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Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 22:50:37 -0600
From: Burton Watts 
Subject: m/metallica/2x4.tab

Artist: Metallica
Song: 2x4
Album: Load
Transcribed by: Tyler Watts

Time                   Time
2/4                    4/4

Riff A (Guitars I & II)
eb--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Db--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb---0---0---3/5---6~~|---(6)---0---3/5---6~~-----0---3h5---0---------|
                       End of Riff A   Riff A1
eb------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb---(0)---0---3h5-0------0--3/5---6~~|-(6)-0---3/5---6~~---0--3h5-0--|
                     End of Riff A1
eb------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb---(0)---0---3h5-0------0--3/5---6~~|-(6)--0--3/5---6~~--0---3h5--0-|

eb------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb-(0)---0---3h5---0------0--3/5---6~~|-(6)--0--3h5--6~~---0---3/5--0-|
                               Riff B (Gtr.II w/wah as filter)
eb----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab----------------------------------|-------------------7~~-----------|
Eb-(0)---0---3h5-0-----0---x--------|--0---0--3b1/4--0---5/6---------0|
                           End of Riff B
eb----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab-----7~~------------7-------------|-------------------------7~~-----|
Eb-5/6--------0---5/6-----3bfull--3-|--0---0--3b1/4--0---5/6---------0|

                                     I'm a gonna make you...
                          (wah off)  Riff C
eb----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab------7~~------------7------------|---------------------------------|
Eb-5/6--------0---5/6-----3bfull--3-|--0---0--3b1/4--0--3/5---0----5b^|
                                                                   full
                                                                   bend
eb------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb-(5)rb--3~~---5b1/2--3~~---0------|(0)---0--3b1/4--0--3/5---0----5b^|
release bend                                                  half bend

eb------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb-(5)rb--3~~---5b1/2--3~~---0--|-(0)---0---3b1/4--0--3/5---0-----5b^-|

eb------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb-(5)rb--3~~---5b1/2--3~~---0--|-(0)---0---3b1/4--0--3/5---0-----5b^-|
                  End of Riff C
eb------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------|---------------------------7~~-------|
Eb-(5)rb--3~~---5b1/2--3~~---0--|-(0)---0---3b1/4--0--5/6----------0--|
                                 (Gtr.II w/wah filter next 4 bars)
eb---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab-------7~~----------7~~----------|------------------------7~~---7---|
Eb--5/6-------0--5/6-------3b^--3--|-0---0---3b1/4--0--5/6-----------0|

eb---------------------------------|
Bb---------------------------------|
Gb---------------------------------|
Db---------------------------------|
Ab------7~~--7----------7----------|
Eb-5/6----------0--5/7-----3b^--3--|

Fill 1 (Gtr.III)
eb---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Bb-*---------------------------12--|-(12)--(12)/-------------------*-||
Gb-----------------------------12--|-(12)--(12)/---------------------||
Db---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab-*-------------------------------|-------------------------------*-||
Eb---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
                                                                 Repeat

Play Riff C for 2nd and 3rd Verse

2.Yeah, you got some...
3.Yeah, I'm gonna make you...

Then, come back in with this

eb---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Gb---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb--(0)-----0-----3/5---6~~~~|(6)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0------3h5-----0-|

eb-------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------|
Gb-------------------------------------|
Db-------------------------------------|
Ab-------------------------5/7---5~~---|
Eb-(0)---------------------3/5---6~~---|


Fill 2 (Gtr.III)
eb--------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Bb*------------------------------------------------*|-----------------|
Gb--------------------------------------------------|------------12-12|
Db--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|--14---14--------|
Ab*------------------------------------------------*|-----------------|
Eb--------------------------------------------------|-----------------|

eb--------------------------------------|--------|--------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------|--------|-12--12--12--(12)/--|
Gb-----12-12-12-12-12-12-12b1/2-----14--|-(14)---|-12--12--12--(12)/--|
Db------------------------------14------|--------|--------------------|
Ab--------------------------------------|--------|--------------------|
Eb--------------------------------------|--------|--------------------|


Chorus
2nd Time w/Fill 2

eb--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab-(5)~~~~~~-------------5h7------|-----------------------5/7---5~~~~~|
Eb-(7)~~~~~~-------0!0---3h5--0!7-|-(0)!((7)~~~~-----0!0--3/5---6~~~~~|
Gtr.I indicated to right of !

