King Nothing tab by Metallica
Guitar tabs
Song: King Nothing Album/Track: Load/Track Artist: Metallica Transcribed by: Aaron Mangel This version of King Nothing is as Metallica played it in the studio in sections, there can be up to 6 guitars playing at a time, this just gives it a deeper, fuller sound. Tempo=120 Intro Fill 1 (Gtr. 1) Fade in Use Distortion and *Octaver end Fill 1 1|-----------------------------|----------------------------| 2|-17~~~~-17~~~~-17~~~~-17~~~~-|----------------------------| 3|-----------------------------|--------*--/----------------| Play 5x 4|-----------------------------|----------/-----------------| 5|-----------------------------|---------/--*---------------| 6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
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*Octaver doubles an octave below
w/Fill 1 (5x)
Full
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|------------------------15b-|
3|-----------------------------|------------------------14b-|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
Full
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|r15--------15b---------------|----------------------------|
3|r14--------14b---------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|-----------------------X--X-|
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------X--X-|
Full Full
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|---------7B----(7)b---------|
5|-7/--------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-7/--------------------------|----------------------------|
Release bend to 1/2
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|--(7)---------------(7)\-----|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
1/4 1/4 |-Let Ring-|
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|----------------5b-----------|------5b-------8---7--------|
5|--5--6--7---/7-----7---------|---/7----7\-----------------|
6|--0--0--0--0-----------------|-0----------/6---5----------|
Rhy. Fig. 1 (w/Fill 1)
1/4 1/4 |-Let Ring-| (end fig.1)
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|*----------------------------|---------------------------*| Play 3x
4|*------------------5b--------|------5b-------8---7-------*|
5|-----5--6--7---/7-----7------|---/7----7\-----------------|
6|-0---0--0--0--0--------------|-0----------/6---5----------|
1/4 1/4 |-Let Ring-|
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|*----------------------------|---------------------------*| Play 3x
4|*------------------5b--------|------5b-------8---7-------*|
5|-----5--6--7---/7-----7------|---/7----7\-----------------|
6|-0---0--0--0--0--------------|-0----------/6---5----------|
(w/Rhy. Fig. 1)
1/4 1/4
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
2|-12--12b--------12--12b------|----------------------------------|
3|-12--12b--------12--12b------|----1214p12--1214p12--1214p12-----|
4|---------14~~~----------14~~~|(14)-------14-------14-------14---|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Rhy. Fig. 2
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|*----------------------------|--------*--/----------------|
4|*----------------------------|----------/-----------------|
5|--X--2--5--2------8--7-------|---------/--*---------------|
6|--X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--0----|----------------------------|
Wish I may, Wish I might, have ...
end rhy fig 2
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|--X--2--5--2------8--7-------|--X--2--5--2------8--7--5---|
6|--X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--0----|--X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--3---|
Are you ...
*=Gtr 1 subtitute Rhy. Fill 1 (see end of tab)
w/Rhy. Fig. 2
1/4 1/4
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-9\---------------------9----|-9\---------------------9---|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-7\-----------/8--8--7--7----|-7\-----------/8--8--7--7---|
6|----0--3b--0--/6--6--5-------|----0--3b--0--/6--6--5------|
Dig for gold, dig for fame...
1/4
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|----------*--/---------------|-9\-------------------------|
4|------------/----------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------/--*--------------|-7\-----------/8--8--7--5---|
6|-----------------------------|----0--3b--0--/6--6--5--3---|
Are you ...
Half Time feel
Pre-Chorus
Rhy Fig 3
end Rhy fig 3
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------5~~~--------------|----------------------------|
4|----/7--7--------7--7--5-----|-(5)--7---------------------|
5|-0------------------0--0-----|-(0)--0-----6---------------|
6|-----------------------------|---------0--6---------------|
All the want...
Rhy Fill 2 (w/Rhy Fig 3)
Full 1/2 */*
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------5~~~--7--5--7b----|-(7)--5--7--7b~~~-----------|
4|----/7--7--------------------|----------------------------|
5|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------12\---|
All yhe things ...
Chorus (end Half time feel)
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----|
6|-0----0--0--0--0--0--0-------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
Then it all crashes ...
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----|
6|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
and you point your finger ...
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----|
6|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
Just want one thing...
|-P.M.-----| To Coda
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----|
6|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----|
But the castle crumbled ...
/-------------------------------------------------------------
|1.
Full Full Full w/ Rhy fig 1 (4x)
1|-13----13----13--------------|----------------------------|
2|-16b---16b---16b-----16\-----|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
name. Where's your crown...
--------------------------------------------------------------
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------
1/4 1/4
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|-12-12b----12b--------------|
3|-----------------------------|-12-12b----12b--------------|
4|-----------------------------|--------14-----14-----------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
Where's your ...
--------------------------------------------------------------
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|-12--12----12--12-----12----|
3|-1214p12---1214p12--1214p12--|-12--12----12--12-----12----|
4|--------14--------14-------14|--------14--------14--------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------------------\
Full/1/2 Full/1/2 |
1|------------------------------|
2|-14b-----12--14--14--14b--14\-|
3|-14b-----12--14--14--14b--14\*|
4|-----------------------------*|
5|------------------------------|
6|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------
|2.
Full Full Full
1|-13b--13b--13b---------------|
2|-16b--16b--16b----16\--------|
3|-----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|
name. Where's your ...
Guitar Solo
w/Rhy Fig 1 (4x)
with wah as filter and octaver
Full Full
1|-12--------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-15b-------------------------|-11-------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|-13b------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
Nothing? You're
Full Full Full
1|-12--------------14----15----|----------------------------|
2|-15b-------------17b---18b---|--(18)\---------------/14---|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
nothing Come on, where's ...
