Some Kind Of Monster Tab

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Tuning:	C G C F A D
Capo:	no capo

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Band Name: Metallica
Song: Some Kind of Monster
Album: St. Anger
Author: Darren
E-Mail: XxStMetalxX@netscape.net
 
The tuning is Drop D, tuned 1 more whole step down (C G C F A D). You'll have to listen
to the song to hear how to place everything. Timing isn't exact, but I tried
getting it close. Listen to the song to get it exact.
 
 
[Intro]
 
 Play this twice a with clean tone:
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
F|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---|
PM---------       PM--------       PM----------
 
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
F|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|-0-0-0-3-5-0----|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-------|
PM-----------    PM--------      PM--------------
 
 Basically the intro only heavily distorted:
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
F|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---|
 
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
F|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|-0-0-0-3-5-0----|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-------|
 
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
F|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|-3-3-3-5-0------|-3-3-3-5-0-----|-3-3-3-5-0-----|
C|-3-3-3-5-0------|-3-3-3-5-0-----|-3-3-3-5-0-----|
 
 James plays this with some effect:
D|----------------|          |----------------|
A|----------------|          |----------------|
F|-------12-------|          |-------12-12b---|
C|-12-15----12----| x6 then: |-12-15----------|
G|----------------|          |----------------|
C|----------------|          |----------------|
 
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
F|----------------|
C|----------------|
G|-3-3-3-5-0------|
C|-3-3-3-5-0------|
 
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
F|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---|
 
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
F|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|-0-0-0-3-5-0----|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-------|
 
D|----------------|          |----------------|
A|----------------|          |----------------|
F|-------12-------|          |-------12-12b---|
C|-12-15----12----| x6 then: |-12-15----------|
G|----------------|          |----------------|
C|----------------|          |----------------|
 
 
[Lead Verse Riff]
 
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
F|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|-0-0-12-0-12-12-|0--------------|---------------|
 
 Kirk plays this under James's lead riff for the verse
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
F|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|-2b-------------|---------------|-2b------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|----------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
D|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|
F|----------------|---------------|
C|----------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|
C|-0-0-12-0-12-12-|0--------------|
 
D|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|
F|----------------|---------------|
C|----------------|---------------|
G|-----3-2--------|-----3-2-------|
C|-0-0-3-2-0------|-0-0-3-2-0-----|
 
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
F|----------------|
C|-------15b------| x8 then go back and play the verse
G|----------------|
C|0---0-----------|
 
[Chorus 1]
 
[Chorus 2]
 
D|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|
F|----------------|---------------|
C|----------------|---------------| x2
G|----------------|---1-1-2-2-----|
C|-0---0---0---0--|-0-1-1-2-2-----|
 
 When James starts singing "We the people" you play this:
D|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|
F|----------------|---------------|
C|----------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|
C|-3-5-0-0-3-5-0--|-3-5-0-0-3-5-0-|
 
 After James says "Are we the people?" play this mixed with the riff above:
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
F|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
C|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
C|-3-5-0-3-5-0----|Above riff here|-3-5-0-3-5-0---| Above riff here|
 
Then:
 
D|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|
F|----------------|---------------|
C|----------------|---------------| x2
G|----------------|---1-1-2-2-----|
C|-0---0---0---0--|-0-1-1-2-2-----|
 
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
F|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|----------------|---------------|---------------| Then approx. 4-5 times
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---|
 
Then play this twice:
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
F|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|-0-0-3-5-0------|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-3-5---|
 
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|
F|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
C|-0-0-0-3-5-0----|-0-3-5-0-------|-0-3-5-0-------|
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
Back to verse, then chorus 1, verse, chorus 2 then:
D|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|
F|----------------|---------------|
C|----------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|
C|-0-0-12-0-12-12-|0--------------|
 
D|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|
F|-------------------|---------------------|
C|-------3-----------|-------3-------------| x6
G|-------------------|---------------------|
C|-0-2/3---0-0-0-1---|-0-2/3---0-0-0-1-1-1-|
 
6:11 mark (about then)
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Do this six times
G|--------3-------1---------------3------------------------------------------|
C|0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-1-------0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------|
   Play this once -------|                These 6 are palm muted 
 
6:39 mark
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play this only once
G|---3-3---3-3----3-3---3-3----3-3---3-3----3-3---3-3-5----------------------|
C|-0-3-3-0-3-3--0-3-3-0-3-3--0-3-3-0-3-3--0-3-3-0-3-3-5----------------------|
 
Play this when James is singing the stuff like
"This is the cloud that swallows trust"
 
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
F|----------------|
C|----------------|
G|----------------|
C|-3-5-5-3-5-5----|
 
Ominous I'm in us part
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Then go back to the
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| previous section
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
 
 
This is the ending riff that I think is hilarious:
 
D|-12h17-12h17----|-12-12-12h17----|-12h17-12------|
A|-12h17-12h17----|-12-12-12h17----|-12h17-12------|
F|----------------|----------------|---------------| x2
C|----------------|----------------|---------------|
G|----------------|----------------|---------------|
C|----------------|----------------|---------------|
 
That's it, listen to the song to figure out the whole placement,
what a way to end such a heavy song, eh?
 
 
************************************
 
| h   Hammer on
| /   Slide up
| b   bend
| PM  Palm mute
 
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IT'S DEFFENITLY DROP C!!!! and I agree with jeff94. you have to play power chords not single notes... and you write: 0-0-12-0-12-12-0 I think it should be: 0-0-11b-0-11b-11b-0 (b=bend) otherwise ok tab.

good tab man but to all u people who think differnt about the tuning.. play it in what ever tuning u think is right, dont be b**chin if u think differently

Rocker is stupid.Any REAL metallica fan and any REAL guitar player would know this is in CGCFAD tuning.Damn.OH great tab man keep going.But i think the beginning is more like this.And what 7 string? no.Fuck i tell you some people are so stupid...lol. e------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------ g------------------------------------------ d------------------------------------------ a------------------------------------------ e-0--0--3-5--3--0--0-3-5p0--0-------------- and so forth Thats the way i play it.Dunno.But theres truly no wrong way to play a song.Everyones taste is different. And kirk one more thing your not kirk.You wouldnt talk like that.POSER.I did that when i was younger pretended i was kirk hammet and freaked people out. And if your kirk why you looking at this ****ing tab?