I Disappear Tab by Metallica

I Disappear tab by Metallica

Guitar Tab

I Disappear by Metallica: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"I Disappear" by Metallica was released in 2000 as a single for the "Mission: Impossible 2" soundtrack. The song features James Hetfield on vocals and rhythm guitar, Kirk Hammett on lead guitar, and Lars Ulrich on drums. The main riff was created by Hetfield using a talk box, giving it a unique sound. The song showcases Metallica's signature heavy metal sound with a touch of hard rock influence.

Artist: Metallica
Song: I Disappear
Tabbed and transcribed by: William Poire'
William's e-mail address: hillsdale_saint@yahoo.com

There are other tabs of this song floating around on
the net and such, however this one is most accurate.

"I Disappear", by Metallica, is a simple song that
brings the listener to many different moods.  The hook
of the song is the upbeat solo and finish.  The solo
is very profound and different from many of Hammett’s
other works.  It is Hendrix in style and proves you
can take the man out of the blues, but you can’t take
the blues out of the man.

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

The way I have tabbed this work is quite simple.  I
have James' guitar tablature(s) reserved for the top
section, while Kirk holds the lower (bottom)
section(s).

James and Kirk's guitars can be better distinguished
if the song is listened to through  a set of
headphones.  I recommend downloading the instrumental
version of "I Disappear" from Napster to get the best
effect.  Then again, you don't wanna piss Lars off,
but why the hell not?  Enjoy!!!

Guitar Notation

h   - hammer-on
p   - pull-off
b   - bend
pb  - pre-bend
r   - bend release
/\  - slide into or out
s   - legato slide
S   - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n)- tapped harmonic
~   - vibrato
tr  - trill
T   - tap
TP  - trem. picking
PM  - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n  - tremolo bar down
n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
=   - hold bend
  - volume swell (louder/softer)
^   - Bend one full step and release

Tuned 1/2 Step Down - Eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb

Intro
Begins with false cue start (Lars’ hi-hat)

  Gtr I (James) Distortion with flanger
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|2.9-2.9-2.9-2.9-2.9-2.9|2.9-2.9-2.9-2.9-2.9-|
|
| Gtr II (Kirk) Played with Meatball pedal
|-x------------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|-x------------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|-x-----9b-----x------x-|----9b-----x------x-|
|-x------------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|-x-----7b-----x------x-|----7b-----x------x-|
|-0------------0------0-|-----------0------0-|

|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|2.9-2.9-2.9-2.9-2.9-|2.9-2.9-2.9-2.9-2.9-|
|
|-----------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|-----------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|----9b-----x------x-|----9b-----x------x-|
|-----------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|----7b-----x------x-|----7b-----x------x-|
|-----------0------0-|-----------0------0-|


|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|------------------7-|
|2.9-2.9-2.9-2.9-2.9-|2.9-2.9-2.9-2.9---0-|
|
|-----------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|-----------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|----9b-----x------x-|----9b-----x------x-|
|-----------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|----7b-----x------x-|----7b-----x------x-|
|-----------0------0-|-----------0------0-|



 Play 3 times
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|o-------------------|-------------------o|
|o-------------------|-------------------o|
|----7^-----7------7-|----7^-----7------7-|
|----7^-----5------0-|----7^-----5------0-|
|
|-----------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|-----------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|o---9b-----x------x-|----9b-----x------xo|
|o----------x------x-|-----------x------xo|
|----7b-----x------x-|----7b-----x------x-|
|-----------0------0-|-----------0------0-|

