Nothing Else Matters Guitar Tab

		
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Nothing Else Matters Single Tabs:

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Intro 
6/8 time  wulp here
Eb-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0---7-| 
Bb-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---| 
Gb---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0---------| 
Db-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
Ab-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
Eb-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------| 
P (9/8 time) H P S P S 
Eb-7-----------7^0---------|---------7---8---7^85---7-5-/0------| 
Bb---------0-------0-------|---------0---0-----------0-------5---| 
Gb-----0---------------0---|-----0-------------------------------| 
Db-------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
Ab-------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
Eb-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------------------| 
P 
Eb-------------2^0---------|-------------0---0---0---| 
Bb-5-------5-------5-------|---------5-------5---5---| 
Gb-----5---------------5---|-----5-----------5---5---| 
Db-------------------------|-------------------------| 
Ab-0-----------------------|-0---------------0---2---| 
Eb-------------------------|-------------------------| 
P H P P H 
Eb-0-----------3^0-----0---|-0----------0^5^0---------| 
Bb-5-------5-------5---5---|-7---7-5-7--------7^0-5^0-| 
Gb-5-----5---5-------5-5---|-7------------------------| 
Db-------------------------|--------------------------| 
Ab-3---3---------------3---|-5------------------------| 
Eb-------------------------|--------------------------| 
<.NH.> 
Eb-------12----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----| 
Bb-----12--0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---| 
Gb---12------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-| 
Db-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
Ab-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
Eb-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------| 
upstroke 
Eb-------------7---7-------|-------------|-------------7-----------| 
Bb-------------8---8-------|-----7-----5-|-------------8-----------| 
Gb-----------9-----9-------|-----7-----5-|-----------9-------------| 
Db---------9---------------|---7-----5---|---------9---------------| 
Ab-------7-----------------|-5-----3-----|-------7-----------------| 
Eb-0-----------------------|-------------|-0-----------------------| 

Eb-------------|----------7-----7--------|-----5-----------3-------| 
Bb-----7-----5-|----------------8--------|-------7-----------5-----| 
Gb-----7-----5-|-------------9-----------|---------7-----------5---| 
Db---7-----5---|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
Ab-5-----3-----|-------7-----------------|-5-----------3-----------| 
Eb-------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------| 

Eb-----3-------------------|-------0-----(0------)|-------0-----| 
Bb-------3---------5-4-----|-----0---0---(-0-----)|-----0---0---| 
Gb---------4---------------|---0-------0-(--0----)|---0-------0-| 
Db-------------------------|-------------(---2---)|-------------| 
Ab-------------2-----------|-------------(----2--)|-------------| 
Eb-3-----------------------|-0-----------(-----0-)|-0-----------| 

Main guitar part : 
So close,no matter how far...... 
Eb-------------3----0---|-2---2-2-2-3--0--0-0-----| 
Bb---------0----------0-|-3---3-3-3-3--3--3-3-----| 
Gb-----0----------0-----|-2---2-2-2-2--0--0-0-----| repeat 2X 
Db----------------------|-0---0-0-0-0--2--2-2-----| 
Ab----------------------|--------------3--3-3-----| 
Eb-0--------------------|---------------------3-2-| 
Forever trusting who we are............and nothing else 
matters 
Eb-------------3----0---|-2---2-2-2-3--0--0-0-----------3--2------2---- 
Bb---------0----------0-|-3---3-3-3-3--3--3-3-----------3--0--------0-- 
Gb-----0----------0-----|-2---2-2-2-2--0--0-0---------0----2----------- 
Db----------------------|-0---0-0-0-0--2--2-2--------------1----1------ 
Ab----------------------|--------------3--3-3--------------2--2-------- 
Eb-0--------------------|---------------------0-2-3-------------------- 

Chorus guitar part 
Never cared for what they do........ 
Eb-0-----0-----|-2-----2-2-2-3---2--0--2-| 
Bb-1-----2-----|-3-----3-3-3-3---3--3--3-| 
Gb-0-----2-----|-2-----2-2-2-2---2--2--2-| 
Db-2-----2-----|-0-----0-0-0-0---0--0--0-| 
Ab-3-----0-----|-------------------------| 
Eb-------------|-------------------------| 

Eb-0-----0-----|-2-----2-2-2-3---2--0--2-| 
Bb-1-----2-----|-3-----3-3-3-3---3--3--3-| 
Gb-0-----2-----|-2-----2-2-2-2---2--2--2-| 
Db-2-----2-----|-0-----0-0-0-0---0--0--0-| 
Ab-3-----0-----|-------------------------| 
Eb-------------|-------------------------| 

Eb-0-----0-----|-2-----2-2-2-0-----------| 
Bb-1-----2-----|-3-----3-3-3-0-----------| 
Gb-0-----2-----|-2-----2-2-2-0-----------| 
Db-2-----2-----|-0-----0-0-0-2-----------| 
Ab-3-----0-----|-------------2-----------| 
Eb-------------|-------------0-----------| 

Interlude 
|-12------14---|-15-------17---|-8------8------|-------8--------| 
|---12------12-|---12-------12-|---5------5----|----5-----5-----| 
|--------------|---------------|-----5------5--|-5----------5--| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 
|--------------|---------------|--------------0|----------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 

|-0--------0---|-0^2--------0--|-0--0~~~~0~~~~~|--------0-------| 
|----1-------1-|-----3-------3-|-12-12~~~12~~~~|------0---0-----| 
|-------2------|--------2------|---------------|----0-------0---| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-0--------------| 

|-12------14---|-15-------17---|-8------8------|-8-----8--------| 
|---12------12-|---12-------12-|---5--------5--|---5-----5------| 
|--------------|---------------|-----5----5---5|-----5-----5----| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 

|-0--------0---|-0^2--------0--|-0--0~~~~0~~~~~|--------0---------| 
|----1-------1-|-----3-------3-|-12-12~~~12~~~~|------0---0-------| 
|-------2------|--------2------|---------------|----0-------0-----| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|------------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|------------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-0------------3-2-| 

