Tabs for
The Unforgiven II
written by Hetfield and Ulrich
as performed on ReLoad
tab by Jayson Brown, Andrew O'Hara, Steve Giannopoulos and Phil Boyle; phil@encycmet.com
tune all guitars down 1/2 step
Same horn intro from "The Unforgiven" (1)
1a) Kirk (left side)
Gb--------------------------------------------------------
Db--7--7/9-9/10-12--14-12-10/12\10--7/9-9/10-12--12-9/10\9
Ab--7-----------------------------------------------------
Eb--5--5/7-7/8--10--12-10-8-/10\8---5/7-7/8--10--10-7/8-\7
1b) James
Db--2---5------5-----2
Ab--0---3------5-----2
Eb-------------3-----0
intro (distorted)
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2)
eb---------0------------------0---3-------------------
Bb-----------1----------------3/5-3-5\3---3^-0--1/3\1-
Gb------2-----------------0---------------------2/4\2-
Db----2-----------------2-----------------------------
Ab--0------------0-2-3--------------------------------
Eb----------------------------------------3--0--------
verse clean
"Lay beside me, tell me what they've done"
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This is played on a Fender Telecaster with a B-bender (same as Ronnie).
It will be difficult to play exactally right without one. (I don't have one either)
Instead of the 3h5 he's actually able to bend the B string (hence the name) up a full
step. I'd like to play one some day just to see how it works. (It has to do with
the strap button and is connected to a pulley at the bridge)
3)
eb----------------------------------------0
Bb-------3--------------------------------2
Gb-----2---2------0---------0-------0-----2
Db---0--------------3-----0-----------3---2
Ab--------------3-------2---------3-------0
Eb------------1-------3---------1----------
bridge
"But there's no sun shining through."
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4a)
eb------------------------------------------- -- ---
Bb--0h1-1-1--1------------------------------0 -- can be ---
Gb--2---2-2--2---4-4--4--7-7--7-7-7--5-5-5--4 -4 played ---
Db--2---2-2--2---5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5 -5 like -9-
Ab--0---0-0--0---2-2--2---------------------- -2 this -10
Eb------------------------------------------- -- -7-
*see side note
4b) continued *
eb----------------------------------------------
Bb--0h1-1-1--1----------------------------------
Gb--2---2-2--2---4-4--4--7-7--7-7-7--7-5-4-5-4--
Db--2---2-2--2---5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5------------7
Ab--0---0-0--0---2-2--2-------------------------
Eb----------------------------------------------
"What I've felt, what I've known"
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5)
eb--8----8----8----8-----8----8-----7---7----7---7--
Bb--10---10---10---10----8----8-----8---8----9---9--
Gb--9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9--9--9-9--9--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9
Db--7----7----7----7-----10---10----5---5----9---9--
Ab-----------------------10------------------7---7--
Eb-----------------------8--------------------------
"Come lay beside me" (second verse)
played with echo and chorus.
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At the end of the song they play the chorus riff from "The Unforgiven" (1)
The only difference is now it's flat instead of regular tuning.
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SOLO full full full full full
Eb---------------------------------------------15-----15-----15--15-I
Bb-----------------------12--15--12----12--15-----15------15--------I
Gb--7-5h7p5-4-5------/14------------14------------------------------I
Db--------------5---------------------------------------------------I
Ab------------------------------------------------------------------I
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------I
full full full
Eb-----17--------------17--------------17---------17---------I
Bb-/17----17--20---/17----17--20---/17----17--20-----20--17--I
Gb-----------------------------------------------------------I
Db-----------------------------------------------------------I
Ab-----------------------------------------------------------I
Eb-----------------------------------------------------------I
1/2
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
Bb-------------------19-17----19-17----19-17----19-17----19-17----19-17----I
Gb-19--17--19--17----19-17----19-17----19-17----19-17----19-17----19-17----I
Db----------------19-------19-------19-------19-------19-------19-------19-I
Ab-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
1/2
Eb--------------------------------------------I
Bb-17----------------------19-17--------------I
Gb----20-17-19-17-19-17----19-17--------------I
Db----------------------19-------19-----------I
Ab--------------------------------------------I
Eb--------------------------------------------I