SAD BUT TRUE - METALLICA Copyright Cherry Lane Music Company, Inc. Key: s = slide p = pull-off __3__ = Triplets h = hammer-on ^ = bend r = release bend x = dumped string % = repeat last measure / = slide up to the note indicated from a few frets below \ = slide back a few frets from the note indicated * = slide to the above or below indicated note from as many frets below as the number of stars Tune guitar one whole step down. --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| 2-------------------2---2---2---|3-----------------------3-------| 2-------------------2---2---2---|3-----------------------3-------| 0-------------------0---0---0---|1-----------------------1-------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| 2-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 2------------------/7---6---5---|3-5-3-5-3-5-353535353535--------| 0-------------------------------|------------------------x\------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| 2-------------------2---2---2---|3-----------------------3-------| 2-------------------2---2---2---|3-----------------------3-------| 0-------------------0---0---0---|1-----------------------1-------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|---- -------------------| --------------------------------|---- -------------------| 2-------------------------------|5--- -------------------| 2------------------/7---6---5---|3--- -------------------| 0-------------------------------|---- -------x---x-x-x-x-| --------------------------------|---- -------------------| --------------------------------| | |--------------------------------| --------------------------------| | |--------------------------------| --------------------------------| % | % |--------------------------------| 4% --------------------------------| | |--------------------------------| 2-----------2---2---5p0-1p0-----| | |2-----------2---2---5p0-5-5-----| 0-----------0---0-----------3p0-| | |0-----------0---0---------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------5p0-5-5-----|(5)^----r-----------x---x-x-x-x-| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| 2-----------2---2---5p0-1p0-----|2-----------2---2---5p0-1p0-----| 0-----------0---0-----------3p0-|0-----------0---0-----------3p0-| All these lyrics are played over the following tablature line. Verse 1: Hey, I'm your life. I'm the one who takes you there. Hey, I'm your life. I'm the one who cares. They, they betray. I'm your only true friend now. They, they'll betray. I'm forever there. Verse 2: You, you're my mask. You're my cover, my shelter. You, you're my mask. You're the one who's blamed. Do, do my work. Do my dirty work, scapegoat. Do, do my deeds, for you're the one who's shamed. Verse 3: Hate, I'm your hate. I'm your hate when you want love. Pay, pay the price. Pay, for nothing's fair. Hey, I'm your life. I'm the one who took you there. Hey, I'm your life. And I no longer care. --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| ------------7-------------------|------------3-------------------| ------------5-------------------|------------1-------------------| 0---0---0-0-----0---0-------0-0-|0---0---0-------0---0-------0-0-| I'm your dream, make you real. I'm your eyes when you must I'm your dream, mind astray. I'm your eyes when you're a- --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------3-3-0---3---2-----------|--------3-3-0-------------------| --------3-3-0---3---2-----------|--------3-3-0-------7---7---7-7-| 0---0-------------------0---0-0-|0---0-----------0---5---5---5-5-| steal I'm your pain when you can't feel Sad but true way I'm your pain while you repay You know it's sad but true. --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------___3___-----------------| --------------------------------|--------5--5--5-5---------------| 7---7---8-8-5---7---5---5---5-5-|5---5---3--3--3-3-------3-3-----| 5---5---6-6-3---5---3---3---3-3-|3---3---------------0---1-1-0---| _____________________ | 1. Sad but true. --------------------------------| | |--------------------------------| --------------------------------| | |--------------------------------| --------------------------------| % | % |--------------------------------| --------------------------------| | |--------------------------------| 2-----------2---2---5p0-1p0-----| | |2-----------2---2---5p0-5-5-----| 0-----------0---0-----------3p0-| | |0-----------0---0---------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| 2-----------2---2---5p0-1p0-----|2-----------2---2---5p0-5-5-----| 0-----------0---0-----------3p0-|0-----------0---0---------------| --------------------------------| --------------------------------| --------------------------------| Go back and play verse 2. --------------------------------| (5)-----------------x---x-x-x-x-| --------------------------------| _____________________ | 2. Sad but true. --------------------------------| |--------------------------------| --------------------------------| |--------------------------------| --------------------------------| % |--------------------------------| --------------------------------| |--------------------------------| 2-----------2---2---5p0-1p0-----| |2-----------2---2-------0h1p0---| 0-----------0---0-----------3p0-| |0-----------0---0---0-3-------3-| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| ---/7---6---5---2---------------|---/7---6---5---3---------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| 2-------------------2---2---2---|3-----------------------3-------| 0-------------------0---0---0---|1-----------------------1-------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------5---4---3---| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| ---/7---6---5---2---------------|---/7---6---5---3---------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|-------------------/7---6---5---| 