Chord/Tab song: King Nothing

Song: King Nothing
Album/Track: Load/Track
Artist: Metallica
Transcribed by: Aaron Mangel

This version of King Nothing is as Metallica played it in the studio
in sections, there can be up to 6 guitars playing at a time, this just
gives it a deeper, fuller sound.

Tempo120

Intro

Fill 1 (Gtr. 1) Fade in Use Distortion and Octaver
end Fill 1

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-17~~~~-17~~~~-17~~~~-17~~~~-|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------/----------------| Play 5x
4|-----------------------------|----------/-----------------|
5|-----------------------------|---------/-----------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Octaver doubles an octave below

w/Fill 1 (5x)
Full

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|------------------------15b-|
3|-----------------------------|------------------------14b-|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Full

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|r15--------15b---------------|----------------------------|
3|r14--------14b---------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|-----------------------X--X-|
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------X--X-|

Full Full

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|---------7B----(7)b---------|
5|-7/--------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-7/--------------------------|----------------------------|

Release bend to 1/2

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|--(7)---------------(7)\-----|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

1/4 1/4 |-Let Ring-|

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|----------------5b-----------|------5b-------8---7--------|
5|--5--6--7---/7-----7---------|---/7----7\-----------------|
6|--0--0--0--0-----------------|-0----------/6---5----------|

Rhy. Fig. 1 (w/Fill 1)

1/4 1/4 |-Let Ring-| (end fig.1)

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|----------------------------|---------------------------| Play 3x
4|------------------5b--------|------5b-------8---7-------|
5|-----5--6--7---/7-----7------|---/7----7\-----------------|
6|-0---0--0--0--0--------------|-0----------/6---5----------|

1/4 1/4 |-Let Ring-|

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|----------------------------|---------------------------| Play 3x
4|------------------5b--------|------5b-------8---7-------|
5|-----5--6--7---/7-----7------|---/7----7\-----------------|
6|-0---0--0--0--0--------------|-0----------/6---5----------|

(w/Rhy. Fig. 1)
[1/4] [1/4]

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
2|-12--12b--------12--12b------|----------------------------------|
3|-12--12b--------12--12b------|----1214p12--1214p12--1214p12-----|
4|---------14~~~----------14~~~|(14)-------14-------14-------14---|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|

Rhy. Fig. 2

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|----------------------------|----------/----------------|
4|----------------------------|----------/-----------------|
5|--X--2--5--2------8--7-------|---------/-----------------|
6|--X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--0----|----------------------------|

Wish I may, Wish I might, have this wish I wish tonight
end rhy fig 2

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|--X--2--5--2------8--7-------|--X--2--5--2------8--7--5---|
6|--X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--0----|--X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--3---|

Are you satisfied?
Gtr 1 subtitute Rhy. Fill 1 (see end of tab)

w/Rhy. Fig. 2
[1/4] [1/4]

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-9\---------------------9----|-9\---------------------9---|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-7\-----------/8--8--7--7----|-7\-----------/8--8--7--7---|
6|----0--3b--0--/6--6--5-------|----0--3b--0--/6--6--5------|

Dig for gold, dig for fame. You dig to make your name.
[1/4]

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|------------/---------------|-9\-------------------------|
4|------------/----------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------/----------------|-7\-----------/8--8--7--5---|
6|-----------------------------|----0--3b--0--/6--6--5--3---|

Are you pacified?

Half Time feel
Pre-Chorus
Rhy Fig 3
end Rhy fig 3

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------5~~~--------------|----------------------------|
4|----/7--7--------7--7--5-----|-(5)--7---------------------|
5|-0------------------0--0-----|-(0)--0-----6---------------|
6|-----------------------------|---------0--6---------------|

All the want you waste.

Rhy Fill 2 (w/Rhy Fig 3)
Full 1/2 /

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------5~~~--7--5--7b----|-(7)--5--7--7b~~~-----------|
4|----/7--7--------------------|----------------------------|
5|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------12\---|

All yhe things you've changed.
Chorus (end Half time feel)

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----|
6|-0----0--0--0--0--0--0-------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|

Then it all crashes down and you break your crown

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----|
6|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|

and you point your finger but there's no one around

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----|
6|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|

Just want one thing. Just to play the king

|-P.M.-----| To Coda
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----|
6|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----|

But the castle crumbled and your left with just a

/-------------------------------------------------------------

|1.
Full Full Full w/ Rhy fig 1 (4x)

1|-13----13----13--------------|----------------------------|
2|-16b---16b---16b-----16\-----|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

name. Where's your crown, King Nothing?

--------------------------------------------------------------
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------

[1/4] [1/4]

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|-12-12b----12b--------------|
3|-----------------------------|-12-12b----12b--------------|
4|-----------------------------|--------14-----14-----------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Where's your crown?

--------------------------------------------------------------
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|-12--12----12--12-----12----|
3|-1214p12---1214p12--1214p12--|-12--12----12--12-----12----|
4|--------14--------14-------14|--------14--------14--------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------------------\

Full/1/2 Full/1/2 |

1|------------------------------|
2|-14b-----12--14--14--14b--14\-|
3|-14b-----12--14--14--14b--14\|
4|-----------------------------|
5|------------------------------|
6|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------

|2.
Full Full Full

1|-13b--13b--13b---------------|
2|-16b--16b--16b----16\--------|
3|-----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|

name. Where's your crown, King
Guitar Solo
w/Rhy Fig 1 (4x)
with wah as filter and octaver

Full Full

1|-12--------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-15b-------------------------|-11-------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|-13b------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Nothing? You're
Full Full Full

