From: jottaway@nyx.cs.du.edu (James Ottaway)
Subject: Nothing Else Matters (TAB)
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 92 21:50:39 GMT


'Nothing Else Matters' by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
   preformed by Metallica, off the album Metallica.
Tempo:       approx. 69 quarter-notes per minute.
Distortion:  Nil
Suggestions: Sounds excellent on a 12-string, or clean electric
             using the neck-pickup w/ moderate reverb.

Being in E-minor, this song is rather easy to play, if you want it in
G-Minor
for example, just capo at the third fret, and play it there (I personally
it in E-Minor as it is on the album.)

e|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|-
b|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-
g|----0-----------0-|----0-----------0-|----0-----------0-|-
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-
E|-0----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-

e ----------0-----7-|-7--------7p0-----|-0-----7--8--7h8\5|-
b -------0-----0----|----0-----0--0----|-------0--0-------|-
g ----0-------------|-------0--------0-|----0-------------|-
D ------------------|------------------|------------------|-
A ------------------|------------------|------------------|-
E -0----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-

e -7--5\3\2---|----------2-p0-------|----------0--0--0-|-
b -0--------5-|-5-----5--------5----|-------5-----5--5-|-
g ------------|----5--------------5-|----5--------5--5-|-
D ------------|---------------------|------------------|-
A ------------|-0-------------------|-0-----------0--2-|-
E ------------|---------------------|------------------|-

e -0----------------3-p0--------0-|-0----------------0h5p0--------|-
b -5----------5-----------5-----5-|-7-----------7----------7p0----|-
g -5-------5-----5-----------5--5-|-7--------7-----7----------0h5-|-
D --------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
A -3----3-----------------------3-|-5-----5-----------------------|-
E --------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
    /harmonics\
e ----------12------|----------0-------|----------0-------|-
b ----12-12----0----|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-
g ----12----------0-|----0-----------0-|----0-----------0-|-
D ------------------|------------------|------------------|-
A ------------------|------------------|------------------|-
E -0----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-

e ----------0-------|-------------------7----------------|-
b -------0-----0----|-------------------8----------------|-
g ----0-----------0-|----------------9-------------------|-
D ------------------|-------------9----------------------|-
A ------------------|----------7-------------------------|-
E -0----------------|-0----------------------------------|-

e ------------------|-------------------7----------------|-
b -------7--------5-|-------------------8----------------|-
g -------7--------5-|----------------9-------------------|-
D ----7--------5----|-------------9----------------------|-
A -5--------3-------|----------7-------------------------|-
E ------------------|-0----------------------------------|-

e ------------------|-------------------7----------------|-
b -------7--------5-|-------------------8----------------|-
g -------7--------5-|----------------9-------------------|-
D ----7--------5----|-------------9----------------------|-
A -5--------3-------|----------7-------------------------|-
E ------------------|-0----------------------------------|-

e ------------------|------------------|----------0-------|-
b -------7--------5-|-------3--------2-|-------0-----0----|-
g -------7--------5-|-------4--------0-|----0-----------0-|-
D ----7--------5----|----5--------2----|------------------|-
A -5--------3-------|----------2-------|------------------|-
E ------------------|-3----------------|-0----------------|-

e ----------0-------|
b -------0-----0----|     {The Intro, some quick slides early on,
g ----0-----------0-|     {but very steady in rhythm trough out.
D ------------------|     {let fingerings ring as long as possible.
A ------------------|
E -0----------------|

Verse Guitar Figure 1

e|-------------------3--------0-------|-2--------3-------|-
b|-------------0-----------------0----|-------------3----|-
g|-------0-----------------0--------0-|----------------0-|-
D|------------------------------------|-0-----0----------|-
A|------------------------------------|------------------|-
E|-0----------------------------------|------------------|-

e -0----------------|-------------------3--------0-------|-
b -------3----------|-------------0-----------------0----|-
g ----------0-------|-------0-----------------0--------0-|-
D ------------------|------------------------------------|-
A -3----------------|------------------------------------|-
E -------------3--2-|-0----------------------------------|-

e -2----------------|------------------|-
b ----------2-------|-3--------3-------|-
g -------------2-p0-|-------0----------|-
D -0-----0----------|------------------|-
A ------------------|-3----------------|-
E ------------------|-------------3--2-|-

e -------------------3--------0-------|-2--------3-------|-
b -------------0-----------------0----|-------------3----|-
g -------0-----------------0--------0-|----------------0-|-
D ------------------------------------|-0-----0----------|-
A ------------------------------------|------------------|-
E -0----------------------------------|------------------|-

e -3----------------|-------------3-----2--------2-------|-
b -------3----------|-------------3-----0-----------0----|-
g -------------0----|-------0-----------2----------------|-
D ------------------|------------------------------------|-
A -3----------------|-------------------2-----2----------|-
E ------------------|-3----------------------------------|-

e -0-----------------0----------------|-
b -------------0-----------0----------|-
g -------0-----------------------0----|-
D ------------------------------------|-
A ------------------------------------|-
E -0----------------------------------|-

e -0-----------------0----------------|
b -------------0-----------0----------|
g -------0----------------------------|
D ------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------|
E -0-----------------------------3--2-|

Repeat 2 more times, the second time sans (without) the last bar.