                          Master tape is slowed to
halt
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|----7^-----7------7-|----7^--------------|
|----7^-----5------0-|----7^--------------|
|                          Master tape is slowed to
halt
|-----------x------x-|--------------------|
|-----------x------x-|--------------------|
|----9b-----x------x-|----9b--------------|
|-----------x------x-|--------------------|
|----7b-----x------x-|----7b--------------|
|-----------0------0-|--------------------|

|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|----7----7^------7--|----7----7^------7--|
|----0----7^------5--|----0----7^------5--|
|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|----7----7^------7--|----7----7^------7--|
|----0----7^------5--|----0----7^------5--|


|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|----7----7^------7--|----7----7^------5--5---|
|----0----7^------5--|----0----7^------3--3---|
|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|----7----7^------7--|----7----7^------5--5---|
|----0----7^------5--|----0----7^------3--3---|



|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-2----2-2-2----2-2--2----2-2-2----5--5\--|
|-0----0-0-0----0-0--0----0-0-0----3--3\--|
|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------5h7--------------5--5\--|
|-0----0-0-0----0----0----0-0-0----3--3\--|


|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2----2-2-2----2-2--2----2-2-2---|
|-0----0-0-0----0-0--0----0-0-0---|
|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------5h7-------------|
|-0----0-0-0----0----0----0-0-0---|




|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|-5--5--4--4--7--7-|-----------7---7b-------|
|------------------|---------------------2--|
|-3--3--2--2--5--5-|-0--2--0---5---5b----0--|
|
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|-9--9--7--7--11-11|-7--9--7---11--12-------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|-7--7--5--5--9--9-|-5--7--5---9---10----0--|


|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-2----2-2-2----2-2--2----2-2-2----5--5\--|
|-0----0-0-0----0-0--0----0-0-0----3--3\--|
|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------5h7--------------5--5\--|
|-0----0-0-0----0----0----0-0-0----3--3\--|


|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|----2------9------2-|-(2)-------9------2-|
|----2------7------2-|-(2)-------7------2-|
|----0------0------0-|-(0)-------0------0-|
|
|-----------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|-----------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|----9b-----x------x-|----9b-----x------x-|
|-----------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|----7b-----x------x-|----7b-----x------x-|
|-----------0------0-|-----------0------0-|


                           Master tape is slowed to
halt
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-(2)-------9------2-|(2)-2---------------|
|-(2)-------7------2-|(2)-2---------------|
|-(0)-------0------0-|(0)-0---------------|
|                          Master tape is slowed to
halt
|-----------x------x-|--------------------|
|-----------x------x-|--------------------|
|----9b-----x------x-|----9b--------------|
|-----------x------x-|--------------------|
|----7b-----x------x-|----7b--------------|
|-----------0------0-|--------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-2----2-2-2----2-2--2----2-2-2----5--5\--|
|-0----0-0-0----0-0--0----0-0-0----3--3\--|
|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------5h7--------------5--5\--|
|-0----0-0-0----0----0----0-0-0----3--3\--|

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2----2-2-2----2-2--2----2-2-2---|
|-0----0-0-0----0-0--0----0-0-0---|
|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------5h7-------------|
|-0----0-0-0----0----0----0-0-0---|


|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|-5--5--4--4--7--7-|-----------7---7b-------|
|------------------|---------------------2--|
|-3--3--2--2--5--5-|-0--2--0---5---5b----0--|
|
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|-9--9--7--7--11-11|-7--9--7---11--12-------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|-7--7--5--5--9--9-|-5--7--5---9---10----0--|

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2------2-2-2------2-2-2------2-2-2-----5--5-|
|-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0-----3--3-|
|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---12\--------12\--------12\--------12\------|
|---12\--------12\--------12\--------12\------|
|----------------------------------------5--5-|
|-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0-----3--3-|





|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-5----/7----------------------------------|
|-2----------------------------------------|
|
|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-------2-------------------------------|
|-5-----2-------------------------------|
|-2-----0----------------------------------|



|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---------------------x-x----x-x-|
|---------------------x-x----x-x-|
|---------------------x-x----x-x-|
|---------------------x-x----x-x-|
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|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|


|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|----7----7^------7--|----7----7^------7--|
|----0----7^------5--|----0----7^------5--|
|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|----7----7^------7--|----7----7^------7--|
|----0----7^------5--|----0----7^------5--|


|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|----7----7^------7--|----7----7^------5--5\--|
|----0----7^------5--|----0----7^------3--3\--|
|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|----7----7^------7--|----7----7^------5--5\--|
|----0----7^------5--|----0----7^------3--3\--|



|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-2----2-2-2----2-2--2----2-2-2----5--5\--|
|-0----0-0-0----0-0--0----0-0-0----3--3\--|
|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------5h7--------------5--5\--|
|-0----0-0-0----0----0----0-0-0----3--3\--|

