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------------------------------- Metallica ----------------------------------|
Battery
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BATTERY by Metallica
From the album "Master of Puppets"
Tab by: Nekezh™
Email: sominics@yahoo.com
Acoustic Riff 1
e-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D-|--3--2-----------2-(2)-------------|--2-----------0--0-(0)-----------------|
A-|--2--------------0-(0)-------------|--0--------------5-(5)-----------------|
E-|--0--------------1-(1)-------------|--2--------------3-(3)-----------------|
Acoustic Riff 2
e-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G-|--4--5--------4-----------4--5-----|--4--5--------------------5--4---------|
D-|--------7--------------------------|--------7-----5------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Acoustic Riff 2b
e-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G-|--4--5--------4-h5-p4-----4--5-----|--4--5--------------------5--4---------|
D-|--------7--------------------------|--------7-----5------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Start with Acoustic Riff 1 once and then while that keeps playing Gtr II plays
Riff 2 Riff 2b Riff2 Riff2
Then the electrics come crashing in:-
E5 E5 E5 F5 Gmaj7 G5
e-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D-|--2-----------------2--2--3--------|--5-----------------5--5--5------------|
A-|--2-----------------2--2--3--------|--5-----------------5--5--5------------|
E-|--0-----------------0--0--1--------|--2-----------------2--2--3------------|
While 2 other electrics play Riffs 2 and 2b
This continues for several bars and then
E5 B5 G5 F#/Eb
e-|-----------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|
G-|--------4--------------------------|
D-|--2-----4-----5-----4--------------|
A-|--2-----2-----5-----6--------------|
E-|--0-----------3--------------------|
Verse:
Riff 3 Bb5 A5 Em F#/Eb
e-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------5--5--4-|
A-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------7--7--6-|
E-|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0----------|
---t--- ---t--- ---t--- ---t-------------|
Em Bb5 A5 F#5 G5 Ab5
e-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-|--5--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6----------------|
A-|--7--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6----------------|
E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--2-----3-----3-----4----------------|
---t--- ---t----------------------------------------------------|
Play this twice but on the second time at the % play this
A#5 A5 A5 A5
e-|--------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|
D-|--8--------7--------7--------7--------|
A-|--8--------7--------7--------7--------|
E-|--6--------5--------5--------5--------|
Then Fill 1 and into the verse
Fill 1 E5 G5 A5 F5 F5 F#/Eb??
e-|--------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|
D-|-----2-----5-----7--------------4-----|
A-|-----2-----5-----7--------3--3--6-----|
E-|-----0-----3-----5--------1--1--------|
Riff 3
e-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------5--5--4-|
A-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------7--7--6-|
E-|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0----------|
---t--- ---t--- ---t--- ---t-------------|
Lashing out the action Returning the reaction
e-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-|--4--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6----------------|
A-|--6--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6----------------|
E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--2-----3-----3-----4----------------|
---t--- ---t----------------------------------------------------|
Weak are ripped and torn away
Lashing out the action, returning the reaction
Weak are ripped and torn away
Hipnotizing power, crushing all that cower
Battery is here to stay
With Fill 1
E5 C5
Smashing through the boundrys, lunacy has found me
F5 F5 F#/Eb
Cannot stop the battery
Riff 3
With Fill 1
E5 C5
Pounding out agression, turned into obsession
F5 F5 F#/Eb
Cannot stop the battery
Riff 3 (first 2 bars)
E5 B5 G5 F#/Eb
Cannot kill the family, battery has grounded me
Riff 3 (first 3 bars)|
|
Bb5 F5 E5 | Play this several
Bat-ter-y | times and then back to the next verse
Outro:
Repeat lots Last time
e-|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G-|--3--4--3--4--3-----------|--3--4--3--4--3--4--3--4-------------------------|
D-|--3--4--3--4--3--4--3-----|--3--4--3--4--3--4--3--4--------4--3--3--3--3--2-|
A-|--1--2--1--2--1--4--3-----|--1--2--1--2--1--2--1--2--------4--3--3--3--3--2-|
E-|-----------------2--1-----|--------------------------------2--1--1--1--1--0-|
verses
Crushing all decievers, mashing non-believers
Never ending potency
Hungry violence seeker, feeding off the weaker
Breeding on insanity
Chorus
Circle of destruction, hammer comes crushing
Powerhouse of energy
Whipping up a fury, dominating flurry
We create the battery
Chorus
I think this is pretty close. I'm not sure about the names of the
funny chords though (marked ??) I'm not too hot on theory!! :)
Corrections/Abuse :-
clifford.veighey@st-hughs.ox.ac.uk
------------------------------- Metallica ----------------------------------
Master Of Puppets
-----------------
Tab symbols used:
p - pull off
h - hammer on ) )\
/ or \ - slide / - bend / \ - bend and release
vib - vibrato
x - rake
E5 D5 Db5 C N.C.(Em)
PM..............
