Harvester Of Sorrow Tab by Metallica

Harvester Of Sorrow tab by Metallica

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Harvester Of Sorrow by Metallica: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Harvester of Sorrow" is a track from Metallica's 1988 album ...And Justice for All, known for its dark, aggressive sound and intense lyrics exploring themes of anger and despair. The song showcases the band's signature blend of thrash metal and technical precision, with James Hetfield's growling vocals and Kirk Hammett's blistering guitar solos standing out. The track peaked at number 20 on the Mainstream Rock chart, solidifying Metallica's status as one of the biggest metal bands in the world.

Note: You’ll need to figure out how many times each part should be played, and where they
should be repeated.
Note 2: The middle part and solo aren’t included.

Riff 1
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------4--3--------------------------------------------
D--5--4-----4--3-----5--4-----------------------------------
A--5--4-----2--1-----5--4-----------------------------------
E--3--2--0--------0--3--2--0--------------------------------
				    *repeat then palm mute later
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------0------------------------------------------
D-----3--2----2-----3--2-------3--0-------0-2-----0---------
A--2------------------------2-------------------------------
E--------------------------------------3-------2-----0------

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Riff1 again
		    / = slide
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------4/-3----------------------------
D--2--2-2--2--2-2--5/-4-----4/-3-----5/-4-------------------
A--2--2-2--2--2-2--5/-4-----2/-1-----5/-4-------------------
E--0--0-0--0--0-0--3/-2--0--------0--3/-2-------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------4/-3----------------------------
D--3--3-3--3--3-3--5/-4-----4/-3-----5/-4-------------------
A--3--3-3--3--3-3--5/-4-----2/-1-----5/-4-------------------
E--1--1-1--1--1-1--3--2--0--------0--3/-2-------------------

Riff 1 again

e-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E--2--2-2/--5----2--2-2/--5----5/--0----2--2-2/--6----6/--0-

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------3-----------------------7----------
D--2-2--4/-5--2--2--2--2-2--4--3--2--2--2------2-2--4--7--5--5--5-
A--2-2--4/-5--2--2--2--2-2--4--1--2--2--2-[x3]-2-2--4--5--5--5--5-
E--0-0--2/-3--0--0--0--0-0--2-----0--0--0------0-0--2-----3--3--3-
		      ^------------------^

						*this part is verse
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------7---------------------
D--2-2--4/-5--2--2--2---------------2-2--4--7--5--5--5------------
A--2-2--4/-5--2--2--2---[repeat]----2-2--4--5--5--5--5------------
E--0-0--2/-3--0--0--0---------------0-0--2-----3--3--3------------
	^-------- sometimes I just bend this chord to get the same effect
		  as the slide

SOLO:

I------------------------------------------I
I--15----15----15----15----17----15----15-----I
I------------------------------------------14-I
I---------------------------------------------I
I---------------------------------------------I
I---------------------------------------------I

I-17----17----15----14------------------------I
I----------------17-----17--17--15--12-14-12--I
I---------------------------------------------I
I---------------------------------------------I
I---------------------------------------------I
I---------------------------------------------I


I---------------------------------------------I
I-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12------------------I
I----------------------------------12----14---I
I---------------------------------------------I
I---------------------------------------------I
I---------------------------------------------I

I---------------------------------------14-19-I
I---------------------------------14-17-------I
I-12------------------------14-16-------------I
I---------------14------14--------------------I
I-----14----15--------------------------------I
I---------------------------------------------I

I-17-15----15-14-----14-----------------------I
I------------------------15--17---------------I
I---------------------------------------------I
I---------------------------------------------I
I---------------------------------------------I
I---------------------------------------------I





Wayne Hanvey

>Metallica
>Harvsetor of Sorrow solo off of the ...And Justice For All album
>E-----------------------------------------------------
>B----15b---15b---15b---15b---17b--15b---15b-----------
>G--------------------------------------------14-------
>D-----------------------------------------------------
>A-----------------------------------------------------
>E-----------------------------------------------------
>
>E--17b---17b-15p14---14--------------------------------
>B------------------17---17p15-17-15p14s12-14p12s10-----
>G------------------------------------------------------
>D------------------------------------------------------
>A------------------------------------------------------
>E------------------------------------------------------
>
>E------------------------------------------------------
>B--12bp10-12bp10-12bp10-12bp10-12b---------------------
>G--------------------------------------12---14---------
>D------------------------------------------------------
>A------------------------------------------------------
>E------------------------------------------------------
>
>E------------------------------------------------------
>B------------------------------------------------------
>G---11h12p11-------------------------------------------
>D----------------------------/14-----------------------
>A-------------14------14h15----------------------------
>E------------------------------------------------------
>
>E----------------14-15s19---------17--15---15h17p15p14-
>B--------14-15-17--------------------------------------
>G---14h16----------------------------------------------
>D-14---------------------------------------------------
>A------------------------------------------------------
>E------------------------------------------------------
>
>E--14h15p14--------------------------------------------
>B-----------15--17-----------(17)----------------------
>G------------------------------------------------------
>D------------------------------------------------------
>A------------------------------------------------------
>E------------------------------------------------------

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