Trapped Under Ice tab by Metallica

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Trapped under ice
Performed by Metallica
>From the album "Ride the lightning" (1984)
Music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett
Words by James Hetfield
Transribed by Ludvig Forssblad - Niemistoe Custom Guitartech AB
- Niemistoe Productions AB
E-mail: [email protected]


Intro:
  P.M.|         P.M.|         P.M.....|
e-|---------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------0---2-----------------0------0------------------|
A-|---------0---2------------------------0------------------|
E-|-0---0-----------------0---0-----------------0-0-0-0-0---|

Riff 1: I just can't understand the rhythm of this guitar-line.

  P.M....|      P.M...|   P.M
e-|--------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------|
D-|---------0---2--------------0---2---3---3---|
A-|---------0---2--------------0---2-0-3---3---|
E-|-0---0-0------------0---0-0-----------------|


This is played over Riff 1:

e-|-----------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------9---12-11---|
D-|-9------11-----12------7---10-9----|
A-|-7------9------10------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|

Verse riff:
    P.M.......|   P.M.......|   P.M.......|
e-|-------------------------------------------------
B-|-------------------------------------------------
G-|-------------------------------------------------
D-|-------------------------------------------------
A-|-2---------------2---------------2---------------
E-|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-


-----------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|
-5-\-4---2---4---|
-3-\-2---0---2---|
-----------------|

First is the verse riff played 4 times while Kirk
does the solo, then it goes to this:

  P.M.....|
e-|-------------|
B-|-------------|
G-|-------------|
D-|-4-4-4-4-4---|
A-|-2-2-2-2-2---|
E-|-------------|

And then it's time for the first verse with the verse riff:

 I don't know how to live ...

Chorus:
         P.M          P.M.  P.M
e-|--------------------------------------------------------
B-|--------------------------------------------------------
G-|--------------------------------------------------------
D-|--------------------------------------------------------
A-|-6-7------6-7-----2------6-7---6-7-------7-----4-5------
E-|-4-5------4-5---0-0------4-5---4-5---0-0-5---0-2-3------

     P.M.  P.M   P.M
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
-4-5----------5-----6-7-----7-8-7-7---|
-2-3------0-0-3---0-4-5---0-5-6-5-5---|

  Freezing
  Can't move ...

Then it's time for another solo and another verse:

 Crystallized, as I lay...

Then again, a chorus and then to this riff:

Riff 2:
              P.M...........|
e-|-------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------|
A-|-7-8-7-8-8---5-5---7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E-|-5-6-5-6-6---3-3---5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|

Then you play this, 2 times
Riff 3:
    P.M.|        P.M.
e-|----------------------------------------
B-|----------------------------------------
G-|----------------------------------------
D-|-----------12---12\-----------3p2-------
A-|-2---------10---10\---3p2-0-------3p2---
E-|-0---0-0-0------------------3-----------

   P.M.|  |.|    P.M.......................|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
-----------9----7-----------------------------------|
-2---------7----5---8-------8-------8-------8-------|
-0---0-0-0----0-----6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-|

Followed by riff 3:

                       P.M.
e-|---------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-9---9---9------7---7---7------5---5---4-----------------|
D-|-9---9---9------7---7---7------5---5---4-------2---------|
A-|-7---7---7------5---5---5------3---3---2---5-4-2---------|
E-|-------------------------------------------3-2-0---------|


 Scream from my ...

Then back to riff 3 again 4 times and then this:


  P.M......................................................|
e-|------------------------------------------------------------
B-|------------------------------------------------------------
G-|------------------------------------------------------------
D-|------------------------------------------------------------
A-|-8-------8-------8-------8-------7-------7-------7-------7--
E-|-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--


 P.M..........................................................|
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
-----7-------7-------7-------7---------------------------------
-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

P.M.  P.M.
---------------------|
---------------------|
---------------------|
-----------3-2-------|
-5-3-2-0-------3-2---|
---------3-----------|

Then it starts all over again with a solo and a verse:

 No release from my cryonic ...

