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BETTER THAN YOU
As recorded by Metallica
(From the 1997 Album RE-LOAD)
Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk
Words and Music by James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'James Hetfield - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kirk Hammett - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kirk Hammett - Lead w/dist'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'James Hetfield - Lead w/dist'
Intro
Q=160
4/4
Gtr I
W W W Q E E H
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------|----<2>-<2>------|
Gtr II
W W E E E E Q Q W W
| | | |
x x x x
H E E Q Q. E E E Q H E E Q Q. E E E Q H E E Q
|-------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|
|------5-6-7--|-5------2------|---------5-6-7--|-5------2------|------5-6-7--|
|------5-6-7--|-5------2------|---------5-6-7--|-5------2------|------5-6-7--|
|------3-4-5--|-3----0-0------|---------3-4-5--|-3----0-0------|------3-4-5--|
|-Rhy Fig 1 end Rhy Fig 1-|
w/Rhy Fig 1 x2
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>-<10>-<10>-|-<9>-<9>-<9>-<9>-<8>-<8>-<7>-<7>-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------5-6-7--|
|---------------------------------|-----------------5-6-7--|
|-<7>-<7>-<6>-<6>-<6>-<5>-<5>-<5>-|-<5>-<4>-<4>-<3>-3-4-5--|
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM--|
Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q 4x
||-----------------|-----------------||
||o----------------|----------------o||
||-----------------|-----------------||
||--5------2-------|-2-------5-6-7---||
||o-5------2-------|-2-------5-6-7--o||
||--3----0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-4-5---||
|-Rhy Fig 2 end Rhy Fig 2-|
Verse 1
Gtr II
|-Rhy Fig 3A end Rhy Fig 3A-|
G5 A5 G5 E E5 G5G#A5
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / o / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I
PM--| PM--|
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5---|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7---|-5------2-------|-2-------5-6-7--|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5---|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7---|-5------2-------|-2-------5-6-7--|
|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3---|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5---|-3----0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-4-5--|
|-Rhy Fig 3 end Rhy Fig 3-|
Rhy Fig 3 + 3A
|-Rhy Fig 4A
G5 A5 C5 D5
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5--|-7--7---------7-0--|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5---|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7---|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5--|-7--7-7b9r(7)-7-0--|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5---|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7---|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3--|-5--5-5---(5)-5-0--|
|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3---|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5---|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3--|-5--5--------------|
|-Rhy Fig 4
end Rhy Fig 4A-|
G5 A5 F5 G5X
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q. E +Q Q E E Q H
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|------------------|-----------------|-10---10---10--10--|-12-------------||
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5---|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7--|-10---10---10--10--|-12------5-6-7--||
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5---|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7--|--8----8----8---8--|-10------5-6-7--||
|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3---|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5--|--8----8----8---8--|-10------3-4-5--||
end Rhy Fig 4-|
Chorus
Gtrs I, II |-Gtr II plays notes in ()*
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM|
Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------||
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------o||
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------||
||--5------2-------|-2-------5-6-7--|-5------2-------|-2-(2)-----5-6-7----||
||o-5------2-------|-2-------5-6-7--|-5------2-------|-2-(2)-----5-6-7---o||
||--3----0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-4-5--|-3----0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0-3-4-5----||
|-*Rhy Fill 1
Verse 2
w/Rhy Fig 3 x4
Gtr II
PM| PM| PM
Q. E +E E Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||-------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------||
||o-------0-(0)------|-------0-(0)------|----------------|-----------------o||
||--------------0----|---------------0--|----------------|------------------||
||--5-------------5--|-7----------------|-5------2-----2-|-----2---5-6-7----||
||o-5----------------|-7----------------|-5------2-----2-|-----2---5-6-7---o||
||--3----------------|-5----------------|-3----0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-4-5----||
|-Rhy Fig 5 end Rhy Fig 5-|
w/Rhy Fig 4 + 4A
Gtrs III, IV
Q E E +E Q E H +E E Q
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------8---8s|=10------(10)-10-10---|
|------7-(7)-------|----------------------|
|------------5---5s|==7-------(7)--7--7---|
|------5-(5)-------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
Q E E +E Q E H +E E Q
Q. E +Q Q E E E E E E E E
|------------------|----------------------------|
|-8-----8-(8)---8S=|=10-10-10-10---10--10-10-10-|
|------------------|----------------------------|
|-5-----5-(5)---5S=|==7--7--7--7----7---7--7--7-|
|------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------|----------------------------|
Q. E +Q Q E E E E E E E E
Q. E +Q Q Q Q E E E E
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-8-----8-(8)---8S==|=5--5---/10--10-10-10-|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-5-----5-(5)---5S==|=7--7-----7---7--7--7-|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q Q E E E E
Q. E +Q Q E E Q H
|-----------------------|----------------||
|-/13------13-(13)--13S=|=15-------------||
|-----------------------|----------------||
|-/10------10-(10)--10S=|=12-------------||
|-----------------------|----------------||
|-----------------------|----------------||
Q. E +Q Q E E Q H
Chorus
w/Rhy Fig 2 x2
1. 2.
