Author - Justin Humberger
METROPOLIS PART 1.
GUITAR
This is my interpretation of Metropolis. While this isn't official guitar tab, I do
guarantee it to be 98Èorrect. (Though I've seen a lot of official tab that wasn't correct
either). I've put a lot of time into learning this song and tabbing it out so I hope that you
find what you're looking for from this. I will leave nothing out! Have fun, and please get
ahold of me just to tell me what you think, good or bad :)
This is a very tough song and all of the material can seem overwhelming at first... But I
promise all of you, if you put your time and effort into learning this song, the benefits
will be very strong on your guitar playing skills. Don't get frustrated and take it one
step (or note) at a time, and as always, practice practice practice :)
Intro:
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E 3 |
| B 3 whammy bar |
| G 5 5~~~~ (4)\ /0\ |
| D 5 2 5 5 5 2 |
| A 0 5 2 0 5 3 0 5 2 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 3 0 |
| E |
| B whammy bar |
| G 5 /5 /7 /9 /11 /12~~~ |
| D 5 5 5 2 |
| A 0 5 3 /3 /5 /7 /9 /10~~~ 0 5 2 7 7 7 7 |
| E 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B whammy bar 0 3/5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7/8 8 8 |
| G 5 /12 \11 9 \7 \5 4 |
| D 5 5 2 |
| A 7 7\ 0 5 3 /10 \9 7 \5 \3 2 0 2 |
| E 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 |
| E 0 0 0 0 |
| B 8/10 10 10 10/12 whammy bar |
| G 5 /5 /7 /9 /11 12^ |
| D 5 5 5 2 (5) |
| A 0 5 3 /3 /5 /7 /9 10^ 0 5 2 (5) |
| E 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 (4) |
| E |
| B whammy bar |
| G (5)^^^^^^^^^^^^^~~~~~ 7 |
| D 10 7 5 |
| A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7P0 0 0 0 5 0 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E |
| B |
| G 7 |
| D 9 7 5 10 |
| A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7P0 0 0 0 5 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 5 5 4 4 2 2 9 5 5 4 4 2 2 |
| A 5 5 3 3 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E 5 5 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D |
| A 5 5 3 3 2 2 |
| E 5 5 3 3 2 2 |
Verse 1:
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | Repeats. |
| A | |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
The smile of dawn arrived early May
She carried a gift from her home
The night shed a tear to tell her of fear
And of sorrow and pain She'll never outgrow
Death is the first dance, eternal
| E 2 |
| B 2 whammy bar 5 7 8 x 7 5~~~~~ |
| G 4 2 4 /4 /6 /7 /11~~~~~~ 9 5 5 5 5 x 5 5~~~~~ |
| D 5 4 4~ 4 9 7 5 5 5 5 x |
| A 0 5 2 5 5 2 /2 /4 /5 /9~~~~~~ 7 7 3 |
| E 0 0 2 3 3 2 5 |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 2 |
| A 2H3P2 2 2 |
| E 5 5 3 5 3 2 3 0 |
There's no more fredom
The both of you will be confined
To this mind
Verse 2:
| E 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 |
| B 7 5 5 7 5 5 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 |
| G 9 7 7 9 7 7 9 7 7 9 9 7 7 |
| D 9 7 7 9 7 7 9 7 7 9 7 7 |
| A 9 7 7 9 7 7 |
| E |
| E 3 0 |
| B 3 3 0 |
| G 0 0 0 |
