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Now That Were Dead Tab by Metallica

Now That Were Dead tab by Metallica (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab 

Intro:

e|---0-ks-----0-ks----------0---|
B|---0-ks-----0-ks----------0---|
G|---0-ks-----0-ks----------0---|
D|---0-ks-----0-ks----------0---|
A|---0-ks-----0-ks----------0---|
E|---0-ks-----0-ks----------0---|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|x2
A|----------------------|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|

e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-5-----7-----8-|----------2--------------5-5-----4-----5--|x2
A|-----------------5-5-----7-----8-|----------2--------------5-5-----4-----5--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--3-3--0--5--0--6-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3-3--0--2--0--3--|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-5-----7-----8-----------------------|---------5-5-----4-----5-----------------------|x2
A|-----------------5-5-----7-----8--------\7-7---5--7~~--|---------5-5-----4-----5--------\7-7---5--7~~--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--3-3--0--5--0--6--0--0-------0---------|---0--0--3-3--0--2--0--3--0--0-------0---0-----|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-5-----7-----8---|
A|-----------------5-5-----7-----8---|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--3-3--0--5--0--6---|

e|----------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------|----------------------------------------|x4
A|----------------|--------\7-7---5--7~~-7-----------------|
E|--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0-----0---0-------3--0--3--6-5~~-|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------2--2----2--2----x--x------|x3
A|------2--2----2--2----x--x------|
E|--/0--0--0----0--0----x--x------|
        d  u    d  u    PM PM

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------7+-7+-------------|
E|--/0--0--0---------7+-7+--------|

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|---9-9-----7--9-9------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|---9-9-----7--9-9----5-----5---8-7-|---------5------7----8--8--7-5-7-5-------|x4
A|---7-7-----5--7-7----5-----5---8-7-|---------5------7----8--8--7\5/7\5-------|
E|--------0------------3--0--3---6-5-|-0--0--0-3----0-5--0-6--6--5\3/5\3-------|
          PM              PM          PM PM

Verse:
When darkness falls, may it be......
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-5-----7-----8-|----------2--------------5-5-----4-----5-------|x4
A|-----------------5-5-----7-----8-|----------2--------------5-5-----4-----5-------|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--3-3--0--5--0--6-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3-3--0--2--0--3-0-0-0-|

Pre-Chorus:
All sinners, a future.....
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--\-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+----12\-|

e|-------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------|
G|--9--9----7/12-12--|---9-9---------------|
D|--9--9----7/12-12--|---9-9---5------7/5--|x2
A|--7--7----5/10-10--|---7-7---5------7/5--|
E|-------0-----------|-0-----0-3---0--5/3--|

e|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9----7/12-12--|---9-9-------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9----7/12-12--|---9-9---9-10----10-10-10-10---7-9----9-9-9-9----|
A|--7--7----5/10-10--|---7-7---9-10----10-10-10-10---7-9----9-9-9-9----|
E|-------0-----------|-0-----0-7-8-----8--8--8--8----5-7----7-7-7-7----|

Pre-Chorus:
Now that we're dead, my dear
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------2--2----5--5----x--x------|x7
A|------2--2----5--5----x--x------|
E|--/0--0--0----3--3----x--x------|
        d  u    d  u    PM PM

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|---9-9-----7--9-9------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|---9-9-----7--9-9----5-----5---8-7-|---------5------7----8--8--7-5-7-5-------|x2
A|---7-7-----5--7-7----5-----5---8-7-|---------5------7----8--8--7\5/7\5-------|
E|--------0------------3--0--3---6-5-|-0--0--0-3----0-5--0-6--6--5\3/5\3-------|

Verse:
When all is pain, may it be.....
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-5-----7-----8-|----------2--------------5-5-----4-----5-------|x4
A|-----------------5-5-----7-----8-|----------2--------------5-5-----4-----5-------|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--3-3--0--5--0--6-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3-3--0--2--0--3-0-0-0-|

Pre-Chorus:
All sinners, a future.....
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--\-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+----12\-|

e|-------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------|
G|--9--9----7/12-12--|---9-9---------------|
D|--9--9----7/12-12--|---9-9---5------7/5--|x2
A|--7--7----5/10-10--|---7-7---5------7/5--|
E|-------0-----------|-0-----0-3---0--5/3--|

e|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9----7/12-12--|---9-9-------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9----7/12-12--|---9-9---9-10----10-10-10-10---7-9----9-9-9-9----|
A|--7--7----5/10-10--|---7-7---9-10----10-10-10-10---7-9----9-9-9-9----|
E|-------0-----------|-0-----0-7-8-----8--8--8--8----5-7----7-7-7-7----|

Pre-Chorus:
Now that we're dead, my dear
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------2--2----5--5----x--x------|x8
A|------2--2----5--5----x--x------|
E|--/0--0--0----3--3----x--x------|
        d  u    d  u    PM PM

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|---9-9-----7--9-9------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|---9-9-----7--9-9----5-----5---8-7-|---------5------7----8--8--7-5-7-5-------|x2
A|---7-7-----5--7-7----5-----5---8-7-|---------5------7----8--8--7\5/7\5-------|
E|--------0------------3--0--3---6-5-|-0--0--0-3----0-5--0-6--6--5\3/5\3-------|

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| +   Harmonic
| *   Slide with the Pick
| ks  Killswitch
| d   Play Down
| u   Play Up
| x   Dead note
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| PM  Palm mute

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