Slither As recorded by Metallica on "Reload" Transcription by Matt Rasmussen PLEASE send any comments to mattrasmussen@mail.utexas.edu All guitars tune down 1 half step - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb H = hammer on P = Pull off B = Bend p.m. = palm mute sim. = similar - play the rest of the notes with similar style Intro
Guitar I "Don't go looking..." "Don't set..." "Haven't I seen you...." |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |---4-3-2--x-x-x-x------------------7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2--- |---4-3-2--x-x-x-x--7-6-5--x-x-x-x--7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2--- |---2-1-0--x-x-x-x--7-6-5--x-x-x-x--5-4-3--3-0-3-0-3-0--2-1-0--0--0--- |-------------------5-4-3--x-x-x-x------------------------------------ | |Guitar II |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |---4-3-2---------------------------7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2--- |---4-3-2-----------7-6-5-----------7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2--- |---2-1-0-----------7-6-5-----------5-4-3---------------2-1-0--0--0--- |-------------------5-4-3--------------------------------------------- Guitar I |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--8-----5------ |---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----8-----5------ |---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0-----6--0--3--0--- | p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. sim. | |Guitar II |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------2--------------------------9--8--7------ |------------------------------2--------------------------9--8--7------ |------------------------------0--------------------------7--6--5--0--- Guitar I Riff A |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--8-----5------ |---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----8-----5------ |---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0-----6--0--3--0--- | |Guitar II |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--9--8--7------ |---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----9--8--7------ |---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0-----7--6--5--0--- Guitar I "Ohhh, watch the puppets dancin' ....." Riff B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ |---2---5-----7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2--- 5---8---5--4--2--- |---2---5-----7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2--- 5---8---5--4--2--- |---0---3--0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0--- 3-0-6---3--2--0--- | | |Guitar II |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ |---2---5-----------------2---5------------------2---5------------------2--- 5---8---5--4--2--- |---2---5-----------------2---5------------------2---5------------------2--- 5---8---5--4--2--- |---0---3--0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0--- 3-0-6---3--2--0--- Guitar I "See you crawlin'......" Riff C |---------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------- |-----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x--------- |-----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x--------- |---0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--x-0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--0--0--- | |Guitar II |---------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------- |-----3-----------3------------3-----------3--------------- |-----3-----------3------------3-----------3--------------- |---0-1---------0-1----------0-1---------0-1--------0--0--- Guitar I |-------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------- |-----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x------------- |-----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x------------- |---0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--x-0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--0--0---0--- | |Guitar II |Tremolo picking............................. |-------------------------------------------------------------- |---5-----------6------------8------------10------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------- Guitar I "Don't go looking for snakes you......" Riff D |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------- |---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- |---2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- |-------------------------5-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- | |Guitar II |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------- |---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- |---2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- |-------------------------5-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- Guitar I "haven't i seen you.." "there ain't no..." |----------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------- |---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2----- |---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2----- |---5-4-3-3-3-3-2-1-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--2-1-0--2-0----- |-------------------------------------------------0--- | |Guitar II |----------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------- |---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2----- |---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2----- |---5-4-3-3-3-3-2-1-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--2-1-0--2-0----- |-------------------------------------------------0--- Bridge Guitar I Riff E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --| |*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -*| |*--------5--7B--5---------------5--7B--5--------------5--7B--5--8-----5---- -*| |-----/7------------7--------/7------------7-------/7------------8-----5---- --| |---0------------------0--0-------------------0--0---------------6--0--3--0- --| | |Guitar II |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --| |*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -*| |*--------5--7B--5---------------5--7B--5--------------5--7B--5------------- -*| |-----/7------------7--------/7------------7-------/7------------7---------- --| |---0------------------0--0-------------------0--0------------------0--0--0- --| Solo: Play this a whole bunch of times |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |*--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--*| |*--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--*| |---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---| |----------------------------| then play riff Riff B a couple of times. Outro Solo: Guitar I |---------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------- |---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--- |---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7------ |---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0------ Guitar I Riff F |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |---5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2----- |---5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2----- |---3-3-3-3-2-1-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--2-1-0--2-0----- |---------------------------------------------0--- Here are the Riffs with the song. Intro: Don't go looking for snakes you ... Riff B: Ohhh, watch the puppets ... Riff C: See you crawlin'... See you crawlin' in... RIff D: Don't go looking for snakes you might .... Hey hey hey Riff B: Oooh, play the game so ... Riff C: See you crawlin'... See you crawlin' in... Riff D: Don't go looking for snakes .... Solo Riff C: See you crawlin'.... See you crawlin' in.... Riff D: So don't go looking for snakes .... Outro: Haven't I seen you .... Don't send your eyes to .... James plays Riff E a couple times here.