Tabs for
The Unforgiven
written by Hetfield, Ulrich and Hammett
as performed on Metallica
tab by Phil Boyle; phil@encycmet.com
1)
e---------------------------
B--0-0-----0-----0-----1----
G------2-----2-----2-----2-- Repeat
D--------2-----2-----2-----2
A--0------------------------
E---------------------------
accoustic intro
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2)
e--------------------------
B--------------------------
G--2-4-5--5-4-2--2-4-5--5-2
D--------------------------
A--------------------------
E--------------------------
still clean intro
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3a) James
e--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G--2--4--5-----5--5-5-4--4--4--0-0-0--2-4-2--
D--2-----2---2-----------5-----2-2-2--2-2-2--
A--0-----3-3-------------2-----2------------0
E------------------------3-------------------
3b) James continued
e--------------------------------------
B-----------5-5-5-5-3------------------
G--2--4--5--5-5-5-5-4-4-4/1-1-1-1h2-4-2
D--2-----2------------5-5/2-2-2--------
A--0-----3-----------------------------
E--------------------------------------
accoustic intro part 2
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3c) Kirk
e----------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-3----------------
G--2-4-5--5--5-5-4---4----2-4-2---2-4-5-----------4-4-0-1-1/2-4-2
D--0---------------5---2--2-------2------------------------------
A-------------------------------0--------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
chorus/intro
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4a) Kirk
G----------------------12-12-11-11------
D--12-12-10-9-12p9-----0--0--0--0--10-10 twice
A--0--0--0--0-0--0-10--------------0--0-
E------------------0--------------------
pm......................................
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4b) James
G-------------------2-2-2-2----
D--2-2-2-5----------0-0-0-0-2-2
A--0-0-0-3-2-2--------------0-0
E----------0-0--0-0------------
crunch verse
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5)
G-------------------------------------------- twice --
D--10p0-----9p0-----7p0-----5p0-----5-------5 then -2
A-------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-3-3h5p3-5 -2
E-------------------------------------------3 -0
pm.. ... ... ...
"falling" riff full
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6) ^ ^
G-------------------2-2-2-2---- -----
D--2-2-2-5----------0-0-0-0-2-2 twice -4--4 play twice then to
A--0-0-0-3-2-2--------------0-0 then ----- falling riff
E----------0-0--0-0------------ -----
pm..
solo riff
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7)
e--0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0
B--1--1--1-1--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0
G--2--2--2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1
D--2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2
A--0--0--0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2
E----------------------3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0
accoustic closing
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pre-solo (clean):
1)
e-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------
B-------------------------0-1/3/5\3\1/3--8/10\8-7--5-3-----3----
G----4-5-7-4h5p4---4---------------------7/9-\7-7------5-4---4--
D--7-------------5---5-7---------------------------------------5
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
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2)
e---------------------
B---------------------
G----------------5----
D--------------5---5-7
A------3-5/6/7--------
E--3-5----------------
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3)
e-------------------------7-----10------12-------14-------15----17
B--8-8p7---7-8---7-8-10-8---8-8----8/10----10/12----12/14----14---
G--------9-----9--------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
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Solo (distorted)
^ ^ ^
e-----------------------------------
B--7--7-----------------------------
G--7--7-5---------------------------
D---------7~~7-5--------------------
A----------------7-5-3-5-3-------0-3
E--------------------------5-3-0----
pm..............
AH AH AH
e----------------------------------10--------8--------10---
B-------------------7---7-8-7-8-10----10--10---10--10----10
G-----5-7-5-7/9-7-9---9------------------------------------
D--/7------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
e---------------20-20--20-17-20p17----17---
B--20-20--20-17--------------------20----20
G------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------
e--7-9-10-9----9-----------------------------12------- (7 times)
B-----------10---8-7-5-7-5-3-1-3-1-0------13----13----
G------------------------------------2/14----------14-
D-----------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
e-----------------------17-19-20-19-17-19-17----17---------
B---------------20--20-----------------------20----20-17---
G--19-19--19-17------------------------------------------19
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------
B------------20---17h18p17~~~17h18p17
G--19--19-17-------------------------
D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------