Some Kind of Monster Lyrics

St. Anger
Key:
/...slide up
\...slide down
X...mute (scratch)
pm...palm mute
h...hammer
p...pull off
~~...Vibrato
b...bend to specified note
r...release to specified note
(4)...ghost note
Tuning
Gtr. 1: 7-str. drop D tuning, down 1 step
(low to high) C C G C F A D
Gtr. 2: Drop D tuning, down 1 step
Intro:
Gtr. 1 (7-str.)
lower vol. w/gtr.'s knob
harm.
Rhy. Fig. 1:
Gtr. 1
| pm pm pm pm pm pm |
|Gtr.2 (6-str.) |
pm pm pm pm pm.. pm
Gtr. 1 harm.
pm.. pm.. pm..
Gtr. 2 Rhy. Fig.2
________________________
|------------|----------|-------------| Play fig 2. a total of 5X
|------------|----------|-------------| with gtr 1 and through fill 1
Fill 1 w/fig 2
*to get this sound, pm..
turn your tone
all the way down
and your pick-up switch
to the far left.
Rhy. Fig. 3:
Gtr 1
|--__3__---------__3__-----------|-__3__-------------__3__-------------|-------|
| pm... pm... ..... ..... ... |
|Gtr. 2 Rhy. fig. 3A |
|._____6_____--------------------|-_____6_____-------_____6_____------.|-------|
pm........... pm............... ............
Fill 1
Rhy fig. 3 & 3A
Riff A:
Gtr. 1
|Gtr. 2 Riff A1 |
Verse:
Riff B
w/riff A1 2X
grad. bend
|--0------0--0-------/14-(14)b15-----|----------(15)b16~~~~~~~~~~~(14)\---|
|--0------0--0------/12b13-----------|--(13)---------------------r(12)----|
Gtr. 1 pm.......................................
|Gtr. 2 pm. |
Interlude:
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
| pm pm pm pm pm pm |
pm pm pm
Yeah! Yeah!
| pm pm |
pm
Back to Verse
Gtr. 1 w/Riff A (2 times)
Rhy. Fig. 4A:
| pm pm |
pm pm
Pre-Chorus: (We the people)
Riff C:
|Riff C1 |
Gtrs. 1&2 w/Riff C & C1
Gtrs. 1&2 w/Rhy. Figs. 4 & 4A
Gtrs. 1&2 w/Rhy. Figs. 1 & 1A (2 times)
Gtrs. 1&2 w/Rhy. Figs. 3 & 3A (2 times)
First ending: w/Riffs A & A1 (3 times)
Second ending: w/ Riffs A & A1 (1st. meas.)
Gtr.
| pm............... |
|Gtr. 2 |
pm...... pm...............
Gtr. 1 Rhy. Fig. 5
| pm pm pm pm............. | 4X
pm.... pm...............
Rhy. Fig. 6
Gtr. 1
| PM PM |
|Rhy. Fig. 6A |
|Gtr. 2 |
End Rhy Fig. 6 & 6A
|--0--3--3--0--3--3--X--X--X--X--|-0--3--3--0--3--3--3h5--3-------|
Bridge: (This is the cloud that swallows trust)
Gtr. 1 w/Rhy Fig. 6 1st time, Gtr. 2 tacet
2nd time, Gtr. 2 w/Rhy Fig. 6A
| (Ominous, I'm in us......)
pm.... pm.... pm..... pm....
__________1.________________ ___________2.______________
pm...... pm.... pm... pm... pm... pm...
Gtr. 1 w/Rhy Fig. 5
| pm............. |
Gtr. 2: | |
pm.... pm............. pm.............
Gtr. 1 w/Riff C (1st Meas.)
Gtr. 2 | |
Gtrs. 1 & 2:w/Riffs C & C1 (1 1/2 times)
Gtrs. 1 & 2: w/ Rhy Figs. 1 & 1A (2 times)
Outro:
Gtrs. 1 & 2: w/Rhy. Figs. 3 & 3A (2 times)
Gtrs. 1 & 2: w/ Riffs A & A1
Gtr. 1*:
*turn your tone about half-way down
and your pick-up switch to the middle or far left, your choice.