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Metallica - Nothing else matters '99 version 
Original version by: Martijn van Welie (mwelie@cs.vu.nl) 
Edited by Ruud Claessen (ruudje@post.com) 
Comments or corrections please mail me. 

Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb 

Intro 
6/8 time 
Eb-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0---7-| 
Bb-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---| 
Gb---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0---------| 
Db-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
Ab-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
Eb-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------| 
P (9/8 time) H P S P S 
Eb-7-----------7^0---------|---------7---8---7^8\5---7-5-/0------| 
Bb---------0-------0-------|---------0---0-----------0-------5---| 
Gb-----0---------------0---|-----0-------------------------------| 
Db-------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
Ab-------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
Eb-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------------------| 
P 
Eb-------------2^0---------|-------------0---0---0---| 
Bb-5-------5-------5-------|---------5-------5---5---| 
Gb-----5---------------5---|-----5-----------5---5---| 
Db-------------------------|-------------------------| 
Ab-0-----------------------|-0---------------0---2---| 
Eb-------------------------|-------------------------| 
P H P P H 
Eb-0-----------3^0-----0---|-0----------0^5^0---------| 
Bb-5-------5-------5---5---|-7---7-5-7--------7^0-5^0-| 
Gb-5-----5---5-------5-5---|-7------------------------| 
Db-------------------------|--------------------------| 
Ab-3---3---------------3---|-5------------------------| 
Eb-------------------------|--------------------------| 
<.NH.> 
Eb-------12----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----| 
Bb-----12--0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---| 
Gb---12------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-| 
Db-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
Ab-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
Eb-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------| 
upstroke 
Eb-------------7---7-------|-------------|-------------7-----------| 
Bb-------------8---8-------|-----7-----5-|-------------8-----------| 
Gb-----------9-----9-------|-----7-----5-|-----------9-------------| 
Db---------9---------------|---7-----5---|---------9---------------| 
Ab-------7-----------------|-5-----3-----|-------7-----------------| 
Eb-0-----------------------|-------------|-0-----------------------| 

Eb-------------|----------7-----7--------|-----5-----------3-------| 
Bb-----7-----5-|----------------8--------|-------7-----------5-----| 
Gb-----7-----5-|-------------9-----------|---------7-----------5---| 
Db---7-----5---|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
Ab-5-----3-----|-------7-----------------|-5-----------3-----------| 
Eb-------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------| 

Eb-----3-------------------|-------0-----(0------)|-------0-----| 
Bb-------3---------5-4-----|-----0---0---(-0-----)|-----0---0---| 
Gb---------4---------------|---0-------0-(--0----)|---0-------0-| 
Db-------------------------|-------------(---2---)|-------------| 
Ab-------------2-----------|-------------(----2--)|-------------| 
Eb-3-----------------------|-0-----------(-----0-)|-0-----------| 

Main guitar part : 
So close,no matter how far...... 
Eb-------------3----0---|-2---2-2-2-3--0--0-0-----| 
Bb---------0----------0-|-3---3-3-3-3--3--3-3-----| 
Gb-----0----------0-----|-2---2-2-2-2--0--0-0-----| repeat 2X 
Db----------------------|-0---0-0-0-0--2--2-2-----| 
Ab----------------------|--------------3--3-3-----| 
Eb-0--------------------|---------------------3-2-| 
Forever trusting who we are............and nothing else 
matters 
Eb-------------3----0---|-2---2-2-2-3--0--0-0-----------3--2------2---- 
Bb---------0----------0-|-3---3-3-3-3--3--3-3-----------3--0--------0-- 
Gb-----0----------0-----|-2---2-2-2-2--0--0-0---------0----2----------- 
Db----------------------|-0---0-0-0-0--2--2-2--------------1----1------ 
Ab----------------------|--------------3--3-3--------------2--2-------- 
Eb-0--------------------|---------------------0-2-3-------------------- 

Chorus guitar part 
Never cared for what they do........ 
Eb-0-----0-----|-2-----2-2-2-3---2--0--2-| 
Bb-1-----2-----|-3-----3-3-3-3---3--3--3-| 
Gb-0-----2-----|-2-----2-2-2-2---2--2--2-| 
Db-2-----2-----|-0-----0-0-0-0---0--0--0-| 
Ab-3-----0-----|-------------------------| 
Eb-------------|-------------------------| 

