#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Date: Fri, 27 Oct 1995 17:17:40 -0500 (CDT) From: gregh@tcs.itis.com (Greg and or Paul Halvorson) Subject: The Shortest Straw by Metallica
The Shortest Straw From Metallica's ...And Justice For All album.
Riff played right before verse Riff during verses --------------------------------|---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------|---------------------------------------------- -------3--2--3--0---------------|---------------------------------------------- ----2---------------------------|-----------------------------3--3------------- --------------------------------|-----------------------------3--3------------- -0------------------------------|--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--1-----0--0----
Riff played right before verse Riff during verses --------------------------------|---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------|---------------------------------------------- -------3--2--3--0---------------|---------------------------------------------- ----2---------------------------|-----------------------------3--3------------- --------------------------------|-----------------------------3--3------------- -0------------------------------|--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--1-----0--0----
Rhythm: w = whole note W = dotted whole h = half note H = dotted half q = quarter note Q = dotted quarter e = eighth note E = dotted eighth s = sixteenth note S = dotted sixteenth ^ = triplet
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
The Shortest Straw From Metallica's ...And Justice For All album. [Intro]
e|---r-----r----------------------------------------|| B|---e-----e----------------------------------------|| G|---s-----s--9-10-----4-5--------------------------|| D|7--t--7--t--9/10-----4/5-----2h3p2p0-----2h3p2p0--|| A|7-----7-----7-8------2-3--------------------------|| E|5-----5-------------------------------------------|| Right here, go back and play the part marked as the intro, because it is also the riff played behing the chorus. Then: ||-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| ||-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| ||----2-----3--2h3p2-----|-----2-----3--2h3p2----|----2--4--5--7-7--7--| ||-2-----2------------2--|--3-----3-----------3--|-4-------------------| ||-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| ||-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
| (n) Ghost note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | t Tapping | b Bend | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato
************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
THE SHORTEST STRAW
As recorded by Metallica
(From the 1988 Album ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL)
Words by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
Music by Metallica
E5 F5 G5 A5
0 2 2 x x x 1 3 3 x x x 3 5 5 x x x 5 7 7 x x x
Ab5 D F# G
4 6 6 x x x 2 5 4 2 3 x 2 4 4 3 2 2 3 5 5 4 3 3
G# A F#5 Bb5
4 7 6 4 5 x 5 7 7 6 5 5 2 4 4 x x x x 1 3 3 x x
A5open B5 E5VII F5VIII
x 0 2 2 x x x 2 4 4 x x x 7 9 9 x x x 8 10 10 x x
C5 A5V(type 2) G#5
x 3 5 5 x x 5 7 7 x x x 4 6 6 x x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=146
E5F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5G5 F5 E5 F5
1/4 4/4
Gtr II
S E. E E Q Q S E. E E S E. E Q E E E Q Q S E.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I
Q W W W
|------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E5 E5F5 E5Bb5F5 E5 F5
E E S E. E Q E H. S E.
| | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / /
W W
|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|--------------|
E5 E5F5 E5G5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5E5
7/8
E E S E. E Q E E E Q Q S E. E E E E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W
|-----------------|----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|----------------|--------------|
E5F5E5 E5F5E5 G5 Bb5 F5E5 E5F5E5 Bb5G5
4/4
E E Q E E S S E E E Q E Q E +E E Q E E S S E E E Q E Q E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / o / / / / / / / / / / / / / o / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
||-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
||o------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
||-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
||-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
||o------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
||-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
G5 F5E5 E5F5E5 G5 Bb5
+E E Q E E S S E E E Q E Q E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / o / / / / / / / / / /
W W
|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|
1.
F5E5 E5F5E5 G5 F#5 F5
2/4
+E E Q E E S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / o / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W
|-------------------|----------------|-----------||
|-------------------|----------------|----------o||
|-------------------|----------------|-----------||
|-------------------|----------------|-----------||
|-------------------|----------------|----------o||
|-------------------|----------------|-----------||
2.
