Frantic - Metallica
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Drop C (C G C F A D)
Song: Frantic
Artist: Metallica
Album: St. Anger
Transcribed by: Jon (jon@moshpitfury.com)

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Here's "Frantic" from Metallica's new album St. Anger.
I'm not sure if this tab is suitable for printing because I
had to make the bars pretty wide.
I believe this tab is very accurate. You'll need to listen
to the recording of the song for the exact timing. If you're
not sure on a timing issue, just play it faster and that will
probably solve it. This song will definitely give you a work
out on speed picking and accuracy. But it's really fun to
play once you've got it!. Please email me with any comments,
questions, or corrections. Thanks and enjoy!!

Tuning is Drop D tuned down 1 whole step (Drop C).


1st=D 2nd=A 3rd=F 4th=C 5th=G 6th=C
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Key:

PM = Palm Mute
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
p = Pull Off
h = Hammer on
^ = Staccato (note/chord played quickly then cut off [muted])

|*---------*|
|*---------*| = Repeat bars between "*" marks once.
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Intro
Guitar 1
PM------------> PM------------> PM------------> PM----------->
D|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
F|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
C|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
| |
|Guitar 2 |
D|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
F|*------------------^-------------------^----|-------------------^-------------------^---*|
C|-------------------7-------------------7----|-------------------7-------------------7----|
G|*------------------5-------------------5----|-------------------5-------------------5---*|
C|-------------------0-------------------0----|-------------------0-------------------0----|



Guitar 1
PM------------> PM------------> PM------------> PM----------->
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
| |
|Guitar 2 |
| PM- PM---> PM- PM---> PM- PM---> PM- PM---> |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|--18-15-000-17-000000-18-15-000-17-000000---|--18-15-000-17-000000-18-15-000-17-000000---|



Guitar 1
PM- PM---> PM- PM---> PM- PM---> PM- PM--->
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|--18-15-000-17-000000-18-15-000-17-000000---|--18-15-000-17-000000-18-15-000-17-000000---|
| |
|Guitar 2 |
| PM- PM---> PM- PM---> PM- PM---> PM- PM---> |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|--18-15-000-17-000000-18-15-000-17-000000---|--18-15-000-17-000000-18-15-000-17-000000---|



Guitar 2 (light distortion) PM-------->
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--18-15-0-17-17----17-18-15-0-17-17----17---|--18-15-0-17-17----17-18-15-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|


%
Riff A (Play 4 times)
Guitars 1&2 (distorted) PM-------->
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--18-15-0-17-17----17-18-15-0-17-17----17---|--18-15-0-17-17----17-18-15-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|



Riff B
Guitars 1&2
PM--------> PM--------> PM--------> PM-------->
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-6-\-3---------------6-\-3-----------------|--6-\-3---------------6-\-3----------------*|
|--6-\-3--0-0-0-0-0-0--6-\-3--0-0-0-0-0-0----|--6-\-3--0-0-0-0-0-0--6-\-3--0-0-0-0-0-0----|
"if i could have my wasted days back..."


Riff B1
Guitars 1&2
PM----------------------------------------------------------->
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3---|--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---|
|--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3---|--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---|
"do i have the strength..."


Riff B
Guitars 1&2
PM--------> PM--------> PM--------> PM-------->
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--6-\-3---------------6-\-3-----------------|--6-\-3---------------6-\-3-----------------|
|--6-\-3--0-0-0-0-0-0--6-\-3--0-0-0-0-0-0----|--6-\-3--0-0-0-0-0-0--6-\-3--0-0-0-0-0-0----|



Guitar 2 (light distortion) Guitars 1&2 (distorted)
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--18-15-0-17-17----17-18-15-0-17-17----17---|--18-15-0-17-17----17-18-15-17-17----17-----|
"you live it or lie it..."

Guitar 2 (light distortion)
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--18-15-0-17-17----17-18-15-0-17-17----17---|



Guitars 1&2
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
"my lifestyle determines my deathstyle..."



Pre-Chorus
Guitar 1 (Clean)
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
|-----------0--------------------0-----------||-----------0--------------------0-----------|
|*-------0------0----0--------0------0----0-*||*-------0------0----0--------0------0----0-*|
|-----6--------------------6-----------------||-----6--------------------6-----------------|
|*-8--------------------8-------------------*||*-8--------------------8-------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar 2 (light distortion) |
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
|*------------------------------------------*||*---/7------5------4-----------------------*|
|----6~~~~ ---3~~~ ---5~~~~ -----------------||------------------------5~~~ ---------------|
|*------------------------------------------*||*------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
"keep searchin' - keep on searchin'..."


Guitar 1 (Clean)
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
|-----------0--------------------0-----------||-----------0--------------------0-----------|
|*-------0------0----0--------0------0----0-*||*-------0------0----0--------0------0----0-*|
|-----6--------------------6-----------------||-----6--------------------6-----------------|
|*-8--------------------8-------------------*||*-8--------------------8-------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar 2 (light distortion) |
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
|*---13~~~ ---10~~ ---12~~~ ----------------*||*---/7------5------4-----------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------||------------------------5~~~ ---------------|
|*------------------------------------------*||*------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
"keep searchin' - keep on searchin'..."
end Pre-Chorus



Chorus
Guitars 1&2 PM----> PM---->
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--18-18-18-18--15--17--17--0--0--0---18-18-18-18--15--17--17--0--0--0---
"fran-tic tick tick tick tick tick tock..."


