Tabs for
No Leaf Clover written by Metallica as performed live with the San Francisco Symphony tab by Phil Boyle; phil@encycmet.com tune all guitars down 1/2 step 1a) eb--7---7---8----8----7---7---8----8--- Bb--8---8---10---10---7---7---10---10-- Gb----9---9----9----9---8---8----9----9 Db------------------------------------- Ab------------------------------------- Eb------------------------------------- 1b) continued eb--7---7---8----8----7---7---------------- Bb--8---8---10---10---7---7-----7-10---7-10 Gb----9---9----9----9---8---8-8------8----- Db----------------------------------------- Ab----------------------------------------- Eb----------------------------------------- 1c) continued eb--7---7---8----8----7---7----------10-8--- Bb--8---8---10---10---7---7-----7-10------10 Gb----9---9----9----9---8---8-8------------- Db------------------------------------------ Ab------------------------------------------ Eb------------------------------------------ 1d) continued eb--7---7---8----8----7---7-----------8--- Bb--8---8---10---10---7---7-----7-10----10 Gb----9---9----9----9---8---8-8----------- Db---------------------------------------- Ab---------------------------------------- Eb---------------------------------------- clean opening riff played straight through a,b,c,d Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 2a) James Gb---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db------------2-----2----------------2-----2----------------2-----2----------------4-----3 Ab----2~--3~2~2-----2--------2~--3~2~2-----2--------2~--3~2~2-----2--------2~--3~2~4-----3 Eb--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-----2-----1 2b) Kirk w/ wah Gb---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db------------2-----2----------------2-----2----------------2-----2----------------4------------ Ab----2~--3~2~2-----2--------2~--3~2~2-----2--------2~--3~2~2-----2--------2~--3~2~4----2~--3~2~ Eb--0---0-----0-----0------0---0-----0-----0------0---0-----0-----0------0---0-----2--0---0----- crunch intro and also solo backing (2a only for solo) Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 3) Gb--2--4------------5--4------------2--4-----5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 Db--2--4------------5--4------------2--4--5--5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 Ab--0--2---2~--3~2~-3--2---2~--3~2~-0--2--5--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 Eb-------0---0-----------0---0------------3------------------------ heavy verse Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 4) eb--7-7-7-7-7--8--8--8--8--8---7-7-7-7-7--8--8--8--8--8- Bb--8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10 Gb--9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9---8-8-8-8-8--9--9--9--9--9- Db--9-9-9-9-9------------------9-9-9-9-9---------------- Ab------------------------------------------------------ Eb------------------------------------------------------ clean verse, starts with 1a) twice then into above. Played with a phaser. Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 5) Gb---------------------------------------------4------------------------------------ Db--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-5--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-4--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-5---2----2---- Ab--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-5--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-5---2----2---- Eb--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3~--0-3~~0-3~~ breakdown Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 6a) 6b) Gb-----2--4--2--- ----4--5--4--- Db--2--2--4--2--2 -2--4--5--4--2 Ab--2--0--2--0--2 -2--2--3--2--2 Eb--0-----------0 -0-----------0 6a starts when Kirk starts playing riff 1 distorted and the orchestra is still doing the breakdown part. 6a continues through the first two "And it comes to me" lines, then switches to 6b for the rest. Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff.