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The Four Horsemen Guitar Tablature
bandname: Metallica 

songname: the four horsemen 

tabtype: guitar 

tab:  
1) 
D--5---7-5 
A--3-5-5-3 
E----3---- 
intro 

2a) 
D-----------------------------------------5h7p5---- 
A--7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5---5-7-5-7-5-7-5----5h7-------7p5 
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6---0-0-0-0-0-0--7-------------- 
pm........................................... 

2b) continued 
D--------------------------------------5---7-5 
A--7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5---5-7-5-7-5-7-5---5-3-5-5-3 
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6---0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----3---- 
pm........................................... 
galloping 


3)                           1st   2nd   3rd 
D--------9-------9-------9-|-7-7-|-5-7-|-12-9-5---7-5 repeat. 
A--------7-------7-------7-|-5-5-|-3-5-|-10-7-3-5-5-3 
E--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|-----|-----|--------3---- 
pm......   .....   ..... 
main 


4) 
D--9--9-7--7-5--5-4-*-9--9-7--7-5--4-5-4-- 
A--7--7-5--5-3--3-2-*-7--7-5--5-3--2-3-2-5 
E-------------------*--------------------3 
pm                                 ....... 
The horsemen are drawing nearer. 
*=slide pick 


5) 
D----------------------------------9-9-----------10-10 
A----------------------------------7-7-----------8--8- 
E--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0------ 
pm................................     ......... 


6) 
D------------------------------------------- 
A--7-5----5-------------------7-5----5------ 
E------7----7-6-5-3-5--0-3-5------7----7-6-5 


7) 
D--5-6-7----------3-2-0-2-------5-6-7 
A--3-4-5------0-3---------------3-4-5 
E---------0-0-------------0-0-0------ 
pm        ...             ..... 
Time... 


8) 
D--------------------------5-6-7 
A--------------------------3-4-5 
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------ 


9) 
G--------------------------4---------2---- 
D------9---------7---------------------2-- 
A--7-7---7---5-5---5---3-3---3---2-2-----2 
E----------7---------5---------3---------- 
Not often played live (although I have heard it) 


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solo 1 
|-----------------------------------------|--15b--12--15--14b~~~----| 
|--15b--15b--15b~~~--(15)p12--15--15b~~~--|-------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------9--| 
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------| 
                                                                                 

                                                                                 
7---------9--7------------10--9--7----------| 
---10--7--------10--8--7------------7h10p7--| 
--------------------------------------------| 
--------------------------------------------| 
--------------------------------------------| 
--------------------------------------------| 
                                                                                 

                                                                                 
---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
7--10p7--------------------------|-----12--12--12----12----12--12--12--| 
---------9--7--6h7--6------------|--9--11--11--11/11-11/11-11--11--11--| 
-----------------------7---------|-------------------------------------| 
--------------------------7--(7)|-------------------------------------| 
---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
                                                                                 

                                                                                 
---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
14b~~~--(14)--14p11--------------------------------------------------| 
--------------------14--12------12--14b--(14)p12------12~~~--12--12--| 
----------------------------14-------------------14------------------| 
---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                                                 

                                                                                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------------------12--13p12------12--13--| 
11h12--11------11--12--11h12p11------11--12--14-------------14----------| 
-----------14--------------------14-------------------------------------| 
------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                                                 

                                                                                 
---------------------------------20--------| 
13/15--15/17--17/19--19/20--20~~~-----(20)| 
-------------------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------------| 
                                                                                 

Gtr.2                                                                                 
17b--17b--15--17p15--14--15p1412--14p12---------------------| 
----------------------------------------15--15--14--12--14--| 
-------------------------------------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                                                 

                                                            
-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
12--10--12--10--8--10--8-----8-------------------------------------| 
--------------------------9-----9--7--9--7-------------------------| 
--------------------------------------------9--7-------------------| 
--------------------------------------------------10--7------------| 
---------------------------------------------------------10--7--7--| 
                                                         P.M.----|                      

Gtr.3                                                                                 
17b--17b--15--17p15--14--15p14--12--14p12--10--12p10--8--| 
---------------------------------------------------------| 
---------------------------------------------------------| 
---------------------------------------------------------| 
---------------------------------------------------------| 
---------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                                                 

