------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------- Metallica ----------------------------------| Battery ------- BATTERY by Metallica From the album "Master of Puppets" Tab by: Nekezh™ Email: sominics@yahoo.com Acoustic Riff 1 e-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| B-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| G-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| D-|--3--2-----------2-(2)-------------|--2-----------0--0-(0)-----------------| A-|--2--------------0-(0)-------------|--0--------------5-(5)-----------------| E-|--0--------------1-(1)-------------|--2--------------3-(3)-----------------| Acoustic Riff 2 e-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| B-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| G-|--4--5--------4-----------4--5-----|--4--5--------------------5--4---------| D-|--------7--------------------------|--------7-----5------------------------| A-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| E-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| Acoustic Riff 2b e-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| B-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| G-|--4--5--------4-h5-p4-----4--5-----|--4--5--------------------5--4---------| D-|--------7--------------------------|--------7-----5------------------------| A-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| E-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| Start with Acoustic Riff 1 once and then while that keeps playing Gtr II plays Riff 2 Riff 2b Riff2 Riff2 Then the electrics come crashing in:- E5 E5 E5 F5 Gmaj7 G5 e-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| B-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| G-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| D-|--2-----------------2--2--3--------|--5-----------------5--5--5------------| A-|--2-----------------2--2--3--------|--5-----------------5--5--5------------| E-|--0-----------------0--0--1--------|--2-----------------2--2--3------------| While 2 other electrics play Riffs 2 and 2b This continues for several bars and then E5 B5 G5 F#/Eb e-|-----------------------------------| B-|-----------------------------------| G-|--------4--------------------------| D-|--2-----4-----5-----4--------------| A-|--2-----2-----5-----6--------------| E-|--0-----------3--------------------| Verse: Riff 3 Bb5 A5 Em F#/Eb e-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------5--5--4-| A-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------7--7--6-| E-|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0----------| ---t--- ---t--- ---t--- ---t-------------| Em Bb5 A5 F#5 G5 Ab5 e-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D-|--5--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6----------------| A-|--7--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6----------------| E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--2-----3-----3-----4----------------| ---t--- ---t----------------------------------------------------| Play this twice but on the second time at the % play this A#5 A5 A5 A5 e-|--------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------| D-|--8--------7--------7--------7--------| A-|--8--------7--------7--------7--------| E-|--6--------5--------5--------5--------| Then Fill 1 and into the verse Fill 1 E5 G5 A5 F5 F5 F#/Eb?? e-|--------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------| D-|-----2-----5-----7--------------4-----| A-|-----2-----5-----7--------3--3--6-----| E-|-----0-----3-----5--------1--1--------| Riff 3 e-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------5--5--4-| A-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------7--7--6-| E-|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0----------| ---t--- ---t--- ---t--- ---t-------------| Lashing out the action Returning the reaction e-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D-|--4--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6----------------| A-|--6--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6----------------| E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--2-----3-----3-----4----------------| ---t--- ---t----------------------------------------------------| Weak are ripped and torn away Lashing out the action, returning the reaction Weak are ripped and torn away Hipnotizing power, crushing all that cower Battery is here to stay With Fill 1 E5 C5 Smashing through the boundrys, lunacy has found me F5 F5 F#/Eb Cannot stop the battery Riff 3 With Fill 1 E5 C5 Pounding out agression, turned into obsession F5 F5 F#/Eb Cannot stop the battery Riff 3 (first 2 bars) E5 B5 G5 F#/Eb Cannot kill the family, battery has grounded me Riff 3 (first 3 bars)| | Bb5 F5 E5 | Play this several Bat-ter-y | times and then back to the next verse Outro: Repeat lots Last time e-|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G-|--3--4--3--4--3-----------|--3--4--3--4--3--4--3--4-------------------------| D-|--3--4--3--4--3--4--3-----|--3--4--3--4--3--4--3--4--------4--3--3--3--3--2-| A-|--1--2--1--2--1--4--3-----|--1--2--1--2--1--2--1--2--------4--3--3--3--3--2-| E-|-----------------2--1-----|--------------------------------2--1--1--1--1--0-| verses Crushing all decievers, mashing non-believers Never ending potency Hungry violence seeker, feeding off the weaker Breeding on insanity Chorus Circle of destruction, hammer comes crushing Powerhouse of energy Whipping up a fury, dominating flurry We create the battery Chorus I think this is pretty close. I'm not sure about the names of the funny chords though (marked ??) I'm not too hot on theory!! :) Corrections/Abuse :- clifford.veighey@st-hughs.ox.ac.uk ------------------------------- Metallica ---------------------------------- Master Of Puppets ----------------- Tab symbols used: p - pull off h - hammer on ) )\ / or \ - slide / - bend / \ - bend and release vib - vibrato x - rake E5 D5 Db5 C N.C.(Em) PM.............. e |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| B |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| G |9---------------|7---6---5------|---------------|.