Disposable Heroes tab by Metallica
Guitar tabs
Boy this took ages.. so here is Disposable Heroes minus the solo:
I think this is a great song, as fast as Metallica get.. good lyrics too
DISPOSABLE HEROES
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intro: (in 6/4 time)
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|o------------------------|-------------------------|
D|o------------4---5---4---|-------------5---7---4---|
A|-------------4---5---4---|-------------5---7---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3---2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---5---2---|
PM---------| PM---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------9----o|
D|-------------4---5---4---|-------------------9----o| X lots
A|-------------4---5---4---|-------------------7-----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3---2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
PM---------| PM---------------|
lead over intro:
with wah-wah
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|o9-----------11--12--11--|-9-----------12--14--11--|
D|o9-----------11--12--11--|-9-----------12--14--11--|
A|-7-----------9---10--9---|-7-----------10--12--9---|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
________________________ _________________________
| 1. | 2.
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-9-----------11--12--11--|-9---------------12-----o|-9-----------------9-----|
D|-9-----------11--12--11--|-9---------------12-----o|-9-----------------9-----|
A|-7-----------9---10--9---|-7---------------10------|-7-----------------7-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
next bit: (in 4/4 time)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o| X lots
D|o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|
lead over "next bit" (wah off)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|o-12-----------------------------|-(12)-------------------------14-|
D|o-12-----------------------------|-(12)-------------------------14-|
A|--10-----------------------------|-(10)-------------------------12-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-\11-----------------------------|-(11)-------------------------14-|
D|-\11-----------------------------|-(11)-------------------------14-|
A|-\9------------------------------|-(9)--------------------------12-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
^slide
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-\10-----------------------------|-(10)-------------------------12-|
D|-\10-----------------------------|-(10)-------------------------12-|
A|-\8------------------------------|-(8)--------------------------10-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
^slide
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-\9------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------o|
D|-\9------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------o|
A|-\7------------------------------|-(7)-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
^slide
faster:
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o| X 3
D|o6-------------------------------|-6------------------------------o|
A|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
> PM---------|> PM---------| > PM---------|> PM---------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------------7---6---4---|
D|---------------------------------|--5---4---2---7---6---4---|
A|-0---10-^9--^0---9--^7-----------|--5---4---2---5---4---2---|
E|-------------------------10--9---|--3---2---0---------------|
PM p p p PM-----| \---3---/ \---3---/
play "next bit" again 4 times then into verses
the verses are all played solely in the 6th string in
the same rhythm as "next bit"
1 Bodies fill the ......
2 Barking of machine .......
3 Life planned out before.....
E|0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|
hungry heroes ....
nothing to ......
nothing could .....
E|3--3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2-|
No one to play .....
Sounding of the .......
Had no chance to .......
E|0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|
no one to .....
used to it ......
moulded day ......
E|3--3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-|
the second half of each verse follows the same pattern
Running blind .....
bred to kill ......
Victim of ......
a servant ......
riff B:
Soldier boy, ....
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
4 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
- G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
4 D|-6-------------------------------|-6-------------------------------|
A|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
> PM---------|> PM---------| > PM---------|> PM---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
3 B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
- G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
4 D|-4-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
> PM---------|> PM-| > PM---------|> PM-|
with riff B:
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
4 B|---------------------------------|------------o-/------------------|
- G|--4-----(4)---^5^4\2---(2)-/-4^5-|-------------/-------------------|
4 D|---------------------------------|------------/-o------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
h p sl sl h
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
3 B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
- G|--4-----(4)---^5^4\2-----|--4^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-----|
4 D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
h p sl vibrato
simultaneously depress trem
bar 1/2 step
_________________________________
| This bar third time only |
/----3----\ | /----3----\
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4----3----4-----5-----4---------|-6----5----6-----7-----8---------|
D|-4----3----4-----5-----4---------|-6----5----6-----7-----8---------|
A|-2----1----2-----3-----2---------|-4----3----4-----5-----6---------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
rhythm fig 1
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------5---|-(5)----------------------8----4-|
A|-----------------------------5---|-(5)----------------------8----4-|
E|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0---3---|-(3)----------------------6----2-|
PM-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-(4)----------------------7----3-|-(3)----------------------5------|
A|-(4)----------------------7----3-|-(3)----------------------5------|
E|-(2)----------------------5----1-|-(1)----------------------3------|
then with rhythm fig 1
Back to the front...
Back to the front.....
Back to the front...
(then some palm muted open E-string strumming)
after second verse:
rhythm figure 2
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|2---------------|----------------|2---------------|----------------| X 2
A|2-------5^7-----|5-------4^7-----|2-------5^7-----|5-------4^7-2---|
E|0---0-0-0---0-0-|0---0-0-0---0-0-|0---0-0-0---0-0-|0---0-0-0---0---|
then with rhythm figure 2:
Why... am I dying? Kill... have no ....
Lie... live off lying. Hell... hell is ..
then a big solo mostly played over E5 with occaisionally a C5 and maybe a D5
then with rhythm figure 2 again:
Why... am I dying? Kill... have no ...
Lie... live off lying. Hell... hell ....
I was born for dying....
E|0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-|-0-------------|------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-..|
the rest is just mostly bits an pieces of what is tabbed above
you can work them out
seeya
eric
h hammer
p pull off
PM Palm Mute
> accented note
(4) note still ringing
/ \ slide
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