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Nothing Else Matters by Metallica

Nothing Else Matters tab by Metallica

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Metallica - Track 8 - Nothing Else Matters (Studio and S & M version)

This is the ^Ñbetter^Ò version of Nothing Else Matters. Anyone who has seen or
heard the S & M concert will notice the split section showing how they
performed
both the live concert and the studio version of the song with both guitar
pieces
tabbed. When there are two guitars being played at the same time, the S & M
piece will already be put in it without the need of an extra fill.

If you saw the older piece I added for Nothing Else Matters you will notice
the
addition of abetter bar system and the use of additional parts of the song
I^Òve
labelled as ^ÑFills^Ò. The split system between the parts where there are two
guitars playing at once, has been labelledas either ^ÑGuitar 1^Ò or ^ÑGuitar 2^Ò
and the member who plays that part has been noted.

Next to the name of the player, there will be a label reading ^ÑPicked^Ò,
^ÑFinger
Picked^Ò or ^ÑEither^Ò. These refer to what right hand technique the player is
using. Note that ^ÑPicked^Ò refers to the use of a Plectrum or ^ÑPick^Ò. Also,
above
restrictions. For the time on S & M, I^Òve labelled theintro beginning at
0:24
because you can hear the crowd at the beginning, and to write 0:0 would mess
up
the time. I^Òve left out the timing in some of the fills but gave a short
description of where to play them.

*Underneath* each section of the song, a chord name is labelled for people
who
wish to analyse the song^Òs structure.

Yes, this can easily be played on an Acoustic Guitar.

This tab took a few hours to compile and is pretty close to how Metallica
play the song.

=-=-= 🏷Legend =-=-=
~  - Let ring
s  - Slide to required note
h  - Hammer on
p  - Pull off
<> - Harmonics
{} - Played Louder
() - Played Softer
[] - Continued Note from Last Bar
=  - Staccato
b* - Bend to required pith
r* - Bend Return to required pitch
- If you wish, play the required fill here.
Tuning: Standard - Low to High (E;A;D;G;B;e)
Timing: Slow, around 46

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Intro - Single Guitar
Clean Electric - Kirk (Guitar 1 - Finger Picked)
Studio: 0:0
S&M: 0:24
e|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0----7--|
Chord diagramBB|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|
Chord diagramG+G|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|
  Chord diagramE minorEm
e|-7------7p0-----|(0)--7--8-7h8s5-|--7---5p3s2--0--|------2p0-------|
Chord diagramBB|---0----0---0---|-----0--0-------|--0-------------|-5---5-----5----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----0--------0-|---0------------|----------------|---5----------5-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|-0--------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0--------------|-0--------------|----------------|----------------|
                                                     Chord diagramA minorAm
e|-------0--0=-0=-|-0~------3p0---0=-|-0~-----0~h5p0--------|
Chord diagramBB|-----5----5=-5=-|-5~---5-----5--5=-|-7~---7-------7p0-0h5-|
Chord diagramG+G|---5------5=-5=-|-5~--5-5-----5-5=-|-7~--7-7--------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|------------------|----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--------0=-2=-|-3~-3----------3=-|-5~-5-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|---------------#1#|#1#-------------------|
                    Chord diagramC majorC                 Dadd2/9
e|----------<12>~~~~---|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
Chord diagramBB|-------<12>~~~~0-----|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|
Chord diagramG+G|----<12>~~~~-----0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0-------------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|
   Chord diagramE minorEm
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Fill # 1 - S & M
Clean Electric - Kirk (Guitar 1)
S&M: 0:47

This part was tricky unless you watch Kirk in slow motion, but here it is in
tab.

e|---0-0~---|[0]~-----0~h5p0--------|
Chord diagramBB|---5s7~---|[7]~---7-------7p0-5p0-|
Chord diagramG+G|---5s7~---|[7]~--7-7--------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---3s5~---|[5]~-5-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------|-----------------------|

