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  Song: King Nothing
  Album/Track: Load/Track
  Artist: Metallica
  Transcribed by: Aaron Mangel
  
  This version of King Nothing is as Metallica played it in the studio
  in sections, there can be up to 6 guitars playing at a time, this just
  gives it a deeper, fuller sound.
  
  
  Tempo=120
  
  Intro
  
  Fill 1 (Gtr. 1) Fade in     Use Distortion and *Octaver
  									end Fill 1
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-17~~~~-17~~~~-17~~~~-17~~~~-|----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|--------*--/----------------| Play 5x
  4|-----------------------------|----------/-----------------|
  5|-----------------------------|---------/--*---------------|
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  
  *Octaver doubles an octave below
  
  w/Fill 1 (5x)
  									 Full
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|------------------------15b-|
  3|-----------------------------|------------------------14b-|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  
  		Full
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|r15--------15b---------------|----------------------------|
  3|r14--------14b---------------|----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|-----------------------X--X-|
  6|-----------------------------|-----------------------X--X-|
  
  						    Full    Full
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|---------7B----(7)b---------|
  5|-7/--------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-7/--------------------------|----------------------------|
  
       Release bend to 1/2
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|--(7)---------------(7)-----|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  
  			1/4			 1/4	  |-Let Ring-|
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|----------------5b-----------|------5b-------8---7--------|
  5|--5--6--7---/7-----7---------|---/7----7-----------------|
  6|--0--0--0--0-----------------|-0----------/6---5----------|
  
  Rhy. Fig. 1 (w/Fill 1)
  
  			  1/4			 1/4	  |-Let Ring-| (end fig.1)
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|*----------------------------|---------------------------*| Play 3x
  4|*------------------5b--------|------5b-------8---7-------*|
  5|-----5--6--7---/7-----7------|---/7----7-----------------|
  6|-0---0--0--0--0--------------|-0----------/6---5----------|
  
  			  1/4 		 1/4    |-Let Ring-|
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|*----------------------------|---------------------------*| Play 3x
  4|*------------------5b--------|------5b-------8---7-------*|
  5|-----5--6--7---/7-----7------|---/7----7-----------------|
  6|-0---0--0--0--0--------------|-0----------/6---5----------|
  
  (w/Rhy. Fig. 1)
  	  1/4		     1/4
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
  2|-12--12b--------12--12b------|----------------------------------|
  3|-12--12b--------12--12b------|----1214p12--1214p12--1214p12-----|
  4|---------14~~~----------14~~~|(14)-------14-------14-------14---|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
  
  Rhy. Fig. 2
  
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|*----------------------------|--------*--/----------------|
  4|*----------------------------|----------/-----------------|
  5|--X--2--5--2------8--7-------|---------/--*---------------|
  6|--X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--0----|----------------------------|
   Wish I may, Wish I might, have this wish I wish tonight
  					  				end rhy fig 2
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|--X--2--5--2------8--7-------|--X--2--5--2------8--7--5---|
  6|--X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--0----|--X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--3---|
  			Are you satisfied?
  *=Gtr 1 subtitute Rhy. Fill 1 (see end of tab)
  
  w/Rhy. Fig. 2
  	   1/4				   1/4
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-9---------------------9----|-9---------------------9---|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-7-----------/8--8--7--7----|-7-----------/8--8--7--7---|
  6|----0--3b--0--/6--6--5-------|----0--3b--0--/6--6--5------|
  Dig for gold, dig for fame.	  You dig to make your name.
  						   1/4
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|----------*--/---------------|-9-------------------------|
  4|------------/----------------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------/--*--------------|-7-----------/8--8--7--5---|
  6|-----------------------------|----0--3b--0--/6--6--5--3---|
                            Are you pacified?
  
  Half Time feel
  Pre-Chorus
  Rhy Fig 3
  									end Rhy fig 3
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-----------5~~~--------------|----------------------------|
  4|----/7--7--------7--7--5-----|-(5)--7---------------------|
  5|-0------------------0--0-----|-(0)--0-----6---------------|
  6|-----------------------------|---------0--6---------------|
                     All the want you waste.
  
