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  Metallica
  Sad But True
  written by Hetfield, Ulrich and Hammett
  as performed on Metallica
  Someone else transcribed this but it was for a five string so a fixed it for a Four string. (John Rose)drop-down@usa.net
  Tuned 1 whole step below standard
  
  low to high (A,D,G,C,F)
  
  F:------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  C:------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  G:--0----------0--0--0--1----------1--|--0-----------0--0--0--1-------------|
  D:------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  
  F:-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|------|
  C:---------------------------------8--5----|-------------------------|------|
  G:--0----------0--0--0--1---------------8--|--0----------0--0--0--1--|-Rest-|
  D:-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|------|
                 Riff 1.                    (x3) Bass Fill 1.
  F:-----------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
  C:-----------|*-----------------------------*|--------------------~~~~~~~--|
  G:-Drum-Fill-|---------------5p0--1p0--------|--------------5-0-5-5--------|
  D:-----------|*--0-----0--0------------3p0--*|--0-----0--0-----------------|
  
  F:--------------|----------------------|-------------|---------------|
  C:--------------|----------------------|-------------|---------------|
  G:-Riff-1-(x3)--|---------------rest---|--Drum-Fill--|--Riff-1-(x2)--|
  D:--------------|--0-----0--0----------|-------------|---------------|
  
     Bass Riff 2. (Verse)                              (x4)
  F:--------------------------------------------------------|
  C:*------------------------------------------------------*|
  G:------------5-------------------------------------------|
  D:*-0--0--0-0----0--0--R--0-0--0--0--0--6--0--0--R--0-0--*|
  
     Bass Riff 3. (Chorus)
  F:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  C:*--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G:------------5--------------------------5-----------------------------------|
  D:*-0--0--1-1----1--0--0--0-0--0--0--1-1----1--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-4-3--5--3--|
  
                                    (x2)
  F:------------------------------------|-------------|--------------|
  C:-----------------------------------*|-------------|--------------|
  G:--------------3-3-3-3-------2-3-5---|-Riff-1-(x3)-|-Bass-Fill-1--|
  D:3--3-3--3--3-----------0--X--------*|-------------|--------------|
  
                                                   *2nd Verse
  F:---------|---------------------|-------------|---------------------|
  C:---------|---------------------|-------------|---------------------|
  G:-Riff-1--|---------------Rest--|--Drum-Fill--|--Bass-Riff-2.-(x4)--|
  D:---------|--0-----0--0---------|-------------|---------------------|
  
     *2nd Chorus                            Bass Fill 2.
  F:---------------------|----------------|----------------------------|
  C:---------------------|----------------|----------------------------|
  G:--Bass-Riff-3.-(x2)--|--Riff-1.-(x2)--|------------------0h1p0-----|
  D:---------------------|----------------|--0-----0--0--0-3-------3---|
  
                                           (x4)
  F:-------------------------------------------|--------------|
  C:-------------------------------------------|--------------|
  G:--0---------0-----0--1------------1--1--1--|--Rest,-Drums-|
  D:---------------3---------------------------|--------------|
  
    Gtr. Solo 1
  F:----------------|---------------------------|----------|---------|
  C:----------------|---------------------------|----------|---------|
  G:--Riff-1.-(x3)--|--------------5-0----------|--Riff-1--|-Fill-2--|
  D:----------------|--0-----0--0------0-0-3-5--|----------|---------|
  
                             (x4)  *3rd Chorus     Gtr Solo 2
  F:-----------------------------|---------------|----------|----------|
  C:-----------------------------|---------------|----------|----------|
  G:--0--0--1-1----1--0--0--0-0--|--Riff-3-(x2)--|--Riff-1--|--Fill-2--|
  D:------------3----------------|---------------|----------|----------|
  
                                                              *3rd Verse
  F:----------|---------|---------------------|-------------|---------------|
  C:----------|---------|---------------------|-------------|---------------|
  G:--Riff-1--|-Fill-2--|---------------Rest--|--Drum-Fill--|--Riff-2-(x4)--|
  D:----------|---------|--0-----0--0---------|-------------|---------------|
  
      *4th Chorus                         (x2)
  F:---------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
  C:---------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
  G:--Riff-3-(x2)--|--------------------------|--------------------------|
  D:---------------|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--12---0--0--0--0--|
  
  F:------------------------|--------------|-------------------------||
  C:------------------------|--------------|-------------------------||
  G:------------------------|--Gtr,-Drums--|------------Rest.--------||
  D:--0--0--0--0--0---Rest--|--------------|--0----------------------||
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