E5F5E5 G5 F#5 F5 E5F5E5 E5 F5
4/4 2/4 4/4 2/4
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E S S E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / o / / / / / / /
W W W W
|----------------|---------|------------------|---------|
|----------------|---------|------------------|---------|
|----------------|---------|------------------|---------|
|----------------|---------|------------------|---------|
|----------------|---------|------------------|---------|
|----------------|---------|------------------|---------|
E5 F5 E5F5
4/4
Gtrs I, II
|-3--| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E S E S E S S +S S E
||-----------------|--------------------------||
||o----------------|-------------------------o||
||-----------------|--------------------------||
||--2----8-7b8-8---|-------------2-3-(3)-2-3--||
||o-2-/7---------7-|-------------2-3-(3)-2-3-o||
||--0--------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-1--||
E5 E5F5 E5F5
|-3--| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E S E S E S S +S S E
|----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|
|-2----8-7b8-8---|-------------2-3-(3)-2-3-|
|-2-/7---------7-|-------------2-3-(3)-2-3-|
|-0--------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-1-|
E5 E5G5 E5G5
|-3--| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E S E S E S S +S S E
|----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|
|-2----8-7b8-8---|-------------2-5-(5)-2-5-|
|-2-/7---------7-|-------------2-5-(5)-2-5-|
|-0--------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-(3)-0-3-|
E5 E5A5openE5A5opE5
W W
|-3--| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E S E S E S S +S S E
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|---------------2-(2)---2-|
|-2----8-7b8-8-----|-------------2-2-(2)-2-2-|
|-2-/7---------7---|-------------2-0-(0)-2-0-|
|-0----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0---|
G5 F#5 F5
Gtr I
W E E S E S +E S S +E E
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
|-3-| |---3---|
Q Q Q Q Q S S E W
|-----------------|------------------------||
|-----------------|------------------------||
|-------3-2h3p2p0-|------------------------||
|-2---2-----------|------------------------||
|-2-0-------------|------------------------||
|-0---------------|------------------------||
Verse
$
F5 F5 G5 G5 F5 F5
E E S E S E S S +S S E E E S E S E S S +S S E E E S E S E S S +S S E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
o / / / / / / / / o / o / / / / / / / / o / o / / / / / / / / o /
W W W
||-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
||o------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
||-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
||-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
||o------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
||-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
G5 F#5 F5 F5 F5 G5 G5
E E S E. E. S +E E E E S E S E S S +S S E E E S E S E S S +S S E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
o / / / / / / / o / / / / / / / / o / o / / / / / / / / o /
W W W
|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F5 F5 G5 F#5 F5 G5 G5
E E S E S E S S +S S E E E S E. E. S +E E E E S E S E S S +S S E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
o / / / / / / / / o / o / / / / / / / o / / / / / / / / o /
W W W
|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
A5 A5 G5 G5 A Ab5 G5
E E S E S E S S +S S E E E S E S E S S +S S E E E S E. E. S +E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
o / / / / / / / / o / o / / / / / / / / o / o / / / / / / /
W W W
|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
G5 G5 A5 A5 G5 G5
E E S E S E S S +S S E E E S E S E S S +S S E E E S E S E S S +S S E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
o / / / / / / / / o / o / / / / / / / / o / o / / / / / / / / o /
W W W
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A5 Ab5 A5 E5
E E S E. E. S +E E W
| | | | | | | |
o / / / / / / /
Gtr I
|-3--| |--3--|
W Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-2----8-7b8-8-----|
|--------------------|-2-/7---------7---|
|--------------------|-0----------------|
E5F5 E5F5 E5
W W
|-3--| |--3--|
E E S E S E S S +S S E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------2-3-(3)-2-3-|-2----8-7b8-8------|
|-------------2-3-(3)-2-3-|-2-/7---------7----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-1-|-0-----------------|
E5F5 E5F5 B5 E5VII F5VIII
E E S E S E S S +S S E E E E E S S S S S S S S Q E E E E Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------||----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------||----------------|
|-------------------------|-4-4-4-4-----------------||-9----9---9-10--|
