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So What Guitar Tablature
Metallica - So What

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'James Hetfield - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Kirk Hammett - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Kirk Hammett - Lead w/dist'

Intro
  Q=189
 4/4
  Gtr I
                         PM               PM
  H    Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|-------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------5s7-|-7--7-7-7---5s7-|-7--7-7-7---5s7-|
|---------5s7-|-7--7-7-7---5s7-|-7--7-7-7---5s7-|
|---------3s5-|-5--5-5-5-0-3s5-|-5--5-5-5-0-3s5-|


    PM      PM                 PM
  E E E E E E E E   Q   E E E  E E E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-7---5s7-7---5s7-|-7---7-7-7----5s7-|
|-7---5s7-7---5s7-|-7---7-7-7----5s7-|
|-5-0-3s5-5-0-3s5-|-5---5-5-5--0-3s5-|
|
|Gtr II
| W                 H       H
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-x------x-------|


  Gtrs I, II
           PM               PM        PM      PM
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-7--7-7-7---5s7-|-7--7-7-7---5s7-|-7---5s7-7---5s7-|-7--7-7-7--7-7--||
|-7--7-7-7---5s7-|-7--7-7-7---5s7-|-7---5s7-7---5s7-|-7--7-7-7--7-7--||
|-5--5-5-5-0-3s5-|-5--5-5-5-0-3s5-|-5-0-3s5-5-0-3s5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5--||
|-Rhy Fig 1                                            end Rhy Fig 1-|

   Verse 1 - 4
  $
       PM--------------------------------------------|
    Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|
||--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7---5s7-|
||o-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5---5s7-|
||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-3s5-|
 |-Rhy Fig 2                                               end Rhy Fig 2-|


Rhy Fig 1

Rhy Fig 2 (1st 2 bars)


 ---------------|
  E E E E E E E E       E      E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|--7------7-7-7-7-------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|--7------7-7-7-7---5s7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|--5------5-5-5-5---5s7-|
|--------------------|-----------------0-3s5-|
|
|-substiture 2nd time
|                                PM
| E E E E E E E E      +S  +S  E E E E E Q
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------7b8==|=(7)r(7)---------5-0---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7b8==|=(7)r(7)p5---7---5-0---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-0------|-----------7---5---0---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0------|-----------5---5-------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|
|-substiture 3rd time
| PM----|               PM         PM
| E E E E E E E E       E      Q   E E E E E
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|---------7-7-7-7----|-----------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|---------5-----5-------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|---------5-----5-5-5s7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|--7----------7-----5s7-|
|--------------------|-------------------3s5-|
|
|-substiture 4th time
| W                    E E E E   +Q      E E
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-------7b8=(7)r-------|
|--------------------|-5-7-5-7b8=(7)r-------|
|--------------------|-5-7-5-------------5s7-|
|--------------------|-------------------5s7-|
|--------------------|-------------------3s5-|


Rhy Fig 1 (1st 3 bars)


  Gtr III
  W              H.      +Q     H.             Q      W
|--------------|-1-------(1)S=|=6-------------------|------------------|
|--------------|-1-------(1)S=|=6--------------6---|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------------|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------------|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------------|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------------|------------------|
|              |-Fill 2                  end Fill 2-|
| Gtrs I, II
|                                                               PM
| Q  E E Q  Q    H.       Q     E  E E E +E  E E  E   E E E E e E E E
|--------------|--------------|---------------------|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------------|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------------|------------------|
|-7--7-7-7--7S=|=3--------3S==|=8--8-8-8-(8)-8-8--8-|-7-7-7-7-7---5s7--|
|-7--7-7-7--7S=|=3--------3S==|=8--8-8-8-(8)-8-8--8-|-7-7-7-7-7---5s7--|
|-5--5-5-5--5S=|=1--------1S==|=6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6--6-|-5-5-5-5-5-0-3s5--|
|-Fill 1     --||-Rhy Fig 3


               |-w/Fill 2
  Q  E E Q  Q    H.       Q     E  E E E +E  E E  E
|--------------|--------------|---------------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------------|
|-7--7-7-7--7S=|=3--------3S==|=8--8-8-8-(8)-8-8--8-|
|-7--7-7-7--7S=|=3--------3S==|=8--8-8-8-(8)-8-8--8-|
|-5--5-5-5--5S=|=1--------1S==|=6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6--6-|
                                      end Rhy Fig 3-|

                                           To Coda
  Gtrs I, II
  Rhy Fig 1 (1st 3 bars)


  1.,2.             3.
  Gtr III
                         TP TP   TP
  W                 Q  E E +Q   +Q
|----------------||------x-(x)--(x)---||
|---------------o||-------------------||
|----------------||-------------------||
|----------------||-------------------||
|---------------o||-------------------||
|----------------||-------------------||
|
| Gtrs I, II
| Q  E E Q  E E     Q  E E  Q    E  E
|----------------||-------------------||
|---------------o||-------------------||
|----------------||-------------------||
|-7--7-7-7--7-7--||-7--7-7--7----7--7-||
|-7--7-7-7--7-7-o||-7--7-7--7----7--7-||
|-5--5-5-5--5-5--||-5--5-5--5----5--5-||