---------------| D |9---------------|7---6---5------|---------------|.---------------| A |7---------------|5---4---3------|---------------|-----7-----6----| E |0---------------|---------------|---------------|-0-0---0-0---0-0| D Db C N.C.(Em) Play 4 times PM............................. e |-----------------|---------------|-----------------| B |7---6---5--------|---------------|-----------------| G |7---6---5--------|---------------|----------------.| D |7---6---5--------|---------------|----------------.| A |5---4---3--------|---------------|-----------------| E |-----------------|0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0|5-0-4-0-3-0-2-0--| N.C. PM............................................... e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| B |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.| D |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.| A |-----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2-2-|----2-----3-----|5\4---5\4---5\4--| E |-0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-----|0-1---0-1---1-0-|3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2--| RhyFig0 N.C. B5 PM............................................................. e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|------------4---| D |.----------------|----------------|----------------|------------4---| A |-----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2-2-|----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2---| E |-0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-----|0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---1-0-----| N.C. PM............................................... e |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| B |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.| A |----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2-2-|----2-----3-----|5\4---5\4---5\4--| E |0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-----|0-1---0-1---1-0-|3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2--| end RhyFig0 RhyFig1 E5 N.C.(Em) w/ Fill 1 PM.............. e |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| B |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| G |----------------|---------------|---------------|.----------------| D |----------------|2--------------|---------------|.----------------| A |5\4---5\4---5\4-|2--------------|---------------|-----------------| E |3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2-|0--------------|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| end RhyFig1 PM PM................. e |----------------|----------------|-----------| B |----------------|----------------|-----------| G |----------------|----------------|----------.| D |----------------|----------------|----------.| A |--5/7---8\7-5/7-|----------------|--5/7-5/7--| E |0-3/5-0-6\5-3/5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-3/5-3/5--| / Fill 1 PM...........................vib e |----------------|----------------|----| B |----------------|----------------|----| G |----------------|----------------|----| D |----8-----8-----|8-----8-----8===|====| A |--7-----7-----7-|----7-----7-----|----| E |0-----0-----0---|--0-----0-------|----| \ **** 1st,2nd,3rd verses: Repeat RhyFig1 4 times, then -> RhyFig1A N.C.(F#m) PM................. PM................. e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------| B |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------| G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------.| D |.----------------|--4-4---5\4-4-4-|----------------|--4---4---.| A |-----------------|--0-2---3\2-0-2-|----------------|--0h2-0h2--| E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2----------| end RhyFig1A PM........ e |----------------| B |----------------| G |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| D |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E |----------------| Repeat 3.75 times E5 D5 E5 C5 B5 D#5 B5 PM...... PM....... vib PM...... PM...... e |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| B |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| G |.9-------7---9---|------------------|-----------------|--------8-------.| D |.9-------7---9---|----9-------------|--------10---9---|--------8---9---.| A |-7-------5---7---|7-9---10-9h10=====|--------10---9---|--------6---9----| E |-0-0-0-0---------|------------------|8-8-8-8-8----7---|8-8-8-8-----7----| N.C.(B) E5 F E5 2 gtrs........ PM.. e |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|4---4-----------|2---2-----------|4---------------| D |7-5-4---4-------|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|2---------------| A |9-7-6---6-7-6---|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|2---------------| E |----------8-7---|0---0-----------|1---1-----------|0---------0-0-0-| G C5 B5 PM.. PM.... PM.... e |--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------| B |--------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|--------| G |--------|0---------------|----------------|5---------------|--------| D |--------|0---------------|----------------|5---------------|4-------| A |--------|----------------|----------------|3---------0-0-0-|2-0-0-0-| E |2p0-0-0-|3---------------|----------------|----------------|--------| A5 D C5 B PM.... PM.... e |---------------|---------------|2---------------|--------|---------------| B |---------------|---------------|3---------------|--------|4--------------| G |2--------------|---------------|2---------------|--------|4--------------| D |2--------------|---------------|0---------------|5-------|4--------------| A |0--------------|---------------|----------------|3-------|2--------------| E |---------------|---------------|----------3-3-3-|--3-3-3-|---------------| E5 D5 C E5 PM.... PM.. e |----------------|--------|----------------|--------|----------------| B |----------------|--------|5---------------|--------|----------------| G |9---------------|7-------|5---------------|--------|4---4-----------| D |9---------------|7-------|5---------------|--------|2---2-----------| A |7---------------|5-------|3---------------|--------|2---2-----------| E |0---------0-0-0-|----0-0-|----------------|--------|0---0-----------| F E5 C PM............. e |----------------|----------------|--------|----------------| B |----------------|----------------|--------|5---------------| G |2---2-----------|4---------------|--------|5---------------| D |3---3-----------|2---------------|--------|5---------------| A |3---3-----------|2---------------|--------|3---------------| E |1---1-----------|0---------0-0-0-|2p0-0-0-|----------------| (C) E5 F e |----------------|----------------|----------------| B |(5)-------------|----------------|----------------| G |(5)-------------|4---4-----------|2---2-----------| D |(5)-------------|2---2-----------|3---3-----------| A |(3)-------------|2---2-----------|3---3-----------| E |----------------|0---0-----------|1---1-----------| After verse 1, play RhyFig0, then go back and play verse 2 After verse 2, pause for vocal (Master, Master...), then go to Coda 1 After verse 3, go to Coda 2 Coda 1: RhyFig2 Em D Cadd9 Amsus2 B7 /3\ e |--------|--------0h2p0----3-|------------------|-----------------| B |--------|----3--------3-----|------3---3-----0-|(0)--0-------0---| G |------0-|--2---2--------2p0-|(0)-0---0---0-----|---2-------2-----| D |----2---|0------------------|--------------2---|-----------------| A |--2-----|-------------------|-3----------------|-0-----0-2-----2-| E |0-------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------| end RhyFig2 w/RhyFig2 (0vol<<< = volume swell from vol off) B7/D# Em 0vol<<<< 0vol<<<<<<<<<< 0vol<<<<<<<<<< 0vol<< 0vol<<< 0vol<<<< e |---------||--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------| B |(0)--0---||--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------| G |---2-----||--------|--------------|--------------|2------4------|8-------| D |-1-------||2-------|4-------------|5-------------|--------------|--------| A |---------||--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------| E |-------3-||--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------| Rhyfig2a w/ RhyFig2 2 times Em D 2gtrs e |-----19/22--19--------|20---17-------------------20---17--------| B |-20---------20---20---|22---19---19---19-19-19---22---19---19---| G |-21--------------21---|----------19---19-19-19-------------19---| D |----------------------|-----------------------------------------| A |----------------------|-----------------------------------------| E |----------------------|-----------------------------------------| Cadd9 Amsus2 e |19---15-------------------19---15--------|17---15h17p15-14--------| B |20---17---17---17-17-17---20---17---17---|19---17h19p17-16---17---| G |----------17---17-17-17-------------17---|-------------------17---| D |-----------------------------------------|------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------|------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------|------------------------| end B7 B7/D# RhyFig2a e |----------14--------|14---16---17---19----| B |16---17--------17---|16---17---19---20----| G |16---17--/19---17---|---------------------| D |--------------------|---------------------| A |--------------------|---------------------| E |--------------------|---------------------| Repeat RhyFig2a w/ RhyFig2 2 times & Fill 1 full full Em D /----3----\-------------| Cadd9 )\ )\ vib /--3--\ / /--3--\ vib--------| / \/ \ e |----------------|15------15-17-15----19-15-12h15p12|-----------| B |17---------17-19|------19---------19---------------|13-----15--| G |----------------|----------------------------------|-----------| D |----------------|----------------------------------|-----------| A |----------------|----------------------------------|-----------| E |----------------|----------------------------------|-----------| all full bends of G string only Amsus2 B7 B7/D# Em ) ) ) vib / \/ \/ \ vib e |15-14------15-14---------------------|-------------------|-------------| B |------12---------12h15p12------------|15-----------------|-------------| G |-------------------------------12-14-|14-------p12----12-|-------------| D |-------------------------------------|-------------14----|14--------12-| A |-------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------| E |-------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------| D Cadd9 /--3--\ vib e |------------------------------------------|------------------------------| B |------------------------------------------|------------------------------| G |12----14-12---11--------14---12---11h12p11|------------------------------| D |-------------------12---------------------|10------------9-10--------9-10| A |------------------------------------------|-----------12-----------------| E |------------------------------------------|------------------------------| Amsus2 B7 B7/D# /---3---\ /---3---\ /--3--\------------------| e |----------------------------------15---14--|11h12p11-----------/19----| B |------------------------12-----------------|---------12---10----------| G |----------------11--12-------12------------|--------------------------| D |12--10--12--14-----------------------------|--------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------| / Fill 2 Fill 3 Fill 4 vib e |15------------| e |--------------| e |15-----------|-14---------| B |17------------| B |17------------| B |17-----------|(17)--------| G |--------------| G |--------------| G |-------------|------------| D |--------------| D |--------------| D |-------------|------------| A |--------------| A |--------------| A |-------------|------------| E |--------------| E |--------------| E |-------------|------------| \ Play RhyFig2a twice, with Fill 3 first time Play RhyFig2 twice, with distortion, and chord progression: E5,D5,C5,A5,B5,D#5 end RhyFig3 RhyFig3 E5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 C#5 PM......................... PM................................ e |----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| B |----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| G |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|----------------| D |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|--------------6-| A |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-5-4-4-4-5-4-4|4-4-5-4-4-4-5-4-| E |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-3-2-2-2-3----|2-2-3-2-2-2-3---| Repeat RhyFig3 once alone, then 4 times with vocals. G F3 pick slide slide e |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |4---------------|(4)-------------|3---------------|----------------| D |5---------------|(5)-------------|4---------------|----------------| A |5---------------|(5)-------------|4---------------|----------------| E |3---------------|(3)-------------|2---------------|X\\\\\\-17\\\\\-| w/ RhyFig1 4 times N.C. (Em) /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\---| e |17p12----------12-17p12----------12-|17p12----------12-15p12----------12---| B |------13-12-13----------13-12-13----|------13-12-13----------13-12-13------| G |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\---------------------| e |17p12----------12-17p12----------12-|17p12-------12-12-15p12------| B |------13-13-12----------13-12-13----|------13-12-------------13---| G |------------------------------------|-----------------------------| D |------------------------------------|-----------------------------| A |------------------------------------|-----------------------------| E |------------------------------------|-----------------------------| /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\---------------| e |----19-19-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-|17-17-17-15-15-15-14---| B |/17----------------------------------------|-----------------------| G |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------| D |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------| A |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------| E |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------| f u l l ) ) ) / \/ \/ /--3--\ /--3--\-----------| sl e |14-14-14-14------------|-------------------17h19\\---|-------------------| B |------------15---15-17-|17--------17p15p14-------\\17|15p14--------------| G |-----------------------|-----------------------------|------16-14\\\\----| D |-----------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------| A |-----------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------| E |-----------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------| trem bar /-1-\ /---2---\ \ /\ / \ / \ /\ /\ * \3/ \1.5/ \/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5 e |X--------------------------|------------------------------------| B |---------------------------|------------------------------------| G |---------------------------|------------------------------2--4--| D |---------------------------|------------------------------------| A |---------------------------|------------------------------------| E |---------------------------|------------------------------------| * This note produced by pulling string off edge of fretboard and "fretting" it against pickup. full ) / gr vib e |------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------| B |------------------------|--------------|/15--13--12------13--12------12-| G |2--4--3--2-0h2----------|--------------|-------------14----------14-----| D |----------------4--2----|2-h4----------|--------------------------------| A |---------------------(2)|--------------|--------------------------------| E |------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------| /--3--\ e |---------------------------------|------------------------| B |------------12----12-12-12-12-12-|12-15-13-12-15-13-12-13-| G |11--12--14-----------------------|------------------------| D |---------------------------------|------------------------| A |---------------------------------|------------------------| E |---------------------------------|------------------------| gr e |12----------12-------------|14-------14-------15-15-------| B |---15-15-13----15-13h15-15-|---17-15----15-17-------17/19-| G |---------------------------|------------------------------| D |---------------------------|------------------------------| A |---------------------------|------------------------------| E |---------------------------|------------------------------| w/ RhyFig1A N.C. (F#m) /--3--\ e |17-------19-17-------17----------19-17-------|17----------19-17-------| B |---20-19-------19-19----21-19-19-------19-19-|---21-19-19-------19-19-| G |---------------------------------------------|------------------------| D |---------------------------------------------|------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------|------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------|------------------------| all bends in next 2 ---> full full full 1.5 measures on B string only ) ) ) ) / / / / e |17----------19-17-------|14--14------14--------------14--| B |---21-19-19-------19-19-|17------17------17-(17)\17------| G |------------------------|--------------------------------| D |------------------------|--------------------------------| A |------------------------|--------------------------------| E |------------------------|--------------------------------| half full ) ) full full full full / / ) ) ) ) /---3--\ /---3--\ / / / /--3--\--------------| / e |19-p14------19-p14--14------|----14------14------14-14-14------14-14---| B |--------17----------17------|17------17------17------------17----------| G |----------------------------|------------------------------------------| D |----------------------------|------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------|------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------|------------------------------------------| full full full full full full full full ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) / / / / / / / / e |----15------15------15------15--|----17------17------18------18--| B |18