me song. Listen to the actual recording for timing. Play the whole song with distortion
Prince Charming
As performed on "Reload"
Music by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
Lyrics by James Hetfield
Standard Eb tuning
h hammer on
p pull off
b bend
pb pre-bend
r return
PM palm muting
/ slide up
\ slide down
x\ pick scrape
~ vibrating
TR tremelo picking
[] pinch (artificial) harmonics
James Guitar 2
Kirk Guitar 1
Both D'uh
Intro (James)
eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------5b------------------|
Db[--------2--------------5---------------5--5--5b--------5---------|
Ab[-/17\---2--------0h5h7---7~~~~~--0h5h7-----------7--5-----7~~~~--|
Eb[-/17\---0--------------------------------------------------------|
Intro 2 (James)
eb[----------------------------------------------------|
Bb[----------------------------------------------------|
Gb[----------------------------------------------------|
Db[----------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----|
Ab[----0h5h7-------0h5h7-------0h5h7-------0h5h7-------|
Eb[-0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------------|
Intro (Kirk)
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Db[--------------7------------5-----------7-----5--5--5h7---|
Ab[-2------------5------------3-----------5-----5--5--5h7---|
Eb[-0-------------------------------------------------------|
Main Riff (x2 [Only James 1st time; he plays it under Kirk's intro])
eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db[----------5----------5----------5----------5--7b9-7b9-7b9r7-5----|
Ab[----0h5h7------0h5h7------0h5h7------0h5h7--------------------7--|
Eb[-0-----------0----------0----------0-----------------------------|
Post main riff Kirk does this
eb[---------------------]--------------------|
Bb[---------------------]--------------------|
Gb[-5--5--5h7-----------]--------------------|
Db[-5--5--5h7----2------]-x\-----------------|
Ab[--------------0------]-x\-----------------|
Little fill thingy (Both)
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Db[-----5-----5---------------------------------------------|
Ab[--7-----------7--5---------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Verse (Both, x4) First 3 times 4th time
eb[--------------------]---------------[---------------|
Bb[--------------------]---------------[---------------|
Gb[--------------------]---------------[---------------|
Db[----------5---------]-5--5--5h7-----[-5--6--7-------|
Ab[-2--------5--7------]-5--5--5h7-----[-5--6--7-------|
Eb[-0---0-0-----7--0-0-]---------------[---------------|
PM.. PM..
Verse fill (Both, x3)
eb[------------------------------|
Bb[------------------------------|
Gb[-5-------------5--------------|
Db[------7--5--7-----------------|
Ab[------------------------------|
Eb[------------------------------|
PM......
Little fill thingy
Verse
Verse fill thingy
Chorus (x2 [Both 1st time, only James 2nd time; Kirk plays main riff])
eb[----------------------------------------------]--------------|
Bb[----------------------------------------------]--------------|
Gb[----------------------------------------------]--------------|
Db[--------------7------------5------------5--7--]--5--5--5h7---|
Ab[-2------------5------------3------------5--7--]--5--5--5h7---|
Eb[-0--------------------------------------------]--------------|
^^^^^^^^^^
Play this 3 times after 2nd chorus
Main Riff
Little fill thingy
Verse
Verse and Little fill thingies
Verse
Verse and Little fill thingies
Chorus
Pre-solo (Both, x4)
eb[-------------------------|
Bb[-------------------------|
Gb[-------------------------|
Db[------5---5--------------|
Ab[-5h7----7---7------------|
Eb[-------------------------|
GUITAR SOLO 1 (Kirk, w/ wah pedal)
eb[----------------]-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb[----------------]------------------------------16br-14----------------|
Gb[----------------]-16b18r16-14------------------16br-14----------------|
Db[-----4----------]-------------16--16p14-16-16----------16-16p14-16-16-|
Ab[----------------]-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-2-------2------]-----------------------------------------------------|
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Play this part a buncha times
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-16-14---16-14--16br-14----------------------------------|
Gb[-16-14---16-14--16br-14--------14-16-16b18r16-14---------|
Db[------------------------16--16-------------------16------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-solo (After they play the pre-solo, they play it again, only a step higher, so move
up 2 frets)
Bridge (Both, x4)
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Db[--------------------4-------3-------2-------2--2---------|
Ab[-4----4--(7)---------------------------------------------|
Eb[-2----2--(5)---2--2----2--2----2--2----2--2--------------|
PM... PM... PM... PM...
Main Riff
Verse
Verse and Little fill thingies
Chorus
OUTRO SOLO/GUITAR SOLO 2 (Kirk)
eb[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[----------------------12b14r12--------------12h14-12---12--14--12--|
Gb[-/12-12-12-12---12-12-12b14r12--------------12h14-12---12--14--12--|
Db[----------------------------------14-12-14-------------------------|
Ab[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb[------------------------------------12----12-------12----12------|
Bb[-12---------------12--14--15--14----15b17-15b17----15b17-15b17---|
Gb[-12---------------12--14--15--14---------------------------------|
Db[-----14--14~~~~~-------------------------------------------------|
Ab[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-15b17r15-12-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb[-------------14-12-14-pb16r14-pb16r14--12-12---------------------|
Db[---------------------------------------------14~~~~~~-14-12-14---|
Ab[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-12-14b-14b--14b-14b--14b-14b----------------------------|
Gb[-12-14b-14b--14b-14b--14b-14b----------------------------|
Db[-------------------------------14-12-14------------------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
eb[--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[--------------------------------------------------------------|
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