#----------------------------------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 - S A D B U T T R U E ================================================================================ METALLICA (c) Elektra/Vertigo/Universal Records (1991) http://www.metallica.com/ Tune down 1 full step A D G C F Although the song is played on a 5-string only the final note of the song makes use of the B-string, so a standard 4-string will suffice. Tempo = 90 BPM Time Signature = 4/4 ----------------------------- Transcribed by PADDY MCMULLAN pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com http://pmtabs.net Version 1.0 1st September 2013 ----------------------- Tablature Symbols Used: h - Hammer-on p - Pull-off 8~~ - Vibrato \ - Slide Down to/Down From / - Slide Up to/Up From ( / ) - Legato Slide ( ) - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note REST - Rest, and sustain rest for duration of blank space |_3_| - Triplet Note(s) * - Staccato Note (Bring indicated note to an abrupt end) ================================================================================ Intro Part 1: [ Time 00:00 - 00:23 ] ================================================================================ F||-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------| C||-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------| G||--0-----------0--0--0--|--1------------1----|--0-----------0--0--0--| D||-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------| A||-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| |--1----------------|--0-----------0--0--0--|--1------------1----| |-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------| | |-----------------------|----- --|2|-- --|4| |--0-----------0--0--0--|--1-- --|/|-- --|/| |-----------------------|----- --|4|-- --|4| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------| | ---------- Bass Fill: ---------- Rest for 5 bars ||---------------------------|---------------------|| ||-- --8h10----8----7--5--8--|--7----------- --|| ||-- ------------------------|-------------- --|| ||-- ------------------------|-------------- --|| ||---------------------------|---------------------|| ================================================================================ Intro Part 2: [ Time 00:23 - 00:54 ] ================================================================================ ||---------------------------------| | ||------ -------------------------|*| ||------ --*--*--(5p0)-(1p0)------| | x 3 ||--0--- --0--0-------------(3p0)-|*| ||---------------------------------| | ||--------------------------------| ||------ ------------------------| ||------ --*--*--(5p0)-(0h5)-5---| ||--0--- --0--0------------------| ||--------------------------------| ||---------------------------------| | ||------ -------------------------|*| ||------ --*--*--(5p0)-(1p0)------| | x 3 ||--0--- --0--0-------------(3p0)-|*| ||---------------------------------| | ||-----------------------|-------------------| ||------ -------- --|-- --| ||------ --*--*-- --|-- --| ||--0--- --0--0-- --|-- --| ||-----------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------------| |-- --|------ -------------------------| |-- --|------ --*--*--(5p0)-(1p0)------| |-- --|--0--- --0--0-------------(3p0)-| |-------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|| |------ -------------------------|| |------ --*--*--(5p0)-(1p0)------|| |--0--- --0--0-------------(3p0)-|| |---------------------------------|| ---------- Bass Fill: with heavy distortion ---------- ||-----------------------| | ||------ -------- --|*| ||------ --*--*-- --| | x 8 ||--0--- --0--0-- --|*| ||-----------------------| | Rest for 2 bars ||-----------------------| | ||------ -------- --|*| ||------ --*--*-- --| | x 2 ||--0--- --0--0-- --|*| ||-----------------------| | ================================================================================ Verse 1: [ Time 00:54 - 01:17 ] ================================================================================ ||----------------------------|---------------------------| | ||--------------------- ------|-------------------- ------|*| ||------------5-------- ------|-------------------- ------| | x 4 ||--0--0--0-0----0--0-- --0-0-|--0--0--0--6--0--0-- --0-0-|*| ||----------------------------|---------------------------| | "Hey I'm your life, I'm the one who takes you there Hey I'm your life, I'm the one who cares They They betray, I'm your only true friend now They They'll betray, I'm forever there" ================================================================================ Chorus 1: [ Time 01:17 - 01:38 ] ================================================================================ ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------8--5--8--7--------|--------8--5--8-----------| ||--0--0--------------0--0--|--0--0-----------5--5--5--| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| |__3__| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------5-7-| |--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--|--3--3 / 8--8--8--8--0--5-8-----| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------8--5--8--7--------|--------8--5--8-----------| |--0--0--------------0--0--|--0--0-----------5--5--5--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |__3__| |--------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------------|----------------------------|| |--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--|--3--3 / 8--8--8--8--0------|| |--------------------------|----------------------------|| "I'm your dream, make you real I'm your eyes when you must steal I'm your pain when you can't feel Sad but true I'm your dream, mind astray I'm your eyes while you're away I'm your pain while you repay You know it's sad but true Sad but true" ================================================================================ Post-Chorus 1: [ Time 01:38 - 01:57 ] ================================================================================ ||---------------------------------| | ||------ -------------------------|*| ||------ --*--*--(5p0)-(1p0)------| | x 3 ||--0--- --0--0-------------(3p0)-|*| ||---------------------------------| | ||-----------------------------|---------------------------------| ||------ ---------------------|------ -------------------------| ||------ --------(5p0)-0-5~~--|------ --*--*--(5p0)-(1p0)------| ||--0--- --0--0---------------|--0--- --0--0-------------(3p0)-| ||-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|| |------ -------- --|-- --|| |------ -------- --|-- --|| |--0--- --0--0-- --|-- --|| |-----------------------|-------------------|| ----------- Bass Fills: with heavy distortion ----------- ||-----------------------| | ||------ -------- --|*| ||------ --*--*-- --| | x 6 ||--0--- --0--0-- --|*| ||-----------------------| | ================================================================================ Verse 2: [ Time 01:57 - 02:19 ] ================================================================================ Repeat Verse 1 "You You're my mask, you're my cover, my shelter You You're my mask, you're the one who's blamed Do Do my work, do my dirty work, scapegoat Do Do my deeds, for you're the one who's shamed" ================================================================================ Chorus 2: [ Time 02:19 - 02:40 ] ================================================================================ ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------8--5--8--7--------|--------8--5--8-----------| ||--0--0--------------0--0--|--0--0-----------5--5--5--| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| |__3__| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------5-7-| |--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--|--3--3 / 8--8--8--8--0--5-8-----| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------8--5--8--7--------|--------8--5--8-----------| |--0--0--------------0--0--|--0--0-----------5--5--5--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |__3__| |--------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------2-0---|| |--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--|--3--3 / 8--8--8--8--0--0-----3-|| |--------------------------|--------------------------------|| "I'm your dream, make you real I'm your eyes when you must steal I'm your pain when you can't feel Sad but true I'm your dream, mind astray I'm your eyes while you're away I'm your pain while you repay You know it's sad but true Sad but true" ================================================================================ Post-Chorus 2: [ Time 02:40 - 02:48 ] ================================================================================ ||---------------------------------| | ||------ -------------------------|*| ||------ --*--*--(5p0)-(1p0)------| | x 2 ||--0--- --0--0-------------(3p0)-|*| ||---------------------------------| | ||-------------------------------|| ||------ -----------------------|| ||------ --*--*------0 h2p0-----|| ||--0--- --0--0--0-3--------3-3-|| ||-------------------------------|| ----------- Bass Fills: with heavy distortion ----------- ||-----------------------| | ||------ -------- --|*| ||------ --*--*-- --| | x 3 ||--0--- --0--0-- --|*| ||-----------------------| | ================================================================================ Interlude: [ Time 02:48 - 03:11 ] ================================================================================ ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--5--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--5--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------| |-----------| | |--------------------------|----- --|2|-- --|4| |--------------------------|----- --|/|-- --|/| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--5--|--6-- --|4|-- --|4| |--------------------------|---------------------| |-----------| | ================================================================================ Guitar Solo 