Carpe Diem Baby - Metallica
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Metallica
b=bend r=return bend /=slide up \=slide down

Intro 1 8x (fades in)
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-5-5---------5-5--------------------------------------------------------------
-7-7---------7-7--------------------------------------------------------------
-------0-0---------0-0--------------------------------------------------------
pm---| pm---|
Intro 2
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-------12b-12\-----------------------------12b-12\----------------------------
-------12b-12\-----------------------------12b-12\----------------------------
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------------------------5-----5---5-------------------------5----5------------
-0-0-------------0--/7----5-----3----0-0-------------0--/7----5----3-0-3br-0--


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-12b-12\---------------------------12b-12\------------------------12/13-12----
-12b-12\---------------------------12b-12\------------------------12/13-12----
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------------------5----5---5-----------------------5----5---5-----------------
-----------0--/7----5----3----0-0------------0--/7---5----3----0--------------


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-(12)\---------------------------------------------------12/13-12-(12)\-------
-(12)\---------------------------------------------------12/13-12-(12)\-------
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---------------5-----5--------------------------------------------------------
--------0--/7----5-----3-0---3br--0-0--3br--0-0--3br--0-----------------0--/7-


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-5-----5---5------------2-2---------------------------------------------------
---5-----3-----3br-(3)--0-0--3br--0-0-----------------------------------------
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
CARPE DIEM BABY
As recorded by Metallica
(From the 1997 Album RE-LOAD)


Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk

Words and Music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich & Kirk Hammett

A5 x 0 2 2 x x
Cadd9 x 3 2 0 3 0
B5 x 2 4 4 x x
C5 x 3 5 5 x x
D5 x 5 7 7 x x
A5V 5 7 7 x x x
E5 0 2 x x x x
F5 1 3 3 x x x

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'James Hetfield - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kirk Hammett - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kirk Hammett - Lead w/dist'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kirk Hammett - Lead w/dist'

Intro
Q=76
4/4
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x E E E +S S E S S +S S S S
||-----------------------------------||--------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------o||-----12b13==(12)r\--------------------|
||-----------------------------------||-----12b13==(12)r\--------------------|
||--5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5------||--------------------------------------|
||o-7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----o||------------------------5-------5---5-|
||------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--||-0-0---------------0-/7---5-(5)---3---|


E E E +S S E S S +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|-----12b13==(12)r\--------------------|
|-----12b13==(12)r\--------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------5-------5-----|
|-0-0---------------0-/7---5-(5)---3-0-|


S +E s E +S S E S S +S S S S
|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------12b13==(12)r\--------------------|
|-----------12b13==(12)r\--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------5-------5---5-|
|-3b5r(3)-0---------------0-/7---5-(5)---3---|


E E E +S S E S S +S S S S S +S e E. S E S S +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----12b13==(12)r\--------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----12b13==(12)r\--------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------5-------5---5-|---------2-2-------5-------5---5-|
|-0-0---------------0-/7---5-(5)---3-0-|-3b5r(3)-0-0--0-/7---5-(5)---3---|


Gtr I
E S S E +S S E S S +S S S S S +S e E. S +S +S e E. S
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---12s13-12-(12)\--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---12s13-12-(12)\--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---12s13-12-(12)\--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5-------5-----|-------------------------------------|
|-0----------------0-/7---5-(5)---3-0-|-3b5r(3)-0-0--3b5==(3)r(3)-0-0--3b5==|
|
| Gtr II
| E S S E +S S E S S +S S S S S +S e H.
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---12s13-12-(12)\--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---12s13-12-(12)\--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---12s13-12-(12)\--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5-------5-----|---------2-2-------------------------|
|-0----------------0-/7---5-(5)---3-0-|-3b5r(3)-0-0-------------------------|
|-Rhy Fill 1