Gtr II
PM--| PM--| PM|
Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
||-----------------|-----------------||------------------|
||o----------------|----------------o||----3-------------|
||-----------------|-----------------||----4-------------|
||--5------2-------|-2-------5-6-7---||--2-2-----5-6-7---|
||o-5------2-------|-2-------5-6-7--o||--2-------5-6-7---|
||--3----0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-4-5---||--0---0-0-3-4-5---|
Rhy Fig 2 x2 (w/Rhy Fill 1 on last bar)
Bridge
$
~~ ~~ ~~ ~~
E Q. E Q. E E E +E Q E E E Q. E Q. H H
||----------------|--------------------|---------------|------------||
||o---------------|--------------------|---------------|-----------o||
||--2-------------|-2-4-4b5r(4)-2--x-x-|-2-------------|------------||
||--2-4----2-4----|-2-4-4b5r(4)-2--x-x-|-2-4----2-4----|-2----3-----||
||o---4----2-4----|--------------------|---4----2-4----|-2----3----o||
||----------------|--------------------|---------------|-0----1-----||
|-Rhy Fig 6 end Rhy Fig 6-|
Gtr II
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E Q. +H +H E E E +E
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-4---------------|---------------4-6-6b7r(6)-|
|-4---------------|---------------4-6-6b7r(6)-|
|---6----(6)------|-(6)-----------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| ~~ ~~
| E Q. E Q. E E E +E Q E E
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-4---------------|--4--6-6b7r(6)-4---x----x--|
|-4-6-----4--6----|--4--6-6b7r(6)-4---x----x--|
|---6-----4--6----|---------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-Rhy Fig 7
To Coda
~~~~~~~~~
E Q. +H H. +Q
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-4---------------|-4--------(4)b4.5--|
|-4---------------|-4--------(4)b4.5--|
|---6----(6)------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|
| ~~ ~~
| E Q. E Q. H H
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-4---------------|-------------------|
|-4-6-----4--6----|-4-----5-----------|
|---6-----4--6----|-4-----5-----------|
|-----------------|-2-----3-----------|
Gtr III
~~ ~~ ~~
E Q. E Q. E E E +E E E E E E E +Q E Q. H E E Q
|---------------|---------------------|-------------------|------------------||
|-4------4------|-4-6-6b7r(6)-4---4---|-4-6b7r(6)--4------|-4------12-13-14--||
|-4------4------|-4-6-6b7r(6)-4---4h6-|-4-6b7r(6)--4------|-4------12-13-14--||
|---6------6----|---------------6-----|--------------6----|------------------||
|---------------|---------------------|-------------------|------------------||
|---------------|---------------------|-------------------|------------------||
| W
|
| ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~
| E Q. E Q. E E E +E Q E E E Q. E Q. E E Q E E Q
|---------------|---------------------|-------------------|------------------||
|---------------|---------------------|-------------------|-4-6-4------------||
|-4-------------|-4-6-6b7r(6)-4---x-x-|-4-----------------|-4-6-4------------||
|-4-6----4-6----|-4-6-6b7r(6)-4---x-x-|-4-6--------4-6----|---------5--6--7--||
|---6----4-6----|---------------------|---6--------4-6----|---------5--6--7--||
|---------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------3--4--5--||
end Rhy Fig 7-|
Guitar Solo
w/Rhy Fig 2 + 2A x4
Gtr III
~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~
Q +Q Q E E +E E Q E E Q
|------------------------------|------------------------|
|-12b12.5===(12)r--------------|--------------12-13-14--|
|-12b12.5===(12)r--------------|--------------12-13-14--|
|-------------------14---12-14-|-(14)-14-14-------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------|
~~ ~~~~~~~~~
