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Until it Sleeps

Metallica
Tab
3.8(50)

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

Verse

WHERE DO I TAKE THIS PAIN OF MINE

I RUN BUT IT STAYS RIGHT BY MY SIDE

Chorus

SO TEAR ME OPEN POUR ME OUT

THERE'S THINGS INSIDE THAT SCREAM AND SHOUT

AND THE PAIN STILL HATES ME

SO HOLD ME...UNTIL IT SLEEPS

Verse

JUST LIKE THE CURSE JUST LIKE THE STRAY

YOU FEED IT ONCE AND NOW IT STAYS

NOW IT STAYS!!!

Chorus

SO TEAR ME OPEN BUT BEWARE

THERE'S THINGS INSIDE WITHOUT A CARE

AND THE DIRT STILL STAINS ME

SO WASH ME UNTIL I'M CLEAN

Bridge

IT GRIPS YOU SO HOLD MEeeee

IT STAINS YOU SO HOLD MEeee

IT HATES YOU SO HOLD MEeeee

IT HOLDS YOU SO HOLD MEeeee

UNTIL IT SLEEPS!!!!!!!

Verse

SO TELL ME WHY YOU'VE CHOSEN ME

DON'T WANT YOUR GRIP DON'T WANT YOUR GREED

DON'T WANT IT!!!!!!

Chorus

I'LL TEAR YOU OPEN MAKE YOU GONE

NO LONGER CAN YOU HURT ANYONE

AND THE FEAR STILL SHAKES ME

SO HOLD ME...UNTIL IT SLEEPS

Bridge

IT GRIPS YOU SO HOLD MEeeee

IT STAINS YOU SO HOLD MEeeee-yeah-uh-yeah

IT HATES YOU SO HOLD MEeeeeeee-yeah-yeah

IT HOLDS YOU, HOLDS YOU, HOLDS YOUoooooo

UNTIL IT SLEEPS

- =F0SOLO=F0=3D- (Don't Want It) many times...

Chorus

SO TEAR ME OPEN BUT BEWARE

THERE'S THINGS INSIDE WITHOUT A CARE

AND THE DIRT STILL STAINS ME

SO WASH ME TILL I'M CLEAN

I'LL TEAR YOU OPEN MAKE YOU GONE

NO LONGER WILL YOU HURT ANYONE

AND THE HATE STILL SHAKES ME

SO HOLD ME...UNTIL IT SLEEPS...until it sleeps, until it sleeps.

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

| / slide up

| pm palm-mute

| \ slide down

| p pull off

| h hammer on

| b(#) bend up to note

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

UNTIL IT SLEEPS by Metallica

Transcribed by Don Bernholtz (holz@netins.net)

The opening part after the bass intro:

Eb|------0------------------5-----|
Ab|---------3---------------5-----|
Gb|------------1--0---------5-----|
Db|---2--------------2------7-----|
Ab|---0---------------------7-----|
Eb|-------------------------5-----|

and then into the heavy part: (with heavy distortion) dist off..

Eb|--------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|--------|-----1--3-1--0--1------------|----1--3-1--0--1--0--1-----------|
Gb|--------|-----2--2-2--0--0--2--3-2----|----2--2-2--0--0--0--0-----------|
Db|--5-5-5-|-------------------3--3-3----|---------------------------------|
Ab|--5-5-5-|--0--------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
Eb|--3-3-3-|--------------------------3--|---------------------------------|

....play 3 times.............

clean...

Eb|----0----------------0----------------------5---------------------------|
Bb|------3--1--0-----------3--1------------0---5---------------------------|
Gb|---------------2-----------------0------0---5---------------------------|
Db|-2----------------2--------------0------3---7---------------------------|
Ab|-0----------------0--------------2------3---7---------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------3------1------5---------------------------|

The chorus: (There are two parts) (this is one of them...)

(heavy dist.) (heavy dist.)

Eb|-------------------|   The higher      ---7--5-3--2--3--0---------------|
Bb|-------------------|  part varies      ---------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------|   so try to       ---------------------------------|
Db|--5--7-5--4--4--5--|  listen to the    ---------------------------------|
Ab|--7--7-7--5--6--7--|   high end.       ---------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------|                   ---------------------------------|

....repeat..........

