"Wherever I May Roam" Wherever I May Roam by Hetfield and Ulrich as performed on Metallica tab by Phil Boyle and Jonathan Camargo; phil@encycmet.com 1) sitar arrangement for guitar e-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0--0-----0-0-0-0 B-----5-5-6-5-----8-8-10-6-----5-5-6-5 G------------------------------------- D------------------------------------- A------------------------------------- E--0-----------0------------0--------- intro clean pick it near the bridge to sound more like sitar Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 2) D--9-----------9--5-5-7----9------------------------------------9--5-5-7-- A--7--7-7-8-7~~7--------8~~7--7-7-8-7~~7-8-9-10--3-5-6-7-7-8-7~~7--------8 ...continued E--0-----------0-----------0-----------5-6-7-8------------------0--------- pm. . . ....... main riff slight variations to this riff are played going either back into this riff or to the next one here... or to the chorus Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 3) G----------------------0----------- D--2------3-3-3------2--------3-3-3 A--2----3----------2--------3------ E--0--1----------0--------1-------- whispered part Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 4a) James G-----3--2--3-----3-----3---4--5-6-------------- D--2--3--2--3--2--3--5--3---4--5-6-------------- A--2--1--0--1--2--1--5--1---2--3-4-3-5-6-7-7-8-7...main riff E--0-----------0-----3-------------------------- * pm...... Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 4b) Kirk (comes in at * above, played in time with changes) e------0-------0--------------------------------------------------- B--------0-------0-----3-------3-----------------------3-------3--- G------------------------3-------3-----4-------4---------3-------3- D----2-------2-------3-------3-----------5-------5---3-------3----- A------------------1-------1---------5-------5-----1-------1------- E--0-------0-----------------------3-------3----------------------- main verse Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 5) G------------------------------------------------3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3------ D--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-2h3p2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2h3p2-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-2h3p2 A--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-------2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-------1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1------ E--1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-------0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------- pm ... ... ... ... ... ... chorus Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 6) G--2---------*--5--4--3--- D--2----5----*--5--4--3--2 A--0----5----*--3--2--1--2 E-------3----*-----------0 anywhere I roam... *= only play when "carved upon my stone..." Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 7) e--------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------8-- G-----------------------9~~---------------8-9-11---8 D------------6-7-6-9-10----------6-7-9-10----------- A----7-7-8-7-----------------7-8-------------------- E--0-----------------------0------------------------ pre-solo played a second time harmonized Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. ___________________________________ solo: e----12--------------------v------------------------------------------- B----12--------------------V------9-12p9-9-12p9-9-10-9----------------- G----------9~~~~-------9--10----------------------------10p9-10p9------ D------------------10---------------------------------------------10~-- A---------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------------- e----12--------------------v----------v--v---- B----12--------------------V---------15-15~~-- G----------9~~~~-------9---9------------------ D------------------10------------------------- A--------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------- T=tap with the edge of your pick T T T T T T T T e----17p16-17p16-17p13p12-17p16p13p12-17p16-17p13p12-17p16-17p16p12--- B--------------------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------- Two handed tapping time! I find it easier with the pick, thought This is little fast for me but it sounds pretty close e--------------------------------------------------------------------v--- B-15-13p12-15p12-15-12h13p12-15-15-12h13p12-15p12-15p12h13p12--------v--- G-------------------------------------------------------------14-13-14--- D------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ V(full bends here) e----v--------v-----v-------------------16-17-17-17-16------------------- B---15~~~~---15~~~~15-12-15~~~---16-17-----------------18p17-17---17/12-- G------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ e------------------------------------------------------------17-19------- B---12~~~~~--12-12-12-12-12h15-15~~-----15-15-12-13-14-16-18-17-19------- G------------12-12-12-12-12h15-15~~-----15-15-12-13-14-16-18------------- D------------12-12-12-12-12h15-15~~-------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ *************** *=pick notes as fast as you can! V v P.H. V v v e----22~~~~22-22~~~---22-22~~~~~~~- B---------------------------------- G---------------------------------- D---------------------------------- A---------------------------------- E---------------------------------- e---19p16-------19p16-------19-19p16---------19p16------------ B---------17-17-------17-17----------17-17---------17-17------ G------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------- e----19p13-16p13-13------------------------------------------- B--------------------17p14p13-13h14p13----13------------------ G--------------------------------------14----14p13~~~--------- D------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------- I'm not real sure about this part...