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Guitar6String  Tabwww.guitartabs.cc2012/02/13 04:06:32

 Robin Bownes.....with help from Metallica

TABULATURE EXPLANATION:
x  ......  muffled string
^  ...... hammer ons , pull offs
F  ...... Bend full step
FR ...... Bend full step and then release
PBR ..... Pre bend  and release
/   ..... slide up
\   ..... slide down
(12) .... `ghost' note = note which sounds from previous measure
 .
15 .... the point over the note means :"play it short - staccato"


                    
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Rhythm fig.1                                   |
    Dmi                         Dsus4
Eb|-1--------1---0---1-----------3----3---1---1---1-------1-----------|
Bb|-3------------3---3-----------3----3---3---3---3-------3-----------|
Gb|-2------------2-----------2---2----2---2---2---2-------------------|
Db|-0--------------------0--------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------0---------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    C                 Am              Asus2 Ami
              H
Eb|-------------------------------------0---0---x---x-----------------|
Bb|-1----1---1^3--x---1----1---1---1----0---1---x---x-----------------|
Gb|-0----0---0----x---2----2---2---2----2---2---x---x-----------------|
Db|-2----2---2----x---2----2---2---2----2---2-------------------------|
Ab|-3----3---3--------0-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-1----1---1---0---1-----------3----3---1---1---1-------------------|
Bb|-3------------3---3-----------3----3---3---3---3-------------------|
Gb|-2------------2-----------2---2----2---2---2---2-------------------|
Db|-0--------------------0--------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------0--------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
               H                                     
Eb|--------------------0--------0---0----0---0------------------------|
Bb|--1----1---1^3--x---1--------1---1----1---3------------------------|
Gb|--0----0---0----x---2--------2---2----2---2-------0----------------|
Db|--2----2---2----x---2----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--3----3---3--------0----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
*************************************************************************
*  Rhythm fill 1                                                        *
*               H                                                       *
*Eb|--------------------0--------0---0---------0---0-------------------|*
*Bb|--1----1---1^3--x---1--------3---3---------3---3-------------------|*
*Gb|--0----0---0----x---2--------2---2---------2---2-------------------|*
*Db|--2----2---2----x---2--------2---2---------2---2-------------------|*
*Ab|--3----3---3--------0----------------------------------------------|*
*Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|*
*************************************************************************

(notice!:one line  of the verse is one  line of the rhythm fig.1)
VERSE1 w/rhythm fig.1 

   Mama, she's taught me well
   told me when I was young
   Son your life's  an open book   don't
w/substitute rhythm fill 1
   close it fore it's done          The
w/resume Rhythm fig.1 
  brightest flame burns quickest    That's
  what I heard her say                  a
  son's heart's owed to mother,         but
  C                Am            (both open chords strike only once)
  I must find my way

 CHORUS:
  Guitar2                      *hold bend
Eb|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|-15-------15-----------15-----15--------|
Gb|--------------------|-14F---12-14PBR-12-14FR--14FR-14-12-----|
Db|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
  | Guitar1(Rhythm.fig2)
  | Dmi  Cadd9    Ami     G
Eb|-1------3------0----|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Bb|-3------3------1----|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Gb|-2------0------2----|--0---0-0--0----0-0----0-0----0--0-0----|
Db|-0------2------2----|--0---0-0--0----0-0----0-0----0--0-0----|
Ab|--------3------0----|--2---2-2--2----2-2----2-2----2--2-2----|
Eb|--------------------|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
    Let    my    heart   go___________

  Guitar2                      *hold bend
Eb|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|-15-------15-----------15-----15--------|
Gb|--------------------|-14F---12-14PBR-12-14FR--14FR-14-12-----|
Db|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
  | Guitar1
  | Dmi  Cadd9    Ami     G
Eb|-1------3------0----|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Bb|-3------3------1----|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Gb|-2------0------2----|--0---0-0--0----0-0----0-0----0--0-0----|
Db|-0------2------2----|--0---0-0--0----0-0----0-0----0--0-0----|
Ab|--------3------0----|--2---2-2--2----2-2----2-2----2--2-2----|
Eb|--------------------|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
    Let    your   son     grow_______                    Mama

  Guitar2                       *hold bend...
Eb|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|-15-------15-----------15-15-15---------|
Gb|--------------------|-14F---12-14PBR-12-14FR--------14-12----|
Db|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
  | Guitar1
  | Dmi  Cadd9    Am      G
Eb|-1------3------0----|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Bb|-3------3------1----|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Gb|-2------0------2----|--0---0-0--0----0-0----0-0----0--0-0----|
Db|-0------2------2----|--0---0-0--0----0-0----0-0----0--0-0----|
Ab|--------3------0----|--2---2-2--2----2-2----2-2----2--2-2----|
Eb|--------------------|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
    let    my     heart   go_________                     or

           
   Dmi  Cadd9  Bb  G     Ami (hold chord)
Eb|-1-----3---------3--|--0-------------------------------------|
Bb|-3-----3---3-----3--|--1-------------------------------------|
Gb|-2-----0---3-----0--|--2-------------------------------------|
Db|-0-----2---3--------|--2-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------3---1-----2--|--0-------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------3--|----------------------------------------|
    Let  this heart be    still________        yeah still________


  Guitar1 w/rhythm fig.1
  Guitar2 w/wah effect                               P  P
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------13^12^10-----|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------10----------10--|
Gb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
      H  P                                           P
Eb|-10^12^10-------------------|-----------------5--------------|
Bb|----------------------------|--------------------6^5---------|
Gb|----------------------------|--------------7----------7------|
Db|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------