"The Unforgiven" The Unforgiven written by Hetfield, Ulrich and Hammett as performed on Metallica tab by Phil Boyle; phil@encycmet.com 1) e--------------------------- B--0-0-----0-----0-----1---- G------2-----2-----2-----2-- Repeat D--------2-----2-----2-----2 A--0------------------------ E--------------------------- accoustic intro Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 2) e-------------------------- B-------------------------- G--2-4-5--5-4-2--2-4-5--5-2 D-------------------------- A-------------------------- E-------------------------- still clean intro Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 3a) James e-------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------- G--2--4--5-----5--5-5-4--4--4--0-0-0--2-4-2-- D--2-----2---2-----------5-----2-2-2--2-2-2-- A--0-----3-3-------------2-----2------------0 E------------------------3------------------- 3b) James continued e-------------------------------------- B-----------5-5-5-5-3------------------ G--2--4--5--5-5-5-5-4-4-4/1-1-1-1h2-4-2 D--2-----2------------5-5/2-2-2-------- A--0-----3----------------------------- E-------------------------------------- accoustic intro part 2 Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 3c) Kirk e---------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-3---------------- G--2-4-5--5--5-5-4---4----2-4-2---2-4-5-----------4-4-0-1-1/2-4-2 D--0---------------5---2--2-------2------------------------------ A-------------------------------0-------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------- chorus/intro Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 4a) Kirk G----------------------12-12-11-11------ D--12-12-10-9-12p9-----0--0--0--0--10-10 twice A--0--0--0--0-0--0-10--------------0--0- E------------------0-------------------- pm...................................... Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 4b) James G-------------------2-2-2-2---- D--2-2-2-5----------0-0-0-0-2-2 A--0-0-0-3-2-2--------------0-0 E----------0-0--0-0------------ crunch verse Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 5) G-------------------------------------------- twice -- D--10p0-----9p0-----7p0-----5p0-----5-------5 then -2 A-------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-3-3h5p3-5 -2 E-------------------------------------------3 -0 pm.. ... ... ... "falling" riff full Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 6) ^ ^ G-------------------2-2-2-2---- ----- D--2-2-2-5----------0-0-0-0-2-2 twice -4--4 play twice then to A--0-0-0-3-2-2--------------0-0 then ----- falling riff E----------0-0--0-0------------ ----- pm.. solo riff Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 7) e--0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0 B--1--1--1-1--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0 G--2--2--2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1 D--2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2 A--0--0--0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2 E----------------------3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0 accoustic closing Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. ______________________________________________________________________ pre-solo (clean): 1) e-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------- B-------------------------0-1/3/5\3\1/3--8/10\8-7--5-3-----3---- G----4-5-7-4h5p4---4---------------------7/9-\7-7------5-4---4-- D--7-------------5---5-7---------------------------------------5 A--------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------- Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 2) e--------------------- B--------------------- G----------------5---- D--------------5---5-7 A------3-5/6/7-------- E--3-5---------------- Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. 3) e-------------------------7-----10------12-------14-------15----17 B--8-8p7---7-8---7-8-10-8---8-8----8/10----10/12----12/14----14--- G--------9-----9-------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------- Click here to hear a real audio example of this riff. Solo (distorted) ^ ^ ^ e----------------------------------- B--7--7----------------------------- G--7--7-5--------------------------- D---------7~~7-5-------------------- A----------------7-5-3-5-3-------0-3 E--------------------------5-3-0---- pm.............. AH AH AH e----------------------------------10--------8--------10--- B-------------------7---7-8-7-8-10----10--10---10--10----10 G-----5-7-5-7/9-7-9---9------------------------------------ D--/7------------------------------------------------------ A---------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ e---------------20-20--20-17-20p17----17--- B--20-20--20-17--------------------20----20 G------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------ e--7-9-10-9----9-----------------------------12------- (7 times) B-----------10---8-7-5-7-5-3-1-3-1-0------13----13---- G------------------------------------2/14----------14- D----------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ e-----------------------17-19-20-19-17-19-17----17--------- B---------------20--20-----------------------20----20-17--- G--19-19--19-17------------------------------------------19 D---------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------- e------------------------------------ B------------20---17h18p17~~~17h18p17 G--19--19-17------------------------- D------------------------------------ A------------------------------------ E------------------------------------