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From: PAVEL HOLKA (XHOLP10@ST.VSE.CZ)
From: Do Dinh <dinhnguyen.do@utanet.at>
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 16:44:01 +1000
From: Justin Cook <juzcook@hotmail.com>
Subject: m/metallica/nothing_else_matters.tab

Metallica: Black Album - Track 8 - Nothing Else Matters

This is the complete tab for Nothing else matters... that is...
it has everything that I^Òve noticed the other tabs are missing
or have wrong. There are very few minor errors in this tab but
I think it^Òs polished up quite well.

It^Òs really not hard to play and is best done by finger picking
for obvious reasons... although they actually used plectrums
(aka picks) when they performed. I suggest you try playing by
finger picking and later on use the other method.

Legend:
~ - Let ring
s - Slide
h - Hammer on
p - Pull off
<>- Harmonics
{}- Played Louder
()- Played Softer
= - Staccato
^ - Bend
! - Played only if said to be played

Tuning: Standard (E;A;D;G;B;e)

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Intro - First Guitar
Lots of Reverb

e|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
B|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|
G|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-----------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|

e|-7-7-----7p0----|-----7-8-7h8p7s5|-7p5s0-------2p0|-----------0----|
B|-----0-------0--|-----0-0--------|-0-----5---5----|-5-------5------|
G|-------0-------0|---0------------|---------5------|---5---5--------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-------0--------|-----0----------|
E|---0------------|-0--------------|----------------|----------------|

e|-------------3--|-----------0h5--|-------------------<12>~~--------|
B|-5=-5=-5~~-5--5-|-5--7---7-------|-7p0-0h5-------<12>~~--(12)------|
G|-5=-5=-5~~5-5--5|-5--7--7-7------|-----------<12>~~---------(12)---|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
A|-0=-2=-3~~------|-3--5-----------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------0-----------------------|

e|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
B|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|
G|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|

e|----------7~~---|----------------|----------7~~---|----------------|
B|----------8~~---|-----7=-----5=--|----------8~~---|-----7=-----5=--|
G|--------9-------|-----7=-----5=--|--------9-------|-----7=-----5=--|
D|------9---------|---7------5-----|------9---------|---7------5-----|
A|----7-----------|-5------3-------|----7-----------|-5------3-------|
E|-{0}------------|----------------|-0--------------|----------------|

e|----------7~~---|---5------3-----|---3------2-----|
B|----------8~~---|-------7=-----5=|-------4------4=|
G|------9---------|-----7-7=---5-5=|-----3-3=---4-4=|
D|--------9-------|----------------|----------------|
A|----7-----------|-5-------3------|---------2------|
E|-0--------------|----------------|-3--------------|
****************
e|--------0-------|--------0-------|
B|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|
G|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|-0--------------|-0--------------|
++++++++++++++++++
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Intro - Second Guitar
Reverb (Acoustic)

Play this at the section above where the sections are indicated.

e|----------------|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
B|----------------|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G|----------------|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|-7p5-4h5--------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|

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Verse - First Guitar
Reverb (Acoustic)

e|-------3---0--2-|-3----0---------|-------3---0--2-|----------------|
B|-----0------0---|---3----3-------|-----0------0---|-3-----3--------|
G|---0-----0---0--|----------------|---0-----0---0--|---2p0---0------|
D|--------------0-|----------------|--------------0-|----------------|
A|----------------|---3------------|----------------|-------3--------|
E|-0--------------|------------3-2-|-0--------------|------------3-2-|
^ÓSo close...^Ô ^ÓCouldn^Òt be much...^Ô

e|-------3---0--2-|-3----0---------|------3--2=-3p2-|
B|-----0------0---|---3----3-------|------3--0=----0|
G|---0-----0---0--|----------0-----|----0----2=-----|
D|--------------0-|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|---3------------|----------------|
E|-0--------------|--------------3-|-3-------2=-----|
^ÓForever trust in...^Ô ^ÓAnd Nothing else...^Ô

e|--------0-------|--------0-------| !!! Play this part only after the
B|------0---0-----|------0---0-----| !!! FIRST verse. NOTE: This part is
G|----0-------0---|----0-----------| !!! only played after the INTRO and
D|----------------|----------------| !!! after the first verse AFTER the
A|----------------|----------------| !!! INTERLUDE!!! Therefor you really
E|-0--------------|-0-------!3!2!1!| !!! only play it twice!!!

