The Shortest Straw

Metallica

Intro: 
 
 G|------------------------------| 
 D|------------------------------| 
 A|------------------------------| 
 E|-0-0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0-0-| 
 
 G|------------------------------| 
 D|------------------------------| 
 A|------------------------------| 
 E|-0-0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0-5--0-0-| 
 
 G|------------------------------| 
 D|------------------------------| 
 A|------------------------------| 
 E|-0-0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0-0-| 
 
 G|------------------------------| 
 D|------------------------------| 
 A|------------------------------| 
 E|-0-0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-| 
 
 Chorus: 
 
 G|-----------------------------------------------| 
 D|-----------------------------------------------| 
 A|-----------------------------------------------| 
 E|-0-1-0--0-0-000--0-1-0--0-3-0-5--0-1-0-0-0-000-| 
 
 G|----------------| 
 D|----------------| 
 A|----------------| 
 E|-0-1-0--0-5-0-3-| 
 
 A bar is repeatedly done after a number of the above 
 Chorus lick. The bar is below (very simple). 
 
 G|----------| 
 D|----------| 
 A|----------| 
 E|-3-3--2-2-| 
 
 Verse: 
 
 G|----------------------------------------| 
 D|----------------------------------------| 
 A|----------------------------------------| 
 E|-0-0-00--00-0-1-0-1--0-0-00--00-0-3-0-3-| 
 
 G|--------------------------------------| 
 D|--------------------------------------| 
 A|--------------------------------------| 
 E|-0-0-00-00-0-1-0-1--0-0-00-00-0-3-2-1-| 
 
 After 2 or more times of the above, the same lick goes 
 higher, demonstrated directly below. 
 
 G|--------------------------------------| 
 D|--------------------------------------| 
 A|--------------------------------------| 
 E|-2-2-22-22-2-3-2-3--2-2-22-22-2-5-2-5-| 
 
 G|--------------------------------------| 
 D|--------------------------------------| 
 A|--------------------------------------| 
 E|-2-2-22-22-2-3-2-3--2-2-22-22-2-5-4-3-| 
 
 Main lick (used in several parts of song, and after a 
 few of the Chorus's...it is also used as a Pre-Chorus. When used as a 
 Pre-Chorus, just do the first bar twice): 
 
 G|------------------------------------| 
 D|------8-7-8\------------------------| 
 A|---/7-------------------------------| 
 E|-0-------------0-0-0-00--00-0-1-0-1-| 
 
 G|----------------------------------| 
 D|------8-7-8\----------------------| 
 A|---/7-----------------------------| 
 E|-0-------------0-0-00--00-0-3-0-3-| 
 
 G|----------------------------------| 
 D|-------8-7-8\---------------------| 
 A|---/7-----------------------------| 
 E|-0-------------0-0-00--00-0-5-0-5-| 
 
 G|----------------------------------| 
 D|--------8-7-5\--------------------| 
 A|---7-8----------------------------| 
 E|-0--------------3-3-33-33-3-2-2-1-| 
 
 Another Bridge or Pre-Chorus is shown below. 
 
 G|---------------|-------------------| 
 D|---------------|-------------------| 
 A|-2-2-2-2-------|-7----7-7-8--------| 
 E|---------------|---0---------7h8-8-| 
 
 G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| 
 D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| 
 A|-7h8p7p6-7h8p7p6-|----7-7-8-------|-7h8p7p6-7h8p7p6-| 
 E|-----------------|-5--------7h8-8-|-----------------| 
 
 Pre-Solo 
 
 G|---------|----------|---------|----------| 
 D|---------|----------|---------|----------| 
 A|---------|----------|---------|----------| 
 E|-0-------|-1--------|-2-------|-3--------| 
 
 G|----------|---------|----------|---------|-------| 
 D|----------|---------|----------|---------|-------| 
 A|----------|---------|----------|---------|-------| 
 E|-0--------|-1-------|-2--------|-3-------|-3-2-1-| 
 
 Chorus, then: 
 
 G|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------| 
 D|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------| 
 A|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------| 
 E|-0---0-1-0-1--|-0---0-3-0-3-|-0---0-1-0-1-0-|-3-2-1-| 
 
 G|-------------|-------------|---------------|-------| 
 D|-------------|-------------|---------------|-------| 
 A|-------------|-------------|---------------|-------| 
 E|-0---0-1-0-1-|-0---0-3-0-3-|-0---0-1-0-1-0-|-3-2-1-| 
 
 G|---------|---------|----------| 
 D|---------|---------|----------| 
 A|---------|---------|----------| 
 E|-2-3-4-5-|-2-3-4-5-|-5-4-3--1-| 
 
 Chorus, then back to the song (Verse and Chorus) 
 
 The ending is below: 
 
 G|---------|---------|-------|-----------------------| 
 D|---------|---------|-------|-----------------------| 
 A|---------|---------|-------|-----------------------| 
 E|-2-3-4-5-|-2-3-4-5-|-3-2-1-|-0-0-00-00-0-0-1-0-1-0-|