The Unforgiven II

Song: The Unforgiven II Artist:Metallica Album:Re-Load transcribed by:MikeH1982@aol.com open the file in Courier font for best results Ok..I got a few requests lately for this song. And I totally know why..The Unforgiven II is both an INCREDIBLE song, AND its also hard as hell to play and is a VERY VERY involved song guitar wise, but thankfully, I got my trusty Ibanez tape recorder which helps me out when it comes to figuring out songs. First thing I wanna tell ya...there are a lot of 2 different guitar parts going on at the same time....so whenever you see 2 lines of tab connected like this.... /|-----------------------------| ||-----------------------------| ||-----------------------------| ||-----------------------------| ||-----------------------------| ||-----------------------------| | | ||-----------------------------| ||-----------------------------| ||-----------------------------| ||-----------------------------| ||-----------------------------| \|-----------------------------| ...notice the verticle line down the left of the tab. That means to play both those lines (seperate guitars) at the same time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ As always in Load and Re-load, tune down guitars 1 half step. Oh, by the way, whenever theres a part with 2 guitars at the same time, like I expalined above...The Part Kirk plays will be on top, and James will be under it. Intro (2 guitars-both distortion) / |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | |-7------7/9/10---12\10/12----/14\12--10/12\10--10----7\9\10-12\10\12--| | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | |-5------5/7/8----10\8 /10----/12\10---8/10\8---8-----5\7\8--10\8-\10--| | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | |-2--2---5--------5--------------------------------2-------------------| | |-2--2---5--------5-----5------2-------2-----------2---------------5---| | |-0--0---3--------3-----5------2-------2-----------0---------------5---| \ |-----------------------3------0-------0---------------------------3---| / |-----------------| | |-----------------| | |-----------------| | |-/12\7---7/9\7---| | |-----------------| | |-/10\5---5/7\5---| | | |-----------------| | |-----------------| | |----out----------| | |-----------------| | |-----------------| \ |-----------------| Heres the thing, James uses a B-string bender on his guitar for that "country" soundin part, you can play it ALMOST like that by just playin what I got. Light distortion /|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------------5/10--10-12-13--12^-9-9/-| ||------------------------------------------------2/5----------------------| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ||------0----------------------3---3--3---------------| ||---------1---------------3^------3^-3^--0---1/3\1---| ||----------------------0-------------------0-2/4\2---| ||---2---------------2--------------------------------|repeat throughout ||0-----------0-2-3-----------------------------------|similar stuff \|----------------------------------------------------| full bend ..Then start singing the first verse ...Then when he sings "Then I can Understand the you", play the guitar part that KIRK (and only Kirk) plays in the intro, and at the same time, a second guitar (no distortion) plays a strummer of chords, like so... (Chord boxes are listed at the top of the page) Am //dd9 "Understand the you" Play that 2 times. Then.... "Lay beside... |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------2-----------0---------0---------1---|Repeat that 3 more times |----2-----------2---------------------------| |-0-----------3-------------2---------2------| |------------------------3---------0---------| Then ya got.... No, theres no sun... |-----------------------------------------------------0------| |--------3-------------1-----------------------1------0------| |-----2-------------2-------------0---------2---------2------| |--0-------------3-----------------------3------------2------| |------------------------------2----------------------0------| |--------------------------3---------------------------------| Chorus (distortion) "What ive.." "Turn the pages.." |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--0--1-----1--1----1---0--1--0--3----3--3----3--1----1--1---0-| |--2--2-----2--2----2---2--2--0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0---0-| |--2--2-----2--2----2---2--2-----------------------------------| |--0-----X------------X-0--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| ...Repeat that line again for the next part of the chorus then play... |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |----/7--5--4--5----4-------| |---------------------7\----| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| Repeat