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Verse - Second Guitar
(Acoustic)

This is played in all the verses after ^ÓNever opened myself...^Ô has been
sung for the first time. In every verse after this one it is played.

E-3~~-------------|-5~~--7~~3~~----|
B-----------------|----------------|
G-----------------|----------------|
D-----------------|----------------|
A-----------------|----------------|
E-----------------|----------------|

E-3~~-------------|-5~~--7~~8~~----|
B-----------------|----------------|
G-----------------|----------------|
D-----------------|----------------|
A-----------------|----------------|
E-----------------|----------------|

E-3~~-------------|-5~~--7~~3~~----|
B-----------------|----------------|
G-----------------|----------------|
D-----------------|----------------|
A-----------------|----------------|
E-----------------|----------------|

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Chorus - First Guitar
(Acoustic)

e|-0-----0-----2--|-2-2-2-3-2-0-2--|-0-----0-----2--|-2-2-2-3-2-0-2--|
B|-1-----2-----3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-1-----2-----3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|-2-----2-----2--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2-----2-----2--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D|-0-----2-----0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0-----2-----0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-3-----0--------|----------------|-3-----0--------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C A D D C A D D
^ÓNever cared for...^Ô ^ÓNever cared for...^Ô

e|-2------------0~~-| # #
B|-3-----------0~~--| On the final verse, play a few ^ÑD^Ò chords (one
G|-2----------0~~---| sounds good) and finish with an ^ÑEm^Ò. The
D|-0---------2~~----| second guitar plays a riff here (it is added just
A|----------2~~-----| above the solo which is a little further down). I
E|---------0~~------| added where each part of the riff is played with #.
D Em NOTE: There are 4 # marked out in total!
# #
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Interlude - First Guitar
(Acoustic)

e|-12---14----15--|-17----8-----8-----------8-------|
B|---12----12---12|---12----5-----5-------5---5-----|
G|----------------|-----------5-----5---5-------5---|
D|----------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------|------------------(5)------------|
E|----------------|---------------------------------|

e|-0-----0---0h2-----0-----0h7-----7p0-----------0--|
B|---1-----1-----3-----3-------0-------0-------0----|
G|-----0-----------2-------------0-------0---0------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------0--------|

e|-12---14----15--|-17----8-----8-----------8-------|
B|---12----12---12|---12----5-----5-------5---5-----|
G|----------------|-----------5-----5---5-------5---|
D|----------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------|-------------------5-------------|
E|----------------|---------------------------------|

e|-0-----0---0h2-----0-----0h7-----7p0-----------0--|
B|---1-----1-----3-----3-------0-------0-------0----|
G|-----0-----------2-------------0-------0---0------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------0--------|

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Interlude - Second Guitar
(Acoustic)

e|-15---17----19--|-20------------------------------|
B|---17----17---17|---17----------------------------|
G|----------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------|---------------------------------|

e|-12---------12s14----------12-----12--------------|
B|---13------------15-------------------------------|
G|-----12------------14-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-15---17----19--|-20----12------------------------|
B|---17----17---17|---17----13----------------------|
G|----------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------|---------------------------------|

e|-3--3-5--3-5-5^^-3-(10)-10-10s5p3-0--0-3-0| First guitar
B|-------------------(10)-10-10------3------| continues playing
G|------------------------------------------| the rest of the
D|------------------------------------------| interlude while the
A|------------------------------------------| second guitar finishes
E|------------------------------------------| with this riff.

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Verse ^ÓTrust I seek^Ô - Second Guitar
(Acoustic)

e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------| Second Guitar: Only played during
G|-0---0-2---4-0--|-----0----------| ^ÓTrust I seek...^Ô. The first guitar
D|-2---2-4---2-2--|-4------2-------| continues with the ^ÑVerse^Ò riff.
A|----------------|--------3-------|
E|----------------|-----------3-2-0|
^ÓTrust I seek...^Ô

e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|-0---0-2---4-0--|-----0----------|
D|-2---2-4---2-2--|-4------2-------|
A|----------------|--------3-------|
E|----------------|-----------3-2-0|
^ÓEvery day for...^Ô