| D 0 4 |
| A 2 |
| E 3 0 |
I was told there's a miracle for each day that I try
I was told there's a new love that's born for each one that has died
I was told there'd be no one to call on when I feel alone and afraid
I was told if you dream of the next world
You'll find yourself swimming in a lake of fire
Verse 3:
| E |
| B 8 x x 8 8\ |
| G 4 4 4 4 9 x x 9 9\ 4 4 |
| D 4 4 4 x x 4 5 5 5 x x 5 9 x x 9 9\ 2 2 x x 4 4 4 x x 4 |
| A 2 2 2 2 5 x x 5 2 2 2 2 5 x x 5 7 x x 7 7\ 5 5 0 0 x x 2 2 2 2 5 x x 5 |
| E 2 3 |
| E |
| B 8 8\ |
| G 4 4 9 x x 9 9\ |
| D 5 5 5 x x 5 9 x x 9 9\ 2 10 7 |
| A 2 2 2 2 5 x x 5 7 x x 7 7\ 5 5 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7p0 0 0 0 5 |
| E 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
As a child, I thought I could live without pain, without sorrow
As a man, I've found it's all caught up with me
I'm asleep yet I'm so afraid
Verse 4:
| E |
| B 0 5 7 8 7 8 7 5 0 5 7 8 7 8 7 5 0 5 7 8 7 8 7 5 0 5 7 8 7 5 |
| G 7 |
| D 5 9 |
| A 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E |
| B |
| G 7 5 4 0 7 |
| D 10 7 5 9 |
| A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7p0 0 0 0 5 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E |
| B |
| G 7 7 |
| D 7 5 10 7 5 |
| A 7p0 0 0 0 5 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7p0 0 0 0 5 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E |
| B |
| G 7 4 |
| D 9 7 5 10 5 4 |
| A 7 7 7 7 7 7p0 0 0 0 5 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7p0 0 5 2 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 |
| E | |
| B 0h5h12p | 5 7 8 |
| G | twelve times 4 9 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 4 9 7 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 5 5 2 2 4 5~~~~~~ 7 7 3 |
| E | 3 2 2 2 2 5 |
| E |
| B 7 5~~~~~~ |
| G 5 5~~~~~~ |
| D 5 2 |
| A 2h3p2 2 2 |
| E 5 5 3 5 3 2 3 0 |
Somewhere like a scene from a memory there's a picture worth a thousand words
Eluding stares from faces before me
It hides away and will never be heard of again
Deceit is the second without end
The city's cold blood teaches us to survive
Just keep my heart in your eyes and we'll stay alive
The third arrives
Bridge: (instrumental)
guitar/keyboard harmony part
| E |
| B |
| G 7 6 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 6 4 4 |
| D 5 9 7 7 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 9 4 4 4 |
| A 7 5 4 2 0 0 0 2 5 5/7 7 0 0 2 |
| E 3 |
| E |
| B |
| G 4 4 6 4 4 18 16 16 16 16 |
| D 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 9 16 16 16 14 14 14 |
| A 0 0 0 2 5 5/7 7 0 14 12 12 |
| E 3 |
| E |
| B |
| G 18 16 16 14 16 18 16 16 16 16 |
| D 16 16 16 12 12/14 14 16 16 16 14 14 14 |
| A 14 10 12 14 12 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 18 16 16 14 16 |
| D 16 16 16 12 12/14 14 |
| A 12 14 10 12 |
| E |
fast run
| E |
| B |
| G 9 11 12 11 12 14 11 12 14 |
| D 9 11 12 9 11 12 11 12 14 |
| A 7 9 10 9 10 12 9 10 12 |
| E 7 9 10 9 10 12 |
| E 12 14 15 14 15 17 17 15 14 |
| B 12 14 15 12 14 15 14 15 17 17 15 14 |
| G 16 14 12 |
| D 16 14 12 |
