Cyanide tab by Metallica

Tabs (Ver. 2)

Artist: Metallica
Album: Death Magnetic
Song: Cyanide
Tabbed by: Zodorac

Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)

Intro: X3 (with wah)
        + o  + o  + o
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|0-------------7-----7-----7------------------------------------------------0|
D MajorD|--------------8-----8-----8-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|0---2-2-2-----7-----7-----7-----2-2-2--------------------------------------0|
E MajorE|----0-0-0-00----00----00----00--0-0-0--000000-------------------------------|
      ••  ••  ••  ••     ••••••

        + o  + o  + o
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------7-----7-----7--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------8-----8-----8--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--2-2-2------7-----7-----7----2-2-2-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--0-0-0-00-----00----00----00-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
     ••   ••  ••  ••

Bass riff

Riff A: x3

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
D MajorD|-------------------------------12---9----7---9---9--------------------------|
A augmentedA|0--14-14-14--13-13-13--12-12---10---7----5---7---7-------------------------0|
E MajorE|----0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0----------0-------------------------------------|
                    •

Riff B:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------12---9----7---9-------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------12---9----7---9-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--14-14-14--13-13-13--12-12---10---7----5---7-------------------------------|
E MajorE|---0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0---------0-----------12\-------------------------|
                   •

Riff C:x2

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|0--------7--5-------7--5-------7--5------7--5------------------------------0|
E MajorE|----0--0-------0--0-------0--0------0--0------------------------------------|

Riff A: x4

Rhythm Figure 1:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-5--------8--------4--4---7-7--7-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5---x22--8---x15--4--4---7-7--7-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3--------6--------2--2---5-5--5-------7-5------7-5------7-5------7-5----|
E MajorE|-3--------6--------2--2---5-5--5--0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0--------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-5---------8-------12--12---11-11---11\----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5---x22---8---x15--x---x----x--x----x-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3---------6-------10--10----9--9----9\----------7-5------7-5------7-5---|
E MajorE|-3---------6--------------------------------0--0-----0--0-----0--0-------|

Prechorus:

Guitar 1:   Guitar 2:
e|--------| e|--------| e|----------------------------|
BB|-15-----| BB|--------| BB|----------------------------|
G+G|-15--x16| G+G|--7--x16| G+G|----------------------------|
D MajorD|-14-----| D MajorD|--8-----| D MajorD|----------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------| A augmentedA|--7-----| A augmentedA|-2--2--2--2--2--------------|
E MajorE|--------| E MajorE|--------| E MajorE|-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                      • • • • • •

Chorus: x2

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|0---------------1----2--------1-2-1h2p1---2-------1-2-4--4b5r4--2-1----2---0|
E MajorE|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3--0-0-0-0------------3-0-0-0-0-------------------3--0----|
  • • • • • • •    • • •        • • •

End of chorus:

       + o + o + o
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------7----7---7-------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------8----8---8-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-----7----7---7----2--2--2--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-0-0-00---00---00--00--0--0--0--------------------------------------------|
     ••  ••  •• ••

Repeat everything from Riff A augmentedA to the end of the chorus.

Bridge:x2 With Octave Pedal (One octave lower)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|0--4---4-----4---5---4---0---4------------3-3------------------------------0|
D MajorD|---2---2-----2---3---2---0---2--------2-2-----2--------0-0-6-6-0------------|
A augmentedA|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   •  •   •  •  •  •  •    • • • • •    • • • • •

Rhythm Figure 2: x2

Guitar 1:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|0-----------------------------------------------------------------------6--0|
D MajorD|----4~~~~~~~~~~-----5---4tr(5)~~~~~-----------4~~~~~~~~~~--5----4tr(5)~~----|
A augmentedA|0---4~~~~~~~~~~----------------------4--------4~~~~~~~~~~------------------0|
E MajorE|----2~~~~~~~~~~--------------------------0----2~~~~~~~~~~-------------------|

Guitar 2:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
D MajorD|------4---4---4----5----4----------------------4---4---4----5----4----------|
A augmentedA|0-----4---4---4----5----4----------------------4---4---4----5----4---------0|
E MajorE|------2---2---2----3----2----------------------2---2---2----3----2----------|

Bridge verse: x2 (clean)

Guitar 1:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
D MajorD|--------4------5p4---------4-----5p4--------4-----5p4--------4-----5p4------|
A augmentedA|0----4-------4-----4-----4-----4-----4----4-----4-----4----4-----4-----4---0|
E MajorE|---2-------0-----------2-----0----------2-----0----------2-----0------------|

Guitar 2:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
D MajorD|--------4------5~~--------4------5~~--------4----5~~---------4-----5~~------|
A augmentedA|0-------4------5~~--------4------5~~--------4----5~~---------4-----5~~-----0|
E MajorE|---2-------0----------2------0----------2-----0----------2-----0------------|

Guitar 1 and 2 with rhythm figure 2 (x2)

