Tabs
BATTERY by Metallica
From the album ¨Master of Puppets¨
There’s about half a dozen guitar parts on the intro where Jaymz
layered acoustics, steel strings, spanish guitars and god knows what else.
One acoustic plays riff 1 and the rest of the layered guitars play along
the lines of riff 2 (I Think)
Acoustic Riff 1
e-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------
B-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------
G-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------
D-|--3--2-----------2-(2)-------------|--2-----------0--0-(0)-----------------
A-|--2--------------0-(0)-------------|--0--------------5-(5)-----------------
E-|--0--------------1-(1)-------------|--2--------------3-(3)-----------------
Acoustic Riff 2
e-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------
B-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------
G-|--4--5--------4-----------4--5-----|--4--5--------------------5--4---------
D-|--------7--------------------------|--------7-----5------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------
Acoustic Riff 2b
e-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------
B-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------
G-|--4--5--------4-h5-p4-----4--5-----|--4--5--------------------5--4---------
D-|--------7--------------------------|--------7-----5------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------
Start with Acoustic Riff 1 once and then while that keeps playing Gtr II plays
Riff 2 Riff 2b Riff2 Riff2
Then the electrics come crashing in:-
E5E5 E5E5 E5 
F5F5 
Gmaj7Gmaj7 
G5G5
e-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------
B-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------
G-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------
D-|--2-----------------2--2--3--------|--5-----------------5--5--5------------
A-|--2-----------------2--2--3--------|--5-----------------5--5--5------------
E-|--0-----------------0--0--1--------|--2-----------------2--2--3------------
While 2 other electrics play Riffs 2 and 2b
This continues for several bars and then
E5E5 
B5B5 G5G5 F#/Eb
e-|-----------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|
G-|--------4--------------------------|
D-|--2-----4-----5-----4--------------|
A-|--2-----2-----5-----6--------------|
E-|--0-----------3--------------------|
Verse:
Riff 3 
Bb5Bb5 
A5A5 
E minorEm F#/Eb
e-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
B-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
G-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
D-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------5--5--4
A-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------7--7--6
E-|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0---------
---t--- ---t--- ---t--- ---t---
E minorEm Bb5Bb5 A5A5 
F#5F#5 G5G5 
Ab5Ab5
e-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
B-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
G-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
D-|--5--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6---------------
A-|--7--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6---------------
E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--2-----3-----3-----4---------------
---t--- ---t---
Play this twice but on the second time at the % play this
A#5A#5 A5A5 A5A5 A5A5
e-|--------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|
D-|--8--------7--------7--------7--------|
A-|--8--------7--------7--------7--------|
E-|--6--------5--------5--------5--------|
Then Fill 1 and into the verse
Fill 1 E5E5 G5G5 A5A5 F5F5 F5 F#/Eb??
e-|--------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|
D-|-----2-----5-----7--------------4-----|
A-|-----2-----5-----7--------3--3--6-----|
E-|-----0-----3-----5--------1--1--------|
Riff 3
e-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
B-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
G-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
D-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------5--5--4
A-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------7--7--6
E-|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0---------
---t--- ---t--- ---t--- ---t---
Lashing out the action....
e-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
B-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
G-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
D-|--4--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6---------------
A-|--6--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6---------------
E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--2-----3-----3-----4---------------
---t--- ---t---
Weak are ripped and......
Lashing out the action.......
Weak are ripped and ......
Hipnotizing power.....
Battery is here ....
With Fill 1
E5E5 
C5C5
Smashing through the ....
F5F5 F5 F#/Eb
Cannot stop .....
Riff 3
With Fill 1
E5E5 C5C5
Pounding out agression......
F5F5 F5 F#/Eb
Cannot stop.......
Riff 3 (first 2 bars)
E5E5 B5B5 G5G5 F#/Eb
Cannot kill the family.........
Riff 3 (first 3 bars)|
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Bb5Bb5 F5F5 E5E5 | Play this several
Bat-ter-y | times and then back to the next verse
Outro:
Repeat lots Last time
e-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------
B-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------
G-|--3--4--3--4--3-----------|--3--4--3--4--3--4--3--4------------------------
D-|--3--4--3--4--3--4--3-----|--3--4--3--4--3--4--3--4--------4--3--3--3--3--2
A-|--1--2--1--2--1--4--3-----|--1--2--1--2--1--2--1--2--------4--3--3--3--3--2
E-|-----------------2--1-----|--------------------------------2--1--1--1--1--0
verses
Crushing all decievers......
Never ending ....
Hungry violence .....
Breeding on ......
Chorus
Circle of destruction....
Powerhouse of .....
Whipping up .......
We create the ....
Chorus
I think this is pretty close. I’m not sure about the names of the
funny chords though (marked ??) I’m not too hot on theory!! :)
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