5--5s--3--3--3s--2---pickslide-------------------------
g --9--9--9s--7--7--7s--5--5--5s--4--4--5-------------------------------
d --9--9--9s--7--7--7s--5--5--5s--4--4--5--5----------------------------
a --7--7--7s--5--5--5s--3--3--3s--2--2--3--5----------------------------
e -----------------------------------------3----------------------------
bridge
e --0--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------
g -----------------5s--4--4--------------------5------------------------
d -----------------3s--2--2--------------------3------------------------
a ----------------------------------------------------------------------
e --0--0--0--0--0---------------0--0--0--0--0---------------------------
a --7--5-----5--------------------------7--5-----5----------------------
e --------7-----7--6--5--3--5--0--3--5--------7-----7--6-5--------------
d --5--6--7-------------------------------------------------------------
a --3--4--5--------------8--7--5--7-------------------------------------
e -----------0--0--5--7--------------0--0-------------------------------
d --5--6--7-------------------------------------------------------------
a --3--4--5-------------------------------------------------------------
e -----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------------------
a --7--5-----5----------------------------------------------------------
e --------7-----7--6--5--3--5--0--3--5----------------------------------
1st solo
d --------9--------------7--------------9--------------7----------------
a --7--7-----7--7--5--5-----5--5----------------------------------------
e --------------------------------8--8-----8--8--7--7-----7--7----------
I don't remember how the little part after this goes. The rest of the song
uses riffs that I already tabbed, so I'm done.
Bill
-------------------------- MetallicA -------------------------------
MotorBreath
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Transcribed by Tony 'Bony' Asplund (ep93tas@t.hfb.se)
RIFF A
I----------------------------I----------------------------I
I----------------------------I----------------------------I
I----------------------------I----------------------------I
I-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-I-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-I
I-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-I-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-I
I-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-I-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-I
END RIFF A
I----------------------------I----------------------------I
I----------------------------I----------------------------I
I----------------------------I----------------------------I
I-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-I-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-I
I-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-I-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-I
I-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-I-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-I
RIFF B END RIFF B
I------------------I------------------I------------------I------------------I
I------------------I------------------I------------------I------------------I
I------------------I------------------I------------------I------------------I
I-9-9---7--9-9---7-I-5-5---4--5-5---4-I-7-7---5--7-7---5-I-4-4---2--4-4-----I
I-9-9---7--9-9---7-I-5-5---4--5-5---4-I-7-7---5--7-7---5-I-4-4---2--4-4-----I
I-7-7---5--7-7---5-I-3-3---2--3-3---2-I-5-5---3--5-5---3-I-2-2---0--2-2-----I
RIFF C END RIFF C
I---------------------------------I
I---------------------------------I
I---------------------------------I
I-9-9---7-9-9---7-9-9---7-9-9---7-I
I-9-9---7-9-9---7-9-9---7-9-9---7-I
I-7-7---5-7-7---5-7-7---5-7-7---5-I
RIFF D END RIFF D
I--------------------------------------------------I
I--------------------------------------------------I
I-------------7-7----------------------------------I
I-9-9---5-5---7-7---4-4---5-5---2-2---4-4-4-2-4----I
I-9-9-x-5-5-x-5-5-x-4-4-x-5-5-x-2-2---4-4-4-2-4----I
I-7-7-x-3-3-x-----x-2-2-x-3-3-x-0-0---2-2-2-0-2----I
RIFF E (2 guitars)
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I-9---7---9---7---9-7-9-7-9---7--I-9---7---9---7---9-7-9-7-9---7--I
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I I I
I I I
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I-7#############################-I-7#############################-I
END RIFF E
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I-9---7---9---7---9-7-9-7-9---7--I-9---7---9---7---9-7-9-7-9---7--I
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I I I
I I I
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I-5#############################-I-7#############################-I
RIFF F
I--------------------------------------------------------I
I--------------------------------------------------------I
I--------------------------------------------------------I
I-11------------11-9--9---11-9-11-------------11--6---6--I
I-11------------11-9--9---11-9-11-------------11--6---6--I
I-9-9-########--------------------9-########--9---4---4--I
END RIFF F
I--------------------------------------------------------I
I--------------------------------------------------------I
I--------------------------------------------------------I
I-11------------11-9--9---11-9-11-------------6---6---6--I
I-11------------11-9--9---11-9-11-------------6---6---6--I
I-9-9-########--------------------9-########--4---4---4--I
. . .
