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  Trapped under ice
  Performed by Metallica
  >From the album "Ride the lightning" (1984)
  Music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett
  Words by James Hetfield
  Transribed by Ludvig Forssblad - Niemistoe Custom Guitartech AB
  - Niemistoe Productions AB
  E-mail: Niemistoe_AB@hotmail.com
  
  
  Intro:
      P.M.|                 P.M.|                 P.M.....|
  e-|---------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|---------0---2-----------------0------0------------------|
  A-|---------0---2------------------------0------------------|
  E-|-0---0-----------------0---0-----------------0-0-0-0-0---|
  
  
  Riff 1: I just can't understand the rhythm of this guitar-line.
  
      P.M....|           P.M...|      P.M
  e-|--------------------------------------------|
  B-|--------------------------------------------|
  G-|--------------------------------------------|
  D-|---------0---2--------------0---2---3---3---|
  A-|---------0---2--------------0---2-0-3---3---|
  E-|-0---0-0------------0---0-0-----------------|
  
  
  This is played over Riff 1:
  
  e-|-----------------------------------|
  B-|-----------------------------------|
  G-|-----------------------9---12-11---|
  D-|-9------11-----12------7---10-9----|
  A-|-7------9------10------------------|
  E-|-----------------------------------|
  
  Verse riff:
          P.M.......|     P.M.......|     P.M.......|
  e-|-------------------------------------------------
  B-|-------------------------------------------------
  G-|-------------------------------------------------
  D-|-------------------------------------------------
  A-|-2---------------2---------------2---------------
  E-|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
  
  
  -----------------|
  -----------------|
  -----------------|
  -5--4---2---4---|
  -3--2---0---2---|
  -----------------|
  
  First is the verse riff played 4 times while Kirk
  does the solo, then it goes to this:
  
      P.M.....|
  e-|-------------|
  B-|-------------|
  G-|-------------|
  D-|-4-4-4-4-4---|
  A-|-2-2-2-2-2---|
  E-|-------------|
  
  And then it's time for the first verse with the verse riff:
  
   I don't know how to live trough this hell
   Woken up, I'm still locked in this shell
   Frozen soul, frozen down to the core
   Break the ice, I can't take anymore
  
  Chorus:
                    P.M                   P.M.   P.M
  e-|--------------------------------------------------------
  B-|--------------------------------------------------------
  G-|--------------------------------------------------------
  D-|--------------------------------------------------------
  A-|-6-7------6-7-----2------6-7---6-7-------7-----4-5------
  E-|-4-5------4-5---0-0------4-5---4-5---0-0-5---0-2-3------
  
            P.M.   P.M     P.M
  --------------------------------------|
  --------------------------------------|
  --------------------------------------|
  --------------------------------------|
  -4-5----------5-----6-7-----7-8-7-7---|
  -2-3------0-0-3---0-4-5---0-5-6-5-5---|
  
     Freezing
     Can't move at all
     Screaming
     Can't hear my call
     I am dying to live
     Cry out
     I'm trapped under ice
  
  Then it's time for another solo and another verse:
  
   Crystallized, as I lay here and rest
   Eyes of glass stare directly at death
   From deep sleep I have broken away
   No one knows, no one hears what I say
  
  Then again, a chorus and then to this riff:
  
  Riff 2:
                              P.M...........|
  e-|-------------------------------------------|
  B-|-------------------------------------------|
  G-|-------------------------------------------|
  D-|-------------------------------------------|
  A-|-7-8-7-8-8---5-5---7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
  E-|-5-6-5-6-6---3-3---5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
  
  Then you play this, 2 times
  Riff 3:
          P.M.|                P.M.
  e-|----------------------------------------
  B-|----------------------------------------
  G-|----------------------------------------
  D-|-----------12---12-----------3p2-------
  A-|-2---------10---10---3p2-0-------3p2---
  E-|-0---0-0-0------------------3-----------
  
