Some Kind Of Monster - Metallica
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Band Name:Metallica
Song:Some Kind of Monster
Album:St. Anger
Author:Darren
E-Mail:XxStMetalxX@netscape.net

The tuning is Drop D, tuned 1 more whole step down (C G C F A D).You'll have to listen
to the song to hear how to place everything.Timing isn't exact, but I tried
getting it close.Listen to the song

to get it exact.


[Intro]

Play this twice a with clean tone:
e|----------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---|
PM--------- PM-------- PM----------

e|----------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-5-0----|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-------|
PM----------- PM-------- PM--------------

Basically the intro only heavily distorted:
e|----------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---|

e|----------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-5-0----|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-------|

e|----------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-3-3-3-5-0------|-3-3-3-5-0-----|-3-3-3-5-0-----|
E|-3-3-3-5-0------|-3-3-3-5-0-----|-3-3-3-5-0-----|

James plays this with some effect:
e|----------------| |----------------|
B|----------------| |----------------|
G|-------12-------| |-------12-12b---|
D|-12-15----12----|<---6x then: |-12-15----------|
A|----------------| |----------------|
E|----------------| |----------------|

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-3-3-3-5-0------|
E|-3-3-3-5-0------|

e|----------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---|

e|----------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-5-0----|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-------|

e|----------------| |----------------|
B|----------------| |----------------|
G|-------12-------| |-------12-12b---|
D|-12-15----12----|<---6x then: |-12-15----------|
A|----------------| |----------------|
E|----------------| |----------------|


[Lead Verse Riff]

e|----------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-0-0-12-0-12-12-|0--------------|---------------|

Kirk plays this under James's Lead riff for the verse
e|----------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-2b-------------|---------------|-2b------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|----------------|---------------|---------------|


[Chorus 1]

e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|
E|-0-0-12-0-12-12-|0--------------|

e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|
A|-----3-2--------|-----3-2-------|
E|-0-0-3-2-0------|-0-0-3-2-0-----|

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-------15b------|<--8x then go back and play the verse
A|----------------|
E|0---0-----------|
Chorus One>


[Chorus 2]

e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|<---Play twice
A|----------------|---1-1-2-2-----|
E|-0---0---0---0--|-0-1-1-2-2-----|

When James starts singing "We the people" you play this:
e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|
E|-3-5-0-0-3-5-0--|-3-5-0-0-3-5-0-|

After James says "Are we the people?" play this mixed with the riff above:
e|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
E|-3-5-0-3-5-0----|Above riff here|-3-5-0-3-5-0---| Above riff here|

Then:

e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|(x2)
A|----------------|---1-1-2-2-----|
E|-0---0---0---0--|-0-1-1-2-2-----|

e|----------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|<---Then approx. 4-5 times
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---|

Then play this twice:
e|----------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---|

e|----------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-5-0----|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-------|


[Chorus 2]

Back to verse, then chorus 1, verse, Chorus 2 then:
e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|
E|-0-0-12-0-12-12-|0--------------|

e|-------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------3-----------|-------3------------|(6x)
A|-------------------|--------------------|
E|-0-2/3---0-0-0-1---|-0-2/3---0-0-0-1-1-1|

Play this when James is singing the stuff like
"This is the Cloud that swallows trust"

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|-3-5-5-3-5-5----|

I don't know what to play when the guys are chanting "Ominous I'm in us".

This is the ending riff that I think is hilarious:

e|-12h17-12h17----|-12-12-12h17----|-12h17-12------|
B|-12h17-12h17----|-12-12-12h17----|-12h17-12------|
G|----------------|----------------|---------------|(2x)
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------|

That's it, listen to the song to figure out the whole placement,
what a way to end such a heavy song eh?If you know the riff to
when the boys are chanting E-Mail it to me.XxStMetalxX@hotmail.com

************************************

H Hammer on
\ Slide down
/ Slide up
v Vibrato
b bend
P Pull off

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
"Some kind of monster"

by Metallica
written by Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett/Rock

available on "St. Anger" album

tabbed by Tero Saikkonen from Finland
tsslayer@luukku.com
www.pureheavymetal.cjb.net


Guitars Dropped-C tuning (Strings on D)
(like all songs in "st. Anger" album, except
"Dirty Window"(D# dropped-C#) "Invisible Kid"(A# dropped-G#)
and "The Unnamed Feeling"(C dropped-A#))
(* Hetfield uses 7-string)

