RONNIE As recorded by Metallica (From the 1996 Album LOAD) Words and Music by James Hetfield & Lars UlrichTranscribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk C5 x 3 5 5 x x B5 x 2 4 4 x x F5 1 3 3 x x x G5 3 5 5 x x x D5 x 5 7 7 x x Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'James Hetfield - Rhythm w/dist' Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kirk Hammett - Rhythm w/dist' Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kirk Hammett - Lead w/dist' Intro Q=92 4/4 Gtr I PM~ PM~ E a e E E a e E E E ||--------------------------| ||o-------------------------| ||--------------------5b5.5-| ||----5h8-7---5h8-7---------| ||o-0-------0-------0-------| ||--------------------------| |-Rhy Fig 1 PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~ E a e E E a e E E S +S +E a e E E a e E E E |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------6b7==(6)r|=(6)-----------------5--| |---5h8-7---5h8-7---7----(7)-|-(7)-5h8-7---5h8-7------| |-0-------0-------0----------|-----------0-------0----| |----------------------------|------------------------| ~ ~ |--3--| E E +e e S +S S E E E |-----------------------------|| |---8----(8)-8-8-(8)---------o|| |---7b9==(7)-7-7r(7)p5---5-7--|| |----------------------7------|| |-0--------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|| end Rhy Fig 1-| Gtr II PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~ E e E E e E E E E e E E e E E S +S ||----------------------|--------------------------| ||o---------------------|--------------------------| ||----------------5b5.5-|---------------6b7==(6)r==| ||----5-7---5-7---------|---5-7---5-7---7----(7)---| ||o-0-----0-----0-------|-0-----0-----0------------| ||----------------------|--------------------------| |-Rhy Fig 1A Gtrs I, II PM~ PM~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ |--3--| +E e E E e E E E E E +e e S +S S E E E E E E E E E E S S |-----------------------|-----------------------------||-------------------| |-----------------------|---8----(8)-8-8-(8)---------o||-------------------| |-(6)-------------5b5.5-|---7b9==(7)-7-7r(7)p5---5-7--||---2---2---2-------| |-(7)-5-7---5-7---------|----------------------7------||---------------0-2-| |---------0-----0-------|-0--------------------------o||-0---0---0---3-----| |-----------------------|-----------------------------||-------------------| end Rhy Fig 1A-| |-Rhy Fig 2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S Q E. S e E S S E |---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|| |-----2---2---2-------|-----2---2---2-------|-5--4------------7-|| |-----------------0-2-|-----------------0-2-|-5--4----3-5-x-x-7-|| |-3p0---0---0---3-----|-3p0---0---0---3-----|-3--2----3-5-x-x-5-|| |---------------------|---------------------|-------0-1-3-x-x---|| end Rhy Fig 2-| Verse 1 Gtr II a a E S S E E S S E S S a E E S S E E S S E E a S S |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------9-7-9-----7s9-7-9s=7-7s12-|--------9-7-9---------7s9------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------7-7--------| |-7h9p7--7-5-7-----5s7-9-7s=5-5s10-|--------7-5-7---------5s7-5-5-5s7h10-| |----------------0-----------------|-----0----------0--------------------| |-Rhy Fig 3A | | Gtr I | a a E. S S S E S S E Q a a E. S S S S S e E E a S S |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------9-x-x-7-x-x-7-9\--------|----------9-x-x-7h=9--9---7-7--------| |-7h9p7----7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7\--------|-7h9p7----7-x-x-7-(7)-7---5-5-5s7h10-| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-Rhy Fig 3 ~~ E S S E E S S E S S a E E S S S S S S S S E S S E |------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----9-7-9-----9s7-9-9s=7-7s12-|--------9-7-9-9-9s=7--9s12s9-9s12-7-| |------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-7--7-5-7-----7s5-7-7s=5-5s10-|--------7-5-7-7-7s=5--7s10s7-7s10-5-| |------------0-----------------|-----0------------------------------| | end Rhy Fig 3A-| | ~~ | E. S S S E S S E Q a a E. S S S S S S S E E E |------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------9-x-x-7-x-x-7-9\--------|----------9-x-x-7h=9--x--x-7-7----5-| |-7----7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7\--------|-7h9p7----7-x-x-7-(7)-x--x-5-5----3-| |------------------------------|------------------------------------| end Rhy Fig 3-| Gtrs I, II ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------|-----------------|| |---2---2---2-------|---2---2---5---7-|| |---------------0-2-|-----------5---4-|| |-0---0---0---3-----|-0---0---0---0---|| |-------------------|-----------------|| E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E |-Rhy Fig 2A end Rhy Fig 2A-| Verse 2 w/Rhy Fig 3A Gtr I a a E. S S S E S S E Q a a E. S S S S S e E E a S S |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------9-x-x-7-x-x-7-9\--------|----------9-x-x-7h=9--9---7-7--------| |-7h9p7----7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7\--------|-7h9p7----7-x-x-7-(7)-7---5-5-5s7h10-| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ~~ E. S S S E S S E Q a a E. S S S S S e E E S S |------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |------9-x-x-7-x-x-7-9\--------|----------9-x-x------------7-7----7s12--| |-7----7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7\--------|-7h9p7----7-x-x-7s10-10----5-5----5s10--| |------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-Rhy Fill 1 end Rhy Fill 1-| Gtrs I, II E. S S S E S S E E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E |----------------------|---------------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------------|| |-7--7-x-x-5-x-x-5-7-7-|-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7s5-5-5-5-4-|| |-7--7-x-x-5-x-x-5-7-7-|-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7s5-5-5-5-4-|| |-5--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5s3-3-3-3-2-|| |----------------------|---------------------------|| |-Rhy Fig 4 end Rhy Fig 4-| Chorus $ Rhy Fig 1 + 1A (1st 3 bars on 1) |-w/Rhy Fig 1A (1st 3 bars) PM PM~ PM~ E e Q S S S +S E E E e E E e E E E |--------------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------| |---5-----5----7-----x---7b8==(7)r-7-5-|-------------------5b5.5-| |---5-----5----7-----x---7b8==(7)r-7-5-|-----5-7-----5-7---------| |-0------------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------| PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~ E e E E e E E S +S +E e E E e E E E |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------6b7==(6)r|=(6)-----------------5b5.5-| |-----5-7-----5-7---7----(7)-|-(7)---5-7-----5-7---------| |-0-------0-------0----------|-----------0-------0-------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| To Coda PM E e Q S S S +S E E e E Q H |--------------------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------| |---5-----5----7-----x---7b8==(7)r-7-5-|-5--------------------------| |---5-----5----7-----x---7b8==(7)r-7-5-|-5--------------------------| |-0------------------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------| |-Rhy Fill 2 end Rhy Fill 2-| | ~~~~ ~ | |---3---| |--3--| | E E +e E S +S S E E e Q Q S +S S E E E |--------------------------------------|----------------------------| |---8----(8)-8-8-----------------------|-8-----8-----8-(8)----------| |---7b9==(7)-7-7r(7)p==5-----------5-7-|-7b9---7b9===7r(7)p5---5-7/-| |------------------------7-------------|---------------------7------| |-0------------------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------| Rhy Fig 2 Verse 3 Rhy Fig 3 + 3A w/Rhy Fig 2A Gtr III ~~~~~~~~ E +E e E +S S +S S S S S S +E S S S S E S S E S +S S S |------------8-8-(8)---------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-8b10==(8)r---------8pb10r(8)p5-8p5-----|---------5h7-7b8-7p5-7-7b8-(7)-----|| |------------------------------------5-5-|-(5)-----5h7-7b9-7p5-7-7b9-(7)-5h7-|| |----------------------------------------|-----7p5---------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| Verse 4 w/Rhy Fig 3(1st 3 bars) + 3A Gtr III ~~ a H. +Q |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-7s==9------------------(9)\--------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |--------------------------------------------------| |-----x----x-x--------7----7-----8h10---10b12======| |-----x----x-x-9p7----7----7-7h9-------------------| |-----x----x-x-----9-------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| ~~ a +S S Q. +E E S S S S |---------------------------------------------| |-10r(10)-8-------------------------8---10-10-| |-----------9----------(9)\-----/9------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| w/Fill 1 S +S S S S +S S S S +S S S S +S S S |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----10b12r(10)-8h10-10b12r(10)-8h10-10b12r(10)8h10-10b12r(10)-8h10--| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| w/Rhy Fig 4 E E S E S S S S S +S S E |------------------------7-(7)------| |----10-----8-----8h10-----------10-| |-7-------7-----7------7-------7----| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| D.S. al Coda ~~ |------3------| +E E e e S +S S E e E |--------------------------------------------------------|| |-(10)-------13---15---15pb17r(15)p==13------13-15b15.5--|| |------/14------------------------------14---------------|| |--------------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------------|| & Gtr II A W W +W | | o / Gtr III W E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-----| |----------------------------|-------------------------| w/Fill 2 x7 |----------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------| | |-Fill 2 end Fill 2-| | Gtr I | ~ ~~~ | |--3--| | Q Q S +S S E E S S H. +E. T T W |----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| |-8----8-----8-(8)-----------|-------------------------|-------------------| |-7b9--7b9===7r(7)p5---5-7---|--2------------(2)---0h2p|==0----------------| |--------------------7-------|-------------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------0-|-(0)---------------------|-(0)---------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| +W +W W | / Gtr II Gtr I ~~~~~~~~~~~ S +S Q. +H E S S H Q |---------------------------|---5h8p5-------------| |---------------------------|---------------------| |--4b6r(4)p2------(2)-------|---------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------|---------------12\---| H Q Q ~ ~ E e E +E E E S S S S +E e E +E S S S S S S E |--------------x---x-x---|--------------x---x-x-------| |--------------x---x-x-5-|-(5)----------x---x-x-------| |--------------x---x-x-5-|-(5)----------x---x-x-5h7-6-| |---5-7-(7)\-------------|-----5-7-(7)\---------------| |-0----------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| ~~~ ~ +E e E +E S S S S S S E +E S S S S S S S S E S S E |--------------x---x---x-x---|-----------------------------|| |--------------x---x---x-x---|-----------------------------|| |-(6)----------x---x---x-x-5-|-(5)-------------------------|| |-----5-7-(7)\---------------|-----5-5-x-5-x-x-5---5-5h7-5-|| |----------------------------|-------------------7---------|| |----------------------------|-----------------------------|| Bridge w/Fill 2 x8 ~~~~~~~~ ~ E e E +E S S S S S S E +E e E E E S S +S S E |------------x---x-x---x---|-------------------------------| |------------x---x-x---x-5-|-(5)-----------8-----------8---| |------------x---x-x---x-5-|-(5)-------7b9---7b9==(7)r---5-| |---5-7-(7)\---------------|-----5-7-----------------------| |-0------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| +E e E +E S S S S S S E E S S E S S E S S S S E |--------------x---x---x-x---|-----------------------------| |--------------x---x---x-x-5-|---8s10s8-8s10s8-8s10s7s10s8-| |-(5)----------x---x---x-x-5-|-----------------------------| |-----5-7-(7)\---------------|---5s=7s5-5s=7s5-5s=7s4s=7s5-| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| Gtr II ~ ~ E S S E +E H E S S E +E H |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----7p5-7-(7)\-----------------|-------7p5-7-(7)\-----------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| | | Gtr I | PM| ~ PM--| PM| ~ PM PM--| ~ | S S S S E S S S S S S S S E +S S S S E S S E S S +S S E |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |------------------------------5-|-(5)----------------5b7-7-5b7==(5)r-7-5-| |-----7p5-7--------5h7-----5h7---|-------7p5-7----------------------------| |-0-0--------0---0-----0-0-------|-----0--------0---0---------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| ~ E S S E +E H |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-------7p5-7-(7)\-------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| | | ~~~PM ~ PM--| | +S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-(5)----------------------------5h7-| |-------7p5-7--------5h7-7-7-5h7-----| |-----0--------0---0-----------------| |------------------------------------| E E E E E E S S E |-----------------------------------------|| |-8---8b10-8---8b10-8------8--------------|| |-7b9-7----7b9-7----7b9----7b9---7p5------|| |------------------------------------7----|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| | | E E E E S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------|| |-8---8----8---8----8----8-8---8-8-8-8-8--|| |-7b9-7b9--7b9-7b9--7b9==7-7---7-7-7-7-7r-|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| Chorus Rhy Fig 1(w/Rhy Fill 2 1st bar only) + 1A Rhy Fig 1 + 1A (1st 3 bars only) w/Rhy Fill 2 ~~~~ ~ |---3---| |--3--| E E +E e S +S S E E e Q Q S +S S E E S S W |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------|| |---8----(8)-8-8-----------------------|-8-----8-----8-(8)-----------|--------|| |---7b9==(7)-7-7r(7)p==5-----------5-7-|-7b9---7b9===7r(7)p5---5-7---|--2-----|| |------------------------7-------------|---------------------7-------|--------|| |-0------------------------------------|---------------------------0-|-(0)----|| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------|| Outro Rhy Fig 2 (Gtr I x2, Gtr III x3) Gtrs I, II |-------------------|---------------------| Gtr III E E +S E. S E S S S S S |-----5-(5)----------------------| |-----------8----------5---------| |----------------5h7-----7p5-----| |-7--------------------------7p5-| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| W E E +S E. S E S S S S S |-------------------|---5-(5)----------------------| |-------------------|---------8----------5---------| |-------------------|--------------5h7-----7p5-----| |-7-----------------|-7------------------------7-5-| |-------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------| E