Metallica

Metallica - Slither guitar tab

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Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 15:11:35 -0600

From: "Art R."

Subject: TAB: "Slither" by Metallica

Slither

As recorded by Metallica on "Reload"

Transcription by Matt Rasmussen

PLEASE send any comments to mattrasmussen@mail.utexas.edu

All guitars tune down 1 half step - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

H = hammer on

P = Pull off

B = Bend

p.m. = palm mute

sim. = similar - play the rest of the notes with similar style

Intro

Guitar I

"Don't go looking..." "Don't set..." "Haven't I seen you...."

|---------------------------------------------------------------------

|---------------------------------------------------------------------

|---4-3-2--x-x-x-x------------------7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2---

|---4-3-2--x-x-x-x--7-6-5--x-x-x-x--7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2---

|---2-1-0--x-x-x-x--7-6-5--x-x-x-x--5-4-3--3-0-3-0-3-0--2-1-0--0--0---

|-------------------5-4-3--x-x-x-x------------------------------------

|

|Guitar II

|---------------------------------------------------------------------

|---------------------------------------------------------------------

|---4-3-2---------------------------7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2---

|---4-3-2-----------7-6-5-----------7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2---

|---2-1-0-----------7-6-5-----------5-4-3---------------2-1-0--0--0---

|-------------------5-4-3---------------------------------------------

Guitar I

|----------------------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------------------

|---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--8-----5------

|---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----8-----5------

|---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0-----6--0--3--0---

| p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. sim.

|

|Guitar II

|----------------------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------------------

|------------------------------2--------------------------9--8--7------

|------------------------------2--------------------------9--8--7------

|------------------------------0--------------------------7--6--5--0---

Guitar I

Riff A

|----------------------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------------------

|---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--8-----5------

|---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----8-----5------

|---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0-----6--0--3--0---

|

|Guitar II

|----------------------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------------------

|---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--9--8--7------

|---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----9--8--7------

|---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0-----7--6--5--0---

Guitar I

"Ohhh, watch the puppets dancin' ....."

Riff B

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------

|---2---5-----7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2---

5---8---5--4--2---

|---2---5-----7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2---

5---8---5--4--2---

|---0---3--0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0---

3-0-6---3--2--0---

|

|

|Guitar II

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------

|---2---5-----------------2---5------------------2---5------------------2---

5---8---5--4--2---

|---2---5-----------------2---5------------------2---5------------------2---

5---8---5--4--2---

|---0---3--0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0---

3-0-6---3--2--0---

Guitar I

"See you crawlin'......"

Riff C

|----------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------

|-----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x---------

|-----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x---------

|---0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--x-0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--0--0---

|

|Guitar II

|----------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------

|-----3-----------3------------3-----------3---------------

|-----3-----------3------------3-----------3---------------

|---0-1---------0-1----------0-1---------0-1--------0--0---

Guitar I

|--------------------------------------------------------------

|--------------------------------------------------------------

|--------------------------------------------------------------

|-----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x-------------

|-----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x-------------

|---0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--x-0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--0--0---0---

|

|Guitar II

|Tremolo picking.............................

|--------------------------------------------------------------

|---5-----------6------------8------------10-------------------

|--------------------------------------------------------------

|--------------------------------------------------------------

|--------------------------------------------------------------

|--------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar I

"Don't go looking for snakes you......"

Riff D

|-------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------

|---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------

|---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---

|---2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---

|-------------------------5-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---

|

|Guitar II

|-------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------

|---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------

|---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---

|---2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---

|-------------------------5-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---

Guitar I

"haven't i seen you.." "there ain't no..."

|-----------------------------------------------------

|-----------------------------------------------------

|---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2-----

|---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2-----

|---5-4-3-3-3-3-2-1-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--2-1-0--2-0-----

|-------------------------------------------------0---

|

|Guitar II

|-----------------------------------------------------

|-----------------------------------------------------

|---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2-----

|---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2-----

|---5-4-3-3-3-3-2-1-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--2-1-0--2-0-----

|-------------------------------------------------0---

Bridge

Guitar I

Riff E

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

--|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

--|

|*--------------------------------------------------------------------------

-*|

|*--------5--7B--5---------------5--7B--5--------------5--7B--5--8-----5----

-*|

|-----/7------------7--------/7------------7-------/7------------8-----5----

--|

|---0------------------0--0-------------------0--0---------------6--0--3--0-

--|

|

|Guitar II

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

--|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

--|

|*--------------------------------------------------------------------------

-*|

|*--------5--7B--5---------------5--7B--5--------------5--7B--5-------------

-*|

|-----/7------------7--------/7------------7-------/7------------7----------

--|

|---0------------------0--0-------------------0--0------------------0--0--0-

--|

Solo:

Play this a whole bunch of times

|----------------------------|

|----------------------------|

|*--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--*|

|*--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--*|

|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|

|----------------------------|

then play riff Riff B a couple of times.

Outro Solo:

Guitar I

|----------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------

|---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5---

|---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7------

|---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0------

Guitar I

Riff F

|-------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------

|---5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2-----

|---5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2-----

|---3-3-3-3-2-1-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--2-1-0--2-0-----

|---------------------------------------------0---

Here are the Riffs with the song.

Intro:

Don't go looking for snakes you ...

Riff B:

Ohhh, watch the puppets ...

Riff C:

See you crawlin'...

See you crawlin' in...

RIff D:

Don't go looking for snakes you might ....

Hey hey hey

Riff B:

Oooh, play the game so ...

Riff C:

See you crawlin'...

See you crawlin' in...

Riff D:

Don't go looking for snakes ....

Solo

Riff C:

See you crawlin'....

See you crawlin' in....

Riff D:

So don't go looking for snakes ....

Outro:

Haven't I seen you ....

Don't send your eyes to ....

James plays Riff E a couple times here.

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