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Metal by Tenacious D
Metal
Tuning: Everything up to the Breakdown/Outro is Standard (eadgbe), but the
is Drop D (dadgbe).
Intro/Main Riff
Bend the G note just a quarter bend
e|-----------------------------------------------------------x-----|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------x-----|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------x-----|
d|-2---------------------------------2-----------------------x-----|
a|-2------------3p2p0h2p0-2h3p2p0----2-------------3p2p0h2---x-----|
e|-0-00--3^p0-0----------------------0-00--3^p0-0------------x-----|
PM .. ..
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x1 Intro
d|-2--------------------------------------5p3p2h3p2p0h2p0-2h3p2p0--| x4 Verse
a|-2------------3p2p0h2p0-2h3p2p0------3---------------------------|
e|-0-00--3^p0-0----------------------1-----------------------------|
PM ..
then
e|----------------------------|
b|----------------------------|
g|----------------------------|
d|-2----------22--------------| x2
a|-2----------22--------------|
e|-0-00--3^p0-00--------------|
PM ..
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--9--7--9--7--9--10---9--7--9--7--12-11-10-----------------------|
d|--9--7--9--7--9--10---9--7--9--7--12-11-10-----------------------| x2
a|--7--5--7--5--7--8----7--5--7--5--10-9--8------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
I can't make out the picking pattern but here are the chords:
Em D C Em D C
e|--7----5----3-----7----5----3-------------|
b|--8----7----5-----8----7----5-------------|
g|--9----7----5-----9----7----5-------------|
d|--9----7----5-----9----7----5---4-2-0-2---|
a|--7----5----3-----7----5----3---5-3-2-3---|
e|------------------------------------------|
C Bm Em C Bm Em
e|--8----7----7-----8----7----0-------------|
b|--8----7----8-----8----7----0-------------|
g|--9----7----9-----9----7----0-------------|
d|--10---9----9-----10---9----2-------------|
a|--10---9----7-----10---9----2-------------|
e|--8----7----------8----7----0-------------|
[INTRO/VERSE RIFF] x5
Breakdown/Outro
This bit's in Drop D, so you could play the whole song in
Drop D (shifting everything on the E (well, D) string up 2 frets) but
I think this part is just played on a different guitar.
e|--------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------| x2
a|------------/3-2--/6-5--/9-8----|
d|--0-----------------------------|
(let ring)
e|---------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------|
d|--0-0-----10-9---0--0------------------------| x2
a|--0-0-----10-9---0--0------2h3p2p0-2p0-------|
d|--0-0--0--10-9---0--0--2p0-------------3p2---|
PM .
|3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------3-2-----------2-3-------------------------------------| x2
a|-----------3-2-----------2-3-----------/3-2--/6-5--/9-8----------|
d|--000-000--3-2--000-000--2-3--000-000----------------------------|
PM ... ... ... ... ... ...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
a|------3p0-2p0-------------0---------------3p2p0-------0-----0----|
d|--2p0---------0-2-2h3p2p0-0---------0h2-3-------0-2h3---3p2-0----|
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version 2
Emin. Dmaj. Cmaj.
e||---7---------------5--------5------3-------3---|| |-------------|
B||----------8-------------7--------------5-------|| |-------------|
G||-------9--------------7------7-------5-------5-|| |-------------|
D||-----9-------9-----7-----7---------5-----5-----|| |--4-2-0-2----|
A||---7-----7-------------------------------------|| |--5-3-2-3----|
E||-----------------------------------------------|| |-------------|
No one can destroy the metal... x2 x1
Cmaj. Bmin. Emin.
e||-------------------------------------| |------------------||
B||o--8-----------8-------7--------7----| |--8--------8-----o||
G||----------9-----------------7--------| |-------9----------||
D||-------10-------10--------9-------9--| |-----9------------||
A||o--10-------10---------9------9------| |--7------7----9--o||
E||-------------------------------------| |------------------||
We are the vanquished foes of...
Emin.
e|----------------<12>--|||
B|--0-------0-----------|||
G|-------------0--------|||
D|------2---------------|||
A|----2-----------------|||
E|--0-----0-------------|||
for why we do not know...