|-------------2-3-(3)-2-3-|-4-4-4-4-2h3p2p0-2h3p2p0-||-9----9---9-10--|
|-------------2-3-(3)-2-3-|-2-2-2-2-----------------||-7----7---7--8--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-1-|-------------------------||----------------|
B5C5 A5V(type E5F5VIIIB5C5
E E Q S S S S S S S S Q E E E E Q E E Q S S S S S S S S
|------------------------|----------------|-------------------------||
|------------------------|----------------|-------------------------||
|-4s5-5------------------|----------9s10--|-4s5-5-------------------||
|-4s5-3--2h3p2p0-2h3p2p0-|-7----7---9s10--|-4s5-5--2h3p2p0-2h3p2p0--||
|-2s3-3------------------|-7----7---7s=8--|-2s3-3-------------------||
|------------------------|-5----5---------|-------------------------||
Chorus
E5F5E5 E5F5E5 G5 Bb5 F5E5 E5F5E5 Bb5G5
Gtr II
E E Q E E S S E E E Q E Q E +E E Q E E S S E E E Q E Q E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / o / / / / / / / / / / / / / o / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
|------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
F5E5 E5F5E5 G5 Bb5
+E E Q E E S S E E E Q E Q E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / o / / / / / / / / / /
W W
|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|
F5E5 E5F5E5 G5 F#5 F5
2/4
+E E Q E E S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / o / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
To Coda
E5F5E5 E5F5E5 G5 Bb5 F5E5 E5F5E5 Bb5G5
4/4
E E Q E E S S E E E Q E Q E +E E Q E E S S E E E Q E Q E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / o / / / / / / / / / / / / / o / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
|------------------|---------------|-------------------|----------------|
|------------------|---------------|-------------------|----------------|
|------------------|---------------|-------------------|----------------|
|------------------|---------------|-------------------|----------------|
|------------------|---------------|-------------------|----------------|
|------------------|---------------|-------------------|----------------|
E5F5E5 E5F5E5 G5 Bb5
E E Q E E S S E E E Q E Q E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / o / / / / / / / / / /
W W
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
F5E5 E5F5E5 G5 F#5 F5
2/4
+E E Q E E S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / o / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
1.
E5 E5F5 E5F5
4/4
Gtrs I, II
|-3--| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E S E S E S S +S S E
|----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|
|-2----8-7b8-8---|-------------2-3-(3)-2-3-|
|-2-/7---------7-|-------------2-3-(3)-2-3-|
|-0--------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-1-|
E5 E5G5 E5G5
|-3--| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E S E S E S S +S S E
|----------------|--------------------------|
|----------------|--------------------------|
|----------------|--------------------------|
|-2----8-7b8-8---|-------------2-5-(5)-2-5--|
|-2-/7---------7-|-------------2-5-(5)-2-5--|
|-0--------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-(3)-0-3--|
E5 E5A5openE5A5opE5
W W
|-3--| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E S E S E S S +S S E
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|---------------2-(2)---2-|
|-2----8-7b8-8-----|-------------2-2-(2)-2-2-|
|-2-/7---------7---|-------------2-0-(0)-2-0-|
|-0----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0---|
GF#5 F5
Gtr II
W E E S E +S E S S +E E
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
|-3-| |---3---|
Q Q Q Q Q S S E W
|-----------------|-------------------------||
|-----------------|------------------------o||
|-------3-2h3p2p0-|-------------------------||
|-2---2-----------|-------------------------||
|-2-0-------------|------------------------o||
|-0---------------|-------------------------||
2.
E5 E5F5 E5F5 E5
Gtrs I, II
|-3--| |--3--| |-3--| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E S E S E S S +S S E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|-------------------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|----------------|
|-2----8-7b8-8---|-------------2-3-(3)-2-3-|-2----8-7b8-8---|
|-2-/7---------7-|-------------2-3-(3)-2-3-|-2-/7---------7-|
|-0--------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-1-|-0--------------|
Interlude
E5G5 E5G5 E5
Gtr II
W W
|
/
Gtr I
E E S E S E S S +S S E E. S +E E E. S +S T T E
|-------------------------||---------------------------|
|-------------------------||---------------------------|
|-------------------------||----2-(2)---3--2-(2)h3p2---|
|-------------2-5-(5)-2-5-||-2--------2--------------2-|
|-------------2-5-(5)-2-5-||---------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-(3)-0-3-||---------------------------|
