Metallica – Prince Charming (Guitar Tab)

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Awesome song. Listen to the actual recording for timing. Play the whole song with distortion As performed on "Reload" Music by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich Lyrics by James Hetfield Standard Eb tuning h hammer on p pull off b bend pb pre-bend r return PM palm muting / slide up \ slide down x\ pick scrape ~ vibrating TR tremelo picking [] pinch (artificial) harmonics James Guitar 2 Kirk Guitar 1 Both D'uh
Intro (James)
eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------5b------------------|
Db[--------2--------------5---------------5--5--5b--------5---------|
Ab[-/17\---2--------0h5h7---7~~~~~--0h5h7-----------7--5-----7~~~~--|
Eb[-/17\---0--------------------------------------------------------|

Intro 2 (James)
eb[----------------------------------------------------|
Bb[----------------------------------------------------|
Gb[----------------------------------------------------|
Db[----------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----|
Ab[----0h5h7-------0h5h7-------0h5h7-------0h5h7-------|
Eb[-0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------------|

Intro (Kirk)
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Db[--------------7------------5-----------7-----5--5--5h7---|
Ab[-2------------5------------3-----------5-----5--5--5h7---|
Eb[-0-------------------------------------------------------|

Main Riff (x2 [Only James 1st time; he plays it under Kirk's intro])
eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db[----------5----------5----------5----------5--7b9-7b9-7b9r7-5----|
Ab[----0h5h7------0h5h7------0h5h7------0h5h7--------------------7--|
Eb[-0-----------0----------0----------0-----------------------------|

Post main riff              Kirk does this
eb[---------------------]--------------------|
Bb[---------------------]--------------------|
Gb[-5--5--5h7-----------]--------------------|
Db[-5--5--5h7----2------]-x\-----------------|
Ab[--------------0------]-x\-----------------|

Little fill thingy (Both)
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Db[-----5-----5---------------------------------------------|
Ab[--7-----------7--5---------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|

Verse (Both, x4)         First 3 times       4th time
eb[--------------------]---------------[---------------|
Bb[--------------------]---------------[---------------|
Gb[--------------------]---------------[---------------|
Db[----------5---------]-5--5--5h7-----[-5--6--7-------|
Ab[-2--------5--7------]-5--5--5h7-----[-5--6--7-------|
Eb[-0---0-0-----7--0-0-]---------------[---------------|
       PM..       PM..

Verse fill (Both, x3)
eb[------------------------------|
Bb[------------------------------|
Gb[-5-------------5--------------|
Db[------7--5--7-----------------|
Ab[------------------------------|
Eb[------------------------------|
        PM......
Little fill thingy Verse Verse fill thingy
Chorus (x2 [Both 1st time, only James 2nd time; Kirk plays main riff])
eb[----------------------------------------------]--------------|
Bb[----------------------------------------------]--------------|
Gb[----------------------------------------------]--------------|
Db[--------------7------------5------------5--7--]--5--5--5h7---|
Ab[-2------------5------------3------------5--7--]--5--5--5h7---|
Eb[-0--------------------------------------------]--------------|
                                                   ^^^^^^^^^^
                                         Play this 3 times after 2nd chorus
Main Riff Little fill thingy Verse Verse and Little fill thingies Verse Verse and Little fill thingies Chorus
Pre-solo (Both, x4)
eb[-------------------------|
Bb[-------------------------|
Gb[-------------------------|
Db[------5---5--------------|
Ab[-5h7----7---7------------|
Eb[-------------------------|

GUITAR SOLO 1 (Kirk, w/ wah pedal)
eb[----------------]-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb[----------------]------------------------------16br-14----------------|
Gb[----------------]-16b18r16-14------------------16br-14----------------|
Db[-----4----------]-------------16--16p14-16-16----------16-16p14-16-16-|
Ab[----------------]-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-2-------2------]-----------------------------------------------------|
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^
Play this part a buncha times

eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-16-14---16-14--16br-14----------------------------------|
Gb[-16-14---16-14--16br-14--------14-16-16b18r16-14---------|
Db[------------------------16--16-------------------16------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-solo (After they play the pre-solo, they play it again, only a step higher, so move up 2 frets)
Bridge (Both, x4)
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Db[--------------------4-------3-------2-------2--2---------|
Ab[-4----4--(7)---------------------------------------------|
Eb[-2----2--(5)---2--2----2--2----2--2----2--2--------------|
                 PM...   PM...   PM...   PM...
Main Riff Verse Verse and Little fill thingies Chorus
OUTRO SOLO/GUITAR SOLO 2 (Kirk)
eb[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[----------------------12b14r12--------------12h14-12---12--14--12--|
Gb[-/12-12-12-12---12-12-12b14r12--------------12h14-12---12--14--12--|
Db[----------------------------------14-12-14-------------------------|
Ab[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb[------------------------------------12----12-------12----12------|
Bb[-12---------------12--14--15--14----15b17-15b17----15b17-15b17---|
Gb[-12---------------12--14--15--14---------------------------------|
Db[-----14--14~~~~~-------------------------------------------------|
Ab[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-15b17r15-12-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb[-------------14-12-14-pb16r14-pb16r14--12-12---------------------|
Db[---------------------------------------------14~~~~~~-14-12-14---|
Ab[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-12-14b-14b--14b-14b--14b-14b----------------------------|
Gb[-12-14b-14b--14b-14b--14b-14b----------------------------|
Db[-------------------------------14-12-14------------------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|

eb[--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[----------------------------------------------------4-5-4-----|
Db[--------4-5-4-----4-5-7-5-4-----4-5-7-5-4-----4-5-7-------5---|
Ab[-7-5-7--------5-7-----------5-7-----------5-7-----------------|
Eb[--------------------------------------------------------------|

eb[------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[------------------------------10-10-10-12-10-12-10-12-15----|
Gb[----4-5-4-----4-5-7-5-7-7/9---------------------------------|
Db[--7-------5-7-----------------------------------------------|
Ab[------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[------------------------------------------------------------|

eb[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-15p12p10-15p12p10-15p12p10-15p12p10-15p12p10-15p12p10-15-15b17~~~--|
Gb[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[--------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb[-12--15--17b19-------17---------------------------------------------|
Bb[-12--15--17b19-------17---------------------------------------------|
Gb[-------------------------16-16-14--16-16-16b-16b-16b--16br-14-12----|
Db[-------------------------16-16-14--16-16-16b-16b-16b--16br-14-12----|
Ab[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play the rest of the solo with the wah pedal
eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-------------------------------17~~~-17~~~-17~~~-15~~~---|
Gb[----------12-14b16r14-12~~~~---16~~~-16~~~-16~~~-14~~~---|
Db[-14-12-14------------------------------------------------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|

eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-17~~~-17~~~-17~~~-20~~~-17~~~-17~~~-17~~~-17\-----------|
Gb[-16~~~-16~~~-16~~~-19~~~-16~~~-16~~~-16~~~---------------|
Db[---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
                                             TR..........
                                   Tremelo pick the 17 while sliding down

eb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------------------------|
Db[-5-7-7brbrbrbr-------------------------------------------|
Ab[---------------------------------------------------------|
End with the Little fill thingies. And that's it. Song structure Intro Intro 2 Main Riff Little fill thingy Verse Verse fill thingy Verse Verse fill thingy and Little fill thingies Chorus Main Riff Little fill thingy Verse Verse fill thingy Verse Verse and Little fill thingies Chorus Pre-solo GUITAR SOLO 1 Bridge Main Riff Verse Verse and Little fill thingies Chorus OUTRO SOLO/GUITAR SOLO 2 Ending Peace.