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Hetfield clean eerie arpeggios – Acoustic guitar

  E                                                      
  B                                                      
  A          0                        0             2      x5
  D             4             4           4       0       
  A      7               72      3s5                     
  E  0                                      3s2          

On the sixth time through play this then fade out

  E                                                      
  B                                                      
  A          0                        0                  
  D             4             4           4          0    
  A      7               72      3s5             4       
  E  0                                      3s5          

Hetfield classical style chord picking – Electric guitar

  E                                                      
  B   7h8         7      5     4                         
  A        9                         0           0       
  D           9      7      5      4     4     5          
  A                            2           3        2    
  E   0                                                  


  E                            0        0—7p0                 (12)   
  B               7      5— 4         0        0     0       0    (12)
  A     0                         0              0        0          
  D  4     4         7   5— 4                                         
  A           2   6                                                  
  E                            0                       0             


  E                                                     
  B  1           1     3       5           7            
  A        2        2     0          0           0      
  D     2     2                   5     5     7     7   
  A  0           0     2       3           5            
  E                                                     

Hetfield Heavy down picking

  E                                                       
  B                                                       
  A                                                       
  D      5 s 4                                            
  A      3   2         5s7     7      6     5        5  7 
  E  0          0   0       0— 5   0  4  0  3    5s7      
  Pm         pm----      pm      pm    pm


  E                                                             
  B                                                             
  A                                                               x4
  D      5 s 4                                                  
  A      3   2         5s7     7      6     5     8  7     5  7 
  E  0          0  0        0  5   0  4  0  3     6  5  0  3  5 
  Pm         pm pm       pm      pm    pm       pm-------------
Hetfield fast heavy riff

  E                                                                  
  B                                                                  
  A                                                                  
  D             5 s 4                                                
  A             3   2         3        2        8  8s7              5
  E  0   0  0           0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  6  6 5  0  0  0— 0— 3
  Pm-------          pm---    pm---     pm---         pm---------


  E                                                                  
  B                                                                  
  A                                                                  
  D            5  4                                                  
  A            3  2       3        2           2              5     5
  E  0   0  0       0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3—0 0 3
  Pm-------      pm---    pm---     pm------    pm---------   pm—

Hammett – solo 1

  E                                                           
  B               7  8      bd                         12  12 
  A            9        (11) (9)p7   9~~~~~~~~~~       12  14 
  D         9                                    12s14        
  A—7s9h10                                                    
  E                                                           


  E                               7                  10 12(14)(12)p10
  B    12           12            7h8p7         10 12       bd       
  A—14(16)—14p12    12                  9 7 9s11                     
  D   bu         14     14~~~~~~~~                                    
  A                                                                  
  E                                                                  


  E—12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~         
  B                             
  A                             
  D                             
  A                             
  E                             

Hammett – solo 2 with wah wah

  E                           12     12     12     12     12      12  
  B    15     15   12    15(17) 15(17) 15(17) 15(17) 15(17) 15(17)    
  A—14(16)—14(16)  12                                                 
  D   bu              14                                              
  A                                                                   
  E                                                                   


  E      12     12  17p15p14 17p15p14 17p15p14 17p15p14 15p14p12      
  B 15(17) 15(17)                                                     
  A                                                                   
  D                                                                   
  A                                                                   
  E                                                                   


  E 14p12   12                                                        
  B      15   15p12 15p12     12h15p12— 12h15p12—12h15p12— 12h15p12   
  A                       14          14        14       14        14 
  D                                                                   
  A                                                                   
  E                                                                   

  E                             
  B—15(17)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
  A  bu                         
  D                             
  A                             
  E                             

Hammett – solo 3

  E                                                  
  B                                                  
  A         7   7 9s 11~~~~~~~~~~        11h12h11     
  D     7 9   9                                  12  
  A 7h9                                              
  E                                                  


  E                          14 15p14                14 15 17 
  B                      12           15    17 17 17          
  A             12 14s16                 14                   
  D  14      14                                               
  A      /14                                                  
  E                                                           


  E—17(19)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
  B                          
  A                          
  D                          
  A                          
  E                          

Hammett - solo 4

  E                                                                
  B       7 8—7h8p7      13 12  10            8 7                  
  A  9  9           9  8           12  11          8  9~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  D                                      10 9                      
  A                                                                
  E                                                                


  E                 7s10  8   8   10   12—14(15)  (14)  12~~~~~~~~~
  B        7 8  10                          bu   bd                
  A  9   9                                                         
  D                                                                
  A                                                                
  E                                                                