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version 3
Main Riff/Verse 1
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-2---2-2-----2--------------------|-2---2-2-----2---------------|
A|-2---2-2-----2--3p2p0-2p0-2h3p2p0-|-2---2-2-----2--3p2p0-2------|
D|-2---2-2-5p2-2--------------------|-2---2-2-5p2-2---------------|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-2---2-2-----2--------------------|-3-----5p3s2-3p2p0-2p0-2h3p2p0-|
A|-2---2-2-----2--3p2p0-2p0-2h3p2p0-|-3---3-------------------------|
D|-2---2-2-5p2-2--------------------|-3-3---------------------------|
Play the main riff 5 times and go to the breakdown
Breakdown
E|---------------------|---------------------| |--------------|---------------|-----|
B|---------------------|---------------------| |--------------|---------------|-----|
G|---------------------|---------------------| |--9-7-9-7-9-10|-9-7-9-7-12-11-|10---|
D|-2---2-2-5p2-2-2--x--|--2---2-2-5p2-2-2--x-| |--9-7-9-7-9-10|-9-7-9-7-12-11-|10---|
A|-2---2-2-5p2-2-2--x--|--2---2-2-5p2-2-2--x-| |--7-5-7-5-7-8-|-7-5-7-5-10-9--|8----|
D|-2---2-2-5p2-2-2--x--|--2---2-2-5p2-2-2--x-| |--------------|---------------|-----|
E|-0-----------0-----|0-----------0-----|0-----------|
B|-12h13p12p10-12p10-|12h13p12p10-12p10-|12h13p12----|
G|-------------------|------------------|------------| X 2
D|-------------------|------------------|------------|
A|-------------------|------------------|------------|
D|-------------------|------------------|------------|
E|-------------|---------------|----| |-0-----------0-----|0-----------0-----|0-----------|
B|-------------|---------------|----| |-12h13p12p10-12p10-|12h13p12p10-12p10-|12h13p12----|
G|-9-7-9-7-9-10|-9-7-9-7-12-11-|10--| |-------------------|------------------|------------|
D|-9-7-9-7-9-10|-9-7-9-7-12-11-|10--| |-------------------|------------------|------------|
A|-7-5-7-5-7-8-|-7-5-7-5-10-9--|8---| |-------------------|------------------|------------|
D|-------------|---------------|----| |-------------------|------------------|------------|
Bridge
E|----------0-|-----------0-|-----------0-|------------0-|
B|-8-------8--|-7-------7---|-5-------5---|--7-------7---|
G|-----0------|-----0-------|-----0-------|------0-------|
D|---9--------|---7---------|---5---------|----7---------|
A|-7-----7----|-5-----5-----|-3-----3-----|--5-----5-----|
D|------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
E|----------0-|-----------0-|-----------0-|-----------|
B|-8-------8--|-7-------7---|-5-------5---|-----------|
G|-----0------|-----0-------|-----0-------|-----------|
D|---9--------|---7---------|---5---------|--7-5-4-5--|
A|-7-----7----|-5-----5-----|-3-----3-----|--5-3-2-3--|
D|------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
[ Ta
E|------------0---|-----------0---|----------------------------------|
B|-0h1----------1-|-0h3---------3-|-----------------0-----------0----|
G|--------0-------|-------0-------|-----------0---0-------0---0------|
D|------2---------|-----4---------|-----2---2---2-------2---2--------|
A|-0--------0-----|-2-------0-----|---2---2-----------2--------------|
D|----------------|---------------|-2--------------------------------|
E|------------0---|-----------0---|----------------------------<12>---|
B|-0h1----------1-|-0h3---------3-|-----------------0-------<12>------|
G|--------0-------|-------0-------|-----------0---0------<12>---------|
D|------2---------|-----4---------|-----2---2---2---------------------|
A|-0--------0-----|-2-------0-----|---2---2---------------------------|
D|----------------|---------------|-2---------------------------------|
Main Riff/Verse 2:
Repeat Main Riff 5 times and go to ending.
