#----------------------------------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 - L E P E R M E S S I A H ================================================================================ MASTER OF PUPPETS (c) Elektra/Music For Nations/Vertigo Records (1986) http://www.metallica.com/ Standard Tuning E A D G Tempo = 139 BPM Time Signature = 4/4 ----------------------------- Transcribed by PADDY MCMULLAN pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com http://pmtabs.net Version 1.1 [9th January 2018] (Corrections outlined at bottom of tab) Date Tabbed 11th February 2017 ----------------------- Tablature Symbols Used: (/) - Legato Slide (Blank space indicates length of slide) \ - Slide Down to/Down From / - Slide Up to/Up From ( ) - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note -- -- - Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space |_3_| - Triplet Notes 5h7 - Hammer-On 7p5 - Pull-Off * - Staccato Notes (Bring the indicated note(s) to an abrupt end) ================================================================================ Intro: [ Time 00:00 - 00:54 ] ================================================================================ G||----------------------| |-----------------------| | D||------------ --|5|-- --|4| A||--10-------- --|/|-- --|/| E||--------12\-----------|4|-----------------------|4| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |--3--2-------3--2-------|--0----------------| |--------3----------3----|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |--3--2-------3--2-------|-------------------| |--------3----------3----|--(3)--------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |--3--2-------3--2-------|-------------------| |--------3----------3----|--1----------------| |__3__| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |--3--2-------3--2--0----|--3--2--0-----2--0-----------| |--------3---------------|-----------3--------3--2--1--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |---------- ---------------|----------- --------------| |-------*-- -----3b4-------|--------*-- --------------| |--0----2-----2-------2----|--2-----2-----2--3--2--2--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|----------- --------------| |----------------3b4-------|--------*-- --------------| |--0----2--0--2-------2----|--2-----2-----2--3--0--0--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |---------- ---------------|----------- --------------| |-------*-- -----3b4-------|--------*-- --------------| |--0----2-----2-------2----|--2-----2-----2--3--2--2--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|----------- --------------| |----------------3b4-------|--------*-- --------------| |--0----2--0--2-------2----|--2-----2-----2--3--0--0--| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |--(3\2)---------(3\2)---------|--(3\2)---------(3\2)---------| |----------0--0----------0--0--|----------0--0----------0--0--| |------------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------| |--(3\2)---------(3\2)---------|--(3\2)---------------------| |----------0--0----------0--0--|----------0--0--3--3--2--2--| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------- -------|-- ---------------------| |----------*-- ----*--|-- ---------------------| |--0----0--0-------0--0--|-------0--0--3--3--2--2-2-| |------------------------|-------------------------| |-- -------- --------|-- --------------------| |-- -----*-- -----*--|-- --------------------| |-------0--0-------0--0--|-------0--0--3--3--2--2--| |------------------------|--------------------------| |-- -------- --------|-- ---------------------| |-- -----*-- -----*--|-- ---------------------| |-------0--0-------0--0--|-------0--0--3-3-3--2--2--| |------------------------| |-----------------------------| | |-- -------- --------|5|-----------------------*-- --|4| |-- -----*-- --------|/|--3--2------3--2--0----3-- --|/| |-------0--0-------0--0--|4|--------3--------------------|4| ================================================================================ Verse 1: [ Time 00:54 - 01:29 ] ================================================================================ G||------------------------------|--------------------------------| D||------------------------------|--------------------------------| A||--(3\2)---------(3\2)---------|--(3\2)---------(3\2)-----------| E||----------0--0----------0--0--|----------0--0---------0-(1/3)--| |------------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------------|------------------------|| |--(3\2)---------(3\2)---------|--3--2-------3--2--0----|| |----------0--0----------0--0--|--------3---------------|| ||------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--(3\2)---------(3\2)---------|--(3\2)----------(3\2)-----------| ||----------0--0----------0--0--|----------0--0-0--------0-(1/3)--| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| | |----------------------------|--------------------------------|*| |--(5\4)---------------------|--(5\4)-------------------------|*| x 4 |----------2--2--3p2---2--2--|----------2--2-2-3p2---(2/3)--3-| | Spineless from the start Sucked into the part Circus comes to town You play the lead clown Please, please Spreading his disease Living by his story Knees, knees Falling to your knees Suffer for his glory You will ================================================================================ Chorus 1: [ Time 01:29 - 01:53 ] ================================================================================ G||----------------------|----------------------| D||----------------------|----------------------| A||------------6----6----|--5----5----4----4----| E||--0----0--------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |------------6----6----|--5----5----4----4----| |--0----0--------------|----------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--(8\7)----------(7\6)----------|--(6\5)----------(5\4)----------| |-----------0--0-----------0--0--|-----------0--0-----------0--0--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--(8\7)----------(7\6)----------|--(6\5)----------(5\4)----------| |-----------0--0-----------0--0--|-----------0--0-----------0--0--| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--(8\7)-----------(7\6)-----------|--(6\5)-----------(5\4)-----------| |-----------0--0-0----------0--0-0-|-----------0--0-0----------0--0-0-| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--(8\7)------------(7\6)------------|--(6\5)------------(5\4)------------| |-----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-|-----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |--(4\3)----3-3-3-3-(4\3)----3-3-3-3-|--(4\3)----3-3-3-3-(4\3)----3-3-3-3-|| Time