Hammett – solo 5

  E 19p17p0 17p15p0 15p13p0 17p15p0 15p13p0 13p12p0  15p13p0 13p12p0  
  B                                                                   
  A                                                                   
  D                                                                   
  A                                                                   
  E                                                                   


  E 12p10p0 13p12p0 12p10p0 10p8p0  12p10p0 10p8p0 8p7p0 10p0 8p0 7p0 
  B                                                                   
  A                                                                   
  D                                                                   
  A                                                                   
  E                                                                   


  E—5p0                                                      
  B       0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(keep scooping with whammy bar) 
  A                                                          
  D                                                          
  A                                                          
  E                                                          

Hammett – solo 6

  E 19p15      15 19p15 19p15— 19p15— 19p15  17p14      14 17p14      
  B      17  17              17    17             15— 15              
  A        16                                       14                
  D                                                                   
  A                                                                   
  E                                                                   


  E 17p14   17p14   17p14  15p12      12 15p12 15p12  15p12—  15p12  
  B      15      15             13  13              13      13       
  A                               12                                 
  D                                                                  
  A                                                                  
  E                                                                  


  E—19 19 19 17 17 17 15 15 15 14 14 14 17 17 17 15 15 15 14 14 14 12  
  B                                                                    
  A                                                                    
  D                                                                    
  A                                                                    
  E                                                                    


  E  12 12  15 15 15 14 14 14 12 12 12 10 10 10 12  
  B                                                 
  A                                                 
  D                                                 
  A                                                 
  E                                                 


  E—22(24)— 22(24)— 22(24)— 22(24)— 22(24)— 22(24)— 22(24)— 22(24)—    
  B  bu      bu      bu      bu      bu      bu      bu      bu        
  A                                                                    
  D                                                                    
  A                                                                    
  E                                                                    


  E 22(24)— 22(24)  24 22 20 19 22 20 19 17 20 19 17   19 17       
  B  bu      bu                                      20      20 19 
  A                                                                
  D                                                                
  A                                                                
  E                                                                


  E 17                                                    
  B    20   19   17   20   19   17     17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
  A                                19                     
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E

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E	0 0—7p0	(12)
B 7 5— 4	0 0 0	0 (12)
A 0	0 0	0
D 4 4 7 5— 4
A 2 6
E	0	0

E
B
A		x4
D 5 s 4
A 3 2 5s7 7	6 5 8 7 5 7
E 0 0 0 0 5	0 4 0 3 6 5 0 3 5

E
B
A
D 5 s 4
A 3 2 3 2	8 8s7 5
E 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0	0 0 6 6 5 0 0 0— 0— 3

E
B
A
D 5 4
A 3 2 3 2	2 5 5
E 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3—0 0 3

E
B 7 8 bd	12 12
A 9 (11) (9)p7	9~~~~~~~~~~ 12 14
D 9	12s14
A—7s9h10
E

E	7 10 12(14)(12)p10
B 12 12	7h8p7 10 12 bd
A—14(16)—14p12 12	9 7 9s11
D bu 14 14~~~~~~~~
A
E

E	12 12 12 12 12 12
B 15 15 12	15(17) 15(17) 15(17) 15(17) 15(17) 15(17)
A—14(16)—14(16) 12
D bu 14
A
E

E 12 12	17p15p14 17p15p14 17p15p14 17p15p14 15p14p12
B 15(17) 15(17)
A
D
A
E

E 14p12 12
B 15 15p12 15p12	12h15p12— 12h15p12—12h15p12— 12h15p12
A 14	14 14 14 14
D
A
E

E
B 7 8—7h8p7	13 12 10	8 7
A 9 9 9	8 12	11 8	9~~~~~~~~~~~~~
D		10 9
A
E

E 7s10	8 8 10	12—14(15) (14)	12~~~~~~~~~
B 7 8 10		bu bd
A 9 9
D
A
E

E 19p17p0 17p15p0 15p13p0 17p15p0 15p13p0 13p12p0	15p13p0 13p12p0
B
A
D
A
E

E 12p10p0 13p12p0 12p10p0 10p8p0	12p10p0 10p8p0 8p7p0 10p0 8p0 7p0
B
A
D
A
E

E 19p15 15 19p15 19p15— 19p15— 19p15	17p14 14 17p14
B 17 17 17 17	15— 15
A 16	14
D
A
E

E 17p14 17p14 17p14	15p12 12 15p12 15p12 15p12— 15p12
B 15 15	13 13 13 13
A	12
D
A
E

E 22(24)— 22(24)	24 22 20 19 22 20 19 17 20 19 17 19 17
B bu bu	20 20 19
A
D
A
E