Metallica - King Nothing guitar tab

Song: King Nothing

Album/Track: Load/Track

Artist: Metallica

Transcribed by: Aaron Mangel

Submitted By: Wade Edinburgh

This version of King Nothing is as Metallica played it in the studio

in sections, there can be up to 6 guitars playing at a time, this just

gives it a deeper, fuller sound.

Tempo=120

Intro

Fill 1 (Gtr. 1) Fade in Use Distortion and *Octaver

end Fill 1

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

2|-17~~~~-17~~~~-17~~~~-17~~~~-|----------------------------|

3|-----------------------------|--------*--/----------------| Play 5x

4|-----------------------------|----------/-----------------|

5|-----------------------------|---------/--*---------------|

6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

*Octaver doubles an octave below

w/Fill 1 (5x)

Full

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

2|-----------------------------|------------------------15b-|

3|-----------------------------|------------------------14b-|

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Full

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

2|r15--------15b---------------|----------------------------|

3|r14--------14b---------------|----------------------------|

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|-----------------------X--X-|

6|-----------------------------|-----------------------X--X-|

Full Full

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

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

4|-----------------------------|---------7B----(7)b---------|

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

6|-7/--------------------------|----------------------------|

Release bend to 1/2

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

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

4|--(7)---------------(7)\-----|----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

1/4 1/4 |-Let Ring-|

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

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

4|----------------5b-----------|------5b-------8---7--------|

5|--5--6--7---/7-----7---------|---/7----7\-----------------|

6|--0--0--0--0-----------------|-0----------/6---5----------|

Rhy. Fig. 1 (w/Fill 1)

1/4 1/4 |-Let Ring-| (end fig.1)

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

3|*----------------------------|---------------------------*| Play 3x

4|*------------------5b--------|------5b-------8---7-------*|

5|-----5--6--7---/7-----7------|---/7----7\-----------------|

6|-0---0--0--0--0--------------|-0----------/6---5----------|

1/4 1/4 |-Let Ring-|

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

3|*----------------------------|---------------------------*| Play 3x

4|*------------------5b--------|------5b-------8---7-------*|

5|-----5--6--7---/7-----7------|---/7----7\-----------------|

6|-0---0--0--0--0--------------|-0----------/6---5----------|

(w/Rhy. Fig. 1)

1/4 1/4

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|

2|-12--12b--------12--12b------|----------------------------------|

3|-12--12b--------12--12b------|----1214p12--1214p12--1214p12-----|

4|---------14~~~----------14~~~|(14)-------14-------14-------14---|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|

Rhy. Fig. 2

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

3|*----------------------------|--------*--/----------------|

4|*----------------------------|----------/-----------------|

5|--X--2--5--2------8--7-------|---------/--*---------------|

6|--X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--0----|----------------------------|

Wish I may, Wish I might, have this wish I wish tonight

end rhy fig 2

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

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

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

6|--X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--0----|--X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--3---|

Are you satisfied?

*=Gtr 1 subtitute Rhy. Fill 1 (see end of tab)

w/Rhy. Fig. 2

1/4 1/4

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

3|-9\---------------------9----|-9\---------------------9---|

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

6|----0--3b--0--/6--6--5-------|----0--3b--0--/6--6--5------|

Dig for gold, dig for fame. You dig to make your name.

1/4

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

3|----------*--/---------------|-9\-------------------------|

4|------------/----------------|----------------------------|

5|-----------/--*--------------|-7\-----------/8--8--7--5---|

6|-----------------------------|----0--3b--0--/6--6--5--3---|

Are you pacified?

Half Time feel

Pre-Chorus

Rhy Fig 3

end Rhy fig 3

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

3|-----------5~~~--------------|----------------------------|

4|----/7--7--------7--7--5-----|-(5)--7---------------------|

5|-0------------------0--0-----|-(0)--0-----6---------------|

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

All the want you waste.

Rhy Fill 2 (w/Rhy Fig 3)

Full 1/2 */*

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

3|-----------5~~~--7--5--7b----|-(7)--5--7--7b~~~-----------|

4|----/7--7--------------------|----------------------------|

5|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|----------------------12\---|

All yhe things you've changed.

