Tabs
THE THING THAT NOT SHOULD BE
Metallica, from "Master Of Puppets" album
*******************TABLATURE EXPLANATION**********************
b-bend
h-hammer on
p-pull
/-slide up
\-slide down
P.M-palm mute
**************************************************************
DROPPED 
D MajorD TUNING(D, A, D, G, B, 
E MajorE)
Intro(dist off)
e.-------------------------------------------
B.-------------------------------------------
G.-------------------------------------------
D.-------------------------------------------
A.0-2---------------------------------------- LET RING
D.0-2----------------------------------------
e.----------------------------------
B.----------------------------------
G.----------------------------------
D.----------------------------------
A.-----1----2---3-------1----2---3--
D.0-2-----2---2----0-2-----2---2----
Distortion
Main Riff Variation
e.------------------------|-----------------------------
B.------------------------|-----------------------------
G.------------------------|-----------------------------
D.--------3-3---4-4---5-5-|----------3-3-----4-4-----5-5
A.0-0-1-2-1-1---2-2---3-3-|0-0-0-1-2-1-1-----2-2-----3-3
D.0-0-1-2------2-----2----|0-0-0-1-2------2-2-----2-2---
--P.M-- P.M P.M ---P.M--- P.M P.M
e.------------------------------------------------------------
B.------------------------------------------------------------
G.------------------------------------------------------------
D.------------------------------------------------------------
A.10-7-7-7-10--10-10-6-3-3-3-6--6-6-7-4-4-4--7-7-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
D.10-7-7-7-10--10-10-6-3-3-3-6--6-6-7-4-4-4--7-7-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
-P.M- -P.M- -P.M- -----P.M-----
Verse
(One guitar plays w.o distortion, another, not loud, with distortion palm mute)
"messenger of fear in sight"
e.-----|
B.-----|
G.-----|
D.-----|
A.0-2--| Let ring
D.0-2--|
Verse 2
"Dark receptions kills the light"
e.----------------------------------
B.----------------------------------
G.----------------------------------
D.----------------------------------
A.-----1----2---3-------1----2---3--
D.0-2-----2---2----0-2-----2---2----
Distorted Verse
e.------------------------|
B.------------------------|
G.------------------------|X2
D.--------3-3---4-4---5-5-|
A.0-0-1-2-1-1---2-2---3-3-|
D.0-0-1-2------2-----2----|
--P.M-- P.M P.M
And there it goes to the pre-chorus
"Fearless wretch, insanity, he watches lirking beneath the sea"
e.------------------------------------------------------------
B.------------------------------------------------------------
G.------------------------------------------------------------
D.------------------------------------------------------------
A.10-7-7-7-10--10-10-6-3-3-3-6--6-6-7-4-4-4--7-7-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
D.10-7-7-7-10--10-10-6-3-3-3-6--6-6-7-4-4-4--7-7-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
-P.M- -P.M- -P.M- -----P.M-----
"Great old one, forbidden site, he searches hunter of the shadows is"
Chorus
"rising", "immortal"
e.-----|-----------------------------------
B.-----|-----------------------------------
G.-----|-----------------------------------
D.2--3-|-----------------------------------
A.0--1-|0-5-6-5-0-6-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
D.-----|0-5-6-5-0-6-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
---------P.M---------
"In madness you dwell"
e.----------
B.----------
G.----------
D.2--3------
A.0--1--5--7
D.------5--7
Solo
e.-----------------------
B.-----------------------
G.-----------------------
D.-----------------------
A.5-6-5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
D.5-6-5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
Solo's ending
e.-------------------------------
B.-------------------------------
G.-------------------------------
D.----------------------------6-7
A.5-6-5-0-----0-11-----0-22-5-4-3
D.5-6-5---3-5------3-5------5----
"In madness you dwell"
e.----------
B.----------
G.----------
D.2--3------
A.0--1--5--7
D.------5--7
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