METALLICA - "Memory Remains" Tablature

"The Memory Remains"

The Memory Remains
written by Hetfield and Ulrich
as performed on ReLoad
tab by Pete Salisbury;
Drum Tablature W3DTS | e-mail: dork@weirdness.com

(INTRO)
RC:--3----3--:
[choke]
BA:--3----3--: slow ["...But the memory remains..."]

(MAIN)
BA:-------3---3---3-3--:
OH:--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--:
SN:----3--------3------: moderate (x3)

(MAIN BREAK)
RC:------3--3--------------------------3--:
CC:--3------------------------------------:
BA:--3-3----3--------------------------3--:
SN:------3--3--2--2-2-2--3-3--3-3-3-3-----: moderate

MAIN (x3) ["Heavy rings on fingers wave..."]

(MAIN BREAK 2)
RC:------3--3--:
CC:--3---------:
BA:--3-3----3--:
SN:------3--3--: moderate ["...Cry the nowhere tears of honour..."]

MAIN (x3) ["Like twisted vines that grow..."] - snare and crash cymbal smash on the end of each

MAIN BREAK 2 ["...And dim the light of an already faded prima donna..."]

(PRE-CHORUS ROLL)
CC:------------------------------3--:
T2:----------------------------3----:
T1:---------------------------3-----:
BA:------------------------------3--:
SN:--2--2-3-3--3-3--2--2-3--3-------: moderate

(CHORUS)
CC:-----------------------------------3---3----:
BA:--2-2--2---2--2-2---2--2-2--2---2----3---3--:
OH:--2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-----------:
SN:---------2--------2-----------2----3---3----: moderate (x2) ["Fortune, fame..."] - skip * on second
[* ]

INTRO ["...But the memory remains..."]

MAIN (x3) - add additional brief snare roll and crash cymbal smash

MAIN BREAK 2

(MAIN BREAK 3)
CC:----------------------------3--:
BA:----------------------------3--:
SN:--2--2-2--2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----: moderate

MAIN (x3) ["Heavy rings hold cigarettes..."]

MAIN BREAK 2 ["...Sets behind your back..."]

MAIN (x3) ["And can't the band play on?..."] - add additional brief snare roll and crash cymbal smashes

MAIN BREAK 2 ["...Fade to black..."]

(PRE-CHORUS ROLL 2)
CC:--------------------------------------3--:
BA:---------------------------3---3---3--3--:
SN:--2--2-3-3--3-3--2--2-3--3---3---3-------: moderate

CHORUS - add additional snare roll and crash cymbal smash

(PRE-LA-DA-DADA)
RC:----------------------3-------------------:
CC:-----------3---------------------------3--:
BA:---------------------------------------3--:
T2:---------------------------------2--------:
T1:-------------------------------2----------:
SN:--2--3-3-3---2--3-3-3---2--3-3-----2-2----: moderate ["Dance little tin goddess..."]

(LA-DA-DADA)
CC:--1-1-1-1--:
BA:--2-2------:
SN:------2----: (x14) moderate ["La da dada da-da, da-da da-da..."] - random slow tom rolls and snare and cymbal smash in between

(MAIN BREAK 4)
CC:----2--2-----------:
BA:----------2-2-2-2--:
SN:----2--2---2---2---: moderate

CHORUS (x1) ["Drift away, fade away..."] - no skip on *

CHORUS (x1) ["Ash to ash, dust to dust..."] - no skip on *

CHORUS (x1) ["Fortune fame, mirror vain..."] - no skip on *

CHORUS (x1) ["Fortune fame, mirror vain..."] - no skip on * - two brief snare rolls in between, choke crash cymbal at end

- pause ["...But the memory remains..."]

(PRE-SOLO)
RC:--------------------------------------------------------------------3--3--:
CC:-------------------------------3----------------------------------3-------:
FT:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------:
BA:------------------------------------------------------------------3-3--3--:
SN:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------3--: fast ["Ash to ash..."]
[v.fast ]

CHORUS ["...A faded prima donna, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah..."] - two slow snare strikes then enter on guitar solo

MAIN (x4) - add crash cymbal strikes and short snare roll in between

(MAIN BREAK 5)
RC:-------3-3--:
CC:--2-2-------:
SN:--2-2--3-3--: ["Dance little tin goddess, dance..."] moderate

LA-DA-DADA ["La da dada da-da, da-da da-da..."] (x9)

(ROLL)
RC:----------------------------------------------------3--:
CC:--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------------:
T2:-----------------------------------------------2--2----:
T1:----------------------------------------2-2-2----------:
BA:--1----------------------------------------------------:
SN:----2--2--2--2--2--2--3-3--2-2-2--3-3-3-------------3--: moderate
[fast ] [fast ]

(ROLL 2)
CC:--1-1-----------:
BA:--2-2-2---------:
T2:----------------:
T1:------------2---:
SN:--------2-2-----: moderate (x3)

(PRE-OUTRO)
RC:----------:
CC:-------2--:
FT:--2-------:
T2:----2-----:
T1:---2-2----:
SN:-------2--: moderate (x3)

(OUTRO)
[choke]
RC:---------3--:
BA:---------3--:
SN:--2--2-2----: moderate

["La da dada da-da, da-da da-da..."]