RONNIE
As recorded by Metallica
(From the 1996 Album LOAD)
Words and Music by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
C5 B5 F5 G5
x 3 5 5 x x x 2 4 4 x x 1 3 3 x x x 3 5 5 x x x
D5
x 5 7 7 x x
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr. I'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr. II'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr. III'
Intro
Moderately Slow Rock Q=92
N.(A)
4/4
Gtr I
PM~ PM~
E A E E E A E E E E
||--------------------------|
||o-------------------------|
||--------------------5b5.5-|
||----5h8-7---5h8-7---------|
||o-0-------0-------0-------|
||--------------------------|
PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~
E A E E E A E E E S +S +E A E E E A E E E E
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------6b7==(6)r|=(6)-----------------5-|
|---5h8-7---5h8-7---7----(7)-|-(7)-5h8-7---5h8-7-----|
|-0-------0-------0----------|-----------0-------0---|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
~ ~
|--3--|
E E +E E S +S S E E E
|-----------------------------||-|
|---8----(8)-8-8-(8)---------o||-|
|---7b9==(7)-7-7r(7)p5---5-7--||-|
|----------------------7------||-|
|-0--------------------------o||-|
|-----------------------------||-|
N.(A)
Gtr II
PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S +S
||----------------------|-------------------------|
||o---------------------|-------------------------|
||----------------5b5.5-|---------------6b7==(6)r=|
||----5-7---5-7---------|---5-7---5-7---7----(7)--|
||o-0-----0-----0-------|-0-----0-----0-----------|
||----------------------|-------------------------|
N.(A5)
Gtrs I, II
PM~ PM~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
|--3--|
+E E E E E E E E E E +E E S +S S E E E E E E E E E E S S
|-----------------------|-----------------------------||-------------------|
|-----------------------|---8----(8)-8-8-(8)---------o||-------------------|
|-(6)-------------5b5.5-|---7b9==(7)-7-7r(7)p5---5-7--||---2---2---2-------|
|-(7)-5-7---5-7---------|----------------------7------||---------------0-2-|
|---------0-----0-------|-0--------------------------o||-0---0---0---3-----|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------||-------------------|
C5 B5 F5G5 D5
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S Q E. S E E S S E
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------||
|-----2---2---2-------|-----2---2---2-------|-5--4------------7--||
|-----------------0-2-|-----------------0-2-|-5--4----3-5-x-x-7--||
|-3p0---0---0---3-----|-3p0---0---0---3-----|-3--2----3-5-x-x-5--||
|---------------------|---------------------|-------0-1-3-x-x----||
1st Verse
E5 D5
Gtr II
A A E S S E E S S E S S A E E S S E E S S E E A S S
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------9-7-9-----7s9-7-9s=7-7s12-|--------9-7-9-------7s9------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------7-7--------|
|-7h8p7--7-5-7-----5s7-9-7s=5-5s10-|--------7-5-7-------5s7-5-5-5S7h10-|
|----------------0-----------------|-----0----------0------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| a a E. S S S E S S E Q a a E. S S S S S e E E a S S
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------9-x-x-7-x-x-7-9\--------|----------9-x-x-7h9-9---7-7--------|
|-7h8p7----7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7\--------|-7h8p7----7-x-x-7---7---5-5-5S7h10-|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E5 D5 C5
~~
E S S E E S S E S S a E E S S S S S S S S E S S E
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----9-7-9-----9s7-9-9s=7-7s12-|--------9-7-9-9-9s7-9s10s9-9s12-7-|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-7--7-5-7-----7s5-7-7s=5-5s10-|--------7-5-7-7-7s5-7s12s7-7s10-5-|
|------------0-----------------|-----0----------------------------|
|
| ~~
| E. S S S E S S E Q a a E. S S S S S S S E E E
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------9-x-x-7-x-x-7-9\--------|----------9-x-x-7h9-x--x-7-7----5-|
|-7----7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7\--------|-7h8p7----7-x-x-7---x--x-5-5----3-|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
(A)
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|-----------------||
|---2---2---2-------|---2---2---5---7-||
|---------------0-2-|-----------------||
|-0---0---0---3-----|-0---0---0---0---||
|-------------------|-----------------||
|
| E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|-----------------||
|---2---2---2-------|---2---2---0-----||
|---------------0-2-|---------------4-||
|-0---0---0---3-----|-0---0---0---0---||
|-------------------|-----------------||
2nd Verse
E5 D5
Gtr II
A A E S S E E S S E S S A E E S S E E S S E E A S S
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------9-7-9-----7s9-7-9s=7-7s12-|--------9-7-9-------7s9------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------7-7--------|
|-7h8p7--7-5-7-----5s7-9-7s=5-5s10-|--------7-5-7-------5s7-5-5-5S7h10-|
|----------------0-----------------|-----0----------0------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| a a E. S S S E S S E Q a a E. S S S S S e E E a S S
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------9-x-x-7-x-x-7-9\--------|----------9-x-x-7h9-9---7-7--------|
|-7h8p7----7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7\--------|-7h8p7----7-x-x-7---7---5-5-5S7h10-|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E5 D5 G5
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E S S E E S S E S S a E E S S S S S S S S E S S E
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----9-7-9-----9s7-9-9s=7-7s12-|--------9-7-9-9-9s=7--9s10s9-9s12-7----|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-7--7-5-7-----7s5-7-7s=5-5s10-|--------7-5-7-7-7s=5--7s12s7-7s10-5----|
|------------0-----------------|-----0---------------------------------|
|
| ~~
| E. S S S E S S E Q a a E. S S S S S e E E S S
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