Until it sleeps

Metallica

Bass Intro: Tune Guitars down 1/2 step |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |------------------------------0---| |---0-5--7/8--7--0-5--7/8--1-------| sl. sl. Main Line: Fill2(at 3rd verse) |---------0------------------5--|-------0-------------------------| |------------3--1--0---------5--|----------3--1--0----------------| |---------------------2--0---5--|-------------------2--0----------| |------2---------------------7--|----2----------------------------| |---0------------------------7--|--0------------------------------| |----------------------------5--|---------------------------------| Where Do I take this pain of mine?I run but it stays right by my side Just Like a curse just like a stray,You feed it once and now it stays So tell me why you've chosen me,Don't want your grip don't want your greed Chorus:Guitar1 (Repeat 4x) Fill 1 (at bottom) |-----------|------------------------------------------------------| |-----------|.----------------------------------------------------.| |-----------|-----5---7--5---4--4--5---2--3--2---------------------| |---5--5--5-|-----7---7--7---5--5--5---3--3--3---------------------| |---5--5--5-|.-0----0---------------------------------------------.| |---3--3--3-|------------------------------------------------------| pm. Chorus:Fill2(4th time 1st and last chorus) |------------------------------------------------------------------| |.--------------------------5--5--6-------------------------------.| |-------5---7--5---4--4--5--5--5--5---2----------------------------| |-------7---7--7---5--5--5------------2----------------------------| |.---0----0---------------------------0---------------------------.| |------------------------------------------------------------------| So hold me Until it Sleeps......... Chorus:Guitar2 The 5 on the first string is optional, sometimes Kirk uses it other times he doesn't. x=muffled |-----------|--5--5--5---------------5--5--5------------------------| |-----------|.-x--x--x---------------x--x--x-----------------------.| |-----------|--x--x--x---------------x--x--x------------------------| |---5--5--5/|--7--7--5--7--7--7----5/7--7--7---7--7--7----5/--------| |---5--5--5/|.-7--7--5--7--7--7----5/7--7--7---8--8--8----5/-------.| |---3--3--3/|--5--5--5--5--5--5----3/5--5--5--------------3/--------| sl. So tear me open.... sl. sl. Bridge: ~~~~ |---------0---------------------------0-----------------------5----| |------------3--1--0---------------------3--1-----------------5----| |---------------------2--0-----------------------0----0-----5------| |------2----------------------------2------------0----3---7--------| |---0----------------------------0---------------2----3------------| |---------------------------0--3--------------3----1---------------| (Go back to main,then chorus,then to post chorus) Post Chorus:Guitar1 |------------------------------------------------------------------| |.----------------------------------------------------------------.| |----------------------9--9/-------------------9--9/---------------| |------5--7--5---4--4--9--9/---5--7--5---4--4--9--9/---------------| |.-----7--7--7---5--6--7--7/---7--7--7---5--6--7--7/--------------.| |---0----0-----------------------0---------------------------------| p.m. sl. p.m. sl. Post Chorus:Guitar2 |------------------------------------------------------------------| |.--12--10--8--7--------------------------------------------------.| |-----------------8--9---------------------------------------------| |----9---7--5--4------------5--7--5---4--4--9----------------------| |.----------------6--7------7--7--7---5--6--7---------------------.| |-----------------------------0------------------------------------| p.m. (Go Back to bridge,then main,then chorus,and to post chorus) Solo:With Wah |---17--17--17---19--19--19---17--17---20--20--20---19--19--19-----| |---17--17--17---17--17--17---17--17---17--17--17---17--17--17-----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| ^ ^ |---17--17---17----17---0--0---0---17--15--12--12---15--12---------| |---17--17---20----20--17/15--17---17--15--12--12---15--12---------| |----------Bend-20-------sl.---------------------------------------| |-----------Full---------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--17--17--17--0--0--0----17--17--20--20--20---19--19--19--0--0--0-| |--17--17--17--17-17-17---17--17--17--17--17---17--17--17--17-17-17| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| ^ ^ |--17-----17------0--0--0---17--15--12--12---15--12----------------------| |--20-----20-----17/15--17--17--15--12--12---15--12------------~~--~~~~--| |Bend-20----------sl.-------------------------------~~~-----7--9--9/14-14| |Full------------------------------------------------7--9-10-------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ah=Artificial Harmonic |-------------------------------------------------------12--14--15-| |---------------------~~~~-----------------------12--15------------| |-~~~------7--9--9/12-12--~~~------7--9--9/12--14------------------| |--7--9-10-----------------7--9-10---------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ |--17-17--17--17~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------All-17s-Full------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| Guitar1:During Solo Listen to the song for the rythm and when it's played. |---0-------------------------------0--------------------------------| |---1-------------------------------1--------------------------------| |---2-------------------------------2--------------------------------| |---2-------------------------------2--------------------------------| |---0-------------------------------0--------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------0---------------------0--------0-------0----------0-| |-------------------3--1--0---------------3--1--1---------3--1--0--1-| |------------------------------------------------------------------2-| |------------2---------------------2-------------------------------2-| |--0--2--3-----------------------3--------------------2------------0-| |---------------------------------------------------3----------------| Now go to chorus and play it twice,The 2nd time Both guitars play Guitar2's part,Finally,go back to the main line and let the bass finish it off. Fill 1: |---------------------------| |----^-----~~~~----h---~~~~-| |----7--7--5------5-7--5----| |Bend-Full------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| There's things inside without a care Fill 2 |---5------5------5-----5-----| |-----5-------5-----5-----5---| |-------2-------2-----2-------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| So tell me why you've chosen me |---5-----5-----5-----5-----5-| |-----5-----5-----5-----5----5| |-------5-----5-----5-----5---| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| Don't want your grip........ Bass Finish: |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |------------------------------0---| |---0-5--7/8--7--0-5--2/3--1-------| sl. sl. h=hammer on /=slide ^=bend ~=vibrato pm=palm mute Ah=Artificial Harmonic x=muffled string

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