Besides the solo, and some very weird arpeggiated notes in the background

in one part of the song, that's just about it.

METALLICA-UNTIL IT SLEEPS

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

Tabber: Christopher J. Rizzo

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

Here it is! This is as close as I can figure. Most of it based

on Hetfield's guitar work in the left channel. Like I did with

the CURE tab this song is tabbed staright through but with out

the solo, or whatever that thing is ;) Anyway, any comments and

corrections would be greatly appreciated. Enjoy!

[Verse:] Clean guitar.

Am

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0--------------|
Db|-----2--------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|

v Push down ever so slightly on your trem bar

here to get the surf guitar effect.

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|--1-----------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|--2-----------------------|--------------------------|
Db|--2-----------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|

"I run but it stays right by my side..."

v Truckload of distortion

Am enters here.

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0--------------|
Db|-----2--------------------|-----------------5--5--5--|
Ab|--0-----------------------|-----------------5--5--5--|
Eb|--------------------------|-----------------3--3--3--|

Chorus 1:

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----4----b5-r4-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

"So tear me open, pull me out..."

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----2----b3-r2-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----3----------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----4----b5-r4-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5------9b10r9h10-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5------7---------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0---0---------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

Verse 2:

Am

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0--------------|
Db|-----2--------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|-----------------------0--|
Eb|--------------------------|-----------------0--3-----|

Am G F

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------2-----------1-----|
Bb|-----------3-----1--------|--------2-----------1-----|
Gb|--------------------------|--------0-----------2-----|
Db|-----2--------------------|--------0-----------3-----|
Ab|--------------------------|--------2-----------3-----|
Eb|-----------------------0--|--3-----3-----1-----1-----|

Am

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--0-----------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--1-----------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--2-----------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--2-----------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

"Just like the curse, just like the stray..."

Am

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0--------------|
Db|-----2--------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|--1-----------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|--2-----------------------|--------------------------|
Db|--2-----------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|

"You feed it once and now it stays..."

v Distortion

Am again.

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0--------------|
Db|-----2--------------------|-----------------5--5--5--|
Ab|--0-----------------------|-----------------5--5--5--|
Eb|--------------------------|-----------------3--3--3--|

Chorus 2:

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----4----b5-r4-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----7--|-b9-r7-p5--7-b9r-7-p5h7p5p7h5-|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7--------|------------------------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|------------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----4----b5-r4-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----2-----3----------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----3-----3----------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|------------------------12\-|

pm pm pm

???????

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|--------------------11h12p11|
Db|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----5--4-----12------|
Ab|--------7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5--5-------------|
Eb|--0--------0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--------7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----6--------7\------|
Eb|--0--------0--------0-----|--------0-------0-0-0-------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|--------------------11h12p11|
Db|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----5--4-----12------|
Ab|--------7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5--5-------------|
Eb|--0--------0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--------7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----6--------7\------|
Eb|--0--------0--------0-----|--------0-------0-0-0-------|

pm pm pm

Verse 3:

Am

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0--------------|
Db|-----2--------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|-----------------------0--|
Eb|--------------------------|-----------------0--3-----|

Am G F

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------2-----------1-----|
Bb|-----------3-----1--------|--------2-----------1-----|
Gb|--------------------------|--------0-----------2-----|
Db|-----2--------------------|--------0-----------3-----|
Ab|--------------------------|--------2-----------3-----|
Eb|-----------------------0--|--3-----3-----1-----1-----|

Am

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--0-----------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--1-----------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--2-----------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--2-----------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

So tell me why you've chosen me...

Am

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0--------------|
Db|-----2--------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|--1-----------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|--2-----------------------|--------------------------|
Db|--2-----------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|

Don't want your grip, don't want your greed...

v Distortion

Am again.

