
Master of Puppets 
by Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton, Hammett
as performed Master of Puppets



G--9--7-6-5--------------7-6-5---------------------------------------
D--7--7-6-5--------------7-6-5---------------------------------------
A--7--5-4-3-----7---6----5-4-3---------------------------------------
E--0---------0-0-0-0--0-0--------0-0-7--0-0-6--0-0-5--0-4--0-3--0-2-0
                pm..    ...    ...          ...   ...   ...................
intro riff


D----------------------------------                    ---------------2-9
A------2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2-  play 3 times then -5/4--5/4--5/4-2-7
E--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----                    -3/2--3/2--3/2-0--
pm....   ...   ...   ...   ...

D-----------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------5/7-8/7-5/7--------------------5/7-5/7
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3/5-6/5-3/5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3/5-3/5
  pm................                 .................
main riff

D---------------------4-4-5/4-4-4---------------------4-4--4-4
A---------------------0-2-3/2-0-2---------------------0h2--0h2
E--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------
  pm................                 .................
up a step  Taste me you will see...

G--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-------7-9----------------------------8--
D--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-------7-9------9--------------10-9---8-9
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-------5-7--7-9--9-10----------10-9---6-9   play twice
E-------------------0-0-0-0-----------------8-8-8-8-8--7-8---7
                  pm.......                ........     .......
                    come crawling faster
G--------------------4--4----2--2
D--7-5-4---4---------2--2----3--3
A--9-7-6---6-7-6-----2--2----3--3
E------------8-7-----0--0----1--1
  Obey your Master Master

E--------------------------------------------2---------------
B-------------------0------------------------3---------------
G--4----------------0---5----------------2---2---------------
D--2----------------0---5--------4-------2---0------5-------4
A--2--------------------3--0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0----------3-------2
E--0--0-0-0-2p0-0-0-3--------------------------3-3-3---3-3-3-
     pm..........        .....   .....       .....   .....
B---------------------------------------------5-------------
G--9-------7-------5--4-4--2-2--4-------------5---4-4---2-2-
D--9-------7-------5--2-2--3-3--2-------------5---2-2---3-3-
A--7-------5-------3--2-2--3-3--2-------------3---2-2---3-3-   
E--0-0-0-0---0-0-0----0-0--1-1--0--0-0-0-2p0-0----0-0---1-1-
     .....   .....    ........           ........
Master of puppets I'm pulling your strings...

D----------------------------------                    -----------------------------2-
A------2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2-  play 3 times then 5/4-5/4---5/4--5/4-5/4---5/4-2-
E--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----                    3/2-3/2-0-3/2--3/2-3/2-0-3/2-0-

Rhythm Figure 2
e------------------0h2p0---3--------------------------------------
B--------------3---------3-------3---3-----0----0-------0-------0-
G--------0---2---2-------------0---0---0------2-------2-------2---
D------2---0-----------------------------2-----------------1------
A----2-----------------------3--------------0-----0-2----2--------
E--0-------------------------------------------------------------3
clean


w/rhythm fig. 2
e-----19-15----17-14---------------17-14----15-12-------------
B--17-------17-------15--15-15-15--------15-------13--13-13-13
G-------------------------------------------------------------

e--15-12----14-12h14p12-11-------------------11-12-14
B--------13----------------13-12-13-15-13-15---------
G----------------------------------------------------

slow middle solo:

e----------------15~~~~~----15-17-15---19-15-12h15p12-----
B--17------17-19---------19---------19----------------13~~
G---------------------------------------------------------
 full  full                                 full
    ^  ^                                     ^     
e----------15-14----15-14--------------------------------
B--15-15---------12-------12h15p12----------15-----------
G----------------------------------12-14----14-12---12---
D------------------------------------------------14----14


