Metallica - Run To The Hills Tab

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Perfromed on the justice tour.
Legend:
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend to note
rb = release bend
/ = slide to fret
~ = vibrato
PM... = palm-muting of dotted sections
x = pick scrape

Each line of tab = 2 bars

Intro - 4 bars drums then:
Lead:

  E         12     12     10~        10     10     12~ 
  B      15b17  15b17  13b15~     13b15  13b15  15b17~ 
  G                                                    
  D                                                    
  A                                                    
  E                                                    
Rhythm:

  E                                                    
  B                                                    
  G                                                    
  D          9      9      7          7      7      9  
  A          7      7      5          5      5      7  
  E                                                    

Lead:

  E          8      8     10~                          
  B      11b13  11b13  13b15~         8      8     10~ 
  G                               10b12  10b12  12b14~ 
  D                                                    
  A                                                    
  E                                                    
Rhythm:

  E                                                    
  B                                                    
  G                                                    
  D          5      5      7                           
  A          3      3      5          5      5      7  
  E                                   3      3      5  

Lead:

  E         12     12     10~        10     10     12~ 
  B      15b17  15b17  13b15~     13b15  13b15  15b17~ 
  G                                                    
  D                                                    
  A                                                    
  E                                                    
Rhythm:

  E                                                    
  B                                                    
  G                                                    
  D          9      9      7          7      7      9  
  A          7      7      5          5      5      7  
  E                                                    
       White     men    came     across   the    sea
Lead:

  E          8      8     10~                          
  B      11b13  11b13  13b15~         8      8     10~ 
  G                               10b12  10b12  12b14~ 
  D                                                    
  A                                                    
  E                                                    
Rhythm:

  E                                                    
  B                                                    
  G                                                    
  D          5      5      7                           
  A          3      3      5          5      5      7  
  E                                   3      3      5  
     He brought   us   pain   and   mi_____se_____ry

Lead:

  E         12     12     10~        10     10     12~ 
  B      15b17  15b17  13b15~     13b15  13b15  15b17~ 
  G                                                    
  D                                                    
  A                                                    
  E                                                    
Rhythm:

  E                                                    
  B                                                    
  G                                                    
  D          9      9      7          7      7      9  
  A          7      7      5          5      5      7  
  E                                                    
     He  killed  our  tribes,  he killed  our   creed

Lead:

  E          8      8     10~                          
  B      11b13  11b13  13b15~         8      8     10~ 
  G                               10b12  10b12  12b14~ 
  D                                                    
  A                                                    
  E                                                    
Rhythm:

  E                                                    
  B                                                    
  G                                                    
  D          5      5      7                           
  A          3      3      5          5      5      7  
  E                                   3      3      5  
      He  took   our   game  for   his    own   need

Lead:

  E         12     12     10~        10     10     12~ 
  B      15b17  15b17  13b15~     13b15  13b15  15b17~ 
  G                                                    
  D                                                    
  A                                                    
  E                                                    
Rhythm:

  E                                                    
  B                                                    
  G                                                    
  D          9      9      7          7      7      9  
  A          7      7      5          5      5      7  
  E                                                    
      We fought him    hard,   we fought  him   well

Lead:

  E          8      8     10~                          
  B      11b13  11b13  13b15~         8      8     10~ 
  G                               10b12  10b12  12b14~ 
  D                                                    
  A                                                    
  E                                                    
Rhythm:

  E                                                    
  B                                                    
  G                                                    
  D          5      5      7                           
  A          3      3      5          5      5      7  
  E                                   3      3      5  
    Out   on     the  plains,  we  gave   him   Hell!

Lead:

  E         12     12     10~        10     10     12~ 
  B      15b17  15b17  13b15~     13b15  13b15  15b17~ 
  G                                                    
  D                                                    
  A                                                    
  E                                                    
Rhythm:

  E                                                    
  B                                                    
  G                                                    
  D          9      9      7          7      7      9  
  A          7      7      5          5      5      7  
  E                                                    
        But  ma__ny    came, too  much   for    Cree

Lead:

  E          8      8     10~                      10~ 
  B      11b13  11b13  13b15~         8      8  13b15~ 
  G                               10b12  10b12         
  D                                                    
  A                                                    
  E                                                    
Rhythm:

  E                                                    
  B                                                    
  G                                                    
  D          5      5      7                        7  
  A          3      3      5          5      5      5  
  E                                   3      3         
     Oh,  will   we     ev__er      be     set   free?

Verse 1 - guitars play from same notation:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A   5  5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 
  E                                                           
PM .........................................................


