"Sad But True" Sad But True by Hetfield and Ulrich as performed on Metallica tab by Phil Boyle; phil@encycmet.com Tune all guitars down 1 step 1) d------------------------------------ A------------------------------------ F--2--2-2-2-3--3-2------------------- C--2--2-2-2-3--3-2--7-6-5-3h5p3h5p3h5 G--0--0-0-0-1--1-0------------------- D------------------------------------ intro Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. full 2) ^ V C--2--2-2------------- ----------------------- G--2--2-2--5p0-1p0---- -5p0-5-5~~~~~5p0-5-5--- D--0--0-0----------3p0 ----------------------- main riff before verse Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 3) C-------------0-------------------3---- G--2-2--2-2-2-0-2-2--2-0-2-2--2-2-1-2-2 D--0-0--0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---0-0 pm.......... ................. ... verse riff Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 4a) C----------3-0-3-2------------3-0-3-0-2-2-2-2-2-3---2-- G----------3-0-3-2------------3-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-5-0-5 D--0-0-0-0---------0--0-0-0-0---------------------3---3 pm....... .......... ......... 4b) C-------------5-5-5-5p0---- G--5--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3p0-3-2 D--3--3-3-3-3-----------1-0 pm.......... chorus 4c) d--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-5--6-3-5-3------------- A--5--6-3-6-5--6-3-6-5--6-3-5-3------------- F------------------------------------------- C--------------------------------5-5-5------ G--------------------------------3-3-3---3-2 D--------------------------------------0-1-0 chorus lead Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 5) d------------------------------------------------------ A-----------------------------------5-4-3-----5-4-3---- F--------------2---------3----------------2---------3-- C--------------2-7-6-5---3-7-6-5------------2---------3 G------1p0-----0-------7-1-------8--------------------- D--3p0-----3p0----------------------------------------- 6) C--2-3-5-3-2h3p2--2-3-5-3-2-3 G---------------------------- D---------------------------- interlude Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 7) F----------3-2-3-2----------3-2-3-2 C----------3-2-3-2----------3-2-3-2 G--0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-------- D---------------------------------- during the ending of the solo Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. ------------------------------------------------------------ solo pt 1 d--------------------------------------------- A--12--------12-12---------------------------- F--11--------12-12------------12-------------- C------12-14-------14---12-14----14-12----12~~ G--------------------------------------14----- D--------------------------------------------- pt2 d----------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------- F-----------12-------9p7p6---------------------- C-----12-14----14~~--------7h9~~9h10p9p7p0-----9 G--14--------------------------------------7~~~- D----------------------------------------------- pt3 d----------------------------------------------------------------- A-----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12-----------12--------------- F--14----------14----------14-----------12-------12--------------- C------------------------------------------14-14----14-12--------- G---------------------------------------------------------14-12-10 D----------------------------------------------------------------- (this part is just a little too quick for me, but it's close) pt4 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ d----------------------------------------------------------- A--14-14----------------14-------12--------14-12-14-12-14-12 F--14-14-14-12----12-14-14-12----12-----12-14-12-14-12-14-12 C--------------14-------------14-----14--------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------- pt5 d-----------------------------------------------------------------------12-15 A-----------------------------------------------12-13----12-13-15-13-15------ F-----------------------------12----12-14-12-14-------14--------------------- C-----------12----12-14-12-14----14------------------------------------------ G--14-12-14----14------------------------------------------------------------ D---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ ^ d--15-13-12-15-13-12-15-13-12---------------------------------- A------------------------------15-12----15-12----15-12----15-15 F------------------------------------14-------14-------14------ C-------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------- solo 2 ^ AH******* d-----------------0------------------------- A---------------0---3-0--------------------- F-------------2---------2-0----4-4-4-4-4-0-- C--2-0-2-0-2~~--------------2~~------------2 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