e |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
B |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
G |9---------------|7---6---5------|---------------|.---------------|
D |9---------------|7---6---5------|---------------|.---------------|
A |7---------------|5---4---3------|---------------|-----7-----6----|
E |0---------------|---------------|---------------|-0-0---0-0---0-0|
D Db C N.C.(Em) Play 4 times
PM.............................
e |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
B |7---6---5--------|---------------|-----------------|
G |7---6---5--------|---------------|----------------.|
D |7---6---5--------|---------------|----------------.|
A |5---4---3--------|---------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0|5-0-4-0-3-0-2-0--|
N.C.
PM...............................................
e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
D |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
A |-----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2-2-|----2-----3-----|5\4---5\4---5\4--|
E |-0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-----|0-1---0-1---1-0-|3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2--|
RhyFig0
N.C. B5
PM.............................................................
e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|------------4---|
D |.----------------|----------------|----------------|------------4---|
A |-----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2-2-|----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2---|
E |-0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-----|0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---1-0-----|
N.C.
PM...............................................
e |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
A |----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2-2-|----2-----3-----|5\4---5\4---5\4--|
E |0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-----|0-1---0-1---1-0-|3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2--|
end
RhyFig0 RhyFig1
E5 N.C.(Em)
w/ Fill 1 PM..............
e |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
B |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
G |----------------|---------------|---------------|.----------------|
D |----------------|2--------------|---------------|.----------------|
A |5\4---5\4---5\4-|2--------------|---------------|-----------------|
E |3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2-|0--------------|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
end RhyFig1
PM PM.................
e |----------------|----------------|-----------|
B |----------------|----------------|-----------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------.|
D |----------------|----------------|----------.|
A |--5/7---8\7-5/7-|----------------|--5/7-5/7--|
E |0-3/5-0-6\5-3/5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-3/5-3/5--|
/
Fill 1
PM...........................vib
e |----------------|----------------|----|
B |----------------|----------------|----|
G |----------------|----------------|----|
D |----8-----8-----|8-----8-----8===|====|
A |--7-----7-----7-|----7-----7-----|----|
E |0-----0-----0---|--0-----0-------|----|
\
**** 1st,2nd,3rd verses: Repeat RhyFig1 4 times, then ->
RhyFig1A
N.C.(F#m)
PM................. PM.................
e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------|
B |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------|
G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------.|
D |.----------------|--4-4---5\4-4-4-|----------------|--4---4---.|
A |-----------------|--0-2---3\2-0-2-|----------------|--0h2-0h2--|
E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2----------|
end RhyFig1A
PM........
e |----------------|
B |----------------|
G |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |----------------|
Repeat
3.75 times
E5 D5 E5 C5 B5 D#5 B5
PM...... PM....... vib PM...... PM......
e |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G |.9-------7---9---|------------------|-----------------|--------8-------.|
D |.9-------7---9---|----9-------------|--------10---9---|--------8---9---.|
A |-7-------5---7---|7-9---10-9h10=====|--------10---9---|--------6---9----|
E |-0-0-0-0---------|------------------|8-8-8-8-8----7---|8-8-8-8-----7----|
N.C.(B) E5 F E5
2 gtrs........ PM..
e |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|4---4-----------|2---2-----------|4---------------|
D |7-5-4---4-------|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|2---------------|
A |9-7-6---6-7-6---|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|2---------------|
E |----------8-7---|0---0-----------|1---1-----------|0---------0-0-0-|
G C5 B5
PM.. PM.... PM....
e |--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
B |--------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
G |--------|0---------------|----------------|5---------------|--------|
D |--------|0---------------|----------------|5---------------|4-------|
A |--------|----------------|----------------|3---------0-0-0-|2-0-0-0-|
E |2p0-0-0-|3---------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/metallica/battery_tab_ver_5.html ]
A5 D C5 B
PM.... PM....