Verse 3 is followed by 2 choruses and after that, this,
played 3 times:

  P.M............|
e-|--------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|
A-|-----------------7---8-8--7-7---|
E-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---6-6--5-5---|

Then this:

e-|-------------------|
B-|-------------------|
G-|-------------------|
D-|-------------------|
A-|-8-8---5-5---7-7---|
E-|-6-6---3-3---5-5---|

And the verse riff again 4 times. On the last time
you end up with this:

  P.M.........|
e-|-----------------|
B-|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|
D-|-4-4-4-4-4-------|
A-|-2-2-2-2-2---4---|
E-|-------------2---|

That's it lads!





Song: Trapped Under Ice
Artist:Metallica
Album:Ride The Lightning
transcribed by:[email protected]


Intro
     |---------------------------------|
     |---------------------------------|
     |--------------------------2------|
     |--------0--2-----------0--2------|
     |--------0--2--------------0------|
     |--0---0----------0---0-----------|
palm mute |......|    |-----|


(play right with that first drum beat)
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|----4-4-4-4-4----|
|----2-2-2-2-2----|
|-----------------|
P.M.|--------|


Double time (play twice as fast)
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------| Repeat this
|----------0--2---------0--2-0-3-3----|
|----------0--2---------0--2-0-3-3----|
|-----0-0----------0-0----------------|
p.m.|----|    |---|


Use your distortion and your guitar to cause feedback for a measure.
I cant EXPLAIN how to cause feedback, its just, a skill that you develop
as a guitar player, but then you play....

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---11--------12--------14--------14/17---16----|
|---11--------12--------14--------14/17---16----|
|---9---------10--------12--------12/15---14----|
|-----------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---9-------11--------12--------14----------------|
|---9-------11--------12--------14----------------|
|---7--------9--------10--------12--/19-19~~~~~---|
|-------------------------------------------------|

First solo (w/Wah most of the time)
|------14---14---14---14-----14---14---17p14-14-14-17p14-------------------|
|--17^---17^--17^--17^----17^--17------------------------17-14-14-14-17p14-|
|----------------------------no bend---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------17---17---17---17---17--hold------14---17^---17~~~~-----|
|-16-14-14-14--16^--16^--16^--16^--16^-----------14---full-------------|
|-------------full-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------14---18-16-14-12-15-14-12-10-14-12-10-9-12-12-10-9/7-9-10-|
|--/17------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-9-7-7\5-9-9-7-5-5\4-7-7-5-4-2-5-4-2-5-4-2--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

|-5p4p2p0-5p4p2p0-5p4p2p0-2p0--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------3p2p0-5p2p0-0-2h3p0------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------0--2------------|
|----------------------------------------------------drop pitch----|
|-----------------------------------------------------W/ bar-------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|


Ok, when the solo starts, The other guitar player plays this 3 times right
along with the solo...
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------5--4--2--4----|
|-4---------------4---------------3--2--0--2----|
|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|


then when you play that 3 times, play this.....
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------4/-5----|
|-4---------------4---------------4---------------2-2-2-2--2/-3----|
|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
Play them together as one with the solo


For verses 1, 2, and 3, play this 4 times each verse.
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------5--4--2--4----|
|-4---------------4---------------3--2--0--2----|
|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|


Chorus
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|----6----7-------------6-----7-------2-------|
|----6----7-------------6-----7---2---2-------|
|----4----5-------------4-----5---0---0-------|
  Freez-ing (Freezing)Can't ...

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---6-----7---------------6----7-----------7-7------|
|---6-----7---------------6----7---2-------7-7------|
|---4-----5---------------4----5---0---0---5-5-0----|
 Scream-ing, (screaming)...

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---4---5--------4--5----------5--5----6---7-----------7----8---7---7---|
|---4---5--------4--5----------5--5----6---7-----------7----8---7---7---|
|---2---3--------2--3---0--0---3--3-0--4---5-----------5----6---5---5---|
     I am dy-ing to live    Cry ....

2nd solo (other guitar plays verse part) W/some wah
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------12-------|
|-3p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0--0-----------|
|----------------------------------*-----------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
(for this line, press down on your tremolo bar down 4 1/2 steps
until you reach the 0 with the * under it)

|---------------------------------------------------------14-----|
|--17--18p14-18p14-18p17p14----18p14-17p14-14-14-17p14-14--------|
|---------------------------16-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-17-17-16-16-14-14-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------17-17-16-16-14-14-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------16-14--14-------------|
|------------------------------------------16---------------|
|----------------------------------------------16---12------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------14--16----|
|-----------------------14--14--16p14------16-16-16------------|
|--------12--12--14/16-----------------16----------------------|
|-12h14--------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--17----17----17----17------------------------------------17^~~~~----|
|--16^---16^---16^---16^------14-14-14\----14\-------14---------------|
|-------------------------/16-----------/16----/16--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

