Sad but True Lyrics

by Metallica

Metallica Sad but True Lyrics

this should be pretty accurate.
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'James Hetfield - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Kirk Hammett - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Kirk Hammett - Lead w/dist'
Gtr IV (D G C F A D) - 'Fils - dist electric'
Q=86 1.
Gtr I
PM--| PM--|
H +E E E E H. Q H +E E E E W
||o----------------|------------|-----------------|--------------o||
||o-0----(0)-0-0-0-|-1-------1--|-0----(0)--0-0-0-|-1------------o||
| Gtr II
| PM--|
| H +E E E E H. Q H +E E E E H. Q
||o----------------|------------|-----------------|--------------o||
||--2----(2)-2-2-2-|-3-------3--|-2----(2)-/7-6-5-|-3tr5----------||
||o-0----(0)-0-0-0-|-1-------1--|-0----(0)--------|-----------x\-o||
Gtrs I, II
E E Q H E E S S S S
PM| PM| ~~
Q +S S E E S S S S S S 3x Q +S S E E S S S E.
||o--------------------------o||-------------------------|
||o-2--(2)---2-2-5p0-1p0-----o||-2--(2)---2-2-5p0-5-5----|
||--0--(0)---0-0---------3p0--||-0--(0)---0-0------------|
PM| PM| ~~~~~~~~~
Q +S S E E S S S S S S 3x Q +S S E E S S S E. +H +E S S S E.
||o--------------------------o||-----------------------|----------------------|
||o-2--(2)---2-2-5p0-1p0-----o||-2--(2)---2-2-5p0-5-5--|-(5)----(5)-5p0-5-5---|
||--0--(0)---0-0---------3p0--||-0--(0)---0-0----------|----------------------|
~~~ PM|
+E +E +Q +E E S S S S Q +S S E E S S S S S S
|-------------------------------||o--------------------------o||
|-(5)b7==(5)r(5)--(5)-x-x-x-x-x-||o-2--(2)---2-2-5p0-1p0-----o||
|-------------------------------||--0--(0)---0-0---------3p0--||
|-Riff A end Riff A-|
Verse 1 & 2
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PM----| PM--------------| PM------|
E E S S E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S 4x
||o---------------------|-------------------o||
||o---------0-----------|-------1-----------o||
|-Rhy Fig 1 end Rhy Fig 1-|
Chorus 1 & 2
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM---------| PM---
E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E E S S
||o-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o----------3-3-0-3----2-------|--------3-3-0-3-----0------0-0-|
||-Rhy Fig 2
| Gtr III
| W +H. +Q
||o-10b12=======================|=(10)r================(10)-----|
||o-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
||-Fill 1A
| Gtr IV
| H H +H Q +Q
||o----------------8b10r========|==(8)---------8b10=====(8)-----|
||o-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-Fill 1B
E E S S E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E
|--------------------------------|-------------------------o||
|---0--0-0-0-5--0-----5---5--5-5-|---5---5-3-3-3-3---3-3---o||
| +H Q +Q +W
|-(10)---------10b12====(10)-----|-(10)r-------------------o||
|--------------------------------|-------------------------o||
| +H +H +W
|--(8)r========(8)---------------|--(8)\-------------------o||
|--------------------------------|-------------------------o||
To Coda
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM|
Q +S S E E S S S S S S Q +S S E E S S S S S S
||o--------------------------o||--------------------------||
||o-2--(2)---2-2-5p0-1p0-----o||-2--(2)---2-2-5p0-1p0-----||
||--0--(0)---0-0---------3p0--||-0--(0)---0-0---------3p0-||
PM| ~~
Q S S E E S S S E. Q S S E E S S S S S S Q +S S E E S S S E.
|-2--x---2-2-5p0-5-5--|-2--2---2-2-5p0-1p0-----|-2--(2)---2-2-5p0-5-5---|
|-0--x---0-0----------|-0--0---0-0---------3p0-|-0--(0)---0-0-----------|
D.S. al Coda &
PM----|
+H +E E S S S S Q +S S E E S S S S S S
|-(5)----(5)-x-x-x-x-x-||-2--(2)---2-2-----0h1p0---||
Gtr II
aH+aH+aH
|---/7-6-5-5s=2--------|-(2)s7-6-5-5s3-----|-(3)s7-6-5-5s=2--------|
| Gtr I
| PM| PM|
| H +E E E E H. Q H +E E E E
+aH+
|---------------/9-8-7-|-7s2-----(2)--9-8-7---|
| H +E E E E a Q Q +E E E E
|--3--------(3)-/7-6-5-|-5s2---------/7-6-5---|
Gtr III
~~~~~~~~~~PM--------| ~~~~~~~~~~PM--------|
