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The Metal by Tenacious D
The 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---------------------------------3-3--5p3p2h3p2p0h2p0-2h3p2p0--| x4 Verse
a|-2------------3p2p0h2p0-2h3p2p0----3-3---------------------------|
e|-0-00--3^p0-0----------------------1-1---------------------------|
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----|
---------------
version 2
For this song, you have two possibilities: either you play it in Drop D entirely (but
you're going to have some
problems with the clean part), or you play the first part in standard E and quickly
switch to Drop D (something
which you may have to practice) when the vocals leave definitively. I'll tab this with
the 2nd option.
As for the sound, I personally tune my guitar to C tuning and get it back in E with a
capo on 4th fret. This is
to achieve that typical flappy metal sound thanks to looser strings, which fits pretty
well to the song.
Part I: Main riff
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-----2h3p2p0h2p0h2h3p2p0-|-2---2-2-----3p2p0-2--------|
E|-0---0-0-3p0-0-------------------|-0---0-0-3p0-0--------------|
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------5\3-2p3p2p0-2h3p2p0|
A|-2---2-2-----2h3p2p0h2p0h2h3p2p0-|-3---3----------------------|
E|-0---0-0-3p0-0-------------------|-1--------------------------|
Play this riff once for the intro and 4 times for the first verse.
Part II:
e|-----------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------|--------------------------|
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-----2-2-------|-2---2-2-----2-2----------|
E|-0---0-0-3p0-0-0-------|-0---0-0-3p0-0-0------\\--|
^ scratch your pick on the low E string
|let ring.....................|
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------------|--------------| ---|
A|-7--5--7--5--7-8--|-7--5--7--5--10-9--|8-------------|--------------| ---|
E|------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------| ---|
| x2
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ---|
B|-12h13p12--12--12h13p12--12~-----|-12h13p12--12--12h13p12--12~-----| ---|
G|---------14--14--------14--------|---------14--14-------14---------| ---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Part III:
The strumming pattern is the same all this part long.
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-8----8--7----7--5----5--7----7--|-8----8--7----7--5----5--7-5-3-5-|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0----|----0-------0-------0------------|
D|---9---9---7---7---5---5---7---7-|---9---9---7---7---5---5---------|
A|-7---7---5---5---3---3---5---5---|-7---7---5---5---3---3---5-3-2-3-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------<12>---|
B|-1----1--3----3----------0-----0-|-1----1--3----3----------0--0-------------|
G|----0-------0---------0-0---0-0--|----0-------0---------0-0--0--------------|
D|---2---2---4---4---2-2-2---2-2---|---2---2---4---4---2-2-2--2---------------|
A|-0---0---2---2----2-2-----2------|-0---0---2---2----2-2---------------------|
E|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0------------------------|
###
If those fast triplets are hard to you (like they are to me, hah!),
you can continue the picking pattern on the E chord like this:
e|-----------------0---------------|----------------------------<12>---|
B|-1----1--3----3-------0--0----0--|-1----1--3----3--0----0--0---------------|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0----|----0-------0-------0--------------------|
D|---2---2---4---4---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---4---4---2---2-----------------|
A|-0---0---2---2-------2---2---2---|-0---0---2---2-------2---2---------------|
E|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0-----------------------|
###
Part IV:
Same as Part I (repeat main riff 5 times)
Part V:
This is where you switch to Drop D.
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
A|-0-----0-3---2---6---5---9---8---|-0-----0-3---2---6---5---9-------|
D|-0-----0-------------------------|-0-----0---------------------12\-|
^ let ring
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---------5-4----------------------------| x2
D|-0-0-----5-4---0---0--------------------|
A|-0-0-----3-2---0---0------2h3p2p0p2p0---|
D|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-2h3-----------3p2|
PM. PM PM PM
[6th]
e|---------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------|
G|---------------------|-------------------| x2
D|-------3-2-------2-3-|-------------------|
A|-------3-2-------2-3-|-------3-2-6-5-9-8-|
D|-0000003-2-0000002-3-|-000000------------|
PM.... PM.... PM....
