NO LEAF CLOVER

No Leaf Clover
written by Metallica
as performed live with the San Francisco Symphony
tab by Phil Boyle; phil@encycmet.com


tune all guitars down 1/2 step

1a)
eb--7---7---8----8----7---7---8----8---
Bb--8---8---10---10---7---7---10---10--
Gb----9---9----9----9---8---8----9----9
Db-------------------------------------
Ab-------------------------------------
Eb-------------------------------------

1b) continued
eb--7---7---8----8----7---7----------------
Bb--8---8---10---10---7---7-------10-----10
Gb----9---9----9----9---8---8-8/9----8/9---
Db-----------------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------

1c) continued
eb--7---7---8----8----7---7----------10-8---
Bb--8---8---10---10---7---7-------10------10
Gb----9---9----9----9---8---8-8/9-----------
Db------------------------------------------
Ab------------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------------

1d) continued
eb--7---7---8----8----7---7-----------8---
Bb--8---8---10---10---7---7-------10----10
Gb----9---9----9----9---8---8-8/9---------
Db----------------------------------------
Ab----------------------------------------
Eb----------------------------------------
clean opening riff played straight through a,b,c,d
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2)
Gb-----------------------       -----------------------
Db------------2-----2---- three -4-----4---------------
Ab----2~--3~2~2-----2---- times -4-----4-------2~--3~2~
Eb--0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0 then  -2-2-2-2-2-2-0---0-----
crunch intro and also solo backing 
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3)
Gb--2--4------------5--4------------2--4-----5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
Db--2--4------------5--4------------2--4--5--5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
Ab--0--2---2~--3~2~-3--2---2~--3~2~-0--2--5--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
Eb-------0---0-----------0---0------------3------------------------
heavy verse
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4)
eb--0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0---2-2-2-2-2--0--0--0--0--0
Bb--0-0-0-0-0--1--1--1--1--1---4-4-4-4-4--1--1--1--1--1
Gb--0-0-0-0-0--2--2--2--2--2---4-4-4-4-4--2--2--2--2--2
Db--2-2-2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2---4-4-4-4-4--2--2--2--2--2
Ab--2-2-2-2-2--0--0--0--0--0---2-2-2-2-2--0--0--0--0--0
Eb--0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------
clean chorus.  Play riff 1a) twice then this riff 
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5)
eb--0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2
Bb--1-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--4--4--4--4--4
Gb--0-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--4--4--4--4--4
Db--2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--4--4--4--4--4
Ab--3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-----------2--2--2--2--2
Eb------------------------0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------
"It's coming your way" (3:05)
also clean played after riff 4)
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6)
Gb---------------------------------------------4------------------------------------
Db--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-5--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-4--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-5---2----2----
Ab--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-5--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-5---2----2----
Eb--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3~--0-3~~0-3~~
breakdown
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7a)                  7b)
Gb-----2--4--2---     ----4--5--4---
Db--2--2--4--2--2     -2--4--5--4--2
Ab--2--0--2--0--2     -2--2--3--2--2
Eb--0-----------0     -0-----------0
7a starts when Kirk starts playing riff 1 distorted and the orchestra is still doing
the breakdown part.  7a continues through the first two "And it comes to be" lines,
then switches to 7b for the rest.
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