Chorus Guitar Figure 1

e|-------------------|-2--------2--2--2--3--2-----0-----2-|-
b|-1--------2--------|-3--------3--3--3--3--3-----3-----3-|-
g|-0--------2--------|-2--------2--2--2--2--2-----2-----2-|-
D|-2--------2--------|-0--------0--0--0--0--0-----0-----0-|-
A|-3--------0--------|------------------------------------|-
E|-------------------|------------------------------------|-

e -------------------|-2--------2--2--2--3--2-----0-----2-|-
b -1--------2--------|-3--------3--3--3--3--3-----3-----3-|-
g -0--------2--------|-2--------2--2--2--2--2-----2-----2-|-
D -2--------2--------|-0--------0--0--0--0--0-----0-----0-|-
A -3--------0--------|------------------------------------|-
E -------------------|------------------------------------|-

e -------------------|-2-----2--2--2----|-0---------------|-
b -1--------2--------|-3-----3--3--3----|-0---------------|-
g -0--------2--------|-2-----2--2--2----|-0---------------|-
D -2--------2--------|-0-----0--0--0----|-2---------------|-
A -3--------0--------|------------------|-2---------------|-
E -------------------|------------------|-0---------------|-

e ----------0-------|
b -------0-----0----|
g ----0-----------0-|  {Let the E-minor Chord ring through this
D ------------------|  {bar as well ...
A ------------------|
E -0----------------|

Play, again, the Verse Guitar Figure 1 sans its last bar, and then
Chorus Guitar Figure 1 (again).

Interlude, the interlude has an electric Guitar adding texture, and a
little solo, but here is the acoustic part.

e|-12-------14------|-15-------17----|-8--------8-------|-
b|----12-------12---|----12-------12-|----5--------5----|-
g|------------------|----------------|-------5--------5-|-
D|------------------|----------------|------------------|-
A|------------------|----------------|------------------|-
E|------------------|----------------|------------------|-

e ----------8--------|-0-----------0----|-0-----------0----|-
b -------5-----5-----|----1-----------1-|----2-----------2-|-
g ----5-----------5\-|-------0----------|-------3----------|-
D -------------------|------------------|------------------|-
A -------------------|------------------|------------------|-
E -------------------|------------------|------------------|-

e -0--7--------------7--0-------------|----------0-------|-
b -------0-----------------0----------|-------0----------|-
g -------------0-----------------0----|----0-------------|-
D ------------------------------------|------------------|-
A ------------------------------------|------------------|-
E ------------------------------------|-0----------------|-

e|-12-------14------|-15-------17----|-8--------8-------|-
b|----12-------12---|----12-------12-|----5--------5----|-
g|------------------|----------------|-------5--------5-|-
D|------------------|----------------|------------------|-
A|------------------|----------------|------------------|-
E|------------------|----------------|------------------|-

e ----------8--------|-0-----------0----|-0-----------0----|-
b -------5-----5-----|----1-----------1-|----2-----------2-|-
g ----5-----------5\-|-------0----------|-------3----------|-
D -------------------|------------------|------------------|-
A -------------------|------------------|------------------|-
E -------------------|------------------|------------------|-

e -0--7--------------7--0-------------|----------0--------|
b -------0-----------------0----------|-------0-----0-----|
g -------------0-----------------0----|----0--------------|
D ------------------------------------|-------------------|
A ------------------------------------|-------------------|
E ------------------------------------|-0-------------3-2-|

Repeat the Verse Guitar Figure 1 two more times, the second time sans
last bar. Then play the first 4 bars of Chorus Guitar Figure 1, then
the complete Chorus Guitar Figure 1.  This will bring you up to the
brutal guitar overdubbed into the mix for the solo.
It basically goes:
  E5  E5(VII)  D5(V)  C5(III)
  E5  E5(VII)  D5(V)  C5(III)
  E5  E5(VII)  D5(V)  C5(III)  G5(III)  B5(II)  E5

Play the Verse Guitar Figure 1 one more time. this time omitting the
last 3 (yes, three) bars. Rplacing them with the following:

e|-------------3-----2-----2----------|
b|-------------3-----0-----0----------|
g|-------0-----------2-----2----------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------2-----2----------|
E|-3----------------------------------|

Then the Outro ... repeat as often as desired. (It might get boring
after a couple hundred repeats, though, so use some sense.)

e|-0--------0-------|----------0-----7-|-7-------7p0-----|-
b|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|----0-------0----|-
g|----0-----------0-|----0-------------|-------0-------0-|-
D|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-
A|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-
E|-0----------------|-0----------------|-0---------------|-

e -------7--8--7h8p7\5-|-7--5\3--0-|
b -------0--0----------|-0---------|
g ----0----------------|-----------|
D ---------------------|-----------|
A ---------------------|-----------|
E -0-------------------|-----------|

Sorry I can't remember where I got this from .. it's been memorized for so
long, I just wrote it all.
Ohh, and this is my first post, so be gentle.

Organization: Sophomore, H&SS general, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA