Tabs for
Wherever I May Roam
by Hetfield and Ulrich
as performed on Metallica
tab by Phil Boyle and Jonathan Camargo; phil@encycmet.com
1)
sitar arrangement for guitar
e-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0--0-----0-0-0-0
B-----5-5-6-5-----8-8-10-6-----5-5-6-5
G-------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
E--0-----------0------------0---------
intro clean
pick it near the bridge to sound more like sitar
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2)
D--9-----------9--5-5-7----9------------------------------------9--5-5-7--
A--7--7-7-8-7~~7--------8~~7--7-7-8-7~~7-8-9-10--3-5-6-7-7-8-7~~7--------8 ...continued
E--0-----------0-----------0-----------5-6-7-8------------------0---------
pm. . . .......
main riff
slight variations to this riff are played going either back into this
riff or to the next one here... or to the chorus
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3)
G----------------------0-----------
D--2------3-3-3------2--------3-3-3
A--2----3----------2--------3------
E--0--1----------0--------1--------
whispered part
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4a) James
G-----3--2--3-----3-----3---4--5-6--------------
D--2--3--2--3--2--3--5--3---4--5-6--------------
A--2--1--0--1--2--1--5--1---2--3-4-3-5-6-7-7-8-7...main riff
E--0-----------0-----3--------------------------
* pm......
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4b) Kirk (comes in at * above, played in time with changes)
e------0-------0---------------------------------------------------
B--------0-------0-----3-------3-----------------------3-------3---
G------------------------3-------3-----4-------4---------3-------3-
D----2-------2-------3-------3-----------5-------5---3-------3-----
A------------------1-------1---------5-------5-----1-------1-------
E--0-------0-----------------------3-------3-----------------------
main verse
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5)
G------------------------------------------------3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3------
D--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-2h3p2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2h3p2-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-2h3p2
A--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-------2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-------1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1------
E--1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-------0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------
pm ... ... ... ... ... ...
chorus
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6)
G--2---------*--5--4--3---
D--2----5----*--5--4--3--2
A--0----5----*--3--2--1--2
E-------3----*-----------0
anywhere I roam... *= only play when "carved upon my stone..."
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7)
e---------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------8--
G-----------------------9~~---------------8-9-11---8
D------------6-7-6-9-10----------6-7-9-10-----------
A----7-7-8-7-----------------7-8--------------------
E--0-----------------------0------------------------
pre-solo
played a second time harmonized
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solo:
e----12--------------------v-------------------------------------------
B----12--------------------V------9-12p9-9-12p9-9-10-9-----------------
G----------9~~~~-------9--10----------------------------10p9-10p9------
D------------------10---------------------------------------------10~--
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
e----12--------------------v----------v--v----
B----12--------------------V---------15-15~~--
G----------9~~~~-------9---9------------------
D------------------10-------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
T=tap with the edge of your pick
T T T T T T T T
e----17p16-17p16-17p13p12-17p16p13p12-17p16-17p13p12-17p16-17p16p12---
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
Two handed tapping time! I find it easier with the pick, thought
This is little fast for me but it sounds pretty close
e--------------------------------------------------------------------v---
B-15-13p12-15p12-15-12h13p12-15-15-12h13p12-15p12-15p12h13p12--------v---
G-------------------------------------------------------------14-13-14---
D------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
V(full bends here)
e----v--------v-----v-------------------16-17-17-17-16-------------------
B---15~~~~---15~~~~15-12-15~~~---16-17-----------------18p17-17---17/12--
G------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------17-19-------
B---12~~~~~--12-12-12-12-12h15-15~~-----15-15-12-13-14-16-18-17-19-------
G------------12-12-12-12-12h15-15~~-----15-15-12-13-14-16-18-------------
D------------12-12-12-12-12h15-15~~--------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
***************
*=pick notes as fast as you can!
V v P.H.
V v v
e----22~~~~22-22~~~---22-22~~~~~~~-
B----------------------------------
G----------------------------------
D----------------------------------
A----------------------------------
E----------------------------------
e---19p16-------19p16-------19-19p16---------19p16------------
B---------17-17-------17-17----------17-17---------17-17------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
e----19p13-16p13-13-------------------------------------------
B--------------------17p14p13-13h14p13----13------------------
G--------------------------------------14----14p13~~~---------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
I'm not real sure about this part...