Artist: Metallica Song: The Unforgiven The Unforgiven written by Hetfield, Ulrich & Hammett Off the album "Metallica" tab by Kristian Klock Chords used in song | A5 | C5 | E5 | Am | C | G | Em | E | |-----|-----|-----|--0--|--3--|--3--|--0--|--0--| |-----|-----|-----|--1--|--1--|--3--|--0--|--0--| |-----|-----|-----|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--1--| |--2--|--5--|-----|--2--|--2--|--0--|--2--|--2--| |--0--|--3--|--2--|--0--|--3--|--2--|--2--|--2--| |-----|-----|--0--|-----|-----|--3--|--0--|--0--| Tab key h =hammer on p =pull off b =bend r =release bend {10} =Artificial harmonic (add edge off thumb or tip of finger to pick attack) / =slide \ =slide Intro-Clean -guitar 1 ||------------------------------------------||4x ||--0-------0-------0-------0-------1-------|| ||.---2-------2-------2-------2-------2----.|| ||.-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2--.|| ||--0---------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------------|| guitar 1 |------------------------------------------| |--0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------| |----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----| |------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---| |--0---------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |guitar 2 |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-------------------2--4--4h5---5--4--2~~~-| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
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|--0-----------3-------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|--3-------3--------------------| |guitar 2 |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------2--4--4h5--4h5--5--|--5--4-----4-----2--2h4----2~~-| |----------------------------|--------5----2-----------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| guitar 1 end rythm figure 1 |----------------------0---0-|-------------------------------| |-----------0--1----------1--|--1--3--0-----3----------------| |---------2------------------|----------------1--1--4--1-2h4-| |------2------------2--------|-------------------------------| |-----------------3----------|-------------------------------| |--5-------------------------|-----------3-------------------| |guitar 2 |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------3s5--5----|--5--3-------------------------| |------2--4---4h5------------|--------4~~---4\-1--/4--1--2s4-| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| Rythm figure 2 end Rythm figure 2 guitar 1 |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------0------0-----1-----|--0-----0-----0-----0----1-----| |-----2-----2------2-----2---|----2-----2-----2-----2----2---| |-------2-----2------2-----2-|------2-----2-----2-----2----2-| |--0-------------------------|--0----------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |guitar 2 |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| 1st, 2nd Verses Note:One guitar playes the chords and the other guitar plays Riff A. Riff A-1 taken from Phil Boyle's tab ||-----------------------|--------------------------| ||-----------------------|--------------------------| ||.----------------------|--12--12--11--11----------| ||.-12--10--9--9h10------|---0---0---0---0--10--10--|
||---0---0--0--0h-0--10--|-------------------0---0--| ||--------------------0--|--------------------------| Riff A-2 ||-----------------------|--------------------------| ||-----------------------|---8--8--7--7-------------| ||.---7--5--4--4h5-------|--------------5--5--7-----| ||.----------------5-----|--------------------------| ||-----------------------|--------------------------| ||-----------------------|--------------------------| A5 C5 E5 E D5 A5 1:New blood joins this earth, and quickly he's subdued. 2:They dedicate their...... A A5 C5 E5 E D5 A5 Through constant pain disgrace, the young boy learns their rules. A A5 C5 E5 E D5 A5 With time, the child draws in this whipping boy done wrong. A5 rythm figure 4 |---------------------------|--------------------|----------------| |------------------------8--|--8--7--7-----------|----------------| |--7--5--4--4h5-------------|------------5-------|-5-------4------| |---------------5~~~--------|--------------------|---0-------0----| |---------------------------|--------------------|-----0-0-----00-| |---------------------------|--------------------|----------------| deprived of all his thoughts, the young man struggles on and on. C5 G5 |------------------|----------------------|------------------------| |------------------|----------------------|------------------------| |-2-------0--------|----------------------|-5-------4-------2------| |---0-------0------|--5-------------------|---0-------0-------0----| |-----0-0-----0-0--|--3---5--3--0--5------|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-| |------------------|---------------3------|------------------------| He' known, oo, a vow unto his own that never from this day A A5 C5 E5 E D5
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|---------|---------------------------| |---------|-----------------5---5-----| |-2--2h4--|-2~~---2--4--5~~-----------| |---------|---------------------------| |---------|---------------------------| |---------|---------------------------| what I've shown. Never be Never see. |--------------------|---------------------------| |-5-3----------------|---------------------------| |----4~~-4--/4-1-2h4-|-2~~--2-----4-----5~~~~----| |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| Won't see what might have been. What I've felt, |-----|--------------------------------------------------| |-----|--------------------------------------------------| |--5--|-5-4-----4---------------------2-------2h4--------| |-----|-----5~~---\2-------------------------------------| |-----|--------------------------------------------------| |-----|--------------------------------------------------| what I've known never shined through in what I've shown. to coda with rythm figure 2
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|--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-------12~----------14~----------15--17~~~~-| |--8/10----10--10/12----12--12/14---14-------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| Rythm fill 1 *This fill and rythm figure 3 and 4 is played during guitar solo* |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |----------------4b5r4b5r4-----| |--7--7--7--2---------------2--| |--5--5--5--0--0------------0--| |------------------------------| Guitar solo- with rythm figure 3 |--------------------------------------------------| |--7b8--7b8----------------------------------------| |--7b9--7b9----------------------------------------| |------------5--------7b9--r7--5-------------------| |--------------7~~~~-------------7--5\3-5-3--------| |-------------------------------------------5-3-5--| |---------------|----------------------------------| |---------------|------------------7---7--8--7h8---| |----------5~~--|-7--57--7/9---7-9---9-------------| |-------/7------|----------------------------------| |--3b5----------|----------------------------------| |---------------|----------------------------------| |-------10----------8---------| |--{10}----{10}--10---10~~~---| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| with Rythm fill 1 |-----10-------------------------------------| |--10----10~~~--20b22--20b22--20b22--r20~~~~-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|
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|-----------19b21--------19--19b21-r19p17--19b21-r19p17---------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| D.S. al coda |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------20~~~~---18h20p18---|--17~~~--18-17~~~~-| |--19b21--19b21-r19--17---------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| Coda |---------------|------------------------------3--3s5~~--7------| |---------------|------------------3--3s5---5--3--3s5~~--3------| |---------------|--2--2s4--2--5----4--4s5---5-------------------| |---------------|-----------------------------------------------| |---------------|-----------------------------------------------| |---------------|-----------------------------------------------| en. Woh. Outro -Rhytm figure 6 end Rhytm figure 6 ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| ||.-2~~---2--4-4s5~~---5--5--|--5--4-------4\-1--1---2--2s4--| ||.--------------------------|-------5~~~--------------------| ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| Never free. Never me. So I dub the unforgiv|---------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------3s5----5--|--5--3---------4\-1--1--2--2s4--| |--2~~---2--4-4s5-----------|-------4~~~---------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| en.
|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |--2~~--2--2--4-4s5~~~-----5-----5------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| You labeled me. I'll label you.
|----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------3s5--5--| |--5-4------4\-1--1--2-2s4---|--2~~~-2--4-4s5---------| |------5~~~------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| So I dub the unforgiven. Repeat and fade |-------------------------------|| |--5-3--------------------------|| |------4~~~--4\--1--1--2--2s4--.|| |------------------------------.|| |-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|| 2nd Verse They dedicate their lives to running all of his. He tries to pleas them all, this bitter man he is. Throughout his life the same, he's battled constantly. This fight he cannot win. A tired man they see no longer cares. The old man prepares to die regretfully. That old man he is me.