Chorus (end Half time feel)

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

3|-----------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----|

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

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

Then it all crashes down and you break your crown

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

3|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----|

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

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

and you point your finger but there's no one around

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

3|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----|

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

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

Just want one thing. Just to play the king

|-P.M.-----| To Coda

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

3|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9------|----------------------------|

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

5|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----|

6|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----|

But the castle crumbled and your left with just a

/-------------------------------------------------------------

|1.

Full Full Full w/ Rhy fig 1 (4x)

1|-13----13----13--------------|----------------------------|

2|-16b---16b---16b-----16\-----|----------------------------|

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

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

name. Where's your crown, King Nothing?

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

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

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

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

1/4 1/4

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

2|-----------------------------|-12-12b----12b--------------|

3|-----------------------------|-12-12b----12b--------------|

4|-----------------------------|--------14-----14-----------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Where's your crown?

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

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

2|-----------------------------|-12--12----12--12-----12----|

3|-1214p12---1214p12--1214p12--|-12--12----12--12-----12----|

4|--------14--------14-------14|--------14--------14--------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

--------------------------------\

Full/1/2 Full/1/2 |

1|------------------------------|

2|-14b-----12--14--14--14b--14\-|

3|-14b-----12--14--14--14b--14\*|

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

5|------------------------------|

6|------------------------------|

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

|2.

Full Full Full

1|-13b--13b--13b---------------|

2|-16b--16b--16b----16\--------|

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

4|-----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|

name. Where's your crown, King

Guitar Solo

w/Rhy Fig 1 (4x)

with wah as filter and octaver

Full Full

1|-12--------------------------|----------------------------|

2|-15b-------------------------|-11-------------------------|

3|-----------------------------|-13b------------------------|

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Nothing? You're

Full Full Full

1|-12--------------14----15----|----------------------------|

2|-15b-------------17b---18b---|--(18)\---------------/14---|

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

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

nothing Come on, where's your crown?

Full Full

1|-12-0-14-0-15-0-14-0----12-12-|-12-0-14-0-15-0-14-0---12-12-|

2|---------------------15----15b|---------------------15---15b|

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

4|------------------------------|-----------------------------|

5|------------------------------|-----------------------------|

6|------------------------------|-----------------------------|

Full Full Full

1|15p12-0-12--15p12-0-12-------|12-0-14-0-15-0-14-0----12-12-|

2|--------15b---------15b------|--------------------15----15b|

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

4|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

w/Rhy Fig 3 (1.5x)

1|-17--17--17--20----------17--|----------------------------|

2|-----------------20--20------|-17--17--20-----------------|

3|-----------------------------|-------------19--19--19-----|

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Gtr 1 substitute Rhy Fill 2 w/Rhy. Fill 3 (see end of tab)

Full Full

1|-17--17--17--20---------17---|----------------------------|

2|-----------------20--20------|-17------17-------17--------|

3|-----------------------------|---------19b------19b-------|

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Huh!

w/Rhy Fig 2

Full Full Full Full

1|----------12-----------12-----------12-------|

2|-15b--15b----15p12-15b----15p12-15b----15p12-|

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

4|---------------------------------------------|

5|---------------------------------------------|

6|---------------------------------------------|

Full

1|----------------------------------------------------------|

2|-----12-15p12----12h15p12----12---------------------------|

3|-14b----------14----------14----14-14p12----12h14-12~~~\--|

4|-----------------------------------------14---------------|

5|----------------------------------------------------------|

6|----------------------------------------------------------|

1|-----------------------------|

2|-12----14-14--15--14---------|

3|-12----14-14--15--14---------|

4|-----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|

Full Full

1|-12--12-15p12----12-15p12--------------------------------------------|

2|-15b----------15----------15p12-----12h15p12-------------------------|

3|--------------------------------14b----------14p12----12h14p12-14-12-|

4|---------------------------------------------------14----------------|

5|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

6|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 w/Fill 1 & Rhy Fill 4 (see end of tab)