RIFF G
I--------------------------------------------------------I
I--------------------------------------------------------I
I--------------------------------------------------------I
I-11------------11-9--9---11-9-11-------------11--6---6--I
I-11------------11-9--9---11-9-11-------------11--6---6--I
I-9-9-########--------------------9-########--9---4---4--I
END RIFF G
I--------------------------------------------------------I
I--------------------------------------------------------I
I--------------------------------------------------------I
I-11------------11-9--9---11-9-11-------------11--10-----I
I-11------------11-9--9---11-9-11-------------11--10-----I
I-9-9-########--------------------9-########--9---8------I
Here's the song:
A5 A#5
RIFF A x 2
RIFF B x 2
RIFF B x 2
Living and dying laughing and crying
Once you have seen it you will never be the same
Life in the fast lane is just how it seems
Hard and it is heavy dirty and mean
RIFF C x 1
RIFF D x 2
Motorbreath
Its how I live my life
I can't take it any other way
Motorbreath
The sign of living fast
It is going to take
Your breath away
RIFF E x 2
RIFF B x 2
Don't stop for nothing its full speed or nothing
I am taking down you know whatever is in my way
Getting your kicks as you are shooting the line
Sending the shivers up and down your spine
RIFF C x 1
RIFF D x 2
Motorbreath
Its how I live my life
I can't take it any other way
Motorbreath
The sign of living fast
It is going to take
Your breath away
RIFF E x 2
B5 B5 C5
RIFF F x 1 \
(solo)
RIFF G x 1 /
RIFF B x 2
RIFF B x 2
Those people who tell you not to take chances
They are all missing on what life is about
You only live once so take hold of the chance
Don't end op like others the same song and dance
RIFF C x 1
RIFF D x 2
Motorbreath
Its how I live my life
I can't take it any other way
Motorbreath
The sign of living fast
It is going to take
Your breath away
B5 C5
RIFF F x 6 (solo)
B5 B5 B5 F#5 F#5 F#5 C#5
. . . . . . .
-------------------------- MetallicA -------------------------------
Jump In The Fire
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~~ Vibrato
=== Tied notes
__3__ Triplets
R Rest
Numbers above staff show duration of note/rest (8=eighth, 4=quarter, 2=half,
1=whole,4.5=dotted quarter, etc.)
I've attempted to get the exact timing, but there's some parts (in the
second riff, for example) where I'm not sure I transcribed perfectly.
Listen to the song if you can't seem to get it.
I didn't transcribe the lead because I don't know it.
Riff 1
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 2 2
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|o---------------o|-----------------|-5-------3-------|
|o--------3------o|---------3-------|-5-------3-------|
|-----5-3---5-4-3-|-----5-3---5-4-3-|-3-------1-------|
|-3-6-------------|-3-6-------------|-----------------|
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 2 2
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|o---------------o|-----------------|-5-------3-------|
|o--------3------o|-3-------3-------|-5-------3-------|
|-----3-5---5-4-3-|---5-4-3---5-4-3-|-3-------1-------|
|-3-6-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 4.5
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|o---------------o|-----------------|-----------------|
|o--------3------o|-5-3---3---------|---------3-5~~~~-|
|-----3-5---5-4-3-|-----5---5-4-3---|-----3-5---------|
|-3-6-------------|---------------6-|-3-6-------------|
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 2 2
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|o---------------o|-----------------|-5-------3-------|
|o--------3------o|-3-------3-------|-5-------3-------|
|-----3-5---5-4-3-|---5-4-3---5-4-3-|-3-------1-------|
|-3-6-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Riff 2 (Don't play repeat 4 during lead)
1. 2. 3.
+-----------------+
__3__ __3__
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 2 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 2 8 8 8 4
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|o--------------3===3---------------|---------------5===5---x-x-x---6--o|
|o--------------3===3-------3-3-3---|---------------5===5---x-x-x---6--o|
|---------------1===1-------3-3-3---|---------------3===3---x-x-x---4---|
|-1-3-1-3-1-3-1---|---------1-1-1---|-1-3-1-3-1-3-1---|-----------------|
4.