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Intro Part # 2 - Two Guitars
Clean Electric - Kirk  (Guitar 1 - Either)
Clean Electric - James (Guitar 2 - Picked)
Studio: 0:37
S&M: 0:59
e|----------7~~---|----------------|----------7~~---|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------8~~---|-----7=-----5=--|----------8~~---|-----7=-----5=--|
Chord diagramG+G|--------9-------|-----7=-----5=--|--------9-------|-----7=-----5=--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------9---------|---7------5-----|------9---------|---7------5-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----7-----------|-5------3-------|----7-----------|-5------3-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-{0}------------|----------------|-0--------------|----------------|
/// Guitar 1        Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramE minorEm
\\\ Guitar 2
e|----------7--7-7|----------------|----------7~~---|------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------8--8-8|-----7=-----5=--|----------8~~---|-----7=-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------9-------|-----7=-----5=--|--------9-------|-----7=-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------9---------|---7------5-----|------9---------|---7--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----7-----------|-5------3-------|----7-----------|-5------3-2h3p2---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-{0}------------|----------------|-0--------------|----------------3-|
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
e|----------7-----|---5------3-----|*---3------2-----*|----------------|-<12>-|
Chord diagramBB|--------8-------|----7------5----|*----3------4----*|----------------|-<12>-|
Chord diagramG+G|------9---------|-----7------5---|*-----4------2---*|-2p0---0--------|-<12>-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|*----------------*|-----4----------|------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|*----------------*|----------------|------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|*----------------*|----------------|------|
/// Guitar 1        Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramB7B7         Chord diagramE minorEm
\\\ Guitar 2
e|----------7--7-7|----------------|*----------------*|--------0-------|
Chord diagramBB|----------8--8-8|-----7=-----5=--|*-----3=-----4=--*|------0---0-----|
Chord diagramG+G|--------9-------|-----7=-----5=--|*-----4=-----2=--*|----0-------0---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------9---------|---7------5-----|*---5------4-----*|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----7-----------|-5------3-------|*--------2-------*|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0--------------|----------------|*-3--------------*|-0--------------|

(Thanks to "Martin Brochhaus" <[email protected]> for correcting the
starred section above)

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Verse # 1 - Single Guitar
Clean Electric - James (Guitar 2 - Picked)
Studio: 1:00   Studio: 2:34   Studio: 5:23
S&M: 1:21   S&M: 2:41

e|-------3----0---|-2----3---0--------|-------3----0---|-2------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----0-------0--|-------3----3------|-----0-------0--|-----3----3----3----|
Chord diagramG+G|---0------0---0-|--------0-----0----|---0------0---0-|------2p0----0------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|-0--0-----3--------|----------------|-0--0---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------3---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0--------------|---------------3-2-|-0--------------|----------------3-2-|
   Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4 Chord diagramCadd2Cadd2    Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramCadd2Cadd2

e|-------3----0---|-2----3---3-----|-----3--2----2----|-0-----0-------|-------0---------|
Chord diagramBB|-----0-------0--|-------3----3---|-----3--0------0--|-----0---0-----|-----0---0-------|
Chord diagramG+G|---0------0---0-|--------0-----0-|---0----2---------|---0-------0---|---0-------0-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|-0--0-----3-----|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|--------2--2------|---------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0--------------|----------------|-3----------------|-0-------------|-0-----------3-2-|
   Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramB7B7          Chord diagramE minorEm              Chord diagramE minorEm

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Verse # 2 - Two Guitars
Distortion Electric - Kirk (Guitar 1 - Either)
Clean Electric - James (Guitar 2 - Picked)
Studio: 1:22   Studio: 3:44
S&M: 1:42   S&M: 4:01

Let Kirk^Òs part ring for as long as possible.

e|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~10~~~12~~~8~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~10~~~12~~~13~~~~~~~|
Chord diagramG+G|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~11~~~12~~~9~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~11~~~12~~~12~~~~~~~|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
e|-------3----0---|-2----3---0--------|-------3----0---|-2------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----0-------0--|-------3----3------|-----0-------0--|-----3----3----3----|
Chord diagramG+G|---0------0---0-|--------0-----0----|---0------0---0-|------2p0----0------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|-0--0-----3--------|----------------|-0--0---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------3---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0--------------|---------------3-2-|-0--------------|----------------3-2-|
   Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4 Chord diagramCadd2Cadd2    Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramCadd2Cadd2
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
e|----------------|-------------------|---------------|----------|----------|
Chord diagramBB|-8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~10~~~12~~~8~~~~~~~|~8~~~~~~7~~~~~~|----------|----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~11~~~12~~~9~~~~~~~|---------------|9~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|-------------------|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|-------------------|---------------|----------|----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|-------------------|---------------|----------|----------|
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
e|-------3----0---|-2----3---3-----|-----3--2----2----|-0-----0-------|-------0---------|
Chord diagramBB|-----0-------0--|-------3----3---|-----3--0------0--|-----0---0-----|-----0---0-------|
Chord diagramG+G|---0------0---0-|--------0-----0-|---0----2---------|---0-------0---|---0-------0-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|-0--0-----3-----|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|--------2--2------|---------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0--------------|----------------|-3----------------|-0-------------|-0-----------3-2-|
   Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramB7B7          Chord diagramE minorEm              Chord diagramE minorEm

