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erson: Phil Boyle
song: No Leaf Clover
artist: Metallica
tab: No Leaf Clover
written by Metallica
as performed live with the San Francisco Symphony
tab by Phil Boyle; phil@encycmet.com
tune all guitars down 1/2 step
1a)
eb--7---7---8----8----7---7---8----8---
Bb--8---8---10---10---7---7---10---10--
Gb----9---9----9----9---8---8----9----9
Db-------------------------------------
Ab-------------------------------------
Eb-------------------------------------
1b) continued
eb--7---7---8----8----7---7----------------
Bb--8---8---10---10---7---7-----7-10---7-10
Gb----9---9----9----9---8---8-8------8-----
Db-----------------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------
1c) continued
eb--7---7---8----8----7---7----------10-8---
Bb--8---8---10---10---7---7-----7-10------10
Gb----9---9----9----9---8---8-8-------------
Db------------------------------------------
Ab------------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------------
1d) continued
eb--7---7---8----8----7---7-----------8---
Bb--8---8---10---10---7---7-----7-10----10
Gb----9---9----9----9---8---8-8-----------
Db----------------------------------------
Ab----------------------------------------
Eb----------------------------------------
clean opening riff played straight through a,b,c,d
2a) James
Gb----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db------------2-----2----------------2-----2----------------2-----2----------------4-----3
Ab----2~--3~2~2-----2--------2~--3~2~2-----2--------2~--3~2~2-----2--------2~--3~2~4-----3
Eb--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-----2-----1
2b) Kirk w/ wah
Gb----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db------------2-----2----------------2-----2----------------2-----2----------------4------------
Ab----2~--3~2~2-----2--------2~--3~2~2-----2--------2~--3~2~2-----2--------2~--3~2~4----2~--3~2~
Eb--0---0-----0-----0------0---0-----0-----0------0---0-----0-----0------0---0-----2--0---0-----
crunch intro and also solo backing (2a only for solo)
3)
Gb--2--4------------5--4------------2--4-----5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
Db--2--4------------5--4------------2--4--5--5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
Ab--0--2---2~--3~2~-3--2---2~--3~2~-0--2--5--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
Eb-------0---0-----------0---0------------3------------------------
heavy verse
4)
eb--7-7-7-7-7--8--8--8--8--8---7-7-7-7-7--8--8--8--8--8-
Bb--8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10
Gb--9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9---8-8-8-8-8--9--9--9--9--9-
Db--9-9-9-9-9------------------9-9-9-9-9----------------
Ab------------------------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------------------------
clean verse, starts with 1a) twice then into above. Played with a
phaser.
5)
Gb---------------------------------------------4------------------------------------
Db--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-5--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-4--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-5---2----2----
Ab--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-5--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-5---2----2----
Eb--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3~--0-3~~0-3~~
breakdown
6a) 6b)
Gb-----2--4--2--- ----4--5--4---
Db--2--2--4--2--2 -2--4--5--4--2
Ab--2--0--2--0--2 -2--2--3--2--2
Eb--0-----------0 -0-----------0
6a starts when Kirk starts playing riff 1 distorted and the orchestra
is still doing
the breakdown part. 6a continues through the first two "And it comes
to me" lines,
then switches to 6b for the rest.
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Damien Wanna Be |
#1 by Damien Pritchard at Mar 17, 1973 at 8:52 PM EST |
| All of you are probably on the right track. It does seem to be about all your good luck turning around and slapping you in the face. Even in life, it seems that way. Anyone else notice it's almost like for every good thing, an equally bad thing happens to you? Oh well, anyway, I'm off on a tangent. My opinion, however, is it's about being a celebrity. Everything will fall to your wish, everyone loves you, you're bathed in beautiful light. Everything's going right, and you think nothing bad can happen. Eventually, however, that beautiful light turns around; all his fortune falls, and he's royally screwed. | |
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marvin Lead Player |
#2 by marvin at Mar 9, 1984 at 7:44 PM EST |
| this song is SO about fucking.. well thats wot i've always thought.. hmm.. maybe it's just my weird and twisted mind :/ | |
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Keegan Average |
#3 by Keegan at Oct 31, 1989 at 2:35 PM EST |
| well i love this song, i heard it is already a cover, me and my mates are doing a cover for it for some demo tapes to send away.. i wanna be a rock star! for sure! | |
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Gary Wanna Be |
#4 by Gary Rossington at Jan 5, 1996 at 11:36 PM EST |
| I would not say "unexpected". See the third line: "Pay no mind to the distant thunder" That means the storm is coming, he should have foreseen it, but instead, he just is too focused in another things: "Beauty fills his head with wonder, boy..." It's liek some guy who has a good time, and thinks that nothing can go wrong, but because of this optimism he fails to see the signs that something bad is going to happen, so he is unprepared. | |
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December Underg Average |
#5 by December Underground at Jul 21, 2001 at 3:42 PM EST |
| I just wanted to add that when someone is on the edge of death, they see a light at the end of the tunnel, and this song is saying, IMHO, that occationaly, life will deal you a "No Leaf Clover" or bad luck. In this case, its a frieght train, bringing you/him back to life in a horrible way. Just my opinion. Noah | |
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Vince n00b! |
#6 by Vince Roosing at Apr 15, 2006 at 6:10 PM EST |
| sweet tab it sound real 100% kickass Matellica 4 life | |
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