Guitar tabs
🤘 🤘 🤘 🤘 e |-----------------|-------------------|----------|------------------|BB |-----------------|-------------------|----------|------------------|
G+G |-----------------|-------------------|----------|.-----------------|
D MajorD |12---------------|12---11---10-------|----------|.-----------------|
A augmentedA |12---------------|12---11---10-------|----------|------------------|
E MajorE |10---------------|10----9----8-------|----------|-0-0-12-0-0-11-0-0|
D MajorD
DbDb
C majorC N.C.(
E minorEm) Play 4 times PM............................. e |--------------------|---------------|-----------------|
BB |--------------------|---------------|-----------------|
G+G |--------------------|---------------|----------------.|
D MajorD |12---11---10--------|---------------|----------------.|
A augmentedA |12---11---10--------|---------------|-----------------|
E MajorE |10---9----8---------|0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0|5-0-4-0-3-0-2-0--| N.C. PM............................................... e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
BB |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G+G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
D MajorD |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
A augmentedA |-----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2-2-|----2-----3-----|5\4---5\4---5\4--|
E MajorE |-0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-----|0-1---0-1---1-0-|3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2--| RhyFig0 N.C.
B5B5 PM............................................................. e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|------------4---|
D MajorD |.----------------|----------------|----------------|------------4---|
A augmentedA |-----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2-2-|----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2---|
E MajorE |-0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-----|0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---1-0-----|
N.C. PM............................................... e |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|BB |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G+G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
D MajorD |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
A augmentedA |----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2-2-|----2-----3-----|5\4---5\4---5\4--|
E MajorE |0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-----|0-1---0-1---1-0-|3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2--| end RhyFig0 RhyFig1
E5E5 N.C.(
E minorEm) w/ Fill 1 PM.............. e |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
BB |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
G+G |----------------|---------------|---------------|.----------------|
D MajorD |----------------|2--------------|---------------|.----------------|
A augmentedA |5\4---5\4---5\4-|2--------------|---------------|-----------------|
E MajorE |3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2-|0--------------|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| end RhyFig1 PM PM................. e |----------------|----------------|-----------|
BB |----------------|----------------|-----------|
G+G |----------------|----------------|----------.|
D MajorD |----------------|----------------|----------.|
A augmentedA |--5/7---8\7-5/7-|----------------|--5/7-5/7--|
E MajorE |0-3/5-0-6\5-3/5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-3/5-3/5--| / Fill 1 PM...........................vib e |----------------|----------------|----|
BB |----------------|----------------|----|
G+G |----------------|----------------|----|
D MajorD |----8-----8-----|8-----8-----8===|====|
A augmentedA |--7-----7-----7-|----7-----7-----|----|
E MajorE |0-----0-----0---|--0-----0-------|----| \ **** 1st,2nd,3rd verses: Repeat RhyFig1 4 times, then -> RhyFig1A N.C.(
F# minorF#m) PM................. PM................. e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------|
BB |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------|
G+G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------.|
D MajorD |.----------------|--4-4---5\4-4-4-|----------------|--4---4---.|
A augmentedA |-----------------|--0-2---3\2-0-2-|----------------|--0h2-0h2--|
E MajorE |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2----------| end RhyFig1A PM........ e |----------------|
BB |----------------|
G+G |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D MajorD |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A augmentedA |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E MajorE |----------------| Repeat 3.75 times
E5E5
D5D5
E5E5
C5C5
B5B5
D#5D#5
B5B5 PM...... PM....... vib PM...... PM...... e |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G |.9-------7---9---|------------------|-----------------|--------8-------.|
D MajorD |.9-------7---9---|----9-------------|--------10---9---|--------8---9---.|
A augmentedA |-7-------5---7---|7-9---10-9h10=====|--------10---9---|--------6---9----|
E MajorE |-0-0-0-0---------|------------------|8-8-8-8-8----7---|8-8-8-8-----7----| N.C.(
BB)
E5E5
FF
E5E5 2 gtrs........ PM.. e |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G |----------------|4---4-----------|2---2-----------|4---------------|
D MajorD |7-5-4---4-------|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|2---------------|
A augmentedA |9-7-6---6-7-6---|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|2---------------|
E MajorE |----------8-7---|0---0-----------|1---1-----------|0---------0-0-0-|
G+G
C5C5
B5B5 PM.. PM.... PM.... e |--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
BB |--------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
G+G |--------|0---------------|----------------|5---------------|--------|
D MajorD |--------|0---------------|----------------|5---------------|4-------|
A augmentedA |--------|----------------|----------------|3---------0-0-0-|2-0-0-0-|
