"Leper Messiah"

Leper Messiah
written by Hetfield and Ulrich
as performed on Master of Puppets
tab by Phil Boyle and Bryan Cannon; phil@encycmet.com


1a)
D---------------2------------------------------
A--2-2-5--2-2-5-0--2-2-5--2-2-5--2-2-5--2-2-5-3
E--0-0-3--0-0-3----0-0-3--0-0-3--0-0-3--0-0-3-1
pm.............    ..........    ............

1b)
D-------------2---------------------
A--2-2-5--2-2-0-2-2-----------------
E--0-0-3--0-0---0-0--5-3-2-0-5-3-2-0
pm...........   ....................
intro


2)
D---------5------------------------------------
A--2--4-4-3-4----4-4-5-4--2-------3-4---4-4-5-4
E--0--2-2---2--2-2-2-3-2--0-0-0-2---2-2-2-2-3-2
pm......................
main riff


3)
D---------------
A--2-2--2-2--2-2
E--0-0--0-0--0-0
pm..............
played after main riff at the beginning with reverse reverb


4)
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--3p2-----3p2-----3p2-----3p2--3-5--5\4-----5\4-----5\4-----5\4--4-5
E--1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0--1-3--3\2-2-2-3\2-2-2-3\2-2-2-3\2--2-3
pm...................................................................
Spineless from the start                      sucked into the part...


5)
D--9--8--7--5--9--8--7--6
A--7--6--5--4--7--6--5--4
E--0-----------0---------
you will


6)
G--9-----9\8-----8\7-----7\6
D--9-----9\8-----8\7-----7\6
A--7-----7\6-----6\5-----5\4
E--7-0-0-7\6-0-0-6\5-0-0-5\4
    pm..     ...     ...
Time for lust...


7)
D-------------------------
A--6\5---------6\5--------
E--4\3-3-3-3-3-4\3-3-3-3-3
pm........................
Bow to Lepper Messiah


8)
D-------------2-------7--2--4---
A--2----3--5--0--2----5--0--2--2 repeat
E--0----1--3-----0-------------0
interlude


9a) (take off of 8)
D----------------------------------------------------------------2
A--------2-------2-------2-------2-------3-------3-------5-0-0-0-0
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--------

9b)
D----------------------------------------7-------7-2-2-2-2-4
A--------2-------2-------2-------2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------
Witchery...


10)
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--6-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--5-2-2-2--2-2-2
right after solo


11)
D-----------------------------------------------
A--5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5
E--3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3
Lie, lie, lie, lie
___________________________________________
solo:

E---19P15---------------15-19P15--------------15----
B-----------17------17--------------17-----17-------         
G---------------16----------------------16----------


E--20P17----------17--20P17----------17---22P19----------19-22P19------------19
B--------18----18-----------18----18------------20----20----------20----20-----
G-----------17-----------------17------------------19----------------19--------

2x
E--19P15--------------15--19P15---------------15------
B------------17-----17----------17-------17-----------
G----------------16-----------------16----------------

E--22--20--19--17----21--19--17------19--16----17--------------I------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------20------------20----------19-----20--19--17--I--20--19--17-----19--17---15--14---17P15----13--12--15
G--------------------------------------------------------------I-------------19---------------------------------------

    full   full                                        full   full                                                                                                 full
E-----------------------------I--------------------------I--x---15p12----------------------------------------
B--15^--15^---15p12----12-----I-15^--15^~~-15p12------12-I-----------------15p12-----12--15p12---------------
G-------------------14--------I------------------13------I---------------------------14----------------14--12
D-------------------------14--I--------------------------I---------------------------------------------------


E--19P15----15--19P15--17P15----15--19P15--17P15------15I--19P15----19P15--17P15-------19P15--17P15I
B--------17------------------17------------------17-----I------------17----------------------15----I
G-------------------------------------------------------I------------------------------------------I

       full            full                                    full      full
E--20^----------20^-~~----19p17--------I---17---22^-----22^~~~-----------
B--20^----------------------------------19---I---------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------I------------------------------------