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Song
Band: Metallica
Title: Apocalypse Dawn (instrumental)
Author: Liam Babbage
e-mail: king_long_shlong@hotmail.com
Hetfield clean eerie arpeggios – Acoustic guitar
E----------------------------|--------------------------| B----------------------------|--------------------------| A----------0-----------------|-------0-------------2----| x5 D-------------4-------------4|----------4-------0-------| A------7---------------72----|--3s5---------------------| E--0-------------------------|-------------3s2----------|
On the sixth time through play this then fade out
E----------------------------|--------------------------| B----------------------------|--------------------------| A----------0-----------------|-------0------------------| D-------------4-------------4|----------4----------0----| A------7---------------72----|--3s5-------------4-------| E--0-------------------------|-------------3s5----------|
Hetfield classical style chord picking – Electric guitar
E--------------------------|----------------------------| B---7h8---------7------5---|--4-------------------------| A--------9-----------------|--------0-----------0-------| D-----------9------7------5|-----4-----4-----5----------| A--------------------------|--2-----------3--------2----| E---0----------------------|----------------------------| E--------------------------|--0--------0—7p0---------|--------(12)--- B---------------7------5—-4|--------0--------0-----0-|------0----(12) A-----0--------------------|-----0--------------0----|----0---------- D--4-----4---------7---5—-4|-------------------------|--------------- A-----------2---6----------|-------------------------|--------------- E--------------------------|--0----------------------|-0------------- E--------------------------|---------------------------| B--1-----------1-----3-----|--5-----------7------------| A--------2--------2-----0--|--------0-----------0------| D-----2-----2--------------|-----5-----5-----7-----7---| A--0-----------0-----2-----|--3-----------5------------| E--------------------------|---------------------------|
Hetfield Heavy down picking
E------------------------------|-------------------------| B------------------------------|-------------------------| A------------------------------|-------------------------| D------5-s-4-------------------|-------------------------| A------3---2---------5s7-----7-|-----6-----5--------5--7-| E--0----------0---0-------0—-5-|--0--4--0--3----5s7------|
Pm pm---- pm pm pm
E------------------------------|-------------------------------| B------------------------------|-------------------------------| A------------------------------|-------------------------------| x4 D------5-s-4-------------------|-------------------------------| A------3---2---------5s7-----7-|-----6-----5-----8--7-----5--7-| E--0----------0--0--------0--5-|--0--4--0--3-----6--5--0--3--5-|
Pm pm pm pm pm pm pm-------------
Hetfield fast heavy riff
E--------------------------------------|----------------------------| B--------------------------------------|----------------------------| A--------------------------------------|----------------------------| D-------------5-s-4--------------------|----------------------------| A-------------3---2---------3--------2-|-------8--8s7--------------5| E--0---0--0-----------0--0--1--0--0--0-|-0--0--6--6-5--0--0--0—-0—-3|
Pm------- pm--- pm--- pm--- pm---------
E----------------------------------|--------------------------------| B----------------------------------|--------------------------------| A----------------------------------|--------------------------------| D------------5--4------------------|--------------------------------| A------------3--2-------3--------2-|----------2--------------5-----5| E--0---0--0-------0--0--1--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3—0-0-3|
Pm------- pm--- pm--- pm------ pm--------- pm—
Hammett – solo 1
E--------------------------------|---------------------------| B---------------7--8------bd-----|--------------------12--12-| A------------9--------(11)-(9)p7-|--9~~~~~~~~~~-------12--14-| D---------9----------------------|--------------12s14--------| A—7s9h10-------------------------|---------------------------| E--------------------------------|---------------------------| E-------------------------------|7------------------10-12(14)(12)p10| B----12-----------12------------|7h8p7---------10-12-------bd-------| A—14(16)—14p12----12------------|------9-7-9s11---------------------| D---bu---------14-----14~~~~~~~~|-----------------------------------| A-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E—12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------| B-----------------------------| A-----------------------------| D-----------------------------| A-----------------------------| E-----------------------------|
Hammett – solo 2 with wah wah
E----------------------|-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12------12-- B----15-----15---12----|15(17)-15(17)-15(17)-15(17)-15(17)-15(17)---- A—14(16)—14(16)--12----|--------------------------------------------- D---bu--------------14-|--------------------------------------------- A----------------------|--------------------------------------------- E----------------------|--------------------------------------------- E------12-----12-|-17p15p14-17p15p14-17p15p14-17p15p14-15p14p12------ B-15(17)-15(17)--|--------------------------------------------------- A----------------|--------------------------------------------------- D----------------|--------------------------------------------------- A----------------|--------------------------------------------------- E----------------|--------------------------------------------------- E-14p12---12---------------|----------------------------------------- B------15---15p12-15p12----|-12h15p12—-12h15p12—12h15p12—-12h15p12--- A-----------------------14-|---------14--------14-------14--------14- D--------------------------|----------------------------------------- A--------------------------|----------------------------------------- E--------------------------|----------------------------------------- E-----------------------------|
B—15(17)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A--bu-------------------------| D-----------------------------| A-----------------------------| E-----------------------------|
Hammett – solo 3
E-----------------|---------------------------------| B-----------------|---------------------------------| A---------7---7-9s|11~~~~~~~~~~--------11h12h11-----| D-----7-9---9-----|-----------------------------12--| A-7h9-------------|---------------------------------| E-----------------|---------------------------------| E-------------------------|-14-15p14----------------14-15-17-| B----------------------12-|----------15----17-17-17----------| A-------------12-14s16----|-------------14-------------------| D--14------14-------------|----------------------------------| A------/14----------------|----------------------------------| E-------------------------|----------------------------------|
E—17(19)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
B--------------------------| A--------------------------| D--------------------------| A--------------------------| E--------------------------|
Hammett - solo 4
E-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B-------7-8—7h8p7---|---13-12--10---|---------8-7---|---------------| A--9--9-----------9-|-8-----------12|-11----------8-|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~| D-------------------|---------------|----10-9-------|---------------| A-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| E-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| E-----------------7s10-|-8---8---10--|-12—14(15)--(14)-|-12~~~~~~~~~| B--------7-8--10-------|-------------|------bu---bd----|------------| A--9---9---------------|-------------|-----------------|------------| D----------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------| A----------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------| E----------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|
Hammett – solo 5
E-19p17p0-17p15p0-15p13p0-17p15p0-15p13p0-13p12p0-|-15p13p0-13p12p0--
B-------------------------------------------------|------------------ A-------------------------------------------------|------------------ D-------------------------------------------------|------------------ A-------------------------------------------------|------------------ E-------------------------------------------------|------------------
E-12p10p0-13p12p0-12p10p0-10p8p0-|-12p10p0-10p8p0-8p7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-
B--------------------------------|----------------------------------- A--------------------------------|----------------------------------- D--------------------------------|----------------------------------- A--------------------------------|----------------------------------- E--------------------------------|----------------------------------- E—5p0------------------------------------------------------|
B-------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(keep scooping with whammy bar)-|
A----------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------|
Hammett – solo 6
E-19p15------15-19p15-19p15—-19p15—-19p15-|-17p14------14-17p14------ B------17--17--------------17----17-------|------15—-15-------------- A--------16-------------------------------|--------14---------------- D-----------------------------------------|-------------------------- A-----------------------------------------|-------------------------- E-----------------------------------------|-------------------------- E-17p14---17p14---17p14-|-15p12------12-15p12-15p12--15p12—--15p12--| B------15------15-------|------13--13--------------13------13-------| A-----------------------|--------12---------------------------------| D-----------------------|-------------------------------------------| A-----------------------|-------------------------------------------| E-----------------------|-------------------------------------------| E—19-19-19-17-17-17-15-15-15-14-14-14-17-17-17-15-15-15-14-14-14-12--
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--12-12-|-15-15-15-14-14-14-12-12-12-10-10-10-12--| B--------|-----------------------------------------| A--------|-----------------------------------------| D--------|-----------------------------------------| A--------|-----------------------------------------| E--------|-----------------------------------------|
E—22(24)—-22(24)—-22(24)—-22(24)—-22(24)—-22(24)—-22(24)—-22(24)—----
B--bu------bu------bu------bu------bu------bu------bu------bu--------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
E-22(24)—-22(24)-|-24-22-20-19-22-20-19-17-20-19-17---19-17-------| B--bu------bu----|----------------------------------20------20-19-| A----------------|------------------------------------------------| D----------------|------------------------------------------------| A----------------|------------------------------------------------| E----------------|------------------------------------------------| E-17----------------------------------------------------| B----20---19---17---20---19---17-----17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-| A--------------------------------19---------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------|
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