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Metallica - Frayed guitar tab

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The frayed ends of sanity

Performed by Metallica

Music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett.

Words by James Hetfield

From the album "...and justice for all" (1988)

Transcribed by Ludvig Forssblad - Niemistoe Custom Guitartech AB

- Niemistoe Productions AB

The rhythm is not correct, you'll have to listen to the tune to

figure it out

Intro:

e-|----------------------------------|

B-|----------------------------------|

G-|----------5---------------4-------|

D-|-2--------5-------2-------4-------|

A-|-2--------3-------2-------2-------|

E-|-0----------------0---------------|

Riff 1 Repeat 6 times

P.M..|

e-|----------------------------------------------------------|

B-|----------------------------------------------------------|

G-|-----3----------3---------------3-----------3-------------|

D-|-2---3---2------3---2-------2---3---2-------3---2---------|

A-|-2---1---2------1---2-------2---1---2-------1---2---------|

E-|-0-------0--X-X-----0---X-X-0-------0---X-X-----0---0-0-0-|

Main riff:

P.M.| |.| | |.|

e-|----------------------------------|

B-|----------------------------------|

G-|---------3--------3---------------|

D-|-2-------3--------3-----4-------3\|

A-|-2-------1--------1-----4-------3\|

E-|-0-0-0-0------0-0-----0-2---0-0-1\|

Add 1:

P.M.| |.|

e-|--------------------------------|

B-|--------------------------------|

G-|---------3--------3-------3-3-3-|

D-|-2-------3--------3-------3-3-3-|

A-|-2-------1--------1-------1-1-1-|

E-|-0-0-0-0------0-0---------------|

Add 2:

P.M.| |.|

e-|----------------------------------------|

B-|----------------------------------------|

G-|---------3--------3------3-3------3-3-3-|

D-|-2-------3--------3------3-3------3-3-3-|

A-|-2-------1--------1----X-1-1------1-1-1-|

E-|-0-0-0-0------0-0-----------------------|

Verse 1:

P.M |.| |.| |.| |.|

e-|-------------------------------------------

B-|-------------------------------------------

G-|-------------------------------------------

D-|-2-------2---------------------------------

A-|-2-------2-------7-------7-------7-------7-

E-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-6---0-0-6---0-0-5---0-0-5-

|.| |.|

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

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

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

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

-----7--------------|

-0-0-4---0-0-2br2br-|

Verse 2:

e-|---------------|

B-|---------------|

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

D-|-4---3---2---6-|

A-|-2---1---0---6-|

E-|-------------4-|

Prechorus (very drunken rhythm):

P.M |.| |.| |.|

e-|-------------------------------------------------

B-|-------------------------------------------------

G-|-------------------------------------------------

D-|------5/5-7--------5/5-7-------5-5-------5-6-7-8-

A-|------5/5-7--------5/5-7-------5-5-------5-6-7-8-

E-|-0-0--3/3-5----0-0-3/3-5---0-0-3-3---0-0-3-4-5-6-

|.| |.| |.| |.|

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

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

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

------5/5-7-------5-5-2-------5-5-------5-6-7-8-|

------5/5-5-------5-5-2-------5-5-------5-6-7-8-|

--0-0-3/3-5---0-0/3-3-0---0-0/3-3---0-0-3-4-5-6-|

Chorus:

P.M P.M

e-|------------------------------------------------------

B-|------------------------------------------------------

G-|------------------------------4-----------------------

D-|-2------4------5-6-7-8-2------4------5-6-7-8-2------5-

A-|-2------4------5-6-7-8-2------2------5-6-7-8-2------5-

E-|-0------2------3-4-5-6-0-------------3-4-5-6-0------3-

P.M P.M..| |...........|

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--------------------9------7----------5-6-7-8---------|

-----4------5-6-7-8-9------7--5-6-7-8-5-6-7-8-5-6-7-8-|

-----4------5-6-7-8-7------5--5-6-7-8-3-4-5-6-5-6-7-8-|

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

Riff 2a(rhythm guitar plays B5):

P.M.| |.....|

e-|---------------------------------|

B-|---------------------------------|

G-|---------------------------------|

D-|-2h4p2---------------------------|

A-|---------5-4-2-2h4p2---------2-5-|

E-|---------------------5-3-2-5-----|

Riff 3a(rhythm guitar plays C#5):

