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Metallica: Battery

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From: Clifford Veighey BATTERY by Metallica From the album "Master of Puppets" There's about half a dozen guitar parts on the intro where Jaymz layered acoustics, steel strings, spanish guitars and god knows what else. One acoustic plays riff 1 and the rest of the layered guitars play along the lines of riff 2 (I Think) 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.... 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...... Lashing out the action....... Weak are ripped and ...... Hipnotizing power..... Battery is here .... With Fill 1 E5 C5 Smashing through the .... F5 F5 F#/Eb Cannot stop ..... Riff 3 With Fill 1 E5 C5 Pounding out agression...... F5 F5 F#/Eb Cannot stop....... Riff 3 (first 2 bars) E5 B5 G5 F#/Eb Cannot kill the family......... 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...... Never ending .... Hungry violence ..... Breeding on ...... Chorus Circle of destruction.... Powerhouse of ..... Whipping up ....... We create the .... 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Life's for my own to live my own way --------------------------------------------------------------------------