Ronnie Lyrics

RONNIE
As recorded by Metallica
(From the 1996 Album LOAD)
Words and Music by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr. I'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr. II'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr. III'
Moderately Slow Rock Q=92
N.(A)
Gtr I
PM~ PM~
||o-------------------------|
||--------------------5b5.5-|
||o-0-------0-------0-------|
PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~
E a e E E a e E E S +S +E a e E E a e E E E
|-------------------6b7==(6)r|=(6)-----------------5-|
|---5h8-7---5h8-7---7----(7)-|-(7)-5h8-7---5h8-7-----|
E E +e e S +S S E E E
|---8----(8)-8-8-(8)---------o||-|
|---7b9==(7)-7-7r(7)p5---5-7--||-|
|-0--------------------------o||-|
N.(A)
Gtr II
PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~
E e E E e E E E E e E E e E E S +S
||o---------------------|-------------------------|
||----------------5b5.5-|---------------6b7==(6)r=|
||o-0-----0-----0-------|-0-----0-----0-----------|
N.(A5)
Gtrs I, II
PM~ PM~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
+E e E E e E E E E E +e e S +S S E E E E E E E E E E S S
|-----------------------|---8----(8)-8-8-(8)---------o||-------------------|
|-(6)-------------5b5.5-|---7b9==(7)-7-7r(7)p5---5-7--||---2---2---2-------|
|---------0-----0-------|-0--------------------------o||-0---0---0---3-----|
S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S Q E. S e E S S E
1st Verse
Gtr II
a a E S S E E S S E S S a E E S S E E S S E E a S S
|--------9-7-9-----7s9-7-9s=7-7s12-|--------9-7-9-------7s9------------|
|-7h8p7--7-5-7-----5s7-9-7s=5-5s10-|--------7-5-7-------5s7-5-5-5S7h10-|
| Gtr I
| a a E. S S S E S S E Q a a E. S S S S S e E E a S S
|-7h8p7----7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7\--------|-7h8p7----7-x-x-7---7---5-5-5S7h10-|
E S S E E S S E S S a E E S S S S S S S S E S S E
|----9-7-9-----9s7-9-9s=7-7s12-|--------9-7-9-9-9s7-9s10s9-9s12-7-|
|-7--7-5-7-----7s5-7-7s=5-5s10-|--------7-5-7-7-7s5-7s12s7-7s10-5-|
| E. S S S E S S E Q a a E. S S S S S S S E E E
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
| E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
2nd Verse
Gtr II
a a E S S E E S S E S S a E E S S E E S S E E a S S
|--------9-7-9-----7s9-7-9s=7-7s12-|--------9-7-9-------7s9------------|
|-7h8p7--7-5-7-----5s7-9-7s=5-5s10-|--------7-5-7-------5s7-5-5-5S7h10-|
| Gtr I
| a a E. S S S E S S E Q a a E. S S S S S e E E a S S
|-7h8p7----7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7\--------|-7h8p7----7-x-x-7---7---5-5-5S7h10-|
E S S E E S S E S S a E E S S S S S S S S E S S E
|----9-7-9-----9s7-9-9s=7-7s12-|--------9-7-9-9-9s=7--9s10s9-9s12-7----|
|-7--7-5-7-----7s5-7-7s=5-5s10-|--------7-5-7-7-7s=5--7s12s7-7s10-5----|
| E. S S S E S S E Q a a E. S S S S S e E E S S
|------9-x-x-7-x-x-7-9\--------|----------9-x-x------------7-7----7s12-|
|-7----7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7\--------|-7h8p7----7-x-x-7s10-10----5-5----5s10-|
Gtrs I, II
E. S S S E S S E E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E
|-7--7-x-x-5-x-x-5-7-7-|-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7s5-5-5-5-4-||
|-7--7-x-x-5-x-x-5-7-7-|-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7s5-5-5-5-4-||
|-5--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5s3-3-3-3-2-||
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N.(A)
Gtr I
PM~ PM~
|-------------------5b5.5-|
PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~
E a e E E a e E E S +S +E a e E E a e E E E
|-------------------6b7==(6)r|=(6)-----------------5--|
|---5h8-7---5h8-7---7----(7)-|-(7)-5h8-7---5h8-7------|
E E +e e S +S S E E E
|---7b9==(7)-7-7r(7)p==5---------5-7-|
| Gtr II
| PM
| E e Q S S S +S E E
|---5-----5----7-----x---7b8-(7)-7-5-|
|---5-----5----7-----x---7b8-(7)-7-5-|
