THE UNFORGIVEN As recorded by Metallica (From the 1991 Album METALLICA) A5 x 0 2 x x x C5 x 3 5 x x x E5 0 2 x x x x D5 x 5 7 x x x Am x 0 2 2 1 0 C x 3 2 0 1 3 G 3 2 0 0 3 3 Em 0 2 2 0 0 0 E 0 2 2 1 0 0 Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'James Hetfield - Steel String Acoustic' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Kirk Hammett - Clean Electric' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'James Hetfield - Rhythm w/dist' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Kirk Hammett - Lead w/dist' Intro Q=69 4/4 Gtr I W E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x |----------||---------------------------------|| |----------||o-0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----o|| |----------||----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----|| |----------||------2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|| |----------||o-0-----------------------------o|| |----------||---------------------------------|| W Gtr II ~ Q E E a Q S S E |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-------2---4---4h5-------5-4-2-----| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| | | E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------| |-0-----0-----0-------1-----1-------| |---2-----2-------2-----2-----2-----| |-----2-----2-------2-----2-----2---| |-0---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| W ~~~ ~~~~~~~~ +Q E E a Q S E. |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-(2)-----2---4---4h5-------5-2------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| | | E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------| |--0------0-----1-------1-----1------| |-----2-----2-------2-----2------2---| |-------2-----2-------2-----2------2-| |--0---------------------------------| |------------------------------------| W ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ +Q E E a Q S S E +Q E E a Q S E. |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-(2)-----2---4---4h5-------5-4-2---|-(2)-----2---4---4h5-------5-2------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| | | E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--0------0-----0-------1-----1-----|--0------0-----1-------1-----1------| |-----2-----2-------2-----2-----2---|-----2-----2-------2-----2------2---| |-------2-----2-------2-----2-----2-|-------2-----2-------2-----2------2-| |--0--------------------------------|--0---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| W W ~~~ +Q E E a Q a E. S |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-(2)---2-4-4h5-----4h5----5-| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| | | E E E E E S S E S S |----------------------------| |---------0---1-------1----1-| |-------2--------------------| |-----2-----------2------2---| |--0------------3------------| |----------------------------| |-Rhy Fig 1 ~ ~ ~ S S Q E Q E a E Q E E a Q a E. S |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------3h5----5--| |-5-4-----4\-------2-2h4-|-2-----2-4-4h5---------------| |-----5------2-----------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| | | S S E E E E S S E a E E S S E E E S S E S S |------------------------|---------------------0----0--| |------------------------|---------0---1----------1----| |-----0---0--------2-2h4-|-2-----2---------------------| |---0--------2-2-2-------|-----2-----------2-----------| |------------------------|---0-----------3-------------| |-3-----3----------------|-----------------------------| ~ ~ S S Q E Q S S S S W |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-5-3---------------------|-------------------------------| |-----4---4\-1---/4-1-2h4-|-2-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| | | S S E E E E E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-1-3-0---3---------------|-------0-----0-----0-----1-----| |------------1-1--4-1-2h4-|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---| |-------------------------|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-| |-------------------------|-0-----------------------------| |-------3-----------------|-------------------------------| end Rhy Fig 1-||-Rhy Fig 2 E S S S S S S S S S S S E. |----------------------------|| |-0-----0-----0-----0-----1--|| |---2-----2-----2-----2------|| |-----2-----2-----2-----2----|| |-0--------------------------|| |----------------------------|| W end Rhy Fig 2-| Verse 1 + 2 Gtr III |-Rhy Fig 3 end Rhy Fig 3-| A5 C5 E5 E D5 A5 A A5 E E E E Q S S E E E E E Q S S E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / o / / / / / / / o / / Gtr IV ~ E E E a E Q E E E E E E Q E E ||---------------------|------------------| ||o------------------8-|-8-7-7------------| ||--7-5-4-4h5----------|-------5-5------7-| ||------------5--------|------------------| ||o--------------------|------------------| ||---------------------|------------------| |-Riff A end Riff A-| Rhy Fig 1 + Riff A both x2 2/4 4/4 C5 E5 E D5 A5 E E E E Q S S E E E E E W | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / o / / / / / / Gtr III ~ PM| PM| PM| PM| E E E a E Q E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------|---------|----------------------------------| |------------------8-|-8-7-7---|----------------------------------| |-7-5-4-4h5----------|-------5-|-5-------4-------2-------0--------| |-----------5--------|---------|---0-------0-------0-------0------| |--------------------|---------|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--| |--------------------|---------|----------------------------------| |-Rhy Fig 4 Gtr III PM| PM| PM| PM| Q +S S S S