6=C 3=F
5=G 2=A
4=C 1=D


INTRO /acoustic
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-0----0-0----3--5--0------0--3--5--0--3--5--0--3--5---|
|-0----0-0----3--5--0------0--3--5--0--3--5--0--3--5---|



|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-0----0-0----3--5--0------0--3--5--0--3--5--0---------|
|-0----0-0----3--5--0------0--3--5--0--3--5--0---------|



|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-0----0-0----3--5--0------0--3--5--0--3--5--0--3---_--|
|-0----0-0----3--5--0------0--3--5--0--3--5--0--3--785-|



|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-0----0-0----3--5--0------0--3--5--0--3--5--0---------|
|-0----0-0----3--5--0------0--3--5--0--3--5--0---------|



ALL BAND
MAINRIFF /distortion
P.M._____ __ __|
|-----------------------------------------------------| -4-
|-----------------------------------------------------| T
|-----------------------------------------------------| I
|-----------------------------------------------------| M
|-0----0-0----3--5--0------0--3--5--0--3--5--0--3--5--| E
|-0----0-0----3--5--0------0--3--5--0--3--5--0--3--5--| S



|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-------------|
|-3-3-3-------------|


GTR I
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-5--0-----------------------------3-3-3-----------| -2-
|-5--0-----------------------------3-3-3-----------| T
| | I
|GTR II | M
|--------------------------------------------------| E
|-----------------------8--------------------------| S
|-----------------------7--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|


_________________________________________________
GTR I |1,2,3 times |4th time |
|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-5--0-----------------------------3-3-3-----------|--------3-3-3-----------| -4-
|-5--0-----------------------------3-3-3-----------|--------3-3-3-----------| T
| | | I
|GTR II | | M
|--------------------------------------------------|-½----------------------| E
|--------------------|--------------------|--------|-|----------------------| S
|-------------10----12-------------10----12--------|-12---------------------|
|----12----12-------------12----12-----------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|--------3-3-3-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------|--------3-3-3-----------|




P.M.___________ ____________________________ _______________|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-2-
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| T
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| I
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| M
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---5---0--------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---5| E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---5---0--------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---5| S



|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-------------|
|-3-3-3-------------|

_________________________________________________
GTR I |1,2,3 times |4th time |
|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-5--0-----------------------------3-3-3-----------|--------3-3-3-----------| -4-
|-5--0-----------------------------3-3-3-----------|--------3-3-3-----------| T
| | | I
|GTR II | | M
|--------------------------------------------------|-½----------------------| E
|--------------------|--------------------|--------|-|----------------------| S
|-------------10----12-------------10----12--------|-12---------------------|
|----12----12-------------12----12-----------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|--------3-3-3-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------|--------3-3-3-----------|


GTR I
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-5--0-----------------------------3-3-3-----------| -2-
|-5--0-----------------------------3-3-3-----------| T
| | I
|GTR II | M
|--------------------------------------------------| E
|-----------------------8--------------------------| S
|-----------------------7--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|


P.M.___________ ____________________________ _______________|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-2-
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| T
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| I
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| M
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---5---0--------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---5| E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---5---0--------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---5| S



OTHER GUITARS TACET (silence)
GTR I plays:
|--------------------------------------|-2-
|--------------------------------------| T
|--------------------------------------| I
|--------------------------------------| M
|----------_--------------_------------| E
|-0----0-10-12-----0----10-12---0------| S


BAND IN

|--------------------------------------|-4-
|--------------------------------------| T
|--------------------------------------| I
|--------------------------------------| M
|-0--------_-------0----------_--------| E
|-0----0-10-12-----0----10-12---0------| S



VERSE

("These are the eyes that can´t see me...")
GTR I
| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|o|-0--------_-------0----------_--------0----------------0-------------------
| |-0----0-10-12-----0----10-12---0------0----0-10-12-----0----10-12---0------
| |
| GTR II wh/effect
| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|o|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |-----------------full*-----------------------------------------------------
| |-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------
| |-----------------6---------------------------------------------------------
| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(* notice that when there reads "full", you have to pull
hole step that note. in this case, 6 pulls to 8. So the
sound is --8--)

GTR I
---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | (



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Song info
Some Kind Of Monster
Metallica
2001
  • Rock
  • Heavy Metal
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