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Master of Puppets  Metallica

Written and performed by Metallica
Tab symbols used:
p - pull off
h - hammer on ) )\
/ or \ - slide / - bend / \ - bend and release
vib - vibrato
x - rake
E5 D5 Db5 C N.C.(Em)
PM..............
 
 e |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 B |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 G |9---------------|7---6---5------|---------------|.---------------|
 D |9---------------|7---6---5------|---------------|.---------------|
 A |7---------------|5---4---3------|---------------|-----7-----6----|
 E |0---------------|---------------|---------------|-0-0---0-0---0-0|

D Db C N.C.(Em) Play 4 times
PM.............................
 
 e |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
 B |7---6---5--------|---------------|-----------------|
 G |7---6---5--------|---------------|----------------.|
 D |7---6---5--------|---------------|----------------.|
 A |5---4---3--------|---------------|-----------------|
 E |-----------------|0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0|5-0-4-0-3-0-2-0--|

N.C.
PM...............................................
 
 e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 B |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
 D |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
 A |-----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2-2-|----2-----3-----|5\4---5\4---5\4--|
 E |-0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-----|0-1---0-1---1-0-|3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2--|

RhyFig0
N.C. B5
PM.............................................................
 
 e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 B |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|------------4---|
 D |.----------------|----------------|----------------|------------4---|
 A |-----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2-2-|----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2---|
 E |-0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-----|0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---1-0-----|

N.C.
PM...............................................
 
 e |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 B |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
 D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
 A |----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2-2-|----2-----3-----|5\4---5\4---5\4--|
 E |0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-----|0-1---0-1---1-0-|3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2--|

end
RhyFig0 RhyFig1
E5 N.C.(Em)
w/ Fill 1 PM..............
 
 e |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
 B |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
 G |----------------|---------------|---------------|.----------------|
 D |----------------|2--------------|---------------|.----------------|
 A |5\4---5\4---5\4-|2--------------|---------------|-----------------|
 E |3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2-|0--------------|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

end RhyFig1
PM PM.................
 
 e |----------------|----------------|-----------|
 B |----------------|----------------|-----------|
 G |----------------|----------------|----------.|
 D |----------------|----------------|----------.|
 A |--5/7---8\7-5/7-|----------------|--5/7-5/7--|
 E |0-3/5-0-6\5-3/5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-3/5-3/5--|

[/] Fill 1
PM...........................vib
 
 e |----------------|----------------|----|
 B |----------------|----------------|----|
 G |----------------|----------------|----|
 D |----8-----8-----|8-----8-----8===|====|
 A |--7-----7-----7-|----7-----7-----|----|
 E |0-----0-----0---|--0-----0-------|----|

\
**** 1st,2nd,3rd verses: Repeat RhyFig1 4 times, then ->
RhyFig1A
N.C.(F#m)
PM................. PM.................
 
 e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------|
 B |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------|
 G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------.|
 D |.----------------|--4-4---5\4-4-4-|----------------|--4---4---.|
 A |-----------------|--0-2---3\2-0-2-|----------------|--0h2-0h2--|
 E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2----------|

end RhyFig1A
PM........
 
 e |----------------|
 B |----------------|
 G |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 D |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 A |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 E |----------------|

Repeat
3.75 times
[E5]PM......[D5] [E5] PM....... vib PM......[C5] [B5] PM.....[D#5].[B5]
 
 e |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G |.9-------7---9---|------------------|-----------------|--------8-------.|
 D |.9-------7---9---|----9-------------|--------10---9---|--------8---9---.|
 A |-7-------5---7---|7-9---10-9h10=====|--------10---9---|--------6---9----|
 E |-0-0-0-0---------|------------------|8-8-8-8-8----7---|8-8-8-8-----7----|

N.C.(B) E5 F E5
2 gtrs........ PM..
 
 e |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 G |----------------|4---4-----------|2---2-----------|4---------------|
 D |7-5-4---4-------|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|2---------------|
 A |9-7-6---6-7-6---|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|2---------------|
 E |----------8-7---|0---0-----------|1---1-----------|0---------0-0-0-|

PM.. [G] [C5] PM.... [B5] PM....
 
 e |--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
 B |--------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
 G |--------|0---------------|----------------|5---------------|--------|
 D |--------|0---------------|----------------|5---------------|4-------|
 A |--------|----------------|----------------|3---------0-0-0-|2-0-0-0-|
 E |2p0-0-0-|3---------------|----------------|----------------|--------|