P.M.| |.....|

e-|----------------------------------|

B-|----------------------------------|

G-|----------------------------------|

D-|-----4h6p-------------------------|

A-|-4--------7-6-4-4h6p4---------4-7-|

E-|----------------------7-5-4-7-----|

Add 3:

e-|--------|

B-|--------|

G-|--------|

D-|--4---4-|

A-|--2---2-|

E-|--------|

Riff 2b(rhythm guitar plays B5):

P.M.| |.....|

e-|-----------------------------------|

B-|-----------------------------------|

G-|-----2h4p2-------------------------|

D-|-0---2h4p2-4-2-0-0h2p0---------0h4-|

A-|-2---------5-4-2-2h4p2-4-2-0-4-2h5-|

E-|-----------------------5-3-2-5-----|

Riff 3b(rhythm guitar plays C#5):

P.M.| |.....|

e-|-----------------------------------|

B-|-----------------------------------|

G-|-----4h6p4-------------------------|

D-|-2---4h6p4-6-4-3-2h4p2---------2h6-|

A-|-4---------7-6-4-4h6p4-6-4-2-6-4h7-|

E-|-----------------------7-5-4-7-----|

Riff 4:

D5 D#5

P.M.| |...| |...|

e-|-------------------------------------------------

B-|-------------------------------------------------

G-|-----5h7p5-----------5h7p5-----------6h8p6-------

D-|-7---5h7p5-7-5-3-7---5h7p5-7-5-3-8---6h8p6-8-6-4-

A-|-5---------8-7-5-5---------8-7-5-6---------9-8-6-

E-|-------------------------------------------------

|....|

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

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

------6h8p6-------|

--8---6h8p6-------|

--6---------9-8-6-|

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

Riff 5:

E5

P.M.......|

e-|----------------------------------------------

B-|-8---7h8p7---8---7h8p7---8p7---7h8p7----------

G-|-9---7h9p7---9---7h9p7---9p7---7h9p7---9------

D-|-9---7h9p7---9---7h9p7---9p7---7h9p7---10-7-5-

A-|---------------------------------------10-7-5-

E-|------------------------------------------9-7-

|...........|

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

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

--4h5p4-----------------4-7-9--|

--5h7p5-7--5-4---4-7----5-7-9--|

--7h9p7-9--7-5---5-9----7-9-10-|

--------10-8-7---7-10----------|

Riff 6:

P.M.....| |.....| |.....|

e-|-----------------------------------------------

B-|-----------------------------------------------

G-|-----------------------------------------------

D-|-----------------------------------------------

A-|-------------7p5h7---------7p5h7---------7p5h7-

E-|-0---0-0-0---------0-0-0---------0-0-0---------

|..| |..| |...| |...| |...|

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

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

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

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

--------------------------7p5h7---------7p5h7-------

--0-0-7---0-0-6---0-0-0---------0-0-0---------0-0-0-

|..| |.|

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

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

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

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

--7p5h7-----6-------5p0---|

--------7-7-----6-6-----3-|

Add 4

e-|-----------------------------|

B-|-----------------------------|

G-|-----------------------------|

D-|-5p4h5------5p4h5------5p4h5-|

A-|-----------------------------|

E-|-----------------------------|

Add 5

e-|-----------------------------|

B-|-----------------------------|

G-|-----------------------------|

D-|-9p7h9------9p7h9------9p7h9-|

A-|-----------------------------|

E-|-----------------------------|

Add 6

e-|--------------------------------------|

B-|--------------------------------------|

G-|--------------------------------------|

D-|-14p12h14------14p12h14------14p12h14-|

A-|--------------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------------------|

Solo: I got this somewhere, it's anything but complete. I can't

play the damn thing anyway.

e-|------|-t14p10p7---t14p10p7---t14---(14)p10p7---t14p10p7-

B-|---//-|--------------------------------------------------

G-|-5//--|--------------------------------------------------

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

A-|------|--------------------------------------------------

E-|------|--------------------------------------------------

-t14/15p10p7---t14/15p10p7---t14/15p10p7h(10)--t17p10p7--

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

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

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

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

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

-t14/15p10p7---t14t14p10p7---t14/15p10p7-t14-t14p10p7--

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-t15p10p7---t14p10p7---t15p10p7---t14p10p7---t15p10p7--