the entire thing for the rest of the chorus... ...then, for the next verse...ok, let me explain the next verse.. the next verse, as you should obviously know, has a weird sounding guitar effect in it. That effect can be produced by taking your chorus pedal, and turn the SPEED and the DEPTH both up ALL THE WAY. and, thats how you make the effect. Next verse |--8------8------8-------8------7------7------7------7------| |-10-----10------8-------8------8------8------9------9------| |-----9------9-------9------9------7------7------9------9---|Repeat for |-----------------------------------------------------------|entire verse |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| the third time you play that..the 2nd guitar plays.. |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------2-----------0---------0---------1---| |----2-----------2---------------------------| |-0-----------3-------------2---------2------| |------------------------3---------0---------| ..then, for the PRE CHORUS ("she'll be there when Im gone"), play... |-----------------------------------------------------0------| |--------3-------------1-----------------------1------0------| |-----2-------------2-------------0---------2---------2------| |--0-------------3-----------------------3------------2------| |------------------------------2----------------------0------| |--------------------------3---------------------------------| ...then ya repeat the chorus.... Ok...im about to type out the solo. Its actually kinda easy for Kirk's standards.....before I type the solo...i want to tell you what the other guitar shouls play... first, when the solo starts, the other guitar plays the intro part 1 and a half times, then it plays G5 / / / E5 / XX X, then it plays the chorus part until the solo is finished....just listen to the cd. Solo |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------5--7----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------5--7---5\4--5--4h5p4---4----------------17-19^-17----17-| |-/7----7--7---7-----------------------7----5~~--5-5--/19-----------19----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------20-------20------20-------20------20--20----20--20---19^--17---17-| |-19^------19-------19------^19------19^--19-----19-----19-----------19---| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------17--------------17--------------17-------17---| |--20^--20^--20^--20^\--/17----17-20^^\-/17----17--20^\-/17---17-20^---20-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-17----------------19-17----19-17----19-17----19-17----------------------| |----19p17-19p17----19-17----19-17----19-17----19-17----17-19-19^-19p17---| |----------------19-------19-------19-------19-------19----------------19-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------19--17\-------------------------------------------| |--17--19^^p17----19--17\------5------------------------------------| |--------------19----------/7------7--5----5------------------------| |---------------------------------------7----7--6--5--3----5---3----| |--------------------------------------------------------5-------5--| ..right after the solo, play the intro part again. then, play the Jaymz's "country" sounding part (you know what I mean), then the chorus, and half way through, you hear a part in there (the main part from the Original Unforgiven), which is played... (with reverb or some sort of echo) |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |--2--4-4h5--5--5-5-4--0-----2--4-4h5--7--5---| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| the second time around, you play it.... |----------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------5---| |--2--4-4h5--5--5-5-4--0-----2--4-4h5--7-------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| ...then the outro is basically just a strummer of chords..Play each chord in gropus of 2, and keep them spaced out between each chord A/G/AAD/A/G/ G5 "unforgiven too" (hold) ....then, afer a second or 2 in silence, you think the song is over, but then you hear the cymbal, and a little soft sounding thing on the guitar. it goes like this.... Play this volume swell |------------------| |------------------| |--4^-grad.