  
       P.M.|   |.|        P.M.......................|
  ----------------------------------------------------|
  ----------------------------------------------------|
  ----------------------------------------------------|
  -----------9----7-----------------------------------|
  -2---------7----5---8-------8-------8-------8-------|
  -0---0-0-0----0-----6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-|
  
  Followed by riff 3:
  
                                                P.M.
  e-|---------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-9---9---9------7---7---7------5---5---4-----------------|
  D-|-9---9---9------7---7---7------5---5---4-------2---------|
  A-|-7---7---7------5---5---5------3---3---2---5-4-2---------|
  E-|-------------------------------------------3-2-0---------|
  
  
   Scream from my soul
   Fate, mystified
   Hell, forever more
  
  Then back to riff 3 again 4 times and then this:
  
  
      P.M......................................................|
  e-|------------------------------------------------------------
  B-|------------------------------------------------------------
  G-|------------------------------------------------------------
  D-|------------------------------------------------------------
  A-|-8-------8-------8-------8-------7-------7-------7-------7--
  E-|-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--
  
  
   P.M..........................................................|
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  -----7-------7-------7-------7---------------------------------
  -5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
  
  P.M.   P.M.
  ---------------------|
  ---------------------|
  ---------------------|
  -----------3-2-------|
  -5-3-2-0-------3-2---|
  ---------3-----------|
  
  Then it starts all over again with a solo and a verse:
  
   No release from my cryonic state
   What is this? I've been stricken by fate
   Wrapped up tight, cannot move, can't break free
   Hand of doom has a tight grip on me
  
  Verse 3 is followed by 2 choruses and after that, this,
  played 3 times:
  
      P.M............|
  e-|--------------------------------|
  B-|--------------------------------|
  G-|--------------------------------|
  D-|--------------------------------|
  A-|-----------------7---8-8--7-7---|
  E-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---6-6--5-5---|
  
  Then this:
  
  e-|-------------------|
  B-|-------------------|
  G-|-------------------|
  D-|-------------------|
  A-|-8-8---5-5---7-7---|
  E-|-6-6---3-3---5-5---|
  
  And the verse riff again 4 times. On the last time
  you end up with this:
  
      P.M.........|
  e-|-----------------|
  B-|-----------------|
  G-|-----------------|
  D-|-4-4-4-4-4-------|
  A-|-2-2-2-2-2---4---|
  E-|-------------2---|
  
  That's it lads!
  
  #-------------------------------------------#
  
  Song: Trapped Under Ice
  Artist:Metallica
  Album:Ride The Lightning
  transcribed by:MikeH1982@aol.com
  
  
  Intro
           |---------------------------------|
           |---------------------------------|
           |--------------------------2------|
           |--------0--2-----------0--2------|
           |--------0--2--------------0------|
           |--0---0----------0---0-----------|
  palm mute |......|        |-----|
  
  
  (play right with that first drum beat)
  |-----------------|
  |-----------------|
  |-----------------|
  |----4-4-4-4-4----|
  |----2-2-2-2-2----|
  |-----------------|
  P.M.|--------|
  
  
  Double time (play twice as fast)
  |-------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------| Repeat this
  |----------0--2---------0--2-0-3-3----|
  |----------0--2---------0--2-0-3-3----|
  |-----0-0----------0-0----------------|
  p.m.|----|        |---|
  
  
  Use your distortion and your guitar to cause feedback for a measure.
  I cant EXPLAIN how to cause feedback, its just, a skill that you develop
  as a guitar player, but then you play....
  
  |-----------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------|
  |---11--------12--------14--------14/17---16----|
  |---11--------12--------14--------14/17---16----|
  |---9---------10--------12--------12/15---14----|
  |-----------------------------------------------|
  
  |-------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------|
  |---9-------11--------12--------14----------------|
  |---9-------11--------12--------14----------------|
  |---7--------9--------10--------12--/19-19~~~~~---|
  |-------------------------------------------------|
  