F5 F#
W W
| |
/ /
E. S +E E E. S +S T T E E. E +E E E. S E.
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|----2-(2)---3--2-(2)h3p2---|----2-(2)-4-5--7-7-----|
|-3--------3--------------3-|-4---------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
G5 F#5 F5 E5
H E. S +E E W
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /
Q E E Q E E E. S +E E E. S +S T T E
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|-7------------7---|----2-(2)---3--2-(2)h3p2---|
|----5-4-5-------4-|-2--------2--------------2-|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
F5 F#
W W
| |
/ /
E. S +E E E. S +S S S S E. S +E E Q.. S
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|----2-(2)---3--2-(2)h3p2---|----2-(2)-4-5-----7-|
|-3--------3--------------3-|-4------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|
Guitar Break Guitar Solo I
G5 F#5 F5 N.C. F5 F5
2/4 4/4
H E. S +E E W E E S E S E S S +S S E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / o / / / / / / / / o /
Gtr I
\4______| \2.5/ \2.5/ \2.5/
Q E E E. S +E E S E. +Q E. +S +S +E. +E +Q.
|-------------------|-------------||-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------||-----------------------------------------------|
|-7-----------------|-9p==5--(5)--||-[9]---(9)----(9)-(9)------(9)----(9)----------|
|----5-4-5--4-(4)-3-|-------------||-----------------------------------------------|
|--------5--4-(4)-3-|-------------||-----------------------------------------------|
|--------3--2-(2)-1-|-------------||-----------------------------------------------|
G5 G5
E E S E S E S S +S S E
| | | | | | | | | | |
o / / / / / / / / o /
\1/ \1/ \1/
Q Q Q +S S S S
|-----------------------------------14-|
|-----------------------------14h15----|
|-9-----7-------14-------(14)----------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
F5 F5
E E S E S E S S +S S E
| | | | | | | | | | |
o / / / / / / / / o /
|------6-------| |--------6---------| |-------6--------| |-------6--------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17p15p14-------12-15p14p==12------------14p12---------------12---------------12-|
|----------15------------------14p12h==15-------15p13p12h==13----15p==13p12h13----|
|-------------16------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G5 F#5 F5 F5 F5
E E S E. E E E E E E S E S E S S +S S E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
o / / / / / / / o / / / / / / / / o /
\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
E E E E E +E +E +E E S S T T S S S T T S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------|-------12----------------------14p12h14----12-------------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------15p12-------12h15p12----------15----------12h15p12----|
|----------------------------------------|-14b16----------14b16-------------------------14b16-------------|
|-------------------()-()-()-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------()-()-()-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G5 G5
E E S E S E S S +S S E
| | | | | | | | | | |
o / / / / / / / / o /
S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-14p12----12--------------------------------------|
|-------15----15p14p12----14p12---12h14p12------12-|
|----------------------14--------------------14----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
F5 F5 G5 F#F5
E E S E S E S S +S S E E E S E. E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
o / / / / / / / / o / o / / / / / / /
E5 F5 E5 F5
E E Q E S S +S S E
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /
|--3--| |--3--| |---3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S
|-22p20h22-------20p19p17-------19--------------------------------|
|----------22-22----------20-20----22p20p19-22p20p==19------------|
|------------------------------------------------------20b21-(20)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F5 G5 F5 G5
H E S S +S S E
| | | | |
/ / / / /
|--3--| |--3--| |---3---|
S T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----19-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-20----22p20p19-22p20p19-------20p19----------19-----------------|
|-------------------------21-21-------21p19-19----21p==19----21---|
|---------------------------------------------------------22------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 F5 E5 F5
H E S S +S S E
| | | | |
/ / / / /
|--3--| |---3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-20p19-------19p17----------17p15-------15p13p==12----12-|
|-------21p19-------19p18p17-------17p16------------14----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
E5 G5 F#5 F5 E5 F5 E5F5
E E Q E. S +E E E E Q E S S +S S E
| | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / /
S S S S S S S S Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-17p12-15p12-14p12------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------14p12-14b16------------|-11----10----9----8---7---6----5---4---|
|---------------------------------------12-|----12----11---10---9---8---7----6---5-|
|------------------------------------14----|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F5G5 F5G5
H E S S +S S E
| | | | |
/ / / / /
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-3---3---2---1---2p0------------|
|---4---4---3---2-----2p0--2-----|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 G5 F#5 F5
H E S S +S S E E E Q E. S +E E
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
PM--------------------------------|
|-3--| |-3--| |--3--| |----3----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q.
