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Harvester of Sorrow

Metallica
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Tab6

Bass2

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

(distortion)

e|--------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------4-3-2-----|-2-----------------4-3-2-----|
A|----5-4-2-2-1-0-5-4-|-2-----------5-4-2-2-1-0-5-4-|
E|----3-2-0-------3-2-|-0-----------3-2-0-------3-2-|

(clean tone) x4

e||---------------------------|---------------------------||
B||---------------------------|---------------------------||
G||o-----------------0--------|--------------------------o||
D||o-------3--2---------3--2--|-------3--0------0-----0--o||
A||-----2----------2----------|----2----------0-----------||
E||--0-----------0------------|-0-----------3------1------||

(distortion) x3

e||---------------------------|---------------------------||
B||---------------------------|---------------------------||
G||o-----------------0--------|--------------------------o||
D||o-------3--2---------3--2--|-------3--0------0-----0--o||
A||-----2----------2----------|----2----------0-----------||
E||--0-----------0------------|-0-----------3------1------||

PM...| PM..| PM...| PM..| PM

e|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------0--------|-----------------------------|
D|-------3--2---------3--2--|-------3--0--------4-3-2-----|
A|----2----------2----------|----2--------5-4-2-2-1-0-5-4-|
E|-0-----------0------------|-0-----------3-2-0-------3-2-|

PM...| PM..| PM...| PM.............|

Rhy Fig 1 end Rhy Fig 1

e||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
B||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
G||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
D||o---------------------4\3-------|---------------------4\3-------o||
A||--2--2-2-2--2-2-5\4---2\1---5\4-|-3--3-3-3--3---5\4---2\1---5\4--||
E||--0--0-0-0--0-0-3\2-0-----0-3\2-|-1--1-1-1--1-0-3\2-0-----0-3\2--||

PM...........| PM PM PM...........| PM PM

Rhy Fig 1A end Rhy Fig 1A

e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------4\3-------|---------------------3-3-3-3---|
A|-2--2-2-2--2-2-5\4---2\1---5\4-|-3--3-3-3--3---5-4---1-1-1-1---|
E|-0--0-0-0--0-0-3\2-0-----0-3\2-|-1--1-1-1--1-0-3-2-0---------3-|

PM...........| PM PM PM...........................|

e|------------|------------|------------|----------|---------------|
B|------------|------------|------------|----------|---------------|
G|------------|------------|------------|----------|---------------|
D|-2----------|------------|------------|----------|---------------|
A|-2----------|---0--------|---0--------|----------|---1--(1)~-----|
E|-0------0-1-|-2------0-1-|-2------2-1-|-0----0-1-|-2---------2-1-|
e|------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|------------|----------------------|----------0---0--0------|
G|------------|----4---4---4--4------|----------1---1--1------|
D|------------|----2---2---2--2------|----------2---2--2------|
A|------------|----2---2---2--2------|----1-----2---2--2------|
E|-0------1-1-|-2--0---0---0--0--0-1-|-2-----0--0---0--0--0-1-|

PM............| PM..|

e|--------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------0---0--0------|----------0---0--0------|
G|------------1---1--1------|----------1---1--1------|
D|------------2---2--2------|----------2---2--2------|
A|----1-------2---2--2------|----1-----2---2--2------|
E|-2-----0----0---0--0--0-1-|-2-----0--0---0--0--0-1-|

PM......| PM............| PM.|

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|----------0---0--0------|------------------------|
G|----------4---4--4------|----------1---1--1------|----------4---4--4------|
D|----0-----5---5--5------|----------2---2--2------|----0-----5---5--5------|
A|-------5--5---5--5------|----1-----2---2--2------|-------5--5---5--5------|
E|-2-----3--3---3--3--0-1-|-2-----0--0---0--0--0-1-|-2-----3--3---3--3--0-1-|

PM PM PM............| PM......| PM PM.|

Verse 1

Rhy Fig 2

My life suffocates Planting seeds of hate I've loved, turned to hate

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|----0----0----0--0------|----0----0----0--0------|----0----0----0--0------|
G|----1----1----1--1------|----1----1----1--1------|----1----1----1--1------|
D|----2----2----2--2------|----2----2----2--2------|----2----2----2--2------|
A|----2----2----2--2------|----2----2----2--2------|----2----2----2--2------|
E|-2--0----0----0--0--0-1-|-2--0----0----0--0--0-1-|-2--0----0----0--0--0-1-|

PM PM..| sim.