Eb-0-----0-----|-2-----2-2-2-3---2--0--2-| 
Bb-1-----2-----|-3-----3-3-3-3---3--3--3-| 
Gb-0-----2-----|-2-----2-2-2-2---2--2--2-| 
Db-2-----2-----|-0-----0-0-0-0---0--0--0-| 
Ab-3-----0-----|-------------------------| 
Eb-------------|-------------------------| 

Eb-0-----0-----|-2-----2-2-2-0-----------| 
Bb-1-----2-----|-3-----3-3-3-0-----------| 
Gb-0-----2-----|-2-----2-2-2-0-----------| 
Db-2-----2-----|-0-----0-0-0-2-----------| 
Ab-3-----0-----|-------------2-----------| 
Eb-------------|-------------0-----------| 

Interlude 
|-12------14---|-15-------17---|-8------8------|-------8--------| 
|---12------12-|---12-------12-|---5------5----|----5-----5-----| 
|--------------|---------------|-----5------5--|-5----------5\--| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 
|--------------|---------------|--------------0|----------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 

|-0--------0---|-0^2--------0--|-0--0~~~~0~~~~~|--------0-------| 
|----1-------1-|-----3-------3-|-12-12~~~12~~~~|------0---0-----| 
|-------2------|--------2------|---------------|----0-------0---| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-0--------------| 

|-12------14---|-15-------17---|-8------8------|-8-----8--------| 
|---12------12-|---12-------12-|---5--------5--|---5-----5------| 
|--------------|---------------|-----5----5---5|-----5-----5----| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 

|-0--------0---|-0^2--------0--|-0--0~~~~0~~~~~|--------0---------| 
|----1-------1-|-----3-------3-|-12-12~~~12~~~~|------0---0-------| 
|-------2------|--------2------|---------------|----0-------0-----| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|------------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|------------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-0------------3-2-| 

Interlude solo * * 
Eb|--------3-----3--5--5(7)5--5-----3--5---10--7--6(8)6-- 
Bb|--3--5-----5------------------5----------------------- 

Eb|--10--6(8)6---10--6(8)6---10--6(8)6---10--6(8)6---3-0- 

*=bend and release 

GOTO MAIN GUITAR PART 

Guitar solo : 
E5 E5(VII) | D5(V) C5(III) 
E5 E5(VII) | D5(V) C5(III) 
E5 E5(VII) | D5(V) C5(III) | G5(III) B5(II) | E5 

B B R V V 
Eb---------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
Bb-15------15----------------|-------------------------------------| 
Gb-14(16)--14(16)14-12--14-12|-11-12-11----11-------------12-14-12-| 
Db---------------------------|----------14----12-14----------------| 
Ab---------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
Eb---------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
B B B 
Eb-------12-------12---------------------------hold bend-->--------| 
Gb----12-------12----15^14^12-(approx.8x )--15(17)-15-15-15--------| 
Gb-14(16)---14(16)---------------------|---------------------------| 
Db-------------------------------------|---------------------------| 
Ab-------------------------------------|---------------------------| 
Eb-------------------------------------|---------------------------| 
release bend 
Eb-15(17)--15---14-15-|----15-14----14-15-14-12|-------------------- 
Bb--------------------|-12-------12------------|-15-14-12----------- 
Gb--------------------|------------------------|-----------12-14-12- 
Db--------------------|------------------------|-------------------- 
Ab--------------------|------------------------|-------------------- 
Eb--------------------|------------------------|-------------------- 
B R B B R P B 
Eb-------------------------|-12--------------------hold----->-----release 
Bb----------------------12-|-------12-15(17)15--12^15(17)-15-15-15-15-15- 
Gb-14(16)14-12----12-14(16)|-------------------------------|------------- 
Db-------------14----------|-------------------------------|------------- 
Ab-------------------------|-------------------------------|------------- 
Eb-------------------------|-------------------------------|------------- 
H P S H P 
Eb----------------------------------- 
Bb-12^15^12~~~~~~\\\\\\7--5^7^5~~~~~~ 
Gb----------------------------------- 
Db----------------------------------- 
Ab----------------------------------- 
Eb----------------------------------- 

The end : 
E-------0-----|-------0---7-|-7-----------7^0---------| 
B-----0---0---|-----0---0---|---------0-------0-------| 
G---0-------0-|---0---------|-----0---------------0---| 
D-------------|-------------|-------------------------| 
A-------------|-------------|-------------------------| 
E-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------------------| 

E---------7---8---7^8\5---7-5-/0--0--0-| 
B---------0---0-----------0------------| 
G-----0--------------------------------| repeat 
D--------------------------------------| 
A--------------------------------------| 
E-0----------------------------------0-|
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