This is my version of The Thing That Should Not Be. It's all from memory, so some of it may be wrong. There is a fill (Riff 9) near the end of the song which I can't remember how it goes, so if someone could tab it, I'd really appreciate it.
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|---------14-p11-p10-14-p11-p10-14-p11-p10-14-p11-p10|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|0\--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
w Wammy bar
Band- Metallica
Song- The Thing That Should Not Be
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'acoustic'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Jamez dist. electric'
Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Kirk dist. electric'
Intro
Q=116
4/4
Gtr I
E W +H +Q. E W +H +Q. E
|---|----------|----------------|----------|----------------|
|---|----------|----------------|----------|----------------|
|---|----------|----------------|----------|----------------|
|---|----------|----------------|----------|----------------|
|-2-|-4--------|-(4)----(4)---2-|-4--------|-(4)----(4)---2-|
|-0-|-2--------|-(2)----(2)---0-|-2--------|-(2)----(2)---0-|
F#5
Gtr II
W W W H Q E E
|
/
Q. E +Q E E +Q E E +Q. E Q. E +Q E E +Q E E +H
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-4----3-(3)----4-|-(4)----5-(5)---2-|-4----3-(3)----4-|-(4)----5-(5)-------|
|-2-----------2---|-(2)--2---(2)---0-|-2-----------2---|-(2)--2---(2)-------|
H. Q +Q Q +Q. E H. Q +Q Q +H
Gtr II
PM--| PM PM PM--| PM
E E E E Q E E +Q E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E
|----------------|-------------------||-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------||o------------------|
|----------------|-------------------||-------------------|
|-------5-5----6-|-(6)----7-(7)--7---||--------5-(5)----6-|
|-4-3-4-3-3--4-4-|-(4)--4-5-(5)--5-2-||o-2-3-4-3-(3)--4-4-|
|-2-1-2------2---|------2----------0-||--0-1-2--------2---|
|-Rhy Fig 1
PM PM--| PM---| PM| PM--|
+Q E E +Q E E 3x E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|--------------------||-||--------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------o||-||o-------------------|---------------------o||
|--------------------||-||--------------------|----------------------||
|-(6)----7-(7)--7----||-||--------5-(5)-----6-|-(6)-----7-(7)--------||
|-(4)--4-5-(5)--5-2-o||-||o-2-3-4-3-(3)-3-4-4-|-(4)-3-4-5-(5)-3-4-2-o||
|------2----------0--||-||--0-1-2-------1-2---|-----1-2-------1-2-0--||
end Rhy Fig 1-| |-Rhy Fig 2 end Rhy Fig 2-|
PM----| PM PM--| PM PM--| PM PM----------|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q S S E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------7---7--|-3-------3---3--|-4-------4---4--|-------------------|
|---------7---7--|-3-------3---3--|-4-------4---4--|-1-1---------------|
|-9-9-9-9---9----|---5-5-5---5----|---6-6-6---6----|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-7-7-7-7---7----|---3-3-3---3----|---4-4-4---4----|-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-Rhy Fig 3 end Rhy Fig 3-|
$
W +H +Q. E W +H +Q. E
|----------|----------------|----------|-----------------||
|----------|----------------|----------|-----------------||
|----------|----------------|----------|-----------------||
|----------|----------------|----------|-----------------||
|-4--------|-(4)----(4)---2-|-4--------|-(4)----(4)---2--||
|-2--------|-(2)----(2)---0-|-2--------|-(2)----(2)---0--||
Verse
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
THE THING THAT SHOULD NOT BE
As recorded by Metallica
(From the 1986 Album MASTER OF PUPPETS)
Transcribed by Zac B. for www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk
D5 E5
0 0 x x x x 2 2 x x x x
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'James'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Kirk (dist.)'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'James(dist.)'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=116
4/4
Gtr I
H.. E W +H.. E W +H.. E
|-------------|----------|--------------|----------|---------------|
|-------------|----------|--------------|----------|---------------|
|-------------|----------|--------------|----------|---------------|
|-------------|----------|--------------|----------|---------------|
|-----------0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0--|
|-----------0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0--|
Gtr III
PM
Q. Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E Q. Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-2----1------2-|-(2)----3-(3)---0-|-2----1------2-|-(2)----3-(3)---0-|
|-2---------2---|-(2)--2---(2)---0-|-2---------2---|-(2)--2---(2)---0-|
H. Q +Q Q +Q. E H. Q +Q Q +Q. E
PM--| PM PM PM-----
E E E Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E 4x
||-----------------|-------------------||-|
||o----------------|------------------o||-|
||--------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)------||-|
||--------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)------||-|
||o-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)----3-(3)---0-o||-|
||--0-1-2------2---|------2---------0--||-|
-------| PM| PM| PM--|
E E E Q E E E +E E E E +E E E E
||-----------------|----------------------||
||o----------------|---------------------o||
||--------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)--------||
||--------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)--------||
||o-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)-----0-o||
||--0-1-2----1-2---|-----1-2-------1-2-0--||
