Metallica - The Small Hours Tab

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Band- Metallica
Song- The Small Hours

tr I (D G C F A D) - 'James Hetfield - Clean electric'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'James Hetfield - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Kirk Hammett - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr IV (D G C F A D) - 'Kirk Hammett - Lead w/dist'

 Intro  Q=90
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W             E E  E E  E E  E E    E E  E E  E E  E E

                                                        
            o    7    8    7    8     7    8    7    8  
              10   10   10   10    10   10   10   10    
                                                        
            o                                           
                                                        
            |-Riff A
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E

                                     
     6   7   6   7    6   7   6   7 o
   9   9   9   9    9   9   9   9    
                                     
                                    o
                                     
                          end Riff A-|
   W          +W

   ^0         (0)        
   ^6         (6)        
   ^9         (9)        
                         
                         
                         
|-Fill 1      end Fill 1-|
|
| Gtrs II, III
|  <
|  W          +W

                         
                         
                         
    2         (2)        
    2         (2)        
    0         (0)        

Riff A x1.5
W/Riff A (last 2 bars only)  Gtr II
       <
                                 ~~~~
  Q    Q    +H           +Q     +Q     +E   +S      +S  S  E.

                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
       12   (12)        (12)   (12)   (12) (12)b13r(12) x 12\   

 Pre-Verse
W/Riff A (last 2 bars only)  Gtr II
  PM|         PM|       PM|         PM|
  E E S S S S E E Q     E E S S S S E E Q

                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
   2 2 4s5 4s5 2 2 5    2 2 4s5 4s5 2 2 5   
   0 0 2s3 2s3 0 0 3    0 0 2s3 2s3 0 0 3   

                       2/4
                      Gtrs II, III
  PM|         PM|
  E E S S S S E E Q     S S E S E.

                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
   2 2 4s5 4s5 2 2 5    5 4   4 3  
   0 0 2s3 2s3 0 0 3    3 2   2 1  
|
| E E E   E   E E E E   H

                                   
     6     7     6   7             
   9   9       9   9               
                                   
                                   
                                   

 4/4
  PM|         PM|      PM|         PM|
  E E S S S S E E Q    E E S S S S E E Q

                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
   2 2 4s5 4s5 2 2 5   2 2 4s5 4s5 2 2 5  
   0 0 2s3 2s3 0 0 3   0 0 2s3 2s3 0 0 3  
|-Rhy Fig 1                 end Rhy Fig 1-|

                      2/4
  PM|         PM|
  E E S S S S E E Q    S S E S E.

                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
   2 2 4s5 4s5 2 2 5   5 4   4 3  
   0 0 2s3 2s3 0 0 3   3 2   2 1  

   Verses    $
   4/4


    
  o 
||-- Rhy Fig 1 x2

    
  o 
    

  Gtrs II, III
  A5         G5   F#5
  W          H    Q  Q
  |          |    |  |
  /          /    /  x
|----------|------------|
|-Rhy Fig 2          ---|

Rhy Fig 1 x3

Rhy Fig 2

Rhy Fig 1

  E E Q  +E  E E E   +E  E E E +E  E E   +E

                                             
                                             
                4S7  (7) 4   4 (4)           
                                             
   x x 2  (2) 0 2S5  (5) 2 0 2 (2) 0         
   x x 0  (0)                        2b3r(2) 
|-Rhy Fig 3 (play 1st time only)

  E E Q  +E  E E E   +E  E E E E S  S Q

                                          
                                          
                4S7  (7) 4   9 x 9s11 9\  
                                          
   x x 2  (2) 0 2S5  (5) 2 0 7 x 7s 9 7\  
   x x 0  (0)                             
                            end Rhy Fig 3-|

 ChorusRhy Fig 3 x1.5

                      1.
              To Coda  E S S Q  +E  E E E   +E  E E E E S  S Q

                                            
                                            
                  4S7  (7) 4   9 x 9s11 9\  
                                            
   x x x 2  (2) 0 2S5  (5) 2 0 7 x 7s 9 7\  
   x x x 0  (0)                             