Q +Q Q E E +E E E E E +E E E
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-12b12.5===(12)r--------------|--------------------------------|
|-12b12.5===(12)r--------------|---------------14b16r(14)-12-14-|
|-------------------14---12-14-|-(14)-14-14-12------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
~~ ~~~~~~~~~
Q +Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-12b12.5===(12)r--------------|---------------12----12-14-|
|-12b12.5===(12)r--------------|---------------12----12-14-|
|-------------------14---12-14-|-(14)-14-14-14----14-------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~
Q +Q Q E E +E E Q E E E E
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-12b12.5===(12)r--------------|--------------12----------|
|-12b12.5===(12)r--------------|--------------12----12----|
|-------------------14---12-14-|-(14)-14-14------------14-|
|------------------------------|-----------------14-------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
w/Rhy Fig 3 + 3A x2
Gtr III
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-12-12---12-----12---12-|-14-14---14-----14---12-|
|-12-12---12-----12---12-|-14-14---14-----14---12-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~
E +E E E E E E E +E +E E E S E. +Q
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-14b15r(14)-12----12-14---14b15==|=(14)r(14)-12-------------------|
|-14b15r(14)-12----12-14---14b15==|=(14)r(14)-12----12-------------|
|---------------14----------------|--------------14----14----(14)--|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|-12-12---12-----12---12-|-14b15r(14)-12-14-------------|
|-12-12---12-----12---12-|-14b15r(14)-12-14-12----------|
|------------------------|----------------------14------|
|------------------------|-------------------------14---|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e S S E
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-14p12----12-14p12-14p12----12-14p12-14p12----12-|-14p12----12-14p12-14p12----12-14-14p12----|
|-------14----------------14----------------14----|-------14----------------14-------------14-|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
w/Rhy Fig 4 + 4A (1st 6 bars only)
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H E E E E +H. +E +E
|------------12---------------|---------------------------|
|-15b17----------15-12--------|---------------------------|
|-------------------12-14b16==|=(14)------------(14)r(14)-|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~
E +E E E S E. E E +E E E E S E. +Q
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-14pb15r(14)-12----12--14------14b16==|=(14)r-14-12------12----------------|
|----------------14--------------------|-------------14-------14----(14)----|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-12----------12-----------12-------|----12-----------------12-14-|
|-12----------12-----------12-------|----12-----------------12-14-|
|----14p12-------14p=12-------14p12-|-14----14p12----12--14-------|
|----------14-----------14----------|-------------14--------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
F5 G5X
Q. E +Q Q E E Q H
| | | | |
/ / / / /
~~
E +E E E E E E +E Q +E +E H
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------||
|-14b15r(14)-12----------17b19r(17)-|-17b19====(17)r(17)-15----||
|-14b15r(14)-12----12S14------------|--------------------------||
|---------------14------------------|--------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------||
|
| Q Q Q Q E E Q H
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------||
|-10---------10----10----10---------|-12-----------------------||
