METALLICA - "wherever i may roam2" Tablature

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Song: Wherever I May Roam
Artist: Metallica
Album: Black (also self-titled - Metallica)

Alright, during the intro and up until the point where it breaks out, Kirk Hammett plays an instrument called an Electronic Sitar. That gives the song that "Egyptian sound." To mimic to sound, just turn cut out all tones on your pickups and turn the bridge pickup on. Now when you play, pick as close to the bridge as possible. Where it says Gtr. I out and Guitar III in, James plays guitar II while Kirk goes to his electric guitar and plays Guitar III.

/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
P.M.----|- above staff = Palm Mute
tr.-----|- above staff = trill
PM- below the note = palm mute
b-beside the note = Bend
x = muted strings
h-beside the note = hammer-on
p-beside the note = pull-off

I hope you like my interpretation of Wherever I May Roam.
I don't have the lyrics, and I am not even going to bother to tab the solo
but if you want it I'll be more than happy to tab it over five buisness days
after your e-mail arrives. :)

nebula_357@hotmail.com


(Quarter note = 128)
(gtr. I)
INTRO
e:|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------|
B:|*----5--5-/-6--5--|-----8--8-/-10--6----|-5---5-5-/-6--5--|-(5)---*|
G:|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------|
D:|*----2--2-/-3--2--|-----5--5-/--7--3----|-2---2-2-/-3--2--|-(2)---*|
A:|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------|
E:|--0---------------|--0----------------0-|-----------------|--------|

(gtr.I out)
e:|------------------|-----------------------|---------|-------------||
B:|-----5--5-/-6--5--|-----8--8-/-10--10-\-6-|--5------|-------------||
G:|------------------|-----------------------|---------|-------------||
D:|-----2--2-/-3--2--|-----5--5-/-7----7-\-3-|--2------|-------------||
A:|------------------|-----------------------|---------|-------------||
E:|--0---------------|--0--------------------|--0------|---5-/-20-\--||

Gtr.III)
e:|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B:|*------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G:|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D:|*------------------|-------5--5-/-7-----|--------------------|
A:|------7--7h8--7----|--(7)------------8--|--7----7--7h8--7----|
E:|---0---------------|--------------------|--0-----------------|

{1st ending}
e:|------------------|| |--------|--------|--------------------||
B:|-----------------*|| |--------|--------|--------------------||
G:|------------------|| |--------|--------|--------------------||
D:|-----------------*|| |--------|--------|--------------------||
A:|--(7)------(7)-\--|| |--(7)---|--(7)---|---7---8---9---10-\-||
E:|------------------|| |--------|--------|---5---6---7---8--\-||

tr.---|
e:|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
B:|*---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
G:|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D:|*---------------------|---------5--5-/-7----|--9-------------------|
A:|--2------7--7h8--7(8)-|--7----------------8-|--7------7--7h8--7(8)-|
E:|--0---0---------------|--0---0--------------|--0---0---------------|
PM PM PM
P.M.------| tr.---|
e:|------------------|| |-------------------------|
B:|-----------------*|| |-------------------------|
G:|------------------|| |-------------------------|
D:|-----------------*|| |-------------------------|
A:|--7---8---9---10--|| |---5--6--7--8--7h8--7(8)-|
E:|--5---6---7---8---|| |-------------------------|

tr.---|
e:|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
B:|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
G:|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
D:|---------5--5-/-7----|--9-------------------|-----------------|
A:|--7----------------8-|--7------7--7h8--7(8)-|--7---8---9---10-|
E:|--0---0--------------|--0---0---------------|--5---6---7---8--| PM PM
P.M.---|
e:|---------------|---------|--------|-----------|-------------------||
B:|---------------|---------|--------|-----------|-------------------||
G:|---------------|---------|--------|-----------|-------------------||
D:|---------------|--2------|--(2)---|------3----|--(3)--------------||
A:|---5--6--7--8--|--2------|--(2)---|----3------|-------------------||
E:|---------------|--0------|--(0)---|--1--------|----------3-/-10-\-||


