#----------------------------------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 - R O N N I E ================================================================================ LOAD (c) Elektra/Vertigo Records (1996) http://www.metallica.com/ Tune down a half step A# D# G# C# F# Although the song is played on a 5-string bass, there are only one or two instances where the low-B string is used, so a standard 4-string bass will work fine. Tempo = 86 BPM Time Signature = 4/4 ----------------------------- Transcribed by PADDY MCMULLAN pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com http://pmtabs.net Version 1.0 [7th April 2015] Date Tabbed 7th April 2015 ----------------------- 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 - Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space |_3_| - Triplet Notes 5b6 - Bend 6r5 - Release Bend x - Dead Note/Muted Note 5h7 - Hammer-On 7p5 - Pull-Off * - Staccato Notes (Bring the indicated note(s) to an abrupt end) ================================================================================ Part 1: [ Time 00:00 - 00:57 ] ================================================================================ Rest for 7 bars F#||----------------------||------------------------------| C#||-- --------||------------------------------| G#||-- --------||------------------------------| D#||-- --0--3--||--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x-(5\3)--| A#||----------------------||------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------3--|----------------*-----------| |--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x-5-----|--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--0--2--3--| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----*---------*----------------|-----------------------------| |-----3--3--3 / 5--(5b6r5)----3--|-----------------------------| |--5-----------------------------|--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-0-5--3--| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------3--|----------------*-----------| |--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-0-5-----|--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--0--2--3--| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------*----------------|-----7-----7-----7---------| |-----3--3--3 / 5--(5b6r5)----3--|--0-----0-----0-----0--5-7-| |--5-----------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----7-----7-7----7----------|-----7-----7-7----7---------| |--0-----0------0-----0-0-5-7-|--0-----0------0-----0--5-7-| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|| |-----------------------0h 2-|| |-------------*-----x-x------|| |--8----7---0-1--3-----------|| |----------------------------|| ================================================================================ Part 2: [ Time 00:57 - 01:31 ] ================================================================================ F#||--------------------------|------------------------------| C#||----- ------------------|------- ------------------5-| G#||----- ------------*-----|------- ----*--5--(5 / 7)---| D#||--0-- --0--x-x-0--0--0--|--0--0- -0--0---------------| A#||--------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |--7~~- \--*-----*-----*-----|------------------5--5--0h 3-| |----------0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--x-x------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----7-----7-7----7----L-----|-----7-----7---------------| |--0-----0------0-----0-0-5-7-|--0-----0-----0------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------3--3--2 \ | |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |----- ------------------|------- ------------------5-| |----- ------------*-----|------- ----*--5--(5 / 7)---| |--0-- --0--x-x-0--0--0--|--0--0- -0--0---------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------*-------------| |--7~~- \--*-----*-----*-----|-----------3/ -0--5--5--0h 3-| |----------0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------|| |------------*--------------|---------------------------|| |--/5---5-5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5 \ 3--3--2--|| |---------------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------|| Story starts, quiet town Small-town boy, big-time frown Never talks, never plays Different path, lost his way The streets are red, red I'm afraid There's no confetti, no parade Nothing happens in this boring place But oh my God, how it all did change Now they all pray Bloodstain wash away ================================================================================ Part 3: [ Time 01:31 - 02:08 ] ================================================================================ F#||-----------------------------|-----------------------------| C#||-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G#||-----------------------------|--------------------------3--| D#||--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x-5--3--|--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x-5-----| A#||-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------*-----------| |----------------*-----------|-----3--3--3 / 5--5b----3--| |--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--0--2--3--|--5------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------3--| |--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x-5--3--|--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x-5-----| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------| |----------------------------|-----*-------*----------------|----- --| |----------------*-----------|-----3--3----5--(5b6r5)----3--|--3-- --| |--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--0--2--3--|--5---------------------------|----- --| |----------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----7------7-7----7----------|-----7-----7-7----7----------| |--0-----0-0-----0-----0-0-5-7-|--0-----0------0-----0-0-5-7-| |------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----7-----7-----7---------|-----------------------------|| |--0-----0-----0-----0--5-7-|-------------*-----x-x-(3/5)-|| |---------------------------|--8----7---0-1--3------------|| |---------------------------|-----------------------------|| He said, "Lost my way This bloody day Lost my way" I heard it He said, "Lost my way This bloody day Lost my way" Oh, please wash away But blood stained the sun red today ================================================================================ Part 4: [ Time 02:08 - 02:42 ] ================================================================================ F#||--------------------------|----------------------------| C#||----- ------------------|-------- -----------------5-| G#||----- ------------*-----|-------- --------5--(5/7)---| D#||--0-- --0--x-x-0--0--0--|--0--0-- --0--0-------------| A#||--------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------*----------| |----------------------------|----------------5-5----------| |--7~~- \--*-----*-----*-----|--------------7------5--0h 5-| |----------0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0-----------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----7-----7-7----7----------|-----7---------------------| |--0-----0------0-----0-0-5-7-|--0-----0--0--0------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------3--3--2 \ | |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------5-| |-------------------------|-----------------5--(5/7)---| |--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0-----0--0-------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------*----*-----------| |--7~~- \--*-----*-----*-----|-----------(7/10)--10--5--5h 7-| |----------0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0----------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------------|| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5 \ 3--3--2--|| |--------------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------------|| I always said something's wrong With little