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0--------------|
Db|-----2--------------------|-----------------5--5--5--|
Ab|--0-----------------------|-----------------5--5--5--|
Eb|--------------------------|-----------------3--3--3--|

Chorus 3:

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----4----b5-r4-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----7--|-b9-r7-p5--7-b9r-7-p5h7p5p7h5-|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7--------|------------------------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|------------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----4----b5-r4-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----2-----3----------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----3-----3----------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|------------------------12\-|

pm pm pm

???????

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|--------------------11h12p11|
Db|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----5--4-----12------|
Ab|--------7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5--5-------------|
Eb|--0--------0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--------7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----6--------7\------|
Eb|--0--------0--------0-----|--------0-------0-0-0-------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|--------------------11h12p11|
Db|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----5--4-----12------|
Ab|--------7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5--5-------------|
Eb|--0--------0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--------7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----6--------7\------|
Eb|--0--------0--------0-----|--------0-------0-0-0-------|

pm pm pm

Interlude:

Repeat 3 times.

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--0-----------------------|----------------------------||
Bb|--1-----------------------|----------------------------||
Gb|--2-----------------------|----------------------------|o
Db|--2-----------------------|----------------------------|o
Ab|--0-----------------------|----------------------------||
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------||

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--0-----------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|--1-----------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|--2-----------------------|---------------------------|
Db|--2-----------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|-----------------0--2--3---|
Eb|--------------------------|---------------------------|

| | | | | | | |

Eb|-----------0--------------|---------------------------||
Bb|-----------------3-----1--|-----0---------------------||
Gb|--------------------------|---------------------------|o
Db|-----2--------------------|---------------------------|o
Ab|--0-----------------------|---------------------------||
Eb|--------------------------|---------------------------||

| | | | | | | |

Eb|-----------0--------------|-----0----------------------|
Bb|-----------------3-----1--|-----0----------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2----------------------|
Db|-----2--------------------|-----2----------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|-----0----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--0-----------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--1-----------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--2-----------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--2-----------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

Chorus 4:

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----4----b5-r4-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----7--|-b9-r7-p5--7-b9r-7-p5h7p5p7h5-|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7--------|------------------------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|------------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----4----b5-r4-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----2-----3---------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----3-----3---------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0--------------5---|
Eb|--------------------------|-----------------------3---|

pm pm pm

Repeat 4 times.

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|---------------------------||
Bb|--------------------------|---------------------------||
Gb|--------------------------|---------------------------|o
Db|--2--2--0--2--2--2--------|--2--2--0--3--3--3---------|o
Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----5--|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----5---||
Eb|-----------------------3--|-----------------------3---||

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0-----2--------|
Db|-----2--------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------0--3--|

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0-----2--------|
Db|-----2--------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--0-----------------------|--------------------------||
Bb|--1-----------------------|--------------------------||
Gb|--2-----------------------|--------------------------||
Db|--2-----------------------|--------------------------||
Ab|--0-----------------------|--------------------------||
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------||

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

Notation:

x = Mute by gently placing left hand on string(s)

and striking with pick.

pm = Palm mute.

~ = Vibrato or slight string bend (it varies throughout this one).

/ = Slide up.

\ = Slide Down.

b = Bend

r = Release Bend

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

Until It Sleeps

Words and Music by:Hetfield and Ulrich

Bass [Intro] Tune Guitars down 1/2 step

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------0---|
|---0-5--7/8--7--0-5--7/8--1-------|

sl. sl.

Main Line: Fill2(at 3rd verse)

|---------0------------------5--|-------0-------------------------|
|------------3--1--0---------5--|----------3--1--0----------------|
|---------------------2--0---5--|-------------------2--0----------|
|------2---------------------7--|----2----------------------------|
|---0------------------------7--|--0------------------------------|
|----------------------------5--|---------------------------------|

Where Do I take this pain of mine?I run but it stays right by my side

Just Like a curse just like a stray,You feed it once and now it stays

So tell me why you've chosen me,Don't want your grip don't want your greed

[Chorus:] Guitar1 (Repeat 4x) Fill 1 (at bottom)

|-----------|------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------|.----------------------------------------------------.|
|-----------|-----5---7--5---4--4--5---2--3--2---------------------|
|---5--5--5-|-----7---7--7---5--5--5---3--3--3---------------------|
|---5--5--5-|.-0----0---------------------------------------------.|
|---3--3--3-|------------------------------------------------------|

pm.

