KING NOTHING As recorded by Metallica (From the 1996 Album LOAD) E5 0 2 x x x x C5/G 3 3 5 5 x x B5/F# 2 2 4 4 x x A5 x 0 2 2 x x G5 3 x 0 0 x x Bb5/F 1 1 3 3 x x Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kirk Hammett - Lead / Rhythm w/dist.' Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'James Hetfield - Rhythm w/dist.' Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kirk Hammett - Lead w/dist.' Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'octaver' Intro 4/4 Gtrs I, IV ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 5x ||------------------|------------------|| ||o-17--17--17--17--|-17--17--17--17--o|| ||------------------|------------------|| ||------------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------o|| ||------------------|------------------|| |-Riff A end Riff A-| w/Riff A x5 Gtr II < w h q a +q |-----------------|---------------------------| |-----------------|-------------14pb15==(14)--| |-----------------|-------------14pb16==(14)--| |-----------------|---------------------------| |-----------------|---------------------------| |-----------------|---------------------------| +q +q +h +q q q e s s |---------------------------|-----------------------| |-(14)r=(14)b15===(14)------|-(14)r-----------------| |-(14)r=(14)b16===(14)------|-(14)r-----------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------x-x-| |---------------------------|-------------------x-x-| < e e q h q e a +e +q +q |-------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------|--------7pb9==(7)-(7)r=(7)b9==| |--7/---------------|------------------------------| |--7/---------------|------------------------------| +h +q +q w |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |-(7)------(7)r=(7)--|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| pm pm e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------5b5.5---|--------5b5.5-------8----7-| |----5--6-7----/7--------7-|----/7--------7\-----------| |----0--0-0--0-------------|--0--------------/6----5---| w/riff a pm pm e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e 3x ||---------------------------|----------------------------|| ||o--------------------------|---------------------------o|| ||---------------------------|----------------------------|| ||-------------------5b5.5---|--------5b5.5-------8----7--|| ||o----5--6-7----/7--------7-|----/7--------7\-----------o|| ||---0-0--0-0--0-------------|--0--------------/6----5----|| |-rhy fig 1 end rhy fig 1-| gtrs i, ii rhy fig 1 x3 w/rhy fig 1 gtr iii ~~~~~~~ ~~~ e e e e +e e e e |-----------------------------------| |---12-12b12.5---------12-12--------| |---12-12b12.5---------12-12--------| |--------------14-(14)-----------14-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| ~~~~~~ +e e s s s s s s s s s s e |-----------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------|| |------12-14p====12-----12-14p12----12-14p12----|| |-(14)--------------14-----------14----------14-|| |-----------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------|| verses gtr ii pm pm pm pm e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e ||-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| ||o------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| ||-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| ||-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| ||o-x-2-5-2----8-7---|-x-2-5-2----8-7---|-x-2-5-2----8-7---|-x-2-5-2----8-7-5--| ||--x-0-3-0-/6-6-5-0-|-x-0-3-0-/6-6-5-0-|-x-0-3-0-/6-6-5-0-|-x-0-3-0-/6-6-5-3--| ||-rhy fig 2 end rhy fig 2-| | gtr i | pm pm pm pm | e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e ||-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| ||o------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| ||-------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------9--| ||-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| ||o-x-2-5-2----8-7---|-x-2-5-2----8-7---|-x-2-5-2----8-7---|-x-2-5-2----8-7-7--| ||--x-0-3-0-/6-6-5-0-|-x-0-3-0-/6-6-5-0-|-x-0-3-0-/6-6-5-0-|-x-0-3-0-/6-6-5----| w/rhy fig 2 e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-9\------------------9-|-9\------------------9-| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-7\-----------/8-8-7-7-|-7\-----------/8-8-7-7-| |----0-3b3.5-0-/6-6-5---|----0-3b3.5-0-/6-6-5---| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-----------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------------|| |-9\------------------9-|-9\--------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------------|| |-7\-----------/8-8-7-7-|-7\------------8-8-7-5-|| |----0-3b3.5-0-/6-6-5---|----0-3b3.5-0--6-6-5-3-|| pre-chorus (half - time feel) ~~~~~~ e e e e +e e e e +e e e e +h |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------5-(5)-------|------------------| |---/7-7-------7-7-5-|-(5)-7------------| |-0--------------0-0-|-(0)-0---6-(6)----| |--------------------|-------0-6-(6)----| |-rhy fig 3 end rhy fig 3-| w/rhy fig 3 ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ e e e e +e e e a +e +e e e e +q q |---------------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------|| |--------5-(5)-7-5-7b9==(7)r|=(7)-5-7-7-(7)-------|| |---/7-7--------------------|---------------------|| |-0-------------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------------|----------------12\--|| chorus (original feel) $ gtr ii e5 c5/g b5/f# a5 g5 f# w w w e e e e e e e e | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / o gtr i q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| to coda e5 c5/g b5/f# bb5/f w w w e e e e e e e e | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / pm--| q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|| 1. bb5/f e e q h | / e e q h |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |----------1----------------------------------------| |----------1----------------------------------------| | | gtr iii | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | a q a q a q +q |---------13-------------13------------13---(13)\---| |-16b18==(16)r---16b18==(16)r--16b18==(16)--(16)r\--| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-riff b end riff b-| w/rhy fig 1 x4 |----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| gtr iii ~~~~~~~ w e e e e +e e e e |------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------|---12-12b12.5---------12-12b12.5----| |------------------------|---12-12b12.5---------12-12b12.5----| |------------------------|--------------14-(14)------------14-| |------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------------------| +e e s s s s s s s s s s e |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |------12-14p====12-----12-14p12----12-14p12----| |-(14)--------------14-----------14----------14-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| a e e e e e e e e a +e +e e e e e a +q |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|| |-------12-12----12-12--------12-|-14b15==(14)r(14)-12-----14--14-14-14b15==(14)r\---o|| |-------12-12----12-12--------12-|-14b16==(14)r(14)-12-----14--14-14-14b16==(14)r\----|| |-12s14-------14-------14--------|----------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|| 2. w/riff b e e q h |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------3-----------------------------------------|| |----------3-----------------------------------------|| |----------1-----------------------------------------|| |----------1-----------------------------------------|| guitar solo w/rhy fig 1 x4 gtr iii tp tp a w a w |---------12----------------------|-----------------------------------| |-15b17==(15)r--------------------|---------11------------------------| |---------------------------------|-13b15==(13)r----------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| tp tp tp tp a h +e a q a e +h +e +q e |---------12--------(12)----------14---------------15--|-(15)-------------(15)---------------| |-15b17==(15)-------(15)r-17b19==(17)r-----18b20==(18)-|-(18)-------------(18)-(18)r\---/14--| |------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ~~~~ ~~~ e s s +s s s s s s s s a q e s s +s s s s s s s s a q |-12-0-14-(14)-0-15-0-14-0----12--------12----|-12-0-14-(14)--0-15--0-14-0----12--------12---| |--------------------------15----15b17=(15)r--|----------------------------15----15b17=(15)r-| |---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| s s e a q s s e a q |-15p12-0---------12-----15p12--0---------12---------| |---------15b17==(15)r------------15b17==(15)r-------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~ e s s +s s s s s s s s a q |-12--0-14-(14)----0-15--0-14-0----12---------12-----| |-------------------------------15----15b17==(15)r---| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| w/rhy fig 3 e e e e +e e e e +e e e e +e e e e |-17-17-17-20-(20)-------17-|-(17)-------------------------| |------------------20-20----|------17-17-20-(20)-----------| |---------------------------|--------------------19-19-19--| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| gtr iii e e e e +e e e e +e q a e +q a q |-17-17-17-20-(20)------------17--|-(17)-----------------------------------------| |------------------20-20----------|------17-----------17---(17)-----------17\----| |---------------------------------|-----------19b21==(19)--(19)r--19b21==(19)r\--| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| | | gtr ii | ~~~~~~~ | e e e e +e e e e +e e e e h |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------5--(5)----------------|----------------------------------------------| |----/7--7----------7--7-------5--|--(5)--7--------------------------------------| |--0-------------------0-------0--|--(0)--0------------6-------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------0----------6-------------------------| | | gtr i | ~~~~~~~ | e e e e +e e e a +e +e e e a +e h |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------5--(5)--7--5-7b9==(7)r|==(7)--5-7--7b8====(7)r-----------------------| |----/7--7------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |--0------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| w/rhy fig 2 |------3------| a +e s +s +s s s s a +s +s s s s a +s s s s |--------------------------------12-------------------------12--------------------12--------| |-15b17==(15)r-15b17==(15)-(15)r----15p12-15b17==(15)-(15)r----15p12-15b17==(15)r----15p12--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| gtr iii ~~ |-------6--------| |-----6-----| |--3--| a +s s s s s s s s s s e s s s s s e +e |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------12-15-12----12h15p12----12----------------------------| |-14b16==(14)r----------14----------14----14-14p12----12h14-12-(12)\-| |--------------------------------------------------14----------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| q s e. q q |-------------------------| |-12---14-14----15---14---| |-12---14-14----15---14---| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |----------7----------| |--3--| a s s s s t t t t s s a +s s s s s s s s s s s s |---------12---12-15p12----12-15p12-------------------------------------------------------| |-15b17==(15)r----------15----------15p12--------------12h15p12---------------------------| |-----------------------------------------14b15==(14)r------------14p12----12h14p12-14-12-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------14----------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| a +e e a +e e a +e e a +e e |----------------------------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-14b15==(14)r-14-14b14.5==(14)r-14-14b15==(14)r-14-14b14.5==(14)r-12--|| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|| | | w |----------------------------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|| |----------2-----------------------------------------------------------|| |----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|| w/riff a x8 gtr iii ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ w +h.. e h +e +q. |--------------------------|---------------------------|-12-------(12)-(12)s====| |--------------------------|------------------------12-|-12-------(12)-(12)s====| |--------------------------|------------------------12-|------------------------| |-14-----------------------|-(14)----------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| | | gtr ii | \0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ | q +q +q +q +q +q +h +w |--------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |--0--(0)-----(0)--(0)-----|--(0)---(0)-----(0)--------|-(0)--------------------| q q h w w |--x\---------------------|------------------|-------------------| |--x\---------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|------------------|-------------------| | | |-3-| |3| | +q e e e e q e s s q q h w |-------------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-(0)---0-0-0--0-0--0-x-x-|-19\--------------|-------------------| bridge riff a x4 gtr ii < < w w |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |-h2-----------------|-h5--------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| | | gtr iii | < | q. e +e a q e h +e e e e |-------0-(0)------0-|-----------0-----| |-------------3s5----|--3----(3)---3s5-| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--0-----------------|-----------------| < < w w |-----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|----------------| |-h4--------------------|-h3-------------| |-----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|----------------| | | h e a +q +e h q e e |-------0---------------|-------0--------| |--2------2b3==(2)r=(2)-|--1-------------| |-----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|----------3-1---| < < w w |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |-h2--------------------|---h5-----------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| | | q. a e +e e a e e a q. e e e +s e. |---------------3-----3-|-----------0-3-(3)-0--| |-------3s5-(5)---3s5---|-5s=3-----------------| |-----------------------|---------0------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |--0--------------------|----------------------| d.s. al coda < < w h. q |----------------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------------|----------------------|| |-h4-------------------------|-h7-------------------|| |----------------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------------|-----------------19\--|| | | q. e +e a +e +e e q e e +e q. |-------0-(0)----------------|--0-----0-(0)-0-------|| |-------------2b3==(2)r(2)-2-|--------1-(1)-1-------|| |----------------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------------|----------------------|| |--2-------------------------|------2---------------|| & w/riff b gtr ii bb5/f e e q h | / gtr i e e q h |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |----------1----------------------------------------| |----------1----------------------------------------| e5 w +h +e s s q | | | | | | / / / x x x w +w |----------|------------------| |----------|------------------| |----------|------------------| |----------|------------------| |-2--------|-(2)--------------| |-0--------|-(0)--------------| | outro gtr ii gtrs i, ii pm pm e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |------------------------|--------------------------|| |------------------------|--------------------------|| |------------------------|--------------------------|| w/rhy fig 1 x4 |----------------5b5.5---|--------5b5.5-------8---7-|| |-----5-6-7---/7-------7-|-----/7-------7\----------|| |--0--0-0-0-0------------|--0--------------/6---5---|| | | gtr i gtr iii | ~~~~~~ ~ | +w +w e e e e +e e e e |------------------------|--------------------------||------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------||---0-0--------0-0-------| |------------------------|--------------------------||---0-0--------0-0-------| |------------------------|--------------------------||-------2-(2)----------2-| |-(2)--------------------|-(2)----------------------||------------------------| |-(0)--------------------|-(0)----------------------||-0----------------------| ~~~ pm pm ~~~~~~ ~~~ +e e s s s s s s s s e s s e e e e +e e e e |------------------------------------|------------------------| |------0-2p====0----0--2-0---0-2-0---|---0-0--------0-0-------| |------0-2p====0----0--2-0---0-2-0h1-|---0-0--------0-0-------| |-(2)------------2---------2---------|-------2-(2)----------2-| |------------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------------|-0----------------------| ~~~~~ ~ |---3---| |-3-| +e e s s s e s s s e a +e e |------------------------------------------| |------0-----------------------------------| |------0-0h====2p0-----0h2p0---4b6==(4)r---| |-(2)--------------2---------2-----------5-| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~ ~~~ e e e e +e e e e |------------------------| |---0-0--------0-0-------| |---0-0--------0-0-------| |-------2-(2)----------2-| |------------------------| |-0----------------------| ~~~ ~~~~~~ ~ e e s s s s s s a +e e e e e e e +e e e e |--------------------------------------|------------------------| |----0-2p====0----2p=0-----------------|---0-0--------0-0-------| |----0-2p====0----2p=0---2b4==(2)r-2-0-|---0-0--------0-0-------| |-2------------2-------2---------------|-------2-(2)----------2-| |--------------------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-0----------------------| ~~~ ~~~~~ |---3---| |-3-| +e e s s s e s s s e a +e e |----------------------------------------------| |------0---------------------------------------| |------0-0h====2p0-----0h2p0---4b6==(4)r-------| |-(2)--------------2---------2-----------5b5.5-| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| w +w +w +w |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----*| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----*| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----*|