E MajorE |2p0-0-0-|3---------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
A5A5
D MajorD
C5C5
BB PM.... PM.... e |---------------|---------------|2---------------|--------|---------------|
BB |---------------|---------------|3---------------|--------|4--------------|
G+G |2--------------|---------------|2---------------|--------|4--------------|
D MajorD |2--------------|---------------|0---------------|5-------|4--------------|
A augmentedA |0--------------|---------------|----------------|3-------|2--------------|
E MajorE |---------------|---------------|----------3-3-3-|--3-3-3-|---------------|
E5E5
D5D5
C majorC
E5E5 PM.... PM.. e |----------------|--------|----------------|--------|----------------|
BB |----------------|--------|5---------------|--------|----------------|
G+G |9---------------|7-------|5---------------|--------|4---4-----------|
D MajorD |9---------------|7-------|5---------------|--------|2---2-----------|
A augmentedA |7---------------|5-------|3---------------|--------|2---2-----------|
E MajorE |0---------0-0-0-|----0-0-|----------------|--------|0---0-----------|
FF
E5E5
C majorC PM............. e |----------------|----------------|--------|----------------|
BB |----------------|----------------|--------|5---------------|
G+G |2---2-----------|4---------------|--------|5---------------|
D MajorD |3---3-----------|2---------------|--------|5---------------|
A augmentedA |3---3-----------|2---------------|--------|3---------------|
E MajorE |1---1-----------|0---------0-0-0-|2p0-0-0-|----------------| (
C majorC)
E5E5
FF e |----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB |(5)-------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G |(5)-------------|4---4-----------|2---2-----------|
D MajorD |(5)-------------|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|
A augmentedA |(3)-------------|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|
E MajorE |----------------|0---0-----------|1---1-----------| After verse 1, play RhyFig0, then go back and play verse 2 After verse 2, pause for vocal (Master, Master...), then go to Coda 1 After verse 3, go to Coda 2 Coda 1: RhyFig2
E minorEm
D MajorD
Cadd9Cadd9 Amsus2
B7B7 /3\ e |--------|--------0h2p0----3-|------------------|-----------------|
BB |--------|----3--------3-----|------3---3-----0-|(0)--0-------0---|
G+G |------0-|--2---2--------2p0-|(0)-0---0---0-----|---2-------2-----|
D MajorD |----2---|0------------------|--------------2---|-----------------|
A augmentedA |--2-----|-------------------|-3----------------|-0-----0-2-----2-|
E MajorE |0-------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------| end RhyFig2 w/RhyFig2 (0vol<<< = volume swell from vol off) B7/D#
E minorEm 0vol<<<< 0vol<<<<<<<<<< 0vol<<<<<<<<<< 0vol<< 0vol<<< 0vol<<<< e |---------||--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------|
BB |(0)--0---||--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------|
G+G |---2-----||--------|--------------|--------------|2------4------|8-------|
D MajorD |-1-------||2-------|4-------------|5-------------|--------------|--------|
A augmentedA |---------||--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------|
E MajorE |-------3-||--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------| Rhyfig2a w/ RhyFig2 2 times
E minorEm
D MajorD 2gtrs e |-----19/22--19--------|20---17-------------------20---17--------|
BB |-20---------20---20---|22---19---19---19-19-19---22---19---19---|
G+G |-21--------------21---|----------19---19-19-19-------------19---|
D MajorD |----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Cadd9Cadd9 Amsus2 e |19---15-------------------19---15--------|17---15h17p15-14--------|
BB |20---17---17---17-17-17---20---17---17---|19---17h19p17-16---17---|
G+G |----------17---17-17-17-------------17---|-------------------17---|
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------|------------------------| end
B7B7 B7/D# RhyFig2a e |----------14--------|14---16---17---19----|
BB |16---17--------17---|16---17---19---20----|
G+G |16---17--/19---17---|---------------------|
D MajorD |--------------------|---------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------|---------------------|
E MajorE |--------------------|---------------------| Repeat RhyFig2a w/ RhyFig2 2 times & Fill 1 full full
E minorEm
D MajorD /----3----\
Cadd9Cadd9 )\ )\ vib /--3--\ / /--3--\ vib / \/ \ e |----------------|15------15-17-15----19-15-12h15p12|----------------|
BB |17---------17-19|------19---------19---------------|13-----15-------|
G+G |----------------|----------------------------------|----------------|
D MajorD |----------------|----------------------------------|----------------|
A augmentedA |----------------|----------------------------------|----------------|
E MajorE |----------------|----------------------------------|----------------| all full bends of
G+G string only Amsus2
B7B7 B7/D#
E minorEm ) ) ) vib / \/ \/ \ vib e |15-14------15-14---------------------|-------------------|-------------|
BB |------12---------12h15p12------------|15-----------------|-------------|
G+G |-------------------------------12-14-|14-------p12----12-|-------------|
D MajorD |-------------------------------------|-------------14----|14--------12-|
A augmentedA |-------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
E MajorE |-------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
D MajorD
Cadd9Cadd9 /--3--\ vib e |------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
BB |------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G+G |12----14-12---11--------14---12---11h12p11|------------------------------|
D MajorD |-------------------12---------------------|10------------9-10--------9-10|
A augmentedA |------------------------------------------|-----------12-----------------|
E MajorE |------------------------------------------|------------------------------| Amsus2