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-0---0-2---4-0--|-----0----------|----------------|
D|-2---2-4---2-2--|-4------2-------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------3--2-3-2|---2-3-2--------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ÓAnd Nothing Else...^Ô

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Chorus Finale Riff - Second Guitar
(Distortion)

Just before the solo (during the chorus) you can hear this riff in
distortion. NOTE: This is also played on the last verse during the chords C
A D - I have listed when each is
placed

e|----------------|---------0~~----|
B|----------------|-----3----------|
G|-----0-------2--|---2------------|
D|2-2-2----2--2---|-0--------------|
A|---3-------0----|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
# # # #
C A D Em - - - - - INDICATES: What chords the first
guitar are playing when the second guitar plays this riff. The # symbols
indicate when each part of the riff is played... look above at the chorus
to check for timing.

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Guitar Solo - First Guitar
(Distortion)

This solo is quite easy compared to Kirk^Òs standards and you shouldn^Òt
really have any trouble with it... even on Acoustic.

e|-10^^-----------|----------------|----------------|
B|-10^^---10p8-8--|-10-8-7-8-7--7--|----------------|
G|----------------|------------9--7|-9~~------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|

e|----------12----|12-10-----------|-------10-10-9-8|
B|-8-10-8-12--12--|-----12-11-12-11|10-8s5-10-10-9-8|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|

e|-15-14----15-14-|-15--17---15-14-|-15-14-12-14-12-|
B|-------12-------|----------------|--------------12|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|

e|----------------|-10^^~~---------|-----10-12-10-12|
B|---------8-10-8-|-10^^~~8---8-8--|-10-12----------|
G|----------------|---------9------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Let the last bar ring for another few bars and then play...

e|---10-----------|----------------|----------------|
B|-12--12~~~SLIDE~|-7-5-7-5~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Slide from fret 12 to fret 7 and finish the riff, then let ring until
the verse. This isn^Òt too hard.

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Guitar Solo - Second Guitar
(Distortion)

Here is what the second guitar is playing in the background during the
solo. These power chords are all played in exact timing throughout the solo.
Here are the chord boxes showing what each chord looks like:

E5 D5 C5 G5 B5 E5(2) - 6th String E5
e x x x x x x
B x x x x x x
G 9 7 5 x 4 x
D 9 7 5 5 4 2
A 7 5 3 5 2 2
E x x x 3 x 0

E5 E5 D5 C5
E5 E5 D5 C5
E5 E5 D5 C5
G5 B5 E5(2)
^^^^
End with an ^ÑE^Ò Power Chord.

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Verse - First Guitar
(Acoustic)

Play once and then finish with the ending.

e|-------3---0--2-|-3----0---------|-------3---0--2-|----------------|
B|-----0------0---|---3----3-------|-----0------0---|-3-----3--------|
G|---0-----0---0--|----------------|---0-----0---0--|---2p0---0------|
D|--------------0-|----------------|--------------0-|----------------|
A|----------------|---3------------|----------------|-------3--------|
E|-0--------------|------------3-2-|-0--------------|------------3-2-|
^ÓSo close...^Ô ^ÓCouldn^Òt be much...^Ô

e|-------3---0--2-|-3----3---------|------3--2=-2~~-|
B|-----0------0---|---3----3-------|------3--0=-0~~-|
G|---0-----0---0--|----------0-----|----0----2=-2~~-|
D|--------------0-|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|---3------------|----------------|
E|-0--------------|--------------3-|-3-------2=-2~~-|
^ÓForever trust in...^Ô ^ÓAnd Nothing else...^Ô

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Ending - First Guitar
(Acoustic)

e|--------0-------|--------0-------|
B|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|
G|----0-------0---|----0-----------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|-0--------------|-0--------------|

e|-7-7-----7p0----|-----7-8-7h8p7s5|-7p5s0-0--------| When you finish
B|-----0-------0--|-----0-0--------|-0--------------| playing this last
G|-------0-------0|---0------------|----------------| bar, repeat from the
D|----------------|----------------|----------------| start of the ending
A|----------------|----------------|----------------| until it fades
E|---0------------|-0--------------|-------0--------| out.

Play until fades out...

That^Òs it! Hope you enjoy it. This took a lot of hard work.

E-mail any comments or opinions to juzcook@hotmail.com

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