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Follow Me Tab by Metallica

Follow Me tab by Metallica

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Metallica - Demo - Follow Me

This file still isn?t complete, but here?s what I've done so far, expect
an update soon.

~ - Let ring
s - Slide to required note
p - Pull off
x - Dead String
 - Continued Note from Last Bar
= - Staccato
_3_- 3x 1/16 Notes (NOT a triplet)
\3/- Triplet

Tuning: Drop 1/2 Step (Eb;Ab;Db;Gb;Bb;eb)
Timing: Medium, 130 + 155
Time Signature: 4/4
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Intro Part 1 - Single Guitar
Clean Electric - James (Guitar 1)
Tempo: 130
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Let all notes ring for as long as possible to get the best effect. Play 4x.

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

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Intro Part 2 - Two Guitars
Distorted Electric - James (Guitar 1)
Distorted Electric - Kirk (Guitar 2)
Tempo: 155
CD: 0:29

Both guitars are playing the same riff. Play the first riff 2 times, then play
the riff beneath it (1/16 notes), then play the riff further beneath that
(triplets). Also note that the tempo slightely fastens.

eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|---------0---0-3~|~~~3=3=3=3=3=3=3=|---------0---0---|-----------------|
Ab|-----2-----2---1~|~~~1=1=1=1=1=1=1=|-----2-----2---3~|~~~3=3=3=_3_-_3_-|
Eb|-0---------------|-----------------|-0-------------1~|~~~1=1=1=111=111=|

eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-_3_---_3_---_3_-|-_3_---_3_---_3_-|-_3_---_3_---_3_-|
Eb|-000=--000=--000=|-000=--000=--000=|-000=--000=--000=|

eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-\3/-\3/-\3/-\3/-|-\3/-\3/-\3/-\3/-|
Eb|-000-000-000-000-|-000-000-000-000-|

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Verse - Two Guitars
Distorted Electric - James (Guitar 1)
Distorted Electric - Kirk (Guitar 2)
Tempo: 155
CD: 0:50

Both guitars are playing the same riff again. Still playing with triplets, the
riff changes to this. When this section is played the guitars silence and only
the base and drums remain. Play this entire piece twice then play the second part
of the intro (distortion part).

eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------\\-3-//-|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------5--5--5-|
Ab|-\3/-\3/-\3/-5---|-\3/-\3/-\3/-----|-\3/-\3/-\3/-5---|-\3/-\3/-7--7--7-|
Eb|-000-000-000-3---|-000-000-000-0=--|-000-000-000-3---|-000-000-5--5--5-|

eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------\\-3-//-|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------5--5--5-|
Ab|-\3/-\3/-\3/-5---|-\3/-\3/-\3/-----|-\3/-\3/-\3/-5---|-\3/-\3/-7--7--7-|
Eb|-000-000-000-3---|-000-000-000-0=--|-000-000-000-3---|-000-000-5--5--5-|

eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~2~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~2~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-2=--------------|
Ab|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~2~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~2~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-2=--------------|
Eb|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-0=--------------|

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Verse - Two Guitars
Distorted Electric - James (Guitar 1)
Distorted Electric - Kirk (Guitar 2)
Tempo: 180
CD: 1:44

Both guitars are playing the same riff again.

eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
Eb|-3-1=------------|-3-1=------------|-3-1=------------|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-3-1-1-1-1-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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Chorus - Two Guitars
Distorted Electric - James (Guitar 1)
Distorted Electric - Kirk (Guitar 2)
Tempo: 155
CD: 2:36

Both guitars are playing the same riff again. After this it heads into another new section.

eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-2-------5-------|-7---------------|-2-------8-------|-7---------------|
Ab|-2-------5-------|-7---------------|-2-------8-------|-7---------------|
Eb|-0-------3-------|-5---------------|-0-------6-------|-5---------------|

eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-2-------5-------|-7---------------|-2-------8-------|-7---------------|
Ab|-2-------5-------|-7---------------|-2-------8-------|-7---------------|
Eb|-0-------3-------|-5---------------|-0-------6-------|-5---------------|

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Verse Type 2 - Two Guitars
Distorted Electric - James (Guitar 1)
Distorted Electric - Kirk (Guitar 2)
Tempo: 180
CD: 2:46

Both guitars are playing the same riff again. After this it heads into another
new section. Note that the tempo has moved up more from 155 to 180.

eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-_3_-------------|-_3_-------------|-_3_-------------|-_3_-----_3_-----|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-000-----000-----|

eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-_3_-------------|-_3_-------------|-_3_-------------|-_3_-------------|
Eb|-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-_3_-------------|-_3_-------------|-_3_-------------|-_3_---------_3_-|
Eb|-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-333-3-3-3-3-333-|

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This took a whil and still isn?t finished, expect an update soon.

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