[A5] [D] PM.... [C5] PM....[B]
 
 e |---------------|---------------|2---------------|--------|---------------|
 B |---------------|---------------|3---------------|--------|4--------------|
 G |2--------------|---------------|2---------------|--------|4--------------|
 D |2--------------|---------------|0---------------|5-------|4--------------|
 A |0--------------|---------------|----------------|3-------|2--------------|
 E |---------------|---------------|----------3-3-3-|--3-3-3-|---------------|

[E5] PM.... [D5] PM..[C] [E5]
 
 e |----------------|--------|----------------|--------|----------------|
 B |----------------|--------|5---------------|--------|----------------|
 G |9---------------|7-------|5---------------|--------|4---4-----------|
 D |9---------------|7-------|5---------------|--------|2---2-----------|
 A |7---------------|5-------|3---------------|--------|2---2-----------|
 E |0---------0-0-0-|----0-0-|----------------|--------|0---0-----------|

[F] [E5] PM.............[C]
 
 e |----------------|----------------|--------|----------------|
 B |----------------|----------------|--------|5---------------|
 G |2---2-----------|4---------------|--------|5---------------|
 D |3---3-----------|2---------------|--------|5---------------|
 A |3---3-----------|2---------------|--------|3---------------|
 E |1---1-----------|0---------0-0-0-|2p0-0-0-|----------------|

[(C)] [E5] [F] 
 
 e |----------------|----------------|----------------|
 B |(5)-------------|----------------|----------------|
 G |(5)-------------|4---4-----------|2---2-----------|
 D |(5)-------------|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|
 A |(3)-------------|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|
 E |----------------|0---0-----------|1---1-----------|

After verse 1, play RhyFig0, then go back and play verse 2
After verse 2, pause for vocal (Master, Master...), then go to Coda 1
After verse 3, go to Coda 2
Coda 1:
RhyFig2
[Em] [D] /3\ [Cadd9] [Amsus2] [B7]
 
 e |--------|--------0h2p0----3-|------------------|-----------------|
 B |--------|----3--------3-----|------3---3-----0-|(0)--0-------0---|
 G |------0-|--2---2--------2p0-|(0)-0---0---0-----|---2-------2-----|
 D |----2---|0------------------|--------------2---|-----------------|
 A |--2-----|-------------------|-3----------------|-0-----0-2-----2-|
 E |0-------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|

end
RhyFig2 w/RhyFig2 (0vol<<< = volume swell from vol off)
[B7/D#] [Em]0vol<<<< 0vol<<<<<<<<<< 0vol<<<<<<<<<< 0vol<< 0vol<<< 0vol<<<<
 
 e |---------||--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------|
 B |(0)--0---||--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------|
 G |---2-----||--------|--------------|--------------|2------4------|8-------|
 D |-1-------||2-------|4-------------|5-------------|--------------|--------|
 A |---------||--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------|
 E |-------3-||--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------|

Rhyfig2a
w/ RhyFig2 2 times
2[Em]gtrs[D]
 
 e |-----19/22--19--------|20---17-------------------20---17--------|
 B |-20---------20---20---|22---19---19---19-19-19---22---19---19---|
 G |-21--------------21---|----------19---19-19-19-------------19---|
 D |----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 A |----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 E |----------------------|-----------------------------------------|

[Cadd9] [Amsus2] 
 
 e |19---15-------------------19---15--------|17---15h17p15-14--------|
 B |20---17---17---17-17-17---20---17---17---|19---17h19p17-16---17---|
 G |----------17---17-17-17-------------17---|-------------------17---|
 D |-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
 A |-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
 E |-----------------------------------------|------------------------|

end
B7 B7/D# RhyFig2a
 
 e |----------14--------|14---16---17---19----|
 B |16---17--------17---|16---17---19---20----|
 G |16---17--/19---17---|---------------------|
 D |--------------------|---------------------|
 A |--------------------|---------------------|
 E |--------------------|---------------------|

Repeat RhyFig2a
w/ RhyFig2 2 times & Fill 1 full full
 
 Em D /----3----\ Cadd9 )\ )\
 vib /--3--\ / /--3--\ vib / \/ \
 e |----------------|15------15-17-15----19-15-12h15p12|----------------|
 B |17---------17-19|------19---------19---------------|13-----15-------|
 G |----------------|----------------------------------|----------------|
 D |----------------|----------------------------------|----------------|
 A |----------------|----------------------------------|----------------|
 E |----------------|----------------------------------|----------------|

all full bends of G string only
[Amsus2] [B7] [B7/D#] [Em] 
vib /[)] \/[)] \/[)] \ vib
 
 e |15-14------15-14---------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 B |------12---------12h15p12------------|15-----------------|-------------|
 G |-------------------------------12-14-|14-------p12----12-|-------------|
 D |-------------------------------------|-------------14----|14--------12-|
 A |-------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 E |-------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------|