N.(A)
Gtr II
PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~
E a e E E a e E E E E a e E E a e E E S +S
|-------------------5b5.5-|-------------------6b7==(6)r=|
|---5h8-7---5h8-7---------|---5h8-7---5h8-7---7----(7)--|
| W W
To Coda
PM~ PM~ ~~~
+E a e E E a e E E E E E +e E S +S S E E e
|-(6)-----------------5-|---7b9==(7)-7-7r(7)p==5---------5-7-|
|-(7)-5h8-7---5h8-7-----|------------------------7-----------|
| PM
| W E e Q S S S +S E E
|-----------------------|---5-----5----7-----x---7b8-(7)-7-5-|
|-----------------------|---5-----5----7-----x---7b8-(7)-7-5-|
Q Q S +S S E E E
|-7b9---7b9===7r(7)p5---5-7\--|
| e E Q H
N.C.(A5)
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S
S S E E E E E E S S Q E. S e E S S E
3rd Verse
Gtr II
a a E S S E E S S E S S a E E S S E E S S E E a S S
|--------9-7-9-----7s9-7-9s=7-7s12-|--------9-7-9-------7s9------------|
|-7h8p7--7-5-7-----5s7-9-7s=5-5s10-|--------7-5-7-------5s7-5-5-5S7h10-|
| Gtr I
| a a E. S S S E S S E Q a a E. S S S S S e E E a S S
|-7h8p7----7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7\--------|-7h8p7----7-x-x-7---7---5-5-5S7h10-|
E S S E E S S E S S a E E S S S S S S S S E S S E
|----9-7-9-----9s7-9-9s=7-7s12-|--------9-7-9-9-9s7-9s10s9-9s12-7-|
|-7--7-5-7-----7s5-7-7s=5-5s10-|--------7-5-7-7-7s5-7s12s7-7s10-5-|
| E. S S S E S S E Q a a E. S S S S S S S E E E
Gtr I
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
| Gtr III
| E +E E E +S S +S S S S S S E S S S S E S S E S +S S S
|-8b10-(8)---------8pb10r(8)p5-8p5-----|---------5h7-7b8-7p5-7-7b8-(7)-----||
|----------------------------------5-5-|-(5)-----5h7-7b9-7p5-7-7b9-(7)-5h7-||
4th Verse
Gtr II
a a E S S E E S S E S S a E
|--------9-7-9-----7s9-7--9s==7-7s12-|
|-7h8p7--7-5-7-----5s7-9--7s==5-5s10-|
| Gtr I
| a a E. S S S E S S E Q
| Gtr III
| a H. Q
|-7S==9------------------(9)\--------|
E S S E E S S E E a S S
|----------9-7-9-------7s9----------------------|
|----------7-5-7-------5s7-5---5----5S=7h====10-|
| a a E. S S S S S e E E a S S
|-7h8p7------7-x-x-7---7---5---5----5S=7h====10-|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-----x----x-x-------7---7-----8h10---10b12=====|
E S S E E S S E S S a E
|-----------9--7-9------9s==7-9--9s=7-7s12----|
|------7----7--5-7------7s==5-7--7s=5-5s10----|
| E. S S S E S S E Q
| a +S S Q. +E E S S S S
|-10r(10)-8-------------------------8---10-10-|
E S S S S S S S S E S S E
|----------------9--7--9------9--9s=7--9s====10s=9-----9s====12--7----|
|----------------7--5--7------7--7s=5--7s====12s=7-----7s====10--5----|
| a a E. S S S S S e E E S S
|-------------------9--x------x--7---------------7-----7---------7s12-|
|-7h8p=7------------7--x------x--7s10-10---------5-----5---------5s10-|
| S +S S S S +S S S S +S S S S +S S S
|-----10b12r(10)-8h10-10b12r(10)-8h10-10b12r(10)-8h10-10b12r(10)-8h10-|
Gtrs I, II
E. S S S E S S E E E
| Gtr III
| E E S E S S S S S +S S E
D.S. al Coda
E S S S S S S S S S S E E
|---7----7-7--x-x--7-7--7s=========5-----5-5--5--4------||
|---7----7-7--x-x--7-7--7s=========5-----5-5--5--4------||
|---5----5-5--x-x--5-5--5s=========3-----5-3--3--2------||
| E E e e S +S S E e E
|-(10)-------13---15---15pb17r(15)p==13------13-15b15.5-||
&
Gtr I
Q Q S +S S E E S S H. +E. T T
|-7b9--7b9===7r(7)p5---5-7---|--2-------(2)-0h2p|
+W
W S +S Q. +H E S S H Q
|--0---------|-4b6r(4)p2----(2)----|-------------------|
H Q E E
E e E +E E E S S S S +E e E +E S S S S S S E
|--------------x---x-x-5-|-(5)----------x---x-x-5h7-5-|
+E e E +E S S S S S S E
+E S S S S S S S S E S S E
N.(A)
E e E +E S S S S S S E +E e E E E S S S S E
|------------x---x-x---x-5-|-(5)-------7b9---7b9-(7)---5--|
+E e E +E S S S S S S E E S S E S S E S S S S E
|--------------x---x---x-x-5-|---8s10s8-8s10s8-8s10s7s10s8-|
|-----5-7-(7)\---------------|---5s=7s5-5s=7s5-5s=7s4s=7s5-|
