Fixxxer tab

Fixxxer

The official tuning for this song is Standard Eb, but I translated it to Drop D
for those of you who only do Standard and Drop D.  Listen to the CD for timing.

Fixxxer
As performed on "ReLoad"
Music by James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, and Lars Ulrich
Lyrics by James Hetfield

Drop D tuning
h           hammer on
p           pull off
b           bend
r           release
x           muffled strings
~           vibrating
/           slide up
\           slide down
James       Guitar 1
Kirk        Guitar 2

James' Intro
Distorted guitar w/ wah pedal, repeat a bunch of times
e-10b12---------------------------------13b15-----
B-------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------

Kirk's Intro 1 (x4)
Clean guitar w/ wah pedal
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D------4h6-4~~~-----------------------------------------
A-6~~~--------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------

Kirk's Intro 2 (x5, last 3 times w/o muffled strings)
Clean guitar w/ wah pedal
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D--------4----------------------------------------------
A-4h6~~~---6~~~----x---x--xxxx--------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------

Both guitars      End intro
Distortion, wah pedal off
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-4h6-2h4-1h2-------------------------------------------
D-------------4h6---------------------------------------

Both guitars    Main riff (x4)
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------3h4--------------
A-1-1--6p4-6~~-------7~~--1-1--6p4-6~~-----4~~~---------
D-1-1----------7p6-7------1-1---------------------------

On the third time, Kirk goes off into this
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------1h3-------------
D------4p3-4~~~------6~~~------4p3-4~~~-----3~~~--------
A-1-1----------4p3-4------1-1---------------------------
D-1-1---------------------1-1---------------------------

Both guitars      Verse Part 1 (x2)
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-3h4-x-8-8-x-4p3-x-8-8-x-3h4-x-8-8-x--3h4p3------------
A-----x-6-6-x-----x-6-6-x-----x-6-6-x--------4~~~-------
D-------------------------------------------------------
                  
Both guitars      Verse Part 2 (x2) 
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-1h2-x-6-6-x-2p1-x-6-6-x-1h2-x-6-6-x--1h2p1------------
A-----x-4-4-x-----x-4-4-x-----x-4-4-x--------2~~~-------
D-------------------------------------------------------

Kirk     End verse
Clean guitar
e-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------2-----------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------
D----1--4---------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------
D-1---------------------------------------------------

James' Chorus (x2)
Distortion
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D---------4h6-6b8r6-4----------4h6-6b8r6-4--------------
A-1----4h6-------------4----4h6-------------------------
D-1--------------------4--------------------------------

e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-6-------4h6-6b8r6-4----4----------3-------------------
A-4----4h6---------------2----------1-------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------

Kirk's Chorus (x2)
Clean guitar
e------------------------------------------------------
B---------2-------------2------------------------------
G----------------------------------6-------------------
D---1--4----------1--4-----------6---6-----------------
A------------------------------4-----------------------
D-1-------------4--------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G-----4--------3---------------------------------------
D---4---4----3---3-------------------------------------
A-2--------1-------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------

Both guitars end chorus on this
Distortion
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-4h6-2h4-1h2-------------------------------------------
D------------4h6----------------------------------------

Main Riff

Verse

Chorus

Both guitars     Interlude
Distortion
Play this twice
e---------------------------
B---------------------------
G--------11-----------------
D-11-13--11-13---xx---------
A-11-13-----13---xx---------
D---------------------------

Then continue with this
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G--------11------------11-----------11------------------
D-11-13--11-13--11-13--11-13--11-13-11-13---------------
A-11-13-----13--11-13-----13--11-13----13---------------
D-------------------------------------------------------


SLIDE SOLO

James
Distortion
Open on this        Then this twice
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------5h6----
A-4h6-2h4-1h2-----3-3--8p6-8~~~-----9~~~--3-3--8p6-8~~~-----6--
D------------4h6--3-3-----------9p8-------3-3------------------

Then he plays the main riff three times

Kirk
e-------------------------------21\---------------------
B-8/10----8/10----8/10----8/10--------------------------
G-8/10----8/10----8/10----8/10--------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------

e-8/11----8/11--14\13--8/11------------8/11-------------
B-8/11----8/11---------8/11------------8/11-------------
G----------------------------11\10/11--------11\--------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------

e-------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------10/11---------------
G-11\10/11-----------/13--11\10/11--------10\-----------
D-----------11\10/11------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------

e-14\13/14-------------16\------------------------------
B------------14\13/14-----------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------