Rhy Fig 1

                                      2.
                      2/4            4/4
  PM|         PM|
  E E S S S S E E Q    S S E S E.       E  E E E E S  S Q

                                                          
                                  o                        
                                     (7) 4   9 x 9s11 9\  
                                                          
   2 2 4s5 4s5 2 2 5   5 4   4 3  o   (5) 2 0 7 x 7s 9 7\  
   0 0 2s3 2s3 0 0 3   3 2   2 1                          

    Gtrs II, III
    E5                F5         G5   F5       E5
    W                 H       +E E +S E.       W
    |                 |        | |  | |        |
    /                 /        / /  / /        /

    Gtr I
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E  E E  E    E  4x W

                                                 
  o   6   7   6   7    6   7    6       7 o       
    9   9   9   9    9   9    9    9        0    
                                                 
  o                                       o       
                                                 

    Faster Q=184
    Gtrs II, Gtr III enters on 3 + 4
    PM----------------------------|    PM--|
    E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S Q  E S S Q

                                               
  o                                            
                                               
                                   3        5  
  o                                1        3  
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0    0 0 0    
 |-Rhy Fig 4

  PM----------------------------|    PM------|
  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S Q  E S S E E  4x

                                                
                                               o
                                                
                                  3             
                                  1            o
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0    0 0 0 3 2  
                                  end Rhy Fig 4-|

 Guitar Solow/Rhy Fig 4 x6
  Gtr IV
  PM------------|   ~       PM----------|
  E E   E E   E E   Q       E E   E E E E   E E

                                                
                 3   5                  3   5 3 
           2   4                    2 4         
   2 4   5                  2 4   5             
                                                
                                                

   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   Q       Q       Q       Q

                                   
   [5]     [5]     [5]     [5]     
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   

   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   Q       Q   Q     E E    S S S S  S S S S  S S S S  S S S S

                                                               
   [5]     [5]  5     5 0  10 7 0 0 10 7 0 0 10 7 0 0 10 7 0 0 
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               

   S S S S  S S S S  S S S S  S S S S

                                       
   10 7 0 0 10 7 0 0 10 7 0 0 10 7 0 0 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

                                                                     ~~~~~
                                                                                |--3--|
   S S S S  S S S S  S S S S  S  S S S    S  S S  S      +S    S  E  Q          E  E  E

                                                 12b14  (12)r       15b17            14 
   10 7 0 0 11 8 0 0 12 9 0 0 13 10 0 0  14 11 0              15 12               15    
                                                                              /16       
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        

   |---3---|    |---3---|    |---3---|
   E  E    E    E  E    E    E  E    E    S  S  E

   17 15   14   15p14        14                      
                        17      17   15   14h15p14   
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     

   |---3---|    |--3--|  |---3---|    |---3---|
   E  E    E    E  E  E  E  E    E    E  E    E

   17 15   14   15p14    14                      
                      17    17   17   15p14   12 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 

                                                                              ~~     PM|
   |---3---|    |---3---|    |---3---|    |---3---|      |---3---|    |-3--|
   E  E    E    E  E    E    E  E    E    E  E    E      E  E    E    E  E E  Q      E  E

                                                                                            
   14 12        12                                                                          
           14      14   13   14 13   11   14 13   11                                        
                                                        14 13   11                          
                                                                     14 12                  
                                                                             12     12 14   

   E  E    E  E    E  E    S  S  E

                                      
                      14              
                   12 14   14p12      
           12 14                 14   
   12 14                              
                                      

   E  E    S  S  E  E  E    S  S  E    E  E    E  E    E  E    E  E

                                                                      
   12 14            12 14             14p12      14p  12      14p12   
   12 14   14p12    12 14   14p12     14p12      14p  12      14p12   
                 14               14          14         14           
                                                                      
                                                                      

                 ~~~~~
   E  E    E  E  Q         E  E    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S

                              12  15 14 12    14 12       12                      
      14   12    15b17     15              15       15 13    15 13 12 15 13 12 13 
      14   12                                                                     
   14         14                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  

