Metallica - So What Chords & Tabs

 

So What Chords & Tabs

Metallica Chords & Tabs

Version: 6 Type: Tab

So What Tab

   
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                                 SO WHAT (Live)
                            As recorded by Metallica

Music by Anti-nowhere league
Transcribed by Stephen Dale

          G5                   A5                   D5                   F5
      3 5 x x x x          5 7 x x x x          x 5 7 x x x          1 3 3 x x x

          Bb
      6 8 8 7 6 6

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Hetfield'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Hammet Rythm'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Hammet Solo'

 Intro
  Q=196
          G5A5              G5A5             G5A5
 4/4
  Gtr I
                          PM               PM
  H.      E E    Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|-------------||----------------|----------------|
|-------------||----------------|----------------|
|-------------||----------------|----------------|
|-------------||----------------|----------------|
|---------5s7-||-7--7-7-7---5s7-|-7--7-7-7---5s7-|
|---------3s5-||-5--5-5-5-0-3s5-|-5--5-5-5-0-3s5-|
|
| Gtr II
| W              W                W
|-------------||----------------|----------------|
|-------------||----------------|----------------|
|-------------||----------------|----------------|
|-------------||----------------|----------------|
|-------------||----------------|----------------|
|-------------||----------------|----------------|


      G5A5    G5A5              G5A5
    PM      PM                PM
  E E E E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-7---5s7-7---5s7-|-7---7-7-7---5s7---|
|-5-0-3s5-5-0-3s5-|-5---5-5-5-0-3s5---|
|
| W                 W
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-x\----------------|
|-----------------|-x\----------------|


             G5A5             G5A5     G5A5   G5A5
  Gtrs I, II
           PM               PM
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-7--7-7-7---5s7-|-7--7-7-7---5s7-|-7--5s7-7--5s7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5--5-5-5-0-3s5-|-5--5-5-5-0-3s5-|-5--3s5-5--3s5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|


   Verse 1
    D5                                                                G5
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---|


  A5         G5   A5         G5   A5 G5 A5 G5   A5
  Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E E E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|-------------|------------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------o||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|------------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|------------------||
|-7--7-7-7-7-5--|-7--7-7-7-7-5--|-7--5--7--5--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
|-5--5-5-5-5-3--|-5--5-5-5-5-3--|-5--3--5--3--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||


   Chorus
                             1.
    F5           Bb           A5         G5A5
    Gtr I
    Q  Q  H      W            Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
||-------------|------------|----------------|------------------||
||o------------|------------|----------------|-----------------o||
||-------------|------------|----------------|------------------||
||--------3----|-3----------|----------------|------------------||
||o----3-------|-1----------|-7--7-7-7-7-5s7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--o||
||--1----------|------------|-5--5-5-5-5-3s5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---||
|
|   Gtr II
|   W            Q  Q  H      Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
||-------------|-6----------|----------------|------------------||
||o------------|----6-------|----------------|-----------------o||
||-------------|-------7----|----------------|------------------||
||--3----------|------------|----------------|------------------||
||o-3----------|------------|-7--7-7-7-7-5s7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--o||
||--1----------|------------|-5--5-5-5-5-3s5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---||


  2.
             G5A5             G5A5     G5A5   G5A5
  Gtrs I, II
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-5s7-|-7--7-7-7-7-5s7-|-7--5s7-7--5s7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-3s5-|-5--5-5-5-5-3s5-|-5--3s5-5--3s5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|


   Verse 2
    D5                                                                G5
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---|


  A5         G5   A5         G5   A5 G5 A5 G5   A5
  Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E E E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|-------------|------------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------o||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|------------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|------------------||
|-7--7-7-7-7-5--|-7--7-7-7-7-5--|-7--5--7--5--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
|-5--5-5-5-5-3--|-5--5-5-5-5-3--|-5--3--5--3--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||


   Chorus
                             1.
    F5           Bb           A5         G5A5
    Gtr I
    Q  Q  H      W            Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
||-------------|------------|----------------|------------------||
||o------------|------------|----------------|-----------------o||
||-------------|------------|----------------|------------------||
||--------3----|-3----------|----------------|------------------||
||o----3-------|-1----------|-7--7-7-7-7-5s7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--o||
||--1----------|------------|-5--5-5-5-5-3s5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---||
|
|   Gtr II
|   W            Q  Q  H      Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
||-------------|-6----------|----------------|------------------||
||o------------|----6-------|----------------|-----------------o||
||-------------|-------7----|----------------|------------------||
||--3----------|------------|----------------|------------------||
||o-3----------|------------|-7--7-7-7-7-5s7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--o||
||--1----------|------------|-5--5-5-5-5-3s5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---||


  2.
             G5A5             G5A5     G5A5   G5A5
  Gtrs I, II
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||
|-7--7-7-7-7-5s7-|-7--7-7-7-7-5s7-|-7--5s7-7--5s7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-||
|-5--5-5-5-5-3s5-|-5--5-5-5-5-3s5-|-5--3s5-5--3s5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-||


 Guitar Solo
  D5
  Gtr I
   E     E  E  E     E  E  E     E    E     E  E  E     E  E  E     E
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7-|--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7-|
|--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5-|--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5-|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
|  E     E  E  E     E  E  E     E    E     E  E  E     E  E  E     E
|----------10----------10----------|----------10----------10----------|
|-------10----------10----------10-|-------10----------10----------10-|
|-12b14-------12b14-------12b14----|-12b14-------12b14-------12b14----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


                                                                G5
   E     E  E  E     E  E  E     E    E     E  E     E  E     E  Q
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7-|--7-----7--7-----7--7-----7----------|
|--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5-|--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5-------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------3-------|
|
|  E     E  E  E     E  E  E     E    E     E  E     E  E     E  E     E
|----------10----------10----------|-------------------------------------|
|-------10----------10----------10-|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|
|-12b14-------12b14-------12b14----|-12b14----12b14----12b14----12b14----|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


      G5           G5          A5              G5
   a  Q    E E E E Q        a   Q    E   E E E Q
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-(5)s7----7-7-7-7-5-----|-(5)s=7----7---7-7-7-5-----|
|-(3)s5----5-5-5-5-3-----|-(3)s=5----5---5-5-5-3-----|
|
|     Q.     E E E E E         +E  E S S E E E E E
|------------------------|---------5-----------------|
|-----7b8----------------|-----------8p5-------------|
|-----7b9----7-5---5-7b9-|-----(7)-------7-5---5-7b9r|
|----------------7-------|-------------------7-------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|


  A5      G5    A5  G5    A5
   Q      Q     Q   Q     Q   E E  E  E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|--7------5-----7---5---|-7---7-7--7--7-7-7--|
|--5------3-----5---3---|-5---5-5--5--5-5-5--|
|
|                                  ~~~
| +S  S E S S E E E E E   E E E E +H
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|---------------5---5---|--------------------|
|-(7)p5---7p5---5---5---|--------------------|
|-------7-----7---7---7-|-5---5-7-(7)--------|
|-----------------------|---7----------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/metallica/so_what_tab_ver_6.html ]
  D5
    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|
|   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    Q    E  E  E  E  E  E
|-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-17-|-17---10-10-10-10-10-17-|
|-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-17-|-17---10-10-10-10-10-17-|
|--------------------------|------10-10-10-10-10----|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|


                                              G5
   E E  E  E  E  E  E   E    E  E  E  E  E  E  Q
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|--7-7--7--7--7--7--7---7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7------|
|--5-5--5--5--5--5--5---5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
|-------------------------|--------------------3---|
|
|  Q    E  E  E  E  E   E    E  E  E  E  E  E  Q
|-17---10-10-10-10-10-/17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17\--|
|-17---10-10-10-10-10-/17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17\--|
|------10-10-10-10-10-----|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|


      G5           G5          A5              G5
   a  Q    E E E E Q        a   Q    E   E E E Q
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(5)s7----7-7-7-7-5-----|-(5)s=7----7---7-7-7-5---|
|-(3)s5----5-5-5-5-3-----|-(3)s=5----5---5-5-5-3---|
|
|     Q.     E E E E E         +E  E S S E E E E E
|------------------------|---------5---------------|
|-----7b8----------------|-----------8p5---------5-|
|-----7b9----7-5---5-7b9-|-----(7)-------7-5---5---|
|----------------7-------|-------------------7-----|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|


  A5    G5    A5  G5    A5
  Q     Q     Q   Q     Q   E E  E  E E E
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-7-----5-----7---5---|-7---7-7--7--7-7-7--|
|-5-----3-----5---3---|-5---5-5--5--5-5-5--|
|
|                                ~~~
| S S E S S E E E E E   E E E E +H
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-------------5---5---|--------------------|
|-7p5---7p5---5---5---|--------------------|
|-----7-----7---7---7-|-5---5-7-(7)--------|
|---------------------|---7----------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|


  F5                    Bb
  Q       Q   H         W
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-------------3-------|-3--------------------|
|---------3-----------|-1--------------------|
|-1-------------------|----------------------|
|
|                                 ~
| E   +E  E Q   E E E   E   +E  E Q  E E S S
|---------------------|----------------5-8p5-|
|---------------------|-----------8--8-------|
|-7b9r(7)-5-------5-7-|-7b9r(7)-5------------|
|-----------7---7-----|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|


  A5               G5  A5
  Q     E E E    E E   E     Q     E   E   E    E   E  E
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-7-----7-7-7----7-5s==7---|-7-----7---7---7----7---7--7-|
|-5-----5-5-5----5-3s==5---|-5-----5---5---5----5---5--5-|
|
|                  |--3--|         |--3--|
| S S E E E Q      E E   E   Q     E E   E Q        E  E
|-8p5---5----------5-----5-|-------5-----5---------------|
|-----8---5-8b10-----8-----|-8b10----8-----8b10----------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------17-|
|--------------------------|----------------------/19----|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|


  F5                            Bb
   Q          Q    H             W
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------3----------|--3----------------------------|
|-------------3---------------|--1----------------------------|
|--1--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
|                                              ~~
|  E     +E   E  Q    E  E  E    E     +E   E  Q   E  E  S  S
|-----------------------------|----------------------17-20p17-|
|-----------------------------|---------------20--20----------|
|-19b21r(19)-17---------17-19-|-19b21r(19)-17-----------------|
|---------------19---19-------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|


  A5                     G5    A5                               G5    A5
   Q        E  E  E    E  E    E       Q      E    E     E    E  E     E
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--7--------7--7--7----7--5s===7----|--7------7----7-----7----7--5s====7-|
|--5--------5--5--5----5--3s===5----|--5------5----5-----5----5--3s====5-|
|
|                         |---3---|           |---3---|
|  S  S  E  E  E  Q       E  E    E    Q      E  E    E  Q       E     E
|-20p17----17------------17------17-|--------17------17---------------17-|
|-------20----17-20b22------20------|-20b22-----20------20b22---20b22----|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|


           G5 A5          G5    A5
   Q        E  E     Q     E     E    Q        E  E       E      E E E
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|--7--------5s=7-----7-----5s====7-|--7--------7--7-------7------7-7-7-||
|--5--------3s=5-----5-----3s====5-|--5--------5--5-------5------5-5-5-||
|
|  E     E  E  E     E  E  E     E    E     E  E  E      +H
|-20b22-17-17-20b22-17-17-20b21-17-|-20b22-17-17-20b22==(20)pb24-------||
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||


   Verse 3
    D5                                                                G5
    Gtrs I, II
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---|


  A5         G5   A5         G5   A5 G5 A5 G5   A5
  Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E E E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------o||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------||
|-7--7-7-7-7-5--|-7--7-7-7-7-5--|-7--5--7--5--|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
|-5--5-5-5-5-3--|-5--5-5-5-5-3--|-5--3--5--3--|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--||


   Chorus/Outro
                             1.
    F5           Bb           A5         G5A5
    Gtr I
    Q  Q  H      W            Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
||-------------|------------|----------------|------------------||
||o------------|------------|----------------|-----------------o||
||-------------|------------|----------------|------------------||
||--------3----|-3----------|----------------|------------------||
||o----3-------|-1----------|-7--7-7-7-7-5s7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--o||
||--1----------|------------|-5--5-5-5-5-3s5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---||
|
|   Gtr II
|   W            Q  Q  H      Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
||-------------|-6----------|----------------|------------------||
||o------------|----6-------|----------------|-----------------o||
||-------------|-------7----|----------------|------------------||
||--3----------|------------|----------------|------------------||
||o-3----------|------------|-7--7-7-7-7-5s7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--o||
||--1----------|------------|-5--5-5-5-5-3s5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---||


  2.
             G5A5             G5A5     G5A5   G5A5     G5A5
  Gtrs I, II
                                                           TP
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E H
|----------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------2----|
|-7--7-7-7-7-5s7-|-7--7-7-7-7-5s7-|-7--5s7-7--5s7-|-7--5s7-0----|
|-5--5-5-5-5-3s5-|-5--5-5-5-5-3s5-|-5--3s5-5--3s5-|-5--3s5------|


  H.=H                                       Q=120
   TP           TP           TP           TP
  +W           +W           +W           +W
|------------:------------:------------:---------*|
|------------:------------:------------:---------*|
|------------:------------:------------:---------*|
|-(2)--------:-(2)--------:-(2)--------:-(2)-----*|
|-(0)--------:-(0)--------:-(0)--------:-(0)-----*|
|------------:------------:------------:---------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths


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