Interlude solo * * 
Eb|--------3-----3--5--5(7)5--5-----3--5---10--7--6(8)6-- 
Bb|--3--5-----5------------------5----------------------- 

Eb|--10--6(8)6---10--6(8)6---10--6(8)6---10--6(8)6---3-0- 

*=bend and release 

GOTO MAIN GUITAR PART 

Guitar solo : 
E5 E5(VII) | D5(V) C5(III) 
E5 E5(VII) | D5(V) C5(III) 
E5 E5(VII) | D5(V) C5(III) | G5(III) B5(II) | E5 

B B R V V 
Eb---------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
Bb-15------15----------------|-------------------------------------| 
Gb-14(16)--14(16)14-12--14-12|-11-12-11----11-------------12-14-12-| 
Db---------------------------|----------14----12-14----------------| 
Ab---------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
Eb---------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
B B B 
Eb-------12-------12---------------------------hold bend-->--------| 
Gb----12-------12----15^14^12-(approx.8x )--15(17)-15-15-15--------| 
Gb-14(16)---14(16)---------------------|---------------------------| 
Db-------------------------------------|---------------------------| 
Ab-------------------------------------|---------------------------| 
Eb-------------------------------------|---------------------------| 
release bend 
Eb-15(17)--15---14-15-|----15-14----14-15-14-12|-------------------- 
Bb--------------------|-12-------12------------|-15-14-12----------- 
Gb--------------------|------------------------|-----------12-14-12- 
Db--------------------|------------------------|-------------------- 
Ab--------------------|------------------------|-------------------- 
Eb--------------------|------------------------|-------------------- 
B R B B R P B 
Eb-------------------------|-12--------------------hold----->-----release 
Bb----------------------12-|-------12-15(17)15--12^15(17)-15-15-15-15-15- 
Gb-14(16)14-12----12-14(16)|-------------------------------|------------- 
Db-------------14----------|-------------------------------|------------- 
Ab-------------------------|-------------------------------|------------- 
Eb-------------------------|-------------------------------|------------- 
H P S H P 
Eb----------------------------------- 
Bb-12^15^12~~~~~~\\\7--5^7^5~~~~~~ 
Gb----------------------------------- 
Db----------------------------------- 
Ab----------------------------------- 
Eb----------------------------------- 

The end : 
E-------0-----|-------0---7-|-7-----------7^0---------| 
B-----0---0---|-----0---0---|---------0-------0-------| 
G---0-------0-|---0---------|-----0---------------0---| 
D-------------|-------------|-------------------------| 
A-------------|-------------|-------------------------| 
E-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------------------| 

E---------7---8---7^85---7-5-/0--0--0-| 
B---------0---0-----------0------------| 
G-----0--------------------------------| repeat 
D--------------------------------------| 
A--------------------------------------| !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
E-0----------------------------------0-|

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/m/metallica/337405.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Eric Average	#1 by Eric at Mar 13, 2007 at 2:25 AM EST
	This song is absolutely a metaphor. Metallica doesn't write songs for horror films, yes it is about a warewolf, but yes it also goes much deeper. The song is about primal instincts "of WOLF AND MAN" both (the lyrics say that primal/visceral/raw instincts are "meaning of life" and "earths gift" (in both wolf and man).Read the lyrics, its pretty clear. Its saying that the Earths gift is the primal instincts that we have and that our human ability to think/reason isn't what is important, its just a facade, and what truely keeps us alive is our primal instincts, so in that sense, were the same as a wolf. He goes beyond that to say that being a wolf is better than being a man. When he begins to shape shift back into a wolf he says "I feel I change BACK TO A BETTER DAY" the next line says "Hair stands on the back of my neck". So the better day is when he's a wolf and his senses are CLEAN and visceral, not cloudy by unimportant human thought. When the shape shifting occurs, the senses become clean and and the movements become "swift" and deliberate, moving towards the primal and simple goal of catching the lamb. The SONG IS ABOUT WILDNESS (OF WOLF AND MAN both). The song is well summated in the line "IN WILDNESS IS THE PRESERVATION OF THE WORLD". Also if you listen to the Metallica S&M version of the song, James clearly says to the crowd "do we have any wolves out there" and he howls loudly. He's obviously not asking if there are any literal werewolfs in the crowd.

No Picture brian Average	#2 by brian haun at Apr 24, 2007 at 5:22 AM EST
	I can't think of anything to add; it looks like all the major points of the song have been covered. What I can add, though, that it literally says "seek the wolf in thyself". Short of beastilaity, I don't see any evidence for the meaning to be anything other than reverting to animal instincts.

No Picture That One Guy Musical Genius	#3 by That One Guy at Apr 25, 2007 at 5:32 PM EST
	In s&m he also says "tonight we have changed to Of wolfgang and man... I don't get it!" I don't either... Does anyone else know?

No Picture Bobby Lead Player	#4 by Bobby Parker at May 12, 2007 at 12:12 AM EST
	Of course it has deeper meanings. Pretty much all of Metallica's lyrics do. Thats one reason why they are so awesome. And it just doesn't fit Metallica to write a song that just tells a simple story anyway. Even their music today isn't that simple.

No Picture Justin - MrBlit Rhythm Player	#5 by Justin - MrBlitz - Maletta at May 17, 2007 at 10:54 PM EST
	theres something very primal about this song, i like it a lot, which is saying something, seeing that its on the dark album