PM------|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q S S E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------5---5--|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------5---5--|-6-------6---6--|-7-------7---7--|-4p0---------------|
|-7-7-7-7---7----|-6-3-3-3-6-3-6--|-7-4-4-4-7-4-7--|-4p0-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|
|-7-7-7-7---7----|---3-3-3---3----|---4-4-4---4----|-----1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|
$
D5
Gtr II
W W W H.. E
|
/
Gtr I
W +H.. E W +H.. E
|----------|--------------|----------|--------------||
|----------|--------------|----------|--------------||
|----------|--------------|----------|--------------||
|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2--------|-(2)----------||
|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0-||
|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0-||
1st,2nd Verse
E5 D5 E5
W +H.. E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I Gtr III
W +H.. E Q. Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E
|----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2------1--------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)----0-|
|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2-------------2---|-(2)---2---(2)----0-|
H. Q +Q Q +Q. E
D5
W W W H.. E
|
/
Gtr I
PM--| PM PM PM------| PM PM PM
E E E Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E E E E Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-----|
|-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-----|
|-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)----3-(3)---0-|-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)---0-|
|-0-1-2------2---|------2---------0-|-0-1-2------2---|-------2---------0-|
E5 D5 E5
W +H.. E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr III
W +H.. E Q. Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E
|----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2------1--------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)----0-|
|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2-------------2---|-(2)---2---(2)----0-|
H. Q +Q Q +Q. E
PM--| PM PM PM
E E E Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----|---------5---5--|----------------|
|-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----|---------5---5--|-6-------6---6--|
|-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)----3-(3)---0-|-7-7-7-7---7----|-6-3-3-3-6-3-6--|
|-0-1-2------2---|------2---------0-|-7-7-7-7---7----|---3-3-3---3----|
PM------|
E E E E E E Q S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|---------5---5--|----------------|
|-7-------7---7--|-4p0---------------|---------5---5--|-6-------6---6--|
|-7-4-4-4-7-4-7--|-4p0-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-7-7-7-7---7----|-6-3-3-3-6-3-6--|
|---4-4-4---4----|-----1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-7-7-7-7---7----|---3-3-3---3----|
PM------| PM--|
E E E E E E Q S S E E E E E E E H H E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-2----3----|-----------------|
|-7-------7---7--|-4p0---------------|-2----3----|---6-6---6-------|
|-7-4-4-4-7-4-7--|-4p0-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-0----1----|-5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-|
|---4-4-4---4----|-----1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-----------|-5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-|
2/4 4/4
PM------------| PM--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E H H E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------|-----------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------|-----------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------|-2----3----|-----------------|
|-----------------|---6-6---|-2----3----|---6-6---6-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-6-6-5-|-0----1----|-5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-6-6-5-|-----------|-5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-|
To Coda
2/4 4/4
PM------------|
E E E E E E E E E Q E H H H Q. E
|-----------------|--------|-----------|-------------|
|-----------------|--------|-----------|-------------|
|-----------------|--------|-2----3----|------2------|
|-----------------|---6----|-2----3----|-1----2------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-6--5-|-0----1----|-1----0----0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-6--5-|-----------|-1---------0-|
PM--| PM PM PM------| PM PM PM
E E E Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E E E E Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----|-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----|
|-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----|-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----|
|-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)----3-(3)---0-|-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)----3-(3)---0-|
|-0-1-2------2---|------2---------0-|-0-1-2------2---|------2---------0-|
D.S. al Coda
PM--| PM| PM| PM----------| PM| PM| PM--|
E E E Q E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E Q E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------||
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------||
|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------||
|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------||
|-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)-----0-|-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)-----0-||
|-0-1-2----1-2---|-----1-2-------1-2-0-|-0-1-2----1-2---|-----1-2-------1-2-0-||
&
Gtr II
W H Q. S S
|-----------|---------------7h10-||
|-----------|--------------------||
|-----------|--------------------||
|-----------|--------------------||
|-----------|--------------------||
|-----------|--------------------||
|
| Gtr III
| H H +H E E E E
|-----------|--------------------||
|-----------|--------------------||
|------2----|-(2)----------------||
|-1----2----|-(2)-------6-6------||
|-1----0----|-(0)----5--6-6-5----||
|-1---------|--------5--6-6-5----||
Guitar Solo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E E E E E E E
|-7tr10-7tr10-9tr6-8tr5-7tr4-6tr3-5tr2-4tr1-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-6-----------------------------------------|
|-6-----0-----0----0----0----0----0----0----|
|-6-----0-----0----0----0----0----0----0----|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E Q. +Q S S S S
|-3tr0---------------------10-10-10-10-|
|------/17b19======(17)r---------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------6--6----------|
|-0------0-----0-0---5---6--6-----5----|
|-0------0-----0-0---5---6--6-----5----|
|----------------------------------16:8------------------------------------|
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
|-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p10-14p11p|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--6-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--6-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------0----|
|--6-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------0----|
~~~~
|---------7---------| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S E +Q. +E
|-10-14p11p10---14p11p10-14p11p10-----------------------|
|---------------------------------13b16r(13)-----(13)\--|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------6-6--------|
|--0----------0-----------0--------0------5--6-6---5----|
|--0----------0-----------0--------0------5--6-6---5----|
S S S S S S T T S S S S S S S S S
|--------------9-10--9h10p=9-------------------------|
|--------9-10----------------10--9-------------------|
|--9h10----------------------------11-10-------------|
|----------------------------------------12-11--8--7-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S T T S S S S S S S S S
|-------------12-14-12h14p12-------------------------|
|-------13-14----------------14-13-------------------|
|-13h14----------------------------15-14-11-10-------|
|--6-------------------------------------------12-11-|
|--6-----0-----0-----0--------0-----0-----0-----0----|
|--6-----0-----0-----0--------0-----0-----0-----0----|
E E E E E E E E
~~~~~~
a E. S +H +Q
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-8h9----8-(8)-------(8)\----|
|----------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|------------------6--6------|
|---0--0----0--0-5-6--6---5--|
|---0--0----0--0-5-6--6---5--|
\3.5 \1.5____________________
|---------7---------| |-----------7-----------|
H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------14p11p10-14p==11p10-14p11p10-----14p11p==10-14p11p|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6----0-0-0--0----------0-----------0--------------0----------|
|-6----0-0-0--0----------0-----------0--------------0----------|
\3.5 \3.25/
~~~~~~~~~
|----------7-----------| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S +E Q +Q
|-10-14p11p10------14p11p10-14p11p10-(10)-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------12---(12)-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------6---6------|
|--0-------------0-----------0---------0-------5-6---6--5---|
|--0-------------0-----------0---------0-------5-6---6--5---|
~~~~
+H. Q W W W
|----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------|
|-(12)-----------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------|
|
| PM-----------------------------------| PM------------|
| E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E H H E E E E S S E E E
|----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------|
|---2------------------|-2-----------------|-2----3----|-2------------------|
|---2------------------|-2-----------------|-2----3----|-2------------------|
|---0------0-1-0---1-0-|-0-----0-3-1-0-1-0-|-0----1----|-0-----0-5-1-0-1-0--|
|------3-5-------3-----|---3-5-------------|-----------|---3-5--------------|
Gtr III
PM--| PM| PM| PM--|
H H H Q. E E E E Q E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-----------|-------------||----------------|---------------------|
|-----------|-------------||----------------|---------------------|
|-2----3----|------2------||-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------|
|-2----3----|-1----2------||-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------|
|-0----1----|-1----0----0-||-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)-----0-|
|-----------|-1---------0-||-0-1-2----1-2---|-----1-2-------1-2-0-|
PM--| PM| PM| PM----------| PM| PM| PM--|
E E E Q E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E Q E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------|
|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------|
|-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)-----0-|-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)-----0-|
|-0-1-2----1-2---|-----1-2-------1-2-0-|-0-1-2----1-2---|-----1-2-------1-2-0-|
W W W W
PM--| PM| PM| PM--|
E E E Q E E E +E E E E +E E E E W +H.. E
|----------------|---------------------||----------|--------------|
|----------------|---------------------||----------|--------------|
|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------||----------|--------------|
|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-------||-2--------|-(2)--------0-|
|-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)-----0-||-2--------|-(2)--------0-|
|-0-1-2----1-2---|-----1-2-------1-2-0-||-2--------|-(2)--------0-|
3rd Verse
D5 E5 D5
Gtr II
W H.. E W +H.. E
| | | |
/ / / /
Gtr I
W +H.. E W +H.. E
|----------|--------------|----------|--------------|
|----------|--------------|----------|--------------|
|----------|--------------|----------|--------------|
|-2--------|-(2)----------|----------|--------------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|
|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|
E5
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q W W
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr III
PM--| PM PM PM
Q. Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E E E E Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----|
|-2------1--------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)----0-|-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)----3-(3)---0-|
|-2-------------2---|-(2)---2---(2)----0-|-0-1-2------2---|------2---------0-|
H. Q +Q Q +Q. E
D5 E5 D5
W H.. E W +H.. E
| | | |
/ / / /
Gtr I
PM--| PM PM PM
E E E Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E W +H.. E
|----------------|-------------------|----------|--------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------|--------------|
|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-----|----------|--------------|
|-------3------4-|-(4)-----5-(5)-----|----------|--------------|
|-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)---0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|
|-0-1-2------2---|-------2---------0-|-2--------|-(2)--------0-|
E5
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q W W
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr III
PM--| PM PM PM
Q. Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E E E E Q. E E +Q E E +Q. E
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------3------4-|-(4)----5-(5)-----|
|-2------1--------2-|-(2)-----3-(3)----0-|-0-1-2-1------2-|-(2)----3-(3)---0-|
|-2-------------2---|-(2)---2---(2)----0-|-0-1-2------2---|------2---------0-|
H. Q +Q Q +Q. E
PM------|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q S S E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------5---5--|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------5---5--|-6-------6---6--|-7-------7---7--|-4p0---------------|
|-7-7-7-7---7----|-6-3-3-3-6-3-6--|-7-4-4-4-7-4-7--|-4p0-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|
|-7-7-7-7---7----|---3-3-3---3----|---4-4-4---4----|-----1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|
PM------|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q S S E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------5---5--|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------5---5--|-6-------6---6--|-7-------7---7--|-4p0---------------|
|-7-7-7-7---7----|-6-3-3-3-6-3-6--|-7-4-4-4-7-4-7--|-4p0-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|
|-7-7-7-7---7----|---3-3-3---3----|---4-4-4---4----|-----1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|
2/4 4/4
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H H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H H
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|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-----------|
|-2----3----|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-2----3----|
|-2----3----|---6-6---6-------|-----------------|---6-6---|-2----3----|
|-0----1----|-5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-6-6-5-|-0----1----|
|-----------|-5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-6-6-5-|-----------|
2/4 4/4
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H H H H
|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-2----3----|------2----|
|---6-6---6-------|-----------------|---6-6---|-2----3----|-1----2----|
|-5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-6-6-5-|-0----1----|-1----0----|
|-5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-6-6-5-|-----------|-1---------|
Outro
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E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 6x
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|-------------------||o-----------------|-----------------o||
|-2-----------------||------------------|------------------||
|-2-----------------||----6-6---6-------|------------------||
|-0-----0-5-1-0-1-0-||o-5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
|---3-5-------------||--5-6-6-5-6-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
Tunning: Drop D (D A D G B E)
Alright guys! I promised a Thing That Should Not Be tab, so here it is! Alright for starters,the tab is in Drop D (DADGBE). But if you wish to go down further D standard tuning. Move the tab i have = up two frets. Here we go , The song in its entirety. I've spend hours trying to perfect this tab, so has my hard work, pain, and sweat put into it. Song - The Thing That Should Not Be Band - Metallica Album - Master of Puppets Tuning - Drop D
Guitar I (Distorted) - James Guitar II (Distorted) - Kirk Guitar III (Solo) - Kirk Guitar IIII (Acoustic) - James
Guitar Solo: Guitar (III) I have taken this from the Mutts, so Thank you! I'm not a lead guitarist so thats my reason for not making my own. This solo sounds just fine.
