Tabs for

"The Shortest Straw"


The Shortest Straw

written by Hetfield and Ulrich

as performed on ...And Justice For All

tab by HypaDermic@aol.com





Intro:



G|------------------------------|

D|------------------------------|

A|------------------------------|

E|-0-0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0-0-|



G|------------------------------|

D|------------------------------|

A|------------------------------|

E|-0-0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0-5--0-0-|



G|------------------------------|

D|------------------------------|

A|------------------------------|

E|-0-0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0-0-|



G|------------------------------|

D|------------------------------|

A|------------------------------|

E|-0-0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|





Chorus:



G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-0-1-0--0-0-000--0-1-0--0-3-0-5--0-1-0-0-0-000-|



G|----------------|

D|----------------|

A|----------------|

E|-0-1-0--0-5-0-3-|



A bar is repeatedly done after a number of the above 

Chorus lick. The bar is below (very simple).



G|----------|

D|----------|

A|----------|

E|-3-3--2-2-|







Verse:



G|----------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------|

E|-0-0-00--00-0-1-0-1--0-0-00--00-0-3-0-3-|



G|--------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------|

E|-0-0-00-00-0-1-0-1--0-0-00-00-0-3-2-1-|





After 2 or more times of the above, the same lick goes 

higher, demonstrated directly below.



G|--------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------|

E|-2-2-22-22-2-3-2-3--2-2-22-22-2-5-2-5-|



G|--------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------|

E|-2-2-22-22-2-3-2-3--2-2-22-22-2-5-4-3-|







Main lick (used in several parts of song, and after a 

few of the Chorus's...it is also used as a Pre-Chorus. When used as a 

Pre-Chorus, just do the first bar twice):



G|------------------------------------|

D|------8-7-8\------------------------|

A|---/7-------------------------------|

E|-0-------------0-0-0-00--00-0-1-0-1-|



G|----------------------------------|

D|------8-7-8\----------------------|

A|---/7-----------------------------|

E|-0-------------0-0-00--00-0-3-0-3-|



G|----------------------------------|

D|-------8-7-8\---------------------|

A|---/7-----------------------------|

E|-0-------------0-0-00--00-0-5-0-5-|



G|----------------------------------|

D|--------8-7-5\--------------------|

A|---7-8----------------------------|

E|-0--------------3-3-33-33-3-2-2-1-|







Another Bridge or Pre-Chorus is shown below.



G|---------------|-------------------|

D|---------------|-------------------|

A|-2-2-2-2-------|-7----7-7-8--------|

E|---------------|---0---------7h8-8-|



G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|

D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|

A|-7h8p7p6-7h8p7p6-|----7-7-8-------|-7h8p7p6-7h8p7p6-|

E|-----------------|-5--------7h8-8-|-----------------|





Pre-Solo



G|---------|----------|---------|----------|

D|---------|----------|---------|----------|

A|---------|----------|---------|----------|

E|-0-------|-1--------|-2-------|-3--------|



G|----------|---------|----------|---------|-------|

D|----------|---------|----------|---------|-------|

A|----------|---------|----------|---------|-------|

E|-0--------|-1-------|-2--------|-3-------|-3-2-1-|



Chorus, then:



G|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------|

D|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------|

A|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------|

E|-0---0-1-0-1--|-0---0-3-0-3-|-0---0-1-0-1-0-|-3-2-1-|



G|-------------|-------------|---------------|-------|

D|-------------|-------------|---------------|-------|

A|-------------|-------------|---------------|-------|

E|-0---0-1-0-1-|-0---0-3-0-3-|-0---0-1-0-1-0-|-3-2-1-|



G|---------|---------|----------|

D|---------|---------|----------|

A|---------|---------|----------|

E|-2-3-4-5-|-2-3-4-5-|-5-4-3--1-|



Chorus, then back to the song (Verse and Chorus)







The ending is below:



G|---------|---------|-------|-----------------------|

D|---------|---------|-------|-----------------------|

A|---------|---------|-------|-----------------------|

E|-2-3-4-5-|-2-3-4-5-|-3-2-1-|-0-0-00-00-0-0-1-0-1-0-|

 

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