The Unforgiven tab by Metallica (Ver. 2)
Guitar Tab
The Unforgiven
written by Hetfield, Ulrich & Hammett
Off the album ¨Metallica¨
Chords used in song
| A5 | C5 | E5 | Am | C | G | Em | E |
|-----|-----|-----|--0--|--3--|--3--|--0--|--0--|
|-----|-----|-----|--1--|--1--|--3--|--0--|--0--|
|-----|-----|-----|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--1--|
|--2--|--5--|-----|--2--|--2--|--0--|--2--|--2--|
|--0--|--3--|--2--|--0--|--3--|--2--|--2--|--2--|
|-----|-----|--0--|-----|-----|--3--|--0--|--0--|
Tab key
h =hammer on
p =pull off
b =bend
r =release bend
{10} =Artificial harmonic (add edge off thumb or
tip of finger to pick attack)
/ =slide
=slide
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Intro-Clean -guitar 1
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guitar 1
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|--0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------|
|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
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|guitar 2
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|-------------------2--4--4h5---5--4--2~~~-|
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guitar 1
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|--0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------|
|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
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|guitar 2
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|--------------2--4--4h5----------5--2~~~--|
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guitar 1
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|--0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------|
|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
|--0---------------------------------------|
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|guitar 2
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|----------2--4--4h5---------5--4--2~~~~---|
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guitar 1
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|--0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------|
|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
|--0---------------------------------------|
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|guitar 2
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|-------------2--4--5----------5--2~~~~~---|
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Rythm figure 1
guitar 1
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------0--1-------1-----1--|-------------------------------|
|------2---------------------|-------0----0--------2-2h4-2~~-|
|----2-----------2-----2-----|-----0--------2--2-2-----------|
|--0-----------3-------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--3-------3--------------------|
|guitar 2
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------2--4--4h5--4h5--5--|--5--4-----4-----2--2h4----2~~-|
|----------------------------|--------5----2-----------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
guitar 1 end rythm figure 1
|----------------------0---0-|-------------------------------|
|-----------0--1----------1--|--1--3--0-----3----------------|
|---------2------------------|----------------1--1--4--1-2h4-|
|------2------------2--------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------3----------|-------------------------------|
|--5-------------------------|-----------3-------------------|
|guitar 2
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------3s5--5----|--5--3-------------------------|
|------2--4---4h5------------|--------4~~---4-1--/4--1--2s4-|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
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Rythm figure 2 end Rythm figure 2
guitar 1
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|---------0------0-----1-----|--0-----0-----0-----0----1-----|
|-----2-----2------2-----2---|----2-----2-----2-----2----2---|
|-------2-----2------2-----2-|------2-----2-----2-----2----2-|
|--0-------------------------|--0----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|guitar 2
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-------------------------------|
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1st, 2nd Verses
Note:One guitar playes the chords and the other
guitar plays Riff A.
Riff A-1 taken from Phil Boyle’s tab
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||.-12--10--9--9h10------|---0---0---0---0--10--10--|
||---0---0--0--0h-0--10--|-------------------0---0--|
||--------------------0--|--------------------------|
Riff A-2
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||-----------------------|---8--8--7--7-------------|
||.---7--5--4--4h5-------|--------------5--5--7-----|
||.----------------5-----|--------------------------|
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A5 C5 E5 E D5 A5
1:New blood joins this earth, and quickly he’s subdued.
2:They dedicate their......
A A5 C5 E5 E D5 A5
Through constant pain disgrace, the young boy learns their rules.
A A5 C5 E5 E D5 A5
With time, the child draws in this whipping boy done wrong.
A A5 C5 E5 E D5 A5
rythm figure 4
|---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------8--|--8--7--7-----------|-----------------|
|--7--5--4--4h5-------------|------------5-------|-5-------4-------|
|---------------5~~~--------|--------------------|---0-------0-----|
|---------------------------|--------------------|-----0-0-----0-0-|
|---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
deprived of all his thoughts, the young man struggles on and on.
C5 G5
|------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-2-------0--------|----------------------|-5-------4-------2-------|
|---0-------0------|--5-------------------|---0-------0-------0-----|
|-----0-0-----0-0--|--3---5--3--0--5------|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
|------------------|---------------3------|-------------------------|
He’ known, oo, a vow unto his own that never from this day
C5 G5 E5
end rythm figure 4
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|--0-------------------------------------|------|
|----0----------5------------------------|------|
|------0-0------3--------5--3--0---5-----|--2---|
|----------------------------------3-----|--0---|
his will they’ll take away.
Chorus-with rythm figure 1
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|--2--4--5~--5--------------5--|--5--4----4---------------|
|------------------------------|--------5---2------------|
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What I’ve felt, what I’ve known never shined throught in
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|---------|-----------------5---5-----|
|-2--2h4--|-2~~---2--4--5~~-----------|
|---------|---------------------------|
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what I’ve shown. Never be Never see.
