Metallica - The Memory Remains Live Tab

Tune all guitars 1/2 step down

It's a kind of hard song to play with all the solo's, but this is how it's played on the album

It's hard to tab, just listen to the song and then you'll find out.

  Intro (james)

eb
bb
gb 7 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10
db 7 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10
ab 5 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 8
eb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  PM     ...             ...             ...        .

  Riff A

eb
bb
gb
db 5 7 7bfp5 5 7 7fbp5
ab 5h7~~ 7 5h7 7~~ 7~~ 5h7~~ 7 5h7 7~~
eb 0 0 0

                                End Riff A   Rhy.fill 1A    Harm

eb
bb
gb
db 5 7 7bfp5 5 5 2
ab 5h7~~ 7 5h7 7 2 2
eb 0 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3/12

  Verse

eb
bb
gb
db 5 7 7bfp5 7fb 5 7 7bfp5
ab 5h7~~ 7 5h7 7~~ 7~~ 5h7~~ 7 5h7 5h7~~ 7 5h7
eb 0 0 0 0
eb
bb
gb
db 5 5 5 7 7bfp5 7fb
ab 2 5h7~~ 7 5h7~~ 7~~ 5h7~~ 7 5h7 7~~
eb 3 0 0 0
eb
bb
gb
db 5 5 7 7bfp5 5 5 2
ab 5 5h7~~ 7 5h7 7~~ 7 2 2
eb 5h7 0 3 0

  Chorus rhy.fig1                 end fig 1       fill2 end

eb
bb
gb 7 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 7 9 9 7 7 9
db 7 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 7 5 7 5 7 9 9 7 7 9
ab 5 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 5 5 7
eb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  PM     ...              ...            ...                      ...            ...

        1.Time   end chorus   W/riff A        

eb
bb 12 12 14bhr 12 12 14 14bhr
gb 9 7 7 9 9 7 10 14fbr 12 12 12 14bhr 12 12 14 14bhr
db 9 7 7 9 9 7 10 14~~ 12h14 14 14
ab 7 5 5 7 7 5 8
eb 0 0
  PM         ...
eb 12 12
bb 12 12 14bh 14bhr 12 12 12 15hb 15 12
gb 12 12 14bh 14bhr 12 12 14fb 14fbp12
db 14 14 14
ab
eb
  W/rhy.fill 1A
eb 15\\
bb 12b x 12 12 12 12 12 15\\
gb 12b x 12 12 12 12 12
db 14 14
ab
eb

  2.Time after chorus          -Rhy.fig 2                               end rhy.fig2

eb
bb .
gb 10~~ 12fbr . 0 0
db 10 10 12 . 2 4 0 7 4
ab 8 /10 . 2 2h3 2 3p2 2h3 /5 2
eb 0 3
  PM                                .         .         .

  Riff B

eb 12 14 15 15 17 14
bb 12 12h13 12 13p12 15 12h13 /15 12
gb 12
db 14
ab
eb

  Played with rhy.fig 2 3 times and together with riff B 4 times during "na na na na"

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bb 7h8 7~~ 8 7 /10 10 8p7 7h8 7~~ 8 7 8~~ (8\) /10 10 10fbr 8~~
gb /9 7~~ 9 9~~ 9/ \9
db
ab
eb
eb
bb 8~~ (8\) 7h8 7~~ 8 7 /10 10 8p7 7h8 7~~ 8 7 8~~ /10 10
gb /9 7~~ (7\) /7 7 5p4 9 9~~ 9\ /9 /7 7
db /5 7/9 7~~ 9 7 5~~ (5\) 5 5~~ 5\ /5 7/9 7~~ 9 7 9~~
ab
eb
            end  The part where it goes "drift away fade away little...."with rhy.fig1
eb
bb 10fbr 8~~ . 10 10 14hbp12 14hbp12
gb 7fbr . 12fb 12fb 14fbp 12 12 12 14hbp12 14hbp12
db 9~~ . 14 14~~~~ 12
ab . 14 12
eb
eb
bb 14hbr 12 14hbr 12 12~~ 17 (17) 15 14hbr 12
gb 14hbr 12 14hbr 12 14fbr 12~~ /16 16 \12 12 14 14nbr 12
db 14~ 14~14~ 14~~
ab
eb
eb 12
bb 12 14 14p12 12
gb 14 14 12h14p12 12 14fb 12 12 12 14fb
db 14 12 14 14~~ 12 14 14~~ 14
ab
eb
  end on "memory remains"    part "ash to ash, dust to dust...."
eb
bb 15 12 .
gb 14 12\ .
db . 5 5 5 5 5
ab . 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
eb 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
  PM                           .....................         ..............harmed

                            Last solo W/wah wah    

eb
bb . 12 14 14hbp12 14fb
gb . 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12~~ 12 14 14hbp12 14fb
db . 14~~
ab .
eb 7 7 7 7 7 12 12 12 12
    harmed               PM ........            
eb 12
bb 14hbr 12 12 14 14hbr 12 12 12 15fb
gb 2 2fb 2fb 0 0 14hbr 12 12 14 14hbr 12 12 14fb
db 2 2~~ 0 14 14 14
ab
eb
eb 12 13\ 15 (15\)
bb 15 12 13\ 15 (15\)
gb 14fbp12 and then "na na na na na na na......" end
db
ab
eb
  H = Hammer on   P = Pull off  FB = Full bend  HB = Half bend FBR = Full bend and then release HBR = Half bend and then release HBP = Half bend and then pull off FBP = Full bend and then pull off  PM = Palm mute

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