Full Full
1|-12-0-14-0-15-0-14-0----12-12-|-12-0-14-0-15-0-14-0---12-12-|
2|---------------------15----15b|---------------------15---15b|
3|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
4|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
5|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
6|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Full Full Full
1|15p12-0-12--15p12-0-12-------|12-0-14-0-15-0-14-0----12-12-|
2|--------15b---------15b------|--------------------15----15b|
3|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
w/Rhy Fig 3 (1.5x)
1|-17--17--17--20----------17--|----------------------------|
2|-----------------20--20------|-17--17--20-----------------|
3|-----------------------------|-------------19--19--19-----|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
Gtr 1 substitute Rhy Fill 2 w/Rhy. Fill 3 (see end of tab)
Full Full
1|-17--17--17--20---------17---|----------------------------|
2|-----------------20--20------|-17------17-------17--------|
3|-----------------------------|---------19b------19b-------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
Huh!
w/Rhy Fig 2
Full Full Full Full
1|----------12-----------12-----------12-------|
2|-15b--15b----15p12-15b----15p12-15b----15p12-|
3|---------------------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------------------|
Full
1|----------------------------------------------------------|
2|-----12-15p12----12h15p12----12---------------------------|
3|-14b----------14----------14----14-14p12----12h14-12~~~\--|
4|-----------------------------------------14---------------|
5|----------------------------------------------------------|
6|----------------------------------------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|
2|-12----14-14--15--14---------|
3|-12----14-14--15--14---------|
4|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|
Full Full
1|-12--12-15p12----12-15p12--------------------------------------------|
2|-15b----------15----------15p12-----12h15p12-------------------------|
3|--------------------------------14b----------14p12----12h14p12-14-12-|
4|---------------------------------------------------14----------------|
5|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 w/Fill 1 & Rhy Fill 4 (see end of tab)
1|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
2|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
3|-14b-14--14b-14--14b-14--14b-12-|-------------------------|
4|--------------------------------|-14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
5|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
6|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|-12-------------------12\---|
2|------------------------12---|-12-------------------12\---|
3|------------------------12---|----------------------------|
4|-(14)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
end solo
1|-\X--------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-\X--------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
adlib with feedback next 10 bars
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bridge w/Fill 1(8x)
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
I wish ... I
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
Wish I might ...
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
tonight I .... I
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
want it now. I ....
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|--h2-------------------------|---h5-----------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Careful | what ... |
1|--------0--------------0-----|------------------0---------|
2|------------(3)/5------------|---3-----------------3/5----|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|--0--------------------------|----------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|--h4-------------------------|--h3------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Careful 1/2 | what ....|
1|-------------2---------------|-----------------0----------|
2|--2-------------2b-----(2)\--|-\1-------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|---------------------3---1--|
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|--h2-------------------------|--h5------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|what you wish you may | ... Careful |
1|---------------3----------3--|----------------0---3----0--|
2|--------(3)/5-----(3)/5------|-(5)\3----------------------|
3|-----------------------------|-----------0----------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|--0--------------------------|----------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
(goto the */*)
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|--h4-------------------------|--h7------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------19\--|
| What you wish you just | might get it |
1|----------0------------------|--0----------0------0-------|
2|---------------2b-------2----|-------------1------1-------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|--2--------------------------|--------2-------------------|
CODA
Full Full Full
1|-13----13----13--------------|----------------------------|
2|-16b---16b---16b-----16------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|-2--------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|-0--------------------------|
name. Where's your ....
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-(2)-------------------------|-(2)------------------------|
6|-(0)-------------------------|-(0)------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|
5|-(2)-------------------------|
6|-(0)-------------------------|
Nothing.
OUTRO
w/Rhy. Fig. 1 (Gtr 2 4x, Gtr. 3 3.5x)
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0--2p0---0-2-0---0-2-0---|
3|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0--2p0---0-2-0---0-2-0h1-|
4|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|-2--------2-------2---------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|
Mm, no ...
Full
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0------------------------|
3|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0-0h2p0---0h2p0---4b-----|
4|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|-----------2-------2----5~~-|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|
nothing. Where's your ...
Full
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0-2p0---2p0--------------|
3|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0-2p0---2p0---2b--2--0---|
4|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|---------2-----2------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|
Nothing No, ...
w/Rhy. Fill 5
Full
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0------------------------|
3|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0--0h2p0---0h2p0---4b----|
4|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|------------2-------2----5~~|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|
nothing Absolutly
Free Time
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
nothing Off to ....
End
Rhy. Fill 1
1|-----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|
3|-----------------------9-----|
4|-----------------------------|
5|-X--2--5--2------8--7--7-----|
6|-X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--------|
Rhy. Fill 3
1/2
1|-----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|
3|--(7)---5----7----7b---------|
4|--(5)---7--------------------|
5|--(0)---0---------6----------|
6|-------------0----6----------|
Rhy. Fill 4
\.5/ \.5/ \.5/
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-0---------------------------|-(0)------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-(0)-------------------------|-(0)---------*-*-*-*--x-x---|
1|-----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|
6|-19\-------------------------|
Rhy. Fill 5
1/2 Free Time
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|--------5--7--7b---5--7------|-(7)/9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
5|----/7-----------------------|----------------------------|
6|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|
🏷Legend
~= Vibrato
b= Bend (amount will be told)
h= Hammer-on
p= Pull-off
*/*= Sign to go back to from DS al Coda
\x/= use tremlo bar to drop pitch x steps
/ & \= slides
* /
/ = repeat sign (repeat previous measure)
/ *
X= muted strings
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