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Tuning: E A D G
Metallica - King Nothing
Original bassist: Jason Newsted
Half-step down tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 112ish BPM
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Based on the master track, with all the little fills and varations in the pre- and chorus riffs.
Enjoy!
Example of how to play:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7mWIPmxgDU
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[Intro]
[wait 10 bars]
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|---------------5---|-------5-----8---7-|---------------5---|-------5-----8---7-|
Ab|---5-6-7---5/7---7-|---5/7---7---------|---5-6-7---5/7---7-|---5/7---7---------|
Eb|-0-------0---------|-0---------6---5---|-0-------0---------|-0---------6---5---|
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|---------------5---|-------5-----8---7-|---------------5---|-------5-----8---7-|
Ab|---5-6-7---5/7---7-|---5/7---7---------|---5-6-7---5/7---7-|---5/7---7---------|
Eb|-0-------0---------|-0---------6---5---|-0-------0---------|-0---------6---5---|
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|---------------5---|-------5-----8---7-|---------------5---|-------5-----8---7-|
Ab|---5-6-7---5/7---7-|---5/7---7---------|---5-6-7---5/7---7-|---5/7---7---------|
Eb|-0-------0---------|-0---------6---5---|-0-------0---------|-0---------6---5---|
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|---------------5---|-------5-----8---7-|---------------5---|-------5-----8---7-|
Ab|---5-6-7---5/7---7-|---5/7---7---------|---5-6-7---5/7---7-|---5/7---7---------|
Eb|-0-------0---------|-0---------6---5---|-0-------0---------|-0---------6---5---|
[Preverse Riff]
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Ab|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|
Eb|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-5-|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-5-|
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Ab|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|
Eb|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-5-|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-5-|
[Verse #1]
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-0-|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-0-|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-0-|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-3-|
"Wish I may ..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-0-|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-0-|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-0-|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-3-|
[Pre-chorus]
let ring ------------------|
Gb|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Db|-----------7------|-------------------|-----------7------|-------------------|
Ab|------0-----------|----0-----6----6-6-|------0-----------|----0-----6--------|
Eb|-5--------------5-|-------5-----------|-5--------------5-|-------5-----------|
"All the wants you ..." "All the things you ..."
[Chorus]
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---7-6-5---------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7-6-5-|
Eb|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7---7---7-7-7-7-|-5.--------------|
"And it all crashes down..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-3---3---3-3-5-3-|-2---2---2-2-3-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---------------|
"Just want one thing ..." "Where's your crown..."
[Preverse Riff]
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Ab|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|
Eb|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-5-|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-5-|
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Ab|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|
Eb|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-5-|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-5-|
[Verse #2]
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-0-|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-0-|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-0-|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-3-|
"Hard and cold ..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-0-|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-0-|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-0-|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-3-|
"Wish I might..."
[Pre-chorus]
let ring ------------------|
Gb|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Db|-----------7------|-------------------|-----------7------|-------------------|
Ab|------0-----------|----0-----6----6-6-|------0-----------|----0-----6--------|
Eb|-5--------------5-|-------5-----------|-5--------------5-|-------5-----------|
"All the wants you ..." "All the things you ..."
[Chorus]
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---7-6-5---------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7-6-5-|
Eb|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5.--------------|
"And it all crashes down..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-3---3---3-3-5-3-|-2---2---2-2-3-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---------------|
"Just want one thing ..." "Where's your crown..."
[Solo]
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Ab|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|
Eb|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-5-|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-5-|
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Ab|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|
Eb|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-5-|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-3-|
[Pre-chorus]
let ring ------------------|
Gb|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Db|-----------7------|-------------------|-----------7------|-------------------|
Ab|------0-----------|--0-----6----6-5---|------0-----------|-----6-------------|
Eb|-5--------------5-|-----5-----------8-|-5--------------5-|-5-0---------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-0-|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-0-|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-0-|-0-0-3-0-6-6-5-3-|-0.--------------|
[Bridge (Intro Repeat)]
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|---------------5---|-------5-----8---7-|---------------5---|-------5-----8---7-|
Ab|---5-6-7---5/7---7-|---5/7---7---------|---5-6-7---5/7---7-|---5/7---7---------|
Eb|-0-------0---------|-0---------6---5---|-0-------0---------|-0---------6---5---|
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|---------------5---|-------5-----8---7-|---------------5---|-------5-----8---7-|
Ab|---5-6-7---5/7---7-|---5/7---7---------|---5-6-7---5/7---7-|---5/7---7---------|
Eb|-0-------0---------|-0---------6---5---|-0-------0---------|-0---------6---5---|
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|---------------5---|-------5-----8---7-|---------------5---|-------5-----8---7-|
Ab|---5-6-7---5/7---7-|---5/7---7---------|---5-6-7---5/7---7-|---5/7---7---------|
Eb|-0-------0---------|-0---------6---5---|-0-------0---------|-0---------6---5---|
"I wish I may ..."
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|---------------5---|-------5-----8---7-|---------------5---|-------5-----8---7-|
Ab|---5-6-7---5/7---7-|---5/7---7---------|---5-6-7---5/7---7-|---5/7---7---------|
Eb|-0-------0---------|-0---------6---5---|-0-------0---------|-0---------6---5---|
"I want that star..."
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Ab|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|
Eb|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-5-|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-5-|
"Careful what you wish.."
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Ab|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|
Eb|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-5-|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-3-|
"Careful what you wish..."
[Chorus]
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---7-6-5---------|
Ab|-----------------|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----------7-6-5-|
Eb|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-8-8---8---8---8-|-7-7---7---7---7-|-5.--------------|
"Then it all crashes down..."
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----5-------5---|-----4-------4---|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----7-------7---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-3-3---3---3---3-|-2-2---2---2---2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---------------|
"Just want one thing" "Where's your ..
[Bridge]
(let ring for 4 bars)
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-0---------------|(0)--------------|(0)--------------|(0)--------------|
"..Nothiiiiiing..."
[Outro]
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Ab|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|
Eb|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-5-|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-5-|
"Hmm no ..."
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Ab|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|---5-6-7\----------|-------------------|
Eb|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-5-|-0-----------0-3-0-|-(0)-0-3-0-6-6-5-5-|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-0---------------|(0)--------------|(0)--------------|(0)--------------|
"Absolutely nothing..."
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