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Motorbreath

Metallica
Tab
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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.

Drum Intro

P.M. =======================================================

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---8---9---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---6---7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|

=============================================================

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|Repeat
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--|

Verse Riff

P.M. =======================================

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9--9----7--9--9----7--5--5----4--5--5----4--7--7----5--7--7--|
E|--7--7----5--7--7----5--3--3----2--3--3----2--5--5----3--5--5--|

=======================

E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|Repeat as nessecary
D|----------------------|then right before the chorus
A|--5--4--4-------4--4--|play this....
E|--3--2--2----0--2--2--|
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|4 times
D|------------|
A|--9--9----7-|
E|--7--7----5-|

Chorus

P.M. =====

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|Repeat
D|------------------7--7---4--------------------------------------|
A|--9--9----5--5----5--5---2-4-4-4----5--5----2--2----4-4-4---4---|
E|--7--7----3--3-------------2-2-2----3--3----0--0----2-2-2-0-2---|

Rhythm break

P.M. = = = =

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|play 2 times
D|--4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4---2-|
A|------2-----2-----2-----2-------|
E|--------------------------------|

then play this 1 time

P.M = = = =

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4---2--|
A|------0-----0-----0-----0--------|
E|---------------------------------|

then play this 1 time

P.M. = = = =

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|then repeat the whole rhythm break
D|--4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4---2-|
A|------2-----2-----2-----2-------|
E|--------------------------------|

(Play the verse and the chorus and the rhythm break once more

then)

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

Solo backing ryhthm

(James)

P.M. =========== = ===========

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6--------------6p4---6----6p4-4h6-------------6p4--------|
A|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4----4---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---6---6--|
E|----------------------------------------------------4---4--|

=========== = ===========

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6--------------6p4---6----6p4-4h6------------------------6-----6--5-|
A|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4----4---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-6---6---6--4-----4--3-|
E|------------------------------------------------4---4---4-------------|

1st Guitar solo

(Kirk)

w/wah wah

e|-----------------|
B|--12---------9-9-|
G|--11-------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
e|-------------|
B|--12p9----9--|
G|-------11----|4 times
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
e|-----9-------|
B|--12b--12p9--|
G|-------------|4 times
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-----9-12p9-----------------------------|
G|--11b-------11-9----9-11p9--------------|
D|-----------------11--------11-9---------|
A|--------------------------------11-9\---|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------9-11--|
D|----------------9-9-11p9----9-11-------|
A|-------7-9-9/11----------11------------|
E|--/9-----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------16--|
G|--11p9----9-11p9----9-11p9----9-9\/18b(20)-|
D|-------11--------11--------11--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|------16-----16-----16-19p16---------------------------------------|
B|--19b----19b----19b----------19-16-16-16-19p16----16-19p16-19b(21)-|
G|-----------------------------------------------18------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Play verse and chorus riffs as nessecary then)

Guitar solo 2

e|--12p9-------|
B|-------12p9--|
G|-------------|
D|-------------| 8 times
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
e|--12p9-12p9-11-8-8-10-7-7-9-6-6-8-5-5-7-4-4-4-4-4--|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|--4---4-7p4-----------------------------------------|
B|----7-------7-4-7-4------------4---4---4---6--4-----|
G|--------------------6-4b---4---4---4---4---6--4---4-|
D|------------------------/6---6---6---6---6------6---|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|-----4-7p4--------------------------|
G|--6b-------4h6p4---4-6-4------------|
D|-----------------6-------6-4--------|
A|-----------------------------6---4--|
E|------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------4-6-6b--4-6p4---4-6p4---4\/9---11-|
D|--------------4-4-6p4---4-6-------6-------6-------6-----------|
A|------2-4/6-----------6---------------------------------------|
E|--/4----------------------------------------------------------|
e|------9-9------------9------------------9----------------9----------------|
B|----------12b---9-9----12b--12bvvv----9---12b-----9-9------12b--12bvv-12b-|
G|--11b------------------------------11b----------------11b-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------9h12p9---------------------------------------------------|
B|--12p9-9-9-12p9--------12p9----9-12p9------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------12--------11-9-9-9-11p9----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------11-9-9-9-11-9--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------11-9b--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----16-16---16-16---16-16--16-19p16----16-19p16-21p16---|
B|--19----19b-----19b-----19b----------19------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|--19p16----16-19p16-21p16-19p16----16-19p16-------|
B|--------19----------------------19----------19-16-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|------------16h19p16----------------19p16---------------19p16--16-19b-19b-19b-|
B|----16-19p16--------19-16---16-19p16-----19-16--16-19p16-----19---------------|
G|--18b--------------------18b------------------18b-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Very Ending Riff

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----------4--4--4-----------6--|
A|--6--6--6--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--|
E|--4--4--4-----------2--2--2-----|

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| b Bend

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

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