|-10---------10----10----10---------|-12-----------------------||
|--8----------8-----8-----8---------|-10-----------------------||
|--8----------8-----8-----8---------|-10-----------------------||
&
w/last 4 bars of Rhy Fig 7
~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
E Q. E Q. +H E E E +E
|---------------|---------------------------|
|-4------4------|---------------4-6-6b7r(6)-|
|-4------4------|---------------4-6-6b7r(6)-|
|---6------6----|-(6)-----------------------|
|---------------|---------------------------|
|---------------|---------------------------|
~~ ~~
E Q. E Q. H. +Q
|---------------|----------------------||
|-4------4------|-4-----------(4)b4.5--||
|-4------4------|-4-----------(4)b4.5--||
|---6------6----|----------------------||
|---------------|----------------------||
|---------------|----------------------||
Chorus
Rhy Fig 2 x4 (w/Rhy Fill 1 on 2nd and 4th time)
Rhy Fig 2 + 2A
Rhy Fig 2 + Rhy Fig 2 1st bar and Rhy Fill 1
w/Rhy Fig 2 x2
PM| PM| PM PM| PM|
Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------2-|-0-2------------|
|-5------2-----2-|-----2---5-6-7--|-5------2-----2-|-0-2-----5-6-7--|
|-5------2-----2-|-----2---5-6-7--|-5------2-------|---------5-6-7--|
|-3----0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-4-5--|-3----0-0-0-0---|-----0-0-3-4-5--|
Free Time
H.=H A Tempo Q=160
G5 G#A5
Gtr II
W +W +W +H E E Q
| | | | | | |
/ / / / / / /
Gtr I
TP TP ~~~~~~~~~
H +H +H E E E E H +H +H E E Q
|-------------:----------------:--------------:---------------||
|-------------:----------------:--------------:---------------||
|-------------:----------------:--------------:---------------||
|-5----(5)----:-(5)----5-5-5-5-:--5----(5)----:-(5)----5-6-7--||
|-5----(5)----:-(5)----5-5-5-5-:--5----(5)----:-(5)----5-6-7--||
|-3----(3)----:-(3)----3-3-3-3-:--3----(3)----:-(3)----3-4-5--||
Chorus
Gtr III
|-Rhy Fig 8 end Rhy Fig 8-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-w/Rhy Fig 8 x7
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-5--------2-------|-2-------5-6-7---|-5--------2-------|-2-------5-6-7---|
|-5--------2-------|-2-------5-6-7---|-5--------2-------|-2-------5-6-7---|
|-3------0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-4-5---|-3------0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-4-5---|
w/Rhy Fig 2 x4
Gtr II
PM| PM| PM--| PM--|
Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------||
||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o||
||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------||
||--5--------2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-5-6-7---|-5--------2-------|-2-------5-6-7-----||
||o-5--------2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-5-6-7---|-5--------2-------|-2-------5-6-7----o||
||--3------0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-4-5---|-3------0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-4-5-----||
PM| PM| PM PM| PM
Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q. E E E E E E E Q E E Q
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------||
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------||
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------||
|-5--------2-----2-|-----2---5-6-7---|-5--------2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2---5-6--7---||
|-5--------2-----2-|-----2---5-6-7---|-5--------2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2---5-6--7---||
|-3------0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-4-5---|-3------0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---3-4--5---||
|
| PM--| PM--| PM| PM
| Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q. E E E E E E E E E E Q.
