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Metallica "Master Of Puppets"
(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett, Burton)


tuning: standard tuning (E, A, D, G, B, e; from low to high)

INTRO:
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RIFF 0.1: x1
G|-9---------------7-6-5-|
D|-9---------------7-6-5-|
A|-7---------------5-4-3-|
E|-0---------------------|

RIFF 0.2: x4
G|-----------------7-6-5-|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------7-6-5-|---------------------------------|
A|-----7-----6-----5-4-3-|---------------------------------|
E|-0-0---0-0---0-0-------|-0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-4-0-3-0-2-0-|
PM . . . . . . . .         . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RIFF 1.1: x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2-----2-----3-----5\4---5\4---5\4-|
E|-0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1-----0-1---0-1---1-0-3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2-|
PM . .   . .   . .   . .   . .     . .   . .   . .     .     .

RIFF 1.2:
D|-------------------------------------------------------------4---|
A|-----2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2-----2-----3-----4-----3-----2---|
E|-0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1-----0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1---1-0-----|
PM . .   . .   . .   . .   . .     . .   . .   . .   . .   . .

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2-----2-----3-----5\4---5\4---5\4-|
E|-0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1-----0-1---0-1---1-0-3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2-|
PM . .   . .   . .   . .   . .     . .   . .   . .     .     .

D|-----------------|
A|-5\4---5\4---5\4-|
E|-3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2-|
PM     .     .

INTERLUDE: (kirk)
D|------8-----8-----8-----8-----8~|
A|----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---|
E|--------------------------------|

RIFF 2.1 [verse]: x6
D|-----------------|-5/7-8\7-5/7-|
A|-----------------|-5/7-8\7-5/7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3/5-6\5-3/5-|
PM . . . . . . . .

D|-----------------|-5/7-5/7-----|
A|-----------------|-5/7-5/7-----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3/5-3/5-----|
PM . . . . . . . .

RIFF 2.2: x2
D|-----------------|-4-4-5\4-4-4-|
A|-----------------|-0h2-3\2-0h2-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|
PM . . . . . . . .

D|-----------------|-4-----4-----|
A|-----------------|-0h2-0h2-----|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|
PM . . . . . . . .

RIFF 2.3: x1
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|
PM . . . . . . . .

RIFF 2.4 [pre-chorus]: x4
G|-9-------7---9---|-----------------|
D|-9-------7---9---|-----9-----------|
A|-7-------5---7---|-7h9---10-9h10~--|
E|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
PM   . . .

G|-----------------|---------8-------|
D|--------10---9---|---------8---9---|
A|--------10---9---|---------6---9---|
E|-8-8-8-8-8---7---|-8-8-8-8-----7---|
PM . . . .           . . . .

after 4th time:
jaymz:
D|-----------|
A|-9p7p6-----|
E|-------8p7-|

kirk:
D|-7p5p4-----|
A|-------7p6-|
E|-----------|

CHORUS:
-------
RIFF 3.1: x1
D|-2-2-----3-3-|
A|-2-2-----3-3-|
E|-0-0-----1-1-|
"mas-ter mas-ter"

RIFF 3.2: x1
G|---------------|-5----(4)----2-|-7-----5-----4-|
D|-2----(4)----5-|-5----(4)----2-|-7-----5-----4-|
A|-2----(4)----5-|-3-----2-----0-|-5-----3-----2-|
E|-0-0-0-2-0-0-3-|---0-0---0-0---|---0-0---0-0---|
PM   . .   . .       . .   . .       . .   . .

RIFF 3.3: x2
G|-------------5-|-----------|
D|-2----(4)----5-|-2-2---3-3-|
A|-2----(4)----3-|-2-2---3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-2-0-0---|-0-0---1-1-|
PM   . .   . .

then:
RIFF 1.1 x2
RIFF 2.1 x4
RIFF 2.2 x2
RIFF 2.3 x1
RIFF 2.4 x4
RIFF 3.1 x1
RIFF 3.2 x1
RIFF 3.3 x2

SLOW PART:
----------

MELODY 1 (jaymz): x2
e|-----------------0h2p0-----3-------------------------------------|
B|-------------3---------3---------3---3-----0-----0-------0-----0-|
G|-------0---2---2---------2p0---0---0---0-------2-------2-----2---|
D|-----2---0-------------------------------2-----------------1-----|
A|---2-------------------------3---------------0-----0-2-----------|
E|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|

DOODLE (kirk): x1 (after 1st time of MELODY 1)
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------2~----4~----8~----|
A|-2~----4~----5~----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