| A 16 14 12 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 14 16 17 16 17 19 14 16 17 |
| A 14 16 17 16 17 19 14 16 17 16 17 19 |
| E 15 14 12 14 15 17 15 17 19 |
| E |
| B |
| G 14 16 18 16 18 19 18 19 21 18 19 21 |
| D 16 17 19 17 19 21 17 19 21 17 19 21 |
| A 17 19 21 |
| E 17 19 21 |
| E 19 22 21^ 22` |
| B 19 20 22 19 |
| G 18 19 21 18 19 21 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
fancy offtime part
| E 2 |
| B 2 10 |
| G 6 4 4 4 4 2 2 0 2 5 4 9 |
| D 4 4 4 2 0 0 4 4 6 5 4 7 |
| A 0 2 0 2 2 2 4 4 0 3 2 0 |
| E 3 0 2 |
| E 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B 10 8 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G 9 7 3 3 15~~~~~ 3 3 3 3 3 |
| D 7 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| A 2 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E 0 7 9 9 9 x 9 9 x x 9 9 7 9 |
| B 0 7 9 9 9 x 9 9 x x 9 9 7 9 |
| G 3 9 11 11 11 x 11 11 x x 11 11 9 11 |
| D 4 9 11 11 11 x 11 11 x x 11 11 9 11 4 4 4 4 4 5 |
| A 4 7 9 9 9 x 9 9 x x 9 9 7 9 4 4 4 4 4 5 |
| E 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 |
| E 0 |
| B 0 |
| G 3~~~~~~~ |
| D 5 5 5 5 7 7 9 4 |
| A 5 5 5 5 7 7 9 4 |
| E 3 3 3 3 5 5 7 0 2 |
second guitar/keyboard harmony part
| E 12 12 14 12 11 |
| B 12 11 14 13 12 11 |
| G 11 13 12 11 9 8 9 11 9 8 |
| D 11 11 10 9 8 |
| A 11 10 |
| E |
| E 21 16 |
| B 19 19 17 16^ |
| G /11~~~~~ /21 16 \8~~~~~ 11 |
| D /13 11 9p11h9\8 9 8 |
| A 9 7 6 |
| E |
| E 9 14 9 12 9 |
| B 10 11 12 13 10 11 12 9 10 11 10 9 |
| G 9 11 9 11 11 11 10 9 8 |
| D 11~~~~~ 11 |
| A |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 8 9 11 9 8 11 9 6 4 |
| D 11 10 9 8 8 9 11 9 8 |
| A 11 11 10 9 8 11 12 13 9 10 11 6 7 8 4 5 6 |
| E |
| E 7 8 9 9^~~~ 9 8 7 7 8 7 8\7 5 5 6 |
| B /9 10 10 7 7 5 7 |
| G 3 6 5\4 2 |
| D 4 2 |
| A 2 3 4 4~~~~~~ |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 2 3 |
| D 4 2 4 2 4^^ 2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4p2 several times.. |
| A 4 3 2 0 |
| E 2 0 |
| E 0 0 |
| B 0 0 |
| G 3 3 |
| D 4 4 9 9 9 9 |
| A 2 4 2 4 7 8 10 7 8 10 7 8 10 7 |
| E 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D here's the crazy keyboard part |
| A 8 10 |
| E 0 8 |
| E 12~~~ 10~~~ 18~~~ |
| B 10~~~ 12~~~ 10~~~ 15~~~ |
| G 9~~~ 12~~~ 16~~~ 13~~~ 9~~~ 11~~~ |
| D 12~~~ 14~~~ 8~~~ |
| A |
| E |
| E 17 15 16 17 19 16 17 16 16/22 |
| B 17 17 17 17 17 17 17/22 |
| G 16 14 16 14 |
| D 14 14 14 14 13 14 |
| A |
| E |
| E 9 10/16 |
| B 17~~~~~~~~~ |
| G 16 |
| D 7 8 9 7 6 14 18 9 9 |
| A 7 7 8 10 7 8 10 |
| E 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 8 |
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 6 3 7 10 7 |
| D | four times 5 4 6 9 8 |
| A 7 7 7 8 | 4 5 5 8 9 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 | 3 6 4 7 10 |
| E 11 |
| B |
| G 11 13 14 11 15 11 10 13 12 |
| D 10 12 13 12 14 13 12 11 10 12 12 |
| A 9 11 12 13 13 |
| E 8 10 11 14 12 |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 0 0 0 |
| A 0 4 3 2 1 0 0 4 3 2 1 0 0 4 3 2 1 0 0 |
| E 4 3 2 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 |
