Prince Charming Lyrics

Awesome song. Listen to the actual recording for timing. Play the whole song with distortion
Prince Charming
As performed on "Reload"
Music by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
Lyrics by James Hetfield
Standard Eb tuning
h hammer on
p pull off
b bend
pb pre-bend
r return
PM palm muting
/ slide up
\ slide down
x\ pick scrape
~ vibrating
TR tremelo picking
[] pinch (artificial) harmonics
James Guitar 2
Kirk Guitar 1
Both D'uh
Intro (James)
eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------5b------------------|
Db[--------2--------------5---------------5--5--5b--------5---------|
Ab[-/17\---2--------0h5h7---7~~~~~--0h5h7-----------7--5-----7~~~~--|
Eb[-/17\---0--------------------------------------------------------|
Intro 2 (James)
eb[----------------------------------------------------|
Bb[----------------------------------------------------|
Gb[----------------------------------------------------|
Db[----------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----|
Ab[----0h5h7-------0h5h7-------0h5h7-------0h5h7-------|
Eb[-0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------------|
Intro (Kirk)
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Db[--------------7------------5-----------7-----5--5--5h7---|
Ab[-2------------5------------3-----------5-----5--5--5h7---|
Eb[-0-------------------------------------------------------|
Only James 1st time; he plays it under Kirk's intro
Main Riff (x2 )
eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db[----------5----------5----------5----------5--7b9-7b9-7b9r7-5----|
Ab[----0h5h7------0h5h7------0h5h7------0h5h7--------------------7--|
Eb[-0-----------0----------0----------0-----------------------------|
Post main riff Kirk does this
Little fill thingy (Both)
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Db[-----5-----5---------------------------------------------|
Ab[--7-----------7--5---------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Verse (Both, x4) First 3 times 4th time
eb---------------[---------------|
Bb---------------[---------------|
Gb---------------[---------------|
Db-5--5--5h7-----[-5--6--7-------|
Ab-5--5--5h7-----[-5--6--7-------|
Eb---------------[---------------|
PM.. PM..
Verse fill (Both, x3)
eb[------------------------------|
Bb[------------------------------|
Gb[-5-------------5--------------|
Db[------7--5--7-----------------|
Ab[------------------------------|
Eb[------------------------------|
PM......
Little fill thingy
Verse fill thingy
oth 1st time, only James 2nd time; Kirk plays main riff
Chorus (x2 )
Db--5--5--5h7---|
Ab--5--5--5h7---|
Play this 3 times after 2nd chorus
Main Riff
Little fill thingy
Verse and Little fill thingies
Verse and Little fill thingies
Pre-solo (Both, x4)
eb[-------------------------|
Bb[-------------------------|
Gb[-------------------------|
Db[------5---5--------------|
Ab[-5h7----7---7------------|
Eb[-------------------------|
GUITAR SOLO 1 (Kirk, w/ wah pedal)
Bb------------------------------16br-14----------------|
Gb-16b18r16-14------------------16br-14----------------|
Db-------------16--16p14-16-16----------16-16p14-16-16-|
Play this part a buncha times
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-16-14---16-14--16br-14----------------------------------|
Gb[-16-14---16-14--16br-14--------14-16-16b18r16-14---------|
Db[------------------------16--16-------------------16------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-solo (After they play the pre-solo, they play it again, only a step higher, so move
up 2 frets)
Bridge (Both, x4)
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Db[--------------------4-------3-------2-------2--2---------|
Ab[-4----4--(7)---------------------------------------------|
Eb[-2----2--(5)---2--2----2--2----2--2----2--2--------------|
PM... PM... PM... PM...
Main Riff
Verse and Little fill thingies
OUTRO SOLO/GUITAR SOLO 2 (Kirk)
eb[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[----------------------12b14r12--------------12h14-12---12--14--12--|
Gb[-/12-12-12-12---12-12-12b14r12--------------12h14-12---12--14--12--|
Db[----------------------------------14-12-14-------------------------|
Ab[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb[------------------------------------12----12-------12----12------|
Bb[-12---------------12--14--15--14----15b17-15b17----15b17-15b17---|
Gb[-12---------------12--14--15--14---------------------------------|
Db[-----14--14~~~~~-------------------------------------------------|
Ab[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-15b17r15-12-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb[-------------14-12-14-pb16r14-pb16r14--12-12---------------------|
Db[---------------------------------------------14~~~~~~-14-12-14---|
Ab[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-12-14b-14b--14b-14b--14b-14b----------------------------|
Gb[-12-14b-14b--14b-14b--14b-14b----------------------------|
Db[-------------------------------14-12-14------------------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
eb[--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[----------------------------------------------------4-5-4-----|
Db[--------4-5-4-----4-5-7-5-4-----4-5-7-5-4-----4-5-7-------5---|
Ab[-7-5-7--------5-7-----------5-7-----------5-7-----------------|
Eb[--------------------------------------------------------------|
eb[------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[------------------------------10-10-10-12-10-12-10-12-15----|
Gb[----4-5-4-----4-5-7-5-7-7/9---------------------------------|
Db[--7-------5-7-----------------------------------------------|
Ab[------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[------------------------------------------------------------|
eb[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-15p12p10-15p12p10-15p12p10-15p12p10-15p12p10-15p12p10-15-15b17~~~--|
Gb[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb[-12--15--17b19-------17---------------------------------------------|
Bb[-12--15--17b19-------17---------------------------------------------|
Gb[-------------------------16-16-14--16-16-16b-16b-16b--16br-14-12----|
Db[-------------------------16-16-14--16-16-16b-16b-16b--16br-14-12----|
Ab[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play the rest of the solo with the wah pedal
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-------------------------------17~~~-17~~~-17~~~-15~~~---|
Gb[----------12-14b16r14-12~~~~---16~~~-16~~~-16~~~-14~~~---|
Db[-14-12-14------------------------------------------------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-17~~~-17~~~-17~~~-20~~~-17~~~-17~~~-17~~~-17\-----------|
Gb[-16~~~-16~~~-16~~~-19~~~-16~~~-16~~~-16~~~---------------|
Db[---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
TR..........
Tremelo pick the 17 while sliding down
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Db[-5-7-7brbrbrbr-------------------------------------------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
End with the Little fill thingies.
And that's it.
Song structure
Main Riff
Little fill thingy
Verse fill thingy
Verse fill thingy and Little fill thingies
Main Riff
Little fill thingy
Verse fill thingy
Verse and Little fill thingies
Pre-solo
GUITAR SOLO 1
Main Riff
Verse and Little fill thingies
OUTRO SOLO/GUITAR SOLO 2
Ending
Peace.