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Prince Charming

Metallica
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Song

Awesome song. Listen to the actual recording for timing. Play the whole song with distortion

Prince Charming

As performed on "Reload"

Music by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich

Lyrics by James Hetfield

Standard Eb tuning

h hammer on

p pull off

b bend

pb pre-bend

r return

PM palm muting

/ slide up

\ slide down

x\ pick scrape

~ vibrating

TR tremelo picking

[] pinch (artificial) harmonics

James Guitar 2

Kirk Guitar 1

Both D'uh

Intro (James)

eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------5b------------------|
Db[--------2--------------5---------------5--5--5b--------5---------|
Ab[-/17\---2--------0h5h7---7~~~~~--0h5h7-----------7--5-----7~~~~--|
Eb[-/17\---0--------------------------------------------------------|

Intro 2 (James)

eb[----------------------------------------------------|
Bb[----------------------------------------------------|
Gb[----------------------------------------------------|
Db[----------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----|
Ab[----0h5h7-------0h5h7-------0h5h7-------0h5h7-------|
Eb[-0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------------|

Intro (Kirk)

eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Db[--------------7------------5-----------7-----5--5--5h7---|
Ab[-2------------5------------3-----------5-----5--5--5h7---|
Eb[-0-------------------------------------------------------|

Main Riff (x2 [Only James 1st time; he plays it under Kirk's intro])

eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db[----------5----------5----------5----------5--7b9-7b9-7b9r7-5----|
Ab[----0h5h7------0h5h7------0h5h7------0h5h7--------------------7--|
Eb[-0-----------0----------0----------0-----------------------------|

Post main riff Kirk does this

eb[---------------------]--------------------|
Bb[---------------------]--------------------|
Gb[-5--5--5h7-----------]--------------------|
Db[-5--5--5h7----2------]-x\-----------------|
Ab[--------------0------]-x\-----------------|

Little fill thingy (Both)

eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Db[-----5-----5---------------------------------------------|
Ab[--7-----------7--5---------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|

Verse (Both, x4) First 3 times 4th time

eb[--------------------]---------------[---------------|
Bb[--------------------]---------------[---------------|
Gb[--------------------]---------------[---------------|
Db[----------5---------]-5--5--5h7-----[-5--6--7-------|
Ab[-2--------5--7------]-5--5--5h7-----[-5--6--7-------|
Eb[-0---0-0-----7--0-0-]---------------[---------------|

PM.. PM..

Verse fill (Both, x3)

eb[------------------------------|
Bb[------------------------------|
Gb[-5-------------5--------------|
Db[------7--5--7-----------------|
Ab[------------------------------|
Eb[------------------------------|

PM......

Little fill thingy

Verse

Verse fill thingy

Chorus (x2 [Both 1st time, only James 2nd time; Kirk plays main riff])

eb[----------------------------------------------]--------------|
Bb[----------------------------------------------]--------------|
Gb[----------------------------------------------]--------------|
Db[--------------7------------5------------5--7--]--5--5--5h7---|
Ab[-2------------5------------3------------5--7--]--5--5--5h7---|
Eb[-0--------------------------------------------]--------------|

^^^^^^^^^^

Play this 3 times after 2nd chorus

Main Riff

Little fill thingy

Verse

Verse and Little fill thingies

Verse

Verse and Little fill thingies

Chorus

Pre-solo (Both, x4)

eb[-------------------------|
Bb[-------------------------|
Gb[-------------------------|
Db[------5---5--------------|
Ab[-5h7----7---7------------|
Eb[-------------------------|

GUITAR SOLO 1 (Kirk, w/ wah pedal)

eb[----------------]-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb[----------------]------------------------------16br-14----------------|
Gb[----------------]-16b18r16-14------------------16br-14----------------|
Db[-----4----------]-------------16--16p14-16-16----------16-16p14-16-16-|
Ab[----------------]-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-2-------2------]-----------------------------------------------------|