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2----2-2-2----2-2--2----2-2-2---|
|-0----0-0-0----0-0--0----0-0-0---|
|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------5h7-------------|
|-0----0-0-0----0----0----0-0-0---|




|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|-5--5--4--4--7--7-|-----------7---7b-------|
|------------------|---------------------2--|
|-3--3--2--2--5--5-|-0--2--0---5---5b----0--|
|
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|-9--9--7--7--11-11|-7--9--7---11--12-------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|-7--7--5--5--9--9-|-5--7--5---9---10----0--|


|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2------2-2-2------2-2-2------2-2-2-----5--5-|
|-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0-----3--3-|
|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---12\--------12\--------12\--------12\------|
|---12\--------12\--------12\--------12\------|
|----------------------------------------5--5-|
|-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0-----3--3-|


|-----------0----------------------------------------|
|-------------3--------------------------------------|
|---------------2-0----0------------0h2-2-2--2br0----|
|-----------------------------0----------------------|
|-5----/7--------------------------------------------|
|-2--------------------------------------------------|
|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------2-----------------------------------------|
|-5-----2-----------------------------------------|
|-2-----0--------------------------------------------|


|-0----------------------------------------|
|---3--------------------------------------|
|-----2-0----0-------0---------------------|
|------------------0---0--0-2-2-2-0-2-2br--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|



|-0----------------------------------------|
|---3--------------------------------------|
|-----2-0----0-------0---------------------|
|------------------0---0--0-2-2-2-0-2-2br--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------|


|-0----------------------------------------|
|---3--------------------------------------|
|-----2-0----0-------0---------------------|
|------------------0---0--0-2-2-2-0-2-2br--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------|
|-8/9-9---8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-x-12\11--|
|------------------------------------------|
|-6/7-7---6/7-7-7--6/7-7-7--6/7-7-x-10\9---|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------|
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|-0----------------------------------------|
|---3--------------------------------------|
|-----2-0----0-------0---------------------|
|------------------0---0--0-2-2-2-0-2-2br--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-8/9-9-9-9-8/9-9--8/9--9\8--9--9-9-9-9-9--|
|------------------------------------------|
|-6/7-7-7-7-6/7-7--6/7--7\6--7--7-7-7-7-7--|
|------------------------------------------|
|
|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-2------------9------2-|-----------9------2-|
|-2------------7------2-|-----------7------2-|
|-0------------0------0-|-----------0------0-|
|
|-x------------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|-x------------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|-x-----9b-----x------x-|----9b-----x------x-|
|-x------------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|-x-----7b-----x------x-|----7b-----x------x-|
|-0------------0------0-|-----------0------0-|

|--------------------|----------------|
|--------------------|----------------|
|--------------------|----------------|
|-----------9------2-|----------------|
|-----------7------2-|---------x-12\--|
|-----------0------0-|---------x-12\--|
|
|-----------x------x-|----------------|
|-----------x------x-|----------------|
|----9b-----x------x-|---9b-----------|
|-----------x------x-|----------------|
|----7b-----x------x-|---7b-----------|
|-----------0------0-|----------------|




|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|o--------------------------------o|
|o--------------------------------o|
|-7-------7-------7--/7---7---7----|
|-0-------0-------0--/5---5---0----|
|
|----------------------------------|
|-------8-8-x-8-x-x----------------|
|o------7-7-x-7-x-x-----------12b~o|
|o------6-6-x-6-x-x------12h14----o|
|-------7-7-x-7-x-x\---------------|
|-0---0--------------/14-----------|