strange Ronnie long Never laughed, never smiled Talked alone for miles and miles and miles Gallow call, son I say Keep your smile and laugh all day Think once again in this borign place For little boys, how they soon change And they all pray Bloodstain wash away ================================================================================ Part 5: [ Time 02:42 - 03:08 ] ================================================================================ F#||-----------------------------|-----------------------------| C#||-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G#||-----------------------------|--------------------------3--| D#||--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x-5--3--|--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-0-5-----| A#||-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|-----*-------*----------| |----------------*-----------|-----3--3----5--5----3--| |--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--0--2--3--|--5---------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------3--| |--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x-5--3--|--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x-5-----| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------|| |----------------------------|-------------------------------|--*-- --|| |----------------*-----------|-----3----- / 5--(5b6r5)----3--|--3-- --|| |--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--0--2--3--|--5----------------------------|----- --|| |----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------|| He said, "Lost my way This bloody day Lost my way" I heard it He said, "Lost my way This bloody day Lost my way" Oh, please wash away But blood stained the sun red today ================================================================================ Interlude: [ Time 03:08 - 03:53 ] ================================================================================ F#||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| C#||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| G#||--0----------------|--(0)--------------|--(0)--------------| D#||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A#||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|----------- --------------|----------- -------------| |--(0)--------------|----------- --------------|----------- -------------| |-------------------|--5---- \-- --0-0-3-3-5-5-|--5---- \-- --0-0-3-3-5--| |-------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------- --------------|---- ---- ---------------| |----------- --------------|--*- -*-- ---------------| |--5---- \-- --0-0-0-0-3-3-|--5- -5-- ---------0-3-5-| |----------------------------|---------------7--- \--------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |----- --------------|----------- --------------| |--*-- --------------|----------- --------------| |--5-- --0-0-3-3-5-5-|--5---- \-- --0-0-3-3-5-5-| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------- --------------|---- -------------------------| |----------- --------------|--*- ----3----(3/5)----5-3----| |--5---- \-- --0-0-3-3-3-3-|--5- -5--------------------5--| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------- --------------|----------- --------------| |----------- --------------|----------- --------------| |--(5)-- \-- --0-0-3-3-5-5-|--5---- \-- --0-0-3-3-5-5-| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------|| |----------- --------------|---- -----------------------|| |----------- --------------|--*- -----------------------|| |--5---- \-- --0-0-0-2-3-3-|--5- -5--3--3-3-2--2--0--2--|| |----------------------------|----------------------------|| Well all the green things died when Ronnie moved to this place He said "don't you dare ask why I'm cursed to wear this face" Now we all know why the children called him Ronnie Frown When he pulled that gun from his pocket and they all fall down, down, down ================================================================================ Part 6: [ Time 03:53 - 04:21 ] ================================================================================ F#||-----------------------------|-----------------------------| C#||-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G#||-----------------------------|--------------------------3--| D#||--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x-5--3--|--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x-5-----| A#||-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------*----------| |----------------*-----------|-----3--3--3--5--5----3--| |--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--0--2--3--|--5----------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------3--| |--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x-5--3--|--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-0-5-----| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------| |----------------------------|-----*-------*----------------|--*-- --| |----------------*-----------|-----3--3----5--(5b6r5)----3--|--3-- --| |--5--x-x-5--x-x-5--0--2--3--|--5---------------------------|----- --| |----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------| |-------------------|| |-- --|| |-- --|| |-- --|| |-------------------|| He said, "Lost my way This bloody day Lost my way" Yeah, yeah I heard it He said, "Lost my way This bloody day Lost my way" Oh, please wash away But blood stained the sun red today ================================================================================ Outro: [ Time 04:21 - 05:17 ] ================================================================================ F#||---------------------------|---------------------------| C#||-----7-----7-----7---------|-----7-----7-----7---------| G#||--0-----0-----0-----0--5-7-|--0-----0-----0-----0--5-7-| D#||---------------------------|---------------------------| A#||---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |-----7-----7-----7---------|----------------------------| |--0-----0-----0-----0--5-7-|-------------*--------(3/5)-| |---------------------------|--8----7---0-1--3-----------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-----7-----7-----7---------|-----7-----7-----7---------| |--0-----0-----0-----0--5-7-|--0-----0-----0-----0--5-7-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |-----7-----7-----7---------|----------------------------| |--0-----0-----0-----0--5-7-|-------------*--------(3/5)-| |---------------------------|--8----7---0-1--3-----------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-----7-----7-----7---------|-----7-----7-----7---------| |--0-----0-----0-----0--5-7-|--0-----0-----0-----0--5-7-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |-----7-----7-----7---------|----------------------------| |--0-----0-----0-----0--5-7-|-------------*--------(3/5)-| |---------------------------|--8----7---0-1--3-----------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |-----7-----7-----7---------|-----7-----7-7----7---------| |--0-----0-----0-----0--5-7-|--0-----0------0-----0--5-7-| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------| |-----7-----7-----7---------|------------------- --*- -|---------------------| |--0-----0-----0-----0--5-7-|-------------*----- --3- -|--(3/5)--------------| |---------------------------|--8----7---0-1--3-- ---- -|---------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |--(5)--------------|--(5)--------------|--(5)--------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| All things wash away And they all fall down But blood stained the sun today All things wash away And they all fall down But blood stained the sun today ================================================================================ End ================================================================================ Tab summary: Part 1 [ 00:00 - 00:57 ] Part 2 [ 00:57 - 01:31 ] Part 3 [ 01:31 - 02:08 ] Part 4 [ 02:08 - 02:42 ] Part 5 [ 02:42 - 03:08 ] Interlude [ 03:08 - 03:53 ] Part 6 [ 03:53 - 04:21 ] Outro [ 04:21 - 05:17 ] END