e:|------------0-----|----------|------------------|----------|
B:|---------------0--|----------|----------3-------|----------|
G:|------------------|----------|---------------3--|---%-5x---|
D:|------------------|-----%----|------3-----------|----------|
A:|------2-----------|----------|--1---------------|----------|
E:|---0--------------|----------|------------------|----------|


e:|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
B:|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
G:|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
D:|------------------|----------------------|---------5--5-/-7----|
A:|--1---1---2---3---|--5--6--7--8--7h8--7--|--7----------------8-|
E:|------------------|----------------------|--0---0--------------|

tr.---|
e:|-------------------------|------------------||
B:|-------------------------|------------------||
G:|-------------------------|------------------||
D:|--9----------------------|------------------||
A:|--7------7--7--7h8--7(8)-|--7---8---9---10--||
E:|--0---0------------------|--5---6---7---8---||
PM
P.M.-| P.M.--| tr.---| P.M.-|
e:|----------------|----------------------|------------------|
B:|----------------|----------------------|------------------|
G:|----------------|----------------------|------------------|
D:|---3---------3--|--------3---2h3--2(3)-|--2---2---------2-|
A:|---3---------3--|--------3-------------|--2---2---------2-|
E:|---1---1--1--1--|--1--1--1-------------|--0---0---0--0--0-|

P.M.-| tr.---| P.M.-| P.M.-| tr.---|
e:|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------||
B:|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------||
G:|----------------------|--3---3-----------3--|--------3------------||
D:|--------2---2h3--2(3)-|--3---3-----------3--|--------3--2h3--2(3)-||
A:|--------2-------------|--1---1----1--1---1--|--1--1--1------------||
E:|--0--0--0-------------|---------------------|---------------------||

P.M.-------| tr.---|
e:|-------------|--------|--------|------------------------|
B:|-------------|--------|--------|------------------------|
G:|-------------|--------|--------|------------------------|
D:|-------------|--2-----|--(2)---|------------------------|
A:|--5--6--7--8-|--2-----|--(2)---|--2-------7--7--8--7(8)-|
E:|-------------|--0-----|--(0)---|--0---0-/---------------|
PM
tr.--| P.M.----------------|
e:|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
B:|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
G:|--------------------9-|---------------------|-------8--9-11-/-12-8-|
D:|-6--7--6(7)--9--10----|----------------6-7--|-9--10----------------|
A:|----------------------|--2--------7-8-------|----------------------|
E:|----------------------|--0---0-0------------|----------------------|

tr.----| tr.---|
e:|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B:|----------------------|------------------8--|---------------------|
G:|----------------------|-4--5-4(5)--8--9--9--|---------------4--5--|
D:|------------6--7-6)7)-|-6--7-6(7)--9--10----|---------6--7--6--7--|
A:|--2---2-----7--8-7(8)-|---------------------|-2---2---7--8--------|
E:|--0---0--0------------|---------------------|-0---0-0-------------|


e:|-------------------------||
B:|--------7--8--10--12--7--||
G:|-8---9--8--9--11--12--8--||
D:|-9--10-------------------||
A:|-------------------------||
E:|-------------------------||


This is all of the song up to the solo.

(Lyrics)
(Whispered: And the road becomes my bride), And the road becomes my bride
I have stripped of all but pride
So in her i do confide
Gives me all I need
And with dust in throat I crave
only knowledge I will save
To the game you stay a slave

Rover, wand'rer, nomad vagabone
Call me what you will

But ill take my time antwhere
Free to speak my mind anywhere
And ill redefine anywhere

Anywhere I roam, where I lay my head is home Yeah

(whispereed: And the eatrh becomes my throne), And the earth
becomes my throne
I adapt to the unknown
Under wandering stars ive grown
By myself but not alone
I ask no one
And my ties are severed clean
the less I have, the more I gain
Off the beaten path I reign
Rover, Wonderer, Nomad Vagabone
Call me what you will.

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