(then go back and play the verse and then the chorus, then you play
this next part....)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7---8-8-----7--8--8-------5--5-----7---7-----------------------------|
|--7---8-8-----7--8--8-------5--5-----7---7-----3-----------------------|
|--5---6-6-----5--6--6-------3--3-----5---5-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
                      p.m.......................|

(REPEAT THIS 2X)
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------7-----7--------------------------------9----7-------------------|
|----------5-----5--------------3-2---------------9----7-------------------|
|-----------------------3-2---------3-2-----------7----5-5--555-555-555-55-|
|-0--0-0-0---------0-0------5-4---------0--0-0-0--------6--666-666-666-66--|
                   p.m........|


|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9---9---9------7---7---7------5---5---4-----------------------|
|-9---9---9------7---7---7------5---5---4-----------------------|
|-7---7---7------5---5---5------3---3---2-------------2---------|
|-----------------------------------------------3--2--0---------|
(PLAY THE ABOVE LINE 2 TIMES, THEN PLAY IT ALNG WITH THE VOCALS
BELOW....

"(Scream) from my soul.  (Fate) mystified.  (Hell) ...


Then play this again a few times..
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------7-----7--------------------------------9----7-------------------|
|----------5-----5--------------3-2---------------9----7-------------------|
|-----------------------3-2---------3-2-----------7----5-5--555-555-555-55-|
|-0--0-0-0---------0-0------5-4---------0--0-0-0---------6--666-666-666-66-|
                   p.m........|

then...
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5--555-555-555-55-------------------------------------------------------|
|-6--666-666-666-66-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-555-55-5555-5555-5555-5555--|
 p.m....................................................................|


|---------------------------|
|------------------------0--|
|---------------------------|
|-------------3--2----------|
|-3--2-------------3--2-----|
|-------5--4----------------|
   p.m...|


Solo 3(filter in some WAH)
(under the solo, the other guitar plays the same thing as he does
for the other solos in this song)
|-19p17p14-19p17p14---14-19p17p14-19-19p17p14--14--19p17p14-19-19p17p14---|
|-------------------17-----------------------17------------------------17-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-14-19^~~--------14---17p14----14-17p14----------------------------------|
|----------0--/18------------17----------17-14-14-14-17p14----------------|
|----------0-----------------------------------------------16-14-14-14----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------9----12-12p10p9----9h10p9-----12p10p9--|
|-17-------17-----17---17----/10-------------------12-------12p10---------|
|-16^------16^----16^--16^------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------12p10p9------12p10p9-----------------------------------|
|-12p9----------12p9------------9----10-12p9-------------------|
|----------------------------12---11----------11-9-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------11-9--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------11-9---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

(TREMOLO PICK THIS ENTIRE LINE) for those who dont know what it is...
trem. pick means to keep picking each note as fast as you possibly can
|--------------------------------------------------16-16----|
|---------------------------------------17----19------------|
|------16----------16-----18---19--19-----------------------|
|-----------16h16-------------------------------------------|
|-9/19------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|


|-17--19--21---22^^~~~~-----|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|

Then go back and play the next verse and chorus

Then....
"Freez-ing, (freezing) cant move at all. ...
I'm trapped under ice."
  |-------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------|Play that 3 times
  |-7---8-8----7--7---------------------|
  |-7---8-8----7--7---------------------|
  |-5---6-6----5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
          p.m..........|

Then play...
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7---8-8-----7--8--8-------5--5-----7---7-----------------------------|
|--7---8-8-----7--8--8-------5--5-----7---7-----3-----------------------|
|--5---6-6-----5--6--6-------3--3-----5---5-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
                      p.m.......................|

then play...
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------5--4--2--4----|
|-4---------------4---------------3--2--0--2----|
|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
Play that 3 times

The 4th time, you play
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------4--4--4---------|
|-----------------4--4--4---------|
|-4---------------2--2--2----4\---|
|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------2\---|
AND THERE YOU HAVE IT...MY ENTIRE VERSION OF "TRAPPED UNDER ICE"

Like Always...questions, comments, death threats??
Email at [email protected]

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