^^^^^^^^^^^^

Play this part a buncha times

eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-16-14---16-14--16br-14----------------------------------|
Gb[-16-14---16-14--16br-14--------14-16-16b18r16-14---------|
Db[------------------------16--16-------------------16------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-solo (After they play the pre-solo, they play it again, only a step higher, so move

up 2 frets)

Bridge (Both, x4)

eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Db[--------------------4-------3-------2-------2--2---------|
Ab[-4----4--(7)---------------------------------------------|
Eb[-2----2--(5)---2--2----2--2----2--2----2--2--------------|

PM... PM... PM... PM...

Main Riff

Verse

Verse and Little fill thingies

Chorus

OUTRO SOLO/GUITAR SOLO 2 (Kirk)

eb[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[----------------------12b14r12--------------12h14-12---12--14--12--|
Gb[-/12-12-12-12---12-12-12b14r12--------------12h14-12---12--14--12--|
Db[----------------------------------14-12-14-------------------------|
Ab[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb[------------------------------------12----12-------12----12------|
Bb[-12---------------12--14--15--14----15b17-15b17----15b17-15b17---|
Gb[-12---------------12--14--15--14---------------------------------|
Db[-----14--14~~~~~-------------------------------------------------|
Ab[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-15b17r15-12-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb[-------------14-12-14-pb16r14-pb16r14--12-12---------------------|
Db[---------------------------------------------14~~~~~~-14-12-14---|
Ab[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-12-14b-14b--14b-14b--14b-14b----------------------------|
Gb[-12-14b-14b--14b-14b--14b-14b----------------------------|
Db[-------------------------------14-12-14------------------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
eb[--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[----------------------------------------------------4-5-4-----|
Db[--------4-5-4-----4-5-7-5-4-----4-5-7-5-4-----4-5-7-------5---|
Ab[-7-5-7--------5-7-----------5-7-----------5-7-----------------|
Eb[--------------------------------------------------------------|
eb[------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[------------------------------10-10-10-12-10-12-10-12-15----|
Gb[----4-5-4-----4-5-7-5-7-7/9---------------------------------|
Db[--7-------5-7-----------------------------------------------|
Ab[------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[------------------------------------------------------------|
eb[--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb[-15p12p10-15p12p10-15p12p10-15p12p10-15p12p10-15p12p10-15-15b17~~~--|

Gb[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb[-12--15--17b19-------17---------------------------------------------|
Bb[-12--15--17b19-------17---------------------------------------------|
Gb[-------------------------16-16-14--16-16-16b-16b-16b--16br-14-12----|
Db[-------------------------16-16-14--16-16-16b-16b-16b--16br-14-12----|
Ab[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play the rest of the solo with the wah pedal

eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-------------------------------17~~~-17~~~-17~~~-15~~~---|
Gb[----------12-14b16r14-12~~~~---16~~~-16~~~-16~~~-14~~~---|
Db[-14-12-14------------------------------------------------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-17~~~-17~~~-17~~~-20~~~-17~~~-17~~~-17~~~-17\-----------|
Gb[-16~~~-16~~~-16~~~-19~~~-16~~~-16~~~-16~~~---------------|
Db[---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|

TR..........

Tremelo pick the 17 while sliding down

eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Db[-5-7-7brbrbrbr-------------------------------------------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|

End with the Little fill thingies.

And that's it.

Song structure

Intro

Intro 2

Main Riff

Little fill thingy

Verse

Verse fill thingy

Verse

Verse fill thingy and Little fill thingies

Chorus

Main Riff

Little fill thingy

Verse

Verse fill thingy

Verse

Verse and Little fill thingies

Chorus

Pre-solo

GUITAR SOLO 1

Bridge

Main Riff

Verse

Verse and Little fill thingies

Chorus

OUTRO SOLO/GUITAR SOLO 2

Ending

Peace.

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