#----------------------------------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 - T H E T H I N G T H A T S H O U L D N O T B E ================================================================================ MASTER OF PUPPETS (c) Elektra/Music For Nations/Vertigo Records (1986) http://www.metallica.com/ D Standard Tuning D G C F Tempo = 112 BPM Time Signature = 4/4 ----------------------------- Transcribed by PADDY MCMULLAN pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com http://pmtabs.net Version 2.0 [13th August 2017] (Corrections outlined at bottom of tab) Original Tab Date 25th September 2012 ----------------------- 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 - 00:53 ] ================================================================================ Rest for 8 bars F||---------------------||------------------------|-------------------------| C||-- ----||------------------------|-------------------------| G||-- ----||-----------3---------4--|--(4)-------5------5-----| D||------------------0--||--0--1--2---------2-----|---------2------------0--| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------3---------4--|--(4)-------5------5-----| |--0--1--2---------2-----|---------2------------0--| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------3---------4--|--(4)-------5------5-----| |--0--1--2---------2-----|---------2------------0--| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------3---------4--|--(4)-------5------5-----| |--0--1--2---------2-----|---------2------------0--| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------3----------4--|--(4)--------5-------------| |--0--1--2-------1--2-----|-------1--2-------1--2--0--| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------3----------4--|--(4)--------5--------------| |--0--1--2-------1--2-----|-------1--2-------1--2/--0--| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------5-----5-- \--|--1-----------1-----1----| |--7--7--7--7-----7---------|-----3--3--3-----3-------| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |--2-----------2-----2----|---------------------------|| |-----4--4--4-----4-------|--4-4-1--1--1--1--1--1--0--|| ================================================================================ Verse 1: [ Time 00:53 - 01:32 ] ================================================================================ F||-------------------|-----------------------| C||-------------------|-----------------------| G||-------------------|-----------------------| D||--2----------------|--(2)---------------0--| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |--2----------------|--(2)---------------0--| "Messenger of fear in sight" |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |--2----(2)--2-------2----|--2----(2)--2----2--2--0--| "Dark deception kills the light" |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------3---------4--|--(4)-------5------5-----| |--0--1--2---------2-----|---------2------------0--| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------3---------4--|--(4)-------5------5-----| |--0--1--2---------2-----|---------2------------0--| "Hybrid children watch the sea" |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |--2------2----2--2----|--2------2----2--2--0--| "Pray for father, roaming free" |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--/11\ -0--| |------------------------|-------------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------------|| |-----------3---------4--|--(4)-------5------5-----|| |--0--1--2---------2-----|---------2------------0--|| Messenger of fear in sight Dark deception kills the light Hybrid children watch the sea Pray for father, roaming free ================================================================================ Pre-Chorus 1: [ Time 01:32 - 01:49 ] ================================================================================ "Fearless wretch insanity" F||---------------------------|-------------------------| C||---------------------------|-------------------------| G||--------------5-----5-- \--|--1-----------1-----1----| D||--7--7--7--7-----7---------|-----3--3--3-----3-------| "He watches lurking beneath the sea" |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |--2-----------2-----2----|---------------------------| |-----4--4--4-----4-------|--4-4-1--1--1--1--1--1--1p0| "Great old one forbidden sight" |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------5-----5-- \--|--1-----------1-----1----| |--7--7--7--7-----7---------|-----3--3--3-----3-------| "He searches hunter of the shadows is..." |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |--2-----------2-----2----|---------------------------|| |-----4--4--4-----4-------|--4-4-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|| Fearless wretch Insanity He watches, lurking beneath the sea Great old one Forbidden sight He searches, hunter of the shadows is... ================================================================================ Chorus 1: [ Time 01:49 - 02:25 ] ================================================================================ "Rising" F||--------------------| |--------------| C||--------------------|2|--------------| G||--2--------3--------|/|--0--1--1--0--| D||--------------------|4|--------------| | |--------------------------|--------------------------| |4|--------------------------|--------------------------| |/|--1-----------------------|--------------0--1--1--0--| |4|-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--------------| "Immortal" |--------------------| |--------------| |--------------------|2|--------------| |--2--------3--------|/|--0--1--1--0--| |--------------------|4|--------------| | |--------------------------|--------------------------| |4|--------------------------|--------------------------| |/|--1-----------------------|--------------0--1--1--0--| |4|-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--------------| "In