"Fixxxer"

Fixxxer
written by Hetfield, Ulrich, and Hammett
as performed on ReLoad
tab by Phil Boyle and Joker; phil@encycmet.com


tune all guitars down 1/2 step
   1/2
1)  ^
eb--14----
Bb--15--15
Gb------14
Db--------
Ab--------
Eb--------
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This is that noise that happens all through the song.  Kirk uses the
trem to bend it up a half step, but if you don't have one, just slide
up one fret.  It alternates one to the other.


2)
Gb-----------------------       --------------------       ----------------
Db-------7-5-------5h7-5- twice ------5---x-x--x-x-x twice ----------------
Ab--5h7~~-----5h7~~------ then  -5h7----7-x-x--x-x-x then  -5h7---5--------
Eb-----------------------       --------------------       -----8---7h8-5h7
with wah                                               no wah; distorted
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3a) James
Db---------------------------------4-5-7
Ab------7-5-7--------8------7-5-7------5
Eb--0-0--------6-5-6----0-0-------------

3b) Kirk
Gb---------------------------------2-4--
Db------5-4-5--------7------5-4-5------4
Ab-------------5-4-5--------------------
Eb--0-0-----------------0-0-------------
harmony guitar
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4)
Gb----------4----------4----------4----------2
Db--4-5-4-2-2--4-5-4-2-2--4-5-4-2-2--4-5-4-2-0
Ab--------------------------------------------
Eb--------------------------------------------
verse
"Dolls of voodoo stuck with pins."
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5)
Gb--------------------------------------------
Db----------7----------7----------7----------5
Ab--7-8-7-5-5--7-8-7-5-5--7-8-7-5-5--7-8-7-5-3
Eb--------------------------------------------
verse
"So you lay us in a line"
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6a) distorted
                 ^                ^                       
Db---------5h7-5-7-5--------5h7-5-7-5-7------5h7-5-7-5-5--4
Ab--2--5h7-----------5--5h7-----------5--5h7-----------3--2
Eb--0----------------3-------------------------------------
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6b) clean
eb-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb--------3-------3-----------------------4-------3-------3--------------------------------
Gb------0-------0-------7-------5-------4-------0-------0-------7-------5------------------
Db----2-------2-------7---7---5---5---4-------2-------2-------7---7---5---5----------------
Ab------------------5-------3-------2-----------------------5-------3-------5h7---5--------
Eb--0-------3-------------------------------0-------3---------------------------8---7h8-5h7
chorus
"Can you hear what father's done"
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7)
Gb-------7---------7-----------------------------
Db--7-9--5-9--7-9--5-9-------5-------------------
Ab--5-7----7--5-7----7--5-7----7--5h7---5--------
Eb------------------------------------8---7h8-5h7
pre solo
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8)
Gb-------------------------------1-2-4
Db------2-4-2-------5------2-4-2-----2
Ab------------2-3-2-------------------
Eb--2-2----------------2-2------------
begining of solo then back to 2)
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9)
Db-------2---------2-----
Ab--2-4--0-4--2-4--0-4--2
Eb--0-2----2--0-2----2--0
end of solo
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10)
eb----------------------
Bb--------3-------------
Gb------0---------------
Db----2----------5-7-7-5
Ab-----------5-7--------
Eb--0-------------------
verse after the solo (keep repeating.
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