Metallica - The Day That Never Comes - Death Magnetic
Time took to complete tab:
approx. 12 hours
Software used:
Amazing Slow Downer
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UPDATES:
10/7/08
A part of Lead 1 and Lead 3 was changed to using octaves.
Palm mutes added on Part 6.
A part of the beginning of Lead 7 was re-tabbed to be played on the
D string instead of the G string.
Lead 8 and Part 18 was re-tabbed.
10/26/08
Last 2 measures of Lead 1 was corrected.
Minor correction on the 2nd measure of Lead 2 (A slide was changed
to a hammer-on).
Part 4 was re-tabbed after originally being tabbed on the wrong
strings.
A part of Part 6 and Part 9 was re-tabbed after originally being
tabbed on the wrong strings.
Lead 5 and Part 12 were re-tabbed.
7/11/09
Part 2 was completely retabbed after i got some emails and seeing how they played it
without the b string. Don't ask why they play it like that they just do. Part 3 was also
corrected.
Key:
r return bend
b bend
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
~ vibrato
+ pinched harmonic
x dead note
* palm mute
() ghost note
Song Order for Guitar 1 (James Hetfield):
Part 1 x6
Part 2 x8
Part 3 x4
Part 4 x1
Part 5 x2
Part 2 x4
Part 3 x4
Part 6 x1
Part 7 x1
Part 8 x4
Part 9 x1
Part 4 x1
Part 10 x1
Part 11 x1
Part 7 x1
Part 12 x4
Part 13 x1
Part 14 x2
Part 15 x1
Part 12 x4
Part 16 x1
Part 17 x1
Part 18 x1
Song Order for Guitar 2 (Kirk Hammett):
Lead 1 x1
Lead 2 x1
Lead 3 x1
Lead 2 x1
Lead 4 x1
Lead 5 x2
Lead 6 x1
Lead 6 x1
Lead 7 x1
Lead 5 x2
Lead 8 x1
Part 1 - Clean Electric - Guitar 1
| e | 12 12 12 12 |
| B | 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 |
| G | 14 14 12 12 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 14 14 12 12 |
| B | 15 15 15 15 13 13 13 13 |
| G | 12 12 14 14 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Lead 1 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 2
(Two guitars transcribed into one.)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 /9 |
| D | 7 7 /9 5 |
| A | 5 /7 |
| E | 5 5 /7 3 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 /9 |
| D | 7 7 /9 7 |
| A | 5 /7 |
| E | 5 5 /7 5 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 /9 |
| D | 7 7 /9 5 |
| A | 5 /7 |
| E | 5 5 /7 3 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 /9 |
| D | 7 7 /9 7 |
| A | 5 /7 |
| E | 5 5 /7 5 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 /9 |
| D | 7 7 /9 5~ 5 /7 7 /9 9 /10 |
| A | 5 /7 |
| E | 5 5 /7 3 3 /5 5 /7 7 /8 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 5/7 7 9 9 10 10p7~ 5 7 |
| A | |
| E | 7 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 5 7 9 7 9 10 9 10 12 10 9h10 9~ \ |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 8 |
| G | 7 9 7 7 9 10 9 10 |
| D | 9 10 10 |
| A | |
| E | |
Part 2 - Clean Electric - Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5 4 2 0 0 0 5 4 2 5 5 4 0 2 |
| D | 2 0 0 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 |
| E | 3 0 |
Part 3 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 1
| e | 0 |
| B | 0 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 7 5 2 2 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 7 5 2 2 3 3 3 3 |
| E | 5 5 8 5 3 3 3 5 3 2 0 0 |
Lead 2 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5~ 5h7 5\4 5~ 4h5 4\2 0 5 5~ 5 5~ |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5~ 5h7 5\4 5~ 4h5 4h5 4~ 5 5~ 5 5~ |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Part 4 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 1
* * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 6 |
| A | 0 2 3 5 7 8 8 7~ |
| E | 0 1 4 |
Part 5 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 1
| e | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 0 0 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 2 2 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 2 2 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Lead 3 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 /9 |
| D | 7 7 /9 5 |
| A | 5 /7 |