|---------------------7--------10---12-|-15\----------------------|
|-----------------8-------11-----------|--------------------------|
|----------7-10-9----------------------|--------------------------|
|------9-8-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-7-10---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
F# G
W W
| |
/ /
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9p6---9p6---9p6-9p6---9p6---9p6-|-10p7---10p7---10p7-10p7---10p7---10p7-|
|-----7-----7---------7-----7-----|------8------8-----------8------8------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G#
W
|
/
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p7---12p7---12p7-12p7---12p7---12p7-|
|------9------9-----------9------9------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
A A5 G#5 G5
H E. S +E E
| | | | |
/ / / / /
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p9----12p9----12p9-12p9----12p=9----12p9-|
|------10------10-----------10-------10------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
Interlude
F# G
W W
| |
/ /
E. S +E E E. S +S T T E E. S +E E E. S +S T T E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|----4-(4)---5--4-(4)h5p4---|----4-(4)---5--4-(4)h5p4----|
|-4--------4--------------4-|-5--------5--------------5--|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
G# A A5VAb5pe G5 F#5 F5
W H E. S +E E E. S +E E H
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
E. S +E E E. S E. S Q E E E. S +E E Q E E H
|----------------------|-------------------|----------------||
|----------------------|-------------------|----------------||
|----4-(4)-6-7--9-9--9-|-9-----------------|----------------||
|-6--------------------|----7-6-7--6-(6)-5-|---------3------||
|----------------------|--------7--6-(6)-5-|---------3------||
|----------------------|--------5--4-(4)-3-|---------1------||
E5F5E5 E5F5E5 G5 Bb5 F5E5 E5F5E5 Bb5G5
Gtr II
E E Q E E S S E E E Q E Q E +E E Q E E S S E E E Q E Q E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / o / / / / / / / / / / / / / o / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
|------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
F5E5 E5F5E5 G5 Bb5
+E E Q E E S S E E E Q E Q E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / o / / / / / / / / / /
W W
|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|
F5E5 E5F5E5 G5 G5 F#5 F5
2/4
+E E Q E E S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / o / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
Guitar Solo 2
E5F5 E5 E5 F5E5 G5 Bb5
4/4
E E Q E E S S E E E Q E Q E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / o / / / / / / / / / /
~~~~
E Q. +H +Q E S S E Q.
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---17b18=====(17)---------|-(17)r---------------------------|
|---17b19=====(17)---------|-(17)r---17b19r(17)p15-17p15-----|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
F5E5 E5 F5E5 Bb5 G5
+E E Q E E S S E E E Q E Q E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / o / / / / / / / / / /
Q H S S E Q +Q +Q E E
|----------------------------------|--------------------------18b20-|
|-17b20---17b19------17b20r(17)p15-|-17b18====(17)r=(17)---15-------|
|----------------------------------|-17b19====(17)r=(17)---15-------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F5E5
+E E Q E E S S E
| | | | | | | |
/ / / o / / / /
+Q E E E E E E
|-(18)---18-17-15----15---18b20-|
|-----------------18------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
E5 F5 E5 G5 Bb5 F5E5
E E Q E Q E +E E Q E E S S E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / o / / / /
|--3--| |--------6--------|
S S S T T T T S S S S S S S S S S E E Q Q E E E E
|-15h18p15----------15h18p15----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------18p15h18----------18p15-------15-15-18p15----------|-17b18---15--17-17-15------|
|----------------------------------17b19-------------17-15-15-|-17b19---15--17-17-15------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------17-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
E5 F5 E5 G5 F#5 F5 E5 E
2/4 3/4
E E Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
| | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / /
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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M E T A L L I C A
-
T H E S H O R T E S T S T R A W
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...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
(c) Elektra/Vertigo Records (1988)
http://www.metallica.com/
Standard Tuning
E A D G B E