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------||
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------||
|------------------|-----------------|----------------0-|---0---0---0------||
|-5--------2-------|-2-------5-6-7---|-5--------2-----0-|---0---0---0------||
|-5--------2-------|-2-------5-6-7---|-5--------2-------|------------------||
|-3------0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-4-5---|-3------0-0-0-0---|------------------||
Outro
w/Rhy Fig 2 + 2A x7
Gtr III
~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------12b12.5---------|---------------12b12.5---------|
|-12--14-12-14-12b12.5---------|------14-12-14-12b12.5---------|
|------------------------14-14-|-(14)--------------------14-14-|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~
+E E S S E Q E E +E E S S E Q E E
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------12b12.5---------|------------------------------------|
|------------------12b12.5---------|------------------12b12.5-----------|
|-(14)-14-14p12--------------14-14-|-(14)-14-14p12--------------14-14---|
|---------------14-----------------|---------------14-------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
+E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------14-12-14---------------|
|------14-12-14-12b13---------|------14-12-14-12b13---------|
|-(14)------------------14-14-|-(14)------------------14-14-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
+E E E E Q. +E E E E E Q. +E
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------12b12.5======(12)r-|---------------12b12.5======(12)r-|
|-----------------12b12.5======(12)r-|-12\-----------12b12.5======(12)r-|
|-(14)\-----12-14--------------------|---------12-14--------------------|
|-------/14--------------------------|-----/14--------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----14---14---14---14-|---14b15---14b15---14b15---14b15r|
|----14---14---14---14-|---14b15---14b15---14b15---14b15r|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~
+Q E E E E E E +Q E E S E. +Q
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(14)--12-------14b15---14b15r|=(14)------------------------|
|-(14)--12----12-14b15---14b15r|=(14)---12----12-------------|
|----------14------------------|-----------14----14----(14)--|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E S S E E E +E Q E S S E E Q +E E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------12-14-14b16==(14)r-----|---------12-14-14b16====(14)r---|
|----12h14------------------------|---12h14------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
w/Rhy Fig 2A
~~
E S S E E E +E E E E E E E H
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----14--14---------------|
|----------12-14-14b16r(14)-12------|-12--14--14---------------|
|----12h14----------------------14--|-----------------11-------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5---------------2-----------------|------------------5-6-7---|
|-5---------------2-----------------|------------------5-6-7---|
|-3------------0--0------0--<3>-<3>-|-<3>-<3>-<3>-<3>--3-4-5---|
w/Rhy Fig 2 x4
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
Q E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------15---------15-15----|---------15------------15----|
|-/16------16-(16)-------16-|-(16)-16----16-(16)-16----16-|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-15-----15------------15----|---------15------------15----|
|-----16----16-(16)-16----16-|-(16)-16----16-(16)-16----16-|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G5 E E5 G5 G#A5
Gtr II
Q. E E E E E E Q E E E Q
| | | | | | | | | |
/ o / / / / / / / /
~~~~~
E E E E E Q E +E Q E +Q S S E
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-15-----15----15-17b20---17b20==|=(17)r--17b20---17b19==(17)r---17p15----|
|-----16----16-------------------|-------------------------------------16-|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G5 E E5 G5 G#A5
Q. E E E E E E E Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | |
/ o / / / / / / / /
E E E E E Q. S S E E E +E Q E
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-15------------------------|-------------15b17==(15)rs5s==17--|
|-----16-14-12-14-14b16-----|-14p12----12----------------------|
|---------------------------|-------14-------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
Free Time
G5
Gtr I
H. Q +Q H Q
| | | | |
/ / / / /
Gtr III
|------5------|
S E S E E +E E E a a E E E E E E E E E E
|-19----17--------------------------:-------------------------------:
|------------20-(20)-19-20-19h20p19-:-17--19-17-15-14---------------:
|-----------------------------------:-----------------16-14s==12-14-:
|-----------------------------------:-------------------------------:
|-----------------------------------:-------------------------------:
|-----------------------------------:-------------------------------:
|
| Gtr II
| W +W
|-----------------------------------:-------------------------------:
|-----------------------------------:-------------------------------:
|-----------------------------------:-------------------------------:
|--5--------------------------------:-(5)---------------------------:
|--5--------------------------------:-(5)---------------------------:
|--3--------------------------------:-(3)---------------------------:
+H H +W
| | |
/ / /
~~
|-----3-----| |-3-|
Q. E +E a a E E E a a E E E E E E Q a Q
|-----------------------------------------:---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------:---------------------|