|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-7------------7-----------7----/7-----7-----7-|
|-0------------0-----------0----/5-----5-----0-|
|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-14p12----14p12----14p12----14p12----14p12----|
|-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|


|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|
|o--------------o|----------------------|
|o--------------o|----------------------|
|-2---------5-5--|--2---------5--4--3---|
|-0---3bp0--3-3--|--0---3bp0--3--2--1---|
|
|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|
|o--------------o|----------------------|
|o--------------o|----------------------|
|-2---------5-5--|--2---------5--4--3---|
|-0---3bp0--3-3--|--0---3bp0--3--2--1---|


|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|
|o--------------o|----------------------|
|o--------------o|----------------------|
|-2---------5-5--|--2---------5--4--3---|
|-0---3bp0--3-3--|--0---3bp0--3--2--1---|
|
|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|
|o----9br-------o|------9br-------------|
|o--------------o|----------------------|
|-----7br---5-5--|------7br---5--4--3---|
|-0---------3-3--|--0---------3--2--1---|



     PM...        PM...       PM....     PM..
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------4--5--------4--2---------|
|-2---------4--5--------2--3--3-3-3-2--0-0-0-----|
|-0--0-0-0--2--3--3-3-3----------------------3-2-|
|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--6/9-9-9--8-8--9-9--8-8--9-9--8-8--9-9--8-8--9-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--6/7-7-7--6-6--7-7--6-6--7-7--6-6--7-7--6-6--7-|
|------------------------------------------------|


     PM....       PM...       PM....
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------7--9--|
|-----------------------4--5--------4--7---------|
|-2---------4--5--------2--3--3-3-3-2--5---5--7--|
|-0--0-0-0--2--3--3-3-3--------------------------|
|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--6/9-9-9--8-8--9-9--8-8--10-10-10-10-12-12-12--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--6/7-7-7--6-6--7-7--6-6--10-10-10-10-12-12-12--|
|------------------------------------------------|



|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------4--5--------4--2---------|
|-2---------4--5--------2--3--3-3-3-2--0-0-0-----|
|-0--0-0-0--2--3--3-3-3----------------------3-2-|
|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--6/9-9-9--8-8--9-9--8-8--9-9--8-8--9-9--8-8--9-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--6/7-7-7--6-6--7-7--6-6--7-7--6-6--7-7--6-6--7-|
|------------------------------------------------|



|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------7--9--|
|-----------------------4--5--------4--7---------|
|-2---------4--5--------2--3--3-3-3-2--5---5--7--|
|-0--0-0-0--2--3--3-3-3--------------------------|
|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--6/9-9-9--8-8--9-9--8-8--10-10-10-10-12-12-12--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--6/7-7-7--6-6--7-7--6-6--10-10-10-10-12-12-12--|
|------------------------------------------------|



|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-------9^--------------|----9^--------------|
|-2-------------------2-|------------------2-|
|-2-----7^-----7------2-|----7^-----7------2-|
|-0------------5------0-|-----------5------0-|
|
|-x------------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|-x------------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|-x-----9b-----x------x-|----9b-----x------x-|
|-x------------x------x-|-----------x------x-|
|-x-----7b-----x------x-|----7b-----x------x-|
|-0------------0------0-|-----------0------0-|


                           Master tape is slowed to
halt
|--------------------|-----------|
|--------------------|-----------|
|----9^--------------|----9^-----|
|------------------2-|-----------|
|----7^-----7------2-|----7^-----|
|-----------5------0-|-----------|
|                          Master tape is slowed to
halt
|-----------x------x-|-----------|
|-----------x------x-|-----------|
|----9b-----x------x-|----9b-----|
|-----------x------x-|-----------|
|----7b-----x------x-|----7b-----|
|-----------0------0-|-----------|




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