a H +E S S S S S S H +E S S S S S S E E Q H Q E E
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------|---------3s==||
|-7s3-----(3)-------------|-2-----(2)-------------|-3-----------|---------4s==||
| Gtrs I, II
| PM-----------| PM--------|
| a Q Q +E S S S S S S Q Q +E S S S S S S E E Q H E E S S S S
|-5s3---------2-3-5-3-5-3-|-2---------2-3-5-3-5-2-|-------------|-------------||
Guitar Solo 1
w/Riff A x3
H E S S S S E Q S S S S T T E. +S S S S
|-12--------------------12-12-12b12.5---|-----12----------------------------------------|
|-13--------------------12-12-12b12.5---|-----12----------------------------------------|
|-------------14\-12-14-----------------|-14------14-12----12h14p12------(12)\----12-14-|
S S S S a E. +S T T S S S a E. +S
|----14-12----12h14------(14)\-------9-7-7s9-----(9)\--|
S T T S S S S S S a Q E E
|-------7----7--5-4-5---------9s==5/---|
|---------------------5s7--------------|
| PM-----------|
| Q +S S E E S S S S S S
S S T T T T S S S T T S T T T T T T T T S S E
| PM---------|
| Q +S S E E S S S S S S
|--2-------------------(2)------------2-----------2-----------5p====0-----1p=0------|
|--0-------------------(0)------------0-----------0-----------------------------3p0-|
|-Riff B
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|--------------------------14-12s10-12-10----------|
| PM------------|
| Q +S S E E S S S S S S
|--2----------(2)-----2-----2-----------0h1p0------|
end Riff B-|
S +S S +S T T T T S S S +S S S E S S
|-14b15r(14)-14b15r(14)------------------------14b15r(14)-------12-------|
|-14b16r(14)-14b16r(14)-14b16r(14)p12----12-14-14b16r(14)-12----12-------|
| PM--------| PM----
| E E S S E E E E S S
|-Riff C end Riff C-|
w/Riff C x3
S +S S S +S S S +S S S +S S E. S
|-14b15r(14)-12-14b15r(14)-12-14b15r(14)-12-14b15r(14)---------------|
|-14b16r(14)-12-14b16r(14)-12-14b16r(14)-12-14b16r(14)-12-14b16------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T T T T S T T S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S
w/Riff 1A + 1B both x2
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM---------| PM---
E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E E S S
||o-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o----------3-3-0-3----2-------|--------3-3-0-3-----0------0-0-|
E E S S E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E
|--------------------------------|-------------------------o||
|---0--0-0-0-5--0-----5---5--5-5-|---5---5-3-3-3-3---3-3---o||
Guitar Solo 2
w/Riff B x2
Gtr III
E S S E S S H E S S +S S S S T T S Q.
|-------------------------------|-------3b5==(3)r---3-0-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-2b4-------------------2pb4r(2)p0--------------|
E E E E E. +S S E. E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-4b7-4b7--4b7---4b7-4b7r==(4)-0--------|----12-12-12--12-14----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
S S S S +S S S S S S E Q
|-------12----15b17==(15)r----15b17----15b17-(15)\----------|
| PM------| ~~~~
| Q +S S E E S S S E.
|--2------------------(2)------2--------2----------5p0-5-5--|
Gtrs I,II 2/4
+H +E S S S E. +E +E Q +E E S S S S E E S S S S
|-(5)----(5)-5p0-5-5--|-(5)b7r(5)-(5)--(5)-----------|---x-x-x-x-x-|
Gtrs I, II
Rhy Fig 1
E E S S E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
Rhy Fig 1x2
Rhy Fig 2, Riff 1A, Riff 1B all x2
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM------| PM----------| PM|
E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E E S S
PM| PM
E E E E E E E S S E Q +S S E E S S S S S S 3x
|---------------------||o--------------------------o||
|-5-5-3-3-3-3---3-3---||o-2--(2)---2-2-5p0-1p0-----o||
|-3-3---------0-1-1-0-||--0--(0)---0-0---------3p0--||
PM| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q +S S E E S S S E. +W +H +E E S S S S Q Q H
|-2--(2)---2-2-5p0-5-5--|-(5)--------|-(5)----(5)-x-x-x-x-x-|-2----------*|

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