e|------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------------------------------|--------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------0----|-------------------0------|
A|-2p0-3p0-2p0-------------0----|----0h2p0-0---0----0------|
D|-------------3p0-2h3p2p0-0----|-2h3-----3-2h3-3h2-0------|
---------------
version 3
Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h---------------3-2h-0h-2h------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------5-3-2-3h-2h--------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h-----3-----------5-7-5-7-8-7-5-------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------1---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h---------------3-2h-0h-2h------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------5-3-2-3h-2h--------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h-----3-----------5-7-5-7-8-7-5-------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------1---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h---------------3-2h-0h-2h------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------5-3-2-3h-2h--------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h-----3-----------5-7-5-7-8-7-5-------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------1---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h---------------3-2h-0h-2h------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------5-3-2-3h-2h--------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h-----3-----------5-7-5-7-8-7-5-------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------1---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h---------------3-2h-0h-2h------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------5-3-2-3h-2h--------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h-----3-----------5-7-5-7-8-7-5-------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------1---------------------------------|
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-|
A|-----------------------------------7--5--7--5--7--8-----7--5--7--5--10--9--8--|
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--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--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--------------8------7-----------7-----0-----------0--------------------|
G|----------9-------------------7--------------------------0-----------------|
D|------10------------10-----9--------------------2--------------------------|
A|--10---------10---------9--------9-----9-----2-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------0--------0-----------------------|
main riff
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h---------------3-2h-0h-2h------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------5-3-2-3h-2h--------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h-----3-----------5-7-5-7-8-7-5-------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------1---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h---------------3-2h-0h-2h------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------5-3-2-3h-2h--------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h-----3-----------5-7-5-7-8-7-5-------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------1---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h---------------3-2h-0h-2h------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------5-3-2-3h-2h--------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h-----3-----------5-7-5-7-8-7-5-------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------1---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h---------------3-2h-0h-2h------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------5-3-2-3h-2h--------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h-----3-----------5-7-5-7-8-7-5-------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------1---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h---------------3-2h-0h-2h------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------5-3-2-3h-2h--------------------|
A|-------------3-2h-0h-2h-0h-2h-3h-2h-0h-----3-----------5-7-5-7-8-7-5-------|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-----------------------------1---------------------------------|
Outro (played in Dropped D)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0---------------------0--------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--3-2/-6-5-/9-8--0--3--2-/6--5-/9--8~------------------------------------|
D|--0---------------------0--------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--0-----10--9----0--0---------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0-----10--9----0--0-------2h3p2p0--2p0--------------------------------|
D|--0--0--0--10--9----0--0--2p0---------------3p2----------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--0-----10--9----0--0---------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0-----10--9----0--0-------2h3p2p0--2p0--------------------------------|
D|--0--0--0--10--9----0--0--2p0---------------3p2----------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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
---------------
version 4
Tuning:Dadgbe
solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------|X2
A|-0-----0---/3-2--/6-5--/9-8------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--0-----5/4---0-0--------------------------------------------------------|X2
A|-0--0--0--3/2---0-0-----2h3p2p0--2p0---------------------------------------|
D|-0--0--0--------0-0---3---------------3p2----------------------------------|
PM
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------5/4----/8/7----/11/10-------------|X2
A|----------3/2------------2/3-------------3/2----/6/5----/9/8---------------|
D|-000000---3/2---000000---2/3----000000-------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------0---------------|X2
A|--3p0-2p0-3p0------------------------2p0-3p0---------------0---------------|
D|---------------3p0--2h3p2p0-0----3p0----------3p0--2h3p2p0-0---------------|
| / slidD up
| \ slidD down
| h hammDr-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x MutD notD
| b BDnd
| pb PrD-bDnd
| br BDnd rDlDasD
| pbr PrD-bDnd rDlDasD
| brb BDnd rDlDasD bDnd
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