[D] /--3--\ [Cadd9]vib
 
 e |------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
 B |------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
 G |12----14-12---11--------14---12---11h12p11|------------------------------|
 D |-------------------12---------------------|10------------9-10--------9-10|
 A |------------------------------------------|-----------12-----------------|
 E |------------------------------------------|------------------------------|

[Amsus2] [B7] [B7/D#]  
 
 /---3---\ /---3---\ /--3--\
 e |----------------------------------15---14--|11h12p11-----------/19--|
 B |------------------------12-----------------|---------12---10--------|
 G |----------------11--12-------12------------|------------------------|
 D |12--10--12--14-----------------------------|------------------------|
 A |-------------------------------------------|------------------------|
 E |-------------------------------------------|------------------------|

[/] Fill 2 Fill 3 Fill 4
vib
 
 e |15------------| e |--------------| e |15-----------|-14---------|
 B |17------------| B |17------------| B |17-----------|(17)--------|
 G |--------------| G |--------------| G |-------------|------------|
 D |--------------| D |--------------| D |-------------|------------|
 A |--------------| A |--------------| A |-------------|------------|
 E |--------------| E |--------------| E |-------------|------------|

\
Play RhyFig2a twice, with Fill 3 first time
Play RhyFig2 twice, with distortion, and
chord progression: E5,D5,C5,A5,B5,D#5
end
RhyFig3 RhyFig3
[E5]PM......................... [F#5] PM.[G5]...[F#5]......[G5].....[F#5]....[G5]...[F#5].....[G5]...[C#5]..
 
 e |----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
 B |----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
 G |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|----------------|
 D |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|--------------6-|
 A |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-5-4-4-4-5-4-4|4-4-5-4-4-4-5-4-|
 E |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-3-2-2-2-3----|2-2-3-2-2-2-3---|

Repeat RhyFig3 once alone, then 4 times with vocals.
G F3 pick
slide slide
 
 e |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 G |4---------------|(4)-------------|3---------------|----------------|
 D |5---------------|(5)-------------|4---------------|----------------|
 A |5---------------|(5)-------------|4---------------|----------------|
 E |3---------------|(3)-------------|2---------------|X\\\\\\-17\\\\\-|

w/ RhyFig1 4 times
N.C. (Em)
 
 /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\
 e |17p12----------12-17p12----------12-|17p12----------12-15p12----------12-|
 B |------13-12-13----------13-12-13----|------13-12-13----------13-12-13----|
 G |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 D |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 A |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\
 e |17p12----------12-17p12----------12-|17p12-------12-12-15p12----|
 B |------13-13-12----------13-12-13----|------13-12-------------13-|
 G |------------------------------------|---------------------------|
 D |------------------------------------|---------------------------|
 A |------------------------------------|---------------------------|
 E |------------------------------------|---------------------------|
 /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\
 e |----19-19-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-|17-17-17-15-15-15-14-|
 B |/17----------------------------------------|---------------------|
 G |-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
 D |-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
 A |-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
 E |-------------------------------------------|---------------------|

f u l l
[)] [)] [)]  
 
 / \/ \/ /--3--\ /--3--\ sl
 e |14-14-14-14------------|-------------------17h19\\---|-----------------|
 B |------------15---15-17-|17--------17p15p14-------\\17|15p14------------|
 G |-----------------------|-----------------------------|------16-14\\\\--|
 D |-----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|
 A |-----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|
 E |-----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|

trem bar
 
 /-1-\ /---2---\

\ /\ / \ / \ /\ /\
* \3/ \1.5/ \/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5
 
 e |X--------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B |---------------------------|------------------------------------|
 G |---------------------------|------------------------------2--4--|
 D |---------------------------|------------------------------------|
 A |---------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E |---------------------------|------------------------------------|

* This note produced by pulling string off edge of fretboard and
"fretting" it against pickup.
full
/[)] gr vib
 
 e |------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------|
 B |------------------------|--------------|/15--13--12------13--12------12-|
 G |2--4--3--2-0h2----------|--------------|-------------14----------14-----|
 D |----------------4--2----|2-h4----------|--------------------------------|
 A |---------------------(2)|--------------|--------------------------------|
 E |------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------|

