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Metallica - Blitzkrieg guitar tab

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From: bpatr@ntua.gr (Babis Patrikakis)

Subject: TAB: Blitzkrieg - Metallica version

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Organization: National Technical University of Athens

Date: Wed, 12 May 1993 10:17:44 GMT

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Thanks to all those who responded to my Metallica TABs available

post. It seems that there are a lot of people wanting TAB for

Metallica covers, so I did some overtime last night and prepared

Blitzkrieg from the Creeping Death EP. The next song I'll tab is

going to be an original Metallica song. (One and Sanitarium are

ahead in votes).

Enjoy,

Bil

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BLITZKRIEG - METALLICA

(originally by Blitzkrieg)

Transcribed by Jeff Jacobson

Tabbed by Vassilis Tzerpos

This time the explanations come first.

s=slide ^=bend

ss=slide backwards many frets r=release bend

p=pull-off []=artificial harmonic

h=hammer-on x=dumped string

Timing is exact with 8th = 2'-'s except for the solo where 8th = 4'-'s.

The song is in 4/4 but has some measures of 2/4, so some measures

seem shorter than the others. Beware of fret numbers like 12121212.

They don't mean you have to have a very long guitar. They represent

four 16th notes played on the 12th fret. In such cases always take

digits in pairs.Finally, all power chords used are the lower ones

you can have.

Now the song itself:

----|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|

----|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|

----|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|

7---|7s9-----9---7s9-|----9---7s9-----|----------------|----7---|

5---|5s7-----7---5s7-|----7---5s7-----|9---10------7---|----5---|

----|----0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----0-0-|7---8---0-0-5---|0-0-----|

----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|--------| Repeat

----------------|----------------|----------------|--------| this

7s9-----9---7s9-|----9---7s9-----|----------------|----7---| line

5s7-----7---5s7-|----7---5s7-----|9---10------7---|----5---| 4 times

----0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----0-0-|7---8---0-0-5---|0-0-----|

----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|

7s9-----9---7s9-|----9---7s9-----|----------------|--------|

5s7-----7---5s7-|----7---5s7-----|9---10------7---|--------|

----0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----0-0-|7---8---0-0-5---|0-0-12ss|

$

----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------| Repeat

----------------|----------------| this

----------------|----------------| line

----------------|----------------| 3 times

0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-2s3-|

----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|

----------------|------------5s4-|

----------------|------------3s2-|

0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-----|

1.Let us have peace, let us have life, let us escape the cruel night

2.Save us from fate, save us from hate, save ourselves before it's too late

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|------------5s4-|

----------------|----------------|----------------|------------3s2-|

0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-2s3-|0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-----|

Let us have time, let the sun shine, let us beware the deadly sign

Come to our need, hear our plea, save ourselves before the earth bleeds

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|------------5s4-|

----------------|----------------|----------------|------------3s2-|

0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-2s3-|0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-----|

The day is coming Armageddon's near

The day is dawning The time is near

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

2---2---x-5s4-5-|--------4s5-4---|2---2---x-5s4-5-|--------4s5-7---|

0---0---x-3s2-3-|----3-3-2s3-2---|0---0---x-3s2-3-|----3-3-2s3-5---|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Inferno coming Can we survive the blitz

Aliens coming Can we survive the blitz

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

2---2---x-5s4-5-|--------4s5-4---|2---2---x-5s4-5-|--------4s5-7---|

0---0---x-3s2-3-|----3-3-2s3-2---|0---0---x-3s2-3-|----3-3-2s3-5---|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

krieg

krieg

----------------|----------------|----------------|--------| 1st time 2nd time

----------------|----------------|----------------|--------| Repeat Repeat

----------------|----------------|----------------|--------| this 2 times

7s9-----9---7s9-|----9---7s9-----|----------------|----7---| line and skip

5s7-----7---5s7-|----7---5s7-----|9---10------7---|----5---| 3 times to CODA

----0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----0-0-|7---8---0-0-5---|0-0-----|

----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|--------| Goto

----------------|----------------|----------------|--------| $

7s9-----9---7s9-|----9---7s9-----|----------------|--------| al CODA

5s7-----7---5s7-|----7---5s7-----|9---10------7---|----9---|

----0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----0-0-|7---8---0-0-5---|0-0-7ss-|

CODA (solo)

For the solo the backing guitar plays power chords which are indicated

above the solo line in single line "tab". Simultaneous guitars have joined

bars. The timing is now different in order to be able to transcribe it

correctly. 8ths = 4'-'s.