+-----------------+
2 8 8 8 8
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
==5-----6-----6--o|
==5--R--6--R--6--o|
==3-----4-----4---|
|-----------------|
Riff 3
8 8 8 8 4 8 8 8 8 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 8 8 8 8 4 8 8 8 8
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-8-8-8-8--R--8-8-|-8-8--R--6-R-8-R-|-5-5-5-5--R--5-5-|-5-5--R--3-R-5-R-|
|-8-8-8-8-----8-8-|-8-8-----6---8---|-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5-5-----3---5---|
|-6-6-6-6-----6-6-|-6-6-----4---6---|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3-3-----1---3---|
[RIFF 1]
[Verse 1, play RIFF 2 underneath]
Down in the depths of my firey home
The summons bell will chime
Tempting you and all the earth
To join our sinful kind
There is a job to be done and I'm the one
You people make me do it
Now it is time for your fate and I won't hesitate
To pull you down into this pit
[Chorus, play RIFF 1 underneath]
So come on
Jump in the fire
So come on
Jump in the fire
[Verse 2, play RIFF 2 underneath]
With hell in my eyes and with death in my veins
The end is closing in
Feeding on the minds of man
And from their souls within
My disciples all shout to search out
And they always shall obey
Follow me now my child not the meek or the mild
But do just as I say
[Repeat Chorus]
[Play RIFF 3 several times behind lead (not transcribed)]
[Verse 3, play RIFF 2 underneath]
Jump by your will or be taken by force
I'll get you either way
Trying to keep the hellfire lit
I am stalking you as prey
Living your life as me I am you you see
There is part of me in everyone
So reach down grab my hand walk with me through the land
Come home where you belong
[Repeat Chorus]
[Play RIFF 2 several times behind lead (not transcribed)]
[Fade]
-------------------------- MetallicA -------------------------------
Pulling Teeth
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Wah and distortion are used throughout the song. The distortion is on all
of the time, but the wah is applied only at certain points. The points are
marked with a + when the wah is closed (trebly sound) and a o when the wah
is open (normal bass sound).
A lot of bended notes are used. My notation is, for example 17b(18)r(17).
This means, fret and strike the 17th fret, bend up to the pitch of the 18th
fret, then release back to the 17th fret. If there is no 'r(17) then it means
to bend up to the 18th fret but don't release back to the original tone.
When Tapping technique is used, a "T" above the tapped note is used. At the
end of the song, artifical harmonics are produced by tapping. A fret is
pressed down, and another fret is tapped. In notation form, the fretted note
is written and the tapped fret is in paren's, i.e., 12(19) means hold on 12th
fret and tap the 19th fret with a left hand finger. This has to be done
quickly and precisely to get the harmonic tone. Practice it--sounds nice.
Cliff does some tremelo picking toward the end of the song also. This is
denoted by slashes underneath the note that is being tremelo picked. Tremelo
picking is done by very quickly picking the note--as fast as you can (as in
like 32nd notes).
Lastly, the very end of the song has some weird stuff going on. Cliff drags
his right-hand nails along the E and A strings from the first fret up the
neck, then begins tapping the open D and G strings against the pick-ups
in a sixteenth note rhythm pattern. This is how the song ends, and Whiplash
comes in.
This is a masterpiece bass solo, in my opinion. It's hard to learn, esp.
the triplets and different techniques he uses...but once you learn it, it
sounds great! Good luck.
R. Allen Canterbury
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Intro
FREE TIME
harm. sl. sl.
G:------------------------------------|
D:--0-------0--0---12--------/-19-\---|
A:------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------|
* w/ wah & dist. +=closed o=open
TIME = 152
sl.
G:------10-14----10-14----10-14----10-14----10-14---------9--12----9--12----9|
D:*--12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-\-10-------10-------10--|
A:*--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--12----9--12----9--12--|
D:-----10-------10-------*|
A:-----------------------*|
E:------------------------|
G:-----10-14----10-14----10-14----10-14----10-14----12-16----12-16----12-16--|
D:--12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------14-------14-------14--------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---12-16----12-16-------14-17----14-17----14-17----17----12-16----12-16----|
D:14-------14-------14-15-------15-------15-------15----14-------14-------14-|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Time=132
+
G:16---------------------------------------14-------10--------------------12-|
D:---14-----------12--------12-12--12-----------12------12--14-----10-----10-|
A:---12-----------10---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
o + o
G:--------------14-------10--------------------------------------14--------10|
D:------12-----------12------12--14-----10-----14-------12------------12-----|
A:---------------------------------------------12----------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ o sl.
G:---------------------12------------------14--------10----------------------|
D:---12--14-----10-----10---------12------------12--------12--14------10-/---|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------14--15--------------------------|
D:-------------------13-12---------------15------------------------13-12-----|
A:---13---12---------------15-12-13------------------0--12---------------15--|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
G:----------------14-15p14-----------------------------------------14--15----|
D:-----------15---
