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Killing Time Guitar Tablature
Metallica: ‘Killing Time’ from the album ‘Garage Inc’

Tune down ½ a step.

Intro: Drums for 4 beats, then this slide down the neck:
Eb-----------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------------------------------------------------
Gb-----------------------------------------------------
Db-----------------------------------------------------
Ab-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12/11/10/9/8/7/6/5/4/3/2-
Eb-----------------------------------------------------
Intro Riff:
Eb-----------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------------------------------------------------
Gb-----2-------2-------2---------5---------------------
Db-----2-------2-------2---------5---------------------
Ab-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------
(gtr.1 James Hetfield)
Eb-----------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------------------------------------------------
Gb-----2-------2-------2---------7---------------------
Db-----2-------2-------2---------7---------------------
Ab-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------
|(Gtr. II Kirk Hammett)
Eb--------------------------------------------19-------
Bb-----------------------------------------20----20----
Gb--------------------------------------19-------------
Db-----------------------------------19----------------
Ab-----------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------

Eb-----------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------------------------------------------------
Gb-----2-------2-------2---------5---------------------
Db-----2-------2-------2---------5---------------------
Ab-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------
|
Eb-----------------------------------------------------
Bb------------------------------------------19-20------
Gb---------------------------------------19------------
Db------------------------------------19---------------
Ab-----------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------

Eb-----------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------------------------------------------------
Gb-----2-------2-------2---------7---------------------
Db-----2-------2-------2---------7---------------------
Ab-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------
|
Eb---------------------------------------20b22b20--17--
Bb-----------------------------------------------------
Gb-----------------------------------------------------
Db-----------------------------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------
(End Intro)
Main/Verse Riff
Eb-----------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------------------------------------------------
Gb--------7h5---5--------------------------------------
Db------------7-------7h5---5--7-----------------------
Ab---0-0-----------0------7----------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------

Eb-----------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------------------------------------------------
Gb--------7h5---5--------------------------------------
Db------------7-------7h5---5--5-----------------------
Ab---0-0-----------0------7----------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------

Repeat this riff three more times then play this:
Eb-----------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------------------------------------------------
Gb---3------5------------------------------------------
Db---3------5------------------------------------------
Ab---1------3------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------
(End main riff)

Play the main riff twice for one verse.

Chorus:
   Pm.
Eb-----------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------------------------------------------------
Gb-----7--------------3-----5--------------------------
Db-----7--------------3-----5--------------------------
Ab-----5--------------1-----3--------------------------
Eb--0--------------------------------------------------
Repeat Four Times
(End Chorus)
Interlude (After 2nd Chorus):
                             (slow bend)    
Eb-----------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------------------------------------------------
Gb-----9---12---11--10--9----7b------7-5-------7-5-----
Db-----7---10---9---8---7----7b-----------6-7----------
Ab---0---0----0---0---0--------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------

Eb-----------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------------------------------------------------
Gb----------------------5------------------------------
Db---------------5-6-7-------7-------------------------
Ab--------5-6-7----------------------------------------
Eb-5-6-7-----------------------------------------------
|                                      Hold Bend
Eb-------------------------------------15b17--17--17---
Bb-----------------------------------------------------
Gb-----------------------------------------------------
Db-----------------------------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------

Solo:
Eb--15b17--17-19-20-19--17h19h17-----17----------------
Bb--------------------------------20----20b22----------
Gb-----------------------------------------------------
Db-----------------------------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------

Eb-17-17------17-17--------17-17----------17-17--------
Bb------20b22-------20b22--------20b22----------20b22--
Gb-----------------------------------------------------
Db-----------------------------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------

Eb--17-17---------20b22-20b22-20b22---22b24------------
Bb--------20b22----------------------------------------
Gb-----------------------------------------------------
Db-----------------------------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------

Eb--15---17-19-20-19-17-19--17h19h17-----17------------
Bb------------------------------------20-----20b22-----
Gb-----------------------------------------------------
Db-----------------------------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------

Eb--17h15----15---------------------------15---------15
Bb--------17-----17h15----15h17----15b17-----15b17-----
Gb---------------------17------------------------------
Db-----------------------------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------

Eb-----------------------------------------------------
Bb---15b17b15--13--------------------------------------
Gb-----------------------------------------------------
Db-----------------------------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------
(End Solo)
Outro after final chorus:
Eb-15b17-17-17--17p15-----19h20---15--15h17-17-15h17---
Bb--------------------17-------------------------------
Gb-----------------------------------------------------
Db-----------------------------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------
|
Eb-----------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------------------------------------------------
Gb----------------------------------------------------
Db----------------------------------------7-7--7-------
Ab----------------------------------------7-7--7-------
Eb----------------------------------------5-5--5-------

That’s It, listen to the song for timings and rock on!
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