   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S

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

               |---3---|    |---3---|    |---3---|
   S  S  S  S  E  E    E    E  E    E    E  E    E

                                                      
                                                      
   11 12 14 12 14 12   11   12p11        11           
                                    14      14   12   
                                                      
                                                      

                                       PM------------------|
   |---3---|    |--3--|
   E  E    E    E  E  E  E  E    E E   E E   E E   E E   E E

                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
   14 12   11   14 12    12 11           4   5     4 5     4    
                      14         12s7  5       5         5      
                                                                

                                     |---3---|
  E E   E E E E   E E    S  S  S  S  E  E    E    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S

                                                                         
                        14p12    12 15 14   15   17 15 17 17 19 17 19 19 
                              14                                         
   5     4 5   4   5s7                                                   
     5       5                                                           
                                                                         

   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  Q

                           19    19 22 22b26   
   20 20 20 20 22 22 20 22    22               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               

  Gtrs II, III
  PM----------------------------|    PM--|      PM--------------------|
  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S Q  E S S Q    E S S E S S E S S E S S

                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                  3        5                           
                                  1        3                           
   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 

  PM--|    PM--|      PM----------------------------|    PM--|
  E S S Q  E S S Q    E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S Q  E S S Q

                                                                  
                                                                  
                                                                  
         4        6                                  5        7   
         2        4                                  3        5   
   0 0 0    0 0 0     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0    0 0 0     

                                      H.=H
                          Gtr III
                            E      Em7 E    Em7
  W                         E  S S Q   E  E Q
                            |  | | |   |  | |
                            o  / / /   o  / /

                          Gtr II
  PM-----------------------------|     PM-|
  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E  S S Q   E  E Q     D.S. al Coda

                                               
                                               
                                   9        9  
                                   9        9  
                                   7        7  
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0  0 0     0  0    

  A Tempo Q=90
                       Gtrs II, III
  &
                          G5               F#5
                                   |---3---|
   W                      H       +Q   Q   Q
                          |        |   |   |
                          /        /   /   /

  Gtrs II, III         Gtr I
   E  E E E E S  S Q

                                              
                        
   (7) 4   9 x 9s11 9\   w/Riff A last 2 bars x3
                        
   (5) 2 0 7 x 7s 9 7\  
                        

  E5           F#5       G5               F#5
           |---3---|              |---3---|
  H       +Q   Q   Q     H       +Q   Q   Q
  |        |   |   |     |        |   |   |
  /        /   /   /     /        /   /   /
|----------------------|------------------------|

  Bb5                E5
  H.           Q     W                 +W                 +W          +W
  |            |     |                  |                  |           |
  /            /     /                  /                  /           /
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------|--------*|
                                                        |-w/Fill 1
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2 2 4s5 4s5 2 2 5	2 2 4s5 4s5 2 2 5
0 0 2s3 2s3 0 0 3	0 0 2s3 2s3 0 0 3


4S7	(7) 4 4 (4)

x x 2 (2) 0 2S5	(5) 2 0 2 (2) 0
x x 0 (0)	2b3r(2)


4S7	(7) 4 9 x 9s11 9\

x x 2 (2) 0 2S5	(5) 2 0 7 x 7s 9 7\
x x 0 (0)


4S7	(7) 4 9 x 9s11 9\

x x x 2 (2) 0 2S5	(5) 2 0 7 x 7s 9 7\
x x x 0 (0)

	o
		(7) 4 9 x 9s11 9\

2 2 4s5 4s5 2 2 5	5 4 4 3 o	(5) 2 0 7 x 7s 9 7\
0 0 2s3 2s3 0 0 3	3 2 2 1
	12b14 (12)r 15b17 14
10 7 0 0 11 8 0 0 12 9 0 0 13 10 0 0	14 11 0 15 12 15
	/16

12 14 12 14	14p12 14p 12 14p12
12 14 14p12 12 14 14p12	14p12 14p 12 14p12
14 14	14 14
12	15 14 12 14 12 12
14 12 15b17 15	15 15 13 15 13 12 15 13 12 13
14 12
14 14



	3 5
	1 3
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