  Rhy Fill 2 (w/Rhy Fig 3)
  				 Full			  1/2		   */*
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-----------5~~~--7--5--7b----|-(7)--5--7--7b~~~-----------|
  4|----/7--7--------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------12---|
  			All yhe things you've changed.
  Chorus  (end Half time feel)
  
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----|
  6|-0----0--0--0--0--0--0-------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
         Then it all crashes down        and you break your crown
  
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----|
  6|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
  		and you point your finger but there's no one around
  
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----|
  6|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
  	Just want one thing.		Just to play the king
  
  					  |-P.M.-----|		 To Coda
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9------|----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----|
  6|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----|
  	But the castle crumbled and your left with just a
  /-------------------------------------------------------------
  |1.
     Full  Full  Full  		  w/ Rhy fig 1 (4x)
  1|-13----13----13--------------|----------------------------|
  2|-16b---16b---16b-----16-----|----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  	name.   Where's your crown,   King Nothing?
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  						  1/4   1/4
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|-12-12b----12b--------------|
  3|-----------------------------|-12-12b----12b--------------|
  4|-----------------------------|--------14-----14-----------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  				Where's your crown?
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|-12--12----12--12-----12----|
  3|-1214p12---1214p12--1214p12--|-12--12----12--12-----12----|
  4|--------14--------14-------14|--------14--------14--------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  
  --------------------------------
     Full/1/2            Full/1/2 |
  1|------------------------------|
  2|-14b-----12--14--14--14b--14-|
  3|-14b-----12--14--14--14b--14*|
  4|-----------------------------*|
  5|------------------------------|
  6|------------------------------|
  
  |--------------------------------
  |2.
     Full Full Full
  1|-13b--13b--13b---------------|
  2|-16b--16b--16b----16--------|
  3|-----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|
  	name.    Where's your crown, King
  Guitar Solo
  w/Rhy Fig 1 (4x)
  with wah as filter and octaver
  
      Full				   Full
  1|-12--------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-15b-------------------------|-11-------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|-13b------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  		Nothing?						You're
     Full            Full  Full
  1|-12--------------14----15----|----------------------------|
  2|-15b-------------17b---18b---|--(18)---------------/14---|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
      nothing					Come on, where's your crown?
  				     Full				     Full
  1|-12-0-14-0-15-0-14-0----12-12-|-12-0-14-0-15-0-14-0---12-12-|
  2|---------------------15----15b|---------------------15---15b|
  3|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
  4|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
  5|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
  6|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
  
  	    Full        Full					    Full
  1|15p12-0-12--15p12-0-12-------|12-0-14-0-15-0-14-0----12-12-|
  2|--------15b---------15b------|--------------------15----15b|
  3|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
  
  w/Rhy Fig 3 (1.5x)
  
  1|-17--17--17--20----------17--|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------20--20------|-17--17--20-----------------|
  3|-----------------------------|-------------19--19--19-----|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  
  Gtr 1 substitute Rhy Fill 2     w/Rhy. Fill 3 (see end of tab)
  						     Full     Full
  1|-17--17--17--20---------17---|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------20--20------|-17------17-------17--------|
  3|-----------------------------|---------19b------19b-------|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  								Huh!
  w/Rhy Fig 2
     Full Full         Full         Full
  1|----------12-----------12-----------12-------|
  2|-15b--15b----15p12-15b----15p12-15b----15p12-|
  3|---------------------------------------------|
  4|---------------------------------------------|
  5|---------------------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------------------|
  
     Full
  1|----------------------------------------------------------|
  2|-----12-15p12----12h15p12----12---------------------------|
  3|-14b----------14----------14----14-14p12----12h14-12~~~--|
  4|-----------------------------------------14---------------|
  5|----------------------------------------------------------|
  6|----------------------------------------------------------|
  
  1|-----------------------------|
  2|-12----14-14--15--14---------|
  3|-12----14-14--15--14---------|
  4|-----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|
  
     Full                           Full
  1|-12--12-15p12----12-15p12--------------------------------------------|
  2|-15b----------15----------15p12-----12h15p12-------------------------|
  3|--------------------------------14b----------14p12----12h14p12-14-12-|
  4|---------------------------------------------------14----------------|
  5|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
      1/2    1/2     1/2     1/2     w/Fill 1 & Rhy Fill 4 (see end of tab)
  1|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
  2|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
  3|-14b-14--14b-14--14b-14--14b-12-|-------------------------|
  4|--------------------------------|-14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
  5|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
  6|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
  