[Chorus:] Fill2(4th time 1st and last chorus)

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.--------------------------5--5--6-------------------------------.|
|-------5---7--5---4--4--5--5--5--5---2----------------------------|
|-------7---7--7---5--5--5------------2----------------------------|
|.---0----0---------------------------0---------------------------.|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

So hold me Until it Sleeps.........

[Chorus:] Guitar2

The 5 on the first string is optional,

sometimes Kirk uses it other times he doesn't. x=muffled

|-----------|--5--5--5---------------5--5--5------------------------|
|-----------|.-x--x--x---------------x--x--x-----------------------.|
|-----------|--x--x--x---------------x--x--x------------------------|
|---5--5--5/|--7--7--5--7--7--7----5/7--7--7---7--7--7----5/--------|
|---5--5--5/|.-7--7--5--7--7--7----5/7--7--7---8--8--8----5/-------.|
|---3--3--3/|--5--5--5--5--5--5----3/5--5--5--------------3/--------|

sl. So tear me open.... sl. sl.

[Bridge:] ~~~~

|---------0---------------------------0-----------------------5----|
|------------3--1--0---------------------3--1-----------------5----|
|---------------------2--0-----------------------0----0-----5------|
|------2----------------------------2------------0----3---7--------|
|---0----------------------------0---------------2----3------------|
|---------------------------0--3--------------3----1---------------|

(Go back to main,then chorus,then to post chorus)

[Post Chorus:] Guitar1

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.----------------------------------------------------------------.|
|----------------------9--9/-------------------9--9/---------------|
|------5--7--5---4--4--9--9/---5--7--5---4--4--9--9/---------------|
|.-----7--7--7---5--6--7--7/---7--7--7---5--6--7--7/--------------.|
|---0----0-----------------------0---------------------------------|

p.m. sl. p.m. sl.

[Post Chorus:] Guitar2

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.--12--10--8--7--------------------------------------------------.|
|-----------------8--9---------------------------------------------|
|----9---7--5--4------------5--7--5---4--4--9----------------------|
|.----------------6--7------7--7--7---5--6--7---------------------.|
|-----------------------------0------------------------------------|

p.m.

(Go Back to bridge,then main,then chorus,and to post chorus)

[Solo:] With Wah

|---17--17--17---19--19--19---17--17---20--20--20---19--19--19-----|
|---17--17--17---17--17--17---17--17---17--17--17---17--17--17-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

^ ^

|---17--17---17----17---0--0---0---17--15--12--12---15--12---------|
|---17--17---20----20--17/15--17---17--15--12--12---15--12---------|
|----------Bend-20-------sl.---------------------------------------|

|-----------Full---------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--17--17--17--0--0--0----17--17--20--20--20---19--19--19--0--0--0-|
|--17--17--17--17-17-17---17--17--17--17--17---17--17--17--17-17-17|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

^ ^

|--17-----17------0--0--0---17--15--12--12---15--12----------------------|
|--20-----20-----17/15--17--17--15--12--12---15--12------------~~--~~~~--|
|Bend-20----------sl.-------------------------------~~~-----7--9--9/14-14|
|Full------------------------------------------------7--9-10-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ah=Artificial Harmonic

|-------------------------------------------------------12--14--15-|
|---------------------~~~~-----------------------12--15------------|
|-~~~------7--9--9/12-12--~~~------7--9--9/12--14------------------|
|--7--9-10-----------------7--9-10---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^

|--17-17--17--17~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

|------------All-17s-Full------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar1:During Solo

Listen to the song for the rythm and when it's played.

|---0-------------------------------0--------------------------------|
|---1-------------------------------1--------------------------------|
|---2-------------------------------2--------------------------------|
|---2-------------------------------2--------------------------------|
|---0-------------------------------0--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------0---------------------0--------0-------0----------0-|
|-------------------3--1--0---------------3--1--1---------3--1--0--1-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------2-|
|------------2---------------------2-------------------------------2-|
|--0--2--3-----------------------3--------------------2------------0-|
|---------------------------------------------------3----------------|

Now go to chorus and play it twice,The 2nd time Both guitars play

Guitar2's part,Finally,go back to the main line and let the bass

finish it off.

