Song:Some Kind of Monster
Artist:Metallica
Album:St. Anger (2003)
Tabbed:Jonathon Reinhart - Kidd6488@aol.com
Tuning:Drop C (CGCFAD)

Key: B-full bend   h-hammer on
     b-half bend   p-pull off
     r-release     NH-natural harmonic
     /-slide up    PM-palm mute
     -slide down

Notes:  This song has some tricky orders, and re-uses some riffs
with changes.  That makes it really difficult to tab.
So just listen to the CD if you can't figure it out by
my tab.  Riff J is tricky, too. I think its right, but
its so fast that no one will probably notice. Have fun.
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Order of Riffs:

Name  |Riff|    X |Notes
---------------------------
IntroA1   
-----B  4
-----C2
-----A1  Don't play first open notes
        -----Das many as directed in riff
-----A  play the 333 from riff D first
-----Das many as directed in riff
-----C2
-----A1
-----E6
_/-----E8  (gtr1)
 ----- F2  (gtr2)
-----E1
-----G2
-----H2
-----E1
_/-----E8  (gtr1)
 ----- F2  (gtr2)
-----I2
Puase
-----   J1
Pause
-----J2
-----I2
-----B4
-----A  play the 333 from riff D first

-----E6
_/-----E8  (gtr1)
 ----- F2  (gtr2)
-----E1
-----G2
-----H2
-----E1
_/-----E8  (gtr1)
 ----- F2  (gtr2)
-----I2
Pause
-----   J1
Pause
-----J2
-----I2
-----B4
-----A  play the 333 from riff D first
-----E1
-----K6  notice the two gtr parts.
-----L(Gtr2)x4 (Gtr1)x8
_/-----H(Gtr1) 2
 ----- M(Gtr2) 4
-----L(Gtr2)x4 (Gtr1)x8
_/-----H(Gtr1) 2
 ----- M(Gtr2) 4
-----N1
-----J1
-----O1
-----J3
-----B4
-----A1
-----E2
-----P2

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Riff A (Slightly Distorted, maybe neck pickup):

                                    * only play 2nd time of intro
D|----------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------------|
F|----------------------|-----------------------------|
C|----------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------|-----------------------------|
C|-0---0-0---3---5---0--|-0--3--5--0--3--5--0--3--5br*|
 
                                     **feedback 2nd time of intro
D|----------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------------|
F|----------------------|-----------------------**----|
C|----------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------|-----------------------------|
C|-0---0-0---3---5---0--|-0--3--5--0--3--5--0-(3--5)--|
                                            (other than intro)

Riff B (Heavy Metal Distortion):

D|----------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------------|
F|----------------------|-----------------------------|
C|-0---0-0---3---5---0--|-0--3--5--0--3--5--0--3--5---|
G|-0---0-0---3---5---0--|-0--3--5--0--3--5--0--3--5---|
C|-0---0-0---3---5---0--|-0--3--5--0--3--5--0--3--5---|
                         PM       PM       PM

Riff C (Distortion):
                                       (final time)
D|-------:--------|--12NH---------------:-------|
A|-------:--------|--12NH---------------:-------|
F|-------:--------|--12NH---------------:-------|
C|-3-3-3-:--5--0--|-----------3-3-3-----:-(5-0)-|
G|-3-3-3-:--5--0--|-----------3-3-3-----:-(5-0)-|
C|-3-3-3-:--5--0--|-----------3-3-3-----:-(5-0)-|
         | <-------------GOTO----------<

Riff D (Gtr 1)(Distortion):

D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------***6*Beats**********----|
C|-3-3-3---5--0--------------------|
G|-3-3-3---5--0--------------------|
C|-3-3-3---5--0--------------------| X4

       (Gtr 2)(Distorted/Fuzzy):

                      (last time)
D|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------6--8--(9)----------|
F|----------7-------7---------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------| X8

Riff E (Distortion):

D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
C|-0--0-12--0---12-12--0----------|


Riff F (Guitar 2 Only)(Distorted; Gtr Vol lowered):

D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
C|-12--12-/-14b-(14)r--10-/-12b-r-|

Riff G (Distorted):

D|----------------|
A|----------------|
F|----------------|
C|----------------|
G|----------------|
C|-0--0--3-2-1----|
 PM..............|

Riff H (Gtr 1)(Distorted):

D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|
C|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0------------|
G|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0------------|
C|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0------------|
        PM      PM      PM
       (Gtr 2)(Distorted with Wah):

 WAH:  /      /     /     / (start at half, full, end half) 
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|
C|---12------12-----12-----12-----| 
G|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|


Riff I (Distorted)

D|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|
F|-------------------|---------------------|
C|-0----0----0--0----|-0--1--1--1/2/3------|
G|-0----0----0--0----|-0--1--1--1/2/3------|
C|-0----0----0--0----|-0--1--1--1/2/3------|

Riff J (Slightly Distorted)

D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
C|-3---5p3--0---5----3---5p3--0---------|

Riff K 

(Gtr1)(Distortion)(Only after 2nd time)
                              [play 1st and 2nd times though]
D|----------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------------|
F|----------------------|----------------------------|
C|-0-----0----0-----1---|-0---0---0------------------|
G|-0-----0----0-----1---|-0---0---0------------------|
C|-0-----0----0-----1---|-0---0---0---[0-0-0--0-0-0]-|
         PM....|             PM.....................|

(Gtr2)(Distorted, a little fuzz)

D|----------------------|---------------------------|
A|----------------------|---------------------------|
F|----------------------|---------------------------|
C|----------------------|---------------------------|
G|----------------------|---------------------------|
C|-0---0-32--0-0-0--1--|-0---0-32--0-0-0--0-0-0---| X6
             PM.....|               PM............|

Riff L (Distorted)

 * Let go  of note but make a slight harmonic.
D|-------------------------|---------|
A|-------------------------|---------|
F|-------------------------|---------|
C|-1---3*---3*-----3*---3*-|-x-x-x-x-|
G|-1---3*---3*-----3*---3*-|-x-x-x-x-|
C|-1---3*---3*-----3*---3*-|-x-x-x-x-|

fill (every 4 times, instead of xxxx)

D|----------|
A|----------|
F|----------|
C|--53-0-0-|
G|--53-0-0-|
C|--53-0-0-|




Riff M (Distorted)

D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|
C|-12----12---10--12---------|
G|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|

Riff N (Distorted, a little fuzz)

(Gtr1)(Distortion)

D|----------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------------|
F|----------------------|----------------------------|
C|-0-----0----0-----1---|-0---0----------------------|
G|-0-----0----0-----1---|-0---0----------------------|
C|-0-----0----0-----1---|-0---0-------0-0-0--0-0-0---| X2
         PM....|             PM.....................|

(Gtr2)

D|----------------------|---------------------------|
A|----------------------|---------------------------|
F|----------------------|---------------------------|
C|-0---0-3--2--0-0-0--1-|-0---0-3--2--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
G|----------------------|---------------------------|
C|----------------------|---------------------------| x2
             PM.....|               PM............|

last time: (both gtrs)

D|----------------|
A|----------------|
F|----------------|
C|----------------|
G|----------------|
C|-0-0-0--0-0-0---|
  PM.............|

Riff O

D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
F|----------------------------|
C|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
C|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
  PM.......................|

Riff P - I really have no idea how kirk does it here, sounds like
 the same fuzz james used in the beginning.  Maybe its this:

D|-12-12-12-12--------12-12-12-12----|
A|-------------12--12-------------12-|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------|

 Or maybe they are 12th fret harmonics.  Who knows, they dont
 show it in the DVD, that I could tell.  Just do what you like.

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