The New Song

Metallica

Compositor: James H., Lars U.

Tom: E

(intro)  (@ 1:12)

e|----------------------------|
b|----------------------------|
g|----------------------------|
d|--1--0--0-0h3-3-0---(0)-----|
a|--1--0--0-0h3-3-0---(0)-----|
e|--1--0--0-0h3-3-0---(0)-----|


(main intro riff)   (4x)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------
d|--1-1-1-0--------3---------------1-1-1-0---------------------------
a|--1-1-1-0--0-0h3-3--0------------1-1-1-0--0-0h3-3--0---------------
e|--1-1-1-0--0-0h3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-0--0-0h3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-----
                 p.m.............


(main intro riff end 1x)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------
d|--6--5--5-5/8-8-5-----8--7--7-7/10-10--7----0~------(0)-----------
a|--6--5--5-5/8-8-5-----8--7--7-7/10-10--7----0~------(0)-----------
e|--6--5--5-5/8-8-5-----8--7--7-7/10-10--7----0~------(0)-----------


(main riff 2- Part 1) (@ 2:05)

e|-----------------------------------
b|-----------------------------------
g|-----------------------------------
d|-----------------------------------
a|-------------------------3-2-1-----
e|--2~-0-1-2--2--5-0-2200------------


(main riff 2- Part 2)  (@ 2:36)

e|-----------------------------------------------------
b|-----------------------------------------------------
g|-----------------------------------------------------
d|-----------------------------------------------------
a|-----------------------------------------------------
e|--0-1-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0-1-2--2--2--2--2--2--2---
           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



e|---------------------------------------------------
b|---------------------------------------------------
g|---------------------------------------------------
d|----------------------------------------2*---------
a|--2-1-----------------------------------2*---------
e|------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0-1-2--2--2--2*---------
        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~      ~~~~~~~


(verse riff)  (@2:46)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------
g|-------------------------------------------6/7-6-------------------
d|--2--3-4--4-4---2--3-4--4-4---2--3-4--4-4--4/5-4--6/7-6------------
a|--2--3-4--4-4---2--3-4--4-4---2--3-4--4-4---------4/5-4--4/5-4-----
e|--2--3-4--4-4---2--3-4--4-4---2--3-4--4-4----------------4/5-4-----
  "man in black walks around..."


(chorus riff 1)  (@ 3:09)   (Bass Follows exactly)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
d|--/5-5--------------/5-5-----------------------------------------------
a|-------7-5-5/7~~---------7-5-7\5~~----/7-7-----------------------------
e|-------------------------------------------9-7-7h9~~---/9-9--7-5-5~~---


"death is not the end..."
(chorus riff 2)   (@ 3:20)

e|------------------------------------------
b|------------------------------------------
g|------------------------------------------
d|---2-2-2--0-1-0--2-2-2--0-1-0-------------
a|---2-2-2--0-1-0--2-2-2--0-1-0--3-2-1------
e|---2-2-2--0-1-0--2-2-2--0-1-0-------------


  p.m.........................

(post chorus) "not the end, not the end, the
beginning......."

(play w/ main riff 2)

(breakdown and solo riff)  (@ 4:52)

e|----------------------------------------------------
b|----------------------------------------------------
g|----------------------------------------------------
d|---2~--0-2*-2---0-2*-2------0-3~--0-3*-3---0-3*-3---
a|---2~--0-2*-2---0-2*-2------0-3~--0-3*-3---0-3*-3---
e|---2~--0-2*-2---0-2*-2------0-3~--0-3*-3---0-3*-3----
    "i'm                    gonna ramble(?)



e|-----------------------------------------------------------
b|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|------------5*-5------5*-5---------------------------------
d|-----5------5*-5------5*-5----5---0-5-5---0-5-0------------
a|---0-3----0-3*-3----0-3*-3----5---0-5-5---0-5-0--5-4-3-2---
e|----------------------------0-5---0-5-5---0-5-0------------
    the light             sets me free..."