Ending
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0--0-----------------0-0--0----------------|
A|-0-0--0-3-2--6-5--9-8---0-0--0-3-2--6-5--9-8--|
D|-0-0--0-----------------0-0--0----------------|
E|------------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|
B|------------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|
G|---------5-4------------|----------------|--------5-4-----------|----------------|
D|-0-0---0-5-4--0--0------|----------------|--0---0-5-4--0-0------|----------------|
A|-0-0---0-3-2--0--0------|2h3p2p0-2p0-----|--0---0-3-2--0-0------|2h3p2p0-2p0-----|
D|-0-0---0------0--0--2h3-|------------3p2p|0-0---0------0-0--2h3-|------------3p2-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--2---0-0-0-0-0-0-2--3---0-0-0-0-0-0-------------| X 2
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--2---0-0-0-0-0-0-2--3---0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-6-5-9-8-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--2---0-0-0-0-0-0-2--3---0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------0---------------------------0-| X 2
A|-2p0-3p0-2p0-------------0-------0h2p0---------------0-|
D|-------------3p0-2h3p2p0-0---2h3-------3p2p0-2h3p2p0-0-|
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version 4
Tuning: DADGBE
Note: I know this isn™t the way the band play it or anything, but
the full point of me making this was so you don™t have to switch
the tuning halfway true the song.
Intro + Verse I
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------3-2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0---------------3-2-0-2----------------|
D|-2---2-2-5-2-2-------------------2---2-2-5-2-2------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------0----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------3-2-3-2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0------| X5
A|---------------3-2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-------3------------------------------|
D|-2---2-2-5-2-2-------------------3---3--------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2-2-5-2-2-2-----------------2---2-2-5-2-2-2----------------------|
Chorus
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-----2-----4-----2-----4---5---4-----2-----4-----2-----7---6---5----|
D|-2-----0-----2-----0-----2---3---2-----0-----2-----0-----5---4---3----| X2
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
E|--7-----------------5-----------5-------3-----------3-----------------|
B|--------------8-----------7-------------------------------------------|
G|--------9--------------7-----------7----------5-----------1--2--0--2--|
D|-----9-----------7--7--------7-------------5-----------5--5--3--2--3--|
A|--7--------7----------------------------5--------5--------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--------------8------7-----------7-----0-----------0---------------|
G|----------9-------------------7--------------------------0------------|
D|------10------------10-----9--------------------2---------------------|
A|--10---------10---------9--------9-----9-----2------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------2--------2------------------|
Verse II
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------3-2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0---------------3-2-0-2----------------|
D|-2---2-2-5-2-2-------------------2---2-2-5-2-2------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------0----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------3-2-3-2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0------| X5
A|---------------3-2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-------3------------------------------|
D|-2---2-2-5-2-2-------------------3---3--------------------------------|
Outro
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0”-0--------------------0--0----------------------------------------|
A|--0”-0-3~-2~/6~-5~/9~-8~--0--0-3~-2~/6~-5~/9~-8~----------------------|
D|--0”-0--------------------0--0----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--0-----10--9----0--0----------------------------------------------| X2
A|--0--0-----10--9----0--0-------2h3p2p0--2p0---------------------------|
D|--0--0--0--10--9----0--0--2p0---------------3p2-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|X2
A|----------------------------------------------3-2-6-5-9-8-------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| X2
A|-------2h3p2p0--2p0--------------2h3p2p0--2p0-------------------------|
D|--0h2---------------3p2-0---0h2---------------3p2-0-------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 5
Intro & Strophe
E ||-------------------------------|---------------------||
B ||-------------------------------|---------------------||
G ||-------------------------------|---------------------||
D ||-------------------------------|---------------------||
A ||-------------3-2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-------------3-2-0-2-||
E ||-0-0-0-3-0-0-------------------|-0-0-0-3-0-0---------||
E ||-------------------------------|-----------------------------||
B ||-------------------------------|-----------------------------||
G ||-------------------------------|-----0-----------------------||
D ||-------------------------------|-------3-2-3-2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-||
A ||-------------3-2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|---3-------------------------||
E ||-0-0-0-3-0-0-------------------|-1---------------------------||
2nd Part
E ||---------------|---------------||
B ||---------------|---------------||
G ||---------------|---------------||
D ||-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-||
A ||-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-||
E ||-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-||
E ||-------------|--------------------||
B ||-------------|--------------------||
G ||-9-7-9-7-9-10|-9-7-9-7-9-12-11-10-||
D ||-9-7-9-7-9-10|-9-7-9-7-9-12-11-10-||
A ||-7-5-7-5-7-8-|-7-5-7-5-7-10-9--8--||
E ||-------------|--------------------||
For the rest of the song, you have to tune down your guitar to D A D G H E.
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