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A   5  5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 
  E                                                           
PM .........................................................
    Riding   through   dust-clouds   and   barren   wastes


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                    5     5     5     5/   
  A   3  3 3 3  3 3 3  3 3 3  0        3     2     3     2/   
  E                                                           
PM ...........................
    Galloping  hard  on  the  plains___


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A   5  5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 
  E                                                           
PM .........................................................
    Chasing   the   red-skins   back   to   their   holes


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                    5     5     5     5/   
  A   3  3 3 3  3 3 3  3 3 3  0        3     2     3     2/   
  E                                                           
PM ...........................
    Fighting  them at their own  game__


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D     2                          5                          
  A     0                          3                          
  E                                                           
    Murder    for    freedom, a  stab   in   the   back,


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                7                          
  A     3                          5                          
  E     1                                                     
    Women   and   children   and  cowards attack!

Chorus - guitars play from same notation:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      5                                                    
  E      3                                                    
          Run    to    the


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      3                        3  3 3  3    3  3 3  3      
  E      1                        1  1 1  0    1  1 1  0      
       hills!!                (drums)


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D      5                                    5               
  A      3                                    3               
  E                                                           
              Run          for            your


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      5                                                    
  E      3                            0      1      2         
        lives!! (drum roll)


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      5                                                    
  E      3                                                    
          Run    to    the


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      3                        3  3 3  3    3  3 3  3      
  E      1                        1  1 1  0    1  1 1  0      
       hills!!                (drums)


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D      5                                    5               
  A      3                                    2               
  E                                                           
              Run          for            your


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      5                                                    
  E      3                                                    
        lives!! (drum roll)

Verse 2 - guitars play from same notation:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D  7          7          7      7          7          7     
  A  5  5 5 5 5 5  5 5 5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 5 5 5  5 5 5 5 5  5/3
  E                                                           
PM .........................................................
    Soldier     blue     on     the     barren     wastes


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D   5          5          5          5     5     5     5/   
  A   3  3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3 3  3 3     3     2     3     2/   
  E                                                           
PM ...............................
    Hunting and killing their game___


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D  7          7          7      7          7          7     
  A  5  5 5 5 5 5  5 5 5 5 5  5 5 5  5 5 5 5 5  5 5 5 5 5  5/3
  E                                                           
PM .........................................................
    Raping    the    women    and    wasting    the    men


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D   5          5          5          5     5     5     5/   
  A   3  3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3 3  3 3     3     2     3     2/   
  E                                                           
PM ...............................
    The only good Indians are tame___


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D     2                          5                          
  A     0                          3                          
  E                                                           
    Selling  them  whiskey  and  taking  their  gold


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                7                          
  A     3                          5                          
  E     1                                                     
    Enslaving  the  young  and  destroying  the  old

Chorus - guitars play from same notation:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      5                                                    
  E      3                                                    
          Run    to    the


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      3                        3  3 3  3    3  3 3  3      
  E      1                        1  1 1  0    1  1 1  0      
       hills!!                (drums)


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D      5                                    5               
  A      3                                    3               
  E                                                           
              Run          for            your


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      5                                                    
  E      3                            0      1      2         
        lives!! (drum roll)


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      5                                                    
  E      3                                                    
          Run    to    the


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      3                        3  3 3  3    3  3 3  3      
  E      1                        1  1 1  0    1  1 1  0      
       hills!!                (drums)


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D      5                                    5               
  A      3                                    2               
  E                                                           
              Run          for            your


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      5                                                    
  E      3                                     3    5         
        lives!! (drum roll)

Guitar solo:
Lead:
(NB - use a wah pedal for the lead solo section if possible)

  E                  12                                       
  B   15b17~               15   15b17rb 15 12h15p12     12 12 
  G                                                 14        
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E                                                           
Rhythm:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A                                                         2 
  E    0             0     2     3                      3     

Lead:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G   14b16~    14b16rb14  12                                 
  D                            14   14~                       
  A                                                           
  E                                                           
Rhythm:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A   3                              3  2  3  2  3  2  3  2   
  E                                                           

(NB - notation now changed to 1 bar per line)
Lead:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                             12h14p12     12h14p12         
  D   12h14p12     12h14p12              14           14      
  A            14           14                                
  E                                                           
Rhythm:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E    0                                     0     2          

Lead:

  E                              12h15p12      12      12     
  B    12h15p12     12h15p12               15      15      15b
  G             14           14                               
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E                                                           
Rhythm:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A                                                    2      
  E    3                                       3              

Lead:

  E          12  15  12      12                               
  B   b17                15      15   12  15  12      12      
  G                                               14          
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E                                                           
Rhythm:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A    3                                          2           
  E                                                           

