Prince Charming Tab

Awesome song.  Listen to the actual recording for timing.  Play the whole song with distortion
 
Prince Charming
As performed on "Reload"
Music by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
Lyrics by James Hetfield
 
Standard Eb tuning
 
h       hammer on
p       pull off
b       bend
pb      pre-bend
r       return
PM      palm muting
/       slide up
\       slide down
x\      pick scrape
~       vibrating
TR      tremelo picking
[]      pinch (artificial) harmonics
James   Guitar 2
Kirk    Guitar 1
Both    D'uh
 
Intro (James)
eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------5b------------------|
Db[--------2--------------5---------------5--5--5b--------5---------|
Ab[-/17\---2--------0h5h7---7~~~~~--0h5h7-----------7--5-----7~~~~--|
Eb[-/17\---0--------------------------------------------------------|
 
Intro 2 (James)
eb[----------------------------------------------------|
Bb[----------------------------------------------------|
Gb[----------------------------------------------------|
Db[----------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----|
Ab[----0h5h7-------0h5h7-------0h5h7-------0h5h7-------|
Eb[-0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------------|
 
Intro (Kirk)
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Db[--------------7------------5-----------7-----5--5--5h7---|
Ab[-2------------5------------3-----------5-----5--5--5h7---|
Eb[-0-------------------------------------------------------|
 
Main Riff (x2 [Only James 1st time; he plays it under Kirk's intro])
eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db[----------5----------5----------5----------5--7b9-7b9-7b9r7-5----|
Ab[----0h5h7------0h5h7------0h5h7------0h5h7--------------------7--|
Eb[-0-----------0----------0----------0-----------------------------|
 
Post main riff              Kirk does this
eb[---------------------]--------------------|
Bb[---------------------]--------------------|
Gb[-5--5--5h7-----------]--------------------|
Db[-5--5--5h7----2------]-x\-----------------|
Ab[--------------0------]-x\-----------------|
 
Little fill thingy (Both)
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Db[-----5-----5---------------------------------------------|
Ab[--7-----------7--5---------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
 
Verse (Both, x4)         First 3 times       4th time
eb[--------------------]---------------[---------------|
Bb[--------------------]---------------[---------------|
Gb[--------------------]---------------[---------------|
Db[----------5---------]-5--5--5h7-----[-5--6--7-------|
Ab[-2--------5--7------]-5--5--5h7-----[-5--6--7-------|
Eb[-0---0-0-----7--0-0-]---------------[---------------|
       PM..       PM..
 
Verse fill (Both, x3)
eb[------------------------------|
Bb[------------------------------|
Gb[-5-------------5--------------|
Db[------7--5--7-----------------|
Ab[------------------------------|
Eb[------------------------------|
        PM......
 
Little fill thingy
 
Verse
 
Verse fill thingy
 
Chorus (x2 [Both 1st time, only James 2nd time; Kirk plays main riff])
eb[----------------------------------------------]--------------|
Bb[----------------------------------------------]--------------|
Gb[----------------------------------------------]--------------|
Db[--------------7------------5------------5--7--]--5--5--5h7---|
Ab[-2------------5------------3------------5--7--]--5--5--5h7---|
Eb[-0--------------------------------------------]--------------|
                                                   ^^^^^^^^^^
                                         Play this 3 times after 2nd chorus
 
Main Riff
 
Little fill thingy
 
Verse
 
Verse and Little fill thingies
 
Verse
 
Verse and Little fill thingies
 
Chorus
 
Pre-solo (Both, x4)
eb[-------------------------|
Bb[-------------------------|
Gb[-------------------------|
Db[------5---5--------------|
Ab[-5h7----7---7------------|
Eb[-------------------------|
 
GUITAR SOLO 1 (Kirk, w/ wah pedal)
eb[----------------]-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb[----------------]------------------------------16br-14----------------|
Gb[----------------]-16b18r16-14------------------16br-14----------------|
Db[-----4----------]-------------16--16p14-16-16----------16-16p14-16-16-|
Ab[----------------]-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-2-------2------]-----------------------------------------------------|
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^
Play this part a buncha times
 
