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  Song: The Unforgiven
  Artist:Metallica
  Album:Re-Load
  transcribed by:MikeH1982@aol.com
  PLEASE OPEN THIS FILE IN COURIER FONT
  
  ^-bend  h-hammer on  p-pull off
  
  
  Tune all guitars down a half-step
  Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb
  
  
  INTRO (ok, look, heres the thing with this intro..DO NOT
  just try and get crazy and attempt to play it super fast..it
  wont work, MY way, is to prolong certain notes. I will put
  an X under the notes you hold longer...only hold them a second or so
  longer than the normal notes.
  FIG. 1
  |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------5/7-7-7-7-75---|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  |-3p0-0-3-0-3-0-3p0-0-3-0-3-0-3p0-0-3-0-3-0-3/5-5-5-5-53---|
          X             X             X
  
  
  Repeat that once more, then a second guitar (kirk Hammett) plays..
  FIG. 2
  |------------------|
  |------------------|
  |------------------|
  |-7-7-7-5^---------|Play that 4 times
  |----------7-5-7---|
  |------------------|
  
  then....
  FIG. 3
  |-----------------------------|
  |-----------------------------|
  |-----------------------------|
  |-----------------------------|
  |-----------------------------|
  |-3p0-0-3-0-3-0-3p0-0-3-0-3-0-|
                       X                                   X
  
  
  Verse.Guitar 1 (James)
  |-------------------------|
  |-------------------------|
  |-------------------------|
  |----------------5--------|
  |-2--------------5--------|
  |-0--------------3--------|
         "Turn on I  see red..."
  
  2nd guitar (Kirk) then plays...
  FIG. 4
  |------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------|
  |-------14-14-14-12----------14-14-14-12---------|
  |-------14-14-14-12----------14-14-14-12---------|
  |-12h14-------------14-12h14-------------14-12--|
  |------------------------------------------------|
  
   Guitar 1 (James)
  |---------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------9-----------4--------------3----|
  |--2----------------------9-----------4--------------3----|
  |--0----------------------7-----------6--------------5----|
  A-drenaline crash and crack my head. Nitro junkie paint me dead.
  
  
  (Then, repeat FIG. 2, then FIG. 3)
  
  Then...
  |-------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------|
  |2------------------------5-----|
  |2------------------------5-----|
  |0------------------------3-----|
  A Hundred bucks, through black and white.
  
  (then Kirk plays FIG. 4 again)
  
  Then (guitar 1)..
  |---------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------|
  |-2--------9------------8-------------------7-------------|
  |-2--------9------------8-------------------7-------------|
  |-0--------7------------6-------------------5-------------|
  War horse....War head. Fuck em, man, white knuckle tight
  
  
  (when he's saying "war head, fuck em", Kirk plays)....
  with wah-wah (tremolo pick for those who know what it means)
  |--7777777777777777-6666666666666666--|
  |--7777777777777777-6666666666666666--|
  |-------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------|
  
  (THEN play FIG. 2 again)
  
  Chorus (almost at the same beat as the intro, ill put
  the X'es in here to show where to hold notes.I know this
  is what you play at some parts of it, but I KNOW it dosent go
  for the entire chorus, but I cant figure it out..just play
  this throughout, its good enough)
  |------------------------|
  |------------------------|
  |------------------------|
  |------------------------|
  |-7p5-5-7-5-7-5-7p5-5-7--|
  |------------------------|
          X             X
  
  |-------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------|
  |----------2--------------------------|
  |----------2-rest---------------------|
  |----------0--------------------------|
  SO GIMMIE FUEL, GIMMIE FIRE, GIMMIE THAT WHICH I DESIRE!
  
  (then play the next verse and stuff. After that, the
  part with the drums come in..then you play this...)
  INTERLUDE..
  |---------------------------|
  |---------------------------|
  |---------------------------|
  |-7-7-7-5----------------5--| Repeat..
  |-7-7-7-5--7----2---2---5--|
  |----------7----0---0---3--|
         Palm mute|-----|
  
  Guitar 2 (Kirk)then plays while guitar 1 (James continues
  to play the above part the whole time)
  |-----------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------|
  |-14-14-14-12-------------------------------12--|
  |-14-14-14-12---14-------------------------12--|
  |---------------14---2--2--2--2-------2-2------|
  |---------------------0--0--0--0-------0-0------|
              Palm mute|----------|
  
  |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  |-14-14-14-12--------------------14-14-14-12----------------|
  |-14-14-14-12------------12------14-14-14-12------------12--|
  |-----------------12h14-----14~~---------------12h14--------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  
  just continue to play stuff like that until you get
  ready to play the solo....then Guitar 1 plays FIG.2
  and guitar 2 plays...
  |----------------------------|
  |----------------------------|
  |-14-14-14-12^---------------|
  |---------------14--12h14----|repeat 2 times
  |----------------------------|
  |----------------------------|
  
  play this part real fast....
  |------------------------------|
  |------------------------------|
  |--14^p12----14^p12----14^p12--|
  |---------14--------14---------|
  |------------------------------|
  |------------------------------|
  
  Guitar Solo (Kirk) I got the solo from someone else
  |--------------------12-----12---------------15^--15p14-15p14------------|
  |--15^(full)-15^~~~-----15^----15^--------12-----------------15----------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------14-1211--|
  |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------15--15p14---14-------14-15-17---------|
  |--------------------12---12-14/16----------16----14h16------------------|
  |-12---12-12-12/14-----14------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |------14--15---17--17^----17--15---------------7/9--7---7/9--7---------|
  |-17-------------------------------17--17~~-----------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------7/9--7---7/9--7---------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |-----------------------------------7/9--7----7/9--7---9--12-12/16---|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--2^----2^----2^----2^p0-----------7/9--7----7/9--7---9--12-12/16---|
  |--------------------------2--0--2/----------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Pre-bend full all
  
  |-16~~~--16-----------0-----0----------0------0----------0------0------|
  |-----------------------3-3^---3p0-------3-3^-----3p0-------3-3^---3p0--|
  |-16~~~--16-------2^---------------2^-----------------2^---------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |--3-0---0--0---0----------------|
  |------3----3---3----------------|
  |--------------------2^^p0-------|
  |--------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------|
  |---------------------------0----|
  
  Then just play the chorus and stuff, and there ya go!
  Questions, comments, death threats? email at MikeH1982@aol.com

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