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• Db
  • D half step up
  • Eb one step up
  • E
  • F
  • F#
  • G
  • G#
  • A
  • Bb
  • B one step down
  • C half step down

 
written by Metallica 
as performed live with the San Francisco Symphony on S&M 
tab by Phil Boyle; phil@encycmet.com 
 
 
There are two ways to tune the guitar to play this song.  The way the band has 
it tuned (or at least James) on the S&M video is: Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb 
(Dropped D down 1/2 step).  The song can also be played in standard C# tuning. 
 
Music theory lesson for today:  C# and Db are the same note. 
 
 
 
Tuning #1 
low to high Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb (Dropped Db tuning) 
1) 
Gb------------------------------------------- 
Db---------------5-0-3---------7-6-0-2-3-3--0 
Ab---------------5-0-3---------7-6-0-2-3-3--0 
Db--0--0-7~~0-6~~5-0-3---0-0-0-7-6-0-2-3-3--0 
 
 
2) 
Gb-----------------------       ---------- 
Db--------------6-7-6-5-0 three -3-5-3-2-0 
Ab--------------6-7-6-5-0 times -3-5-3-2-0 
Db--0---0---0---6-7-6-5-0 then  -3-5-3-2-0 
 
 
3) 
Gb----------------------------------------------------------------- 
Db--0--0--3--3--5--5--0-----------6-7-6-5-0--0--3--3--5--5--7-7-7-7 
Ab--0--0--3--3--5--5--0-----------6-7-6-5-0--0--3--3--5--5--7-7-7-7 
Db--0--0--3--3--5--5--0---0---0---6-7-6-5-0--0--3--3--5--5--7-7-7-7 
"Don't you leave me father time" 
 
 
 
 
 
Tuning #2 down 1 1/2 steps (C# tuning) 
low to high C#, F#, B, E, G#, C# 
1) 
E--------------------------------------------- 
B---2------------7---5---------------4-5--5--2 
F#--2------------7---5---------9-7---4-5--5--2
C#--0--0-7~~0-6~~5-0-3---0-0-0-7-6-0-2-3--3--0 
                pm....         .  ....... 
 
 
2) 
E------------------------       ---------- 
B---------------8-9-8-7-2 three -5-7-5-2-2 
F#--------------8-9-8-7-2 times -5-7-5-4-2 
C#--0---0---0---6-7-6-5-0 then  -3-5-3-2-0 
 
 
3) 
E------------------------------------------------------------------ 
B---2--2--5--5--7--7--2-----------8-9-8-7-2--2--5--5--7--7--9-9-9-9 
F#--2--2--5--5--7--7--2-----------8-9-8-7-2--2--5--5--7--7--9-9-9-9 
C#--0--0--3--3--5--5--0---0---0---6-7-6-5-0--0--3--3--5--5--7-7-7-7 
"Don't you leave me father time." 
verse 
 
_______________________________________________________ 
Contribuição: Fábio da Silva Ribeiro(fsilvarib@globo.com)  

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