Trapped far beyond my fate I give, you take this life that I forsake

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|----3----3----3--3------|----0-----------0-------|----0----0----0--0------|
G|----4----4----4--4------|----1-----------1-------|----1----1----1--1------|
D|----5----5----5--5------|----2-----------2-------|----2----2----2--2------|
A|----5----5----5--5------|----2-----------2-------|----2----2----2--2------|
E|-2--3----3----3--3--0-1-|-2--0----0-1-2--0---0-1-|-2--0----0----0--0--0-1-|

Been cheated of my youth You turned this love to truth

e|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----0----0----0--0------|----3----3----3--3------|--------------------------|
G|----1----1----1--1------|----4----4----4--4------|-----------------0--------|
D|----2----2----2--2------|----5----5----5--5------|-------3--2---------3--2--|
A|----2----2----2--2------|----5----5----5--5------|----2----------2----------|
E|-2--0----0----0--0--0-1-|-2--3----3----3--3--0-1-|-0-----------0------------|

PM.........| PM.|

end Rhy Fig 2

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------3--0------0---------|
A|----2----------0-----------|
E|-0-----------3------1--0-1-|

PM...| PM..| PM..|

Pre-chorus

Rhy Fig 2A

E5

Anger, misery, you'll suffer unto me

e|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----0-----------0--------|----0----0----0--0------|--------------------------|
G|----1-----------1--------|----1----1----1--1------|-----------------0--------|
D|----2-----------2--------|----2----2----2--2------|-------3--2---------3--2--|
A|----2-----------2--------|----2----2----2--2------|----2----------2----------|
E|-2--0----0-1-2--0----0-1-|-2--0----0----0--0--0-1-|-0-----------0------------|

PM PM....| PM......| PM.........| PM.|

E5

end Rhy Fig 2A

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------3--0------0-----0--|
A|----2----------0----------|
E|-0-----------3------1-----|

PM...| PM.| PM

e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------4\3-------|---------------------4-3-------|
A|-2--2-2-2--2-2-5\4---2\1---5\4-|-3--3-3-3--3---5-4---2-1-0-5-4-|
E|-0--0-0-0--0-0-3\2-0-----0-3\2-|-1--1-1-1--1-0-3-2-0-------3-2-|

PM...........| PM PM PM...........................|

Chorus

w/ Rhy Fig 1

Harvester of sorrow (Language of the mad)

w/ Rhy Fig 1A

Harvester of sorrow

e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-----------------0--------|---------------------------|
D|-------3--2---------3--2--|-------3--0------0---------|
A|----2----------2----------|----2----------0----3------|
E|-0-----------0------------|-0-----------3------1--0-1-|

PM...| PM.| PM...| PM.| PM.|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------0----0--0------|
G|----------4----4--4------|----------1----1--1------|
D|----------2----2--2------|----------2----2--2------|
A|----1-----2----2--2------|----1-----2----2--2------|
E|-2-----0--0----0--0--0-1-|-2-----0--0----0--0--0-1-|

PM......| PM...........| PM.|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------0----0--0------|-------------------------|
G|----------1----1--1------|----------4----4--4------|
D|----------2----2--2------|----0-----5----5--5------|
A|----1-----2----2--2------|-------5--2----5--5------|
E|-2-----0--0----0--0--0-1-|-2-----3--3----3--3--0-1-|

PM......| PM.....| PM.|

Verse 2

w/ Rhy Fig 2

Pure black looking clear My work is done soon here

Try getting back to me Get back which used to be

Drink up, shoot in Let the beatings begin

Distributor of pain Your loss becomes my gain

Pre-chorus

w/ Rhy Fig 2A

Anger, misery, you'll suffer unto me

e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------4\3-------|---------------------4-3-------|
A|-2--2-2-2--2-2-5\4---2\1---5\4-|-3--3-3-3--3---5-4---2-1-0-5-4-|
E|-0--0-0-0--0-0-3\2-0-----0-3\2-|-1--1-1-1--1-0-3-2-0-------3-2-|

PM...........| PM PM PM...........................|

Chorus

w/ Rhy Fig 1

Harvester of sorrow Language of the mad

w/ Rhy Fig 1A

Harvester of sorrow

e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-----------------0--------|-----------------0--------|
D|-------3--2---------3--2--|-------3--0---------3--2--|
A|----2----------2----------|----2----------2----------|
E|-0-----------0------------|-0-----------0------------|

PM...| PM.| PM...| PM.|

e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-----------------0--------|---------------------------|
D|-------3--2---------3--2--|-------3--0------0---------|
A|----2----------2----------|----2----------0----5------|
E|-0-----------0------------|-0-----------3------3--0-2-|

PM...| PM.| PM...| PM.|

Solo

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--15b17---15b17~---15b17---15b17r15b-|--r15--17b19--15b17---15b17-r15------|
G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------14--|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|

|

e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-----0----------------0---------------|----0---------0-------0----0--------|
G|-----1----------------1---------------|----1---------1-------1----1--------|
D|-----2----------------2---------------|----2---------2-------2----2--------|
A|-----2----------------2---------------|----2---------2-------2----2--------|
E|--2--0---------0-1-2--0----------0-1--|-2--0---------0-------0----0----0-1-|

PM PM....| PM.......| PM.|

e|--17b19---17b19---15p14----14----------------------------|
B|------------------------17----17p15-17-15p14\12-14p12\10-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

|

|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0-------------------0-----------------------------|
G|-------1-------------------1-----------------------------|
D|-------2-------------------2-----------------------------|
A|-------2-------------------2-----------------------------|
E|--2----0----------0--1--2--0-----------------------0--1--|

PM PM......| PM...|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12b14r12p10--12b14r12p10-12b14r12p10-12b14r12p10-12b14-~-~---------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------12--14--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3------------------3-------------------3----------3----------|
G|--------4------------------4-------------------4----------4----------|
D|--------5------------------5-------------------5----------5----------|
A|--------5------------------5-------------------5----------5----------|
E|--2-----3------------------3-------------------3----------3----0--1--|

PM PM...|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--11h12p11-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------/14-~-~-~--------14--|
A|------------14------14h15----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

|

|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------0-----------------------0---------------|
G|-------1-----------------------1---------------|
D|-------2-----------------------2---------------|
A|-------2-----------------------2---------------|
E|--2----0------------0--1--2----0---------0--1--|

PM PM.......| PM...|

e|-----------------14-15/19---------17--15--|--15h17p15p14----14h15p14------|
B|--------14-15-17--------------------------|---------------------------15--|
G|--14h16-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

|

|

e|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------0-------------0--------0----0------|-------------------------------|
G|-------1-------------1--------1----1------|-------------------------------|
D|-------2-------------2--------2----2------|-------------------------------|
A|-------2-------------2--------2----2------|---------0---------------------|
E|--2----0-------------0--------0----0--0-1-|--2------------------------2-1-|

