Metal Militia Guitar Tab

In The Beginning Tabs:

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Metallica - Metal Militia
Tabbed By:Gabe Hawkins
Tuning:Standard (EADGBe)
Guitarist:James Hetfield
Album:Kill Em' All

                                   Tab Key
                                   / - Slide
                                   ~ - Let Note Ring
                                   p - pull off
                                   P.M. - Palm Mute

Intro:
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-3/8~-8-8-7-5-|
A|-3/8~-8-8-7-5-|
E|-1/6~-6-6-5-3-|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-5-|
A|-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-5-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-5-3-|x6
P.M. . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . .

On the sixth time, play:

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-8-7-5-8-7-5-7~-|
A|-8-7-5-8-7-5-7~-|
E|-6-5-3-6-5-3-5~-|

Pre-Verse:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------3-----------|
G|-7p5-------------7p5-------------7p5-------------3-3-5-------|
D|-----7p5-2p0-1-0-----7p5-2p0-1-0-----7p5-2p0-1-0-1-3-5-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------1-3-----6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------3-5---|
P.M.                                                     . .

Verse:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------3-----------|
G|-7p5-------------7p5-------------7p5-------------3-3-5-------|
D|-----7p5-2p0-1-0-----7p5-2p0-1-0-----7p5-2p0-1-0-1-3-5-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------1-3-----6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------3-5---|x6
P.M.                                                     . .

Pre-Chorus
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|-7~-5-3-2-2-|
D|-7~-5-3-2-2-|
A|-5~-3-1-0-0-|
E|------------|x2

Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-5-|
D|-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-5-|
A|-----------------3-5-----------------6-5-----------------3-5-----------------6-5-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|x3
PM.. . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . .

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-5-8-7-5-7~-|
D|-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-5-8-7-5-7~-|
A|-----------------3-5-----------------6-5-3-6-5-3-5~-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|x1
P.M. . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . . 

Verse 2:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------3-----------|
G|-7p5-------------7p5-------------7p5-------------3-3-5-------|
D|-----7p5-2p0-1-0-----7p5-2p0-1-0-----7p5-2p0-1-0-1-3-5-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------1-3-----6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------3-5---|x6
P.M.                                                     . .

Pre-Chorus:
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|-7~-5-3-2-2-|
D|-7~-5-3-2-2-|
A|-5~-3-1-0-0-|
E|------------|x2

Chorus DIFFERENT, DONT MISS:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-5-|
D|-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-5-|
A|-----------------3-5-----------------6-5-----------------3-5-----------------6-5-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|x1
PM.. . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . .

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-5-8-7-5-7~-|
D|-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-5-8-7-5-7~-|
A|-----------------3-5-----------------6-5-----------------3-5-----------------6-5-3-6-5-3-5~-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|x1
PM.. . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . .

Rhythm during solo: (Alot of people mistake it for the chorus part)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-9-----------------10-9-----------------7-9-----------------10-9-7-|
D|-----------------7-9-----------------10-9-----------------7-9-----------------10-9-7-|
A|-----------------5-7-----------------8--7-----------------5-7-----------------8--7-5-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|x3
P.M. . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . .      . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . . 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-9-----------------10-9-----------------7-9-----------------10-9-7-10-9-7-9~-|
D|-----------------7-9-----------------10-9-----------------7-9-----------------10-9-7-10-9-7-9~-|
A|-----------------5-7-----------------8--7-----------------5-7-----------------8--7-5-8--7-5-7~-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|x1
P.M. . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . .      . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . . 

Interlude:
Theres a bass fill right here at first, and when the guitars start coming 
in, its open 
notes, then:
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-8---5-------|
D|-8-8-5-------|
A|-6-8-3-------|
E|---6---3-4-5-|x4
P.M.     . . . 

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-10----7-------|
D|-10-10-7-------|
A|-8--10-5-------|
E|----8----5-6-7-|x4
P.M.       . . .

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-12----9-------|
D|-12-12-9-------|
A|-10-12-7-------|
E|----10---7-8-9-|
P.M.       . . .

The rhythm takes a rest here. Kirk (Lead Guitar) plays something I think 
I know but im 
not sure. I don't want to tab it wrong so I'll just keep the rhythm notes going

Verse 3:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------3-----------|
G|-7p5-------------7p5-------------7p5-------------3-3-5-------|
D|-----7p5-2p0-1-0-----7p5-2p0-1-0-----7p5-2p0-1-0-1-3-5-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------1-3-----6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------3-5---|x6
P.M.                                                     . .

Pre-Chorus:
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|-7~-5-3-2-2-|
D|-7~-5-3-2-2-|
A|-5~-3-1-0-0-|
E|------------|x2  

Chorus and Outro:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-5-|
D|-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-----------------5-7-----------------8-7-5-|
A|-----------------3-5-----------------6-5-----------------3-5-----------------6-5-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|x9
PM.. . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . .