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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Song
Battery
By: Metallica
Tabbed By: Kane Bochatyn (JenoUnion)
Any questions, comments, or concerns, you can ask at DarkCloud1916@aol.com
OR CryofthePlanet@hotmail.com. This is based off of Cliff Burton's master
bass track for the original song on the Master of Puppets album.
The link to this bass track alone is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJF06bNLVlo.
Hope you all enjoy.
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Battery
Metallica
Acoustic guitar intro for the first forty seconds...
Intro (Play x2)
G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|-0~--0-0-1~--2~--2-2-3~---| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|-0~--0-0-1~--2~--2-2-3~--3-2-1--|
End Intro
G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|----2~/----------| E|-0~-----3~-2~-0--|
Verse Intro
G|-------------| D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-0--6-6-5-0--| G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|-6-5-5-5-5--|
Verse Riff 1 (Play x2)
G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|-0-0--0--6-5-5-0-0--0--3-3-2-3--| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-(0-2--3-0-3--4)--| G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|-6-5-5-5-5--|
Bass Break 1
G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|---7----7-7---7-----------------------------/6-7--| E|-0----0-----0---3-3--0h3-3-0-3-5-5-5-0-5-5--------|
Verse 1A
G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|-0-0--0--6-5-5-0-0--0--3-3-2-3--| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-0-2--3-0-3--4--|
Bass Break 2
G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|---7----7-7---7-------------------------------/6-7--| E|-0----0-----0---3-3--0h3-3-0-3-5-5-5-0-5-5--0-------|
Verse 1B
G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|-0-0--0--6-5-5-0-0--0--3-3-2-3--| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-0-2--3-0-3--4--|
Bass Break 3
G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|---7----7-7-7-7-------------------------------/6-7--| E|-0----0---------3-3--0h3-3-0-3-5-5-5-0-5-5--0-------|
Chorus 1
G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-0-0--0--3-3-2-3--| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|---7-------5---6---| E|-0---7-2-3---5-----| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|-0-0--0--6-5-5-0-0--0--3-3-2-3--| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-6-5-0-0--0--| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|--6-5-5-0-0--0--3-3-2-3--| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-6~-2~-0---|
Bass Break 4
G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|---7----7-7---7-------------------------------/6-7--| E|-0----0-----0---3-3--0h3-3-0-3-5-5-5-0-5-5--0-------|
Verse 2A (Play x2)
G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-0-0--0--3-3-2-3----| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-0-2--3-0-3--4--|
Bass Break 5
G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|---7----7-7---7-------------------------------/6-7--| E|-0----0-----0---3-3--0h3-3-0-3-5-5-5-0-5-5--0-------|
Verse 2B
G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-0-0--0--3-3-2-3----| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-0-2--3-0-3--4--|
Bass Break 6
G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|---7----7-7---7-------------------------------/6-7--| E|-0----0-----0---3-3--0h3-3-0-3-5-5-5-0-5-5--0-------|
Chorus 2
G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-0-0--0--3-3-2-----| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|---7-------5---6---| E|-0---7-2-3---5-----| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|-0-0--0--6-5-5-0-0--0--3-3-2-3--| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-6-5-0-0--0--| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|--6-5-5-0-0--0--3-3-2-3--| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-6~-2~-0---|
Bridge Intro
G|------------| D|------------| A|-7~----7----| E|-0~----0----| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-33-3-7--| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-33-3-7--|
Bridge
G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-7b8r7-5--| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-0-3-5--5-5/7--| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-7b8r7-5--| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-3--3-3-0-3-0-3-3-0-3-0-3-5-5-5-7-7--| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-7b8r7-5--| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-0-3-5~----5/7--| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------3-----| E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--3---3~--|
Solo Backing
G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|-6-5-5-5-5--| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|-0-0--0--0-6-5-5-0-6-5-5-0-6-5-5-0-0---| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|-0-0--0--0-6-5-5-0-6-5-5-0-6-5-5-0-2-2-0-2--| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|-6-5-5-6-5-5-5-5--| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|-0-0--0--0-6-5-5-0-6-5-5-0-6-5-5-0-0---| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|-0-0--0--0-6-5-5-0-6-5-5-0-6-5-5-0-2-2-0-0--| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|-0-0--0--0-6-5-5-0-6-5-5-0-6-5-5-0-0---| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|-0-0--0--0-6-5-5-0-6-5-5-0-6-5-5-0-2-2-0-0--| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|-6-5-5-6-5-5-5-5--|
Solo Backing End
G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---7----7-7---7------------------------------------------| E|-0----0-----0---0-3--0-3-0-3-0-5-5-0-5-5-0-2-2-0-2-0-2---| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|---7---7---7---7---------------------| E|-0---0---0---0---0-3--0-3-0-3-0-3-5--|
Post-Solo Bridge (Play x4)
G|-----|--------------------------------| D|-----|--------------------------------| A|-----|--------------------------------| E|-0-3-|-2-0-6-0-7-0-6-0-7-0-6-0-7-0-2--| G|---- D|---- A|---- E|-0--
Verse 3A (Play x2)
G|-------| D|-------| A|-/6-7--| E|-------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-0-0--0--3-3-2-3----| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-0-2--3-0-3--4--|
Bass Break 7
G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|---7----7-7---7-------------------------------/6-7--| E|-0----0-----0---3-3--0h3-3-0-3-5-5-5-0-5-5--0-------|
Verse 3B
G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-0-0--0--3-3-2-3----| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-0-2--3-0-3--4--|
Bass Break 8
G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|---7----7-7---7-------------------------------/6-7--| E|-0----0-----0---3-3--0h3-3-0-3-5-5-5-0-5-5--0-------|
Chorus 2
G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-0-0--0--3-3-2-----| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|---7-------5---6---| E|-0---7-2-3---5-----| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|-0-0--0--6-5-5-0-0--0--3-3-2-3--| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-6-5-0-0--0--| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|--6-5-5-0-0--0--3-3-2-3--| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-6~-2~-0---| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-0-0--6-5-5-0-0--0--3-3-2-3--| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-6-5-0-0--0--| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|--6-5-5-0-0--0--3-3-2-3--| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-0--0--6-5-5-6~-2~-0---|
Outro (Play x7)
G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|-2-0-6-0-7-0-6-0-7-0-6-0-7-0-2--| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-2-0-6-0-7-0-6-0-7-0-6-0-7~--| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-3-2-2-2-2-2-0~--|
Good, done. Some things might not have the exact discrepancies Cliff played
for every little thing this time, but most all of them are there. Hope you
like it.
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| ~ Vibrato
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| r Release
| b Bend
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