Holier Than Thou
written by Hetfield, and Ulrich
as performed on Metallica
tab by Phil Boyle; phil@encycmet.com
1a)
G-------------------------------------
D--2----------------2----------------2
A--2----------------2----------------2
E--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0
1b)
G------------------------
D--5-------2----5-------2
A--5-------2----5-------2
E--3---4-5-0----3---4-5-0
1b comes after a few times and is heard under 1a
2)
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D---------------2-----------------------------2-------------
A--0-1---0-1----2--0-1---0-1-----0-1---0-1----2--0-1---0-1--
E------3-----3--0------3-----3-------3-----3--0------3-----3
3)
G---------------------------------
D---------------5----------------2
A--0-1---0-1----5---0-1---0-1----2
E------3-----3--3-------3-----3--0
No more
4)
G-----------------
D----------------2
A--1-1-1-1-1-0---2
E--------------3-0
..instead
__________________________
solo: tabbed by brandon fucello
first the the interlude.
e|---------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-----5-------5---7---------|----------5------8---7---5----|
A|--5h7----7-----------8---7-|--(7)--5h7----7-------------7-|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|----------5------5---7---------|----------5------8---7---5-----|
A|--(7)--5h7----7----------8---7-|--(7)--5h7----7--------------7-|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|*-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------5-------5---7---------|----------5-------8---7---5-----|
A|*-(7)--5h7----7-----------8---7-|--(7)--5h7----7---------------8-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gtr.4 on top line.(#’s are what is in the book.)
e|------------------|---------------------------------|
B|------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------*|-----------4-------4---5---------|
D|-------5---7------|------4h5--5---5---5---7---7---5-|
A|--(8)----------7-*|--(7)-5h7------7-----------8---7-|
E|------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.3 on bottom line.
e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-now the next 2 bars are------|
G|-------------4-------7---5---4-----|confusing to read but---------|
D|--(5)---4h5--5---5---8---7---5---7-|they just have
some of the----|
A|--(7)---5h7------7---------------8-|notes on the same string.-----|
E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------5-|(5)---|
G|-------4--5----------4--5--4-|--(4)--5---4/7--4-----5----4-|(4)---|
D|--(7)--5--7--4/7-----5--7--5-|--(5)--7--------6-----7------|------|
A|--(8)------------------------|-----------------------------|------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------|
Gtr.4 indicated to right of slashes.
and finally the solo.
e|--------------------------|------------------ _____)’’’’’1/2------|
B|-(4)-------------------12-|-(12)______- - - -’_____’’’’’full------|
G|-(5)-------------------12-|-(12)______- - - -’ ------------9~~|
D|--------------------------|-------------grad. bend----------------|
A|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gtr.3 & 4 out Gtr.5 (w/wah)
e|------------------------------------|----full----------full------
B|------------10-----------10---11----|----)\------------)\--------
G|~(9)~~~~~~~~----12p9-12---9---10----|-10’-(10)p8----10’-(10)p8---
D|------------------------------------|------------9-------------9-
A|------------------------------------|----------------------------
E|------------------------------------|----------------------------
full^ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘|
e ----full------|---10---------------10~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------12-|
B ----)\--------|-----------------------------------/12-------|
G -10’-(10)p8---|---------------------------------------------|
D ------------9-|---------------------------------------------|
A --------------|---------------------------------------------|
E --------------|---------------------------------------------|
) ) ) )
’ ’ ’ ’
e|-15p12-----15p12-15p12-----15p12-15p12------|-15--15--15--15--15--|
B|------15p12-----------15p12-----------15p12-|-all these full bends|
G|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
e|-12------12~~~~~~15--12~~~~~~~~12---12-12-|-15p12-12-12-15p12--12-
B|------------------------------------------|------------------15---
G|------------------------------------------|-----------------------
D|------------------------------------------|-----------------------
A|------------------------------------------|-----------------------
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------
full full
e ----)--------)hold```` -|---------------------10-|-(10)-8---------
B -15’------15’-----(15)\-|-----8--10--11--8-------|--------11-8-10-
G ------------------------|-/9---------------------|----------------
D ------------------------|------------------------|----------------
A ------------------------|------------------------|----------------
E ------------------------|------------------------|----------------
half
)\ full full
e --------|-14..’--(14)p12-14---12-14p12---|-12----)-----12----)----
B 11-8~~~~|-----------------------------15-|----15’---------15’-----
G --------|--------------------------------|------------------------
D --------|--------------------------------|------------------------
A --------|--------------------------------|------------------------
E --------|--------------------------------|------------------------
full ______3_____ _____3_____
e -12----)--12-|----)--12----)--12----)--12---)12---)12---)--12-12-|
B ----15’------|-15’------15’------15’-----15’---15’---15’---------|
G -------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D -------------|----all “15” bends are full------------------------|
A -------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E -------------|---------------------------------------------------|
e|--12h15p12-----12h15p12-----12h15p12-----12h15p12-----|15p12-14-14-
B|----------15p12--------15p12--------15p12--------15p12|------------
G|------------------------------------------------------|------------
D|------------------------------------------------------|------------
A|------------------------------------------------------|------------
E|------------------------------------------------------|------------
full full full
) ) )``````|
e -17p15-14-15-19p17p15--19’----20’----22’---|-(22)\--------------5-|
B -------------------------------------------|--------------------5-|
G -------------------------------------------|----------------------|
D -------------------------------------------|----------------------|
A -------------------------------------------|----------------------|
E -------------------------------------------|----------------------|
e|-(5)\-------------7-|-(7)\-----------------8-|-(8)\------------12-|
B|-(5)\-------------7-|-(7)\-----------------8-|-(8)\------------12-|
G|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
e|-(12)\----------------|
B|-(12)\----------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
