#----------------------------------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 O L I E R T H A N T H O U ================================================================================ METALLICA (c) Elektra/Vertigo/Universal Records (1991) http://www.metallica.com/ Standard Tuning E A D G Tempo = 172 BPM Time Signature = 4/4 ----------------------------- Transcribed by PADDY MCMULLAN pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com http://pmtabs.net Version 1.0 21st October 2016 ----------------------- Tablature Symbols Used: h - Hammer-on p - Pull-off \ - Slide Down to/Down From / - Slide Up to/Up From ( / ) - Legato Slide ( ) - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note ================================================================================ Intro: [ Time 00:00 - 00:49 ] ================================================================================ G||-----||------------------------------| | D||-----||○-----------------------------|*| A||--7--||○-(7)----------------------7--|*| x 23 E||--0--||--(0)--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--| | |----------------------------|| |----------------------------|| |--(7)--0--1-----0--1--------|| |--(0)--------3--------3--0--|| Note #1 ||----------------------------|--------------------------| ||----------------------------|--------------------------| ||-------0--1-----0--1--------|-----0--1-----0--1--------| ||--(0)--------3--------3--0--|--0--------3--------3--3--| Note #2 |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-- -----------------------|--------------------------| |-- --0--1-----0--1--------|-----0--1-----0--1--------| |-----------3--------3--0--|--0--------3--------3--3--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-- -----------------------|--------------------------| |-- --0--1-----0--1--------|-----0--1-----0--1--------| |-----------3--------3--0--|--0--------3--------3--3--| |--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| |-- -----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| |-- --0--1-----0--1--------|-----0--1-----0--1-------|-------------------| |-----------3--------3--0--|--0--------3--------0----|--(0)--------------| |---------------------------|| |---------------------------|| |-------0--1-----0--1-------|| |--(0)--------3--------3----|| Note #1: Jason allows the low E to bleed into the open A at the beginning of this bar (and its repeats). As a result, it sounds as if he's playing the open E twice, making the A almost inaudible. Note #2: Jason mutes the bass for the first 8th note of this bar (and its repeats), represented by a column of blank space in the tab. The "pause" is more easily heard after the guitar solo, when the bass plays by itself. ================================================================================ Verse 1: [ Time 00:49 - 01:18 ] ================================================================================ G||--------------------------|--------------------------| D||--------------------------|--------------------------| A||--------------------------|--------------------------| E||--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------0h1--| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |--1--1--1--1--1 p 0-----7--|--(7)----------------------7--| |---------------------3--0--|--(0)--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |--(7)----------------------7--|--(7)--0--1-----0--1-------| |--(0)--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--|--(0)--------3--------3----| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------0h1--| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |--(1)--1--1--1--0h1-0--------|| |-----------------------3--0--|| No more! The craps rolls out your mouth again Haven't changed, your brain is still gelatin Little whispers circle around your head Why don't you worry about yourself instead? Who are you? Where ya been? Where ya from? Gossip burning on the tip of your tongue You lie so much you believe yourself Judge not lest ye be judged yourself ================================================================================ Chorus 1: [ Time 01:18 - 01:38 ] ================================================================================ G||----------------------------|--------------------------| D||----------------------------|--------------------------| A||-------0--1-----0--1--------|-----0--1-----0--1--------| E||--(0)--------3--------3--0--|--0--------3--------3--3--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-- -----------------------|--------------------------| |-- --0--1-----0--1--------|-----0--1-----0--1--------| |-----------3--------3--0--|--0--------3--------3--0--| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |-------0--1-----0--1--------|-----0--1-----0--1--------| |--(0)--------3--------3--0--|--0--------3--------3--3--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-- -----------------------|--------------------------| |-- --0--1-----0--1--------|-----0--1-----0--1-----7--| |-----------3--------3--0--|--0--------3--------3--0--| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |--(7)----------------------7--|--(7)----------------------7--| |--(0)--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--|--(0)--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--| |------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------| |--(7)----------------------7--|--(7)--0--1-----0--1-------|------------------| |--(0)--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--|--(0)--------3--------0----|--(0)-------------| |---------------------------|| |---------------------------|| |-------0--1-----0--1-------|| |--(0)--------3--------3----|| Holier than thou You are Holier than thou You are You know not ================================================================================ Verse 2: [ Time 01:38 - 02:07 ] ================================================================================ Repeat Verse 1 Before you judge me take a look at you Can't you find something better to do? Point the finger, slow to understand Arrogance and ignorance go hand in hand It's not who you are it's who you know Others lives are the basis of your own Burn your bridges build them back with wealth Judge not lest ye be judged yourself ================================================================================ Chorus 2: [ Time 02:07 - 02:26 ] ================================================================================ Repeat Chorus 1, adding the following bar to the end: |-------------------------|| |-------------------------|| |-------------------------|| |--(3)-----------2--1--0--|| Holier than thou You are Holier than thou You are You know not Yeah, who the hell are you? ================================================================================ Interlude: [ Time 02:26 - 02:46 ] ================================================================================ G||---------------------------|----------------------------| D||---------------------------|----------------------------| A||---------------------------|----------------1--0--------| E||--(0)-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--(0)--0--0--0--------3--0--| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------1--0--------| |--(0)-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--(0)--0--0--0--------3--0--| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------|2|----------------| |---------------------------|----------------1--0--------|/|----------------| |--(0)-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--(0)--0--0--0--------3--1--|4|--(1)--1--1--0--| | |---------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------| |4|---------------------------|----------------------------|2|----------------| |/|---------------------------|----------------1--0--------|/|----------------| |4|--(0)-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--(0)--0--0--0--------3--1--|4|--(1)--1--1--0--| | |---------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------| |4|---------------------------|----------------------------|2|----------------| |/|---------------------------|----------------1--0--------|/|----------------| |4|--(0)-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--(0)--0--0--0--------3--1--|4|--(1)--1--1--2--| | |---------------------------|----------------------------| |4|---------------------------|----------------------------| |/|---------------------------|----------------------------| |4|--(2)--2--2--3----3--3--4--|--(4)--4--4--4--4--0--4--4--| |----------------------------|| |----------------------------|| |----------------------------|| |--(4)--0--4--0--3--2--1--0--|| ================================================================================ Guitar Solo: [ Time 02:46 - 03:13 ] ================================================================================ G||------------------------------|----------------------------| D||------------------------------|----------------------------| A||------------------------------|----------------------------| E||--(0)--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--3--|--(3)--0--0-0-0--0--5--6----| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--3--|--(3)--0--0-0-0--0--5--6----| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--3--|--(3)--0--0-0-0--0--5--6----| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|-------0--1-----0--1-------| |--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--3--|--(3)--------3--------3----| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------0h1--| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |--(1)--1--1--1--0h1-0-----7--|--(7)----------------------7--| |-----------------------3--0--|--(0)--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |--(7)----------------------7--|--(7)----------------------7--| |--(0)--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--|--(0)--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--| |------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| |--(7)----------------------7--|| |--(0)--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--|| ================================================================================ Chorus 3/Outro: [ Time 03:13 - 03:48 ] ================================================================================ G||-----------------------------|--------------------------| D||-----------------------------|--------------------------| A||--(7)\--0--1-----0--1--------|-----0--1-----0--1--------| E||--(0)---------3--------3--0--|--0--------3--------3--3--| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| | ||○- -----------------------|--------------------------|*| ||○- --0--1-----0--1--------|-----0--1-----0--1--------|*| x 4 ||-----------3--------3--0--|--0--------3--------3--3--| | ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||-- -----------------------|--------------------------| ||-- --0--1-----0--1--------|-----0--1-----0--1--------| ||-----------3--------3--0--|--0--------3--------3--0--| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |-------0--1-----0--1--------|-----0--1-----0--1--------| |--(0)--------3--------3--0--|--0--------3--------3--3--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-- -----------------------|--------------------------| |-- --0--1-----0--1--------|-----0--1-----0--1-----7--| |-----------3--------3--0--|--0--------3--------3--0--| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |--(7)----------------------7--|--(7)----------------------7--| |--(0)--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--|--(0)--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--| |------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------| |--(7)----------------------7--|--(7)--0--1-----0--1-------|-------------------| |--(0)--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--|--(0)--------3--------0----|--(0)--------------| |---------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------------|-------------------|------------------- --|| |-------0--1-----0--1-------|-------------------|-------0--1-----7-- --|| |--(0)--------3--------3----|--(3)--------------|--(3)--------0--0---------|| Holier than thou You are Holier than thou You are You know not ================================================================================ End ================================================================================ Tab summary: Intro [ 00:00 - 00:49 ] Verse 1 [ 00:49 - 01:18 ] Chorus 1 [ 01:18 - 01:38 ] Verse 2 [ 01:38 - 02:07 ] Chorus 2 [ 02:07 - 02:26 ] Interlude [ 02:26 - 02:46 ] Guitar Solo [ 02:46 - 03:13 ] Chorus 3/Outro [ 03:13 - 03:48 ] END