To Live is to Die by Metallica from the album "...And Justice for All" Here are the main Riffs. Know them--the order of these are presented later on. __________ Riff 1 G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D:--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A:--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:--2---2--X--X--0--2--3---3--X--X--3p2--2---2--X--X--0--2--5--5---5p3--3p2-| __________ Riff 2 (start) G:------------------------------------------------------------| D:------------------------------------------------------------| A:------------------------------------------------------------| E:--2-2-2--3--3-3-2--2-2--5-5-5--2-2-2--3--3-3-2--2-2--5-5-5--|
Riff 2 (end) G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:--2---3---2---5---2---3---2---5---2-3-2-5-2-3-2-5-2-3-2-5-2h3-2h5--| __________ Riff 3 G:----------------------------------------------------------------| D:----------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------3--2--------------------------4--3--2--------------| E:-2--2--5--2--------5--2------5------2--X-X----------------------| The song begins with 13 bars of acoustic guitar. The guitar & drums fade into a snare drum hitting at TIME=100. Bass plays muted E-string in time with snare hits. Riff 1 3x Riff 2 1x Riff 1 2x Riff 2 1x Riff 1 2x Riff 3 2x Riff 1 2x Riff 2 1x Riff 1 4x Riff 2 1x Riff 1 2x Then, following that is: G:-------------------------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------| E:--2--2----r----3--3----r----0--0----r----5----------3--------| G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A:---------------------------------------2-----------------------------------| E:--5----5--5--0--3----3--3--5--0-----0-----0--1-------3-----5---5--5--7--3--| (guitar) (2x) 16 G:---------------------------------------------|---------------| D:---------------------------------------------|--|=========|--| A:----5--------------------2-------------------|---------------| E:-------3--5--0-----0--0-----3-----(3)--------|---------------| G:--------------------------------------------------------------| D:--------------------------------------------------------------| A:--/12---12-12h14p12--10----10-12-10--7----7--7--10--8----10---| E:--------------------------------------------------------------| G:---------------------------------------------------------------------| D:---------------------------------------------------------------------| A:--12----12--12h14p12--10-----10-10h12p10--7----7--10--7---10----10/--| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------| G:--------------------------------------------------------------------| D:-------------9h10--9------------------------------------------------| A:--/12-----12----------10----10--12--10--7----7--7--10--8-------10---| E:--------------------------------------------------------------------| G:--------------------------------------------------------------------| D:--------------------------------------------------------------------| A:--12---12h14p12--10----10--12--10--7-----7--10--7--10-----10--7--\--| E:--------------------------------------------------------------------| G:---------------------------------------------------------------| D:---------------------------------------------------------------| A:---------------------------------------------------------------| E:--5-----5--7--5--3-----3--5--3--0----0--0--3--1-------3--------| G:--------------------------------------------------------------| D:--------------------------------------------------------------| A:--------------------------------------------------2-----------| E:--5----5--5h7p5--3-----3-----3--3h5p3--0----0--0-----3----3---| G:------------------------------------------------------| D:------------------------------------------------------| A:------------------------------------------------------| E:--5----5--5h7p5--3----3--3h5p3--0----0-0-0-1----3-----| G:------------------------------------------------------------| D:------------------------------------------------------------| A:------------------------------------------------------------| E:--5----5--7--5--3-----3--5--3--0-----0--3--0--3----3---3-\--| G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D:*--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A:*----------------------------------------2---------------------------------| E:----5----5--5--0--3-----3--3--5--0----0-----0--1----3----5-----5--5--7--3--| G:------------------------------------------| D:-----------------------------------------*| A:----5--------------------2---------------*| E:-------3--5--0-----0--0-----3-------------| G:------------------------------------------------------------------| D:*----------------------------------------------------------------*| A:*----------------------------------------------------------------*| E:---5---5-5-0-3-5---5-5-0-3-5---5-5-0-2-3---3-3-3-0-3---3-3-3-0----| G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A:--2---2-2-2--2-2--------2---2-2-2--2-2--------2---2-2-2--2-2---------------| E:------------------2--5------------------2--5------------------2--4--5---5-5| G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A:----------------------------------2--2--------------2--2------------2------| E:-5--5-5-5--2--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--2-------------------------------------------| (drums) G:----------------------------------------------------------| D:----------------------------------------------------------| A:-----------2----------------2------------(2)--------------| E:----------------------------------------------------------| Now Cliff starts the spoken part: Riff 1 x6 (spoken): When a man lies, he murders some part of the world. These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives. All this i cannot bear to witness any longer. Cannot the kingdome of salvation take me home? Riff 3 x2 G:------------------------------------------------------------------------| D:------------------------------------------------------------------------| A:------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:--2---2---2----0--2--3---3---3---3p2--2---2---2---0--2--5--5---5p3--3p2-| G:--------------------------------------| D:--------------------------------------| A:--------------------------------------| E:----2--2---------3--3------0------0---| Riff 1 x2 This is the outro part. Repeat and fade a bunch of times. 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