B7B7 B7/D# /---3---\ /---3---\ /--3--\ e |----------------------------------15---14--|11h12p11-----------/19--|
BB |------------------------12-----------------|---------12---10--------|
G+G |----------------11--12-------12------------|------------------------|
D MajorD |12--10--12--14-----------------------------|------------------------|
A augmentedA |-------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E MajorE |-------------------------------------------|------------------------| / Fill 2 Fill 3 Fill 4 vib e |15------------| e |--------------| e |15-----------|-14---------|
BB |17------------|
BB |17------------|
BB |17-----------|(17)--------|
G+G |--------------|
G+G |--------------|
G+G |-------------|------------|
D MajorD |--------------|
D MajorD |--------------|
D MajorD |-------------|------------|
A augmentedA |--------------|
A augmentedA |--------------|
A augmentedA |-------------|------------|
E MajorE |--------------|
E MajorE |--------------|
E MajorE |-------------|------------| \ Play RhyFig2a twice, with Fill 3 first time Play RhyFig2 twice, with distortion, and chord progression: E5,D5,C5,A5,B5,D#5 end RhyFig3 RhyFig3
E5E5
F#5F#5
G5G5
F#5F#5
G5G5
F#5F#5
G5G5
F#5F#5
G5G5
C#5C#5 PM......................... PM................................ e |----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB |----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G+G |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|----------------|
D MajorD |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|--------------6-|
A augmentedA |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-5-4-4-4-5-4-4|4-4-5-4-4-4-5-4-|
E MajorE |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-3-2-2-2-3----|2-2-3-2-2-2-3---| Repeat RhyFig3 once alone, then 4 times with vocals.
G+G F3 pick slide slide e |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G |4---------------|(4)-------------|3---------------|----------------|
D MajorD |5---------------|(5)-------------|4---------------|----------------|
A augmentedA |5---------------|(5)-------------|4---------------|----------------|
E MajorE |3---------------|(3)-------------|2---------------|X\\\\\\-17\\\\\-| w/ RhyFig1 4 times N.C. (
E minorEm) /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ e |17p12----------12-17p12----------12-|17p12----------12-15p12----------12-|
BB |------13-12-13----------13-12-13----|------13-12-13----------13-12-13----|
G+G |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D MajorD |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E MajorE |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ e |17p12----------12-17p12----------12-|17p12-------12-12-15p12----|
BB |------13-13-12----------13-12-13----|------13-12-------------13-|
G+G |------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D MajorD |------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA |------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE |------------------------------------|---------------------------| /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ e |----19-19-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-|17-17-17-15-15-15-14-|
BB |/17----------------------------------------|---------------------|
G+G |-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
D MajorD |-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A augmentedA |-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
E MajorE |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| f u l l ) ) ) / \/ \/ /--3--\ /--3--\ sl e |14-14-14-14------------|-------------------17h19\\---|-----------------|
BB |------------15---15-17-|17--------17p15p14-------\\17|15p14------------|
G+G |-----------------------|-----------------------------|------16-14\\\\--|
D MajorD |-----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|
E MajorE |-----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------| trem bar /-1-\ /---2---\ \ /\ / \ / \ /\ /\ * \3/ \1.5/ \/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5 e |X--------------------------|------------------------------------|
BB |---------------------------|------------------------------------|
G+G |---------------------------|------------------------------2--4--|
D MajorD |---------------------------|------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------|------------------------------------|
E MajorE |---------------------------|------------------------------------| * This note produced by pulling string off edge of fretboard and "fretting" it against pickup. full ) / gr vib e |------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------|
BB |------------------------|--------------|/15--13--12------13--12------12-|
G+G |2--4--3--2-0h2----------|--------------|-------------14----------14-----|
D MajorD |----------------4--2----|2-h4----------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------(2)|--------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE |------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------| /--3--\ e |---------------------------------|------------------------|
BB |------------12----12-12-12-12-12-|12-15-13-12-15-13-12-13-|
G+G |11--12--14-----------------------|------------------------|
D MajorD |---------------------------------|------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------|------------------------|
E MajorE |---------------------------------|------------------------| gr e |12----------12-------------|14-------14-------15-15-------|
BB |---15-15-13----15-13h15-15-|---17-15----15-17-------17/19-|
G+G |---------------------------|------------------------------|
D MajorD |---------------------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE |---------------------------|------------------------------| w/ RhyFig1A N.C. (
F# minorF#m) /--3--\ e |17-------19-17-------17----------19-17-------|17----------19-17-------|
BB |---20-19-------19-19----21-19-19-------19-19-|---21-19-19-------19-19-|
G+G |---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