  First solo (w/Wah most of the time)
  |------14---14---14---14-----14---14---17p14-14-14-17p14-------------------|
  |--17^---17^--17^--17^----17^--17------------------------17-14-14-14-17p14-|
  |----------------------------no bend---------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------17---17---17---17---17--hold------14---17^---17~~~~-----|
  |-16-14-14-14--16^--16^--16^--16^--16^-----------14---full-------------|
  |-------------full-----------------------------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |-------14---18-16-14-12-15-14-12-10-14-12-10-9-12-12-10-9/7-9-10-|
  |--/17------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |-9-7-75-9-9-7-5-54-7-7-5-4-2-5-4-2-5-4-2--|
  |--------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------|
  
  |-5p4p2p0-5p4p2p0-5p4p2p0-2p0--------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------3p2p0-5p2p0-0-2h3p0------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------0--2------------|
  |----------------------------------------------------drop pitch----|
  |-----------------------------------------------------W/ bar-------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  Ok, when the solo starts, The other guitar player plays this 3 times right
  along with the solo...
  |-----------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------5--4--2--4----|
  |-4---------------4---------------3--2--0--2----|
  |-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
  
  
  then when you play that 3 times, play this.....
  |------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------------------------------4/-5----|
  |-4---------------4---------------4---------------2-2-2-2--2/-3----|
  |-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
  Play them together as one with the solo
  
  
  For verses 1, 2, and 3, play this 4 times each verse.
  |-----------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------5--4--2--4----|
  |-4---------------4---------------3--2--0--2----|
  |-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
  
  
  Chorus
  |---------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------|
  |----6----7-------------6-----7-------2-------|
  |----6----7-------------6-----7---2---2-------|
  |----4----5-------------4-----5---0---0-------|
     Freez-ing (Freezing)Can't move at all.
  
  |---------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------|
  |---6-----7---------------6----7-----------7-7------|
  |---6-----7---------------6----7---2-------7-7------|
  |---4-----5---------------4----5---0---0---5-5-0----|
    Scream-ing, (screaming)Cant hear my call.
  
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |---4---5--------4--5----------5--5----6---7-----------7----8---7---7---|
  |---4---5--------4--5----------5--5----6---7-----------7----8---7---7---|
  |---2---3--------2--3---0--0---3--3-0--4---5-----------5----6---5---5---|
            I  am dy-ing to live        Cry out.   Im trapped un-der ice.
  
  2nd solo (other guitar plays verse part) W/some wah
  |----------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------12-------|
  |-3p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0--0-----------|
  |----------------------------------*-----------|
  |----------------------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------------------|
  (for this line, press down on your tremolo bar down 4 1/2 steps
  until you reach the 0 with the * under it)
  
  |---------------------------------------------------------14-----|
  |--17--18p14-18p14-18p17p14----18p14-17p14-14-14-17p14-14--------|
  |---------------------------16-----------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |-17-17-16-16-14-14-----------------------------------------|
  |-------------------17-17-16-16-14-14-----------------------|
  |-------------------------------------16-14--14-------------|
  |------------------------------------------16---------------|
  |----------------------------------------------16---12------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------------------------14--16----|
  |-----------------------14--14--16p14------16-16-16------------|
  |--------12--12--14/16-----------------16----------------------|
  |-12h14--------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--17----17----17----17------------------------------------17^~~~~----|
  |--16^---16^---16^---16^------14-14-14----14-------14---------------|
  |-------------------------/16-----------/16----/16--------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  (then go back and play the verse and then the chorus, then you play
  this next part....)
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--7---8-8-----7--8--8-------5--5-----7---7-----------------------------|
  |--7---8-8-----7--8--8-------5--5-----7---7-----3-----------------------|
  |--5---6-6-----5--6--6-------3--3-----5---5-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
                                              p.m.......................|
  
  (REPEAT THIS 2X)
  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |----------7-----7--------------------------------9----7-------------------|
  |----------5-----5--------------3-2---------------9----7-------------------|
  |-----------------------3-2---------3-2-----------7----5-5--555-555-555-55-|
  |-0--0-0-0---------0-0------5-4---------0--0-0-0--------6--666-666-666-66--|
                                       p.m........|
  
  
  |---------------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-9---9---9------7---7---7------5---5---4-----------------------|
  |-9---9---9------7---7---7------5---5---4-----------------------|
  |-7---7---7------5---5---5------3---3---2-------------2---------|
  |-----------------------------------------------3--2--0---------|
  (PLAY THE ABOVE LINE 2 TIMES, THEN PLAY IT ALNG WITH THE VOCALS
  BELOW....
  