e |---------------|---------------|2---------------|--------|---------------|
B |---------------|---------------|3---------------|--------|4--------------|
G |2--------------|---------------|2---------------|--------|4--------------|
D |2--------------|---------------|0---------------|5-------|4--------------|
A |0--------------|---------------|----------------|3-------|2--------------|
E |---------------|---------------|----------3-3-3-|--3-3-3-|---------------|
E5 D5 C E5
PM.... PM..
e |----------------|--------|----------------|--------|----------------|
B |----------------|--------|5---------------|--------|----------------|
G |9---------------|7-------|5---------------|--------|4---4-----------|
D |9---------------|7-------|5---------------|--------|2---2-----------|
A |7---------------|5-------|3---------------|--------|2---2-----------|
E |0---------0-0-0-|----0-0-|----------------|--------|0---0-----------|
F E5 C
PM.............
e |----------------|----------------|--------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|--------|5---------------|
G |2---2-----------|4---------------|--------|5---------------|
D |3---3-----------|2---------------|--------|5---------------|
A |3---3-----------|2---------------|--------|3---------------|
E |1---1-----------|0---------0-0-0-|2p0-0-0-|----------------|
(C) E5 F
e |----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |(5)-------------|----------------|----------------|
G |(5)-------------|4---4-----------|2---2-----------|
D |(5)-------------|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|
A |(3)-------------|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|
E |----------------|0---0-----------|1---1-----------|
After verse 1, play RhyFig0, then go back and play verse 2
After verse 2, pause for vocal (Master, Master...), then go to Coda 1
After verse 3, go to Coda 2
Coda 1:
RhyFig2
Em D Cadd9 Amsus2 B7
/3\
e |--------|--------0h2p0----3-|------------------|-----------------|
B |--------|----3--------3-----|------3---3-----0-|(0)--0-------0---|
G |------0-|--2---2--------2p0-|(0)-0---0---0-----|---2-------2-----|
D |----2---|0------------------|--------------2---|-----------------|
A |--2-----|-------------------|-3----------------|-0-----0-2-----2-|
E |0-------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
end
RhyFig2 w/RhyFig2 (0vol<<< = volume swell from vol off)
B7/D# Em
0vol<<<< 0vol<<<<<<<<<< 0vol<<<<<<<<<< 0vol<< 0vol<<< 0vol<<<<
e |---------||--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------|
B |(0)--0---||--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------|
G |---2-----||--------|--------------|--------------|2------4------|8-------|
D |-1-------||2-------|4-------------|5-------------|--------------|--------|
A |---------||--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------|
E |-------3-||--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------|
Rhyfig2a
w/ RhyFig2 2 times
Em D
2gtrs
e |-----19/22--19--------|20---17-------------------20---17--------|
B |-20---------20---20---|22---19---19---19-19-19---22---19---19---|
G |-21--------------21---|----------19---19-19-19-------------19---|
D |----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A |----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E |----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Cadd9 Amsus2
e |19---15-------------------19---15--------|17---15h17p15-14--------|
B |20---17---17---17-17-17---20---17---17---|19---17h19p17-16---17---|
G |----------17---17-17-17-------------17---|-------------------17---|
D |-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
end
B7 B7/D# RhyFig2a
e |----------14--------|14---16---17---19----|
B |16---17--------17---|16---17---19---20----|
G |16---17--/19---17---|---------------------|
D |--------------------|---------------------|
A |--------------------|---------------------|
E |--------------------|---------------------|
Repeat RhyFig2a
w/ RhyFig2 2 times & Fill 1 full full
Em D /----3----\-------------| Cadd9 )\ )\
vib /--3--\ / /--3--\ vib--------| / \/ \
e |----------------|15------15-17-15----19-15-12h15p12|-----------|
B |17---------17-19|------19---------19---------------|13-----15--|
G |----------------|----------------------------------|-----------|
D |----------------|----------------------------------|-----------|
A |----------------|----------------------------------|-----------|
E |----------------|----------------------------------|-----------|
all full bends of G string only
Amsus2 B7 B7/D# Em
) ) )
vib / \/ \/ \ vib
e |15-14------15-14---------------------|-------------------|-------------|
B |------12---------12h15p12------------|15-----------------|-------------|
G |-------------------------------12-14-|14-------p12----12-|-------------|
D |-------------------------------------|-------------14----|14--------12-|
A |-------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
E |-------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
D Cadd9
/--3--\ vib
e |------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G |12----14-12---11--------14---12---11h12p11|------------------------------|
D |-------------------12---------------------|10------------9-10--------9-10|
A |------------------------------------------|-----------12-----------------|
E |------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Amsus2 B7 B7/D#
/---3---\ /---3---\ /--3--\------------------|
e |----------------------------------15---14--|11h12p11-----------/19----|
B |------------------------12-----------------|---------12---10----------|
G |----------------11--12-------12------------|--------------------------|
D |12--10--12--14-----------------------------|--------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
/
Fill 2 Fill 3 Fill 4
vib
e |15------------| e |--------------| e |15-----------|-14---------|
B |17------------| B |17------------| B |17-----------|(17)--------|
G |--------------| G |--------------| G |-------------|------------|
D |--------------| D |--------------| D |-------------|------------|
A |--------------| A |--------------| A |-------------|------------|
E |--------------| E |--------------| E |-------------|------------|
\
Play RhyFig2a twice, with Fill 3 first time
Play RhyFig2 twice, with distortion, and
chord progression: E5,D5,C5,A5,B5,D#5
end
RhyFig3 RhyFig3
E5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 C#5
PM......................... PM................................
