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Master Of Puppets Tab by Metallica

Master Of Puppets tab by Metallica

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e |-----------------|-------------------|----------|------------------|
B |-----------------|-------------------|----------|------------------|
G |-----------------|-------------------|----------|.-----------------|
D |12---------------|12---11---10-------|----------|.-----------------|
A |12---------------|12---11---10-------|----------|------------------|
E |10---------------|10----9----8-------|----------|-0-0-12-0-0-11-0-0|



  D  Db C     N.C.(Em)        Play 4 times
            PM.............................
e |--------------------|---------------|-----------------|
B |--------------------|---------------|-----------------|
G |--------------------|---------------|----------------.|
D |12---11---10--------|---------------|----------------.|
A |12---11---10--------|---------------|-----------------|
E |10---9----8---------|0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0|5-0-4-0-3-0-2-0--|
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  N.C.
  PM...............................................
e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
D |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
A |-----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2-2-|----2-----3-----|5\4---5\4---5\4--|
E |-0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-----|0-1---0-1---1-0-|3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2--|


 RhyFig0
  N.C.                              B5
  PM.............................................................
e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|------------4---|
D |.----------------|----------------|----------------|------------4---|
A |-----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2-2-|----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2---|
E |-0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-----|0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---1-0-----|


  N.C.
  PM...............................................
e |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
A |----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2-2-|----2-----3-----|5\4---5\4---5\4--|
E |0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-----|0-1---0-1---1-0-|3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2--|


        end
       RhyFig0                RhyFig1
          E5               N.C.(Em)
          w/ Fill 1            PM..............
e |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
B |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
G |----------------|---------------|---------------|.----------------|
D |----------------|2--------------|---------------|.----------------|
A |5\4---5\4---5\4-|2--------------|---------------|-----------------|
E |3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2-|0--------------|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


                  end RhyFig1
  PM        PM.................
e |----------------|----------------|-----------|
B |----------------|----------------|-----------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------.|
D |----------------|----------------|----------.|
A |--5/7---8\7-5/7-|----------------|--5/7-5/7--|
E |0-3/5-0-6\5-3/5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-3/5-3/5--|

/
  Fill 1
  PM...........................vib
e |----------------|----------------|----|
B |----------------|----------------|----|
G |----------------|----------------|----|
D |----8-----8-----|8-----8-----8===|====|
A |--7-----7-----7-|----7-----7-----|----|
E |0-----0-----0---|--0-----0-------|----|

\

**** 1st,2nd,3rd verses: Repeat RhyFig1 4 times, then ->

  RhyFig1A
  N.C.(F#m)
  PM.................        PM.................
e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------|
B |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------|
G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------.|
D |.----------------|--4-4---5\4-4-4-|----------------|--4---4---.|
A |-----------------|--0-2---3\2-0-2-|----------------|--0h2-0h2--|
E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2----------|


    end RhyFig1A
  PM........
e |----------------|
B |----------------|
G |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |----------------|

                                   Repeat
                                 3.75 times
  E5   D5 E5               C5  B5     D#5 B5
  PM......     PM.......  vib  PM......     PM......
e |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G |.9-------7---9---|------------------|-----------------|--------8-------.|
D |.9-------7---9---|----9-------------|--------10---9---|--------8---9---.|
A |-7-------5---7---|7-9---10-9h10=====|--------10---9---|--------6---9----|
E |-0-0-0-0---------|------------------|8-8-8-8-8----7---|8-8-8-8-----7----|


  N.C.(B)     E5        F        E5
  2 gtrs........                         PM..
e |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|4---4-----------|2---2-----------|4---------------|
D |7-5-4---4-------|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|2---------------|
A |9-7-6---6-7-6---|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|2---------------|
E |----------8-7---|0---0-----------|1---1-----------|0---------0-0-0-|


      G                 C5        B5
    PM..                       PM....  PM....
e |--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
B |--------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
G |--------|0---------------|----------------|5---------------|--------|
D |--------|0---------------|----------------|5---------------|4-------|
A |--------|----------------|----------------|3---------0-0-0-|2-0-0-0-|
E |2p0-0-0-|3---------------|----------------|----------------|--------|


  A5               D        C5    B
                       PM....  PM....
e |---------------|---------------|2---------------|--------|---------------|
B |---------------|---------------|3---------------|--------|4--------------|
G |2--------------|---------------|2---------------|--------|4--------------|
D |2--------------|---------------|0---------------|5-------|4--------------|
A |0--------------|---------------|----------------|3-------|2--------------|
E |---------------|---------------|----------3-3-3-|--3-3-3-|---------------|


  E5        D5    C             E5
       PM....   PM..
e |----------------|--------|----------------|--------|----------------|
B |----------------|--------|5---------------|--------|----------------|
G |9---------------|7-------|5---------------|--------|4---4-----------|
D |9---------------|7-------|5---------------|--------|2---2-----------|
A |7---------------|5-------|3---------------|--------|2---2-----------|
E |0---------0-0-0-|----0-0-|----------------|--------|0---0-----------|


  F        E5            C
               PM.............
e |----------------|----------------|--------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|--------|5---------------|
G |2---2-----------|4---------------|--------|5---------------|
D |3---3-----------|2---------------|--------|5---------------|
A |3---3-----------|2---------------|--------|3---------------|
E |1---1-----------|0---------0-0-0-|2p0-0-0-|----------------|


  (C)       E5        F

e |----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |(5)-------------|----------------|----------------|
G |(5)-------------|4---4-----------|2---2-----------|
D |(5)-------------|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|
A |(3)-------------|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|
E |----------------|0---0-----------|1---1-----------|


After verse 1, play RhyFig0, then go back and play verse 2
After verse 2, pause for vocal (Master, Master...), then go to Coda 1
After verse 3, go to Coda 2

Coda 1:

 RhyFig2
  Em    D          Cadd9       Amsus2  B7
           /3\
e |--------|--------0h2p0----3-|------------------|-----------------|
B |--------|----3--------3-----|------3---3-----0-|(0)--0-------0---|
G |------0-|--2---2--------2p0-|(0)-0---0---0-----|---2-------2-----|
D |----2---|0------------------|--------------2---|-----------------|
A |--2-----|-------------------|-3----------------|-0-----0-2-----2-|
E |0-------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|

     end
   RhyFig2 w/RhyFig2  (0vol

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About Master Of Puppets

The title track from Metallicas third album and the last with Cliff Burton. This was also Burtons favorite track to play on that album. The song is famous for its heavy use of downpicking and this makes these Master of puppets tabs fun to play. There are also long instrumental parts which was very typical for Metallica in the late 80s.

The lyrics are about drugs. Lead singer and guitarist James Hetfield had his own problems at the time, but none of the lyrics is from his perspective, always someone else. There is a lot of number ones in the history of the song, even though it was never released on single for the public. Among other Q magazine gave it the top spot in their 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks list, while Total Guitar magazine ranked it as number one in a 100 Greatest Riffs poll. It has a major part in the “Guitar hero Metallica” video game, but playing these Master of puppets guitar tabs for real are more fun.

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