  "(Scream) from my soul.   (Fate) mystified.   (Hell) for-ev-er more.
   (Scream) from my soul.   (Fate) mystified.   (Hell) for-ev-er more."
  
  
  Then play this again a few times..
  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |----------7-----7--------------------------------9----7-------------------|
  |----------5-----5--------------3-2---------------9----7-------------------|
  |-----------------------3-2---------3-2-----------7----5-5--555-555-555-55-|
  |-0--0-0-0---------0-0------5-4---------0--0-0-0---------6--666-666-666-66-|
                                       p.m........|
  
  then...
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-5--555-555-555-55-------------------------------------------------------|
  |-6--666-666-666-66-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-555-55-5555-5555-5555-5555--|
   p.m....................................................................|
  
  
  |---------------------------|
  |------------------------0--|
  |---------------------------|
  |-------------3--2----------|
  |-3--2-------------3--2-----|
  |-------5--4----------------|
        p.m...|
  
  
  Solo 3(filter in some WAH)
  (under the solo, the other guitar plays the same thing as he does
  for the other solos in this song)
  |-19p17p14-19p17p14---14-19p17p14-19-19p17p14--14--19p17p14-19-19p17p14---|
  |-------------------17-----------------------17------------------------17-|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |-14-19^~~--------14---17p14----14-17p14----------------------------------|
  |----------0--/18------------17----------17-14-14-14-17p14----------------|
  |----------0-----------------------------------------------16-14-14-14----|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |----------------------------------9----12-12p10p9----9h10p9-----12p10p9--|
  |-17-------17-----17---17----/10-------------------12-------12p10---------|
  |-16^------16^----16^--16^------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |-------12p10p9------12p10p9-----------------------------------|
  |-12p9----------12p9------------9----10-12p9-------------------|
  |----------------------------12---11----------11-9-------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------11-9--------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------11-9---|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  (TREMOLO PICK THIS ENTIRE LINE) for those who dont know what it is...
  trem. pick means to keep picking each note as fast as you possibly can
  |--------------------------------------------------16-16----|
  |---------------------------------------17----19------------|
  |------16----------16-----18---19--19-----------------------|
  |-----------16h16-------------------------------------------|
  |-9/19------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  |-17--19--21---22^^~~~~-----|
  |---------------------------|
  |---------------------------|
  |---------------------------|
  |---------------------------|
  |---------------------------|
  
  Then go back and play the next verse and chorus
  
  Then....
  "Freez-ing, (freezing) cant move at all. Screaming (screaming) cant hear my
  call. I am dying to live...Cry out....
  
  I'm trapped under ice."
     |-------------------------------------|
     |-------------------------------------|
     |-------------------------------------|Play that 3 times
     |-7---8-8----7--7---------------------|
     |-7---8-8----7--7---------------------|
     |-5---6-6----5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
                      p.m..........|
  
  Then play...
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--7---8-8-----7--8--8-------5--5-----7---7-----------------------------|
  |--7---8-8-----7--8--8-------5--5-----7---7-----3-----------------------|
  |--5---6-6-----5--6--6-------3--3-----5---5-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
                                              p.m.......................|
  
  then play...
  |-----------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------5--4--2--4----|
  |-4---------------4---------------3--2--0--2----|
  |-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
  Play that 3 times
  
  The 4th time, you play
  |---------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------|
  |-----------------4--4--4---------|
  |-----------------4--4--4---------|
  |-4---------------2--2--2----4---|
  |-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------2---|
  AND THERE YOU HAVE IT...MY ENTIRE VERSION OF "TRAPPED UNDER ICE"
  
  Like Always...questions, comments, death threats??
  Email at MikeH1982@aol.com

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