D MajorD |---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E MajorE |---------------------------------------------|------------------------| all bends in next 2 ---> full full full 1.5 measures on
BB string only ) ) ) ) / / / / e |17----------19-17-------|14--14------14--------------14--|
BB |---21-19-19-------19-19-|17------17------17-(17)\17------|
G+G |------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD |------------------------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA |------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE |------------------------|--------------------------------| half full ) ) full full full full / / ) ) ) ) /---3--\ /---3--\ / / / /--3--\ / e |19-p14------19-p14--14------|----14------14------14-14-14------14-14-|
BB |--------17----------17------|17------17------17------------17--------|
G+G |----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D MajorD |----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------|----------------------------------------| full full full full full full full full ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) / / / / / / / / e |----15------15------15------15--|----17------17------18------18--|
BB |18------18------18------18------|20------20------21------21------|
G+G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| full 2 1.5 trem bar depress & vibrate ) ) ) bar simultaneously / / / /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ e |----19------19--22--|(22)--------------\/\/\--------------|
BB |22------22----------|-----------------------\/\/\---------|
G+G |--------------------|----------------------------\/\/\----|
D MajorD |--------------------|---------------------------------\/\-|
A augmentedA |--------------------|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE |--------------------|-------------------------------------| N.C.
B5B5 PM........................... PM........................... e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
BB |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G+G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
D MajorD |.----3-----3-----|3-----3---------|----3-----3-----|3-----3-----4---.|
A augmentedA |-----3-----3-----|3-----3-----2-2-|----3-----3-----|3-----3-----2----|
E MajorE |-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-|1-0-0-1-0-0-----|0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-|1-0-0-1-0-0------|
E5E5 N.C. PM.............. PM................... PM.................. e |----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB |----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G |----------------|.----------------|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD |----------------|.--------------2-|4-5-------------|----------------|
A augmentedA |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------2-3-5---|----3--------3-3|3-2-3-5-3-2-----|
E MajorE |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-3-5---------|----------------|------------3-2-| 2 gtrs PM.............. PM..................... PM.................. e |-----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
BB |-----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G |----------------.|------------------|2-4-------------|----------------|
D MajorD |----------------.|------------4-2/5-|4-5-2--------2-2|2-0-2-4-2-0-----|
A augmentedA |-----------------|--------2-3-5-----|----3--------3-3|3-2-3-5-3-2-3-2-|
E MajorE |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-|0-2-3-5-----------|----------------|------------3-2-|
C majorC PM...................................... PM.................. e |----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
BB |----------------|------------------|----5-----------|----------------|
G+G |----------------|------------------|2-4-5-----------|----------------|
D MajorD |----------------|------------4-2/5-|4-5-5-----------|----------------|
A augmentedA |----------------|--------2-3-5-----|----3--------3-3|3-2-3-5-3-2-----|
E MajorE |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00|0-2-3-5-----------|----------------|------------3-2-|
E5E5 e |----------------|----------------|
BB |----------------|----------------| Go back
G+G |4---------------|------2---------| and play
D MajorD |2------------5-5|5-4-5---5-4-2-4-| verse 3
A augmentedA |2------------3-3|3-2-3-5-3-2-----|
E MajorE |0---------------|------------3-2-| Coda 2: Play RhyFig1 4 times
E5E5 w/ Laughter..... e |----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB |Ha!-Ha!-Ha!-Ha!-|----------------|----------------|
G+G |----------------|----------------|4---------------|
D MajorD |----------------|----------------|2---------------|
A augmentedA |----------------|5\4---5\4---5\4-|2---------------|
E MajorE |----------------|3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2-|0---------------| 🏷Legend: p - pull off h - hammer on ) )\ / or \ - slide / - bend / \ - bend and release vib - vibrato x - rake
Master Of Puppets tab
The title track from Metallicas third album and the last with Cliff Burton. This was also Burtons favorite track to play on that album. The song is famous for its heavy use of downpicking and this makes these Master of puppets tabs fun to play. There are also long instrumental parts which was very typical for Metallica in the late 80s.
The lyrics are about drugs. Lead singer and guitarist James Hetfield had his own problems at the time, but none of the lyrics is from his perspective, always someone else. There is a lot of number ones in the history of the song, even though it was never released on single for the public. Among other Q magazine gave it the top spot in their 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks list, while Total Guitar magazine ranked it as number one in a 100 Greatest Riffs poll. It has a major part in the “Guitar hero Metallica” video game, but playing these Master of puppets guitar tabs for real are more fun.