Slither Tab by Metallica

Slither tab by Metallica

Guitar Tab

Slither
As recorded by Metallica on "Reload"

Transcription by Matt Rasmussen
PLEASE send any comments to mattrasmussen@mail.utexas.edu

All guitars tune down 1 half step - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

H = hammer on
P = Pull off
B = Bend
p.m. = palm mute
sim. = similar - play the rest of the notes with similar style

Intro

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Guitar I
"Don't go looking..." "Don't set..."   "Haven't I seen you...."
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---4-3-2--x-x-x-x------------------7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2---
|---4-3-2--x-x-x-x--7-6-5--x-x-x-x--7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2---
|---2-1-0--x-x-x-x--7-6-5--x-x-x-x--5-4-3--3-0-3-0-3-0--2-1-0--0--0---
|-------------------5-4-3--x-x-x-x------------------------------------
|
|Guitar II
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---4-3-2---------------------------7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2---
|---4-3-2-----------7-6-5-----------7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2---
|---2-1-0-----------7-6-5-----------5-4-3---------------2-1-0--0--0---
|-------------------5-4-3---------------------------------------------



Guitar I
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--8-----5------
|---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----8-----5------
|---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0-----6--0--3--0---
|	   p.m.      p.m.      p.m.      p.m. sim.
|
|Guitar II
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------2--------------------------9--8--7------
|------------------------------2--------------------------9--8--7------
|------------------------------0--------------------------7--6--5--0---


Guitar I
Riff A
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--8-----5------
|---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----8-----5------
|---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0-----6--0--3--0---
|
|Guitar II
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--9--8--7------
|---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----9--8--7------
|---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0-----7--6--5--0---


Guitar I
"Ohhh, watch the puppets dancin' ....."
Riff B
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------
|---2---5-----7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2---
5---8---5--4--2---
|---2---5-----7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2---
5---8---5--4--2---
|---0---3--0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0---
3-0-6---3--2--0---
|
|
|Guitar II
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------
|---2---5-----------------2---5------------------2---5------------------2---
5---8---5--4--2---
|---2---5-----------------2---5------------------2---5------------------2---
5---8---5--4--2---
|---0---3--0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0---
3-0-6---3--2--0---


Guitar I
"See you crawlin'......"
Riff C
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|-----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x---------
|-----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x---------
|---0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--x-0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--0--0---
|
|Guitar II
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|-----3-----------3------------3-----------3---------------
|-----3-----------3------------3-----------3---------------
|---0-1---------0-1----------0-1---------0-1--------0--0---



Guitar I
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|-----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x-------------
|-----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x-------------
|---0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--x-0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--0--0---0---
|
|Guitar II
|Tremolo picking.............................
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|---5-----------6------------8------------10-------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------


Guitar I
"Don't go looking for snakes you......"
Riff D
|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------
|---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------
|---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---
|---2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---
|-------------------------5-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---
|
|Guitar II
|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------
|---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------
|---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---
|---2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---
|-------------------------5-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---


Guitar I
  "haven't i seen you.."     "there ain't no..."
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2-----
|---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2-----
|---5-4-3-3-3-3-2-1-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--2-1-0--2-0-----
|-------------------------------------------------0---
|
|Guitar II
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2-----
|---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2-----
|---5-4-3-3-3-3-2-1-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--2-1-0--2-0-----
|-------------------------------------------------0---


Bridge

Guitar I
Riff E
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--|
|*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-*|
|*--------5--7B--5---------------5--7B--5--------------5--7B--5--8-----5----
-*|
|-----/7------------7--------/7------------7-------/7------------8-----5----
--|
|---0------------------0--0-------------------0--0---------------6--0--3--0-
--|
|
|Guitar II
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--|
|*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-*|
|*--------5--7B--5---------------5--7B--5--------------5--7B--5-------------
-*|
|-----/7------------7--------/7------------7-------/7------------7----------
--|
|---0------------------0--0-------------------0--0------------------0--0--0-
--|


Solo:
Play this a whole bunch of times
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|*--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--*|
|*--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--*|
|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
|----------------------------|

then play riff Riff B a couple of times.

Outro Solo:

Guitar I
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5---
|---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7------
|---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0------


Guitar I
Riff F
|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------
|---5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2-----
|---5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2-----
|---3-3-3-3-2-1-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--2-1-0--2-0-----
|---------------------------------------------0---


Here are the Riffs with the song.

Intro:
  Don't go looking for snakes you ...
Riff B:
     Ohhh, watch the puppets ...

Riff C:
  See you crawlin'...
  See you crawlin' in...

RIff D:
  Don't go looking for snakes you might ....

     Hey hey hey
Riff B:
     Oooh, play the game so ...

Riff C:
  See you crawlin'...
  See you crawlin' in...

Riff D:
  Don't go looking for snakes ....
   Solo

Riff C:
  See you crawlin'....
  See you crawlin' in....

Riff D:
  So don't go looking for snakes ....

Outro:
    Haven't I seen you ....

  Don't send your eyes to ....
James plays Riff E a couple times here.

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