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Master of Puppets Guitar Tablature
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MASTER OF PUPPETS

Written and performed by Metallica

Tab symbols used:
	p  - pull off 
	h  - hammer on        )              )
    / or  - slide           /  - bend      /   - bend and release
       vib - vibrato
	x  - rake


   E5               D5 Db5  C                        N.C.(Em)
						    PM..............
e |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
B |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
G |9---------------|7---6---5------|---------------|.---------------|
D |9---------------|7---6---5------|---------------|.---------------|
A |7---------------|5---4---3------|---------------|-----7-----6----|
E |0---------------|---------------|---------------|-0-0---0-0---0-0|


                                                
   D   Db  C         N.C.(Em)               Play 4 times
  		     PM.............................
e |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
B |7---6---5--------|---------------|-----------------|
G |7---6---5--------|---------------|----------------.|
D |7---6---5--------|---------------|----------------.|
A |5---4---3--------|---------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0|5-0-4-0-3-0-2-0--|


    N.C.
    PM...............................................                       
e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
D |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
A |-----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2-2-|----2-----3-----|54---54---54--|
E |-0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-----|0-1---0-1---1-0-|32-0-32-0-32--|


  RhyFig0
   N.C.                                                           B5
   PM.............................................................         
e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|------------4---|
D |.----------------|----------------|----------------|------------4---|
A |-----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2-2-|----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2---|
E |-0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-----|0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---1-0-----|


    N.C.
    PM...............................................                       
e |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
A |----2-----3-----|4-----3-----2-2-|----2-----3-----|54---54---54--|
E |0-1---0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-----|0-1---0-1---1-0-|32-0-32-0-32--|


                end
             RhyFig0                                RhyFig1
                    E5                              N.C.(Em)                
                    w/ Fill 1                        PM..............
e |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
B |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
G |----------------|---------------|---------------|.----------------|
D |----------------|2--------------|---------------|.----------------|
A |54---54---54-|2--------------|---------------|-----------------|
E |32-0-32-0-32-|0--------------|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


                                    end RhyFig1
   PM               PM.................     
e |----------------|----------------|-----------|
B |----------------|----------------|-----------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------.|
D |----------------|----------------|----------.|
A |--5/7---87-5/7-|----------------|--5/7-5/7--|
E |0-3/5-0-65-3/5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-3/5-3/5--|

/
   Fill 1
   PM...........................vib
e |----------------|----------------|----|
B |----------------|----------------|----|
G |----------------|----------------|----|
D |----8-----8-----|8-----8-----8===|====|
A |--7-----7-----7-|----7-----7-----|----|
E |0-----0-----0---|--0-----0-------|----|



**** 1st,2nd,3rd verses: Repeat RhyFig1 4 times, then -

   RhyFig1A
    N.C.(F#m)
    PM.................               PM.................
e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------|
B |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------|
G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------.|
D |.----------------|--4-4---54-4-4-|----------------|--4---4---.|
A |-----------------|--0-2---32-0-2-|----------------|--0h2-0h2--|
E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2----------|


        end RhyFig1A
   PM........
e |----------------|
B |----------------|
G |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |----------------|
                                                                  
                                                                      Repeat
                                                                  3.75 times
    E5      D5  E5                              C5   B5          D#5  B5
    PM......         PM.......   vib    PM......          PM......
e |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G |.9-------7---9---|------------------|-----------------|--------8-------.|
D |.9-------7---9---|----9-------------|--------10---9---|--------8---9---.|
A |-7-------5---7---|7-9---10-9h10=====|--------10---9---|--------6---9----|
E |-0-0-0-0---------|------------------|8-8-8-8-8----7---|8-8-8-8-----7----|


   N.C.(B)          E5               F                E5
   2 gtrs........                                                 PM..
e |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|4---4-----------|2---2-----------|4---------------|
D |7-5-4---4-------|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|2---------------|
A |9-7-6---6-7-6---|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|2---------------|
E |----------8-7---|0---0-----------|1---1-----------|0---------0-0-0-|


            G                                 C5               B5
       PM..                                             PM....   PM....
e |--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
B |--------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
G |--------|0---------------|----------------|5---------------|--------|
D |--------|0---------------|----------------|5---------------|4-------|
A |--------|----------------|----------------|3---------0-0-0-|2-0-0-0-|
E |2p0-0-0-|3---------------|----------------|----------------|--------|


   A5                              D                C5       B
                                             PM....   PM....
e |---------------|---------------|2---------------|--------|---------------|
B |---------------|---------------|3---------------|--------|4--------------|
G |2--------------|---------------|2---------------|--------|4--------------|
D |2--------------|---------------|0---------------|5-------|4--------------|
A |0--------------|---------------|----------------|3-------|2--------------|
E |---------------|---------------|----------3-3-3-|--3-3-3-|---------------|


