Tabs for
"Master Of Puppets"
Master of Puppets
by Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton, Hammett
as performed Master of Puppets
tab by Phil Boyle and John Hazen; [email protected]
D--9----------------------------------------------------------------------
A--7--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)
D---------------------------------- ---------------2-9
A------2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2- play 3 times then -5/4--5/4--5/4-2-7
E--0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1----- -3/2--3/2--3/2-0--
pm.... ... ... ... ...
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
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...
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
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
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.......... ..... ..... ..... .....
D--9-------7-------5--2-2--3-3-----7--5--2-2--3-3
A--7-------5-------3--2-2--3-3--2--5--3--2-2--3-3
E----0-0-0---0-0-0----0-0--1-1--0--------0-0--1-1
..... ..... ........ ........
Master of puppets I'm pulling your strings...
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
e-----19-15----17-14---------------17-14----15-12-------------
B--17-------17-------15--15-15-15--------15-------13--13-13-13
G-------------------------------------------------------------
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
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.
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"
G------------------------------------------------------
D----------------2-4-5---------------------------------
A----------2-3-5-------3-3-3-3--3-5-3-2----------------
E--0-2-3-5------------------------------5-3-2-0-0-0-0-0
G--------------------------------------------------
D----------------2-4-5--2--------------------------
A----------2-3-5--------3-3-5-3-2------------------
E--0-2-3-5------------------------5-3-2-0-0-0-0-0-0
slow middle solo:
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.