2-------------------2---2---2---|3-------------------------------| 0-------------------0---0---0---|1-------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------5---4---3---|--------------------------------| 2-------------------------------|3-------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------2-3-5-3-5-3-| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| 2------------------/7---6---5---|3-------------------2-3-5-3-5-3-| --------0-----------------------|--------1-----------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|---- ----------------| --------------------------------|---- ------------3-s-| 2-------------------------------|---- ------------5-s-| --------------------2-3-5-3-5-2-|3--- ----------------| --------------------------------|---- --Solo 1--------| --------------------------------|---- ----------------| | | --------------------------------|---- ----------------| --------------------------------|---- ----------------| --------------------------------|---- ----------------| 2-------------------2-3-5-3-5-2-|3--- ----------------| --------0-----------------------|---- ----x---x-x-x-x-| --------------------------------|---- ----------------| For the backing rhythm figure of solo 1 see end of transcription ----------------------------------------------------------------| 12----------------------------------------------12--12--12------| 11----------------------------------------------12--12--12------| --------------------------------14\-----12--14------------------| 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--------------| 15------15------------------------------r-----------------------| 15^-----15^-----------------------------r-----------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| At this point play Chorus once and go on with the second solo: ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| 2-------2-p-0---2-------2-p-0---2-------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| | ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| 2-----------------------2-------2-------5-p-0---1-p-0-----------| 0-----------------------0-------0-----------------------3-p-0---| -------0------------0-------------------------------------------| -----------3^-----------3---0-----------------------------------| 2^------------------------------2^rp0---------------------------| ----------------------------------------2-----------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| | ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| 2-----------------------2-------2---------------0-h-1-p-0-------| 0-----------------------0-------0-------0---3---------------3---| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| 4^------4^------4^------4^------4^--------------0---------------| -----Semi - harmonics-------------------------------2-----------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| | ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| 2-----------------------2-------2-------5-p-0---1-p-0-----------| 0-----------------------0-------0-----------------------3-p-0---| ----------------------------------------------------------------| --------12--12--x---12--12------12--12--12--12--x---12--12--12--| --------12--12--x---12--12------12--12--12--12--x---12--12--12--| /14--------------------------14----------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| | ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| 2-----------------------2-------2---------------0-h-1-p-0-------| 0-----------------------0-------0-------0---3---------------3---| --------12----------12------12----------------------------------| ----12------15^---------15^-----15^-\---------------------------| 14^-------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------End of Solo 2--------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| | ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| 2-----------------------2-------2-------5-p-0---5---5-----------| 0-----------------------0-------0-------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------5p0-5-5-----|(5)^----r-----------x---x-x-x-x-| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| ----------------| ----------------| ----------------| Go back and play verse 3. ----------------| ----x---x-x-x-x-| ----------------| At the end of the chorus play the basic riff and end with: --------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---- --------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---- --------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---- --------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---- 2-----------2---2---5p0-5-5-----| |-----------------x---x-x-x-x-|2--- 0-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|0--- Backing guitar for solo 1 --------------------------------| | |--------------------------------| --------------------------------| | |--------------------------------| --------------------------------| % | % |--------------------------------| --------------------------------| | |--------------------------------| 2-----------2---2---5p0-1p0-----| | |2-----------2---2---5-0---------| 0-----------0---0-----------3p0-| | |0-----------0---0-------0-0-3-5-| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| 2-----------2---2---5p0-1p0-----|2-----------2---2-------0h1p0---| 0-----------0---0-----------3p0-|0-----------0---0---0-3-------3-| --------------------------------| --------------------------------| --------------------------------| 3% -> To chorus --------------------------------| 7---7---8-8-5---8---7---7---7-7-| 5---5---6-6-3---6---5---5---5-5-|