PM| ~ PM--| PM| ~ PM PM--| ~
S S S S E S S S S S S S S E +S S S S E S S E S S +S S E
|------------------------------5-|-(5)----------------5b7-7-5b7-(5)-7-5-|
| Gtr II
| E S S E +E H E S S E +E H
|-----7p5-7-(7)\-----------------|-------7p5-7-(7)\---------------------|
~~~PM ~ PM--|
+S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S
|-(5)----------------------------5h7-|-7b9-7b9--7b9-7b9==7---7-7---7-7-7-7-7r-||
| E S S E +E H E E E E E E S S E
|-------7p5-7-(7)\-------------------|-----------------------------------7----||
N.(A)
PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~
E a e E E a e E E E E a e E E a e E E S +S +E a e E E a e E E E
|-------------------5b5.5-|-------------------6b7==(6)r|=(6)-----------------5-|
|---5h8-7---5h8-7---------|---5h8-7---5h8-7---7----(7)-|-(7)-5h8-7---5h8-7-----|
E E +e e S +S S E E E
|---7b9==(7)-7-7r(7)p==5---------5-7-|
| Gtr II
| PM
| E e Q S S S +S E E
|---5-----5----7-----x---7b8-(7)-7-5-|
|---5-----5----7-----x---7b8-(7)-7-5-|
N.(A)
PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~
E a e E E a e E E E E a e E E a e E E S +S
|-------------------5b5.5-|-------------------6b7==(6)r=|
|---5h8-7---5h8-7---------|---5h8-7---5h8-7---7----(7)--|
| W W
PM~ PM~ ~~~
+E a e E E a e E E E E E +E e S +S S E E E
|-(6)-----------------5-|---7b9==(7)-7-7r(7)p==5---------5-7-|
|-(7)-5h8-7---5h8-7-----|------------------------7-----------|
| PM
| W E e Q S S S +S E E
|-----------------------|---5-----5----7-----x---7b8-(7)-7-5-|
|-----------------------|---5-----5----7-----x---7b8-(7)-7-5-|
Q Q S +S S E E S S
|-7b9---7b9===7r(7)p5---5-7---|
| e E Q H
N.C.(A) N.(A)
Gtrs I, II
W E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S
|-(0)--------||-0---0---0---3-----|-3p0---0---0---3-----|
S S E E E E E E S S
| Gtr III
| E E +S E. S E S S S S S
C5 B5 F5G5 D5 N.(A)
Q E. S e E S S E E E E E E E E S S
| W E E +S E. S E S S S S S
S S E E E E E E S S
| E E +S E. S S S S S S S S
S S E E E E E E S S Q E. S e E S S E
| E E +S E. S E S S S S S S E. +Q +E E Q
|----------------5h7-----7p5-----|-5-7--(7)---(7)\---------|
N.C.(A)
Gtr II
E E E E E E E S S
| Gtr III
| E e E S S E S S T +S T E
|-----8---8-----------8h10-10b11r(10)---8------|
| Gtr I
| E S S E S S S S S S S S E
|-----7p5-7-------5h7-------5h========7--------|
S S E E E E E E S S
|---3p=0-----0-------0----------------3---------|
| +E e E S S S S S S +S S E
|--------8---8-----------8-10-10b11r(10)p8-10---|
| +S S S S E S S E S S +S S E
|--(5)---------------5b7----7--5b7---(5)-7--5---|
S S E E E E E E S S
|---3p==0-------0------0------------3--------|
| +E e E e S S e a +S S S S
|------------------------------7b8r(7)p5-7p5-|
| +S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------7p5-7------5h7-7-7------5h=7-----|
Q E. S e E S S E
| S +E. Q H
|-7b8r(7)-7\-------------------------|
| S +E. S +E S e E +E E
|-7b9r(7)-7b9r(7)p=5--7-5-(5)b6------|
N.(A)
E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S
|-0-----0-------0-------3--------|--3p=0-----0-------0------------3--------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S e E
| E S S E S S S S S S S S E +S S S S E S S E S S +S S E
|--------------------------------|-------------------5b5.5-----5-(5)-------|
|---------------------------5----|-(5)---------------5b5.5-----5-(5)-------|
S S E E E E E E S S
|--3p=0-----0---------0---------3------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S
|-------5-5-5b6---5-5-5b6---5h7-7b9r(7)-5h7--|
| +S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
|-(7)---7p5-7---------5h==7-7-7-5h===7-------|
H.=H
Q E. S E e E e
| Q E +E E e E S S S S
|-7b9--7b9r(7)p=5----7-5-5-5-7p=5--|
| Q E +E E e E S S e
|-7b9--7b9r(7)p=5----7-5-5-5-7-----|
W +W W
| W +W W
| Q S +E S e E +E a E +H. +E. T T H H
|-7b9--7b9r(7)p=5--7-5-(5)b7-5s2-|-(2)------(2)p0h2p|=0---------*|