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King Nothing

Metallica
Tab
4.4(20)

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

Intro

Fill 1 (Gtr. 1) Fade in Use Distortion and *Octaver

end Fill 1

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-17~~~~-17~~~~-17~~~~-17~~~~-|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|--------*--/----------------| Play 5x
D|-----------------------------|----------/-----------------|
A|-----------------------------|---------/--*---------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

*Octaver doubles an octave below

w/Fill 1 (5x)

Full

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------------15b-|
G|-----------------------------|------------------------14b-|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Full

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|r15--------15b---------------|----------------------------|
G|r14--------14b---------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------X--X-|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------X--X-|

Full Full

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|---------7B----(7)b---------|
A|-7/--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-7/--------------------------|----------------------------|

Release bend to 1/2

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--(7)---------------(7)\-----|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

1/4 1/4 |-Let Ring-|

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------5b-----------|------5b-------8---7--------|
A|--5--6--7---/7-----7---------|---/7----7\-----------------|
E|--0--0--0--0-----------------|-0----------/6---5----------|

Rhy. Fig. 1 (w/Fill 1)

1/4 1/4 |-Let Ring-| (end fig.1)

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|*----------------------------|---------------------------*| Play 3x
D|*------------------5b--------|------5b-------8---7-------*|
A|-----5--6--7---/7-----7------|---/7----7\-----------------|
E|-0---0--0--0--0--------------|-0----------/6---5----------|

1/4 1/4 |-Let Ring-|

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|*----------------------------|---------------------------*| Play 3x
D|*------------------5b--------|------5b-------8---7-------*|
A|-----5--6--7---/7-----7------|---/7----7\-----------------|
E|-0---0--0--0--0--------------|-0----------/6---5----------|

(w/Rhy. Fig. 1)

1/4 1/4

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-12--12b--------12--12b------|----------------------------------|
G|-12--12b--------12--12b------|----1214p12--1214p12--1214p12-----|
D|---------14~~~----------14~~~|(14)-------14-------14-------14---|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|

Rhy. Fig. 2

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|*----------------------------|--------*--/----------------|
D|*----------------------------|----------/-----------------|
A|--X--2--5--2------8--7-------|---------/--*---------------|
E|--X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--0----|----------------------------|

Wish I may, wish I might, have this wish I wish tonight

end rhy fig 2

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--X--2--5--2------8--7-------|--X--2--5--2------8--7--5---|
E|--X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--0----|--X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--3---|

Are you satisfied?

*=Gtr 1 subtitute Rhy. Fill 1 (see end of tab)

w/Rhy. Fig. 2

1/4 1/4

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-9\---------------------9----|-9\---------------------9---|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-7\-----------/8--8--7--7----|-7\-----------/8--8--7--7---|
E|----0--3b--0--/6--6--5-------|----0--3b--0--/6--6--5------|

Dig for gold, dig for fame. You dig to make your name.

1/4

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------*--/---------------|-9\-------------------------|
D|------------/----------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------/--*--------------|-7\-----------/8--8--7--5---|
E|-----------------------------|----0--3b--0--/6--6--5--3---|

Are you pacified?

Half Time feel

Pre-Chorus

Rhy Fig 3

end Rhy fig 3

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------5~~~--------------|----------------------------|
D|----/7--7--------7--7--5-----|-(5)--7---------------------|
A|-0------------------0--0-----|-(0)--0-----6---------------|
E|-----------------------------|---------0--6---------------|

All the want you waste.

Rhy Fill 2 (w/Rhy Fig 3)

Full 1/2 */*

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------5~~~--7--5--7b----|-(7)--5--7--7b~~~-----------|
D|----/7--7--------------------|----------------------------|
A|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------12\---|

All the things you've changed.

Chorus

(end Half time feel)

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----|
E|-0----0--0--0--0--0--0-------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|

Then it all crashes down and you break your crown

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|

and you point your finger but there's no one around

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|

Just want one thing. Just to play the king

|-P.M.-----| To Coda

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----|

But the castle crumbled and you're left with just a

/-------------------------------------------------------------

|1.

Full Full Full w/ Rhy fig 1 (4x)

e|-13----13----13--------------|----------------------------|
B|-16b---16b---16b-----16\-----|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

name. Where's your crown, King Nothing?

--------------------------------------------------------------

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

--------------------------------------------------------------

1/4 1/4

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-12-12b----12b--------------|
G|-----------------------------|-12-12b----12b--------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------14-----14-----------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Where's your crown?

--------------------------------------------------------------

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-12--12----12--12-----12----|
G|-1214p12---1214p12--1214p12--|-12--12----12--12-----12----|
D|--------14--------14-------1D|--------14--------14--------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

--------------------------------\

Full/1/2 Full/1/2 |

e|------------------------------|
B|-14b-----12--14--14--14b--14\-|
G|-14b-----12--14--14--14b--14\*|
D|-----------------------------*|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------

|2.

