Afinação G# tuning (Strings on A#)  
 
6=G# 3=C# 
5=D# 2=F 
4=G# 1=A# 
 
INTRO /RIFF 1 
-----|-----------------------------|  -12-|-----------| 
-----|-----------------------------|   T  |-----------| 
-----|-----------------------------|   I  |-----------| 
-----|-----------------------------|   M  |-----------| 
-----|-0-------------------5-------|   E  |-----------| 
--0--|-0-----3---0---5-0-0------0--|   S  |-0--0-0-0--| 
 
RIFF 2 
|------------------------------------------| -8- 
|------------------------------------------|  T 
|------------------------------------------|  I 
|------------------------------------------|  M 
|-0--3----3----5--0----0--3----3----5-0----|  E 
|-0--3----3----5--0----0--3----3----5-0----|  S 
 
 
RIFF 3 (Verseriff) 
|-------------------------------------------------------- 
|-------------------------------------------------------- 
|-------------------------------------------------------- 
|-------------------------------------------------------- 
|---------8-------0--0-0-0---0-0-0---8-------0---0-0-0--- 
|-0-0-0------0----0--0-0-0---0-0-0------0----0---0-0-0--- 
 
---------------------------------------------------| -6- 
---------------------------------------------------| T 
---------------------------------------------------| I 
----------------------------10---10--/12---10------| M 
-0-0-0---8-------0--0-0-0---8----8---/10---8---0---| E 
-0-0-0------0----0--0-0-0----------------------0---| S 
 
 
RIFF 4 (NOTE! =check down of this page) 
|-------------------------| -4- 
|-------------------------| T 
|-------------------------| I 
|-------------------------| M 
|-3--0--0--3-----0--0--0--| E 
|-3--0--0--3-----0--0--0--| S 
 
 
THEN PLAY: 
RIFF 3 /VERSE x 4 
 
RIFF 4 x 8 
 
THEN: 
 
RIFF 5A 
|-------------------------| 3 |-------------------------| 
|-------------------------| T |-------------------------| 
|-------------------------| I |-------------------------| 
|--------------------__---| M |----------8--8--9---__---| 
|-0--0--0--1--1--2--2__3--| E |-0--0--0--6--6--7--7--8--| 
|-0--0--0--1--1--2--2--3--| S |-0--0--0-----------------| 
 
RIFF 5B (4 times) 
| |-------------------------| 3 |-------------------------| | 
|
o|-------------------------|
 
T |-------------------------|
o| 
| 
|-------------------------| I |-------------------------| | 
| |-------------------------| M |----------8--8--9--9--10-| | 
|
o|-0--0--0--1--1--2--2--3--|
 
E |-0--0--0--6--6--7--7--8--|
o| 
| 
|-0--0--0--1--1--2--2--3--| S |-0--0--0-----------------| | 
 
RIFF 5A 
|-------------------------| 3 |-------------------------| 
|-------------------------| T |-------------------------| 
|-------------------------| I |-------------------------| 
|--------------------__---| M |----------8--8--9---__---| 
|-0--0--0--1--1--2--2__3--| E |-0--0--0--6--6--7--7--8--| 
|-0--0--0--1--1--2--2--3--| S |-0--0--0-----------------| 
 
RIFF 5B 
| |-------------------------| 3 |-------------------------| | 
|
o|-------------------------|
 
T |-------------------------|
o| 
| 
|-------------------------| I |-------------------------| | 
| |-------------------------| M |----------8--8--9--9--10-| | 
|
o|-0--0--0--1--1--2--2--3--|
 
E |-0--0--0--6--6--7--7--8--|
o| 
| 
|-0--0--0--1--1--2--2--3--| S |-0--0--0-----------------| | 
 
RIFF 5C 
| |-------------------------| | 
|
o|-------------------------|
o| 
| 
|-------------------------| | 
| |-------------------------| | 
|
o|-0--0--0--1--1--2--2--3--|
o| 
| 
|-0--0--0--1--1--2--2--3--| | 
 
 
THEN PLAY: 
RIFF 3 /VERSERIFF x 6 
 
RIFF 4 x 8 
 
RIFF 5A 
 
RIFF 5B x 4 
 
RIFF 5A 
 
RIFF 5B x 2 
 
RIFF 5C 
 
THEN: 
 
RIFF 6  
|---------------------| 13- 
|---------------------| T 
|---------------------| I 
|---------------------| M 
|----8--8----8----8/--| E 
|-0*---------------\--| S 
(^ two guitars, gtr I takes 6 string down and gtr II takes 5 string up) 
(* Dont play first time, but play all other times) 
 
RIFF 7 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-7----------5----7----------5----7-----------5----8---8---8---| 
|-5----------3----5----------3----5-----------3----6---6---6---| 
|-0------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
RIFF 7B 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 9- 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| T 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| I 
|-7----------5----7----------5----7-----------5----8---8---8---| M 
|-5----0--0--3----5----0--0--3----5-----0--0--3----6---6---6---| E 
|-0----0--0------------0--0-------------0--0-------------------| S 
 
THEN PLAY: 
RIFF 6 x 8 
 
RIFF 6 WITH OCTAVE HIGHER GTR x 6 
 
RIFF 1 x 4 
 
RIFF 2 x 2 
 
RIFF 3 /VERSERIFF x 5 
 
RIFF 4 x 8 
 
RIFF 5A 
 
RIFF 5B x 4 
 
RIFF 5A 
 
RIFF 5B x 2 
 
RIFF 5C 
 
THEN: 
 
RIFF 8 
|----------------------|3|---------------| -5- 
|----------------------|
T|---------------| 
T 
|----------------------|
I|---------------| 
I THE 
|----------------------|
M|---------------| 
M END 
|-0--5----5----5----3--|
E|-5------1------| 
E 
|-0--0----0----0----0--|
S|-5------1------| 
S 
 
NOTE!!! Metallica play that riff 4 on live like this: 
|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------| 
|-3--0--0--3-----5--0--0--| 
|-3--0--0--3-----5--0--0--| 
 
NOTE!!! Some riffs GTR II plays one octave lower sometimes