Band Name:Metallica Song:Some Kind of Monster Album:St. Anger Author:Darren E-Mail:XxStMetalxX@netscape.net P-Pull off H-Hammer on \-Slide down /-Slide up v-Vibrato b-bend The tuning is Drop D, tuned 1 more whole step down(CGCFAD).You'll have to listen to the song to hear how to place everything.Timing isn't exact, but I tried getting it close.Listen to the song to get it exact. Intro Play this twice a with clean tone: |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---| PM--------- PM-------- PM---------- |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |-0-0-0-3-5-0----|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-------| PM----------- PM-------- PM-------------- Basically the intro only heavily distorted: |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |-0-0-0-3-5-0----|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |-3-3-3-5-0------|-3-3-3-5-0-----|-3-3-3-5-0-----| |-3-3-3-5-0------|-3-3-3-5-0-----|-3-3-3-5-0-----| James plays this with some effect: |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |-------12-------| |-------12-12b---| |-12-15----12----|<---6x then: |-12-15----------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |-3-3-3-5-0------| |-3-3-3-5-0------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |-0-0-0-3-5-0----|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |-------12-------| |-------12-12b---| |-12-15----12----|<---6x then: |-12-15----------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| Lead Verse Riff: |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |-0-0-12-0-12-12-|0--------------|---------------| Kirk plays this under James's Lead riff for the verse |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |-2b-------------|---------------|-2b------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| <Chorus One: |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |-0-0-12-0-12-12-|0--------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |-----3-2--------|-----3-2-------| |-0-0-3-2-0------|-0-0-3-2-0-----| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |-------15b------|<--8x then go back and play the verse |----------------| |0---0-----------| Chorus One> <Chorus Two: |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|<---Play twice |----------------|---1-1-2-2-----| |-0---0---0---0--|-0-1-1-2-2-----| When James starts singing "We the people" you play this: |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |-3-5-0-0-3-5-0--|-3-5-0-0-3-5-0-| After James says "Are we the people'" play this mixed with the riff above: |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-3-5-0-3-5-0----|Above riff here|-3-5-0-3-5-0---| Above riff here| Then: |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|<---Play twice |----------------|---1-1-2-2-----| |-0---0---0---0--|-0-1-1-2-2-----| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------|<---Then approx. 4-5 times |----------------|---------------|---------------| |-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---| Then play this twice: |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |-0-0-0-3-5-0----|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-------| Chorus Two> Back to verse, then chorus 1, verse, Chorus 2 then: |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |-0-0-12-0-12-12-|0--------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |-------3--------|-------3-------|<---6x |----------------|---------------| |-0-2/3---0001---|-0-2/3---000111| Play this when James is singing the stuff like "This is the Cloud that swallows trust" |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |-3-5-5-3-5-5----| I don't know what to play when the guys are chanting "Ominous I'm in us". This is the ending riff that I think is hilarious: |-12h17-12h17----|-1212-12h17----|-12h17-12------| |-12h17-12h17----|-1212-12h17----|-12h17-12------| |----------------|---------------|---------------|<-2x |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| That's it, listen to the song to figure out the whole placement, what a way to end such a heavy song eh'If you know the riff to when the boys are chanting E-Mail it to me.XxStMetalxX@hotmail.com