Fill 1:

|---------------------------|
|----^-----~~~~----h---~~~~-|
|----7--7--5------5-7--5----|

|Bend-Full------------------|

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|

There's things inside without a care

Fill 2

|---5------5------5-----5-----|
|-----5-------5-----5-----5---|
|-------2-------2-----2-------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|

So tell me why you've chosen me

|---5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|
|-----5-----5-----5-----5----5|
|-------5-----5-----5-----5---|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|

Don't want your grip........

Bass Finish:

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------0---|
|---0-5--7/8--7--0-5--2/3--1-------|

sl. sl.

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

h=hammer on

/=slide

^=bend

~=vibrato

pm=palm mute

Ah=Artificial Harmonic

x=muffled string

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

Well,there it is the new Metallica hit off

of Load.

METALLICA-UNTIL IT SLEEPS

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

Tabber: Christopher J. Rizzo

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

Here it is! This is as close as I can figure. Most of it based

on Hetfield's guitar work in the left channel. Like I did with

the CURE tab this song is tabbed straight through but with out

the solo, or whatever that thing is ;) Anyway, any comments and

corrections would be greatly appreciated. Enjoy!

[Verse:] Clean guitar.

Am

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0--------------|
Db|-----2--------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|

v Push down ever so slightly on your trem bar

here to get the surf guitar effect.

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|--1-----------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|--2-----------------------|--------------------------|
Db|--2-----------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|

"I run but it stays right by my side..."

v Truckload of distortion

Am enters here.

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0--------------|
Db|-----2--------------------|-----------------5--5--5--|
Ab|--0-----------------------|-----------------5--5--5--|
Eb|--------------------------|-----------------3--3--3--|

Chorus 1:

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----4----b5-r4-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

"So tear me open, pull me out..."

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----2----b3-r2-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----3----------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----4----b5-r4-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5------9b10r9h10-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5------7---------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0---0---------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

Verse 2:

Am

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0--------------|
Db|-----2--------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|-----------------------0--|
Eb|--------------------------|-----------------0--3-----|

Am G F

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------2-----------1-----|
Bb|-----------3-----1--------|--------2-----------1-----|
Gb|--------------------------|--------0-----------2-----|
Db|-----2--------------------|--------0-----------3-----|
Ab|--------------------------|--------2-----------3-----|
Eb|-----------------------0--|--3-----3-----1-----1-----|

Am

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--0-----------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--1-----------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--2-----------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--2-----------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

"Just like the curse, just like the stray..."

Am

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0--------------|
Db|-----2--------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|--1-----------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|--2-----------------------|--------------------------|
Db|--2-----------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|

"You feed it once and now it stays..."

v Distortion

Am again.

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0--------------|
Db|-----2--------------------|-----------------5--5--5--|
Ab|--0-----------------------|-----------------5--5--5--|
Eb|--------------------------|-----------------3--3--3--|

Chorus 2:

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----4----b5-r4-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----7--|-b9-r7-p5--7-b9r-7-p5h7p5p7h5-|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7--------|------------------------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|------------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----4----b5-r4-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----2-----3----------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----3-----3----------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|------------------------12\-|

pm pm pm

???????

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|--------------------11h12p11|
Db|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----5--4-----12------|
Ab|--------7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5--5-------------|
Eb|--0--------0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--------7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----6--------7\------|
Eb|--0--------0--------0-----|--------0-------0-0-0-------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|--------------------11h12p11|
Db|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----5--4-----12------|
Ab|--------7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5--5-------------|
Eb|--0--------0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--------7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----6--------7\------|
Eb|--0--------0--------0-----|--------0-------0-0-0-------|

pm pm pm

Verse 3:

Am

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0--------------|
Db|-----2--------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|-----------------------0--|
Eb|--------------------------|-----------------0--3-----|

Am G F

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------2-----------1-----|
Bb|-----------3-----1--------|--------2-----------1-----|
Gb|--------------------------|--------0-----------2-----|
Db|-----2--------------------|--------0-----------3-----|
Ab|--------------------------|--------2-----------3-----|
Eb|-----------------------0--|--3-----3-----1-----1-----|

Am

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--0-----------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--1-----------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--2-----------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--2-----------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

So tell me why you've chosen me...