|-12b14---12-(12)-10h11h12s11-12-11h12p11s:==9s=7---------------|
|-----------------------------------------:-------9s7s5s7--7s9--|
|-----------------------------------------:---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------:---------------------|
|
| +W +W
|-----------------------------------------:---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------:---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------:---------------------|
|-(5)-------------------------------------:-(5)-----------------|
|-(5)-------------------------------------:-(5)-----------------|
|-(3)-------------------------------------:-(3)-----------------|
A Tempo Q=160
G5 G#5A5 G5 E5
Gtrs I, II
Q. E H +H E E Q H Q Q W
| | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / /
~~~ ~~
+Q +Q +Q. +E +H E E Q H Q +Q W
|----------------------------:------------------|------------------|------*|
|----------------------------:------------------|------------------|------*|
|----------------------------:--------12-13-14--|-12---------------|------*|
|-(9)--(9)b10.5====(9)---(9)r:=(9)--------------|-------14--(14)\--|------*|
|----------------------------:------------------|------------------|------*|
|----------------------------:------------------|------------------|------*|
|
| +W +H H W W
|----------------------------:------------------|------------------|------*|
|----------------------------:------------------|------------------|------*|
|----------------------------:------------------|------------------|------*|
|-(5)------------------------:-(5)--------------|------------------|------*|
|-(5)------------------------:-(5)--------------|------------------|------*|
|-(3)------------------------:-(3)--------------|------------------|------*|
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Better Than You
by Hetfield and Ulrich
as performed on ReLoad
tab by Peter Johnson; jointson@yahoo.com
tune all guitars down 1/2 step
1a)intro
eb-------------------------------------------------------------
Bb-------------------------------------------------------------
Gb-------------------------------------------------------------
Db------------5-6-7--5----2-----5-6-7--5----2-----5-6-7--5----2
Ab------------5-6-7--5----2-----5-6-7--5----2-----5-6-7--5----2
Eb--2.4-2.4---3-4-5--3--0-0-----3-4-5--3--0-0-----3-4-5--3--0-0
Harm***
1b) Harm*******************************************************************
eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb--12-12-12-12-12-12-10.4-10.4-9-9-9-9-8-8-7-7-7-7-5.6-5.6-5.6-5-5-5-4-4-3
2)main and chorus
eb---------------------------------------------------------------
Bb---------------------------------------------------------------
Gb---------------------------------------------------------------
Db--5-6-7--5----2-------2-------5-6-7--5----2-------2-------5-6-7
Ab--5-6-7--5----2-------2-------5-6-7--5----2-------2-------5-6-7
Eb--3-4-5--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-4-5--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-4-5
pm... ..... ..... .....
'Beter than you...'
3a)verse
eb------------------------------------------------------
Bb------------------------------------------------------
Gb------------------------------------------------------
Db--5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--5----2-------2-------5-6-7
Ab--5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--5----2-------2-------5-6-7
Eb--3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-4-5
pm... .....
'I look at you then you me...'
4a)Pre-chorus
eb-----------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------------------------------------------------
Gb-----------------------------5--5-5--5-5--7--7----7-0
Db--5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7---5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7^-7-0
Ab--5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7---3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-0
Eb--3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5---3--3-3--3-3--5--5-------
'Holding the lion's share...'
4b) continued
eb----------------------------------------------
Bb----------------------------------------------
Gb----------------------------10--10--10--10--12
Db--5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--10--10--10--10--12
Ab--5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7---8---8---8---8--10
Eb--3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5---8---8---8---8--10
5)
eb----------------------------------------------------
Bb------0-----------0---------------------------------
Gb---------0------------0-----------------------------
Db--5--------5--7----------5-----2-------2-------5-6-7
Ab--5-----------7----------5-----2-------2-------5-6-7
Eb--3-----------5----------3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-4-5
pm... .....
'Lock horns, I push and I strive
6a)Bridge
eb----------------------------------------------
Bb----------------------------------------------
Gb--2-----------2-4-4^-2--X-X-2-----------------
Db--2-4---2-4---2-4-4^-2--X-X-2-4---2-4---2----3
Ab----4---2-4-------------------4---2-4---2----3
Eb----------------------------------------0----1
'Oh, can't stop this train...'
6b)
eb----------------------------------------------
Bb----------------------------------------------
Gb--4-----------4-6-6^-4------4-----------------
Db--4-6---4-6---4-6-6^-4--X-X-4-6---4-6---4----5
Ab----6---4-6-------------X-X---6---4-6---4----5
Eb----------------------------------------2----3
'No, can't stop this train...'
