#----------------------------------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 U N F O R G I V E N ================================================================================ METALLICA (c) Elektra/Vertigo/Universal Records (1991) 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 Original Tab Date: 5th November 2012 Version 2.0 9th October 2017 (See bottom of tab for corrections) ----------------------- 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 x - Muted Note/Dead Note -- -- - Rest, and sustain rest for duration of blank space |_3_| - Triplet Note(s) * - Staccato Note (Bring indicated note to an abrupt end) ================================================================================ Intro: [ Time 00:00 - 00:56 ] ================================================================================ Rest for 20 bars G||--------------------|-------------------| D||--------------------|-------------------| A||--0------------2----|--3----------------| E||--------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|---------------2----| |--3------------3 \ --|--0-----------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |--0--------0----2----|--3----------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------2----0 h 2--| |--3------------3 \ --|--0--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |--0--------------|--(0)------------|--0--------------|--(0)------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| ================================================================================ Verse 1: [ Time 00:56 - 01:22 ] ================================================================================ G||------------------------|----------------------| D||------------------------|----------------------| A||------------------------|-----------------5----| E||--5----5----5h8----0----|--0----0----0---------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |--5----5----5-- \-------|----------------------| |-------------------5----|--5----5----5----5----| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------5----| |--5----5----5h8----0----|--0----0----0---------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |--5----5----5-- \-------|-----------------------| |-------------------5----|--5----5----5----5--3--| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------5----| |--5----5----5h8----0----|--0----0----0---------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |--5----5----5-- \-------|----------------------| |-------------------5----|--5----5----5----5----| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------5----| |--5----5----5h8----0----|--0----0----0---------| |------------------------|| |------------------------|| |--5----5----5-- \--0----|| |------------------------|| "New blood joins this earth And quickly he's subdued Through constant pained disgrace The young boy learns their rules With time the child draws in This whipping boy done wrong Deprived of all his thoughts The young man struggles..." ================================================================================ Pre-Chorus 1: [ Time 01:22 - 01:37 ] ================================================================================ G||--------------------------|--------------------------| D||--------------------------|--------------------------| A||--------------------------|--------------------------| E||--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |--3-----------3h5-3--0--|----------------------| |------------------------|--3---------------- / | |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------0--| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |--3-----------3h5-3--0--|---------------------| |------------------------|--3-------------- \ -| |-------------------|| |-------------------|| |-------------------|| |--0----------------|| "...on and on he's known Ooo a vow unto his own That never from this day His will they'll take away" ================================================================================ Chorus 1: [ Time 01:37 - 02:11 ] ================================================================================ G||--------------------|-------------------| D||--------------------|-------------------| A||--0------------2----|--3----------------| E||--------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|---------------2----| |--3------------3 \ --|--0-----------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |--0--------0----2----|--3----------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------2----0 h 2--| |--3------------3 \ --|--0--------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |--0------0--0----2----|--3----------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|---------------2----| |--3------------3 \ --|--0-----------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |--0--------0----2----|--3----------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------0h2----| |--3------------3 \ --|--0-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |--0--------------|--(0)------------|--0--------------|--(0)------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| "What I've felt, what I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be, never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt, what I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free, never me So I dub thee unforgiven" ================================================================================ Verse 2: [ Time 02:11 - 02:37 ] ================================================================================ Repeat Verse 1 with the following variations: G||------------------------|----------------------| D||------------------------|----------------------| A||------------------------|-----------------5----| E||--5----5----5h8----0----|--0----0----0---------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |--5----5----5-- \-------|----------------------| |-------------------5----|--5----5----5----5----| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------5----| |--5----5----5h8----0----|--0----0----0---------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |--5----5----5-- \-------|-----------------------| |-------------------5----|--5----5----5----5--3--| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------5----| |--5----5----5h8----0----|--0----0----0---------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |--5----5----5-- \-------|----------------------| |-------------------5----|--5----5----5----5----| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------5----| |--5----5----5h8----0----|--0----0----0---------| |------------------------|| |------------------------|| |--5----5----5-- \--0----|| |------------------------|| "They dedicate their lives To running all of his He tries to please them all This bitter man he is Throughout his life the same He's battled constantly This fight he cannot win A tired man they..." ================================================================================ Pre-Chorus 2: [ Time 02:37 - 02:53 ] ================================================================================ Repeat Pre-Chorus 1 with the following variations: G||-------------------------|--------------------------| D||-------------------------|--------------------------| A||-------------------------|--------------------------| E||--5----5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |--3-----------3h5-3--0--|----------------------| |------------------------|--3---------------- / | |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |--3-----------3h5-3--0--|---------------------| |------------------------|--3--------------- / | |-------------------|| |-------------------|| |-------------------|| |--0----------------|| "...see no longer cares The old man then prepares To die regretfully That old man here is me" ================================================================================ Chorus 2: [ Time 02:53 - 03:20 ] ================================================================================ Repeat Chorus 1 with the following variations: G||--------------------|-------------------| D||--------------------|-------------------| A||--0------------2----|--3----------------| E||--------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|---------------2----| |--3------------3 \ --|--0-----------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |--0--------0----2----|--3----------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------2----0 h 2--| |--3------------3 \ --|--0--------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |--0------0--0----2----|--3----------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|---------------2----| |--3------------3 \ --|--0-----------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |--0--------0----2----|--3----------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|---------------0 h 2--|| |--3------------3 \ --|--0-------------------|| ================================================================================ Interlude: [ Time 03:20 - 03:48 ] ================================================================================ G||-------------------|-------------------| | D||-------------------|-------------------|*| A||--0----------------|--(0)--------------|*| x 7 E||-------------------|-------------------| | ||------------------------|----------------------------|| ||-------------------5h7--|--(7)--7--7--7--7--7--7 \ --|| ||--0----0----------------|----------------------------|| ||------------------------|----------------------------|| ================================================================================ Guitar Solo: [ Time 03:48 - 04:32 ] ================================================================================ G||------------------------|-----------------------| D||------------------------|-----------------------| A||------------------------|------------------5----| E||--5----5----5h8----0----|--0--------12 \--------| |------------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|--------------------| |--5----5----5-- \-------|--------------------| |-------------------5----|--5------------5----| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|------------------5----| |--5----5----5h8----0----|--0--------12 \--------| |------------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|--------------------| |--5----5----5-- \-------|--------------------| |-------------------5----|--5------------5----| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|------------------5----| |--5----5----5h8----0----|--0--------12 \--------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |--5----5----5-- \-------|---------------3--------| |-------------------5----|--5----3----5-----5--3--| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------5--5--| |--5----5----5h8----0----|--0--------12 \---------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |--5----5----5----5----|-------------------------| |----------------------|--5----5--5--5--5--5--5--| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|--3-----------3h5-3--0--| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------12--12--| |--3---------------- / |--5--5--5--5--5 /10----------| |---------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------| |--12--12--12--12--12--10---------|--3-----------3h5-3--0--| |--------------------------12 \ --|------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |--3-------------- \ -|--0----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |--0----------------|--(0)--------------|| ================================================================================ Chorus 3: [ Time 04:32 - 05:00 ] ================================================================================ Repeat Chorus 1 with the following variations: G||--------------------|-------------------| D||--------------------|-------------------| A||--0------------2----|--3----------------| E||--------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------0h2----| |--3------------3 \ --|--0-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |--0--------0----2----|--3----------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------2----0 h 2--| |--3------------3 \ --|--0--------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |--0------0--0----2----|--3----------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------0h2----| |--3------------3 \ --|--0-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |--0------0--0----2----|--3----------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|---------------0 h 2--|| |--3------------3 \ --|--0-------------------|| ================================================================================ Outro: [ Time 05:00 - 06:26 ] ================================================================================ G||----------------------|-------------------| D||----------------------|-------------------| A||--0------0--0----2----|--3----------------| E||----------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------2----0h2----| |--3------------3--2--|--0--------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |--0--------0----2----|--3--------3----3--5--| |---------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------5----------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------2----0 h 2--| |--3-------------3--2--|--0--------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |--0------0--0----2----|--3------------3--5--| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------0----0 h 2--| |--3--------3----3--2--|--0--------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |--0--------0----2----|--3------------3--5--| |---------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------5----------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------0----0h2----| |--3-------------3--2--|--0--------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |--0------0--0----2----|--3------------5 h 7--| |----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |--5-----------5--------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------2----0 h 2--| |-----------------3--2--|--0--------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |--0------0--0----2----|--3--------3--3 / 5 h 7--| |----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |--5-----------5--7--5--|---------------(9 h 10 p 9) \| |-----------------------|--7--------7/----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |--7------7--7--5--------|---------------------| |------------------7 \ --|--3---------------2--| |------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------2----0 h 2--| |--3------------3--2--|--0--------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |--0------0--0----2----|--3--------3----3--5--| |----------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|---------7--7 \ --2--2--| |--3--------3----3--3h5--|--0---------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |--0------0--0----2----|--3--------3----3--5--| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------5----------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------2----0 h 2--| |--3-------------3--2--|--0--------------------| Song begins to fade out at this point |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |--0------0--0----2----|--3--------3----/ 5 h 7--| |----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |--5-----------5--7--5--|------------------------| |-----------------------|--7------7--7 \ --2--2--| |-----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |--0------0--0----2----|--3--------3----3--5--| |----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|-----------0----2----| |--3--------3----(3\2)--|--0------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |--0--------0----2----|--3--------3----3--5--| |---------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-------2---------2----| |--3--------3----3--2--|--0---------0---------| |----------------------|-------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------|| |--0------0--0----2----|--3----------------|| |----------------------|-------------------|| "Never free, never me So I dub thee unforgiven You labelled me, I'll label you So I dub thee unforgiven Never free, never me So I dub thee unforgiven You labelled me, I'll label you So I dub thee unforgiven Never free, never me So I dub thee unforgiven" ================================================================================ End ================================================================================ Tab summary: Intro [00:00 - 00:56] Verse 1 [00:56 - 01:22] Pre-Chorus 1 [00:22 - 01:37] Chorus 1 [01:37 - 02:11] Verse 2 [02:11 - 02:37] Pre-Chorus 2 [02:37 - 02:53] Chorus 2 [02:53 - 03:20] Interlude [03:20 - 03:48] Guitar Solo [03:48 - 04:32] Chorus 3 [04:32 - 05:00] Outro [05:00 - 06:26] END ------------ Corrections: ------------ 9th October 2017 [Version 2.0] Completely re-tabbed from scratch. The original version was in the wrong tempo, and there were numerous other minor errors.