E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-14---11h12p11-------/19
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----------------------12-10----
G-----12--14-12------14-12-11h12p11----------------------------------11-12-----12----------------------------
D--12-------------12----------------10-----9-10----9-10-12-10-12-14------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------12-------------------------------------------------------------------

w/rhythm fig. 2
e-----19-15----17-14---------------17-14----15-12-------------
B--17-------17-------15--15-15-15--------15-------13--13-13-13
G-------------------------------------------------------------

e--15-12----14-12h14p12-11-------------------11-12-14
B--------13----------------13-12-13-15-13-15---------
G----------------------------------------------------

        Add Distortion
             ^
E------------------0h2p0---3--------------------------------------
B--------------3---------3-------3---3-----0----0-------0-------0-
G--------0---2---2-------------0---0---0------2-------2-------2---
D------2---0-----------------------------2-----------------1------
A----2-----------------------3--------------0-----0-2----2--------
E--0-------------------------------------------------------------3
clean


Distorted, lower guitar part
                       |           Rhy. Fig. 3                  
G-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-------------------------------------
D-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-4--|------------------------------------6
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|4--4-5-4-4-4-5-4-4--4-4-4-5-4-4-4-5-4
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|2--2-3-2-2-2-3------2-2-2-3-2-2-2-3--
pm....................   .....   .............
Distortion

Fast Solo!

E-17p12---------1217p12---------1217p12--------12-15p12-------12-17p12------12
B------131213----------131213----------131213-----------131213--------131312--
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-17p12------12-17p2----1212-15p12-------1919-17171717-15-1515-141414-14-17-17-17
B------131213-------1312----------13-/17-----------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                         trem. bar           
E-15151514-14141414-----------fullx3----------17h19-----------------X--~~~~~~~~~~~
B------------------15--15-17--17^----17p15p14------/17--15p14----------~~~~~~~~~~~
G-------------------------------------------------------------16-14/---~~~~~~~~~~~

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------/15--13-12----13-12----------------12--12121212-12
G-2-4--3-2--0h2-------------------------------14-------14-12--11-12-14---------------
D---------------4--2---2h4~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------------------------

E------------------12----------12----------14-----14------1515--------17-----19-17-----
B-12151312-15131213---15-15-13---15-13h15----17-15--15-17------17/19----20-19-----19-19
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                full   full   full    1 1/2
E-17--------19-17-----17---------19-17-----17--------19-17------14^-14-----14-------------14
B---21-19-19-----19-19--21-19-19------19-19--21-19-19-----19-19-17^----17^---17^--(17)17^---
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       1/2       1/2  full   full        full      full
E-19p14---19p14-14^-------14-----14-1414-----1414------15----15----15----15----17---17----18----18-
B------17^------17^---17^----17^---------17^-------18^----18^---18^---18^---20^---20^--21^---21^---
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     trem. bar
E----19----19--22^~~~~~~~~~~
B-22^---22^-------~~~~~~~~~~
G-----------------~~~~~~~~~~

Play Rhy. Fig. 1 with solo:

D-----------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------5/7-8/7-5/7--------------------5/7-5/7
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3/5-6/5-3/5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3/5-3/5

(Both Guitars)
D-----3------3------3------3------------3------3------3------3--4
A-----3------3------3------3--2-2-------3------3------3------3--2
E-0-0-1--0-0-1--0-0-1--0-0-1--------0-0-1--0-0-1--0-0-1--0-0-1---
             
			       |               Play 5 Times                        |
				   |				       ^                           |
G------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D------------------|-------------2-4-5---------------------------------|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-------2-3-5-------3-3-2-3--3-5-3-2----------------|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|0-2-3-5-------------------------------3-2-0-0-0-0-0|

D-------------------------------------------------2-9
A------2-----3-----4-----3-----2-2--5/4--5/4--5/4-2-7
E--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------3/2--3/2--3/2-0--
pm....   ...   ...   ...   ...

  (w/backwards lead guitar) play 4 times
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------5/7-8/7-5/7--------------------5/7-5/7
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3/5-6/5-3/5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3/5-3/5
  pm................                 .................


Ha!   Ha!  Ha !  Ha!   (w/laughter)
G----------------------4-
D----------------------2-
A-5/4---5/4---5/4------2-
E-3/2-0-3/2-0-3/2------0-

 