1|-12--------------14----15----|----------------------------|
2|-15b-------------17b---18b---|--(18)\---------------/14---|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

nothing Come on, where's your crown?
Full Full

1|-12-0-14-0-15-0-14-0----12-12-|-12-0-14-0-15-0-14-0---12-12-|
2|---------------------15----15b|---------------------15---15b|
3|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
4|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
5|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
6|------------------------------|-----------------------------|

Full Full Full

1|15p12-0-12--15p12-0-12-------|12-0-14-0-15-0-14-0----12-12-|
2|--------15b---------15b------|--------------------15----15b|
3|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

w/Rhy Fig 3 (1.5x)

1|-17--17--17--20----------17--|----------------------------|
2|-----------------20--20------|-17--17--20-----------------|
3|-----------------------------|-------------19--19--19-----|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Gtr 1 substitute Rhy Fill 2 w/Rhy. Fill 3 (see end of tab)
Full Full

1|-17--17--17--20---------17---|----------------------------|
2|-----------------20--20------|-17------17-------17--------|
3|-----------------------------|---------19b------19b-------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Huh!
w/Rhy Fig 2
Full Full Full Full

1|----------12-----------12-----------12-------|
2|-15b--15b----15p12-15b----15p12-15b----15p12-|
3|---------------------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------------------|

Full

1|----------------------------------------------------------|
2|-----12-15p12----12h15p12----12---------------------------|
3|-14b----------14----------14----14-14p12----12h14-12~~~\--|
4|-----------------------------------------14---------------|
5|----------------------------------------------------------|
6|----------------------------------------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|
2|-12----14-14--15--14---------|
3|-12----14-14--15--14---------|
4|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|

Full Full

1|-12--12-15p12----12-15p12--------------------------------------------|
2|-15b----------15----------15p12-----12h15p12-------------------------|
3|--------------------------------14b----------14p12----12h14p12-14-12-|
4|---------------------------------------------------14----------------|
5|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 w/Fill 1 & Rhy Fill 4 (see end of tab)

1|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
2|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
3|-14b-14--14b-14--14b-14--14b-12-|-------------------------|
4|--------------------------------|-14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
5|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
6|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|-12-------------------12\---|
2|------------------------12---|-12-------------------12\---|
3|------------------------12---|----------------------------|
4|-(14)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

end solo

1|-\X--------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-\X--------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

adlib with feedback next 10 bars

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Bridge w/Fill 1(8x)

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

I wish I may, I

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Wish I might have this wish I wish

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

tonight I want that star, I

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

want it now. I want it all and I don't care how.

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|--h2-------------------------|---h5-----------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

| Careful | what you wish |

1|--------0--------------0-----|------------------0---------|
2|------------(3)/5------------|---3-----------------3/5----|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|--0--------------------------|----------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|--h4-------------------------|--h3------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

| Careful 1/2 | what you say Careful |

1|-------------2---------------|-----------------0----------|
2|--2-------------2b-----(2)\--|-\1-------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|---------------------3---1--|
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|--h2-------------------------|--h5------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

|what you wish you may | regret it Careful |

1|---------------3----------3--|----------------0---3----0--|
2|--------(3)/5-----(3)/5------|-(5)\3----------------------|
3|-----------------------------|-----------0----------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|--0--------------------------|----------------------------|

D.S. al Coda
(goto the /)

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|--h4-------------------------|--h7------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------19\--|

| What you wish you just | might get it |

1|----------0------------------|--0----------0------0-------|
2|---------------2b-------2----|-------------1------1-------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|--2--------------------------|--------2-------------------|

CODA

Full Full Full

1|-13----13----13--------------|----------------------------|
2|-16b---16b---16b-----16------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|-2--------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|-0--------------------------|

name. Where's your crown King Nothing?

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-(2)-------------------------|-(2)------------------------|
6|-(0)-------------------------|-(0)------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|
5|-(2)-------------------------|
6|-(0)-------------------------|

Nothing.

OUTRO
w/Rhy. Fig. 1 (Gtr 2 4x, Gtr. 3 3.5x)

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0--2p0---0-2-0---0-2-0---|
3|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0--2p0---0-2-0---0-2-0h1-|
4|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|-2--------2-------2---------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|

Mm, no you're just
Full

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0------------------------|
3|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0-0h2p0---0h2p0---4b-----|
4|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|-----------2-------2----5~~-|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|

nothing. Where's your crown King
Full

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0-2p0---2p0--------------|
3|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0-2p0---2p0---2b--2--0---|
4|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|---------2-----2------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|

Nothing No, you're just
w/Rhy. Fill 5
Full

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0------------------------|
3|----0--0---------0--0--------|---0--0h2p0---0h2p0---4b----|
4|----------2~~~---------2~~~--|------------2-------2----5~~|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|

nothing Absolutly
Free Time

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------||

nothing Off to never never land....
[End]
Rhy. Fill 1

1|-----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|
3|-----------------------9-----|
4|-----------------------------|
5|-X--2--5--2------8--7--7-----|
6|-X--0--3--0--/6--6--5--------|

Rhy. Fill 3

[1/2]

1|-----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|
3|--(7)---5----7----7b---------|
4|--(5)---7--------------------|
5|--(0)---0---------6----------|
6|-------------0----6----------|

Rhy. Fill 4

\.5/ \.5/ \.5/

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-0---------------------------|-(0)------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-(0)-------------------------|-(0)--------------x-x---|
1|-----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|
6|-19\-------------------------|

Rhy. Fill 5

1/2 Free Time

1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|--------5--7--7b---5--7------|-(7)/9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
5|----/7-----------------------|----------------------------|
6|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|

Legend

~ Vibrato
b Bend (amount will be told)
h Hammer-on
p Pull-off
/ Sign to go back to from DS al Coda
\x/ use tremlo bar to drop pitch x steps
/ & \ slides
/
/ repeat sign (repeat previous measure)
/
X muted strings