   E5               D5       C                         E5
             PM....     PM..
e |----------------|--------|----------------|--------|----------------|
B |----------------|--------|5---------------|--------|----------------|
G |9---------------|7-------|5---------------|--------|4---4-----------|
D |9---------------|7-------|5---------------|--------|2---2-----------|
A |7---------------|5-------|3---------------|--------|2---2-----------|
E |0---------0-0-0-|----0-0-|----------------|--------|0---0-----------|


   F                E5                        C
                              PM.............
e |----------------|----------------|--------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|--------|5---------------|
G |2---2-----------|4---------------|--------|5---------------|
D |3---3-----------|2---------------|--------|5---------------|
A |3---3-----------|2---------------|--------|3---------------|
E |1---1-----------|0---------0-0-0-|2p0-0-0-|----------------|


   (C)              E5               F

e |----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |(5)-------------|----------------|----------------|
G |(5)-------------|4---4-----------|2---2-----------|
D |(5)-------------|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|
A |(3)-------------|2---2-----------|3---3-----------|
E |----------------|0---0-----------|1---1-----------|


After verse 1, play RhyFig0, then go back and play verse 2
After verse 2, pause for vocal (Master, Master...), then go to Coda 1
After verse 3, go to Coda 2

Coda 1:

  RhyFig2
   Em       D                   Cadd9              Amsus2   B7
                     /3 
e |--------|--------0h2p0----3-|------------------|-----------------|
B |--------|----3--------3-----|------3---3-----0-|(0)--0-------0---|
G |------0-|--2---2--------2p0-|(0)-0---0---0-----|---2-------2-----|
D |----2---|0------------------|--------------2---|-----------------|
A |--2-----|-------------------|-3----------------|-0-----0-2-----2-|
E |0-------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|

          end
      RhyFig2 w/RhyFig2    (0vol full    full    full     1.5
measures on B string only     )       )       )       )
                             /       /       /       /
e |17----------19-17-------|14--14------14--------------14--|
B |---21-19-19-------19-19-|17------17------17-(17)17------|
G |------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |------------------------|--------------------------------|

           half        full
             )           )      full    full    full          full
            /           /         )       )       )             )
    /---3--    /---3--         /       /       /   /--3--   /
e |19-p14------19-p14--14------|----14------14------14-14-14------14-14-|
B |--------17----------17------|17------17------17------------17--------|
G |----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------|----------------------------------------|


   full    full    full    full     full    full    full    full
     )       )       )       )        )       )       )       )
    /       /       /       /        /       /       /       /
e |----15------15------15------15--|----17------17------18------18--|
B |18------18------18------18------|20------20------21------21------|
G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


   full      2      1.5  trem bar          depress & vibrate
     )       )       )                     bar simultaneously
    /       /       /     ////////
e |----19------19--22--|(22)--------------//--------------|
B |22------22----------|-----------------------//---------|
G |--------------------|----------------------------//----|
D |--------------------|---------------------------------/-|
A |--------------------|-------------------------------------|
E |--------------------|-------------------------------------|


    N.C.                                                           B5
    PM...........................     PM...........................
e |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G |.----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------.|
D |.----3-----3-----|3-----3---------|----3-----3-----|3-----3-----4---.|
A |-----3-----3-----|3-----3-----2-2-|----3-----3-----|3-----3-----2----|
E |-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-|1-0-0-1-0-0-----|0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-|1-0-0-1-0-0------|


   E5                N.C.
   PM..............  PM...................         PM..................
e |----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|.----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|.--------------2-|4-5-------------|----------------|
A |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------2-3-5---|----3--------3-3|3-2-3-5-3-2-----|
E |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-3-5---------|----------------|------------3-2-|


                                2 gtrs
   PM..............  PM.....................         PM..................
e |-----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
B |-----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------.|------------------|2-4-------------|----------------|
D |----------------.|------------4-2/5-|4-5-2--------2-2|2-0-2-4-2-0-----|
A |-----------------|--------2-3-5-----|----3--------3-3|3-2-3-5-3-2-3-2-|
E |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-|0-2-3-5-----------|----------------|------------3-2-|


                                           C
   PM......................................         PM..................
e |----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|------------------|----5-----------|----------------|
G |----------------|------------------|2-4-5-----------|----------------|
D |----------------|------------4-2/5-|4-5-5-----------|----------------|
A |----------------|--------2-3-5-----|----3--------3-3|3-2-3-5-3-2-----|
E |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00|0-2-3-5-----------|----------------|------------3-2-|


   E5

e |----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|   Go back
G |4---------------|------2---------|   and play
D |2------------5-5|5-4-5---5-4-2-4-|   verse 3
A |2------------3-3|3-2-3-5-3-2-----|
E |0---------------|------------3-2-|


Coda 2:

Play RhyFig1 4 times
                                     E5
                                     w/ Laughter.....
e |----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |Ha!-Ha!-Ha!-Ha!-|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|4---------------|
D |----------------|----------------|2---------------|
A |----------------|54---54---54-|2---------------|
E |----------------|32-0-32-0-32-|0---------------|
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