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|-5-3----------------|---------------------------|
|----4~~-4--/4-1-2h4-|-2~~--2-----4-----5~~~~----|
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Won’t see what might have been. What I’ve felt,
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|--5--|-5-4-----4---------------------2-------2h4--------|
|-----|-----5~~---2-------------------------------------|
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what I’ve known never shined through in what I’ve shown.
to coda
with rythm figure 2
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|-------------5--5----|-3--------------------------- -----
|-2~-2--4-5~----------|---4~~--4--1--/4--1--2h4---- -2~~-
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Never free. Never me. So I dub the unforgiv - en
______1.__________ __________________2._______________
/ /
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|--------------------||----2-----2-----2-----2------2-------|
|--------------------||------2-----2-----2-----2------2-----|
|--------------------||--0----------------------------------|
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2:They dedicate... Rythm figure 5 end rythm figure 5
Interlude - clean - with rythm figure 5
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|----4--5--7---5--4h5p4-------4--------------|
|--7---------------------7------5--5h7~~~----|
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|--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|
|--0--1--3--5--3--1-----1h3~~~~~-------------|
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|--8/108---7---3h5--3-------3---------------|
|--7/-97---7----------5--4----4-------------|
|--------------------------------5~~~~-------|
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|----------------------5---------------------|
|------------------5-----5---5h7~~~~~--------|
|-------3/5--6--7----------------------------|
|--3--5--------------------------------------|
|----------------------7------7~~----10------|
|--8--7h8p7----7-8--10---8~~----8--8----8~~~-|
|-----------9--------------------------------|
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|-------12~----------14~----------15--17~~~~-|
|--8/10----10--10/12----12--12/14---14-------|
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Rythm fill 1
*This fill and rythm figure
3 and 4 is played during guitar solo*
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|----------------4b5r4b5r4-----|
|--7--7--7--2---------------2--|
|--5--5--5--0--0------------0--|
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Guitar solo- with rythm figure 3
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|--7b8--7b8----------------------------------------|
|--7b9--7b9----------------------------------------|
|------------5--------7b9--r7--5-------------------|
|--------------7~~~~-------------7--53-5-3--------|
|-------------------------------------------5-3-5--|
|---------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------7---7--8--7h8---|
|----------5~~--|-7--57--7/9---7-9---9-------------|
|-------/7------|----------------------------------|
|--3b5----------|----------------------------------|
|---------------|----------------------------------|
|-------10----------8---------|
|--{10}----{10}--10---10~~~---|
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with Rythm fill 1
|-----10-------------------------------------|
|--10----10~~~--20b22--20b22--20b22--r20~~~~-|
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with rythm figure 3
|------------------20b23--20b23--r20--20b23r20--|
|--20b22--r20--17-------------------------------|
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|--17--17--20p17----17----------------------|
|----------------20-----20b22~~~------------|
|-------------------------------------/9----|
|---------------------------------17-------|
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|--10p9--7--9-----7------------------------------------|
|-------------10-----8--7---7--------------------------|
|-------------------------9---9--75--7-54--5-4-2~~~--|
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|-----------12---------12---------12---------12--------|
|--------13----13---------13---------13---------13-----|
|--/14------------14---------14---------14---------14--|
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w/Rhytm figure 4
|--12---------12---------12-------------|-----------------------|
|-----13---------13---------13----------|-----------------------|
|--------14---------14---------14~~~~---|--19b21--19b21r19--17--|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------|
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|-------------------17--19--20-19-17-19-17-19-17----------------|
|--20b22--20b22~~~--------------------------------20b22---------|
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|--17-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----20-17--------20-17----------------------------------------|
|-----------19b21--------19--19b21-r19p17--19b21-r19p17---------|
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D.S. al coda
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|-----------------------20~~~~---18h20p18---|--17~~~--18-17~~~~-|
|--19b21--19b21-r19--17---------------------|-------------------|
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Coda
|---------------|------------------------------3--3s5~~--7------|
|---------------|------------------3--3s5---5--3--3s5~~--3------|
|---------------|--2--2s4--2--5----4--4s5---5-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------------------------|
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en. Woh.
Outro -Rhytm figure 6 end Rhytm figure 6
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||.-2~~---2--4-4s5~~---5--5--|--5--4-------4-1--1---2--2s4--|
||.--------------------------|-------5~~~--------------------|
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Never free. Never me. So I dub the unforgiv-
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|-----------------3s5----5--|--5--3---------4-1--1--2--2s4--|
|--2~~---2--4-4s5-----------|-------4~~~---------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
en.
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|--2~~--2--2--4-4s5~~~-----5-----5------|
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You labeled me. I’ll label you.
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|----------------------------|----------------3s5--5--|
|--5-4------4-1--1--2-2s4---|--2~~~-2--4-4s5---------|
|------5~~~------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
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So I dub the unforgiven.
Repeat and fade
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|--5-3--------------------------||
|------4~~~--4--1--1--2--2s4--.||
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2nd Verse
They dedicate their lives to running all of his.
He tries to pleas them all, this bitter man he is.
Throughout his life the same, he’s battled constantly.
This fight he cannot win. A tired man they see no longer cares.
The old man prepares to die regretfully.
That old man he is me. Last updated:
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