| E | 5 5 /7 3 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 /9 |
| D | 7 7 /9 7 |
| A | 5 /7 |
| E | 5 5 /7 5 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 /9 |
| D | 7 7 /9 5 |
| A | 5 /7 |
| E | 5 5 /7 3 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 /9 |
| D | 7 7 /9 7 |
| A | 5 /7 |
| E | 5 5 /7 5 |
Part 6 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 1
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 6 5 |
| A | 0 2 3 5 7 8 8 7~ 0 2 3 5 |
| E | 0 1 4 0 1 4 3 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 2 5 4 |
| D | 2 5 4 5 7 |
| A | 0 2 3 0 3 2 0 2 3 5 7 8 8 |
| E | 0 1 4 0 1 4 0 1 4 0 1 4 |
Part 7 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 \ 2 9 \ 2 |
| A | 10 \ 2 9 \ 2 |
| E | 8 \ 0 7 \ 0 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 \ 2 9 \ 2 |
| A | 10 \ 2 9 \ 2 |
| E | 8 \ 0 7 \ 0 |
Part 8 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 1
| e | play this part | |
| B | on the first | |
| G | time only | |
| D | | |
| A | 7 7 | 10 7 10 7 7 10 7 10 |
| E | 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 7 7 10 7 10 9 8 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * *
Part 9 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 4 4 7 4 7 4 4 7 4 7 |
| E | 2 2 5 2 5 2 2 5 2 5 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 4 4 7 4 7 7 9 6 9 |
| E | 2 2 5 2 5 5 7 4 7 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 9 11 7 11 12 9 12 12 12 \ |
| E | 7 9 5 9 10 7 10 10 10 \ |
* * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 6 |
| A | 12 12 12 \ 0 2 3 5 7 8 8 7~ |
| E | 10 10 10 \ 0 1 4 |
Part 10 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 1
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| 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 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 6~ |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| 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 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 6~ |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| 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 0 0 0 0 |
Part 11 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 9 9p7 7 7 7 7p4 4 4 4 4p2 2p0 |
| D | 9 7 5 2 5p2 |
| A | 5 |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 9 9p7 7 7 7 7p4 4 4 4 4p2 7b9 7 4h7 7 |
| D | 9 7 5 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 12 12 12 12p10 10 10 10 10p8 8 8 8 8p7 7p5 5p3 |
| G | 12 11 9 7 5 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 12 12 12 12p10 10 10 10 10p8 8 8 8 8p7 5h7p5 3h5p3 |
| G | 12 11 9 7 5 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 7 7 0 |
| B | 1h3p1 0h1p0 0 5 5 0 |
| G | 4 2 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Lead 4 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 9 9p7 7 7 7 7p4 4 4 4 4p2 2p0 |
| D | 9 7 5 2 5p2 |
| A | 5 |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 9 9p7 7 7 7 7p4 4 4 4 4p2 7b9 7 4h7 7 |
| D | 9 7 5 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 9 9p7 7 7 7 7p4 4 4 4 4p2 2p0 |
| D | 9 7 5 2 5p2 |
| A | 5 |
| E | |
| e | 19 19 19 19p17 17 17 17 17p15 15 15 15p14 12h14p12 |
| B | 20 19 17 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 10h12p10 8h10p8 7h8p7 7 7 0 |
| B | 15 11 12 10 0 5 5 0 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Part 12 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 0h5h7 0h5h7 0h5h7 0h5h7 0h4h7 0h4h7 0 |
Lead 5 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 2
| e | 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 0h5h7 0h5h7 0h5h7 0h5h7 0h4h7 0h4h7 0 |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Part 13 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 1
| e | 7 7 0 0 |
| B | 0 5 5 0 0 |
| G | |
| D | 10 \ 2 9 |
| A | 10 \ 2 9 |
| E | 8 \ 0 7 |
| e | 7 7 0 0 |
| B | 0 5 5 0 0 |
| G | |
| D | 10 \ 2 9 |
| A | 10 \ 2 9 |
| E | 8 \ 0 7 |
Lead 6 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 2
| e | 7 7 0 0 |
