xBand Name:Metallica Song:Some Kind of Monster Album:St. Anger Author:Darren E-Mail:[email protected] The tuning is Drop D, tuned 1 more whole step down (C G C F A D).You'll have to listen to the song to hear how to place everything.Timing isn't exact, but I tried getting it close.Listen to the song to get it exact. [Intro] Play this twice a with clean tone: e|----------------|---------------|---------------| B|----------------|---------------|---------------| G|----------------|---------------|---------------| D|----------------|---------------|---------------| A|----------------|---------------|---------------| E|-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---| PM--------- PM-------- PM---------- e|----------------|---------------|---------------| B|----------------|---------------|---------------| G|----------------|---------------|---------------| D|----------------|---------------|---------------| A|----------------|---------------|---------------| E|-0-0-0-3-5-0----|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-------| PM----------- PM-------- PM-------------- Basically the intro only heavily distorted: e|----------------|---------------|---------------| B|----------------|---------------|---------------| G|----------------|---------------|---------------| D|----------------|---------------|---------------| A|----------------|---------------|---------------| E|-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---| e|----------------|---------------|---------------| B|----------------|---------------|---------------| G|----------------|---------------|---------------| D|----------------|---------------|---------------| A|----------------|---------------|---------------| E|-0-0-0-3-5-0----|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-------| e|----------------|---------------|---------------| B|----------------|---------------|---------------| G|----------------|---------------|---------------| D|----------------|---------------|---------------| A|-3-3-3-5-0------|-3-3-3-5-0-----|-3-3-3-5-0-----| E|-3-3-3-5-0------|-3-3-3-5-0-----|-3-3-3-5-0-----| James plays this with some effect: e|----------------| |----------------| B|----------------| |----------------| G|-------12-------| |-------12-12b---| D|-12-15----12----|<---6x then: |-12-15----------| A|----------------| |----------------| E|----------------| |----------------| e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|-3-3-3-5-0------| E|-3-3-3-5-0------| e|----------------|---------------|---------------| B|----------------|---------------|---------------| G|----------------|---------------|---------------| D|----------------|---------------|---------------| A|----------------|---------------|---------------| E|-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---| e|----------------|---------------|---------------| B|----------------|---------------|---------------| G|----------------|---------------|---------------| D|----------------|---------------|---------------| A|----------------|---------------|---------------| E|-0-0-0-3-5-0----|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-------| e|----------------| |----------------| B|----------------| |----------------| G|-------12-------| |-------12-12b---| D|-12-15----12----|<---6x then: |-12-15----------| A|----------------| |----------------| E|----------------| |----------------| [Lead Verse Riff] e|----------------|---------------|---------------| B|----------------|---------------|---------------| G|----------------|---------------|---------------| D|----------------|---------------|---------------| A|----------------|---------------|---------------| E|-0-0-12-0-12-12-|0--------------|---------------| Kirk plays this under James's Lead riff for the verse e|----------------|---------------|---------------| B|----------------|---------------|---------------| G|----------------|---------------|---------------| D|-2b-------------|---------------|-2b------------| A|----------------|---------------|---------------| E|----------------|---------------|---------------| [Chorus 1] e|----------------|---------------| B|----------------|---------------| G|----------------|---------------| D|----------------|---------------| A|----------------|---------------| E|-0-0-12-0-12-12-|0--------------| e|----------------|---------------| B|----------------|---------------| G|----------------|---------------| D|----------------|---------------| A|-----3-2--------|-----3-2-------| E|-0-0-3-2-0------|-0-0-3-2-0-----| e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-------15b------|<--8x then go back and play the verse A|----------------| E|0---0-----------| Chorus One> [Chorus 2] e|----------------|---------------| B|----------------|---------------| G|----------------|---------------| D|----------------|---------------|<---Play twice A|----------------|---1-1-2-2-----| E|-0---0---0---0--|-0-1-1-2-2-----| When James starts singing "We the people" you play this: e|----------------|---------------| B|----------------|---------------| G|----------------|---------------| D|----------------|---------------| A|----------------|---------------| E|-3-5-0-0-3-5-0--|-3-5-0-0-3-5-0-| After James says "Are we the people?" play this mixed with the riff above: e|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| B|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| G|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| D|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| A|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| E|-3-5-0-3-5-0----|Above riff here|-3-5-0-3-5-0---| Above riff here| Then: e|----------------|---------------| B|----------------|---------------| G|----------------|---------------| D|----------------|---------------|(x2) A|----------------|---1-1-2-2-----| E|-0---0---0---0--|-0-1-1-2-2-----| e|----------------|---------------|---------------| B|----------------|---------------|---------------| G|----------------|---------------|---------------| D|----------------|---------------|---------------|<---Then approx. 4-5 times A|----------------|---------------|---------------| E|-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---| Then play this twice: e|----------------|---------------|---------------| B|----------------|---------------|---------------| G|----------------|---------------|---------------| D|----------------|---------------|---------------| A|----------------|---------------|---------------| E|-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---| e|----------------|---------------|---------------| B|----------------|---------------|---------------| G|----------------|---------------|---------------| D|----------------|---------------|---------------| A|----------------|---------------|---------------| E|-0-0-0-3-5-0----|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-------| [Chorus 2] Back to verse, then chorus 1, verse, Chorus 2 then: e|----------------|---------------| B|----------------|---------------| G|----------------|---------------| D|----------------|---------------| A|----------------|---------------| E|-0-0-12-0-12-12-|0--------------| e|-------------------|--------------------| B|-------------------|--------------------| G|-------------------|--------------------| D|-------3-----------|-------3------------|(6x) A|-------------------|--------------------| E|-0-2/3---0-0-0-1---|-0-2/3---0-0-0-1-1-1| Play this when James is singing the stuff like "This is the Cloud that swallows trust" e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|-3-5-5-3-5-5----| I don't know what to play when the guys are chanting "Ominous I'm in us". This is the ending riff that I think is hilarious: e|-12h17-12h17----|-12-12-12h17----|-12h17-12------| B|-12h17-12h17----|-12-12-12h17----|-12h17-12------| G|----------------|----------------|---------------|(2x) D|----------------|----------------|---------------| A|----------------|----------------|---------------| E|----------------|----------------|---------------| That's it, listen to the song to figure out the whole placement, what a way to end such a heavy song eh?If you know the riff to when the boys are chanting E-Mail it to [email protected] ************************************ H Hammer on \ Slide down / Slide up v Vibrato b bend P Pull off ************************************
