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  To Live is to Die by Metallica
  
  from the album "...And Justice for All"
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Here are the main Riffs.  Know them--the order of these are presented
  
  later on.
  
  __________
  
    Riff 1
  
  G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  A:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  E:--2---2--X--X--0--2--3---3--X--X--3p2--2---2--X--X--0--2--5--5---5p3--3p2-|
  
  
  
  __________
  
    Riff 2 (start)
  
  G:------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  A:------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  E:--2-2-2--3--3-3-2--2-2--5-5-5--2-2-2--3--3-3-2--2-2--5-5-5--|
  
  
  
                                                          Riff 2 (end)
  
  G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  E:--2---3---2---5---2---3---2---5---2-3-2-5-2-3-2-5-2-3-2-5-2h3-2h5--|
  
  
  
  __________
  
    Riff 3
  
  G:----------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  A:-------------3--2--------------------------4--3--2--------------|
  
  E:-2--2--5--2--------5--2------5------2--X-X----------------------|
  
  
  
  
  
  The song begins with 13 bars of acoustic guitar.  The guitar & drums fade
  
  into a snare drum hitting at TIME=100.  Bass plays muted E-string in time
  
  with snare hits.
  
  
  
  Riff 1   3x
  
  Riff 2   1x
  
  Riff 1   2x
  
  Riff 2   1x
  
  Riff 1   2x
  
  Riff 3   2x
  
  Riff 1   2x
  
  Riff 2   1x
  
  Riff 1   4x
  
  Riff 2   1x
  
  Riff 1   2x
  
  
  
  Then, following that is:
  
  
  
  G:-------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:-------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  A:-------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  E:--2--2----r----3--3----r----0--0----r----5----------3--------|
  
  
  
  
  
  G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  A:---------------------------------------2-----------------------------------|
  
  E:--5----5--5--0--3----3--3--5--0-----0-----0--1-------3-----5---5--5--7--3--|
  
  
  
                                                     (guitar)
  
                                           (2x)         16
  
  G:---------------------------------------------|---------------|
  
  D:---------------------------------------------|--|=========|--|
  
  A:----5--------------------2-------------------|---------------|
  
  E:-------3--5--0-----0--0-----3-----(3)--------|---------------|
  
  
  
  
  
  G:--------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  A:--/12---12-12h14p12--10----10-12-10--7----7--7--10--8----10---|
  
  E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  
  
  G:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  A:--12----12--12h14p12--10-----10-10h12p10--7----7--10--7---10----10/--|
  
  E:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  
  
  G:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:-------------9h10--9------------------------------------------------|
  
  A:--/12-----12----------10----10--12--10--7----7--7--10--8-------10---|
  
  E:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  
  
  G:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  A:--12---12h14p12--10----10--12--10--7-----7--10--7--10-----10--7----|
  
  E:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  
  
  G:---------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:---------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  A:---------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  E:--5-----5--7--5--3-----3--5--3--0----0--0--3--1-------3--------|
  
  
  
  
  
  G:--------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  A:--------------------------------------------------2-----------|
  
  E:--5----5--5h7p5--3-----3-----3--3h5p3--0----0--0-----3----3---|
  
  
  
  
  
  G:------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:------------------------------------------------------|
  
  A:------------------------------------------------------|
  
  E:--5----5--5h7p5--3----3--3h5p3--0----0-0-0-1----3-----|
  
  
  
  
  
  G:------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  A:------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  E:--5----5--7--5--3-----3--5--3--0-----0--3--0--3----3---3---|
  
  
  
  
  
  G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:*--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  A:*----------------------------------------2---------------------------------|
  
  E:----5----5--5--0--3-----3--3--5--0----0-----0--1----3----5-----5--5--7--3--|
  
  
  
  
  
  G:------------------------------------------|
  
  D:-----------------------------------------*|
  
  A:----5--------------------2---------------*|
  
  E:-------3--5--0-----0--0-----3-------------|
  
  
  
  
  
  G:------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:*----------------------------------------------------------------*|
  
  A:*----------------------------------------------------------------*|
  
  E:---5---5-5-0-3-5---5-5-0-3-5---5-5-0-2-3---3-3-3-0-3---3-3-3-0----|
  
  
  
  
  
  G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  A:--2---2-2-2--2-2--------2---2-2-2--2-2--------2---2-2-2--2-2---------------|
  
  E:------------------2--5------------------2--5------------------2--4--5---5-5|
  
  
  
  
  
  G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  A:----------------------------------2--2--------------2--2------------2------|
  
  E:-5--5-5-5--2--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--2-------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  
  
                                                   (drums)
  
  G:----------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:----------------------------------------------------------|
  
  A:-----------2----------------2------------(2)--------------|
  
  E:----------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Now Cliff starts the spoken part:
  
  
  
  Riff 1 x6
  
  (spoken):  When a man lies, he murders some part of the
  
             world.  These are the pale deaths which men miscall their
  
             lives.  All this i cannot bear to witness any longer.
  
             Cannot the kingdome of salvation take me home?
  
  
  
  Riff 3 x2
  
  
  
  G:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  D:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  A:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  E:--2---2---2----0--2--3---3---3---3p2--2---2---2---0--2--5--5---5p3--3p2-|
  
  
  
  
  
  G:--------------------------------------|
  
  D:--------------------------------------|
  
  A:--------------------------------------|
  
  E:----2--2---------3--3------0------0---|
  
  
  
  Riff 1 x2
  
  
  
    This is the outro part.  Repeat and fade a bunch of times.  Segues into
  
    "Dyers Eve"
  
  
  
  G:---------------------|
  
  D:---------------------|
  
  A:---------------------|
  
  E:---2---2-----2---2---|
  
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