Tempo = 140 BPM
Time Signature = 4/4
-----------------------------
Transcribed by
PADDY MCMULLAN
pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com
Version 1.1 [30th August 2012]
(Corrections Outlined at Bottom of Tab)
Date Tabbed
26th May 2012
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Tablature Symbols Used:
(/) - Legato Slide (Blank space indicates length of slide)
\ - Slide Down to/Down From
/ - Slide Up to/Up From
( ) - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note
REST - Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space
|_3_| - Triplet Notes
P.M... - Palm Mute
5b6 - Bend
6r5 - Release Bend
13b' - Quarter note Bend
13b; - Three Quarter Note Bend
5~~ - Vibrato
- Harmonic (Natural & Pinch Harmonics indicated with N & P)
x - Dead Note/Muted Note
% - Whammy Bar Articulation
5h7 - Hammer-On
7p5 - Pull-Off
* - Staccato Notes (Bring the indicated note(s) to an abrupt end)
|__[1,2] - Alternate Endings
The 1/16 bar is only there to accommodate the first pre-beat note of the song;
the song proper (i.e. the first down-beat) starts at the first whole bar.
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Part 1: Guitars 1 & 2 [ Time 00:14 - 00:46 ]
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After the first repeat the first E5 chord becomes a single open string.
Guitar 2 plays a single open E5 chord in tandem with the first chord played by
Guitar 1, but only for the first repeat, after which it rests until the full
band kicks in below:
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Part 6: Repeat Part 1, ignoring the final two bars. [ Time 01:46 - 02:16 ]
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Part 7: Repeat Part 2, ignoring the first two bars. [ Time 02:16 - 02:29 ]
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Part 8: Repeat Part 3. [ Time 02:29 - 02:55 ]
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Part 9: Repeat Part 4. [ Time 02:55 - 03:03 ]
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Part 10: Repeat Part 5 [ Time 03:03 - 03:10 ]
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Part 11: Repeat Part 1, ignoring the final two bars. [ Time 03:10 - 03:39 ]
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Part 12: Repeat the first two bars of Part 2 [ Time 03:39 - 03:46 ]
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Part 13: Guitars 1, 2 & 3 (Distortion) [ Time 03:46 - 03:58 ]
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|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--17 p 12---12h15 p 12--14 p 12-------0-----------------------|
|---------------------------------14 p 12-(14b16)~~ \--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------9/12--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
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Part 14: Repeat Part 1 once [ Time 04:41 - 04:55 ]
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Guitar Solo 2: Guitars 1, 2 & 3 [ Time 04:55 - 05:11 ]
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Guitars 1 & 2: Repeat Part 1 again, adding the following bar to the end:
--------------
| |-------------------| |
| |-----R-------------| |
|3|-----E-------------|4|
|/|-----S---->--------|/|
|4|--2--T----2--------|4|
| |--0-------0--------| |
Fade in from silence
|--18 p 15----15--18 p 15-------------------------------------------------|
|----------18-------------18 p 15---------15--18 p 15---------------------|
|---------------------------------(17b19)--------------17--15--15h19--15--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Part 15: Repeat Part 3 [ Time 05:11 - 05:37 ]
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Part 16: Repeat Part 4 [ Time 05:37 - 05:45 ]
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Part 17: Guitars 1 & 2 (Variation of Part 5) [ Time 05:45 - 05:52 ]
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Part 18: Repeat Part 1 once, adding the following 2 bars: [ Time 05:52 - 06:13 ]
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End
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Tab summary: Intro
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10
Part 11
Part 12
Part 13
Guitar Solo 1
Part 14
Guitar Solo 2
Part 15
Part 16
Part 17
Part 18
Outro
END
_________________________________
[ Corrections: 30th August 2012 ]
* The last bar of the Intro has been corrected. The fourth chord of the
bar is E5, whereas I had tabbed F5 by mistake.
Song info
The Shortest Straw
Metallica
Alternative tracks
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