E +S E. S S S S S S S S |-----5-(5)----------------------| |-----------8--------5-----5---5-| |----------------5h7---5h7---7---| |-7------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| ~~~~~~~ E E +S E. S E S S S S S S E. +Q +E E Q |-----5-(5)----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------8----------5---------|--------------------------| |----------------5h7-----7p5-----|-5-7--(7)---(7)\----------| |-7--------------------------7p5-|--------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------| Gtr III ~~~ ~~ E e E S S E S S T +S T E |-----8---8-----------8h10-10b11r(10)---8------| |-/10-8---8-10-8-10-----------------------10---| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| | | Gtr I | ~~~~~ | E S S E S S S S S S S S E |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------5---| |-----7p5-7-------5h7-------5h========7--------| |---0--------0-0------0--0---------------------| |----------------------------------------------| ~~ +E e E S S S S S S +S S E |-------8---8-----------8-10-10b12r(10)p=8-10---| |-(10)--8---8-10-8-10---------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| | |~~~~~~ ~~ | +S S S S E S S E S S +S S E |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |--(5)--------------5b7----7--5b7===(5)r-7--6---| |-------7p5-7-----------------------------------| |-----0--------0-0------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| +E e E e S S e a +S S S S |-(10)\---------8-----------------------------| |---------/10-----10---8p7-5------------------| |------------------------------7pb8r(7)p5-7p5-| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| | | ~~~~~ | +S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |--(6)------------------------------------5-5-| |-----------7p5-7------5h7-7-7-------5h=7-----| |-------0----------0-0------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| ~~~ S +E. Q H |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-7b8r(7)-7\------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| | | ~~~ ~~~~ ~ | S +E. S +E S e E +E E |-----------------------------------| |-8---(8)-8---(8)-(8)---------------| |-7b9r(7)-7b9r(7)p=5--7-5-(5)b6-----| |---------------------------------7-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| w/Rhy Fig 2 (1st 3 bars only) ~ E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S e E |---8----------------------------|------8---------------------------------| |---8-7-5-------7-----------5\---|------8-7-5-------7---------------------| |---------7-5---7-5---------5\---|------------7-5---7-----5------5----5---| |-------------7-----7-5-5h7------|----------------7---------7-5-----------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| | | ~~~~~ | E S S E S S S S S S S S E +S S S S E S S E S S +S S E |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------5b5.5-----5-(5)-------| |---------------------------5----|-(5)--------------5b5.5-----5-(5)-------| |---7p5-7-------5h7-----5h7------|------7p5-7---------------7-------7-7---| |-0---------0-0-----0-0----------|----0---------0-0-----------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------5-5-5b6---5-5-5b6---5h7-7b9r(7)-5h7-| |--------------7---------7-----------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| | |~~~~~ | +S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------5h7-| |-(7)--7p5-7---------5h==7-7-7-5h===7------| |----0-----------0-0-----------------------| |------------------------------------------| Gtr II H.=H C5 B5 E F5G5 C5 Q E. S e E E e | | | | | | / / o / / / |---3----| Q E +E E e E S S S S |----------------------------------| |-8----8---(8)-(8)---8-8-8-8-8-(8)-| |-7b9--7b9r(7)p=5----7-5-5-5-7p=5--| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| | | |---3----| | Q E +E E e E S S e |----------------------------------| |-8----8---(8)-(8)---8-8-8-8-8-----| |-7b9--7b9r(7)p=5----7-5-5-5-7-----| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| D5 W +W W | | / / W +W W |--------------------------------|------------------|-----------*| |-7------------------------------|-(7)--------------|-----------*| |-7------------------------------|-(7)--------------|-----------*| |--------------------------------|------------------|-----------*| |--------------------------------|------------------|-----------*| |--------------------------------|------------------|-----------*| | | ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Q S +E S e E +E a E +H. +E. T T H H |--------------------------------|------------------|-----------*| |-8----8---(8)-(8)-7-------------|------------------|-----------*| |-7b9--7b9r(7)p=5--7-5-(5)b7-5s2-|-(2)------(2)p0h2p|=0---------*| |--------------------------------|------------------|-----------*| |--------------------------------|------------------|-----------*| |--------------------------------|------------------|-----------*|