Metallica - Just A Bullet Away Tab

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Just a Bullet Away

As recorded by Metallica

(From the 2011 Beyond Magnetic)

Transcribed by ScreamOfSilence

Riff A play 6 times

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
   5 3   6       5 3 5         5 3    6~~                                   
       6                           6                                        

Riff B

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
   5 3   6  5 3   6  5 3   6  5 3   6  5 3   6  5 3   6  5 3   6  3 5       
       6        6        6        6       6        6        6        6 5 3 1

Riff C

                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
   0 000 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 000 0 0 0

Riff D

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
   0 10 11 12 12  0 10 11 12 12  0 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 13  0 10 11 12 12   

Riff Da

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                 5 4         5 4 8 7                                        
   0 10 11 12 12      7 7 6           8                                     

Riff Db

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                    1  1   1   1                                            
                    1  1   1   1                                            
   0 10 11 12 12/   1  1   1   1   1 3 1                                    

Riff E

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1^0 1^0 1^0 1 3 4 5~~                            

Riff F

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1^0 0 1^0    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1^0 0 1^0                  


                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1^0 0 1^0   0 0 0 0 1 3 4 5~~                           

Riff GPlay 4 times

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
   5 3   6 5 3 5                                                            
       6          6 5 3 0                                                   

Play 4 times

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
   7 5   8 7 5 7                                                            
       8         8 7 5 2                                                    

Play 3 times

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
   9 7    10 9 7 9                                                          
       10          10 9 7 4                                                 

Interlude
Acoustic guitar

                                                                            
                                                                            
       5   5^7   7/9   9      0   0     0    0                              
     7   7                  8   8     8    8                                
   0           0     0    6         6                                       
                                                                            

Guitar 1

                                                                            
                                                                            
      15 12         15 12    15 12             15 12         15 12  15 12   
   14      13    14       13       13       14      13   14       13      13
              13                                      13                    
                                                                            


                                                                            
                                                                            
      16 16 13—16B17 16  14 13  14   15 12         15 12    15 12           
   14                                     13    14       13       13—14/    
                                             13                             
                                                                            

Guitar 2

                                                                            
            15B17 17R15^13 15                            15B17 17R15^13 15  
   12/17 14                  15 12               12/17 14                    
                                  13                                        
                                    13 13^15 12                             
                                                                            


                                                                            
         16                       15B17 17R15^13 15                         
   15 12   15 15^17 14    12/17 14                 15 12                    
                                                        13                  
                                                          13 13^15 12       
                                                                            


                                                                            
           15B17 15^13 12     12 13 12      12 13 12                        
   12/17 14              12 12         10 10         9 9   9 10 9  9        
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            


                           13                                               
   13      13   15     15                                                   
      14 14   14  12 12  12  10 10  10 12 9  9                              
                                                                            
                                                 12                         
                                                                            


                                                                            
            15B17 17R15^13 15                            15B17 17R15^13 15  
   12/17 14                  15 12               12/17 14                   
                                  13                                        
                                    13 13^15 12                             
                                                                            


                                              
         16                                   
   15 12   15 15^17 14                        
                                              
                                              
                                              

During the interlude

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8      
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6      
                                                                            

Riff HPlay 2 times

                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 8 
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 
                                                   


                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
    7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2         
    7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2         
    7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2         


                                                                            
                                                                            
   9 9 9 9 11 9 7 7 7 7 9 7 5 5 5 5 7 5                                     
   7 7 7 7  9 7 5 5 5 5 7 5 3 3 3 3 5 3                                     
                                         7 6 5                              
                                               3~~                          

SOLO

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
   12 10 12 12 10 12 10   10 12^13 13 13 13 13 13^15 15                     
                       12                                                   
                                                                            


                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
   10H12 12 12 10 12 10   10 12 12^13 13 13^15 15 15^17 17^19 19 20 19 19   
                       12                                                   
                                                                            


                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
   19 17 19       20 20  20 19 20^22 22 22    19 19 19 17 20                
            17 17                                           17 18 17        
                                                                            


                                                                            
                                                                            
   14^15 15 15 17 17 17^19 20 19                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            


                                                                            
   15A 16A 15A                                                              
                                                                            
              12A 13A 12A                                                   
                          12A 13A 12A                                       
                                                                            


                                                             17 18 20 21B22 
                                           15///  17/// 18///               
                       14//// 15//// 17////                                 
                15                                                          
   13 12  15 13   13 12                                                     
                                                                            

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12/17 14 15 12 12/17 14
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