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Master of Puppets by Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton, Hammett as performed Master of Puppets tab by Phil Boyle and John Hazen; phil@encycmet.com 1) D--2---------------------------------------------------------------------- A--2--12-11-10--------------------12-11-10-------------------------------- E--0--10-9--8---0-0-12-0-0-11-0-0-10-9--8--0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-4-0-3-0-2-0 pm.. ... ... ... ... ................... intro riff (this is how they play it but I find it easier on the A string at the seventh fret for the opening notes) 2) D---------------------------------- ---------------2 A------2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2- play 3 times then -5/4--5/4--5/4-2 E--0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1----- -3/2--3/2--3/2-0 pm.... ... ... ... ... 3) D----------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------5/7-8/7-5/7--------------------5/7-5/7 E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3/5-6/5-3/5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3/5-3/5 pm................ ................. main riff 4) D---------------------2-4-5/4-2-4---------------------4-4-4-4 A---------------------0-2-3/2-0-2---------------------0-2-0-2 E--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------- pm................ ................. up a step Taste me you will see... 5) D--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-------7-9------9---------------------------8-- A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-------5-7--7-9--9-10----------10-9---------6-9 E-------------------0-0-0-0-----------------8-8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7---7 pm....... ........ ....... come crawling faster 6) D--7-5-4---4---------2--2----3--3 A--9-7-6---6-7-6-----2--2----3--3 E------------8-7-----0--0----1--1 Obey your Master Master 7a) D-----------------------5--------4-------2---7-------5-------4 A--2--------4-------5---3--0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0---5-------3-------2 E--0--0-0-0-2-0-0-0-3--------------------------3-3-3---3-3-3-- pm.......... ..... ..... ..... ..... 7b) continued D--2-------7-------5--2-2--3-3-----7--5--2-2--3-3 A--2-------5-------3--2-2--3-3--2--5--3--2-2--3-3 E--0-0-0-0---0-0-0----0-0--1-1--0--------0-0--1-1 ..... ..... ........ ........ Master of puppets I'm pulling your strings... 8) e------------------0h2p0---3-------------------------------------- B--------------3---------3-------3---3----------0-------0-------0- G--------0---2---2-------------0---0---0------2-------2-------2--- D------2---0-----------------------------0---------------0-1------ A----2-----------------------3--------------0-----0-2------------- E--0-------------------------------------------------------------3 clean 9a) James e-----19-15----17-14---------------17-14----15-12------------- B--17-------17-------15--15-15-15--------15-------13--13-13-13 G------------------------------------------------------------- 9b) continued e--15-12----14-12h14p12-11-------------------11-12-14 B--------13----------------13-12-13-15-13-15--------- G---------------------------------------------------- Distorted, falling riff, presolo lower guitar part 10) G-----------------3 D-----------2--4--1 A--2--4--5--0--2--- E--0--2--3--------- after the slow solo Kirk plays the clean riff with distortion and James plays this. 11) D------------------------------------------------6 A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-5-4-4-4-5-4-4-4-5-4-4-4-5-4 E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-3-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-3-- pm.................... ..... ............. Distortion "Master Master wheres the things that I've been after" 12) G--------------------------------------------------- D----------------2-4-5------------------------------ A----------2-3-5-------3~~~--3-5-3-2---------------- E--0-2-3-5---------------------------5-3-2-0-0-0-0-0 ______________________________________________ slow middle solo: by Boyle e------------15~~---15-17----19-15-12----- B--17~~17-19-----19-------19----------13~~ G----------------------------------------- ^ ^ ^ e--------15-14----15-14------------------------------- B--15-15-------12-------12----------15--------------- G--------------------------12-14-12-14-14-12----12--- D--------------------------------------------14----14 e------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------- G-----12-12h14p12-11----14-12-11--------------------9-10-12-10 D--12----------------12----------10--7-9-10-9-10-12----------- e--/15-11h12p11------ B---------------12-10.. back into the dual guitar riff. Fast solo by Chris ?: e-17p12----------12-17p12----------12-17p12----------12- B-------13-12-13----------13-12-13----------13-12-13---- G------------------------------------------------------- e-15p12----------12-17p12----------12-17p12-----------12- B-------13-12-13----------13-12-13----------13-12-13---- G------------------------------------------------------- e-17p12----------12-15p12----------12---/19-19-19-19-19-17-17- B-------13-12-13----------13-12-13---------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------- e-17-17-15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-14-14- B------------------------------------------------------------- e-14-14--------------------------------17h19------------ B-------15-15-15-15-17-17brbr-17p15p14------15p14------- G-------------------------------------------------16-14- e-23b--23b-23b-24b-24b-24b-------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------2-4-2b-4-3-2-2h4p2-------- D--------------------------------------------------2-2h4-- e-10-8-7----8-7-------------7---7-7-7-7-10p8p7-10p8p7- B--------10-----10-8-7-8-10--------------------------- e-12p10p8-12p10p8-14p12p10-14p12p10-17-15-14-19-17-14-17-16- b----------------------------------------------------------- e-14-19-17-14-17-16-14-19-17-14-17-16-14-19-17-14------14- B--------------------------------------------------17b---- e-----14----------14-19p14----19p14---------14-----14-----14- B-17b----17b--17b----------17-------17--17b----17b----17b---- e-----14-----15-----15-----15-----15------17-----17-----18- B-17b----18b----18b----18b----18b-----20b----20b----21b---- e-----18-----19-----19-22b/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/- B-21b----22b----22b-------------------------