Guitar 3 with fill 1: x2                  (fade)

e|---9~~~~~~~-10--9/10\9\7---9---10----9/10\9\7-----------|---9~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
BB|---7~~~~~~~--8--7/-8\7\5---7----8----7/-8\7\5-----------|---7~~~~~~~~~~~--|
G+G|0------------------------------------------------------0|-----------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|0------------------------------------------------------0|-----------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|

Bridge Verse (x2)

Solo 1:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-7---7---7-\-------------------/11--11--11\-------------------------------|
G+G|-9b--9b--9b\----9b10r9--7--------x---x---x------9b10r9-9b10r9-------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------9~~~--/9---9---9\--------------------7~~~~------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------8---------------------------|
G+G|-11--11--11\-------------------11--11--11\----9b11r9-9b11r9-9b11r9--------|
D MajorD|--x---x---x-----9b11r9--7-------x---x---x---------------------------7~~~--|
A augmentedA|--9---9---9\--------------9~~~--9---9---9\--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------17--------17--------17--------17----------|
G+G|-11--11/---14---14-14-14---16---16b18r16--16b18r16--16b18r16--16b18r16----|
D MajorD|--x---x-----x----x--x--x----x---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--9---9/---12---12-12-12---14---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------14-17p14------------------------------------------|
BB|----14~~-----------14-17---------17p14---14h17p14--------------------17---|
G+G|-14-14~~------14-15-------------------17---------16p14---14-14-16p14-16b--|
D MajorD|---------16~~-----------------------------------------16------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------14----14--------------------------------------------|
BB|-17-----------------14--17b----17p14---14ph17p14--------------------------|
G+G|-16b--16p14---14-16b-----------------16----------16-14-14--14-16b-16b~~~--|
D MajorD|-----------16--------------------------------------------16---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14-16-17p16p14---14------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------17----17-16-14h16p14~~~~-----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------17-16-14---14-16-14~~-16br-14------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------16--------------------16~~-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo 2:

e|-14-17----------------------14-----------14-----------14------------------|
BB|-------17b---17b-14-17-17b-----17p14-17b----17p14-17b----17p14-17b--------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14-----------14-----------14-----------14--------------------------------|
BB|----17p14-17b----17p14-17b----17p14-17b----17-14------17--17--17----------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------14---14-16br16br16bt-14-----|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------16-------------------16\--|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-16--------16------16-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-16-14--14-16-16b--16-14--14-16--14h16p14-----14-16p14h16-14-14-14h16p14--|
D MajorD|------16----------------16---------------16-----------------------------16|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-14-16p14---14h16p14----14hp16p14--14h16p14---14h16p14--------------------|
D MajorD|---------16----------16----------16--------16-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-16-16b--16b--16b-16br--14h16p14~~~---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------16\-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo Bridge:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-11--11---14--13--11--11----6---14--13--11--11---7---14--13--11--11---8---|
D MajorD|--x---x----x---x---x---x----x----x---x---x---x---x----x---x---x---x---x---|
A augmentedA|--9---9---12--11---9---9----4---12--11---9---9---5---12--11---9---9---6---|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Use Wah as Filter (about halfway open toe position)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------8--------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------/8---------------|
G+G|-14--13--11--------5p3---6p4---7p5---8p6---9p7---10p8---------------------|
D MajorD|--x---x---x--0-0-5----5p3---6p4---7p5---8p6---9p7----10p8-----------------|
A augmentedA|-12--11---9---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1: Top numbers Guitar 2: Bottom Numbers

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------10-10--------10-10--------10-10--------10-10-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-9--9---3--3--9--9---3--3--9--9---3--3--9--9---3--3--9--9-----------------|
E MajorE|-2--2---------2--2---------2--2---------2--2---------2--2-----------------|

e|-13p8---8-13p8-11p8---8-13p8-11p8---8-13p8---8-13p8-11p8---8-13p8-11p8---8|
BB|-----11------------11------------11-------11------------11------------11--|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-16p11---11-16p11-14p11---11-16p11-14p11----11------------------14b~~~~~~-|
BB|------14---------------14----------------14----14b-14b--14br-12-----------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Harmony Riff C: Guitar 1:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------12-11----16-14------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------14-12-------------------------------14-12------------------|
A augmentedA|-----14-12--------------------------------14-12---------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-0-------0-0------0-0------0-0-------0-0-----0-0------------------------|

Harmony Riff C: Guitar 2:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------9-7------12-11--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------9-7--------------------------------9-7----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----10-9-------------------------------10-9------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-0------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------0-0------0-0--------------------------|

End Harmony Riff: Guitar 1:Top numbers Guitar 2: Bottom numbers

e|-/15--14--17--15--19--17--24\---------------------------------------------|
BB|-/17--15--19--17--20--19--24\---------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Everything from Riff A augmentedA to the Chorus. Finish song with the intro riff.


🏷Legend AND NOTES:
h: Hammer-on      p: Pull-off     b: Bend string up
r: Unbend string    /: Slide up     \: Slide down
: Harmonics    x: Muted string   v: Vibrato
t: Tap         •: Palm Mute    +: closed wah o:open wah
tr: trill

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