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Verse # 3 - Two Guitars
Clean Electric - Kirk (Guitar 1 - Either)
Clean Electric - James (Guitar 2 - Picked)
Studio: 1:45   Studio: 4:06
S&M: 2:04   S&M: 4:20
e-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----5--5s7--7s5-|-4--------------|----5--5s7--7s5-|-4---0---0------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----7--7s9--9s7-|-5---7---7------|----7--7s9--9s7-|-5--------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
e|-------3----0---|-2----3---0--------|-------3----0---|-2------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----0-------0--|-------3----3------|-----0-------0--|-----3----3----3----|
Chord diagramG+G|---0------0---0-|--------0-----0----|---0------0---0-|------2p0----0------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|-0--0-----3--------|----------------|-0--0---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------3---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0--------------|---------------3-2-|-0--------------|----------------3-2-|
   Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4 Chord diagramCadd2Cadd2    Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramCadd2Cadd2
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
e-----------------|----------------|------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|-----0----------|------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----5--5s7--7s5-|-4-------2------|-0----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----7--7s9--9s7-|-5-------3------|-2--2-3-2---2-3-2-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|------------------|
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
e|-------3----0---|-2----3---3-----|-----3--2----2----|
Chord diagramBB|-----0-------0--|-------3----3---|-----3--0------0--|
Chord diagramG+G|---0------0---0-|--------0-----0-|---0----2---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|-0--0-----3-----|------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|--------2--2------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0--------------|----------------|-3----------------|
   Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramB7B7

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Chorus - Two Guitars
Clean Electric - Kirk (Guitar 1 - Either)
Clean Electric - James (Guitar 2 - Picked)
Studio: 2:03    Studio: 2:42   Studio: 4:24
S&M: 2:21   S&M 3:00   S&M: 4:40
Here, Kirk is using a synth arrangement. On S & M the Orchestra plays it.
Continuing from the end of the verse...

e|----------------|-------5~~~~~~~~|
Chord diagramBB|------5-7-8-7-5-|-8-7-5----------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
e|-0-----0-------|-0-------0------|-2--2-2-3---2-2-0---2-|-0------0-------|
Chord diagramBB|-----0---0-----|-1-------2------|-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-1------2-------|
Chord diagramG+G|---0-------0---|-0-------2------|-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---2-|-0------2-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------|-2-------2------|-0--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-2------2-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------|-3-------0------|----------------------|-3------0-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0-------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|
  Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4 Chord diagramD MajorD Dadd2 Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramA augmentedA
                   /       /        /  // /    // /    /   /      /
e|-2--2-2-3---2-2-0---2-|-0------0-------|-2--2-2-0----------|
Chord diagramBB|-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-1------2-------|-3--3-3-0----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---2-|-0------2-------|-2--2-2-0----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-2------2-------|-0--0-0-2----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------|-3------0-------|--------2----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------#2|#3#-------------|-#4##5#-0----------|
   Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4 Chord diagramD MajorD Dadd2 Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramE minorEm
   /  // /    // /    /   /      /        /       / <<< The Chord diagramE minorEm strum is
slightly
slower. I don^Òt think it^Òs necessary to add the chorus again so it will just
appear here once with all the fills. Fill # 2, 3 4 and 5 appear here. The
first
time the chorus is played, Fill # 2is played at it^Òs marked position. The
second
time the chorus is played, Fill # 3 and # 4 areboth played. The third and
final
time the chorus is played, Fill # 5 is played (Right beforethe Solo).


Note: The Chords are strummed in the S & M version.

Also note that the chorus changes in length the last time, where the series
of
open Chord diagramD MajorD chordsare played 4 times instead of 2.

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Fill # 2 - Studio / S & M
Clean Electric - Kirk (Guitar 1 - Either)

e|-7----------|--5-------5-|------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------|----8-7-8---|-5----------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------|------------|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------|------------|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------|------------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------|------------|------------|

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Fill # 3 - Studio / S & M
Distortion Electric - Kirk (Guitar 1 - Either)

e|----------------|---------|----------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|---------|----------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|-------7-|-9--------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----5--------7-|-----7---|----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3-7--------7---|---5-----|----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------5-----|---------|----------|

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Fill # 4 - Studio / S & M
Clean Electric - Kirk (Guitar 1 - Either)

e|----------------|----------------|-12------14-----|-15------17-----|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|--------12---15-|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------12----|-14-------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-14-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Fill # 5 - Studio / S & M
Clean Electric - Kirk (Guitar 1 - Either)

e|----------------|--------5-------|
Chord diagramBB|-5------7-------|-8--------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Interlude - Two Guitars
Clean Electric - Kirk (Guitar 1 - Either - Most likely picked)
Clean Electric - James (Guitar 2 - Picked)
Studio: 3:03
S&M: 3:21
This part is pretty easy for anyone. It can be played quite easily on
Acoustic...
James andKirk played this entire song on Acoustic. Anyone playing on their
own
should play Guitar 2^Òspiece.