(x2) E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|----------3---3-(3)---4-(4)---5-----|(5) D|----------3---3-(3)---4-(4)---5-----|(5) A|--0-1-2-1-1---1-(1)---2-(2)---3-----|(3) D|--0-1-2-1---2-------2-------2-------| This part is a little scetchy but i thing i got it the best i could.
Guitar (I & II) One of the biggest mistakes among tabber is the pinch harmonics. They're all over the in the outro. They get deeper and harder and the song fades out. The best sounding thing do is simple : pinch harmonics harder as the song goes along. Use your thumb to hit the after picking them to do these pinch harmonics. As the outro progresses do it harder. biggest thing to do is to make sure you go from the first pickup closest to the 22nd and slowly go to the right pickup (to the left if your lefthanded).
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----6-(6)----6-----------------------------6-6-----------------------6----|(6) A|--5-6-(6)--5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6----|(6) D|--5-6-(6)--5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6----|(6) Ex: |pinch 1st pickup S Right pickup|
Thats it. I'm almost 100% positive this is the best The Thing That Should Not Be tab. i'll let you decide. Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Here is the legend
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| ( ) Upstroke | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | b Bend | / Slide up | Tr Tril | . Palm mute
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Tunning: D tuning (D G C F A D)
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M E T A L L I C A
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T H E T H I N G T H A T S H O U L D N O T B E
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MASTER OF PUPPETS
(c) Elektra/Music For Nations/Vertigo Records (1986)
http://www.metallica.com/
D Standard Tuning
D G C F A D
Tempo = 56 BPM
Time Signature = 4/4
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Transcribed by
PADDY MCMULLAN
pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com
Version 1.0 [25th September 2012]
Date Tabbed
25th September 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
5~~ - Vibrato
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)
(9t12) - Trill (quickly hammer-on and pull-off between the written notes)
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Part 1: Guitars 1, 2 & 3 [ Time 00:00 - 01:02 ]
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Guitar 3: Clean (Doubled with Acoustic)
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Part 5: Repeat Part 2 [ Time 02:34 - 03:04 ]
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Crawling chaos underground
Cult has summoned twisted sound
Out from ruins once possessed
Fallen city, living death
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Part 6: Repeat Part 3 with the following variation [ Time 03:04 - 03:43 ]
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Part 7: Repeat Part 4 with the following fills [ Time 04:13 - 04:39 ]
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|--------------------|-------------------||
|--------------------|-------------------||
|--%-----------------|-------------------||
|--10----------------|--(10)-------------||
|--8-----------------|--(8)--------------||
% - Dip, return, pull up 4 steps, wiggle and dive
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Lead Fill 2:
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Drag string over edge of fretboard
||---------(14 r 12)--0---|--(0)----10-------x----------------------|
||-- -------------0---|--(0)----10-------%----------------------|
||-- -------------%---|-----------------------------------------|
||-- -----------------|-----------------------------------------|
||-- -----------------|-----------------------------------------|
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% - Pre-bend a 1/2 step and return
% - Pull bar up one step
|-----------------------------22--|--(24)-22--22--22-----22--22--22--22----||
|-- --(24b;b25;26)----(26)--24--|--(24)-24--24--24-----24--24--24--24----||
|-- ------------------(0)---%---|-------%-------%------%---%---%---%-----||
|-- ----------------------------|---------------(0)----------------------||
|-- ----------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
% - Pull bar up one step
% - Return previous bend
% - Dive 2 & 1/2 steps
% - Pre-dive 4 steps, return, raise 1 step
% - Return previous bend
% - Pre-dive 3 steps and return
% - Pull up 2 steps, dive
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Part 8: Repeat Part 2 [ Time 04:39 - 05:09 ]
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Not dead which eternal lie
Stranger eons, death may die
Drain you of your sanity
Face the thing that should not be
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Part 9: Repeat Part 3 with the following variation [ Time 05:09 - 05:45 ]
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Part 10: Guitars 1, 2 & Lead Fill [ Time 05:45 - 06:38 ]
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End
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Tab summary: Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Guitar Solo
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10
END
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The Thing That Should Not Be
Metallica
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