  1|-----------------------------|-12-------------------12---|
  2|------------------------12---|-12-------------------12---|
  3|------------------------12---|----------------------------|
  4|-(14)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  
  				end solo
  1|-X--------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-X--------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  	
  					  adlib with feedback next 10 bars
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  
  					  Bridge w/Fill 1(8x)
  
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  					I wish I may, 		I
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  	Wish	I   might		   have this wish I  wish
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  	tonight               I    want that star,	I
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  	want it    now.       I    want it  all and I don't care how.
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|--h2-------------------------|---h5-----------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
   |			Careful      | what you wish			|
  1|--------0--------------0-----|------------------0---------|
  2|------------(3)/5------------|---3-----------------3/5----|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|--0--------------------------|----------------------------|
  
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|--h4-------------------------|--h3------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
   |   Careful	1/2		 | what you say       Careful |
  1|-------------2---------------|-----------------0----------|
  2|--2-------------2b-----(2)--|-1-------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|---------------------3---1--|
  
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|--h2-------------------------|--h5------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
   |what you wish you may		 | regret it 	Careful	|
  1|---------------3----------3--|----------------0---3----0--|
  2|--------(3)/5-----(3)/5------|-(5)3----------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|-----------0----------------|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|--0--------------------------|----------------------------|
  
  									D.S. al Coda
  									(goto the */*)
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|--h4-------------------------|--h7------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|-----------------------19--|
   |	What you wish you just	 |  might get it			|
  1|----------0------------------|--0----------0------0-------|
  2|---------------2b-------2----|-------------1------1-------|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|--2--------------------------|--------2-------------------|
  
  CODA
  
     Full  Full  Full
  1|-13----13----13--------------|----------------------------|
  2|-16b---16b---16b-----16------|----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|-2--------------------------|
  6|-----------------------------|-0--------------------------|
     name. Where's your crown King	Nothing?
  
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-(2)-------------------------|-(2)------------------------|
  6|-(0)-------------------------|-(0)------------------------|
  
  
  1|-----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|
  5|-(2)-------------------------|
  6|-(0)-------------------------|
   		Nothing.
  
  OUTRO
  w/Rhy. Fig. 1 (Gtr 2 4x, Gtr. 3 3.5x)
  
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0--2p0---0-2-0---0-2-0---|
  3|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0--2p0---0-2-0---0-2-0h1-|
  4|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|-2--------2-------2---------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|
  					   Mm,  no  you're just
  									Full
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0------------------------|
  3|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0-0h2p0---0h2p0---4b-----|
  4|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|-----------2-------2----5~~-|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|
      nothing.			  Where's your crown   King
   								 Full
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0-2p0---2p0--------------|
  3|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0-2p0---2p0---2b--2--0---|
  4|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|---------2-----2------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|
     Nothing                        No,   you're just
  w/Rhy. Fill 5
  							            Full
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0------------------------|
  3|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0--0h2p0---0h2p0---4b----|
  4|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|------------2-------2----5~~|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|
  nothing							Absolutly
  Free Time
  
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
  6|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
  	nothing				Off to never never land....
  End
  
  Rhy. Fill 1
  
  1|-----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------9-----|
  4|-----------------------------|
  5|-X--2--5--2------8--7--7-----|
  6|-X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--------|
  
  Rhy. Fill 3
  
  			  1/2
  1|-----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|
  3|--(7)---5----7----7b---------|
  4|--(5)---7--------------------|
  5|--(0)---0---------6----------|
  6|-------------0----6----------|
  
  Rhy. Fill 4
  
  	   .5/ .5/    				.5/
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-0---------------------------|-(0)------------------------|
  
  
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-(0)-------------------------|-(0)---------*-*-*-*--x-x---|
  
  
  1|-----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------|
  5|-----------------------------|
  6|-19-------------------------|
  
  Rhy. Fill 5
  
  		    1/2             Free Time
  1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  4|--------5--7--7b---5--7------|-(7)/9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
  5|----/7-----------------------|----------------------------|
  6|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|
  
  
  Legend
  
  ~= Vibrato
  b= Bend (amount will be told)
  h= Hammer-on
  p= Pull-off
  */*= Sign to go back to from DS al Coda
  x/= use tremlo bar to drop pitch x steps
  / & = slides
  *  /
    /   = repeat sign (repeat previous measure)
   /  *
  X= muted strings

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