Guitars 1&2 PM---->
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------*|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------*|
--18-18-18-18--15--17--17--0--0--0---18-18-18-18-15-15-15-15-17-12-12-12-12-12---|
"fran-tic tick tick tick tick tick tock..."
end Chorus
#

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== Go back to "%" symbol and play to "#" symbol. Then continue below. ==
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Bridge Riff [3:46] (Play 12 times. Played fast!!)
Guitars 1&2
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--18p0-15p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-17-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|



Bridge Riff A [4:03] (Play 12 times. Play this fast too!)
Guitars 1&2
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--6p0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|



Guitar 1
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|*----------------------------------------------*|
|--6-6-6-3-3-3-5----------6-6-6-3-3-3-5----------|
|*----------------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar 2 |
| PM----------------------------------------> |
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|*----------------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------------------|
|*----------------------------------------------*|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|



Guitars 1&2 *----->
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------*|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
"my lifestyle determines my deathstyle..."
* = Guitar 2 only


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== Pre-Chorus ==
================
== Chorus ==
================


Outro [5:15]
Guitars 1&2--------------------------------> Guitar 1
PM-> PM-> PM-> PM-> PM-> PM-> PM-> PM->
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-----^-----------^-----------^-----------^--|-----^-----------^-----------^-----------^--|
|--0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--|--0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--|
|--0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--|--0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--|
|--0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--|--0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--|
| |
| Guitar 2 starts riff C |

Riff C------------------------------------------------------------->
Guitar 2
|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|
|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|
|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|3X |-------------------------------|1X
|----------------------------| |-----------------------10------|
|--0--10-12--10-12-0-12-12---| |--0--10-12--10-12-0-12----12---|


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== Both Guitars play Riff C 3 times ==
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Comments, Questions, Corrections to jon@moshpitfury.com
Tunning: Drop C (C G C F A D)
Ok, the reason i am submitting another frantic tab is because nobody has submitted an
accurate one at all. Watch the videos and you will find that this tab is correct.
First of all, note that the two guitars play everything seperated. In this tab, James'
part is guitar one, and Kirk's part is guitar two. Also please note that all guitars
should be tuned like this: DAFCGC

[Intro] (played together)

kirk
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|play four times

james
D|------------------X--------------------X-|
A|------------------X--------------------X-|
F|------------------X--------------------X-|
C|------------------X--------------------X-|
G|------------------X--------------------X-|
C|------------------X--------------------X-|play four times
note:put your fingers just barely on the strings at around the 12th fret.

Then kirk plays the same riff four more times and james plays this with him


[Rythm figure one.]

D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
C|-6-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-|play four times.

Then both guitars play rythm figure one eight times.

then james plays this alone


[Rythm figure two.]

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-18-15-0-17~-17~-17-18-15-0-17~-17~-17-18-15-0-17~-17~-17-18-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

then both guitars play this.


[Rythm figure three.]

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-18-15-0-17-17--17-18-15-0-17-17--17-18-15-0-17-17--17-18-15-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
play this four times.


[verse] (played by both guitars)

rythm figure four.
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
F|-----------------|
C|-----------------|
G|-6\3-------------|
C|-6\3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|play this eight times

rythm figure five.
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
C|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|

then play rythm figure four 4x (both guitars)

rythm figure six. (played by just james)
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
C|-18-15-0-17-17--17-18-15-0-17-17-|

then rythm figure six is played once by both guitars
then it is played once by just james

rythm figure seven. (played by both guitars)
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|x2

rythm figure eight. (played by both guitars)

kirks part
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11--8--10~~~-11--8--10~~~-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------12--10--9--------12--10--9--------|
G|-------------------------------------10====-----------10====-|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------|x2

james part these two are played together
D|---------------------------------| (listen to song for right timing)
A|-----0-----0---------0-----0-----|
F|---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|
C|-5-----3-----5---5-----3-----5---|
G|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|x4

then for the chorus rythm figure one is played eight times

this is how the rest of the song goes

rythm figure two x2 (both guitars)
rythm figure four x8 (both guitars)
rythm figure five x1 (both guitars)
rythm figure four x4 (both guitars)
rythm figure six x1 (just james, kirk is silent)
rythm figure six x1 (both guitars)
rythm figure six x1 (just james, kirk is silent)
rythm figure seven x2 (both guitars)
rythm figure eight played in the way it is written
rythm figre two x24 (both guitars)

then kirk plays the intro riff twice while james keeps playing rythm figure two.

then
rythm figure seven x1 (both guitars)

then this is played by both guitars
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

then
rythm figure seven x2
rythm figure eight (just as it is written)
rythm figure two x8


[end riff]

rythm figure nine (both guitars)
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----|
G|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----|
C|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----|x1

then james keeps playing rythm figure none once more and kirk plays this

rythm figure ten
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------12----|
C|-0-0-12p10h12p10h12-12-0-0-12p10h12p10h12----12-|x2

then both guitars play rythm figure ten four times and then the song ends with one final chord

final chord.
D|---|
A|---|
F|---|
C|-0-|
G|-0-|
C|-0-|
end song

there ya go. This here is a very accurate tab. See the DVD video and you will know that it is right.

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key
p = pull off
h = hammer on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
= = let ring
~ = vibrato
x = muted note

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Song info
Frantic
Metallica
2001
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  • Heavy Metal
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