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-t14p10p7---t15p10p7---5-----------------------------------

-----------------------5---h2---(2)/---17b/\/\/\full/\/\/\-

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

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

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

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

-----------/\/\full/\/\----------------14---17p14-------14--

-17b---17b/---------------(17)------17--------------17------

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

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

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

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

-17p14---17p14---17b---14-------------------------------

----------------------------16---14---16p14-----14-16b--

----------------------------------------------16--------

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

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

----------17p14-------------------------------------------

-14-17p14-------17p14-------14h17p14----------------------

----------------------17b------------16---14------14-16b--

---------------------------------------------16-----------

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

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

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

-14-14h17p14---------14-17p14---14-17p14----14h17p14-----

---------------17b------------17---------16----------16--

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

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

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

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

-14h17p-14----14h17p14-|

-----------16----------|

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

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

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

I haven't got more than this, maybe it's totally wrong, I

haven't played more than the beginning, that part sounds

quite good.

The rhythm guitar plays very weird and unfinished

lines, the rhythm varies between 4/4, 3/4 and 5/4:

P.M......|

e-|----------------|

B-|----------------|

G-|-------------3--|

D-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3--|

A-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-1--|

E-|----------------|

P.M...................| P.M. P.M.

e-||-----------------------------------------

B-||*----------------------------------------

G-||-----------------------------------------

D-||-----------------------------------------

A-||*----------------------------------------

E-||-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-7---0-0-6---0-0-

P.M............| |.| |..................|

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

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

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

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

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

-0---0-0-0---0-0-7---0-0-6---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-

| | | | | P.M...........|

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

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

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

---------------------8-------------------------

---------7-0-6-------8-------------------------

-7-0-6-0-------0-7-0-6------0---0-0-0---0-0-7\-

P.M....................| |.| |.............

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

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

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

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

-------------------------4-------3-----------------

-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-

Play twice

..| |.| |.................| |-|

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

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

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

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

-----4-------3-----------------------4-------*||

-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-----2-2--||

P.M...................| |.| |.............|

e-|---------------------------------------------------

B-|---------------------------------------------------

G-|---------------------------------------------------

D-|---------------------------------------------------

A-|---------------------------------------------------

E-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-7---0-0-6---0-0-0---0-0-0-

P.M |.| |.................| |.|

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

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

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

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

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

-0-0-7---0-0-6---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-7---0-0-

P.M...................| |.| |............|

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

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

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

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

-------------------------4-------3-----------------

-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-

P.M |.| |.................| |.|

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

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

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

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

-----4-------3-----------------------4-------

-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-

P.M...................| |.| |...........|

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

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

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

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

-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-7---0-0-6---0-0-0---0-0-0-

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

P.M |.| |..................|

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

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

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

-----7-------6-----------------------

-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-

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

| | | | | |.............| |.|

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

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

---------------------8--------------------------------

---------7-0-6-------8--------------------------------

-7-0-6-0-------0-7-0-6------0---0-0-0---0-0-7---0-0-6-

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

P.M...............| |.| |.................|

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

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

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

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

-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-7---0-0-6---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-

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

| | | | | |........|

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

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

---------------------9---------------|

---------7-0-6-------9---9-9-9-9-9-9-|

-7-0-6-0-------0-7-0-7---9-9-9-9-9-9-|

-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-|

That was the solo stuff

Riff 7:

P.M | |.| | |......|

e-|---------------------------------|

B-|---------------------------------|

G-|---------------------------------|

D-|-5-----7---9-----5---7-9---------|

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

E-|---0-0---0---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-|

Riff 9:

P.M..| |......|

e-|-------------------------------------|

B-|-8---7h8p7---------------------------|

G-|-9---7h9p7-7--6-4-4-6-4----------4h6-|

D-|-9---7h9p7-9--7-5-5h7p5-7--5-4-7-5h7-|

A-|-----------10-9-7-7h9p7-9--7-5-9-7h9-|

E-|------------------------10-8-7-10----|

Add 7

e-|----------------------|

B-|----------------------|

G-|-3---3------3---3---3-|

D-|-3---3------3---3---3-|

A-|-1---1------1---1---1-|

E-|----------------------|

Chorus 2:

P.M P.M

e-|------------------------------------------------------

B-|------------------------------------------------------

G-|------------------------------4-----------------------

D-|-2------4------5-6-7-8-2------4------5-6-7-8-2------5-

A-|-2------4------5-6-7-8-2------2------5-6-7-8-2------5-

E-|-0------2------3-4-5-6-0-------------3-4-5-6-0------3-

P.M |.....|

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

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

--------------------9------7--------------9------7--

-----4------5-6-7-8-9------7------5-6-7-8-9------7--

-----4------5-6-7-8-7------5------5-6-7-8-7------5--

-----2------3-4-5-6-0-------------3-4-5-6-0---------

P.M...| |............|

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

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

---------5-6-7-8---------|

-5-6-7-8-5-6-7-8-5-6-7-8-|

-5-6-7-8-3-4-5-6-5-6-7-8-|

-3-4-5-6---------3-4-5-6-|

Riff 8:

P.M.| |.| | |-| |.| |

e-|------------------------------------------------------

B-|------------------------------------------------------

G-|---------3-------3-----3-3---3---3-----3------3-------

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

A-|-2-------1-------1---1-1-1---1---1-----1------1----4--

E-|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-------------------0-0----0-0----0-2--

|..|

--------|

--------|

--------|

-----3\-|

-----3\-|

-0-0-1\-|

Riff 9:

P.M...................|

e-|---------------------------------|

B-|---------------------------------|

G-|---------------------------------|

D-|-2-------------------------3-3-3-|

A-|-2-------------------------1-1-1-|

E-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|

End:

e-|-----------------|

B-|-----------------|

G-|-9---------------|

D-|-9------------\2-|

A-|-7------------\2-|

E-|-0------------\0-|

That's the riffs, fellas. I'm sure I've forgotten some part

somewhere but...anyway, the following is a list of when to

play them:

Intro x1

Riff 1 x6

Main riff x3

Add 1 x1 (drums enter)

Main riff x3

Add 1 x1

Main riff x1

Add 2 x1

Main riff x1

Verse 1 x1

Main riff x2

Verse 1 x2

Main riff x1

Verse 2 x1

Main riff x1

Verse 2 x1

Main riff x2

Prechorus x1

Chorus 1 x1

Main riff x3

Add 2 x1

Verse 1 x1

Main riff x2

Verse 1 x1

Main riff x1

Verse 2 x1

Main riff x1

Verse 2 x1

Main riff x2

Prechorus x1

Chorus 1 x1

Main riff x4

Riff 2a x4

Riff 3a x2

Riff 2a x2

Add 3 x1

Riff 2b x2

Riff 3b x2

Riff 4 x1

Riff 5 x1

Drumsolo

Riff 6 x2

Riff 6 x1 with add 4

Riff 6 x0,5 with add 5

Riff 6 x0,5 with add 6

Guitarsolo

Riff 7 x4

Add 3 x1

Riff 2a x2

Riff 11 x1

Riff 7 x4

Add 3 x1

Riff 11 x2

Riff 2a x1

Add 3 x1

Riff 2a x1

Add 3 x1

Add 7 x1

Main riff x3

Add 2 x1

Verse 1 x1

Main riff x2

Verse 1 x1

Main riff x1

Verse 2 x1

Main riff x1

Verse 2 x1

Main riff x2

Prechorus x1

Chorus 2 x1

Main riff x3

Add 2 x1

Main riff x3

Riff 8 x1

Main riff x2

Riff 9 x1

Riff 7 x5

End

Phew, that was a tough one! How can they remember all this

parts?

Here is the lyrics:

Verse 1:

Never hunger, never prosper

I have fallen prey to failure

Struggle within, triggered again

Now the candle burns at both ends

Verse 2:

Twisting under schizophrenia

Falling deep into dementia

Chorus 1:

Old habits reappear

Fighting the fear of fear

Growing conspiracy

Everyone's after me (last time: Myself is after me)

Frayed ends of sanity, hear them calling me

Verse 1:

Birth of terror, death of much more

I'm the slave of fear, my captor

Never warnings, spreading it's wings

As I wait for the horror she brings

Verse 2:

Loss of interest, question, wonder

Waves of fear they pull me under

Chorus

Verse 1:

Into ruin, I am sinking

Hostage of this nameless feeling

Hell is set free, flooded I'll be

Feel the undertow inside me

Verse 2:

Height, hell, time, haste, terror, tension

Life, death, want, waste, mass depression

Chorus

That's it lads!

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