Okay, here's the fun part... for this part I have included which finger to use on
which note... The proper finger will be located above each note. This part will
really help with your chops... This part is 100orrect :)
2 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 1
| E | |
| B | |
| G | repeat twice |
| D 4 5 4 4 | 4 5 |
| A 2 3 3 2 2 | 2 3 3 2 |
| E 3 2 3 | 3 2 3 |
4 1 3 2 4 3 4 1 2 4 1 1 4 1 3 2 4 3 4 1 2 4 1 2 1 2 4 1 4 3 4 1 2 1 4
| E |
| B |
| G 2 |
| D 5 4 4 2 5 4 4 2 5 2 4 2 |
| A 2 3 3 5 2 2 2 3 3 5 2 3 3 5 5 2 3 5 |
| E 5 5 5 5 |
2 1 2 4 1 4 3 4 1 2 1 4 1 3 1 4 1 1 3 1 4 1 3 2 3 4 1 3 1 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 4
| E |
| B |
| G 2 |
| D 5 2 4 2 4 5 5 7 4 5 7 4 5 4 5 7 |
| A 3 3 5 5 2 3 5 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 3 |
| E 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 |
1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 2 2 2 1 4 1 3 2 4 3 4 1 2 4
| E |
| B |
| G 9 12 11 11 9 |
| D 5 7 7 9 9 10 12 9 9 10 10 12 |
| A 3 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 12 12 |
| E |
1 1 4 1 3 2 4 3 4 1 2 4 1 2 2 2 4 1 4 3 4 1 2 1 4 2 2 2 4 1 4 3 4
| E |
| B 10 10 |
| G 12 11 11 9 12 9 11 9 12 9 11 |
| D 9 9 9 10 10 12 9 10 10 12 12 9 10 12 10 10 12 12 |
| A 12 12 |
| E |
1 2 1 4 1 4 1 3 4 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 1 2 4 1 1 4 1 3 4
| E 15 14 14 12 14 12 15 14 |
| B 12 12 15 13 13 15 12 12 12 15 |
| G 9 14 14 14 14 |
| D 9 10 12 |
| A |
| E |
1 4 1 3 4 2 3 1 4 1 3 4 3 3 1 4 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 3 1 3 full bend.
| E 17 15 14 19 17 17 19 22 22" |
| B 13 13 17 15 15 15 19 17 20 17 17 20 22 19 19 19 |
| G 17 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 2 0 0 2 0 7 |
| D 4 4 2 0 4 4 2 0 5 9 7 7 |
| A 3 2 3 2 0 7 5 4 |
| E 3 2 0 |
Verse 5:
| E 0 0 | |
| B 3 3 3 3 | |
| G 4 4 4 4 0 0 2 4 | play twice 0 |
| D 4 4 4 4 0 | 4 |
| A 2 0 | 5 4 0 |
| E 3 0 | |
| E 0 |
| B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| A 2 5 0 2 5 |
| E 3 0 3 0 |
| E |
| B 0 8 x x 8 8\ 8 x x 8 |
| G 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 x x 9 9\ 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 x x 9 |
| D 4 4 4 5 5 5 9 x x 9 9\ 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 9 x x 9 |
| A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 x x 7 7\ 5 5 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 x x 7 |
| E 2 3 |
| E 6 5 3 5 5 |
| B 8\ 6 6 6 6 5 |
| G 9\ 3 5 7 7 5 5 5 5 |
| D 9\ 2 3 5 5 7 5 5 |
| A 7\ 5 5 0 1 3 5 5 3 3 |
| E 2 3 3 |
| E 6 6 8 8 3 |
| B 5 6 6 6 8 8 3 3 |
| G 5 5 7 10 10 9 7 5 5 |
| D 8 8 10 10 5 |
| A 6 8 8 8 7 5 3 |
| E 6 |
| E 3 2 |
| B 3 3 |
| G 5 2 |
| D 5 4 |
| A 3 5 |
| E |
Before the leaves have fallen
Before we lock the doors
There must be the third and last dance, this one will last forever
Metropolis watches and thoughtfully smiles, she's taken you to your home
It can only take place when the struggle between out children has ended
Now the Miracle and the Sleeper know that the third is love
Love is the Dance of Eternity