Verses 1 + 2
2/4 4/4
PM| PM----|
+S +S e Q S S E E S S S S E E S S
|--------------||------------------------------------------|
|--------------||o-----------------------------------------|
|--------------||--7s===9-------7s9-10s==9-----------7s=9--|
|--------------||--7s===9-------7-9-10s==9-----------7s=9--|
|--------------||o-5s===7-------5s7--8s==7-----------5s=7--|
|-(3)r(3)-0-0--||---------0--0-------------0------0--------|
|
| PM| PM----|
| +H S S E E S S S S E E E
|--------------||------------------------------------------|
|--------------||o-----------------------------------------|
|--------------||--7s===9-------7s9-10s==9-----------------|
|--------------||--7s===9-------7-9-10s==9-----------------|
|-(2)----------||o-5s===7-------5s7--8s==7-----------------|
|-(0)----------||---------0--0-------------0------0--------|
| endRhy Fill -||-Rhy Fig 1
|
| Gtr III
| W Q +Q +E E +E. +S
|--------------||------------------------------------------|
|--------------||o-5--------(5)-----(5)----7-----(7)---(7)-|
|--------------||--7b9======(7)-----(7)r---9b12==(9)r==(9)-|
|--------------||------------------------------------------|
|--------------||o-----------------------------------------|
|--------------||------------------------------------------|
|-Fill 2 play on repeat only

Q E. S e E E E
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|--7----7--9-10-5-5-5-|
|--7----7--9-10-5-5-5-|
|--5----5--7--8-3-3-3-|
|--5----5--7--8-3-3-3-|
|
| Q.. S e E Q
|-!0-------0--0-------|
|-!3-------3--3-3-3---|
|-!2-------2--2-0-0---|
|-!0-------0--0-------|
|-!0------------3-3---|
|---------------------|
| end Rhy Fig 1-|
|
| Q.. S H
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|--7-------9--5-------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
end Fill 2-|

w/Rhy Fig 1 x2 + Fill 2 x2 on repeat
PM| PM----|
S S E E S S S S E E E Q E S S e E E E
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------|
|-7s===9-------7s9-10s==9-----------------|--7----7-7-9-10-5-5-5-|
|-7s===9-------7-9-10s==9-----------------|--7----7-7-9-10-5-5-5-|
|-5s===7-------5s7--8s==7-----------------|--5----5-5-7--8-3-3-3-|
|--------0--0-------------0------0--0-----|--5----5-5-7--8-3-3-3-|
|-Rhy Fig 1A end Rhy Fig 1A-|


PM| PM----|
S S E E S S S S E E E Q E S S e E E E
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------||
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------||
|-7s===9-------7s9-10s==9-----------------|--7----7-7-9-10-5-5-5-||
|-7s===9-------7-9-10s==9-----------------|--7----7-7-9-10-5-5-5-||
|-5s===7-------5s7--8s==7-----------------|--5----5-5-7--8-3-3-3-||
|--------0--0-------------0------0--0-----|--5----5-5-7--8-3-3-3-||



Pre-Chorus
$
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----------------|
|---2-----2-----2-----2---|-----------2-2-2-|
|-2-----1-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------3-----2-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-Rhy Fig 2A end Rhy Fig 2A-|
|
| PM PM PM PM
| Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-4-----3-----------------|-9---9---9---9---|
|-4-----3-----5-----4-----|-----------------|
|-2-----1-----5-----4-----|-7---7---7---7---|
|-------------3-----2-----|---0---0---0---0-|
|-Rhy Fig 2 end Rhy Fig 2-|


Rhy Fig 2 + 2A


Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM| PM|
Q E S S e E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|---------------------------------||
|----------------------|---------------------------------||
|-7--7-7-9-10-5-5------|---------------------------------||
|-7--7-7-9-10-5-5------|-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----||
|-5--5-5-7--8-3-3-(3)/-|-7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----||
|-5--5-5-7--8-3-3------|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-||


Chorus
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|---4---2---2-2-(2)-2/-|---------------------------------|
|-5---4---3---2h=3--2/-|-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----|
|----------------------|-7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----|
|----------------------|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
|-Rhy Fig 3A end Rhy Fig 3A-|
| Gtr II
| PM| PM| PM| PM|
| Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------3---2--------|-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----|
|---------0---0--------|-7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----|
|-0---2----------------|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
|-Rhy Fig 3 end Rhy Fig 3-|


Rhy Fig 3 + 3A both x1.5 -> To Coda on D.S.