Full Full Full

e|-13b--13b--13b---------------|
B|-16b--16b--16b----16\--------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

name. Where's your crown, King

Guitar Solo

w/Rhy Fig 1 (4x)

with wah as filter and octaver

Full Full

e|-12--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-15b-------------------------|-11-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-13b------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Nothing? You're

Full Full Full

e|-12--------------14----15----|----------------------------|
B|-15b-------------17b---18b---|--(18)\---------------/14---|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

nothing Come on, where's your crown?

Full Full

e|-12-0-14-0-15-0-14-0----12-12-|-12-0-14-0-15-0-14-0---12-12-|
B|---------------------15----15b|---------------------15---15b|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------------|

Full Full Full

e|15p12-0-12--15p12-0-12-------|12-0-14-0-15-0-14-0----12-12-|
B|--------15b---------15b------|--------------------15----15b|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

w/Rhy Fig 3 (1.5x)

e|-17--17--17--20----------17--|----------------------------|
B|-----------------20--20------|-17--17--20-----------------|
G|-----------------------------|-------------19--19--19-----|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Gtr 1 substitute Rhy Fill 2 w/Rhy. Fill 3 (see end of tab)

Full Full

e|-17--17--17--20---------17---|----------------------------|
B|-----------------20--20------|-17------17-------17--------|
G|-----------------------------|---------19b------19b-------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Huh!

w/Rhy Fig 2

Full Full Full Full

e|----------12-----------12-----------12-------|
B|-15b--15b----15p12-15b----15p12-15b----15p12-|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

Full

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----12-15p12----12h15p12----12---------------------------|
G|-14b----------14----------14----14-14p12----12h14-12~~~\--|
D|-----------------------------------------14---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-12----14-14--15--14---------|
G|-12----14-14--15--14---------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

Full Full

e|-12--12-15p12----12-15p12--------------------------------------------|
B|-15b----------15----------15p12-----12h15p12-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------14b----------14p12----12h14p12-14-12-|
D|---------------------------------------------------14----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 w/Fill 1 & Rhy Fill 4 (see end of tab)

e|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-14b-14--14b-14--14b-14--14b-12-|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-12-------------------12\---|
B|------------------------12---|-12-------------------12\---|
G|------------------------12---|----------------------------|
D|-(14)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

end solo

e|-\X--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-\X--------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

adlib with feedback next 10 bars

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Bridge

w/Fill 1(8x)

I wish I may, I

Wish I might have this wish I wish

tonight I want that star, I

want it now. I want it all and I don't care how.

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--h2-------------------------|---h5-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

| Careful | what you wish |

e|--------0--------------0-----|------------------0---------|
B|------------(3)/5------------|---3-----------------3/5----|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------|----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--h4-------------------------|--h3------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

| Careful 1/2 | what you say Careful |

e|-------------2---------------|-----------------0----------|
B|--2-------------2b-----(2)\--|-\1-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------3---1--|
e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--h2-------------------------|--h5------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

|what you wish you may | regret it Careful |

e|---------------3----------3--|----------------0---3----0--|
B|--------(3)/5-----(3)/5------|-(5)\3----------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------0----------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------|----------------------------|

D.S. al Coda

(go to the */*)

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--h4-------------------------|--h7------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------19\--|

| What you wish you just | might get it |

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

Coda

Full Full Full

e|-13----13----13--------------|----------------------------|
B|-16b---16b---16b-----16------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-2--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-0--------------------------|

name. Where's your crown King Nothing?

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

Nothing.

Outro

w/Rhy. Fig. 1 (Gtr 2 4x, Gtr. 3 3.5x)

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0--2p0---0-2-0---0-2-0---|
G|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0--2p0---0-2-0---0-2-0h1-|
D|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|-2--------2-------2---------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|

Mm, no you're just

Full

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0------------------------|
G|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0-0h2p0---0h2p0---4b-----|
D|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|-----------2-------2----5~~-|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|

nothing. Where's your crown King

Full

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0-2p0---2p0--------------|
G|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0-2p0---2p0---2b--2--0---|
D|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|---------2-----2------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|

Nothing No, you're just

w/Rhy. Fill 5

Full

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0------------------------|
G|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0--0h2p0---0h2p0---4b----|
D|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|------------2-------2----5~~|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|

nothing Absolutely

Free Time

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------||

nothing Off to never never land....

Ending

Rhy. Fill 1

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------9-----|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-X--2--5--2------8--7--7-----|
E|-X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--------|

Rhy. Fill 3

1/2

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--(7)---5----7----7b---------|
D|--(5)---7--------------------|
A|--(0)---0---------6----------|
E|-------------0----6----------|

Rhy. Fill 4

\.5/ \.5/ \.5/

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------|-(0)------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-(0)-------------------------|-(0)---------*-*-*-*--x-x---|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-19\-------------------------|

Rhy. Fill 5

1/2 Free Time

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--------5--7--7b---5--7------|-(7)/9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|----/7-----------------------|----------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|

************************************

| x Mute note

| (n) Ghost note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| r Release

| b Bend

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

|*/* Sign to go back to from DS al Coda

|\x/ Use tremlo bar to drop pitch x steps

|* /

| / Repeat sign (repeat previous measure)

| / *

************************************

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