eb--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab-(5)~~~~~~-------------5h7------|------------------------8----8-----|
Eb-(6)~~~~~~-------0!0---3h5--0!7-|-(7)~~~~~----------0---/6----6-----|

eb--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab-(8)---------------------2---2--|-----------------------------------|
Eb-(6)---------------------0---0--|-(0)-----------------0----3/5---6~~|

eb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Ab-------------------------------------|-(2)--------------/8----8-----|
Eb(6)~~---0---3/5---6~~---0---3h5---0--|-(0)--------------/6----6-----|

eb-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Bb-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Gb-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Db-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Ab-(8)-----------------2---2---|-(2)---------------------2----2-------|
Eb-(6)-----------------0---0---|-(0)----------------x----0----0-------|

eb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Ab-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Eb-(0)---0---3h5---0---0---3/5---6~~~~~|(6)~~--0--3/5--6~~--0--3h5--0-|
                                 Rhy.Fig 1
eb------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------|------------------------5-----5------|
Ab-----------------------2---2--|-(2)--------------------5-----5------|
Eb-(0)--0---3h5--0-------0---0--|-(0)--------------------3-----3------|

eb-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Db-(5)-------------------7----7--|-(7)-------------------5------------|
Ab-(5)-------------------7----7--|-(7)-------------------5------------|
Eb-(3)-------------------5----5--|-(5)-------------------3----0-------|
                           End of Rhy.Fig 1
eb----------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------|
Gb----------------------------------------|
Db-5--------------------------------------|
Ab-5--------------------------------------|
Eb-3----------------------0----3/5---6~~--|

Play with Riff A1 one and a half times
"Can't hear ya, time to meet..."

Play with Riff A2
eb---------------------------------------|
Bb---------------------------------------|
Gb---------------------------------------|
Db---------------------------------------|
Ab---------------------------------------|
Eb-(0)----0----3h5---0---------------x---|

"...two by four, hey"

Then play Riff B twice

Then come back in...

Riff A3                              Riff D
eb----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab----------------------5b1/2----7~~|-(7)--7--5b1/2--7~~--7--5b1/2--7~|
Eb-(0)---0---3h5--0-----------------|---------------------------------|
                                        Riff D1
eb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db----------------------5--7b^--(7)p5--|------------------------------|
Ab-(7)--7---5b1/2--7~~-----------------|-7~--7--5b1/2--7~--7--5b1/2-7~|
Eb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
                                        End of Riff D1
eb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db----------------------5--7b^--(7)p5--|-7b^--12--14~--14--12b1/2--14~|
Ab-(7)--7--5b1/2--7~-------------------|------------------------------|
Eb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|

eb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb-----------------------12-14b^(14)p12|------------------------------|
Db(14)~-14--12b1/2--14~----------------|14~-12b1/2-14-14~-14-12b1/2-14|
Ab-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Eb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|

                                        Rhy.Fig 2
                                        Riff E (w/wah as filter)
eb--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db------------------------12--14b1/2--12|--/14------------------------|
Ab(14)~--14--12b1/2--14~----------------|--------12b1/2--12-----10/7--|
Eb--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

eb-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Db--/14--------------------------|--/14-------------------------------|
Ab---------12b1/2----12----10/7--|---------12b1/2----12----10/7-------|
Eb-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
                                        End Rhy.Fig 2
                                        End of Riff E
eb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Ab--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8---8---8--|
Eb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
    Triplets

Rhy.Fig 3 (played with solo)
                                    Repeat four times
eb-------0----|------------|-------0----|------------||
Bb*-----------|-------0----|------------|-------0---*||
Gb------------|------------|------------|------------||
Db------------|------------|------------|------------||
Ab*-----------|------------|-0----------|-----------*||
Eb-0----------|-3----------|------------|-3----------||

Fill 3

eb------------------------|
Bb--14b1/2----------------|
Gb--14b^------------------|
Db------------------------|
Ab------------------------|
Eb------------------------|

Guitar Solo
    hold bend until release is mentioned
eb------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb--15--------|--(15)-------|--15-------------15----------------------|
Gb--14b^------|--(14)-------|-------14-----------------14-------------|
Db------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------|
Ab------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------|
               release bend
eb----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------|------14b1/2---------------------|
Gb--(14)---(14)-------------12------|-12---14b^-----------------14----|
Db--------------------------------14|---------------------------------|
Ab----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

eb--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb-14b1/2----14b1/2----14b1/2~~~--|-----------------------------------|
Gb-14b^------14b^------14b^~~~~~--|-14b^----12------------------------|
Db--------------------------------|-14b^----12------12----------------|
Ab--------------------------------|-------------14--12---10--------10-|
Eb--------------------------------|---------------------------12------|

eb-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------|-12b1/4-----------------------------|
Gb----------------12---13---14---|-12b1/4-----------------------------|
Db-12---13---14---12---13---14---|----------14--14--14--12b1/4--------|
Ab-12---13---14------------------|------------------------------14/12-|
Eb-------------------------------|------------------------------------|