                                                                                 
10p8--7--8p7--5--7--5-----5--------------------------------------| 
-----------------------8-----8--7--8p7--5--7--5--7---------------| 
----------------------------------------------------7--6---------| 
----------------------------------------------------------7--(7)/| 
-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                                                 

Gtrs.2&3                                                                                 
---------------------------------------------------------------12------12--| 
---------------------------8-----8--10--8--10--12--10--12--15------15------| 
---------7-----7--9--7--9-----9--------------------------------------------| 
9--7--9-----9--------------------------------------------------------------| 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
P.M.------------------------------|                                                                                 

                                                                                 
15p12--12--12--15p12--12--12--12--15p12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--15p12------ 
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12--12--12--12--12--15b--15b--| 
------------------------------| 
------------------------------| 
------------------------------| 
------------------------------| 
------------------------------| 
                                                                                 

                                                                                 
15b--15--12--15p12--15p12--15--12--12h15p12------12--15p12--12h15p12------12---- 
--------------------------------------------15-----------------------15--------- 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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15p12--12h15p12------12--15p12--12--| 
-----------------15-----------------| 
------------------------------------| 
------------------------------------| 
------------------------------------| 
------------------------------------| 
                                                                                 

Gtr.2                                                                                 
15p12------12--15p12--12h15p12------12--15p12--15p12------12--15b--15b--15b--15 
-------15-----------------------15--------------------15------------------------ 
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Gtr.3                                                                              
17p12--12h15p12------12--15p12--17p12--1h15p12------12--15p12--15--12----------- 
-----------------15-----------------------------15---------------------15------- 
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-------------------|------------------------------------------------------| 
12-----------------|------------------------------------------------------| 
----14--12---------|--12h14--12p11h12p11------11--------------------------| 
------------14--12|----------------------14------14--12p11h12p119--11p9| 
-------------------|------------------------------------------------------| 
-------------------|------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                                                 

                                                                                 
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---------------------------------------| 
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7~~~-----------------------------------| 
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-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------| 
----------------------------------10--8--7h8p7---------|-----------------------| 
---7--9--7--9b--(9)p7-----7--9--7----------------7-----|-----------------------| 
9---------------------9----------------------------9---|--7~~~-----------------| 
-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------| 
-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------| 


solo 2 the faster one 
*There is a lot of riff repetition in this solo, for space sake I'll write the riff 
once and then repeat* 


1) 
e-----------------------------------14 
B--------------------------14----14--- 
G-----------------14----13----12------ 
D--------14----13----12--------------- 
A-----13----12------------------------ 
E--12--------------------------------- 


2)                                 ^   ^   ^  ^  ^ 
e-----12-15-12----12-17-12---    ----------------- 
B--15----------15----------15 8x -15--15--15-15-15 
G----------------------------    ----------------- 
D----------------------------    ----------------- 
A----------------------------    ----------------- 
E----------------------------    ----------------- 


3) 
e-------------    ------------------------------------------------ 
B--15p14p12--- 8x -15p14p12----12--------------------------------- 
G-----------14    ----------14----14-12-14-12----12--------------- 
D-------------    ----------------------------14----14-12-14-12--- 
A-------------    ----------------------------------------------14 
E-------------    ------------------------------------------------ 
                    (or something close) 

4)                            AH 
e------------------------------- 
B-----------------------12-12-12 
G-----------------------12------ 
D-----------------12-14--------- 
A-----------12-14--------------- 
E--12-14-15--------------------- 


5) **************************     ^   ^ 
e--19-19-19-19-19-19-19h22p19    -22--22 
B---------------------------- 6x ------- 
G----------------------------    ------- 
D----------------------------    ------- 
A----------------------------    ------- 
E----------------------------    ------- 
The 19's are picked as fast as possible, probably more than I have written, 
but I couldn't count them. 


6)                                            ^  ^  ^ 
e--19-21-22-21-19----19------------------    --------- 
B-----------------22----22-21-22-21-19--- 3x --------- 
G--------------------------------------21    -21-21-21 
D----------------------------------------    --------- 
A----------------------------------------    --------- 
E----------------------------------------    --------- 


7a)              7b)        7c)        7d)        ^   ^ 
e-----12-15-12  -19p15---  -17p14---  -21p17---  -22--22 
B--15---------  -------17  -------15  -------17  ------- 
G-------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ------- 
D-------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ------- 
A-------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ------- 
E-------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ------- 

I GOTTA GO TAKE A *** NOW, Buh-Bye
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