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-16-14---16-14--16br-14----------------------------------|
Gb[-16-14---16-14--16br-14--------14-16-16b18r16-14---------|
Db[------------------------16--16-------------------16------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
 
Pre-solo (After they play the pre-solo, they play it again, only a step higher, so move
up 2 frets)
 
Bridge (Both, x4)
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Db[--------------------4-------3-------2-------2--2---------|
Ab[-4----4--(7)---------------------------------------------|
Eb[-2----2--(5)---2--2----2--2----2--2----2--2--------------|
                 PM...   PM...   PM...   PM...
 
Main Riff
 
Verse
 
Verse and Little fill thingies
 
Chorus
 
OUTRO SOLO/GUITAR SOLO 2 (Kirk)
eb[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[----------------------12b14r12--------------12h14-12---12--14--12--|
Gb[-/12-12-12-12---12-12-12b14r12--------------12h14-12---12--14--12--|
Db[----------------------------------14-12-14-------------------------|
Ab[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb[------------------------------------12----12-------12----12------|
Bb[-12---------------12--14--15--14----15b17-15b17----15b17-15b17---|
Gb[-12---------------12--14--15--14---------------------------------|
Db[-----14--14~~~~~-------------------------------------------------|
Ab[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-15b17r15-12-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb[-------------14-12-14-pb16r14-pb16r14--12-12---------------------|
Db[---------------------------------------------14~~~~~~-14-12-14---|
Ab[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-12-14b-14b--14b-14b--14b-14b----------------------------|
Gb[-12-14b-14b--14b-14b--14b-14b----------------------------|
Db[-------------------------------14-12-14------------------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb[--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[----------------------------------------------------4-5-4-----|
Db[--------4-5-4-----4-5-7-5-4-----4-5-7-5-4-----4-5-7-------5---|
Ab[-7-5-7--------5-7-----------5-7-----------5-7-----------------|
Eb[--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb[------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[------------------------------10-10-10-12-10-12-10-12-15----|
Gb[----4-5-4-----4-5-7-5-7-7/9---------------------------------|
Db[--7-------5-7-----------------------------------------------|
Ab[------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-15p12p10-15p12p10-15p12p10-15p12p10-15p12p10-15p12p10-15-15b17~~~--|
Gb[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb[-12--15--17b19-------17---------------------------------------------|
Bb[-12--15--17b19-------17---------------------------------------------|
Gb[-------------------------16-16-14--16-16-16b-16b-16b--16br-14-12----|
Db[-------------------------16-16-14--16-16-16b-16b-16b--16br-14-12----|
Ab[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Play the rest of the solo with the wah pedal
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-------------------------------17~~~-17~~~-17~~~-15~~~---|
Gb[----------12-14b16r14-12~~~~---16~~~-16~~~-16~~~-14~~~---|
Db[-14-12-14------------------------------------------------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-17~~~-17~~~-17~~~-20~~~-17~~~-17~~~-17~~~-17\-----------|
Gb[-16~~~-16~~~-16~~~-19~~~-16~~~-16~~~-16~~~---------------|
Db[---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
                                             TR..........
                                   Tremelo pick the 17 while sliding down
 
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Db[-5-7-7brbrbrbr-------------------------------------------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
 
End with the Little fill thingies.
 
And that's it.
 
Song structure
Intro
Intro 2
Main Riff
Little fill thingy
Verse
Verse fill thingy
Verse
Verse fill thingy and Little fill thingies
Chorus
Main Riff
Little fill thingy
Verse
Verse fill thingy
Verse
Verse and Little fill thingies
Chorus
Pre-solo
GUITAR SOLO 1
Bridge
Main Riff
Verse
Verse and Little fill thingies
Chorus
OUTRO SOLO/GUITAR SOLO 2
Ending
 
Peace.
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