e|-15-----17------|-19-----20------|-12-------------|-------------0s-|
Chord diagramBB|---17-----17----|---17-----17----|---13-----------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2 (Main)
e|-12-----14------|-15-----17------|-8-------8------|--------8-------|
Chord diagramBB|---12-----12----|---12-----12----|---5-------5----|------5---5-----|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|-----5-------5--|----5-------5s0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
e|-12-------------|-12s14----------|---12----12------|---------------|
Chord diagramBB|---13-----------|------15--------|-12--------12----|---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----12---------|--------14------|-----------------|---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2 (Main)
e|-0---------0----|-0----------0---|-0-7-----7-0-----|-------0-------|
Chord diagramBB|---1---------1--|---3----------3-|-----0-------0---|-----0---------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----0----------|-----2----------|-------0-------0-|---0-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-0-------------|
*:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::*
Then the second time through...
*:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::*
e|-15-----17------|-19-----20------|-12-------------|-------------0s-|
Chord diagramBB|---17-----17----|---17-----17----|---13-----------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2 (Main)
e|-12-----14------|-15-----17------|-8-------8------|--------8-------|
Chord diagramBB|---12-----12----|---12-----12----|---5-------5----|------5---5-----|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|-----5-------5--|----5-------5s0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
e|-12-------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|---13-----------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----12---------|--*6*-FILL-*6*--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|--*6*-FILL-*6*--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2 (Main)
e|-0---------0----|-0----------0---|-0-7-----7-0-----|-------0---------|
Chord diagramBB|---1---------1--|---3----------3-|-----0-------0---|-----0---0-------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----0----------|-----2----------|-------0-------0-|---0-------0-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-0-----------3-2-|

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Fill # 6 - Studio / S & M
Clean Electric - Kirk (Guitar 1 - Either)
Studio: 0:36
S&M: 0:0
Look at the bar lines for time referencing. I couldn^Òt work out the slight
variation of theS & M version. You may get confused knowing that there are 4
bars in this fill... and only 3 bars in the Interlude part... This is
because
James plays in a different time signature at one point.

e|---------------------------|----------------|----------------------------|----|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------|--12----12------|-15-15b0.5-15---------------|----|
Chord diagramG+G|-12-12h14--12h14-14b0.5r14-|-12------14-----|-14-14b0.5-14p12---------12-|----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------|----------------|-----------------14-12h14---|-14-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------|----------------|----------------------------|----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------|----------------|----------------------------|----|

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Guitar Solo - Studio
Distortion Electric - Kirk (Guitar 1 - Either, Usually Picked)
Distortion Electric - James (Guitar 2 - Picked)
Studio: 4:55

After my last attempt at writing the solo, I received many emails from
people
correcting the position of the solo on the fret board. Here^Òs the
corrections,
I won^Òt add any names because there are too many of you :P

e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------4s9----9-----9-----|-7----------7----5-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2--------2s7----7-----7-----|-5----------5----3-------5--4--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0---------------------------|-------------------------3--2--|
/// Guitar 1 (Studio)
\\\ Guitar 2 (Studio)
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-15b1r15---------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-14b1r14-14b1r14-12----14-12-|-11h12p11--11---------12-14-12-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------|---------14--12-14-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------4ss9----9------9------|-7----------7----5-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2--------2ss7----7------7------|-5----------5----3-------5--4--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0------------------------------|-------------------------3--2--|
/// Guitar 1 (Studio)
\\\ Guitar 2 (Studio)
e|-------12------12---------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----12------12--15p12--12------|----------14-14-13-------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-14b1----14b1---------15--15-14-|-12b1r12--14-14-13-12~~~~~~~---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------|--------14---------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------4ss9----9------9------|-7------------------7----5-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2--------2ss7----7------7------|-5------------------5----3-------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
/// Guitar 1 (Studio)
\\\ Guitar 2 (Studio)
e|-s15--14----15--14--15-15s17-17-|-15--14h15p14s12---15-14---------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------12---------------------|----------------12-------12------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------|------------------------------12-14-12-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
e|----------------------------------------|-------|-------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------------|-------|-------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------------|-------|-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------4ss9----9------9--------------|-------|-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2--------2ss7----7------7--------------|-2~~~~~|~~~~~~~|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0--------------------------------------|-0~~~~~|~~~~~~~|
/// Guitar 1 (Studio)
\\\ Guitar 2 (Studio)
e|----------------------12----------------|-------|-------|
Chord diagramBB|-15b1--------------12----15-15b1-r15p12-|-15b1~~|~~~~~~~|
Chord diagramG+G|-14b1p12----12-14b1---------------------|-------|-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------14-----------------------------|-------|-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------------|-------|-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------------|-------|-------|
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
e|--------------------------|--------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------|--------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------|--------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------|--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-[2]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-[0]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~|
/// Guitar 1 (Studio)
\\\ Guitar 2 (Studio)
e|--------------------------|--------|
Chord diagramBB|-12h15h12---------[12]s7s-|-s5h7p5-|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------|--------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------|--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------|--------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------|--------|