H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------|-5-------4-------2-------0-------| |-5--(5)------------|---0-------0-------0-------0-----| |-3--(3)-5-3-0-5----|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-| |--------------3----|---------------------------------| 2/4 Q +S S S S H H |-------------------|------|| |-------------------|------|| |-------------------|------|| |-5--(5)------------|------|| |-3--(3)-5-3-0-5----|-2----|| |--------------3----|-0----|| end Rhy FIg 4-| Chorus $ 4/4 w/Rhy Fig 1 x2 Gtr III A5 W | / Gtr II ~ ~ ~ ~ Q E E Q E. S S S Q E Q E a E Q E E Q E. S |----------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------|-----------------5----5-| |-----2-4-5-----5----5-|-5-4-----4\-------2-2h4-|-2-----2-4-5------------| |----------------------|-----5------2-----------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ~ ~ ~ ~ S S Q E Q S S S S Q E E Q E. S S S Q E Q E a E |-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |-5-3---------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |-----4---4\-1---/4-1-2h4-|-2---2-4-5-----5----5-|-5-4-----4\-------2-2h4--| |-------------------------|----------------------|-----5------2------------| |-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| To Coda ~ ~ ~ Q E E Q E. S S S Q E Q S S S S |------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------5----5-|-5-3---------------------| |-2-----2-4-5------------|-----4---4\-1---/4-1-2h4-| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| w/Rhy Fig 2 1. ~ W W |-------------------------------|------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-2-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-------------------------------|------------------------------|| Interlude 2. Gtr II ~~ |-3-| W S S S S +S S T T T S S S a Q. |-------------------------------||------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------||------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------||---4-5-7-(7)-5-4h5p4---4------------------| |-------------------------------||-7-------------------7---5-5h7------------| |-------------------------------||------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------||------------------------------------------| | | Gtr I | E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------|| |-0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----|| |---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|| w/Rhy Fig 5 x6 |-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|| |-0-----------------------------|| |-------------------------------|| |-Rhy Fig 5 end Rhy FIg 5-| ~~~~~~~~~~~ S. T +S S +T S. S. T +S a E. +Q |-0--0-(0)-0-(0)-0----0----0-(0)-----------------------| |-0--1-(1)-3-(3)-5----3----1-(1)-1h3------(3)----------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ E S S E S S a S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S S S a Q. |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---8s10s8---7---3h5-3-----3-------|--------------------------------------| |---7s=9s7---7---------5-4---4-----|-------------------5------------------| |------------------------------5---|-(5)-------------5---5-5h7------------| |----------------------------------|---------3S5-6-7----------------------| |----------------------------------|-----3-5------------------------------| ~ ~~~~~~ ~ |-3-| S S T T T S S S S S E S S +S S S S |--------------------7-----7---------10----| |---8-7h8p7---7-8-10---8-----8-(8)-8----8--| |-----------9------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| C Gtr III H Q E E | o ~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~ +S a S S S +S a S S S +S a S S S Q |----------12---------------14---------------15----17-------|| |-(8)-8s10----10-(10)-10s12----12-(12)-12s14----14----------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------|| Guitar Solo w/Rhy Fig 3 Gtr IV ~~~ Q Q T E.. +E S +S S S S S S S S S E E +S S S S |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-7b8---7b8-----------------------|--------------------------------------| |-7b9---7b9---5-------------------|----------------------------------5---| |---------------7---(7)---7b9r(7)-|-5-----------------------------/7-----| |---------------------------------|---7-5s3-5-3-------3b5==(3)r----------| |---------------------------------|-------------5-3-5--------------------| Gtr IV ~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ S T T a S T T S T T S T T E S S +S S S S |--------------------------------10----------------8----| |---------------7---7-8-7h8-[10]----[10]-([10])-10---10-| |-7-5-7-7s9-7-9---9-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| | PM--| | E E E E Q S S E |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-2-------2-----5----------------------------------7----| |-0-------0-----3-----2-------2--------------------5----| |---------------------0-------0-------------0----0------| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ +S S S S +S S E +S. +T +E +S. +T +S +S |---------10----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-(10)-10----10-(10)----20b22==(20)r=====(20)b22==(20)--------(20)r====(20)b22==(20)r(20)b22==| |--------------------/x-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr III | PM | E E E E S S +S +S +S +S E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------4b6============(4)r(4)b6===(4)r(4)------------------------| |---7------7------7------2--------------------------------------------------------2-----------| |---5------5------5------0-------0------------------------------------------------0-----------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| w/Rhy Fig 3 ~~~~~ +Q S +S S S +Q E. +S |------------------------20b23.5==(20)r--20b22r====(20)----| |-(20)r---20pb22r(20)-17-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~ S +S S S T T S S S +Q E E |-20b23r(20)-17-17-20p17----17------------------------| |------------------------20----20b22==(20)r-----------| |--------------------------------------------------/9-| |--------------------------------------------17\------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| C5 A5 E D5 A5 2/4 E E E E Q S S E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / o / / / / / / ~~ |----6-----| |----6----| |----6----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S |-10p9-7-9----9------------------------------------|----12-------12-------12-| |----------10---8-7---7----------------------------|-13----13-------13-------| |-------------------9---9-7S5-7-5S4-5-4-2------/14-|----------14-------12----| |--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------| 4/4 w/Rhy FIg 4 ~~~ S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. |-------12-------12-------12-------12------------| |-13-------13-------13-------13-------13---------| |----14-------14-------14-------14-------14------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~ Q S +S S S +E Q S S |------------------------------------------17-19-| |----------------------20b22==(20)r-20b22--------| |-19b21--19b21r(19)-17---------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |--3--| S S S S T T T T +T +T T T T S. T S S S +T T S +T T |-20-19-17-19-17h19p17------------------17----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------20b22=(20)-(20)r----20-17---------20-17--------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------[19]b21-------19-19b21r(19)p17-19b21r(19)p17-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~ Q S +S S S +Q. T T S |-----------------------------------------| |----------------------20-(20)---18h20p18-| |-19b21--19b21r(19)-17--------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| D.S. al Coda & Am C 2/4 4/4 Gtr I W W E. S E E S E S E S S | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / ~~ ~~~~~~~~ H S E. +H. W |-------|-------------------||----------------------| |-17----|-18--17--(17)------||----------------------| |-------|-------------------||----------------------| |-------|-------------------||----------------------| |-------|-------------------||----------------------| |-------|-------------------||----------------------| | | H +W W |-------|-------------------||----------------------| |-------|-------------------||----------------------| |-------|-------------------||----------------------| |-------|-------------------||----------------------| |--2----|-(2)---------------||----------------------| |--0----|-(0)---------------||----------------------| G Em Gtr I S S S S E S S S S S S E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr III H Q E a E |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------2-2h4-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| Am C G E E. S E E S E S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtrs III, IV ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q E E a Q E E a H H |--------------------3---|-3h5-----------7------------|| |------1-3-3h5-----5-3---|-3h5-----------3------------|| |-2----2-4-4h5-----5-----|----------------------------|| |------------------------|----------------------------|| |------------------------|----------------------------|| |------------------------|----------------------------|| Outro Gtr I |-Rhy FIg 6 Am C E. S E E S E S E S S | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / Gtr II ~~ ~ Q E E a Q E. S ||--------------------------| ||o-------------------------| ||--2----2-4-4h5-----5----5-| ||--------------------------| ||o-------------------------| ||--------------------------| | | Gtrs III, IV | ~~~ | W ||--8-----------------------| ||o-------------------------| ||--5-----------------------| ||--------------------------| ||o-------------------------| ||--------------------------| W end Rhy Fig 6-||-w/Rhy FIg 6 x3 G E S S S S E S S S S S S E S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ~ ~~ ~ S S Q E E E E a E Q E E a Q a E. S |--------------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------3-5----5-| |-5-4-------4\---1---1---2-2h4---|-2----2-4-4h5--------------| |-----5--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------| | | W H Q Q |--------------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------5------| |--------------------------------|--------------------2--4---| |--------------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------| H Q E E |-Riff B ~ ~~ S S Q E E E E a E Q E E a Q E. S |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-3----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----4-----4\---1---1---2-2h4---|-2----2-4-4h5-----5----5-| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H H W |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |-7--------------4---------------|-2-----------------------| |-5--------------2---------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| end Riff B-| ~ S S Q E E E E a E |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-5-4-------4\---1---1---2-2h4----| |-----5---------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| w/Riff B ~~ ~ ~ Q E E a Q a E. S S S Q E E E E a E |---------------------------|---------------------------------|| |------------------3-5----5-|-5-3----------------------------o|| |-2----2-4-4h5--------------|-----4-----4\---1---1---2-2h4----|| |---------------------------|---------------------------------|| |---------------------------|--------------------------------o|| |---------------------------|---------------------------------||