Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 15:11:35 -0600 From: "Art R." Subject: TAB: "Slither" by Metallica Slither As recorded by Metallica on "Reload" Transcription by Matt Rasmussen PLEASE send any comments to mattrasmussen@mail.utexas.edu All guitars tune down 1 half step - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb H = hammer on P = Pull off B = Bend p.m. = palm mute sim. = similar - play the rest of the notes with similar style Intro Guitar I "Don't go looking..." "Don't set..." "Haven't I seen you...." --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ---4-3-2--x-x-x-x------------------7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2--- ---4-3-2--x-x-x-x--7-6-5--x-x-x-x--7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2--- ---2-1-0--x-x-x-x--7-6-5--x-x-x-x--5-4-3--3-0-3-0-3-0--2-1-0--0--0--- -------------------5-4-3--x-x-x-x------------------------------------ Guitar II --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ---4-3-2---------------------------7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2--- ---4-3-2-----------7-6-5-----------7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2--- ---2-1-0-----------7-6-5-----------5-4-3---------------2-1-0--0--0--- -------------------5-4-3--------------------------------------------- Guitar I ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--8-----5------ ---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----8-----5------ ---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0-----6--0--3--0--- p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. sim. Guitar II ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------2--------------------------9--8--7------ ------------------------------2--------------------------9--8--7------ ------------------------------0--------------------------7--6--5--0--- Guitar I Riff A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--8-----5------ ---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----8-----5------ ---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0-----6--0--3--0--- Guitar II ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--9--8--7------ ---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----9--8--7------ ---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0-----7--6--5--0--- Guitar I "Ohhh, watch the puppets dancin' ....." Riff B --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ ---2---5-----7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2--- 5---8---5--4--2--- ---2---5-----7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2--- 5---8---5--4--2--- ---0---3--0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0--- 3-0-6---3--2--0--- Guitar II --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ ---2---5-----------------2---5------------------2---5------------------2--- 5---8---5--4--2--- ---2---5-----------------2---5------------------2---5------------------2--- 5---8---5--4--2--- ---0---3--0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0--- 3-0-6---3--2--0--- Guitar I "See you crawlin'......" Riff C ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- -----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x--------- -----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x--------- ---0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--x-0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--0--0--- Guitar II ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- -----3-----------3------------3-----------3--------------- -----3-----------3------------3-----------3--------------- ---0-1---------0-1----------0-1---------0-1--------0--0--- Guitar I -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x------------- -----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x------------- ---0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--x-0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--0--0---0--- Guitar II Tremolo picking............................. -------------------------------------------------------------- ---5-----------6------------8------------10------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- Guitar I "Don't go looking for snakes you......" Riff D ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------- ---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- ---2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- -------------------------5-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- Guitar II ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------- ---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- ---2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- -------------------------5-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- Guitar I "haven't i seen you.." "there ain't no..." ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2----- ---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2----- ---5-4-3-3-3-3-2-1-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--2-1-0--2-0----- -------------------------------------------------0--- Guitar II ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2----- ---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2----- ---5-4-3-3-3-3-2-1-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--2-1-0--2-0----- -------------------------------------------------0--- Bridge Guitar I Riff E --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- *-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -* *--------5--7B--5---------------5--7B--5--------------5--7B--5--8-----5---- -* -----/7------------7--------/7------------7-------/7------------8-----5---- -- ---0------------------0--0-------------------0--0---------------6--0--3--0- -- Guitar II --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- *-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -* *--------5--7B--5---------------5--7B--5--------------5--7B--5------------- -* -----/7------------7--------/7------------7-------/7------------7---------- -- ---0------------------0--0-------------------0--0------------------0--0--0- -- Solo: Play this a whole bunch of times ---------------------------- ---------------------------- *--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--* *--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--* ---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--- ---------------------------- then play riff Riff B a couple of times. Outro Solo: Guitar I ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--- ---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7------ ---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0------ Guitar I Riff F ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ---5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2----- ---5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2----- ---3-3-3-3-2-1-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--2-1-0--2-0----- ---------------------------------------------0--- Here are the Riffs with the song. Intro: Don't go looking for snakes you might find them Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them Haven't I seen you here before ? Riff B: Ohhh, watch the puppets dancin' Yeah, see the clowns fall down Hey, tie your tap shoes tightly Yeah, and wear them into town Riff C: See you crawlin'... See you crawlin' in... RIff D: Don't go looking for snakes you might find them Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them Haven't I seen you here before ? There ain't no heroes here...no....no more Hey hey hey Riff B: Oooh, play the game so nicely Oh, check, its your move now Yeah, we're standing in this jungle Yeah, with serpents I have found Riff C: See you crawlin'... See you crawlin' in... Riff D: Don't go looking for snakes you might find them Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them Haven't I seen you here before ? Have your heroes disappeared? Solo Riff C: See you crawlin'.... See you crawlin' in.... Riff D: So don't go looking for snakes you might find them Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them Haven't I seen you here before ? No there ain't no heroes here.......no no Outro: Haven't I seen you here before ? No there ain't no heroes here. Don't go looking for snakes you might find them... Haven't I seen you here before? Have your heroes disappeared? Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them... James plays Riff E a couple times here.