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Whiplash

Metallica
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Tab4

Bass3

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

Intro

E5 Let ring

e|-------|--------------|--------|------------------------------------|
B|-------|--------------|--------|------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-|*-9----9-9-9-*|-9------|7-----------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-|*-9----9-9-9-*|-9------|5-----------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-|--7----7-7-7--|-7------|------------------------------------|
E|-------|--------------|--------|------------------------------------|

E5 x2

e|-------|-------|-------|-------|-----|-----------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|-----|-----------|
G|*-9----|(9)---*|9-9----|(9)----|9----|(9)--------|
D|*-9----|(9)---*|9-9----|(9)----|9----|(9)--------|
A|--7----|(7)----|7-7----|(7)----|7----|(7)--------|
E|--0----|(0)----|0-0----|(0)----|0----|(0)--------|

A5 Ab5

PM------------------------------------------- x3

e|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|*-------------------------------|--------------------------*|
D|*-------------------------------|----------------7--6------*|
A|--------------------------------|----------------7--6--5p0--|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|

A5 Ab5G5

PM-------------------------------------------

e|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|*-------------------------------|------------------------*|
D|*-------------------------------|----------------7--6--5-*|
A|--------------------------------|----------------7--6--5--|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|

A5 Ab5G5

PM-------------------------------------------

e|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|*-------------------------------|------------------------*|
D|*-------------------------------|----------------7--6--5-*|
A|-2------------------------------|----------------7--6--5--|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|

PM----------------------------------------------------------- G5 x4

e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|*--------------------------------|-------------------------------*|
D|*--------------------------------|----------------------------5--*|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------5---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|

Verse

PM----------------------------------------------------------- G5 x4

e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|*--------------------------------|-------------------------------*|
D|*--------------------------------|----------------------------5--*|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------5---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|

(4th time only)

e|-22b~----|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|

Chorus

C5 B5A5 F#5

PM----------------- x3

e|------------|-------------------------|
B|------------|-------------------------|
G|*-----------|------------------------*|
D|*-5---5-4-2-|------------------------*|
A|--3---3-2-0-|----4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4----|
E|------------|0h2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0--|

Interlude

D5 Db5 C5 A5 Ab5 G5

Drums | | | | | |

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

PM-------- PM-------- x4

e|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|*-------------------------|------------------------*|
D|*-------5---5-------------|------5---5-------------*|
A|--7p5---5---5-------------|7p5---5---5--------------|
E|------7---7----0--0--0--0-|----7---7----0--0--0--0--|

Solo

e|-15p14p12----12-15p14p12----12-17p15p12----12-17p15p12----12-|
B|----------15-------------15-------------15-------------15----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17p15p12----12-17p15p12----12-17p15p12----12-17p15p12----12-|
B|----------15-------------12-------------17-------------15----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17p15p12----12-17p15p12----12-17p15p12----12-17p15p12----12-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------15-------------15-------------15-------------15----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17b---------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----15-(15)\--------x-x-|---12----12----12----14--12-------|
G|--------------14b----x-x-|---12----12----12----14--12----12-|
D|------------------12-----|14----14----14----14--------14----|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|--------------12h15p12----------------------------|----------------|
B|-----12-15p12----------15-12------12-15p12--------|----------------|
G|-14b----------------------14b-14b----------14-12\-|2b----2b(2)b(2)-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|----------------|
e|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-2b----(2)p0-----------0-|2p0h2p0-4p0h4p0-5p0h5p0-4p0h4p0-|
D|--------------2-----2----|--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-5p0h5p0-7p0h7p0-9p0h9p0-7p0h7p0-|9p0h9p0-10p0h10p0-12p0h12p0-10p0h10p0-|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|--------------10p7----7---7----------|
B|---------------------------------7-|10p7---7-10p7------10-7---7-10p7-----|
G|-9p0h9p0-7p0h7p0-9b----9b(10)--9---|-----9------------------9--------9-7-|
D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------12-|
G|-7-7-9p7------------------------|------------------12-------------12----12-14b----|
D|---------9p7---7-9p7------------|---------------12-12-12-14p12----12-14-----------|
A|-------------9-------9-7-5------|---12-12-12-14----------------14-----------------|
E|---------------------------7-7~-|14-----------------------------------------------|
e|--------12-15p12-------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----12----------15-12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-|15b~---------------------0--|
G|-14b-------------------14----------14----------14----|-------------------------0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
e|---------------------------|12---12-12---12------12-12-12-----12-12-12-12-12-|
B|-15b--(15)\----------------|15b-----15b-----15b-----------15b----------------|
G|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-----12-12--12---------12-12--12-----12-|15-12----12-15p12----12-15p12-----------|
B|----15b----15b---------------15b----15b----|------15----------15----------15-12-12--|
G|------------------14b(15)------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

PM---------------------------------

e|----------|-------------------------------------------|
B|-12-15p12-|-------------------------------------------|
G|----------|14-12----12-14p12----12-14p12----12-14-12\-|
D|----------|------14----------14----------14-----------|
A|----------|-------------------------------------------|
E|----------|-------------------------------------------|
e|-3p1p0-3p1p0-3p1p0-5p3p0-6p4p0-6p4p0-7p5p0-8p6p0-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-8p6p0-9p7p0-10p7p0-11p8p0-12p9p0-12p9p0-14p11p0-15p12p0-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15p12p0-16p13p0-17p13p0-17p14p0-18p15p0-19p16p0-20p17p0-21p18p0-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-21p18p0-22p19-22p19-22p19-22b-----22b-|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

Outro

C5 B5 A5 E5 F#5 E5 F#5 E5

| | | | | | | | | | | | | x3

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

E5 F#5 E5 F#5E5 E5 F#5 E5 F#5

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

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

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

| b bend full

| b(X) bend to note

| b% bend 1/4

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

| PM Palm mute

| T tapping

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

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