/--3--\
 
 e |---------------------------------|------------------------|
 B |------------12----12-12-12-12-12-|12-15-13-12-15-13-12-13-|
 G |11--12--14-----------------------|------------------------|
 D |---------------------------------|------------------------|
 A |---------------------------------|------------------------|
 E |---------------------------------|------------------------|

gr
 
 e |12----------12-------------|14-------14-------15-15-------|
 B |---15-15-13----15-13h15-15-|---17-15----15-17-------17/19-|
 G |---------------------------|------------------------------|
 D |---------------------------|------------------------------|
 A |---------------------------|------------------------------|
 E |---------------------------|------------------------------|

w/ RhyFig1A
N.C. (F#m)
/--3--\
 
 e |17-------19-17-------17----------19-17-------|17----------19-17-------|
 B |---20-19-------19-19----21-19-19-------19-19-|---21-19-19-------19-19-|
 G |---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
 D |---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
 A |---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
 E |---------------------------------------------|------------------------|

all bends in next 2 ---> full full full 1.5
measures on B string only ) ) ) )
[/] [/] [/] [/]  
 
 e |17----------19-17-------|14--14------14--------------14--|
 B |---21-19-19-------19-19-|17------17------17-(17)\17------|
 G |------------------------|--------------------------------|
 D |------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A |------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E |------------------------|--------------------------------|

half full
) ) full full full full
[/] [/] [)] [)] [)] [)]  
 
 /---3--\ /---3--\ / / / /--3--\ /
 e |19-p14------19-p14--14------|----14------14------14-14-14------14-14-|
 B |--------17----------17------|17------17------17------------17--------|
 G |----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 D |----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 A |----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 E |----------------------------|----------------------------------------|

full full full full full full full full
[)] [)] [)] [)] [)] [)] [)] [)] 
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]  
 
 e |----15------15------15------15--|----17------17------18------18--|
 B |18------18------18------18------|20------20------21------21------|
 G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

full 2 1.5 trem bar depress & vibrate
) ) ) bar simultaneously
/ / / /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
 
 e |----19------19--22--|(22)--------------\/\/\--------------|
 B |22------22----------|-----------------------\/\/\---------|
 G |--------------------|----------------------------\/\/\----|
 D |--------------------|---------------------------------\/\-|
 A |--------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E |--------------------|-------------------------------------|

N.C. B5
PM........................... PM...........................
 
 e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 B |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
 D |.----3-----3-----|3-----3---------|----3-----3-----|3-----3-----4---.|
 A |-----3-----3-----|3-----3-----2-2-|----3-----3-----|3-----3-----2----|
 E |-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-|1-0-0-1-0-0-----|0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-|1-0-0-1-0-0------|

E5 N.C.
PM.............. PM................... PM..................
 
 e |----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
 B |----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
 G |----------------|.----------------|----------------|----------------|
 D |----------------|.--------------2-|4-5-------------|----------------|
 A |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------2-3-5---|----3--------3-3|3-2-3-5-3-2-----|
 E |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-3-5---------|----------------|------------3-2-|

2 gtrs
PM.............. PM..................... PM..................
 
 e |-----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
 B |-----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
 G |----------------.|------------------|2-4-------------|----------------|
 D |----------------.|------------4-2/5-|4-5-2--------2-2|2-0-2-4-2-0-----|
 A |-----------------|--------2-3-5-----|----3--------3-3|3-2-3-5-3-2-3-2-|
 E |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-|0-2-3-5-----------|----------------|------------3-2-|

PM......................................[C] PM..................
 
 e |----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
 B |----------------|------------------|----5-----------|----------------|
 G |----------------|------------------|2-4-5-----------|----------------|
 D |----------------|------------4-2/5-|4-5-5-----------|----------------|
 A |----------------|--------2-3-5-----|----3--------3-3|3-2-3-5-3-2-----|
 E |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00|0-2-3-5-----------|----------------|------------3-2-|

[E5]  
 
 e |----------------|----------------|
 B |----------------|----------------| Go back
 G |4---------------|------2---------| and play
 D |2------------5-5|5-4-5---5-4-2-4-| verse 3
 A |2------------3-3|3-2-3-5-3-2-----|
 E |0---------------|------------3-2-|

Coda 2:
Play RhyFig1 4 times
[E5]w/ Laughter.....
 
 e |----------------|----------------|----------------|
 B |Ha!-Ha!-Ha!-Ha!-|----------------|----------------|
 G |----------------|----------------|4---------------|
 D |----------------|----------------|2---------------|
 A |----------------|5\4---5\4---5\4-|2---------------|
 E |----------------|3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2-|0---------------|


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