7)solo
eb---------------------------------------------------------
Bb---------------------------------------------------------
Gb---------------------------------------------------------
Db--5-6-7--5----2-----2-----2---5-6-7--5----2-----2-----2--
Ab--5-6-7--5----2-----2-----2---5-6-7--5----2-----2-----2--
Eb--3-4-5--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-4-5--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
pm. ... . ... ... .
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Better Than You
written by: Hetfield and Ulrich
as performed on ReLoad
tab by Phil Boyle and Wayne Hanvey; phil@encycmet.com
Tune all guitars down 1/2 step
Drum intro
1)
Db------------------------
Ab--5-6-7-5--2--5-6-7-5--2
Eb--3-4-5-3--0--3-4-5-3--0
2)
Db--------------------------------------------------------
Ab--5-6-7-5------2-----2-----2--5-6-7-5------2-----2-----2
Eb--3-4-5-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-4-5-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
pm.. ... ... ... ... ...
3a)
Gb--------------------------------------------
Db--------------------------------------------
Ab--5-6-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5------2-----2-----2 2 times
Eb--3-4-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
(timing is messed up) pm.. ... ...
"I look at you look at me"
3b)
Gb-------------------------------------------------------
Db--------------------5-5-5-7-7-7-------------10-10-10-12
Ab--5-6-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-8--8--8--10
Eb--3-4-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-------------3-3-3-5-5-5------------
"Holding the lion's share, holding the key"
4)
Gb---------------4p2------------- --------------6p4-------------
Db--2-4-2-4-2-4------4--4p2---2-3 tw -4/6-4-6-4/6------4--6p4---4-5
Ab--2-4-0-4-2-4-------------2-2-3 ic -4/6-2-6-4/6-------------4-4-5
Eb--0h2---2-0h2---------------0-1 e -2/4---4-2/4---------------2-3
Chorus
"Oh, cannot stop this train from rolling"
_______________________________________
solo
Transcribed by: Guido Maciocci
Email: Themenace@hotmail.com
Guitar Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
This comes just after the chorus "Can't stop the train from rolling...."
it's really simple.
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-12-13-14---12------------------|12-13-14--12-----------------|---------------
-12-13-14---12------------------|12-13-14--12-----------------|---------------
-----------------14-12-14--14-14|--------------14-12-14--14-14|---------------
--------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------
--------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------
-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--
-12-14b16r14-12----12----------------|-12-12/14-13-12----12----------------|--
-12-14b16r14-12----12----------------|-12-12/14-13-12----12----------------|--
----------------14----14-12-14--14-14|----------------14----14-12-14--14-14|--
-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--
-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--
-------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------
-------------1212----12-12--12-1414---14-14|-12-14b16r14-12-----------|-------
-12----12----1212----12-12--12-1414---14-14|-12-14b16r14-12----12h--14|-------
----14----14-------------------------------|----------------14--------|-------
-------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------
-------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------
-------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------
-14-14b16r14-12----------|-1212---12-12-12-14b16r14-12-----------|------------
-14-14b16r14-12----12----|-1212---12-12-12-14b16r14-12-----12----|------------
----------------14---14^^|-----------------------------14----14^^|------------
-------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------
-------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-14p12----12-14p12-14p12-----14p12-14p12----14p12----14p12-14p12----14p12-----
-------14----------------14--------------14-------14-------------14-----------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-------15b17^^--17-15-12-------12-14b16r14-12----12h--14---12-14b16r14-12-----
-14p12-------------------14^^^----------------14--------------------------14--
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-12------|-12----------12-----------12-----------12----------------|----------
---14^^^^|-12----------12-----------12-----------12----------------|----------
---------|-----14p12------14p12--------14p12--------14p12----12h14-|----------
---------|-----------14---------14-----------14-----------14-------|----------
---------|---------------------------------------------------------|----------
.
------------------15b^^----r15|-----------------------------------------------
-12--14b16r14-12--------------|-----------------------------------------------
-12--14b16r14-12--------------|-----------------------------------------------
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Artist: Metallica
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