#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ================================================================================ M E T A L L I C A - H E R O O F T H E D A Y ================================================================================ LOAD (c) Elektra Records (1996) http://www.metallica.com/ Tune Down a 1/2 Step D# G# C# F# Tempo = 112 BPM Time Signature = 4/4 ----------------------------- Transcribed by PADDY MCMULLAN pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com http://pmtabs.net Version 1.0 27th February 2018 ----------------------- Tablature Symbols Used: (/) - Legato Slide (Blank space indicates length of slide) \ - Slide Down to/Down From / - Slide Up to/Up From ( ) - Ghost Note: Lightly played within bars, or held across bars x - Dead Note/Muted Note 5h7 - Hammer-On 7p5 - Pull-Off * - Staccato Notes (Bring the indicated note(s) to an abrupt end) ================================================================================ Intro/Verse 1: [ Time 00:00 - 00:36 ] ================================================================================ Rest for 8 bars before entering Allow the notes to bleed together, and do not re-pick the notes at the end of each slide (notes on the D-string with ^ above them are not to be picked). ^ ^ ^ F#||----------------------------|------------------------------| C#||-----7----- / 9--9----- / |--11--11----- / 12--12 \ --| G#||--0-----0--0---0-----0--0---|--0-------0--0---0------------| D#||----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |--0------0--0----0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| ^ ^ ^ |----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----7----- / 9--9----- / |--11--11----- / 12--12 \ --| |--0-----0--0---0-----0--0---|--0-------0--0---0------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|| (Mama they try and break me) The window burns to light the way back home A light that warms, no matter where they've gone ================================================================================ Chorus 1: [ Time 00:36 - 01:09 ] ================================================================================ [ Tempo = 116 BPM ] ^ ^ ^ F#||----------------------------|------------------------------| C#||-----7----- / 9--9----- / |--11--11----- / 12--12 \ --| G#||--0-----0--0---0-----0--0---|--0-------0--0---0------------| D#||----------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------0--| |--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0----0--0-----| ^ ^ ^ |----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----7----- / 9--9----- / |--11--11----- / 12--12 \ --| |--0-----0--0---0-----0--0---|--0-------0--0---0------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--5--2--| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--|--/4--4--4--4--5--5--4--5--| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--/7-------------7-----5--|--5 h 7--------------------| |--------0--0--0-----0-----|------0--0--0--0--2--5--2--| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--|--/4--4--4--4--5--5--4--5--| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------|| |--------------------------|------------------7-----|| |--/7-------------7-----5--|--/7-----------9-----9--|| |--------0--0--0-----0-----|--------0---------------|| Still the window burns, time so slowly turns Someone there is sighing Keepers of the flames Do you feel your names? Can't you hear your babies crying? ================================================================================ Verse 2: [ Time 01:09 - 01:44 ] ================================================================================ [ Tempo = 112 BPM ] ^ ^ ^ F#||----------------------------|------------------------------| C#||-----7----- / 9--9----- / |--11--11----- / 12--12 \ --| G#||--0-----0--0---0-----0--0---|--0-------0--0---0------------| D#||----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------7--| |----------------------|--------------------------| |--0----0------0--0----|--(0)--0--0----0----0-----| ^ ^ ^ |----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----7----- / 9--9----- / |--11--11----- / 12--12 \ --| |--0-----0--0---0-----0--0---|--0-------0--0---0------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |--0------0--0----0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| ^ ^ ^ |----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----7----- / 9--9----- / |--11--11----- / 12--12 \ --| |--0-----0--0---0-----0--0---|--0-------0--0---0------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |--0------0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| ^ ^ ^ |----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----7----- / 9--9----- / |--11--11----- / 12--12 \ --| |--0-----0--0---0-----0--0---|--0-------0--0---0------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |-----------------2--------|-----------------------0--|| |--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-(0)-|| Mama, they try and break me Still they try and break me Excuse me while I tend to how I feel These things return to me that still seem real ================================================================================ Chorus 2: [ Time 01:44 - 02:17 ] ================================================================================ [ Tempo = 117 BPM ] F#||-----------------------|-------------------------| C#||-----------------------|-------------------------| G#||--0------0--2----2--2--|--/4----4--4--5----5--5--| D#||-----------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--/7-------------7-----5--|--/7-----------------------| |--------0--0--0-----0-----|------0--0--0--0--2--5--2--| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |--0----0--0--2------2--|--/4----4--4--5------5--| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |--/7------------7-----5--|--/7--7--------------------| |---0----0----0-----0-----|---------0--0--0--2--5--2--| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------4-----| |--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2 / |--4--4--4--4--5--5-----5--| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |--/7------------7-----5--|--/7----------------------| |--------0----0-----0-----|--------0--0--0--2--5--2--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--0--0--0----2--2--2--2 / |--4--4--4--4--5--5--4--5--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |--/7------------7-----5--|--/7--7--------------------|| |--------0----0-----0-----|---------0--0--0--2--5--2--|| Now deservingly, this easy chair But the rocking stops by wheels of despair Don't want your aid, but the fist I've made For years won't hold off fear No I'm not all me, so please excuse me While I tend to how I feel ================================================================================ Bridge 1: [ Time 02:17 - 02:40 ] ================================================================================ [ Tempo = 121 BPM ] F#||--------------------------------|---------------------------------| C#||--------------------------------|---------------------------------| G#||--------------------------------|---------------------------------| D#||--2--2--x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-|--x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-2--0-2-3-3-0-2-| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--3-3-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-|--x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-2--0-2-3-3-0-2-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--3-3-2--x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-|--x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-2--0-2-3-3-0-2-| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--3-3-2--x-x-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-2-2-|--x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-2--0-2-3-3-0-2-| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--3-3-2--x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-|--x-x-2-2-x-x-2--x--0-2-3-3-0-2-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |--3-3-2--x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-x-2-2-|--x-2-2-2-x-x-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-0-2--|| But now the dreams and waking screams That ever last the night So build the wall, behind it crawl And hide until it's light So can't you hear your babies crying now? ================================================================================ Guitar Solo: [ Time 02:40 - 02:57 ] ================================================================================ [ Tempo = 117 BPM ] F#||--------------------------|---------------------------| C#||--------------------------|---------------------------| G#||--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--|--/4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--| D#||--------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |--/7--------7-----7-----5--|--/7----------------------| |------0--0-----0-----0-----|--------0--0--0--2--5--2--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--0--0--0----2--2--2--2 / |--4--4--4--4--5--5--4--5--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------|| |----------------------------|---------------------------|| |--/7--7-----7-----7-----5-5-|--/7--7--------------------|| |---------0-----0-----0------|---------0--0--0--2--5--2--|| ================================================================================ Chorus 3: [ Time 02:57 - 03:13 ] ================================================================================ [ Tempo = 118 BPM ] F#||--------------------------|--------------------------| C#||--------------------------|--------------------------| G#||--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--|--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--| D#||--------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |--/7------------7-----5--|--/7--7--------------------| |--------0----0-----0-----|---------0--0--0--2--5--2--| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2 / |--4--4--4--4--5--5--4--5--| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |--/7------------7-----5--|--/7--7--------------------|| |--------0----0-----0-----|---------0--0--0--2--5--2--|| Still the window burns, time so slowly turns Someone there is sighing Keepers of the flames Do you feel your names? Can't you hear your babies crying? ================================================================================ Bridge 2: [ Time 03:13 - 03:37 ] ================================================================================ [ Tempo = 122 BPM ] F#||--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C#||--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G#||--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D#||--2--2--x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-|--x-2-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-0-2-3-3-2-2-| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--3-3-2--x-x-2--x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-|--x-x-2--x-x-2-2-x-x-0-2-3-3-0-2-| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--3-3-2--x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-|--x-x-2--x-x-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-3-2--| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--3--2--x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-|--x-x-2--x-x-2-2-x-x-0-2-3-3-0-2-| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--3-3-2--x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-|--x-x-2--x-x-2--x-x-0-2-3-3-2-0-| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |--3-3-2--x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2--|--x-x-2--x-x-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-3-0-2-|| But now the dreams and waking screams That ever last the night So build the wall, behind it crawl And hide until it's light So can't you hear your babies crying now? ================================================================================ Outro: [ Time 03:37 - 04:20 ] ================================================================================ F#||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| C#||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G#||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D#||--3-3-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-|--4-4-4-4-x-x-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-|--7-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7--7 \-| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--3-3-2--x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-2--2-2-|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-|--7--7-7-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7--7 \-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--3p2-2--x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-2--2--|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7 \-| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--3p2-2--x-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|--4--4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--0-2-3-3-0-2-| |-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |--3--2-----2-----------|--(2)--------------|--(2)--------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |--(2)--------------|--(2)--------------|--(2)--------------|| Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break me Mama they try, mama they try Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break me Mama they try, mama they try ================================================================================ End ================================================================================ Tab summary: Intro/Verse 1 [ 00:00 - 00:36 ] Chorus 1 [ 00:36 - 01:09 ] Verse 2 [ 01:09 - 01:44 ] Chorus 2 [ 01:44 - 02:17 ] Bridge 1 [ 02:17 - 02:40 ] Guitar Solo [ 02:40 - 02:57 ] Chorus 3 [ 02:57 - 03:13 ] Bridge 2 [ 03:13 - 03:37 ] Outro [ 03:37 - 04:20 ] END