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Frantic Tab

by Metallica
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Author Unregistered. Last edit on Feb 10, 2014
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Song: Frantic
Artist: Metallica
Album: St. Anger
Transcribed by: Jon (jon@moshpitfury.com)
 
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Here's "Frantic" from Metallica's new album St. Anger.
I'm not sure if this tab is suitable for printing because I
had to make the bars pretty wide.
I believe this tab is very accurate. You'll need to listen
to the recording of the song for the exact timing. If you're
not sure on a timing issue, just play it faster and that will
probably solve it. This song will definitely give you a work
out on speed picking and accuracy. But it's really fun to
play once you've got it!. Please email me with any comments,
questions, or corrections. Thanks and enjoy!!
 
Tuning is Drop D tuned down 1 whole step (Drop C).
 
      <---- High to Low ---->
1st=D 2nd=A 3rd=F 4th=C 5th=G 6th=C
============================================================
Key:
 
PM = Palm Mute
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
p = Pull Off
h = Hammer on
^ = Staccato (note/chord played quickly then cut off [muted])
 
|*---------*|
|*---------*| = Repeat bars between "*" marks once.
============================================================
 
 
Intro
    Guitar 1
    PM------------>     PM------------>          PM------------>      PM----------->
D|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
F|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
C|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
 |                                                                                         |
 |Guitar 2                                                                                 |
D|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
F|*------------------^-------------------^----|-------------------^-------------------^---*|
C|-------------------7-------------------7----|-------------------7-------------------7----|
G|*------------------5-------------------5----|-------------------5-------------------5---*|
C|-------------------0-------------------0----|-------------------0-------------------0----|
 
 
 
 Guitar 1
   PM------------>      PM------------>         PM------------>       PM----------->
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
|                                                                                         |
|Guitar 2                                                                                 |
|        PM-    PM--->       PM-    PM--->            PM-    PM--->       PM-    PM--->   |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|--18-15-000-17-000000-18-15-000-17-000000---|--18-15-000-17-000000-18-15-000-17-000000---|
 
 
 
 Guitar 1
         PM-    PM--->       PM-    PM--->            PM-    PM--->       PM-    PM--->
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|--18-15-000-17-000000-18-15-000-17-000000---|--18-15-000-17-000000-18-15-000-17-000000---|
|                                                                                         |
|Guitar 2                                                                                 |
|        PM-    PM--->       PM-    PM--->            PM-    PM--->       PM-    PM--->   |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|--18-15-000-17-000000-18-15-000-17-000000---|--18-15-000-17-000000-18-15-000-17-000000---|
 
 
 
 Guitar 2 (light distortion)                                              PM-------->
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--18-15-0-17-17----17-18-15-0-17-17----17---|--18-15-0-17-17----17-18-15-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
 
 
%
Riff A (Play 4 times)
 Guitars 1&2 (distorted)                                                  PM-------->
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--18-15-0-17-17----17-18-15-0-17-17----17---|--18-15-0-17-17----17-18-15-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
 
 
 
Riff B
 Guitars 1&2
          PM-------->         PM-------->              PM-------->         PM-------->
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|*-6-\-3---------------6-\-3-----------------|--6-\-3---------------6-\-3----------------*|
|--6-\-3--0-0-0-0-0-0--6-\-3--0-0-0-0-0-0----|--6-\-3--0-0-0-0-0-0--6-\-3--0-0-0-0-0-0----|
"if i could have my wasted days back..."
 
 
Riff B1
 Guitars 1&2
   PM----------------------------------------------------------->
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3---|--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---|
|--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3---|--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---|
"do i have the strength..."
 
 
Riff B
 Guitars 1&2
          PM-------->         PM-------->              PM-------->         PM-------->
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--6-\-3---------------6-\-3-----------------|--6-\-3---------------6-\-3-----------------|
|--6-\-3--0-0-0-0-0-0--6-\-3--0-0-0-0-0-0----|--6-\-3--0-0-0-0-0-0--6-\-3--0-0-0-0-0-0----|
 
 
 
 Guitar 2 (light distortion)                   Guitars 1&2 (distorted)
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--18-15-0-17-17----17-18-15-0-17-17----17---|--18-15-0-17-17----17-18-15-17-17----17-----|
                                               "you live it or lie it..."
 