eb-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db-------------12---12~~~~~----------|-------------12---12~~~~~-------|
Ab-10--12--14-----------------14/12--|-10--12--14---------------12--14|
Eb-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|

eb----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb-12------(12)b1/2-----(12)/-|-------12--14--14b1/2--14--12----------|
Gb-12------(12)b^-------(12)/-|-------12--14--14b^----14--12------12--|
Db----------------------------|--/14--------------------------14------|
Ab----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb----------------------------|---------------------------------------|

eb---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb-12--14b1/2--14--12-----------------15-|------15------15------15-15-|
Gb-12--14b^----14--12------12--14/16-----|14/16---14/16---14/16----16-|
Db---------------------14----------------|----------------------------|
Ab---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Eb---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
                                         w/Rhy.Fig 4        hold bend
eb--------------------------------------|-12---12---12---12-----------|
Bb-15----------------------15b^--12-----|-15b^-15b^-15b^-15b^---------|
Gb-14b^--(14)p12-------12--------12-----|-----------------------------|
Db----------------14-----------------14/|-----------------------------|
Ab--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

Rhy.Fig 4
eb-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
Bb----------3--|--------3-----|--------5--0--|-------3-----*||
Gb-------0-----|-----4-----4--|-----5--------|----4-----4---||
Db----2--------|-/5-----------|-/7-----------|-5------------||
Ab-------------|--------------|--------------|-------------*||
Eb-0-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------||

now... back to the solo...
                 release
eb-(12)--12------12-------12----------12--12-|
Bb-(15)------15-------15b^----12--15b^-------|
Gb-------------------------------------------|
Db-------------------------------------------|
Ab-------------------------------------------|
Eb-------------------------------------------|

eb-15b^-----15~~~~~~~~-12--14--|-15--14----12----12-------------------|
Bb-----------------------------|--------------15----12--15~~~~~~~~~---|
Gb-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Db-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Ab-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Eb-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|

eb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb-(15)~~---15p12----------------------|-7b1/4---7---9b1/2-----7/-----|
Gb----------------14--12----12--14--12-|-7b1/4---7---9b^-------7/-----|
Db-----------------------14------------|-------9----------------------|
Ab-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Eb-------------------------------------|------------------------------|

eb-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb-14b1/2-14b1/2-14b1/2-14-14-14-----------|---------------14b1/2-14~-|
Gb-14b^---14b^---14b^---14-14-14--14p12----|-12/----12--14-14b^---14~-|
Db--------------------------------------14-|-----/14------------------|
Ab-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Eb-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|

eb------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb-12------12------15------15---|-15----------------------------------|
Gb-12------12--14--14b^----14b^-|-14b^-(14)p12----12--12~~------------|
Db-----14-----------------------|--------------14----------------14/--|
Ab------------------------------|-----------------------------14------|
Eb------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

eb-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb----------14b1/2--(14)~~~----------|----------14b1/2-(14)~~---12/---|
Gb------12--14b^----(14)~~~---12-----|------12--14b^---(14)~~---12/---|
Db-/14----------------------------14-|-/14----------------------------|
Ab-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|

eb-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb---------14b1/2--14b1/2-14b1/2-|-(14)--14b1/2-14b1/2--(14)~~-12-----|
Gb-----12--14b^----14b^---14b^---|-(14)--14b^---14b^----(14)~~-12-----
Db-/14---------------------------|---------------------------------14-|
Ab-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb-------------------------------|------------------------------------|

eb--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb-12-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db----14/-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Then play...

Riff A
Riff A1 4 1/2 times with Gtr.II on Riff D
Riff D1 4 1/2 times then, Riff A4:

Riff A4
eb-------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------|
Gb-------------------------------------|
Db-------------------------------------|
Ab----------------------------2----2---|
Eb-(0)---0---3h5---0---x/-----0----0---|

Then Rhy.Fig 1
Riff D2:

eb----------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------------|
Gb----------------------------------------------|
Db----------------------------------------------|
Ab-(7)~~---7---5b1/2---7---7--------------------|
Eb-----------------------------0-----3/5---6~~--|

Riff A1 1 1/2 times
Riff A2
Rhy.Fig 2 and Riff E

Then play...
w/wah as filter
eb--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Db-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3----3-----------------|
Ab-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3----3-----------------|
Eb-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----1----1-----------------|
  |---------P.M.----------|

eb-------------------|
Bb-12------(12)/-----|
Gb-12------(12)/-----|
Db-------------------|
Ab-------------------|
Eb-------------------|

That's it! Any comments? I want to hear from you! Is it good? Does it
suck? Tell me, email me at Metallicat87@hotmial.com
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