Triads are indicated like this: ___3___ or ___ ___

3

F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--|F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--|

| |

--------------------------------|------------------------___3___-|

--------------------------------|----------------___3___-2-----2-|

--------------------------------|--------2-----2-4--2--4----4----|

------------------------2-----2-|4---2-4-----4-------------------|

--------------2-4---2-4-----4---|--------------------------------|

2-2-2-2-5-2-5-----5-------------|--------------------------------|

F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--|F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--|

| |

--------2-----2-5p2-----------5-|2-------------------------------|

5-2-5-----5-2-------5-2-2-2-2---|2-------------------------------|

----------------------2-2-2-2---|----4---2-------2---4^------2---|

--------------------------------|------------5-------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--|F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--|

| |

--------------------------------|----------------_3_-----___3___-|

5^--------r-^-----------5---3---|2-------2---3---232-----2--4----|

--------------------------------|----4---------------4------4--2-|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--|F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--|

| |

--------------------------------|------------------------------4-|

___3___-___3___-----------------|----------------------------7---|

4p-2----2-----------------------|--------------------------------|

------4----4--2-4p2-----2---4---|--------------------------------|

--------------------4-----------|4p2-----2---4---2---------------|

--------------------------------|----4-------------------2-------|

G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--|G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--|

| |

7p-4----4-------___3___-___3___-|--------------------------------|

------7----7--4-7p-4----4-------|___3___-___3___-----------------|

___ ___-___ ___-------6----6--4-|6p-4----4-------___3___-___3___-|

---3-------3--------------------|------6----6--4-6p-4----4-------|

--------------------------------|----------------------6----6--4-|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--|G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--|

| |

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------4-------------------4---|

___3___-___3___-----------------|4-h-6-------6-------6p4---------|

6p-4----4-----------4-s-6-------|------------------------6-------|

------7----7--4-7---------------|--------------------------------|

G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--|G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--|

| |

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7s9-9-9-9-7-7-7s9-|9-9-9-9-111111111313131311111113|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--|G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--|

| |

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|------------16--19^-------------|

131313131414141416161616141416--|1816----18--------------16-ss---|

--------------------------------|----16------------------16-ss---|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--|Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--|

| |

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|----------------6-------6---7---|

----------------4-------4---5---|----6---8-----------8-----------|

6-------6-----------6-----------|--------------------------------|

Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--|Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--|

| |

--------------------------------|----6-----------------------13--|

--------------------------------|--------9p6-----6-------14------|

----------------6-------6---8^--|------------8-----6-------------|

----8---8-----------8-----------|--------------------8-----------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--|Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--|

| |

18-13---------------------------|--------------------------------|

------14--------14-ss-----------|___3___-------------------------|

___-____15--------------14-ss---|8p-6----___3___-----------------|

---3----------------------------|------8-6--8--------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------6-----------------|

--------------------------------|----------------9---------------|

Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--|Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb------|

| |

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

---------------------------[6]--|--------^---r-----------^--ss---|

--------------------6---8-------|--------------------------------|

--------4---6---8---------------|--------------------------------|

4---6---------------------------|--------------------------------|

Now comes the tricky part where you have to use delay effect,

harmonics and a lot of tremolo part. I'll just notate only where

you should fret. Harmonics = . From now on to the end of the song

timing is again 8th = 2'-'s. Backing guitar continues. Tempo slows down.

E---------------|C---------------|E---------------|C---------------|

| | | |

----------------|------------|----------x-x-x-|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

9---------------|--------------9-|----------------|------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E---------------|C---------------|E---------------|C---------------|

| | | |

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

9-----------|----------------|-------------|---------0---|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Back to the original tempo, and for a while we have three guitars

playing at the same time. Backing guitar plays single notes.

E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-|C-C-B-B-A-A-G-G-|

| | | |

121212--12121212|12--12121212--12|121212--12121212|12--12121212--12|

121212--12121212|12--12121212--12|121212--12121212|12--12121212--12|

9-9-9---9-9-9-9-|9---9-9-9-9---9-|9-9-9---9-9-9-9-|9---9-9-9-9---9-|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Repeat

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| all

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| three

| | | | guitars

7-----10----7---|--10----7---10--|7-----10----1212|--10----7---10--| 4 times

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

4-----7-----4---|--7-----4---7---|4-----7-----9-9-|--7-----4---7---|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|--------------5-|----6---6-5-----| Repeat

----------------|----------------|--------------5-|----5---5-5-----| this

9---11--119---9-|----11--119---5-|5-5-7---3-2---5-|----5---5-5-----| line

7---7---7-7---7-|----7---7-7---3-|3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 2 times

0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----3---3-2-----|----------------|----------------|

2---------------|----2---2-2-----|----------------|----------------|

2---0-2-0-2---2-|----2---2-2-----|----------------|----------------|

0-----0---0-0-0-|0-0---0-----0---|----------------|--------3p2-----|

----------------|--------------0-|3-----2-----3---|--0-2-3-----3-2-|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Repeat

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| this

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| line

----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3p2-----| 2 times

0-0-2-0-2-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-2-3-|3-----2-----3---|--0-2-3-----3-2-|

---------------19-19---19-19-24-24-24---24-19---------------------|

------------------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------------------------------------|

2-----------------------------------------------------------------|

0--------------------------------------------------x-ss-----------|

The last notes are tapped on the notated frets while dumping the strings.

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