 Guitar 2 (light distortion)
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--18-15-0-17-17----17-18-15-0-17-17----17---|
 
 
 
 Guitars 1&2
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
"my lifestyle determines my deathstyle..."
 
 
 
Pre-Chorus
 Guitar 1 (Clean)
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
|-----------0--------------------0-----------||-----------0--------------------0-----------|
|*-------0------0----0--------0------0----0-*||*-------0------0----0--------0------0----0-*|
|-----6--------------------6-----------------||-----6--------------------6-----------------|
|*-8--------------------8-------------------*||*-8--------------------8-------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                          |
|Guitar 2 (light distortion)                                                               |
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
|*------------------------------------------*||*---/7------5------4-----------------------*|
|----6~~~~ ---3~~~ ---5~~~~ -----------------||------------------------5~~~ ---------------|
|*------------------------------------------*||*------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
"keep searchin' - keep on searchin'..."
 
 
Guitar 1 (Clean)
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
|-----------0--------------------0-----------||-----------0--------------------0-----------|
|*-------0------0----0--------0------0----0-*||*-------0------0----0--------0------0----0-*|
|-----6--------------------6-----------------||-----6--------------------6-----------------|
|*-8--------------------8-------------------*||*-8--------------------8-------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                          |
|Guitar 2 (light distortion)                                                               |
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
|*---13~~~ ---10~~ ---12~~~ ----------------*||*---/7------5------4-----------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------||------------------------5~~~ ---------------|
|*------------------------------------------*||*------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
"keep searchin' - keep on searchin'..."
end Pre-Chorus
 
 
 
Chorus
 Guitars 1&2                PM---->                            PM---->
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--18-18-18-18--15--17--17--0--0--0---18-18-18-18--15--17--17--0--0--0---
 "fran-tic tick tick tick tick tick tock..."
 
 
 Guitars 1&2                PM---->
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------*|
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------*|
 --18-18-18-18--15--17--17--0--0--0---18-18-18-18-15-15-15-15-17-12-12-12-12-12---|
 "fran-tic tick tick tick tick tick tock..."
end Chorus
#
 
========================================================================
== Go back to "%" symbol and play to "#" symbol. Then continue below. ==
========================================================================
 
 
Bridge Riff [3:46] (Play 12 times. Played fast!!)
 Guitars 1&2
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--18p0-15p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-17-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
 
 
 
Bridge Riff A [4:03] (Play 12 times. Play this fast too!)
 Guitars 1&2
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--6p0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 Guitar 1
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|*----------------------------------------------*|
|--6-6-6-3-3-3-5----------6-6-6-3-3-3-5----------|
|*----------------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------------------|
|                                                |
|Guitar 2                                        |
|  PM---------------------------------------->   |
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|*----------------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------------------|
|*----------------------------------------------*|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
 
 
 
 Guitars 1&2                                                                            *----->
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------*|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
"my lifestyle determines my deathstyle..."
* = Guitar 2 only
 
 
================
== Pre-Chorus ==
================
==   Chorus   ==
================
 
 
Outro [5:15]
 Guitars 1&2-------------------------------->  Guitar 1
   PM->        PM->        PM->        PM->     PM->        PM->        PM->        PM->
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-----^-----------^-----------^-----------^--|-----^-----------^-----------^-----------^--|
|--0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--|--0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--|
|--0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--|--0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--|
|--0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--|--0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--|
                                             |                                            |
                                             | Guitar 2 starts riff C                     |
 
Riff C------------------------------------------------------------->
Guitar 2
|----------------------------|     |-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|     |-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|     |-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|3X   |-------------------------------|1X
|----------------------------|     |-----------------------10------|
|--0--10-12--10-12-0-12-12---|     |--0--10-12--10-12-0-12----12---|
 
 
======================================
== Both Guitars play Riff C 3 times ==
======================================
 
 
|-----------------||
|-----------------||
|-----------------||
|---------End of--||
|--0------Song----||
|--0--------------||
 
 
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11 comments
BulopMylo
Well I think it's an awesome tab.
+1
metallica_dan
Very Good tab, check out my st. anger and the unamed feeling tabs, Im pretty sure there correct.
+1
Kurai
if it souns right its ok so cut it off with the fukin nobbie tabbing way of watching the dvd (though it does worth it xD!!) the real point of playing guitar is to play what you like and the way you feel the best playing it, the way you feel more confortable
+1