-bend---| |--2---------------| |--0---------------| |------------------| in case you dont know what a volume swell is..before you play that chord, turn the volume knob on the guitar down all the way, play the chord, then turn the volume up. ...GUESS WHAT!!! THAT'S THE ENTIRE SONG!!! ITS OVER!! IT'S QUITE A CHALLENGING SONG BUT THATS IT! as always, any questions, comments, death threats, AND NOW REQUESTS, are accepted at MikeH1982@aol.com =============================================================================== The Unforgiven II - Metallica Words and Music by Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett tune down 1/2 step. Intro: e-----------------------------------------------------I b-----------------------------------------------------I g-2-2-4-5-7\5/7~-/9-7-5/7\5-7-2-4-5-7\5/7~-/7-5-------I d-----------------------------------------------------I a-0-0-2-3-5\3/5~-/7-5-3/5\3-5-0-2-3-5\3/5~-/7-3-0h2p0-I E-----------------------------------------------------I Verse, version 1: e----------------------------------------------------------I b-----3p0-----------8--8-8-------8-----------8-------------I g---------------5-7-7b9--9r7-5-7-7b9r7-7-5-7-7b9r7-5-5b7---I d---2----------------------------------------------------5-I a-0-------0-2-3--------------------------------------------I E----------------------------------------------------------I Verse, version2: (perhaps something like this with some effects) e-5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---I b-7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5---I g-7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5---I d---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-I a---------------------------------I E---------------------------------I End verse:(this sounds wrong but works) e-----1---------------------------5-I b-------3-------------------------5-I g-------------2-3-----------------5-I d---0-------0---------------------7-I a-0-------0---------2-3-5---2-3-5---I E-----------------3-------1---------I Chorus: e--------------------------------------------I b--------------------------------------------I g-4h5-5-5-5--5p4-4-4-4--5h7-7-7-7--7p5-5-5-5-I d-5---5-5-5--5---5-5-5--7---7-7-7--7---7-7-7-I repeat once a--------------------------------------------I E--------------------------------------------I e--------------------------------------------------I b--------------------------------------------------I g-4h5-5-5-5--5p4-4-4-4--5h7-7-7-7--/7-5-4-5~-4-----I d-5---5-5-5--5---5-5-5--7---7-7-7--------------7~\-I a--------------------------------------------------I E--------------------------------------------------I Chorus fill in: e----------------------------------I b----------------------------------I g-2-4-5--5--5-5-4-0-----2-4-5--3-5-I d----------------------------------I a----------------------------------I E----------------------------------I End: e-----------------------------------------I b-----------------------------------------I g-4-5---5-4---4-5---7-4---4-5---7-4-------I d-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-----5-I a---------------------------------------5-I E-------------------------------------3---I Order: Intro Verse, version1, 6 times Intro Verse, version1, 4 times End verse Chorus, 2 times Intro Verse, version2, 4 times End verse Chorus, 2 times During solo play Intro once and Chorus once Intro Verse, version 1, 3 times End verse Chorus, 2 times Chorus, 2 times with Chorus fill in End Lyrics: Lay beside me, tell me what they've done Speak the words I wanna hear, to make my demons run The door is locked now, but it's open if you're true If you can understand the me, than I can understand the you Lay beside me, under wicked sky The black of day, dark of night, we share this paralyze The door cracks open, but there's no sun shining through Black hearts scarring, darkness still, but there's no sun shining through No, there's no sun shining through No, there's no sun shining What I've felt, what I've known Turn the pages, turn the stone Behind the door Should I open it for you? Yeah, what I've felt, what I've known Sick and tired, I stand alone Could you be there, 'cuz I'm the one who waits for you Or are you unforgiven too? Come lay beside me, this won't hurt, I swear She loves me not, she loves me still, but she'll never love again She lay beside me, but she'll be there when I'm gone Black heart scarring darker steel, yes, she'll be there when I'm gone Yes, she'll be there when I'm gone Dead sure she'll be there What I've felt, what I've known Turn the pages, turn the stone Behind the door Should I open it for you? Yeah, what I've felt, what I've known Sick and tired, I stand alone Could you be there, 'cuz I'm the one who waits for you Or are you unforgiven too? Lay beside me, tell me what I've done The door is closed, so are your eyes But now I see the sun, now I see the sun Yes, now I see it What I've felt, what I've known Turn the pages, turn the stone Behind the door Should I open it for you? Yeah, what I've felt, what I've known So sick and tired, I stand alone Could you be there, 'cuz I'm the one who waits The one who waits for you Oh, what I've felt Oh, what I've known I take this key And I bury it in you Because you're unforgiven too Never free Never me 'cuz you're unforgiven too