1: [ Time 03:11 - 03:38 ] ================================================================================ ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||------ -------------------------|------ -------------------------| ||------ --*--*--(5p0)-(1p0)------|------ --*--*--(5p0)-(1p0)------| ||--0--- --0--0-------------(3p0)-|--0--- --0--0-------------(3p0)-| ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------ -------------------------|------ -----------------------| |------ --*--*--(5p0)-(1p0)------|------ --*------(5p0)---(5p0)-| |--0--- --0--0-------------(3p0)-|--0--- --0--0-0------0-0------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |------ -------------------------|------ ----------------------| |------ --*--*--(5p0)-(1p0)------|------ --*--*------(0h2p0)---| |--0--- --0--0-------------(3p0)-|--0--- --0--0--0-3---------3-| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |--5--5--6-6-3--6--5--5--5--|--5--5--6-6-3--6--5--5--5--| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------|| |--5--5--6--3--6--5--5--5-3-|--5--5--6--3--6--5--5--6-3-|| |---------------------------|---------------------------|| ----------- Bass Fills: with heavy distortion ----------- ||-----------------------| | ||------ -------- --|*| ||------ --*--*-- --| | x 6 ||--0--- --0--0-- --|*| ||-----------------------| | ================================================================================ Chorus 3: [ Time 03:38 - 04:00 ] ================================================================================ Repeat Chorus 2 ================================================================================ Guitar Solo 2: [ Time 04:00 - 04:20 ] ================================================================================ ||---------------------------------|------------------------------| ||------ -------------------------|------ ----------------------| ||------ --*--*--(5p0)-(1p0)------|------ --*--*------(0h2p0)---| ||--0--- --0--0-------------(3p0)-|--0--- --0--0--0-3---------3-| ||---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |------ -------------------------|------ ----------------------| |------ --*--*--(5p0)-(1p0)------|------ --*--*------(0h2p0)---| |--0--- --0--0-------------(3p0)-|--0--- --0--0--0-3---------3-| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-----------| | |------ -------- --|-- --|-- --|2|-- --|4| |------ --*--*-- --|-- --|-- --|/|-- --|/| |--0--- --0--0-- --|-- --|-- --|4|-- --|4| |-----------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-----------| | ----------- Bass Fills: with heavy distortion ----------- ||-----------------------| | ||------ -------- --|*| ||------ --*--*-- --| | x 5 ||--0--- --0--0-- --|*| ||-----------------------| | ================================================================================ Verse 3: [ Time 04:20 - 04:42 ] ================================================================================ Repeat Verse 1 with the variation below. Replace the 4th bar with the following: |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--0--0--0--6--0--6--0--6--| |--------------------------| "Hate I'm your hate, I'm your hate when you want love Pay Pay the price, pay for nothing's fair Hey I'm your life, I'm the one who took you there Hey I'm your life, and I no longer care" ================================================================================ Chorus 4: [ Time 04:42 - 05:03 ] ================================================================================ Repeat Chorus 2 "I'm your dream, make you real I'm your eyes when you must steal I'm your pain when you can't feel Sad but true I'm your truth, telling lies I'm your reasoned alibis I'm inside open your eyes I'm you Sad but true" ================================================================================ Outro: [ Time 05:03 - 05:25 ] ================================================================================ ||------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------|--------7--5--7-----------| ||--0----0--0--0----0--3--|--0----0--0--0----0--3--|--0---0-----------0-0--3--| ||------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------ --|-- --|-- --| |------------------ --|-- --|-- --| |--0----0--0--0---- --|-- --|-- --| |-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| Slap |---------------------|| |-------- --|| |-------- --|| |-------- --|| |--5 \ ---------------|| ================================================================================ End ================================================================================ Tab summary: Intro Part 1 [00:00 - 00:23] Intro Part 2 [00:23 - 00:54] Verse 1 [00:54 - 01:17] Chorus 1 [01:17 - 01:38] Post-Chorus 1 [01:38 - 01:57] Verse 2 [01:57 - 02:19] Chorus 2 [02:19 - 02:40] Post-Chorus 2 [02:40 - 02:48] Interlude [02:48 - 03:11] Guitar Solo 1 [03:11 - 03:38] Chorus 3 [03:38 - 04:00] Guitar Solo 2 [04:00 - 04:20] Verse 3 [04:20 - 04:42] Chorus 4 [04:42 - 05:03] Outro [05:03 - 05:25] END