James
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-1-1--6p4-6~~~-----7~~~--------------------------------
D-1-1-----------7p6-------------------------------------

e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-1-1--6p4-6--1-1--6p4-6----7p9-7-----13p11-13----------
D-1-1---------1-1---------------------------------------

Kirk
e-------------------------------------11\10/11----------
B---------------------------11\10/11--------------------
G-----11\10/11-----11\10/11-----------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------


GUITAR SOLO

James    Part 1 (x4)
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G------4------------------------------------------------
D-4-6--4-6-----4h6-6b8r6-4~~~---------------------------
A-4-6----6--4h6-----------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------

James    Part 2
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G------4---------------4--------------------------------
D-4-6--4-6--------4-6--4-6----------1-------------------
A-4-6----6--xxxx--4-6----6--xxxxxx--1-------------------
D-----------xxxx------------xxxxxx--1-------------------

Kirk   (All 18s are 16s bent to 18s)
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-16b18-18-18-16b18-18-18-16b18-18-18-16b18-14b16-------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
                              Wah-pedal!
e--------------18b20b21-16-----------------------------
B-16b18-14b16------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------11h13-13b15r13-11-----
D---------------------------11h13----------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------

e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G------11h13-13b15r13-11------11h13-13b15r13-11---------
D-11h13------------------11h13--------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------

e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-13b15r13-11-13b15r13-11-13b15r13-11-------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------

e-------16----------------------16----------------------
B-16-18----18~~~~---------16-18----18~~~~---------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------

e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-13b15-13b15-13b15-------------------------------------
D-------------------13~~~~~~~---------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------

POST SOLO

Kirk
Clean guitar w/ wah pedal
Play this x3      Then this
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-----4h6-4~~~-----4h6b8r6-4~~-----4--------------------
A-6~~~----------6~~------------4h6---6--xxx-------------
D-------------------------------------------------------

e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D------4-----4-6b8r6-----4------------------------------
A-4h6~~--6~~---------4h6----4h6-2h4-1h2-----------------
D---------------------------------------4h6-------------

e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----4---11h13-13p11--11-11-13-----4---11h13-13p11-----11-13p11----
A-4h6--6------------------------4h6--6---------------13----------13-
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
                             Wah pedal off, distortion on
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-----4-------4-------4---------------------------------
A-4h6---6-4h6---6-4h6---6--4h6-2h4-1h2------------------
D-------------------------------------4h6---------------

Kirk's Bridge (x6)
Clean guitar 
e-------------------------------------------------------
B--------2-------------------2--------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D---1--4----------------1--4----------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
D-1-------------------1---------------------------------

James' Bridge (x6)
Distorion
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------4h6-6b8r6-4--------4h6-6b8r6-4------------------
A-1--4h6-------------1--4h6-----------------------------
D-1------------------1----------------------------------

Chorus


Kirk's Outro part 1  (x4)
Clean guitar
e-------------------------------------------------------
B--------2---------------------2------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D---1--4------------------1--4--------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
D-1---------------------1-------------------------------

James' Outro part 1  (x4)
Distortion
e--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------
D-------4h6-6b8r6-4--------------------------------------
A-1--4h6--------------1---4h6-2h4-1h2--------------------
D-1-------------------1---------------4h6----------------

Ending
Both guitars
Distortion
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------1-1----------
A-4h6-2h4-1h2------1-1---6p4-6~~------7~~--1-1----------
D-------------4h6--1-1----------7p6-7------1-1----------

That's it.

Song Structure:
Note...Names in parenthesees = who plays lead guitar

James' Intro (Continue playing under Kirk's)
Intro part 1 (Kirk)
Intro part 2 (Kirk)
End Intro
Main riff
Verse
Chorus (James)
Main riff
Verse
Chorus (James)
Interlude
Slide solo (Kirk)
Guitar solo (Kirk)
Post solo
Bridge (James)
Chorus  (James)
Outro (James)
Ending

Peace.

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