madness you dwell" |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--2--------3--------|-----------2---------| |--------------------|--1---------------0--| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------3---------4--|--(4)-------5------5-----| |--0--1--2---------2-----|---------2------------0--| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------3---------4--|--(4)-------5------5-----| |--0--1--2---------2-----|---------2------------0--| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------3----------4--|--(4)--------5-------------| |--0--1--2-------1--2-----|-------1--2-------1--2--0--| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-----------3----------4--|--(4)--------5-------------|| |--0--1--2-------1--2-----|-------1--2-------1--2--0--|| Rising Immortal In madness you dwell ================================================================================ Verse 2: [ Time 02:25 - 03:04 ] ================================================================================ F||-------------------|-----------------------| C||-------------------|-----------------------| G||-------------------|-----------------------| D||--2----------------|--(2)---------------0--| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |--2----------------|--(2)---------------0--| "Crawling chaos underground" |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |--2------2----2--2----|--2------2----2--2--0--| "Cult has summoned twisted sound" |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--/11\--0--| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------3---------4--|--(4)-------5------5-----| |--0--1--2---------2-----|---------2------------0--| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------3---------4--|--(4)-------5------5-----| |--0--1--2---------2-----|---------2------------0--| "out from ruins once possessed" |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |--2----(2)--2----2--2----|--2------2----2--2--0--| "Fallen city, living death" |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--/12\--0--| |------------------------|-------------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------------|| |-----------3---------4--|--(4)-------5------5-----|| |--0--1--2---------2-----|---------2------------0--|| Crawling chaos underground Cult has summoned twisted sound Out from ruins once possessed Fallen city, living death ================================================================================ Pre-Chorus 2: [ Time 03:04 - 03:43 ] ================================================================================ "Fearless wretch insanity" F||---------------------------|-------------------------| C||---------------------------|-------------------------| G||--------------5-----5-- \--|--1-----------1-----1----| D||--7--7--7--7-----7---------|-----3--3--3-----3-------| "He watches lurking beneath the sea" |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |--2-----------2-----2----|---------------------------| |-----4--4--4-----4-------|--4-4-1--1--1--1--1--1--1p0| "Timeless sleep has been upset" |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------5-----5-- \--|--1-----------1-----1----| |--7--7--7--7-----7---------|-----3--3--3-----3-------| "He wakens hunter of the shadows is..." |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |--2-----------2-----2----|---------------------------|| |-----4--4--4-----4-------|--4-4-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|| Fearless wretch Insanity He watches, lurking beneath the sea Timeless sleep Has been upset He wakens Hunter of the shadows is... ================================================================================ Chorus 2: [ Time 03:43 - 03:43 ] ================================================================================ "Rising" F||--------------------| |--------------| C||--------------------|2|--------------| G||--2--------3--------|/|--0--1--1--0--| D||--------------------|4|--------------| | |--------------------------|--------------------------| |4|--------------------------|--------------------------| |/|--1-----------------------|--------------0--1--1--0--| |4|-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--------------| "Immortal" |--------------------| |--------------| |--------------------|2|--------------| |--2--------3--------|/|--0--1--1--0--| |--------------------|4|--------------| | |--------------------------|--------------------------| |4|--------------------------|--------------------------| |/|--1-----------------------|--------------0--1--1--0--| |4|-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--------------| "In madness you dwell" |--------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|| |--2--------3--------|-----------2---------|--(2)---------0--1--1--0--|| |--------------------|--1------------------|--------------------------|| Rising Immortal In madness you dwell ================================================================================ Guitar Solo: [ Time 03:43 - 04:13 ] ================================================================================ F||--------------------------|--------------------------| | C||--------------------------|--------------------------|*| G||--1-----------------------|--------------0--1--1--0--|*| x 4 D||-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--------------| | ||---------------------------|---------------------------| ||---------------------------|---------------------------| ||--2-----0--2--3-2----3--2--|--2-----0--2--5-3-2--3--2--| ||-----3------------3--------|-----3---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|--------------2------------| |--2--------3--------|--2-----0--2----3-2--3--2--| |--------------------|-----3---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |--2--------3--------|-----------2---------|| |--------------------|--1---------------0--|| In