MELODY 2: x2
e|----19-15----17-14-----------17-14----15-12-----------|
B|-17-------17-------15-151515-------15-------13-131313-|

e|-15-12----14-12h14p12-11----------------11-12-14-15---|
B|-------13----------------13-12-13/15-13---------------|

SLOW MIDDLE SOLO (jaymz): x1
e|------------------15-------15-17-15----19-15-12h15p12----------|
B|-17---------17-19-------19----------19----------------13----15-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15-14------15-14-------------------15-------------------------|
B|-------12---------12h15p12----12-14-14------p12----12----------|
G|------------------------------------------------14----14----12-|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-12----14-12---11--------14---12---11h12p11-10-|
D|--------------------12-------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------15---14--|
B|----------------------------------------------12---------------|
G|--------------------------------------11--12------12-----------|
D|-----9-10--------9-10-12--10--12--14---------------------------|
A|-12------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-11h12p11----------/19-|
B|----------12---10------|

while the solo kirk plays MELODY 1 x2.

then:
MELODY 2 x2

HEAVY PART:
-----------
RIFF 4.1: x2
G|---------7---------------5---------------2-------4-------8-------|jaymz
D|-2-------7---------------5---------------2-------4-------8-------|
A|-2-------5---------------3---------------0-------2-------6-------|
E|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                                 |
G|---------7---------------5---------------2-------4-------8-------|kirk
D|-2-------7---------------5---------------2-------4-------8-------|
A|-2-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-|
E|-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------|
PM   . . .   . . . . . . .   . . . . . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .

RIFF 4.2: x1
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

RIFF 4.3: x5
D|---------------------------------6-|
A|-4-4-5-4-4-4-5-4-4-4-4-5-4-4-4-5-4-|
E|-2-2-3-2-2-2-3-----2-2-3-2-2-2-3---|
PM . . . . . . .     . . . . . . .

FILL: x1
G|-4---3-|
D|-5---4-|
A|-5---4-|
E|-3---2-|

THE FAST SOLO (kirk):
e|-17p12----------12-17p12----------12-|
B|-------13-12-13----------13-12-13----|

e|-17p12----------12-15p12----------12-|
B|-------13-12-13----------13-12-13----|

e|-17p12----------12-17p12----------12-|
B|-------13-13-12----------13-12-13----|

e|-17p12-------12-12-15p12-------------|
B|-------13-12-------------13----------|

e|----19-19-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-17-17-17-15-15-15-14-|
B|/17-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14-14-14-14------------------------------17h19\----------------|
B|-------------15---15-17-17-------17p15p14-------\17-15p14-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------16-14\|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------2--4-|

B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-4--3--2-0h2--------------------/15--13--12------13--12------12-|
D|---------------4--2----2h4---------------------14----------14-----|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------12----12-12-12-12-12-12-15-13-12-15-13-12-13----|
G|-11--12--14--------------------------------------------------|

e|-12----------12--------------14--------14--------15-15-------|
B|----15-15-13----15-13h15-15-----17-15------15-17-------17/19-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-17-------19-17-------17----------19-17-------17----------19-17-------|
B|----20-19-------19-19----21-19-19-------19-19----21-19-19-------19-19-|

e|-17----------19-17-------14--14------14-------------14-19p14----19p14-|
B|----21-19-19-------19-19-17------17------17-(17)-17-----------17------|

e|-14----------14------14------14-14-14------14-14-|
B|-17------17------17------17------------17--------|

e|-----15------15------15------15-|-----17------17------18------18-|
B|-18------18------18------18-----|-20------20------21------21-----|

e|-----19------19--22--(22)-|
B|-22------22---------------|

while the solo jaymz plays RIFF 2.1 x4 and RIFF 2.2 x2.

RIFF 5.1: x2
D|-----3-----3-----3-----3---------|
A|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2-2-|
E|-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-----|
PM . .   . .   . .   . .   . .

D|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----4---|
A|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2---|
E|-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-----|
PM . .   . .   . .   . .   . .

RIFF 5.2: x4 (4th time with an E5 chord at the end)
G|-----------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------0-2-4-5-------|-------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------0-2-3---------3~----|-3-3-2-3-5-3-2-----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-3---------------------|---------------3-2-|
PM . . . . . . . .

then:
RIFF 1.1 x2
RIFF 2.1 x4
RIFF 2.2 x2
RIFF 2.3 x1
RIFF 2.4 x4
RIFF 3.1 x1
RIFF 3.2 x1
RIFF 3.3 x2
RIFF 2.1 x4 with some feedback or what else I don't know...

OUTRO:
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D|-------------2----------------|
A|-5-4-5-4-5-4-2---*laughter*---|
E|-3\2-3\2-3\2-0----------------|
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