Am

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0--------------|
Db|-----2--------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|--1-----------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|--2-----------------------|--------------------------|
Db|--2-----------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|

Don't want your grip, don't want your greed...

v Distortion

Am again.

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0--------------|
Db|-----2--------------------|-----------------5--5--5--|
Ab|--0-----------------------|-----------------5--5--5--|
Eb|--------------------------|-----------------3--3--3--|

Chorus 3:

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----4----b5-r4-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----7--|-b9-r7-p5--7-b9r-7-p5h7p5p7h5-|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7--------|------------------------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|------------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----4----b5-r4-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----2-----3----------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----3-----3----------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|------------------------12\-|

pm pm pm

???????

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|--------------------11h12p11|
Db|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----5--4-----12------|
Ab|--------7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5--5-------------|
Eb|--0--------0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--------7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----6--------7\------|
Eb|--0--------0--------0-----|--------0-------0-0-0-------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|--------------------11h12p11|
Db|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----5--4-----12------|
Ab|--------7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5--5-------------|
Eb|--0--------0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--------7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----6--------7\------|
Eb|--0--------0--------0-----|--------0-------0-0-0-------|

pm pm pm

Interlude:

Repeat 3 times.

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--0-----------------------|----------------------------||
Bb|--1-----------------------|----------------------------||
Gb|--2-----------------------|----------------------------|o
Db|--2-----------------------|----------------------------|o
Ab|--0-----------------------|----------------------------||
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------||

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--0-----------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|--1-----------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|--2-----------------------|---------------------------|
Db|--2-----------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|-----------------0--2--3---|
Eb|--------------------------|---------------------------|

| | | | | | | |

Eb|-----------0--------------|---------------------------||
Bb|-----------------3-----1--|-----0---------------------||
Gb|--------------------------|---------------------------|o
Db|-----2--------------------|---------------------------|o
Ab|--0-----------------------|---------------------------||
Eb|--------------------------|---------------------------||

| | | | | | | |

Eb|-----------0--------------|-----0----------------------|
Bb|-----------------3-----1--|-----0----------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2----------------------|
Db|-----2--------------------|-----2----------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|-----0----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--0-----------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--1-----------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--2-----------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--2-----------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

Chorus 4:

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----4----b5-r4-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----7--|-b9-r7-p5--7-b9r-7-p5h7p5p7h5-|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7--------|------------------------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|------------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----4----b5-r4-------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----5----------------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

pm pm pm

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|--------5-----7--5-----4--|-----5-----2-----3---------|
Db|--2-----7-----7--7-----5--|-----5-----3-----3---------|
Ab|--0--0-----0--------0-----|--------0--------------5---|
Eb|--------------------------|-----------------------3---|

pm pm pm

Repeat 4 times.

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------------------------|---------------------------||
Bb|--------------------------|---------------------------||
Gb|--------------------------|---------------------------|o
Db|--2--2--0--2--2--2--------|--2--2--0--3--3--3---------|o
Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----5--|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----5---||
Eb|-----------------------3--|-----------------------3---||

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0-----2--------|
Db|-----2--------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------0--3--|

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-----1-----0--|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----2-----0-----2--------|
Db|-----2--------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|

| | | | | | | |

Eb|--0-----------------------|--------------------------||
Bb|--1-----------------------|--------------------------||
Gb|--2-----------------------|--------------------------||
Db|--2-----------------------|--------------------------||
Ab|--0-----------------------|--------------------------||
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------||

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

Notation:

x = Mute by gently placing left hand on string(s)

and striking with pick.

pm = Palm mute.

~ = Vibrato or slight string bend (it varies throughout this one).

/ = Slide up.

\ = Slide Down.

b = Bend

r = Release Bend

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

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