 Guitar Solo
w/Rhy Fig 2
   Q      E  E  E  E  E E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-10-----10-10-10-10-10-7s|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-----10-10-10-10-10-7s|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-12b14-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


   E      +E    Q    E      +E    E  E        +E    E  E     E  E     E  E       E
|--------------10----------------10--------|-------10-------10-------10-------------|
|-13b15==(13)r-10---13b15==(13)r-10-10-----|-(10)--10-10----10-10----10-------------|
|-12b14==(12)r------12b14==(12)r----12b14==|=(12)r----12b14----12b14----12pb12.5s4--|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


w/Rhy Fig 1
  E   +S  S E E E E E E      +Q    a    +E  +E  a    +E  +E  E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------5-7-7-7b8==|=(7)r--7b8==(7)r(7)-7b8==(7)r(7)-5---|
|-7b9r(7)p5-5---5-7-7-7b9==|=(7)r--7b9==(7)r(7)-7b9==(7)r(7)-5---|
|-------------7------------|-----------------------------------7-|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|


                                ~~~~~~
  E E    +E   E E E E E   E E E E +Q   E E
|-----------------------|------------------|
|---7b8==(7)r-----5-7p5-|-----7-5-(5)------|
|-5-7b8==(7)rp5---5-7p5-|---5-7-5-(5)--3s8-|
|---------------7-------|-7----------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|


w/Rhy Fig 2
    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    S  S  E  E  E  E  E     E  E
|-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-------------------------10-10-|
|-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-13p10-------------------10-10-|
|--------------------------|-------12-10----10-12b13-------|
|--------------------------|-------------12----------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|


                                                             ~~~~~~~~
   S  S  E  E  E  S  S  S  S  E  E    E  E  S      +E.    E  E  +Q
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-13p10----10-13-10h13p10----------|-----------------------------------|
|-------12----------------12-10----|-10-12-12pb14r(12)---10------------|
|-------------------------------12-|------------------------12-(12)---|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

w/Rhy Fig 1 (1st 3 bars)
                    ~~             ~~~~~~
  Q     +E  +S  S E Q.       E E E E +Q    E E
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|-5-----------------|
|-7b9===(7)r(7)-5-5--------|-5-----------------|
|-------------------7------|---7-5-7-(7)---7-7-|
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|

                          |-w/Fill 1
  E E E E    +E   E S S E   E E E E +E  +E   E  E
|-----------------5-------|------------------------|
|-5-----------------8p5---|------------------------|
|-5---5-7b8==(7)r-------7-|-5---5--------------17--|
|---7---------------------|---7---7-(7)-(7)s19-----|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|


w/Rhy Fig 3
                  ~~~~~~~
   E      +E   E  E  +E   E  E  E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-19pb21r(19)-17------------17-19-|
|----------------19-(19)-19-------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|


                  ~~~~~~~
   E      +E   E  E  +E   E  E  S  S    S  S  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|---------------------------17-20p17-|-20p17--------------------------|
|----------------20-(20)-20----------|-------20-17--------------------|
|-19pb21r(19)-17---------------------|-------------19-17----17-19b21==|
|------------------------------------|-------------------19-----------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|


                        ~~~~~                    ~~~~~~~
   +E   E  E  +E       +H          E     +E   E  E  +E   E  E  E
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------20-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-(19)----19r(19)b21==(19)r-----|-19b21r(19)-17------------17-19-|
|-------------------------------|---------------19-(19)-19-------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|


                  ~~~~~~~
   E      +E   E  E  +E   E  E  E
|---------------------------------|
|----------------20-(20)-20-17----|
|-19pb21r(19)-17---------------19-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

w/Rhy Fig 1
   Q      Q        +E    Q.          Q.       E      +Q      Q
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------19b20====(19)r-19b20-----|-19b20----19b20==(19)r---19b20---|
|-19b21--19b21====(19)r-19b21-----|-19b21----19b21==(19)r---19b21---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


                                               ~~~
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    S  S  E  E  E  a  Q.     +E     D.S. al Coda
|-------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------17----17----|---------------------------------||
|-17----------17----17-19-|-20p17----17---------------------||
|----19-17-19----19-------|-------19----19-17h19-----(19)--||
|-------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------------------|---------------------------------||


 Outro
  &
    PM                                  ~~~
  E E E E H      +W           +H.      +Q
|--------------:------------:---------------:
|--------------:------------:---------------:
|--------------:------------:---------------:
|-7---5s7-7----:-(7)--------:-(7)------(7)--:
|-7---5s7-7----:-(7)--------:-(7)------(7)--:
|-5-0-3s5-5----:-(5)--------:-(5)------(5)--:


   ~~~~~~~~~~~~
  +H.      +E  S S   H     H
|------------------|------------*|
|------------------|------------*|
|------------------|------------*|
|-(7)------(7)-7-7-|-7---------*|
|-(7)------(7)-7-7-|-7---------*|
|-(5)------(5)-5-5-|-5---------*|
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