madness you dwell ================================================================================ Bridge: [ Time 04:13 - 04:30 ] ================================================================================ F||-------------------------|---------------------------| | C||-------------------------|---------------------------|*| G||-----------3----------4--|--(4)--------5-------------|*| x 4 D||--0--1--2-------1--2-----|-------1--2-------1--2--0--| | ================================================================================ Verse 3: [ Time 04:30 - 05:09 ] ================================================================================ F||-------------------|-----------------------| C||-------------------|-----------------------| G||-------------------|-----------------------| D||--2----------------|--(2)---------------0--| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |--2----------------|--(2)---------------0--| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |--2------2----2--2----|--2------2----2--2--0--| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--/11\--0--| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------3---------4--|--(4)-------5------5-----| |--0--1--2---------2-----|---------2------------0--| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------3---------4--|--(4)-------5------5-----| |--0--1--2---------2-----|---------2------------0--| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |--2------2----2--2----|--2------2----2--2--0--| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------- ---------| |--------------------------|-----------------*- ---------| |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2---10\--0--| |------------------------|-------------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------------|| |-----------3---------4--|--(4)-------5------5-----|| |--0--1--2---------2-----|---------2------------0--|| Not dead which eternal lie Stranger eons, death may die Drain you of your sanity Face the thing that should not be ================================================================================ Pre-Chorus 3: [ Time 05:09 - 05:27 ] ================================================================================ F||---------------------------|-------------------------| C||---------------------------|-------------------------| G||--------------5-----5-- \--|--1-----------1-----1----| D||--7--7--7--7-----7---------|-----3--3--3-----3-------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |--2-----------2-----2----|---------------------------| |-----4--4--4-----4-------|--4-4-1--1--1--1--1--1--1p0| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------5-----5-- \--|--1-----------1-----1----| |--7--7--7--7-----7---------|-----3--3--3-----3-------| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |--2-----------2-----2----|---------------------------|| |-----4--4--4-----4-------|--4-4-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|| Fearless wretch Insanity He watches, lurking beneath the sea Timeless sleep Has been upset He wakens Hunter of the shadows is... ================================================================================ Chorus 3: [ Time 05:27 - 05:49 ] ================================================================================ F||--------------------| |--------------| C||--------------------|2|--------------| G||--2--------3--------|/|--0--1--1--0--| D||--------------------|4|--------------| | |--------------------------|--------------------------| |4|--------------------------|--------------------------| |/|--1-----------------------|--------------0--1--1--0--| |4|-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--------------| |--------------------| |--------------| |--------------------|2|--------------| |--2--------3--------|/|--0--1--1--0--| |--------------------|4|--------------| | |--------------------------|--------------------------| |4|--------------------------|--------------------------| |/|--1-----------------------|--------------0--1--1--0--| |4|-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--2--------3--------|-----------2---------| |--------------------|--1------------------| |---------------------------| |--------------| | |--------------2------------|2|--------------|4| |--2--------2----3-2--3--2--|/|--0--1--1--0--|/| |-----3--5------------------|4|--------------|4| Rising Immortal In madness you dwell ================================================================================ Outro: [ Time 05:49 - 06:38 ] ================================================================================ F||--------------------------|--------------------------| | C||--------------------------|--------------------------|*| G||--1-----------------------|--------------0--1--1--0--|*| x 11 D||-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--------------| | Song begins to fade out on the 6th repeat ================================================================================ End ================================================================================ Tab summary: Intro [ 00:00 - 00:53 ] Verse 1 [ 00:53 - 01:32 ] Pre-Chorus 1 [ 01:32 - 01:49 ] Chorus 1 [ 01:49 - 02:25 ] Verse 2 [ 02:25 - 03:04 ] Pre-Chorus 2 [ 03:04 - 03:21 ] Chorus 2 [ 03:21 - 03:43 ] Guitar Solo [ 03:43 - 04:13 ] Bridge [ 04:13 - 04:30 ] Verse 3 [ 04:30 - 05:09 ] Pre-Chorus 3 [ 05:09 - 05:27 ] Chorus 3 [ 05:27 - 05:49 ] Outro [ 05:49 - 06:38 ] END ------------ Corrections: ------------ 13th August 2017 [Version 2.0] Completely re-tabbed from scratch. The original version was in the wrong tempo, and there were numerous other minor errors.