Lead:

  E      14b15~                                               
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E                                                           
Rhythm:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A       3     2     3     2     3     2     3     2         
  E                                                           

Lead:

  E    15p12h15p12h15p12h15p12                                
  B                              15p12h15p12h15p12h15p12h     
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E                                                           
Rhythm:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E    0                                     0     2          

Lead:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G    14p12h14p12h14p12h14p12h14                         12  
  D                                 12h14p12h14p12h14         
  A                                                           
  E                                                           
Rhythm:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A                                                    2      
  E    3                                        3             

Lead:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G    14b16                                         rb       
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E                                                           
Rhythm:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A    3                                                      
  E                                                           

Lead:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G    12~                                                    
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E                                                           
Rhythm:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A    3      2      3      2      3      2      3      2     
  E                                                           

Lead:

  E     17~                                                   
  B                      15~                  17~             
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E                                                           
Rhythm:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E      0                                     0      2       

Lead:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G           14~            16~                              
  D                                           14~             
  A                                                           
  E                                                           
Rhythm:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A                                                   2       
  E     3                                      3              

Lead:

  E    17b19                         rb(slowly)                
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E                                                           
Rhythm:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A    3                                             2        
  E                                                           

Lead:

  E    rb(slowly)                                             
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E                                                           
Rhythm:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A    3      2      3      2      3      2      3      2     
  E                                                           

Bridge - guitars play from same notation(NB - notation back to 2 bars per line)


  E                                                     
  B                                                     
  G    2        2        2     4        4        4      
  D    2        2        2     4        4        4      
  A    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   
  E                                                     
PM ...................................................


  E                                                     
  B                                                     
  G    5        5        5     7        7        7      
  D    5        5        5     7        7        7      
  A    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   
  E                                                     
PM ...................................................


  E                                                     
  B                                                     
  G    2        2        2     4        4        4      
  D    2        2        2     4        4        4      
  A    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   
  E                                                     
PM ...................................................


  E                                                     
  B                                                     
  G    5        5        5     7        7        7      
  D    5        5        5     7        7        7      
  A    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   
  E                                                     
PM ...................................................


  E                                                     
  B                                                     
  G    2        2        2     4        4        4      
  D    2        2        2     4        4        4      
  A    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   
  E                                                     
PM ...................................................


  E                                                     
  B                                                     
  G    5        5        5     7        7        7      
  D    5        5        5     7        7        7      
  A    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   
  E                                                     
PM ...................................................


  E                                                     
  B                                                     
  G    2        2        2     4        4        4      
  D    2        2        2     4        4        4      
  A    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   
  E                                                     
PM ...................................................


  E                                                     
  B                                                     
  G    5        5        5     7                        
  D    5        5        5     7           x            
  A    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0           x            
  E                                                     
PM ...................................................

Chorus - guitars play from same notation:

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      5                                                    
  E      3                                                    
          Run    to    the


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      3                        3  3 3  3    3  3 3  3      
  E      1                        1  1 1  0    1  1 1  0      
       hills!!                (drums)


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D      5                                    5               
  A      3                                    3               
  E                                                           
              Run          for            your


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      5                                                    
  E      3                            0      1      2         
        lives!! (drum roll)


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      5                                                    
  E      3                                                    
          Run    to    the


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      3                        3  3 3  3    3  3 3  3      
  E      1                        1  1 1  0    1  1 1  0      
       hills!!                (drums)


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D      5                                    5               
  A      3                                    2               
  E                                                           
              Run          for            your


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      5                                                    
  E      3                                                    
        lives!! (drum roll)


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      5                                                    
  E      3                                                    
          Run    to    the


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      3                        3  3 3  3    3  3 3  3      
  E      1                        1  1 1  0    1  1 1  0      
       hills!!                (drums)


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D      5                                    5               
  A      3                                    3               
  E                                                           
              Run          for            your


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      5                                                    
  E      3                            0      1      2         
        lives!! (drum roll)


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      5                                                    
  E      3                                                    
          Run    to    the


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      3                        3  3 3  3    3  3 3  3      
  E      1                        1  1 1  0    1  1 1  0      
       hills!!                (drums)


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D      5                                    5               
  A      3                                    2               
  E                                                           
              Run          for            your


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A      5 (very fast                                         
  E      3  strumming)                                        
        lives!!
Enjoy!
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E	12 12 10~ 10 10 12~
B	15b17 15b17 13b15~ 13b15 13b15 15b17~
G
D
A
E
E
B
G
D	7 7 7 7 7 7
A	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/3
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