for lust, time for lie Time to kiss your life goodbye Send me money, send me green Heaven you will meet Make a contribution And you'll get a better seat Bow to leper messiah ================================================================================ Post-Chorus 1: [ Time 01:53 - 02:07 ] ================================================================================ G||--------------------------|--------------------------| D||---------- ---------------|----------- --------------| A||-------*-- -----3b4-------|--------*-- --------------| E||--0----2-----2-------2----|--2-----2-----2--3--2--2--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|----------- --------------| |----------------3b4-------|--------*-- --------------| |--0----2--0--2-------2----|--2-----2-----2--3--0--0--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |---------- ---------------|----------- --------------| |-------*-- -----3b4-------|--------*-- --------------| |--0----2-----2-------2----|--2-----2-----2--3--2--2--| |__3__| |------------------------|-----------------------------|| |------------------------|-----------------------------|| |--3--2-------3--2--0----|--3--2--0-----2--0-----------|| |--------3---------------|-----------3--------3--2--1--|| ================================================================================ Verse 2: [ Time 02:07 - 02:35 ] ================================================================================ G||---------------------------|---------------------------------| D||---------------------------|---------------------------------| A||-------------(3\2)---------|--(3\2)----------(3\2)-----------| E||--0----0--0----------0--0--|----------0--0-0--------0-(1/3)--| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |--(5\4)---------------------|--(5\4)-------------------------| |----------2--2--3p2---2--2--|----------2--2-2-3p2---(2/3)--3-| ||------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--(3\2)---------(3\2)---------|--(3\2)----------(3\2)-----------| ||----------0--0----------0--0--|----------0--0-0--------0-(1/3)--| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| | |----------------------------|--------------------------------|*| |--(5\4)---------------------|--(5\4)-------------------------|*| x 3 |----------2--2--3p2---2--2--|----------2--2-2-3p2---(2/3)--3-| | Marvel at his tricks Need your Sunday fix Blind devotion came Rotting your brain Chain, chain Join the endless chain Stinking by his glamor Fame, fame Infection is the game Stinking drunk with power We see ================================================================================ Chorus 2: [ Time 02:35 - 02:58 ] ================================================================================ Repeat Chorus 1 ================================================================================ Post-Chorus 2: [ Time 02:58 - 03:16 ] ================================================================================ Repeat Post-Chorus 1, adding the following two bars to the end: |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |------------------------|------------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------------|| |--0------------3--2--1--|--0----3--2--1--0----3--2--1--|| ================================================================================ Interlude - Part I: [ Time 03:16 - 03:37 ] ================================================================================ [ Tempo = 178 BPM ] G||--------------|--------------|------------------|--------------------| D||--------------|--------------|------------------|--------------------| A||--------------|--------------|------------------|--------------------| E||--0-----------|--(0)---------|--1---------------|--3--------5--------| |----------------|--------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------|--5---------------|--------------------| |--0-------------|--(0)---------|------------------|--5--------7--------| |----------------|--------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------|-------- --|------------------|--------------------| |----------------|-----*-- --|------------------|--------------------| |--0-------------|--1--0--------|--1---------------|--3--------5--------| |----------------|--------------|------------------|--------------------------|| |----------------|-------- --|------------------|---------- ---------------|| |----------------|-----*-- --|--5---------------|--------*- ---------------|| |--0-------------|--1--0--------|------------------|--5-5---5---8-7-7----7----|| ================================================================================ Interlude - Part II: [ Time 03:37 - 03:58 ] ================================================================================ G||----------------------------|----------------------------| D||----------------------------|----------------------------| A||----------------------------|----------------------------| E||--0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----|--0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |--1-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1-1----|--3-3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5-5----| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |--0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----|--0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----| |----------------------------|--------------------------| | |----------------------------|---------- ---------------|*| |--5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5----|--------*- ---------------|*| x 2 |----------------------------|--5-5---5---8-7-7----7----| | Witchery, weakening Sees the sheep are gathering Set the trap, hypnotize Now you follow ================================================================================ Guitar Solo: [ Time 03:58 - 04:20 ] ================================================================================ G||------------------------------|------------------------------| D||------------------------------|------------------------------| A||------------------------------|------------------------------| E||--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |--1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-|--3--3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5-5--5-5-| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-| |__________________________[1] |------------------------------|--------------------------| | |------------------------------|---------- ---------------|*| |--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-|--------*- ---------------|*| x 2 |------------------------------|--5-5---5---8-7-7----7----| | |_________________________[2] |--------------------------|| |---------- ---------------|| |--------*- ---------------|| |--5-5---5---8-7-7----7 \ || ================================================================================ Interlude - Part III: [ Time 04:20 - 04:46 ] ================================================================================ G||------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| D||------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| A||------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| E||--0---------|--(0)-----------|--1-------------|--3--------5--------| |--------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------------| |--------------|----------------|----------------|---------- ---------------| |--------------|----------------|--5-------------|--------*- ---------------| |--0-----------|--(0)-----------|----------------|--5-5---5---8-7-7----7----| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |--0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----|--0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |--1-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1-1----|--3-3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5-5----| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |--0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----|--0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|---------- ---------------| |--5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5----|--------*- ---------------| |----------------------------|--5-5---5---8-7-7----7----| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-|--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-| |------------------------------|------------------------------|| |------------------------------|------------------------------|| |------------------------------|------------------------------|| |--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|--2--2-2-2--2-2-1--1-1-1--1-1-|| ================================================================================ Chorus 3: [ Time 04:46 - 05:21 ] ================================================================================ G||--------------------|--------------------| D||--------------------|--------------------| A||-----------6--------|--5--------4--------| E||--0-----------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-----------6--------|--5--------4--------| |--0-----------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |--0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----|--0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-----------6--------|--5--------4--------| |--0-----------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-----------6--------|--5--------4--------| |--0-----------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |--3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3----|--3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3----| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |--7-------------6-------------|--5-------------4-------------| |-----0-0-0--0-0----0-0-0--0-0-|-----0-0-0--0-0----0-0-0--0-0-| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |--7-------------6-------------|--5-------------4-------------| |-----0-0-0--0-0----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--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--3--------3--------|--3--------3--------| The tempo gradually decreases to 139 BPM over the course of these 3 bars |----------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------| |--3-------------|--(3)-----------|--(3)----------| |__3__| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |--3--2--0-----2--0-----------|| |-----------3--------3--2--1--|| Time for lust, time for lie Time to kiss your life goodbye Send me money, send me green Heaven you will meet Make a contribution And you'll get a better seat Lie, lie, lie, lie Lie, lie, lie, lie ================================================================================ Outro: [ Time 05:21 - 05:41 ] ================================================================================ G||--------------------------|--------------------------| D||---------- ---------------|----------- --------------| A||-------*-- -----3b4-------|--------*-- --------------| E||--0----2-----2-------2----|--2-----2-----2--3--2--2--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|----------- --------------| |----------------3b4-------|--------*-- --------------| |--0----2--0--2-------2----|--2-----2-----2--3--0--0--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |---------- ---------------|----------- --------------| |-------*-- -----3b4-------|--------*-- --------------| |--0----2-----2-------2----|--2-----2-----2--3--2--2--| |__3__| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |--3--2-------3--2--0----|--3--2--0-----2--0-----------| |--------3---------------|-----------3--------3--2--1--| |__3__| |---------------------|--------------------------|| |----- --|------------------- --|| |--*-- --|----------------*-- --|| |--0------------------|--1----1--1--1--0---------|| ================================================================================ End ================================================================================ Tab summary: Intro [ 00:00 - 00:54 ] Verse 1 [ 00:54 - 01:29 ] Chorus 1 [ 01:29 - 01:53 ] Post-Chorus 1 [ 01:53 - 02:07 ] Verse 2 [ 02:07 - 02:35 ] Chorus 2 [ 02:35 - 02:58 ] Post-Chorus 2 [ 02:58 - 03:16 ] Interlude - Part I [ 03:16 - 03:37 ] Interlude - Part II [ 03:37 - 03:58 ] Guitar Solo [ 03:58 - 04:20 ] Interlude - Part III [ 04:20 - 04:46 ] Chorus 3 [ 04:46 - 05:21 ] Outro [ 05:21 - 05:41 ] END ============ Corrections: ============ ------------------------------ Version 1.1 [9th January 2018] ------------------------------ * Corrected the intro, as well as any repeats of this part. The first two notes were incorrect ("F E G" should be "C B G"). * Corrected bars 19 - 22 (the "open E" section). The bass plays the verse riff here instead of what I had tabbed before.