e |----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|----------------|
D |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|--------------6-|
A |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-5-4-4-4-5-4-4|4-4-5-4-4-4-5-4-|
E |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-3-2-2-2-3----|2-2-3-2-2-2-3---|
Repeat RhyFig3 once alone, then 4 times with vocals.
G F3 pick
slide slide
e |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |4---------------|(4)-------------|3---------------|----------------|
D |5---------------|(5)-------------|4---------------|----------------|
A |5---------------|(5)-------------|4---------------|----------------|
E |3---------------|(3)-------------|2---------------|X\\\\\\-17\\\\\-|
w/ RhyFig1 4 times
N.C. (Em)
/--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\---|
e |17p12----------12-17p12----------12-|17p12----------12-15p12----------12---|
B |------13-12-13----------13-12-13----|------13-12-13----------13-12-13------|
G |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
/--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\---------------------|
e |17p12----------12-17p12----------12-|17p12-------12-12-15p12------|
B |------13-13-12----------13-12-13----|------13-12-------------13---|
G |------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
/--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\---------------|
e |----19-19-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-|17-17-17-15-15-15-14---|
B |/17----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
f u l l
) ) )
/ \/ \/ /--3--\ /--3--\-----------| sl
e |14-14-14-14------------|-------------------17h19\\---|-------------------|
B |------------15---15-17-|17--------17p15p14-------\\17|15p14--------------|
G |-----------------------|-----------------------------|------16-14\\\\----|
D |-----------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
A |-----------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
trem bar
/-1-\ /---2---\
\ /\ / \ / \ /\ /\
* \3/ \1.5/ \/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5
e |X--------------------------|------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------|------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------|------------------------------2--4--|
D |---------------------------|------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------|------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------|------------------------------------|
* This note produced by pulling string off edge of fretboard and
"fretting" it against pickup.
full
)
/ gr vib
e |------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------|
B |------------------------|--------------|/15--13--12------13--12------12-|
G |2--4--3--2-0h2----------|--------------|-------------14----------14-----|
D |----------------4--2----|2-h4----------|--------------------------------|
A |---------------------(2)|--------------|--------------------------------|
E |------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------|
/--3--\
e |---------------------------------|------------------------|
B |------------12----12-12-12-12-12-|12-15-13-12-15-13-12-13-|
G |11--12--14-----------------------|------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|------------------------|
gr
e |12----------12-------------|14-------14-------15-15-------|
B |---15-15-13----15-13h15-15-|---17-15----15-17-------17/19-|
G |---------------------------|------------------------------|
D |---------------------------|------------------------------|
A |---------------------------|------------------------------|
E |---------------------------|------------------------------|
w/ RhyFig1A
N.C. (F#m)
/--3--\
e |17-------19-17-------17----------19-17-------|17----------19-17-------|
B |---20-19-------19-19----21-19-19-------19-19-|---21-19-19-------19-19-|
G |---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
all bends in next 2 ---> full full full 1.5
measures on B string only ) ) ) )
/ / / /
e |17----------19-17-------|14--14------14--------------14--|
B |---21-19-19-------19-19-|17------17------17-(17)\17------|
G |------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |------------------------|--------------------------------|
half full
) ) full full full full
/ / ) ) ) )
/---3--\ /---3--\ / / / /--3--\--------------| /
e |19-p14------19-p14--14------|----14------14------14-14-14------14-14---|
B |--------17----------17------|17------17------17------------17----------|
G |----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
full full full full full full full full
) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
/ / / / / / / /
e |----15------15------15------15--|----17------17------18------18--|
B |18
