Disposable Heroes

Metallica

intro: (in 6/4 time) E|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|o------------------------|-------------------------| D|o------------4---5---4---|-------------5---7---4---| A|-------------4---5---4---|-------------5---7---4---| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3---2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---5---2---| PM---------| PM---------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------9----o| D|-------------4---5---4---|-------------------9----o| X lots A|-------------4---5---4---|-------------------7-----| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3---2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| PM---------| PM---------------| lead over intro: with wah-wah E|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|o9-----------11--12--11--|-9-----------12--14--11--| D|o9-----------11--12--11--|-9-----------12--14--11--| A|-7-----------9---10--9---|-7-----------10--12--9---| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| ________________________ _________________________ | 1. | 2. E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-9-----------11--12--11--|-9---------------12-----o|-9-----------------9-----| D|-9-----------11--12--11--|-9---------------12-----o|-9-----------------9-----| A|-7-----------9---10--9---|-7---------------10------|-7-----------------7-----| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| next bit: (in 4/4 time) E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o| X lots D|o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-| lead over "next bit" (wah off) E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|o-12-----------------------------|-(12)-------------------------14-| D|o-12-----------------------------|-(12)-------------------------14-| A|--10-----------------------------|-(10)-------------------------12-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-11-----------------------------|-(11)-------------------------14-| D|-11-----------------------------|-(11)-------------------------14-| A|-9------------------------------|-(9)--------------------------12-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ^slide E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-10-----------------------------|-(10)-------------------------12-| D|-10-----------------------------|-(10)-------------------------12-| A|-8------------------------------|-(8)--------------------------10-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ^slide E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-9------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------o| D|-9------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------o| A|-7------------------------------|-(7)-----------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ^slide faster: E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o| X 3 D|o6-------------------------------|-6------------------------------o| A|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| > PM---------|> PM---------| > PM---------|> PM---------| E|---------------------------------|--------------------------| B|---------------------------------|--------------------------| G|---------------------------------|--------------7---6---4---| D|---------------------------------|--5---4---2---7---6---4---| A|-0---10-^9--^0---9--^7-----------|--5---4---2---5---4---2---| E|-------------------------10--9---|--3---2---0---------------| PM p p p PM-----| ---3---/ ---3---/ play "next bit" again 4 times then into verses the verses are all played solely in the 6th string in the same rhythm as "next bit" 1 Bodies fill the fields I see 2 Barking of machine gun fire does 3 Life planned out before my birth E|0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-| hungry heroes end. nothing to me now nothing could I say. E|3--3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2-| No one to play soldier now, Sounding of the clock that ticks get Had no chance to see myself E|0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-| no one to pretend. used to it somehow. moulded day by day. E|3--3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-| the second half of each verse follows the same pattern Running blind through killing fields, bred to kill them all. Victim of what said should be, a servant till I fall riff B: Soldier boy, made of clay E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| - G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4 D|-6-------------------------------|-6-------------------------------| A|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| > PM---------|> PM---------| > PM---------|> PM---------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| 3 B|-------------------------|-------------------------| - G|-------------------------|-------------------------| 4 D|-4-----------------------|-2-----------------------| A|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| > PM---------|> PM-| > PM---------|> PM-| with riff B: E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4 B|---------------------------------|------------o-/------------------| - G|--4-----(4)---^5^42---(2)-/-4^5-|-------------/-------------------| 4 D|---------------------------------|------------/-o------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| h p sl sl h E|-------------------------|-------------------------| 3 B|-------------------------|-------------------------| - G|--4-----(4)---^5^42-----|--4^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-----| 4 D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| h p sl vibrato simultaneously depress trem bar 1/2 step _________________________________ | This bar third time only | /----3---- | /----3---- E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-4----3----4-----5-----4---------|-6----5----6-----7-----8---------| D|-4----3----4-----5-----4---------|-6----5----6-----7-----8---------| A|-2----1----2-----3-----2---------|-4----3----4-----5-----6---------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| rhythm fig 1 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------5---|-(5)----------------------8----4-| A|-----------------------------5---|-(5)----------------------8----4-| E|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0---3---|-(3)----------------------6----2-| PM-------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-(4)----------------------7----3-|-(3)----------------------5------| A|-(4)----------------------7----3-|-(3)----------------------5------| E|-(2)----------------------5----1-|-(1)----------------------3------| then with rhythm fig 1 Back to the front. You will do what I say, when I say. Back to the front. You will die when I say you must die. Back to the front. You coward, you servant, you blind man. (then some palm muted open E-string strumming) after second verse: rhythm figure 2 E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|2---------------|----------------|2---------------|----------------| X 2 A|2-------5^7-----|5-------4^7-----|2-------5^7-----|5-------4^7-2---| E|0---0-0-0---0-0-|0---0-0-0---0-0-|0---0-0-0---0-0-|0---0-0-0---0---| then with rhythm figure 2: Why... am I dying? Kill... have no fear. Lie... live off lying. Hell... hell is here. then a big solo mostly played over then with rhythm figure 2 again: Why... am I dying? Kill... have no fear. Lie... live off lying. Hell... hell is here. I was born for dying.... E|0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-|-0-------------|------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-..| the rest is just mostly bits an pieces of what is tabbed above you can work them out

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