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Guitar Solo - S & M
Distortion Electric - Kirk (Guitar 1 - Either, Sounds as though it^Òs
Picked))
Distortion Electric - James (Guitar 2 - Picked)
S&M: 5:10

This is close to what they played on the S & M version of the song. Anyone
who has
seen the DVD will have noticed that James modified some parts of the solo
and saw
how they were played... They are the fills, added below the Solo. Refer to
the
studio solo for Kirk^Òs rhythm, it will be in same time as the S & M. Yes, I
may
have missed some small bits.

e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-15b1r15---------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-14b1r14-14b1r14-12----14-12-|-11h12p11--11---------12-14-12-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------|---------14--12-14-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

e|-------12------12---------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----12------12-----------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-14b1----14b1-----*7*-FILL *7*--|-*7*--FILL---FILL---FILL--*7*-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------*7*-FILL *7*--|-*7*--FILL---FILL---FILL--*7*-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------|------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-*8*--FILL---FILL---FILL--*8*-|------------------------------12-14-12-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-*8*--FILL---FILL---FILL--*8*-|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

e|----------------------12-----12-12-12-|-12~~~~|~~~~~~~|
Chord diagramBB|-15b1--------------12-----------------|-------|-------|
Chord diagramG+G|-14b1p12----12-14b1-------------------|-------|-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------14---------------------------|-------|-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------|-------|-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------|-------|-------|

e|--------------------------|--------|
Chord diagramBB|-12h15h12---------[12]s7s-|-s5h7p5-|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------|--------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------|--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------|--------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------|--------|

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Fill # 7 - S & M (Solo)
Distortion Electric - James (Guitar 2 - Picked)

There are a few ways this addition could be played, but here is the closest
version
I managed to work out. There are 2 ways to play it, you might find one of
them easier.

1.
e|-12p10-12p10-12p10-12p10-|-12p10-12p10-12p10-12p10-12p10-12--12-12-12~~|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

2. (James^Ò version)
e|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-17p15-17p15-17p15-17p15-|-17p15-17p15-17p15-17p15-17p15-17--17-17-17~~|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Fill #8 - S & M (Solo)
Distortion Electric - James (Guitar 2 - Picked)

This part didn^Òt change much, but includes a few slides and the beginning
starts
off on the 17th fret. The empty space at the end of the second bar is where
the
fill ends and the rest of the solo takes place back towards the top.

e|-17---15s14----15s14-|-12----15s14-12---------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------12-------|----12----------12------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------|------------------------------|

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Ending - Single Guitar
Clean Electric - Kirk (Guitar 1 - Finger Picked)
Studio: 5:41
S&M: 5:43

The Open String part is played on S & M but not the studio, but here it is
anyway.
If you^Òre playing the studio version then play the parts surrounded by
stars.

e|--------0-------|--------0-------|*--------0-------|--------0----7--*|
Chord diagramBB|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|*------0---0-----|------0---0-----*|
Chord diagramG+G|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|*----0-------0---|----0-----------*|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|*----------------|----------------*|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|*----------------|----------------*|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0--------------|-0--------------|*-0--------------|-0--------------*|
  Chord diagramE minorEm
e|*-7------7p0-----|(0)--7--8-7h8s5-|--7---5p3s2--0--*|
Chord diagramBB|*---0----0---0---|-----0--0-------|--0-------------*|
Chord diagramG+G|*-----0--------0-|---0------------|----------------*|
Chord diagramD MajorD|*----------------|----------------|----------------*|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|*----------------|----------------|----------------*|
Chord diagramE MajorE|*-0--------------|-0--------------|----------------*|

Then repeat from the beginning of the starred section 3 more times.

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

That^Òs the entire song in 2 formats. This file took alot of hard work to
write.
Enjoy!

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