1|--------------------------------|-------------------------|

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

3|-14b-14--14b-14--14b-14--14b-12-|-------------------------|

4|--------------------------------|-14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|

5|--------------------------------|-------------------------|

6|--------------------------------|-------------------------|

1|-----------------------------|-12-------------------12\---|

2|------------------------12---|-12-------------------12\---|

3|------------------------12---|----------------------------|

4|-(14)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------|----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

end solo

1|-\X--------------------------|----------------------------|

2|-\X--------------------------|----------------------------|

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

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

adlib with feedback next 10 bars

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

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

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Bridge w/Fill 1(8x)

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

I wish I may, I

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Wish I might have this wish I wish

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

tonight I want that star, I

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

want it now. I want it all and I don't care how.

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

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

4|--h2-------------------------|---h5-----------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

| Careful | what you wish |

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

2|------------(3)/5------------|---3-----------------3/5----|

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

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

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

4|--h4-------------------------|--h3------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

| Careful 1/2 | what you say Careful |

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

2|--2-------------2b-----(2)\--|-\1-------------------------|

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

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|---------------------3---1--|

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

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

4|--h2-------------------------|--h5------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

|what you wish you may | regret it Careful |

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

2|--------(3)/5-----(3)/5------|-(5)\3----------------------|

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

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

D.S. al Coda

(goto the */*)

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

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

4|--h4-------------------------|--h7------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-----------------------------|-----------------------19\--|

| What you wish you just | might get it |

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

2|---------------2b-------2----|-------------1------1-------|

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

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|--2--------------------------|--------2-------------------|

CODA

Full Full Full

1|-13----13----13--------------|----------------------------|

2|-16b---16b---16b-----16------|----------------------------|

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

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

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

name. Where's your crown King Nothing?

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

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

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

5|-(2)-------------------------|-(2)------------------------|

6|-(0)-------------------------|-(0)------------------------|

1|-----------------------------|

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

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

4|-----------------------------|

5|-(2)-------------------------|

6|-(0)-------------------------|

Nothing.

OUTRO

w/Rhy. Fig. 1 (Gtr 2 4x, Gtr. 3 3.5x)

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

2|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0--2p0---0-2-0---0-2-0---|

3|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0--2p0---0-2-0---0-2-0h1-|

4|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|-2--------2-------2---------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

Mm, no you're just

Full

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

3|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0-0h2p0---0h2p0---4b-----|

4|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|-----------2-------2----5~~-|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

nothing. Where's your crown King

Full

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

2|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0-2p0---2p0--------------|

3|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0-2p0---2p0---2b--2--0---|

4|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|---------2-----2------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

Nothing No, you're just

w/Rhy. Fill 5

Full

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

3|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0--0h2p0---0h2p0---4b----|

4|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|------------2-------2----5~~|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

nothing Absolutly

Free Time

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------||

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

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

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------||

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------||

6|-----------------------------|----------------------------||

nothing Off to never never land....

End

Rhy. Fill 1

1|-----------------------------|

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

3|-----------------------9-----|

4|-----------------------------|

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

6|-X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--------|

Rhy. Fill 3

1/2

1|-----------------------------|

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

3|--(7)---5----7----7b---------|

4|--(5)---7--------------------|

5|--(0)---0---------6----------|

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

Rhy. Fill 4

\.5/ \.5/ \.5/

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

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

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-0---------------------------|-(0)------------------------|

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

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

4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

6|-(0)-------------------------|-(0)---------*-*-*-*--x-x---|

1|-----------------------------|

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

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

4|-----------------------------|

5|-----------------------------|

6|-19\-------------------------|

Rhy. Fill 5

1/2 Free Time

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

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

4|--------5--7--7b---5--7------|-(7)/9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

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

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

Legend

~= Vibrato

b= Bend (amount will be told)

h= Hammer-on

p= Pull-off

*/*= Sign to go back to from DS al Coda

\x/= use tremlo bar to drop pitch x steps

/ \= slides

* /

/ = repeat sign (repeat previous measure)

/ *

X= muted strings