SABLE HEROES
Metallica
From the 1986 album "Master of Puppets"
Transcription by Chris Ballard ([email protected])
NOTE: This transcription doesn't always correctly reference all the backing riffs and rhythm figures, and the repeat numbers may not be perfect, but if you've listened to the song all the riffs should be transcribed and quite accurate.
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| KEY: |
| = - hold note(s) |
| h - hammer on |
| p - pull off |
| PM - palm mute |
| ^ - accented note |
| . - staccato note |
| / \ - slide up or down (shorter) |
| // \\ - slide up or down (longer) |
| u d - up and down right hand picking |
|_________attacks_________________________|
Intro:
e|-d-d-d-d-d-d--d---d---d--|-d-d-d-d-d-d--d------d--|
6 B|-------------------------|------------------------|
_ G|.------------------------|------------------------|
D|.-------------4---5---4--|--------------5/-7---4--|
4 A|--------------4---5---4--|--------------5/-7---4--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--2---3---2--|-0-0-0-0-0-0--3/-5---2--|
PM......... PM..........
4x
e|-d-d-d-d-d-d--d---d---d---|-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d----|
B|--------------------------|------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-------------------9===.|
D|--------------4---5---4---|-------------------9===.|
A|--------------4---5---4---|-------------------7====|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--2---3---2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
PM......... PM..........
Lead (over intro): w/wah wah
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|.=9=============11/-12--11--|-9===========12/-14--11--|
D|.=9=============11/-12--11--|-9===========12/-14--11--|
A|-=7============= 9/-10--9---|-7===========10/-12--9---|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|
_________________________ _________________________
| 1 | 2
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-9===========11/-12--11--|-9======================.|-------------------------|
D|-9===========11/-12--11--|-9======================.|-------------------2=====|
A|-7===========-9/-10--9---|-7=======================|-------------------2=====|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=====|
(in 4/4) Repeat
e|---d---d-u-d---d---d---d---d-u-d-u-|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|.---------------------------------.|
D|.---------------------------------.|
A|---^-------^---^---^---^-----------|
E|---0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|
PM PM.....................
Lead over (wah off)
e|------------|----------|----------|-----------|
B|-------- ^^ |----------|----------|-----------|
G|.-12=====14\|11=====14\|10=====12\|9=========.|
D|.-12=====14\|11=====14\|10=====12\|9=========.|
A|--10=====12\|-9=====12\|-8=====10\|7==========|
E|------------|----------|----------|-----------|
x6
e|---------------------------------|
B|--^----------------^-------------|
G|.(6)--------------(6)-----------.|
D|.-6----------------6------------.|
A|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------------------------------|
PM......... PM.........
/---3---\ /---3---\
e|------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------------.---.-------|
G|-.---------.--^-----^-^-|--.---.-------7---6---4---|
D|--------p-------p-------|--5---4---2---7---6---4---|
A|-0---10-9--0--9-7-------|--5---4---2---5---4---2---|
E|-------------------10-9-|--3---2---0---------------|
PM.. . ....... .....................
e| d d u d d d d d u d u |
B|-----------------------------------|
G|.---------------------------------.|
D|.---------------------------------.|
A|---.-------.---.---.---.-----------|
E|---0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|
1 Bodies fill the fields I see
2 Barking of machine gun fire does
3 Life planned out before my birth
e|---d---d-u-d---d---d---d---d-u-d-u-|-d---d-u-d---d---d---d---d-u-d-u-|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---.-------.---.---.---.-----------|-.-------.---.---.---.-----------|
E|---3---3-3-3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3-|-2---2-2-2---2---2---2---2-2-2-2-|
1 Hungry heroes end 2 nothing to me now 3 nothing could I say.
W/RHY FIG 2
1 No one to play soldier now
2 Sounding of the clock that ticks, get
3 Had no chance to see myself
e|---d---d-u-d---d---d---d---d-u-d-u-|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|.---------------------------------.|
D|.---------------------------------.|
A|---^-------^---^---^---^-----------|
E|---0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|
PM PM.....................
e|---d---d-u-d---d---d---d---d-u-d-u-|-d---d-u-d---d---d---d---d-u-d-u-|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---.-------.---.---.---.-----------|-.-------.---.---.---.-----------|
E|---3---3-3-3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3-|-7---7-7-7---7---7---7---7-7-7-7-|
1 no one to pretend 2 used to it somehow 3 molded day by day
W/RHY FIG 2
Running blind through killing fields, bred to kill them all.
2x
e|---d---d-u-d---d---d---d---d-u-d-u-|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|.---------------------------------.|
D|.---------------------------------.|
A|---.-------.---.---.---.-----------|
E|---0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|
PM PM.....................
Victim of what said should be, a servant till I fall
PM......... ........... PM.........
e|---------------------------------|R|--------------------------------|
B|--^----------------^-------------|E|-^----------------^-------------|
G|.(6)--------------(6)-----------.|P|(6)--------------(6)--4-----4--.|
D|.-6----------------6------------.|E|-6----------------6---2-----2--.|
A|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4---4---2-----2---|
E|---------------------------------|T|--------------------------------|
Soldier boy, made of c l a y Now an empty c e l l
21, only son Body served us w e l l
Bred to kill, Not to care Blah blah blah blah b l a h
Blah blah blah, bringing death We've got to get a w a y
(4/4) (3/4) (3/4)
PM......... PM......... PM......... ....
e|--------------------------------|-R-|--------------------|-----------------|
B|--------------------------------|-E-|--------------------|-^---------------|
G|.^---------------^--------------|-P-|-^---------------^--|(0)-------------.|
D|.4---------------2--------------|-E-|-4---------------4--|-0-----------^--.|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--0--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-A-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2--|-2--2-2-2-2--2---|
E|--------------------------------|-T-|--------------------|-----------------|
** See the last 2 bars here as: one 4/4 bar with 1 beat cut off, and one 2/4 bar with one extra beat
W/RIFF C
(4/4) (3/4)
e|--------------------|---------------------|---------------|-------|
B|-----h-p--h-----h-p-|------h-p--h-----h-p-|------h-p-
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