The Four Horsemen Lyrics

THE FOUR HOSREMEN
As recorded by Metallica
(From the 1983 Album KILL 'EM ALL)
Words & Music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich & Dave Mustaine
E5(type 2) x 7 9 x x x
Gtr I, II (E A D G B E) - 'James Hetfield Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr III, IV (E A D G B E) - 'Kirk Hammett Lead w/dist'
Q=204(8=s8)
Gtrs I, II Gtr II
PM------------------------------------------------|
Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q W W W
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------------------|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
PM------------------------------------------------|
|-Rhy Fig 1
PM------------------------------|
PM--| PM--| PM--|
Q Q Q Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q
end Rhy Fig 1-||-Rhy Fig 2
PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q
PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
end Rhy Fig 2-|
Rhy Fig 2 x2
W +H +E E Q W +H +E E Q
||o----------|-----------------|----------|----------------|
||o-7--------|-(7)----(7)-7-7--|-5--------|-(5)----(5)-5-5-|
|-Rhy Fig 3
W +H +E E Q W +W
|----------|-----------------|----------|---------o||
|-3--------|-(3)----(3)-3-3--|-2--------|-(2)\----o||
Q Q Q Q
end Rhy Fig C-|
Rhy Fig 1 x2
Verse 2 & 3
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Rhy Fig 2 x2
Rhy Fig 3
Rhy Fig 1 x2 ->To Coda
Gtrs I, II
PM----------------------------|
W E E E E E E E E E E 7x E E E E E Q Q
|----------||o---------------------o||-----------------||
|-2--------||o---------------------o||-----------------||
PM----------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E. Q
||o---------------------|-------------------|
||----------------------|-----------5s4--4--|
||----------------------|-----------3s2--2--|
||o---------------------|-------------------|
|-Rhy Fig 4
PM----------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H 4x
|---------------------|----------------o||
|---------------------|----------------o||
end Rhy Fig 4-|
Half time Q=102(8=s8) Straight Eights Q=164
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-Riff B end Riff B-|
PM| PM--| PM PM
||o-----------------|-----------------o||
||o---------8-7-5-7-|-------3---4---5-o||
PM--------------------| PM PM PM--------------------| PM PM
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-----------------|-------3---4---5-|-----------------|-------3---4---5--o||
|-Rhy Fig 5 end Rhy Fig 5-|
Half time Q=102
Riff B x2
Slower Q=90
e E S S E e E S S E e E S S E e E S S E 4x
||o---------------------|---------------------o||
||o---------2-5-5-----5-|-3-3-----3-2-2-----2-o||
|-Rhy Fig 6 end Rhy Fig 6-|
Guitar Solo
w/Rhy Fig 6 x7
Gtr III
Q Q S +S S S S +E +S +S
|-15b17---15b17-----15b17r(15)p12-15-15b17==(15)---(15)r(15)-|
Q +S +S S S Q. S S
|-15b17====(15)r(15)-12-15-14b14.5-------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S S T T E. S T T S S S S S S Q. +E
S S E E S S S E S E S S
E +E S S S S S S S +S S S E S S
|-14b16==(14)r-14p11-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------14-12----12-14b16r(14)-12----12---12-12-|
S S +T S T S S T T T T S S S S S S S S S
|-11h12-(12)-11----11-12-11h12p11----11-12-14------------14-------|
S S S S S S S S E. S +E E
|-13s15-15s17-17s19-19s20-20----(20)-(20)\-----|
Gtr III
Q E +S S T T S T T S T T T T S S S
|-17b19---17b19r==(17)-15-17p15-14-15p14s12-14p12---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------15-15-14----12---14s|
| Gtr IV
| Q E +S S T T S T T S T T S T T S
|-17b19---17b19r==(17)-15-17p15-14-15p14-12-14p12-10----12p10----8----|
PM--|
S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T S S E S S
| T T S T T S T T T T S T T S S S S S T S. +S S
Gtrs III, IV
PM----------------------|
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 T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S E E
Gtr III
E S S T T T T T T a T T T T T T a T T T T T T a T T T T T T T
T T T T T T a T T T T T T T T T T E E E E
|-15p12------12----15p12-12h15p12----12-15p===12----15p12----12-15b17-------15b17----15b17----15\--|
|Gtr IV
| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S S S S S E
|-17p12-12h15p==12----12----15p12-17p12-12h15p===12----12-15p12-15----12---------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H
|-12h14-12p11h12p===11-------11-------------------------|-----------||
|-------------------------14----14-12p11h12p11s==9-11p9s|=7---------||
| S S S S S +T T S S S S S S T T S S S H
|-----7--9--7--9b11r(9)p7-----7--9--7---------------7---|-----------||
| e E S S E e E S S E e E S S E
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E S +E. +Q H
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E S E. +Q H
|-----------------|-12b14p=0--(0)-------|
A Tempo Q=204(8=s8)
Rhy Fig 4 x4
Half time Q=102(8=s8)
Riff B x2
A Tempo Q=204(8=s8)
Gtr II
Rhy Fig 1 x2 ->D.S. al Coda
&
Rhy Fig 1 (1st 4 bars)
PM------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q W
Rhy Fig 4 x4
Outro - Guitar Solo
w/Rhy Fig 4 x8
Gtr III
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
|-15p14---12-17p15-12-15p===14-12-17p15-12--|
Q +Q E +Q. Q Q Q H
|-15b17====(15)r-----15b17==(15)r-------|-15b17---15b17---15b17---15b16----|
E E E Q E E E Q
|----15p==12-12-----------15p==12-12--------|
E E E Q E E E Q
|----15p==12-12--------------15p12-12-----|
E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E E E
|----15p==12-12-----------15p==12-12--------|----15p==12-12-----------15p12-12-------|
E E E E E E Q Q E E E E S S S S S S e
E E Q Q E E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
H Q +E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-22b24---------22b24===(22)r(22)-19-|-22p19------19------------------------19-|
|---------22-19s18-19-22p===19----19-22----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E
|---------22-19s18-19-22p19---------------|-----------------------------/14----|
|-15p12---14p12----12-15p12---14p12----12-|-15p12---14p12----12-15p===12-14p12-11-|
S S S S S S S S E E E E E E
|-15-19p12h15p12-19p==15p==12-19p15p==12-19p15p12--|
|-19p15p==12-19p15p12-19p15p12-19p15p12-|
|-17p14p==0-17p14p0-17p14p==0-17p14p0-|-17p14p==0-17p14p0-17p===14p0-17p14p0--|
|-22p19p==0-22p19p0-22p19p==0-22p19h22-|
|-w/Rhy Fig 1 (1st 4 bars)
H H W
|-22b24---------22b24----|-22b24================|
+Q Q H W W
|-(22)r---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gtr II Gtrs I, II
PM------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q H