A5 Cadd9
Gtr II
W W
| |
/ /

Gtr I
Q E. S e E +S S E Q E S S +S S Q E
|---------------------|-0--0-0-(0)-(0)-0-------|
|---------------------|-3--3-3s=5--(5)-5-3-----|
|-2--2----2-2-(2)-2-2-|-0--0-------------------|
|-2--2----2-2-(2)-2-2-|-2--2-------------------|
|-0--0----0-0-(0)-0-0-|-3--3-------------------|
|-------0-------------|---------------------3/-|


1.
Gtrs I, II
E E E +S S E S S +S S S S E E E +S S E S S +S S S S
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----12b13==(12)r--------------------|-----12b13==(12)r--------------------|
|-----12b13==(12)r--------------------|-----12b13==(12)r--------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5-------5---5-|-----------------------5-------5---5-|
|-0-0--------------0-/7---5-(5)---3---|-0-0--------------0-/7---5-(5)---3-0-|
|-Rhy Fig 4

S +S e E S S E S S +S S S S E S S E +S S E S S +S S S S
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---12s13-12-(12)\--------------------|
|----------------------------------|---12s13-12-(12)\--------------------|
|----------------------------------|---12s13-12-(12)\--------------------|
|---------2-2--------5-------5---5-|-----------------------5-------5---5-|
|-3b5r(3)-0-0-0-0-/7---5-(5)---3---|-0----------------0-/7---5-(5)---3-0-|
end Rhy Fig 4-|

w/Rhy Fill 1
Gtr I
S +S e E. S +S +S e E. S
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-3b5r(3)-0-0--3b5==(3)r(3)-0-0--3b5==|



2/4
+S +S +S +S +S +S +S +S
|----------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------o||
|-(3)r(3)b5==(3)r(3)b5==(3)r===(3)b5==(3)r(3)--||
|
|Gtr III
| D.S. al Coda


&
A5 Cadd9
Gtr I
W W
| |
/ /

Gtr II
Q E. S e Q e Q a E S S +E E +S S E
|----------------|-0----0-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-----|
|----------------|-3--3s5-3s=5--(5)-3-(3)-3-0-|
|-2--2----2-2--2-|-0--------------------------|
|-2--2----2-2--2-|-2--------------------------|
|-0--0----0-0--0-|-3--------------------------|
|-------0--------|----------------------------|


A5 E F5
Q Q e S S +E E Q Q E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / o / / / / / /

PM--|
Q E. S e S S +S S E Q Q S S S S E E
|-----------------------|--------------------||
|-----------------------|--------------------||
|-2--2----2-2-2-(2)-2---|--------------------||
|-2--2----2-2-2-(2)-2---|-3--3--3-------3----||
|-0--0----0-0-0-(0)-0---|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3----||
|-------0-------------0-|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1/-||


Outro
w/Rhy Fig 4
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|



~~~~~~~ ~~
S S E E S S +E S S E S S
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------12b12.5------------------12b12.5---------|
|---------/14-12b12.5------------------12b12.5---------|
|---------/14---------14-14-(14)-12-14-----------14-14-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------0-----------------------------------------------|


~~~~
+E S S E S S S +E S e E
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------12b12.5----------14b16r(14)---12-14----14b15---|
|------------12b12.5----------14b16r(14)---12-14----14b15---|
|-(14)-12-14----------12---14-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|



~~~~~
S S E E S S E E E E
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------15---15---------|
|-14-12----12-14-12-14b16==(14)-(14)r-14b16-|
|-------14----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
| Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--4--------3-------------------------------|
|--4--------3--------5------------4---------|
|--2--------1--------5------------4---------|
|--------------------3------------2---------|


E +E E +E E +E E +E
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-14b15==(14)r-14b15==(14)r-14b15==(14)r-14b15==(14)r-|
|-14b15==(14)r-14b15==(14)r-14b15==(14)r-14b15==(14)r-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--9------------9------------9------------9-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--7------------7------------7------------7-----------|
|----------0------------0------------0------------0---|


E S S E S +S +E E Q
|------------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------------*|
|-14b16-14-12-14b16-12-(12)b13==(12)rs0----*|
|------------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------------*|
|
| E S S E S S +E E Q
|------------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------------*|
|--------------9---------------------------*|
|------------------------------------------*|
|--------------7---------------------------*|
|--0-----0--0--------0---0-------(0)-------*|
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Carpe Diem Baby
Metallica

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