PM PM.|

e|----------------|-----------------|
B|--17------------|--(17)-----------|
G|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|

|

|

e|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|-----------------|
A|-----1----------|-----1-----------|
E|--2---------0-1-|--2----------0-1-|
e|------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|----0----0----0--0------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|----1----1----1--1------|------------------------2-3-|-------------------------------|
D|----2----2----2--2------|-2----------0--2--3-3-5-----|---------------------4\3-------|
A|----2----2----2--2------|-2--0h1p0-3-----------------|-2--2-2-2--2-2-5\4---2\1---3\1-|
E|-2--0----0----0--0--0-2-|-0--------------------------|-0--0-0-0--0-0-3\2-0-----0-5\3-|

PM...| PM...........|

e|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------2---|-------------------------------|
D|-2----------0--2--3-3-5---3-|---------------------4\3-------|
A|-2--0h1p0-3-----------------|-3--3-3-3--3---5\4---2\1---3\1-|
E|-0--------------------------|-1--1-1-1--1-0-3\2-0-----0-5\3-|

PM...| PM...........|

____________________________________

Two guitars |1.

e||------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
B||------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
G||o-3p2p0-2-3-2-0---------------------|-3p2p0-2-3-5-3-3p2p0---------------o||
D||o-3p2p0-2-3-2-0-3p2p0---------------|-3p2p0-2-3-5-3-3p2p0---------------o||
A||----------------3p2p0-2--2-2-2--2-2-|---------------------3--3-3-3--3----||
E||----------------------0--0-0-0--0-0-|---------------------1--1-1-1--1-0--||

___________________________________

|2.3.

e|-----------------------------------||
B|-----------------------------------||
G|-3p2p0-2-3-5-3-3p2p0--------------o||
D|-3p2p0-2-3-5-3-3p2p0----3-----3---o||
A|------------------------3-----3----||
E|---------------------1--1-1-1-1----||

PM PM.|

e|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------0--------|-----------------------------|
D|-------3--2---------3--2--|-------3--0------0---3-----3-|
A|----2----------2----------|----2----------0-----3-----3-|
E|-0-----------0------------|-0-----------3-----1-1-1-1-1-|

PM...| PM.| PM...| PM.| PM PM.|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-3p2p0-2-3-5-3-3p2p0--------------|
D|-3p2p0-2-3-5-3-3p2p0----3-----3---|
A|------------------------3-----3---|
E|---------------------1--1-1-1-1---|

PM PM.|

Verse 3

All have said their prayers Invade their nightmares

e|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------------|
G|------1--1----1-1-1-----|----1----1----1--1-----|
D|------2--2----2-2-2-----|----2----2----2--2-----|
A|------2--2----2-2-2-----|----2----2----2--2-----|
E|------0--0----0-0-0-0-1-|-2--0----0----0--0-0-1-|

PM.....| PM.|

To see into my eyes You'll wonder where murder lies

e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|----3----3----3--3-----|
G|----1----1----1--1-----|----4----4----4--4-----|
D|----2----2----2--2-----|----5----5----5--5-----|
A|----2----2----2--2-----|----5----5----5--5-----|
E|-2--0----0----0--0-0-1-|-2--3----3----3--3-0-1-|

PM PM.....| PM.|

Infanticide

e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-----------------0--------|--------------------------|
D|-------3--2---------3--2--|-------3--2------0-----0--|
A|----2----------2----------|----2----------0----------|
E|-0-----------0------------|-0-----------3------1-----|

PM...| PM.| PM...| PM.|

e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------4\3-------|---------------------4-3-------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5\4---2\1---5\4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-4---2-1-0-5-4-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3\2-0-----0-3\2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-3-2-0-------3-2-|

PM.........| PM PM PM...........................|

Chorus

w/ Rhy Fig 1 (2 times)

Harvester of sorrow

Harvester of sorrow

Rhy Fig 1 (play 1st bar only 10 times)

Harvester of sorrow

Harvester of sorrow

Harvester of sorrow

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-------3--2------------|
A|----2------------------|
E|-0---------------------|

Comments... Corrections... Or Whateva... Just E-Mail me at apocalypze_13@hotmail.com

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| (n) Ghost note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| b Bend

| r Release

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

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