| B | 0 5 5 0 0 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Part 14 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 12 |
| A | 9 7 5 2 9 7 5 2 7 9 12 10 /14 12 /9 7 |
| E | 7 5 3 0 7 5 3 0 5 7 10 /12 10 /7 5 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 12 |
| A | 9 7 5 2 9 7 5 2 7 9 12 10 2 5 9 5 |
| E | 7 5 3 0 7 5 3 0 5 7 10 0 3 7 3 |
Lead 7 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 2
(Note: Lead 7 requires a 24 fret guitar.)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 4b 4b 4b 4b 4b 4b 4b 4b 4b 4b 4b 4b 4b 4b 4b 4b 4b 4r 2 4r 2 4r 2 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 9 9b11r9 7 9 7 |
| D | 4~ 7 9 9~ 7 9 9~ 7 9 9 9 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 14 17p15p14 17p15p14 |
| B | 7 8 10 12~ /17 17p15p14 17p15p14 |
| G | 7 9 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 17p15p14 17p15p14 |
| B | 17p15p14 17p15p14 17p15p14 17p15p14 |
| G | 16p14p13 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 15 14 12 14 12 |
| G | 16p14p13 14p13p12 14 16r14 12~ 12~ 12 |
| D | 14 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 11 10 9 8 7 6 |
| D | 13 12 11 10 9 8 7\ |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 8 8 10~ 5 6 |
| B | 8 8 10~ 10 10 10 8b10 9b11 |
| G | 7 7 9~ 9 9 9 |
| D | /9 9 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 14 14 14 14 |
| B | 12 10 12 12 10 12 12 10 12 12 10 12 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 15 15 15 15 |
| B | 13 12 13 13 12 13 13 12 13 13 12 13 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 17 17 17 17 |
| B | 15 13 15 15 13 15 15 13 15 15 13 15 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 19 17 19 17 |
| B | 17 15 17 17 15 17 17 15 17 17 15\ |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 14 14 14 14 |
| B | 12 10 12 12 10 12 12 10 12 12 10 12 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 15 15 15 15 |
| B | 13 12 13 13 12 13 13 12 13 13 12 13 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 17 17 17 17 |
| B | 15 13 15 15 13 15 15 13 15 15 13 15 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 19 17 19 17 |
| B | 17 15 17 17 15 17 17 15 17 17 15 17 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 24p23p22 23p22p21 22p21p20 21p20p19 20p19p18 19p18p17 18p17p16 17p16p15 |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 16p15p14 15p14p13 14p13p12 13p12p11 12p11p10 11p10p9 10p9p8 9p8p7 |
| B | 7 |
| G | 9 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 15 17 19 20 |
| B | 10b12 12 15b17 15 17 |
| G | 7 7 12 /16 |
| D | /9 /14 |
| A | |
| E | |
Part 15 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 1
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Part 16 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 \ 2 9 \ 2 |
| A | 10 \ 2 9 \ 2 |
| E | 8 \ 0 7 \ 0 |
* * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 \ 2 9 \ |
| A | 10 \ 2 9 \ |
| E | 8 \ 0 7 \ 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 |
* * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 \ 2 9 \ |
| A | 10 \ 2 9 \ |
| E | 8 \ 0 7 \ 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 |
Part 17 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 9 10 9 |
| A | 10 9 8 7 5 4 2 10 9 8 7 5 4 2 |
| E | 8 7 3 2 0 8 7 3 2 0 |
* * * * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 7 |
| A | 5 4 5 4 3 5 4 3 5 4 5 4 3 5 4 3 |
| E | 2 5 4 3 5 4 3 2 5 4 3 5 4 3 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 9 |
| A | 10 9 8 7 5 4 2 |
| E | 8 7 3 2 0 |
Part 18 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 8 8 8 8 8 7 |
| E | 0h4h7 0h4h7 0h4h7 0h4h7 8 8 8 8 8 7 |
Lead 8 - Distorted Electric - Guitar 2
| e | 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 0h5h8 |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 0h4h7 0h4h7 0h4h7 0h4h7 |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 8 8 8 8 8 7 |
| E | 8 8 8 8 8 7 |
Chase
| b bend string
| r return bend
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| * palm mute