Sad But True

by Hetfield and Ulrich

as performed on Metallica

tab by Phil Boyle; [email protected]





Tune all guitars down 1 step

1)

d------------------------------------

A------------------------------------

F--2--2-2-2-3--3-2-------------------

C--2--2-2-2-3--3-2--7-6-5-3h5p3h5p3h5

G--0--0-0-0-1--1-0-------------------

D------------------------------------

intro



                                            full

2)                                          ^  V

C--2--2-2-------------   -----------------------

G--2--2-2--5p0-1p0----   -5p0-5-5~~~~~5p0-5-5---

D--0--0-0----------3p0   -----------------------

main riff                before verse





3)

C-------------0-------------------3----

G--2-2--2-2-2-0-2-2--2-0-2-2--2-2-1-2-2

D--0-0--0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---0-0

 pm..........   .................   ... 

verse riff





4a)

C----------3-0-3-2------------3-0-3-0-2-2-2-2-2-3---2--

G----------3-0-3-2------------3-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-5-0-5

D--0-0-0-0---------0--0-0-0-0---------------------3---3

 pm.......         ..........         .........



4b)

C-------------5-5-5-5p0----

G--5--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3p0-3-2

D--3--3-3-3-3-----------1-0

 pm..........

chorus



4c)

d--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-5--6-3-5-3-------------

A--5--6-3-6-5--6-3-6-5--6-3-5-3-------------

F-------------------------------------------

C--------------------------------5-5-5------

G--------------------------------3-3-3---3-2

D--------------------------------------0-1-0

chorus lead





5)

d------------------------------------------------------

A-----------------------------------5-4-3-----5-4-3----

F--------------2---------3----------------2---------3--

C--------------2-7-6-5---3-7-6-5------------2---------3

G------1p0-----0-------7-1-------8---------------------

D--3p0-----3p0-----------------------------------------





6)

C--2-3-5-3-2h3p2--2-3-5-3-2-3

G----------------------------

D----------------------------

interlude





7)

F----------3-2-3-2----------3-2-3-2

C----------3-2-3-2----------3-2-3-2

G--0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0--------

D----------------------------------

during the ending of the solo





------------------------------------------------------------

solo pt 1

d---------------------------------------------

A--12--------12-12----------------------------

F--11--------12-12------------12--------------

C------12-14-------14---12-14----14-12----12~~

G--------------------------------------14-----

D---------------------------------------------





pt2

d-----------------------------------------------

A-----------------------------------------------

F-----------12-------9p7p6----------------------

C-----12-14----14~~--------7h9~~9h10p9p7p0-----9

G--14--------------------------------------7~~~-

D-----------------------------------------------





pt3

d-----------------------------------------------------------------

A-----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12-----------12---------------

F--14----------14----------14-----------12-------12---------------

C------------------------------------------14-14----14-12---------

G---------------------------------------------------------14-12-10

D-----------------------------------------------------------------

(this part is just a little too quick for me, but it's close)





pt4 ^  ^                 ^                  ^     ^     ^

d-----------------------------------------------------------

A--14-14----------------14-------12--------14-12-14-12-14-12

F--14-14-14-12----12-14-14-12----12-----12-14-12-14-12-14-12

C--------------14-------------14-----14---------------------

G-----------------------------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------------------------





pt5

d-----------------------------------------------------------------------12-15

A-----------------------------------------------12-13----12-13-15-13-15------

F-----------------------------12----12-14-12-14-------14---------------------

C-----------12----12-14-12-14----14------------------------------------------

G--14-12-14----14------------------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                           ^  ^

d--15-13-12-15-13-12-15-13-12----------------------------------

A------------------------------15-12----15-12----15-12----15-15

F------------------------------------14-------14-------14------

C--------------------------------------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------------

D--------------------------------------------------------------





solo 2              ^          AH*******

d-----------------0-------------------------

A---------------0---3-0---------------------

F-------------2---------2-0----4-4-4-4-4-0--

C--2-0-2-0-2~~--------------2~~------------2

G-------------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------



d-------------------------------------12----12----12---

A-------12-12--12-12--12-12-12-----12----15----15----15

F-------12-12--12-12--12-12-12--14---------------------

C--//14------------------------------------------------

G------------------------------------------------------

D------------------------------------------------------