Tabs for
The Four Horsemen
by: Hetfield, Ulrich and Mustaine
as performed on Kill 'Em All
tab by Phil Boyle and Mathieu Landry; phil@encycmet.com
1)
D--5---7-5
A--3-5-5-3
E----3----
intro
2a)
D-----------------------------------------5h7p5----
A--7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5---5-7-5-7-5-7-5----5h7-------7p5
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6---0-0-0-0-0-0--7--------------
pm...........................................
2b) continued
D--------------------------------------5---7-5
A--7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5---5-7-5-7-5-7-5---5-3-5-5-3
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6---0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----3----
pm...........................................
galloping
3) 1st 2nd 3rd
D--------9-------9-------9-|-7-7-|-5-7-|-12-9-5---7-5 repeat.
A--------7-------7-------7-|-5-5-|-3-5-|-10-7-3-5-5-3
E--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|-----|-----|--------3----
pm...... ..... .....
main
4)
D--9--9-7--7-5--5-4-*-9--9-7--7-5--4-5-4--
A--7--7-5--5-3--3-2-*-7--7-5--5-3--2-3-2-5
E-------------------*--------------------3
pm .......
The horsemen are drawing nearer.
*=slide pick
5)
D----------------------------------9-9-----------10-10
A----------------------------------7-7-----------8--8-
E--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0------
pm................................ .........
6)
D-------------------------------------------
A--7-5----5-------------------7-5----5------
E------7----7-6-5-3-5--0-3-5------7----7-6-5
7)
D--5-6-7----------3-2-0-2-------5-6-7
A--3-4-5------0-3---------------3-4-5
E---------0-0-------------0-0-0------
pm ... .....
Time...
8)
D--------------------------5-6-7
A--------------------------3-4-5
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------
9)
G--------------------------4---------2----
D------9---------7---------------------2--
A--7-7---7---5-5---5---3-3---3---2-2-----2
E----------7---------5---------3----------
Not often played live (although I have heard it)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
solo 1
|-----------------------------------------|--15b--12--15--14b~~~----|
|--15b--15b--15b~~~--(15)p12--15--15b~~~--|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------\9--|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
7---------9--7------------10--9--7----------|
---10--7--------10--8--7------------7h10p7--|
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
7--10p7--------------------------|-----12--12--12----12----12--12--12--|
---------9--7--6h7--6------------|--9--11--11--11/11-11/11-11--11--11--|
-----------------------7---------|-------------------------------------|
--------------------------7--(7)\|-------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
14b~~~--(14)--14p11--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------14--12------12--14b--(14)p12------12~~~--12--12--|
----------------------------14-------------------14------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------12--13p12------12--13--|
11h12--11------11--12--11h12p11------11--12--14-------------14----------|
-----------14--------------------14-------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------20--------|
13/15--15/17--17/19--19/20--20~~~-----(20)\|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
Gtr.2
17b--17b--15--17p15--14--15p14\12--14p12---------------------|
----------------------------------------15--15--14--12--14\--|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
12--10--12--10--8--10--8-----8-------------------------------------|
--------------------------9-----9--7--9--7-------------------------|
--------------------------------------------9--7-------------------|
--------------------------------------------------10--7------------|
---------------------------------------------------------10--7--7--|
P.M.----|
Gtr.3
17b--17b--15--17p15--14--15p14--12--14p12--10--12p10--8--|
---------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|
10p8--7--8p7--5--7--5-----5--------------------------------------|
-----------------------8-----8--7--8p7--5--7--5--7---------------|
----------------------------------------------------7--6---------|
----------------------------------------------------------7--(7)/|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtrs.2&3
---------------------------------------------------------------12------12--|
---------------------------8-----8--10--8--10--12--10--12--15------15------|
---------7-----7--9--7--9-----9--------------------------------------------|
9--7--9-----9--------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M.------------------------------|
15p12--12--12--15p12--12--12--12--15p12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--15p12------
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12--12--12--12--12--15b--15b--|
------------------------------|
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15b--15--12--15p12--15p12--15--12--12h15p12------12--15p12--12h15p12------12----
--------------------------------------------15-----------------------15---------
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15p12--12h15p12------12--15p12--12--|
-----------------15-----------------|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
Gtr.2
15p12------12--15p12--12h15p12------12--15p12--15p12------12--15b--15b--15b--15\
-------15-----------------------15--------------------15------------------------
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Gtr.3
17p12--12h15p12------12--15p12--17p12--1h15p12------12--15p12--15--12-----------
-----------------15-----------------------------15---------------------15-------
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12-----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
----14--12---------|--12h14--12p11h12p11------11--------------------------|
------------14--12\|----------------------14------14--12p11h12p11\9--11p9\|
-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
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7~~~-----------------------------------|
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-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
----------------------------------10--8--7h8p7---------|-----------------------|
---7--9--7--9b--(9)p7-----7--9--7----------------7-----|-----------------------|
9---------------------9----------------------------9---|--7~~~-----------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
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solo 2 the faster one
*There is a lot of riff repetition in this solo, for space sake I'll write the riff
once and then repeat*
1)
e-----------------------------------14
B--------------------------14----14---
G-----------------14----13----12------
D--------14----13----12---------------
A-----13----12------------------------
E--12---------------------------------
2) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
e-----12-15-12----12-17-12--- -----------------
B--15----------15----------15 8x -15--15--15-15-15
G---------------------------- -----------------
D---------------------------- -----------------
A---------------------------- -----------------
E---------------------------- -----------------
3)
e------------- ------------------------------------------------
B--15p14p12--- 8x -15p14p12----12---------------------------------
G-----------14 ----------14----14-12-14-12----12---------------
D------------- ----------------------------14----14-12-14-12---
A------------- ----------------------------------------------14
E------------- ------------------------------------------------
(or something close)
4) AH
e-------------------------------
B-----------------------12-12-12
G-----------------------12------
D-----------------12-14---------
A-----------12-14---------------
E--12-14-15---------------------
5) ************************** ^ ^
e--19-19-19-19-19-19-19h22p19 -22--22
B---------------------------- 6x -------
G---------------------------- -------
D---------------------------- -------
A---------------------------- -------
E---------------------------- -------
The 19's are picked as fast as possible, probably more than I have written,
but I couldn't count them.
6) ^ ^ ^
e--19-21-22-21-19----19------------------ ---------
B-----------------22----22-21-22-21-19--- 3x ---------
G--------------------------------------21 -21-21-21
D---------------------------------------- ---------
A---------------------------------------- ---------
E---------------------------------------- ---------
7a) 7b) 7c) 7d) ^ ^
e-----12-15-12 -19p15--- -17p14--- -21p17--- -22--22
B--15--------- -------17 -------15 -------17 -------
G------------- --------- --------- --------- -------
D------------- --------- --------- --------- -------
A------------- --------- --------- --------- -------
E------------- --------- --------- --------- -------
The progression of these goes
a-4x, b-8x, c-4x, d-4x