Awesome song. Listen to the actual recording for timing. Play the whole song with distortion
Prince Charming
As performed on "Reload"
Music by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
Lyrics by James Hetfield
h hammer on
p pull off
b bend
pb pre-bend
r return
PM palm muting
/ slide up
\ slide down
x\ pick scrape
~ vibrating
TR tremelo picking
[] pinch (artificial) harmonics
James Guitar 2
Kirk Guitar 1
Both D'uh
Intro (James)
| eb[ |
| Bb[ |
| Gb[ 5b |
| Db[ 2 5 5 5 5b 5 |
| Ab[ /17\ 2 0h5h7 7~~~~~ 0h5h7 7 5 7~~~~ |
| Eb[ /17\ 0 |
Intro 2 (James)
| eb[ |
| Bb[ |
| Gb[ |
| Db[ 5 5 5 5 |
| Ab[ 0h5h7 0h5h7 0h5h7 0h5h7 |
| Eb[ 0 0 0 0 |
Intro (Kirk)
| eb[ |
| Bb[ |
| Gb[ |
| Db[ 7 5 7 5 5 5h7 |
| Ab[ 2 5 3 5 5 5 5h7 |
| Eb[ 0 |
Main Riff (x2 [Only James 1st time; he plays it under Kirk's intro])
| eb[ |
| Bb[ |
| Gb[ |
| Db[ 5 5 5 5 7b9 7b9 7b9r7 5 |
| Ab[ 0h5h7 0h5h7 0h5h7 0h5h7 7 |
| Eb[ 0 0 0 0 |
Post main riff Kirk does this
| eb[ ] |
| Bb[ ] |
| Gb[ 5 5 5h7 ] |
| Db[ 5 5 5h7 2 ] x\ |
| Ab[ 0 ] x\ |
Little fill thingy (Both)
| eb[ |
| Bb[ |
| Gb[ |
| Db[ 5 5 |
| Ab[ 7 7 5 |
| Eb[ |
Verse (Both, x4) First 3 times 4th time
| eb[ ] [ |
| Bb[ ] [ |
| Gb[ ] [ |
| Db[ 5 ] 5 5 5h7 [ 5 6 7 |
| Ab[ 2 5 7 ] 5 5 5h7 [ 5 6 7 |
| Eb[ 0 0 0 7 0 0 ] [ |
PM.. PM..
Verse fill (Both, x3)
| eb[ |
| Bb[ |
| Gb[ 5 5 |
| Db[ 7 5 7 |
| Ab[ |
| Eb[ |
PM......
Little fill thingy
Verse
Verse fill thingy
Chorus (x2 [Both 1st time, only James 2nd time; Kirk plays main riff])
| eb[ ] |
| Bb[ ] |
| Gb[ ] |
| Db[ 7 5 5 7 ] 5 5 5h7 |
| Ab[ 2 5 3 5 7 ] 5 5 5h7 |
| Eb[ 0 ] |
^^^^^^^^^^
Play this 3 times after 2nd chorus
Main Riff
Little fill thingy
Verse
Verse and Little fill thingies
Verse
Verse and Little fill thingies
Chorus
Pre-solo (Both, x4)
| eb[ |
| Bb[ |
| Gb[ |
| Db[ 5 5 |
| Ab[ 5h7 7 7 |
| Eb[ |
GUITAR SOLO 1 (Kirk, w/ wah pedal)
| eb[ ] |
| Bb[ ] 16br 14 |
| Gb[ ] 16b18r16 14 16br 14 |
| Db[ 4 ] 16 16p14 16 16 16 16p14 16 16 |
| Ab[ ] |
| Eb[ 2 2 ] |
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Play this part a buncha times
| eb[ |
| Bb[ 16 14 16 14 16br 14 |
| Gb[ 16 14 16 14 16br 14 14 16 16b18r16 14 |
| Db[ 16 16 16 |
| Ab[ |
| Eb[ |
Pre-solo (After they play the pre-solo, they play it again, only a step higher, so move
up 2 frets)
Bridge (Both, x4)
| eb[ |
| Bb[ |
| Gb[ |
| Db[ 4 3 2 2 2 |
| Ab[ 4 4 (7) |
| Eb[ 2 2 (5) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
PM... PM... PM... PM...
Main Riff
Verse
Verse and Little fill thingies
Chorus
OUTRO SOLO/GUITAR SOLO 2 (Kirk)
| eb[ |
| Bb[ 12b14r12 12h14 12 12 14 12 |
| Gb[ /12 12 12 12 12 12 12b14r12 12h14 12 12 14 12 |
| Db[ 14 12 14 |
| Ab[ |
| Eb[ |
| eb[ 12 12 12 12 |
| Bb[ 12 12 14 15 14 15b17 15b17 15b17 15b17 |
| Gb[ 12 12 14 15 14 |
| Db[ 14 14~~~~~ |
| Ab[ |
| Eb[ |
| eb[ |
| Bb[ 15b17r15 12 |
| Gb[ 14 12 14 pb16r14 pb16r14 12 12 |
| Db[ 14~~~~~~ 14 12 14 |
| Ab[ |
| Eb[ |
| eb[ |
| Bb[ 12 14b 14b 14b 14b 14b 14b |
| Gb[ 12 14b 14b 14b 14b 14b 14b |
| Db[ 14 12 14 |
| Ab[ |
| Eb[ |
| eb[ |
| Bb[ |
| Gb[ 4 5 4 |
| Db[ 4 5 4 4 5 7 5 4 4 5 7 5 4 4 5 7 5 |
| Ab[ 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 |
| Eb[ |
| eb[ |
| Bb[ 10 10 10 12 10 12 10 12 15 |
| Gb[ 4 5 4 4 5 7 5 7 7/9 |
| Db[ 7 5 7 |
| Ab[ |
| Eb[ |
| eb[ |
| Bb[ 15p12p10 15p12p10 15p12p10 15p12p10 15p12p10 15p12p10 15 15b17~~~ |
| Gb[ |
| Db[ |
| Ab[ |
| Eb[ |
| eb[ 12 15 17b19 17 |
| Bb[ 12 15 17b19 17 |
| Gb[ 16 16 14 16 16 16b 16b 16b 16br 14 12 |
| Db[ 16 16 14 16 16 16b 16b 16b 16br 14 12 |
| Ab[ |
| Eb[ |
Play the rest of the solo with the wah pedal
| eb[ |
| Bb[ 17~~~ 17~~~ 17~~~ 15~~~ |
| Gb[ 12 14b16r14 12~~~~ 16~~~ 16~~~ 16~~~ 14~~~ |
| Db[ 14 12 14 |
| Ab[ |
| Eb[ |
| eb[ |
| Bb[ 17~~~ 17~~~ 17~~~ 20~~~ 17~~~ 17~~~ 17~~~ 17\ |
| Gb[ 16~~~ 16~~~ 16~~~ 19~~~ 16~~~ 16~~~ 16~~~ |
| Db[ |
| Ab[ |
| Eb[ |
TR..........
Tremelo pick the 17 while sliding down
| eb[ |
| Bb[ |
| Gb[ |
| Db[ 5 7 7brbrbrbr |
| Ab[ |
End with the Little fill thingies.
And that's it.
Song structure
Intro
Intro 2
Main Riff
Little fill thingy
Verse
Verse fill thingy
Verse
Verse fill thingy and Little fill thingies
Chorus
Main Riff
Little fill thingy
Verse
Verse fill thingy
Verse
Verse and Little fill thingies
Chorus
Pre-solo
GUITAR SOLO 1
Bridge
Main Riff
Verse
Verse and Little fill thingies
Chorus
OUTRO SOLO/GUITAR SOLO 2
Ending
Peace.