Master Of Puppets tab by Metallica

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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

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.

Other versions of Master Of Puppets

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Master of puppets solo by Metallica