Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 15:11:35 -0600
From: "Art R."
Subject: TAB: "Slither" by Metallica
Slither
As recorded by Metallica on "Reload"
Transcription by Matt Rasmussen
PLEASE send any comments to mattrasmussen@mail.utexas.edu
All guitars tune down 1 half step - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
H hammer on
P Pull off
B Bend
p.m. palm mute
sim. similar - play the rest of the notes with similar style
Intro
Guitar I
"Don't go looking..." "Don't set..." "Haven't I seen you...."
Guitar II
Guitar I
p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. sim.
Guitar II
Guitar I
Riff A
Guitar II
Guitar I
"Ohhh, watch the puppets dancin' ....."
Riff B
Guitar II
Guitar I
"See you crawlin'......"
Riff C
Guitar II
Guitar I
Guitar II
Tremolo picking.............................
Guitar I
"Don't go looking for snakes you......"
Riff D
Guitar II
Guitar I
"haven't i seen you.." "there ain't no..."
Guitar II
Bridge
Guitar I
Riff E
[--]
[--]
-
-
[--]
[--]
Guitar II
[--]
[--]
-
-
[--]
[--]
Solo:
Play this a whole bunch of times
then play riff Riff B a couple of times.
Outro Solo:
Guitar I
Guitar I
Riff F
Here are the Riffs with the song.
Intro:
Don't go looking for snakes you might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before ?
Riff B:
Ohhh, watch the puppets dancin'
Yeah, see the clowns fall down
Hey, tie your tap shoes tightly
Yeah, and wear them into town
Riff C:
See you crawlin'...
See you crawlin' in...
RIff D:
Don't go looking for snakes you might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before ?
There ain't no heroes here...no....no more
Hey hey hey
Riff B:
Oooh, play the game so nicely
Oh, check, its your move now
Yeah, we're standing in this jungle
Yeah, with serpents I have found
Riff C:
See you crawlin'...
See you crawlin' in...
Riff D:
Don't go looking for snakes you might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before ?
Have your heroes disappeared?
Solo
Riff C:
See you crawlin'....
See you crawlin' in....
Riff D:
So don't go looking for snakes you might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before ?
No there ain't no heroes here.......no no
Outro:
Haven't I seen you here before ?
No there ain't no heroes here.
Don't go looking for snakes you might find them...
Haven't I seen you here before?
Have your heroes disappeared?
Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them...
James plays Riff E a couple times here.
From: "Art R."
Subject: TAB: "Slither" by Metallica
Slither
As recorded by Metallica on "Reload"
Transcription by Matt Rasmussen
PLEASE send any comments to mattrasmussen@mail.utexas.edu
All guitars tune down 1 half step - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
H hammer on
P Pull off
B Bend
p.m. palm mute
sim. similar - play the rest of the notes with similar style
Intro
Guitar I
"Don't go looking..." "Don't set..." "Haven't I seen you...."
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---4-3-2--x-x-x-x------------------7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2---
---4-3-2--x-x-x-x--7-6-5--x-x-x-x--7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2---
---2-1-0--x-x-x-x--7-6-5--x-x-x-x--5-4-3--3-0-3-0-3-0--2-1-0--0--0---
-------------------5-4-3--x-x-x-x------------------------------------
Guitar II
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---4-3-2---------------------------7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2---
---4-3-2-----------7-6-5-----------7-6-5---------------4-3-2--2--2---
---2-1-0-----------7-6-5-----------5-4-3---------------2-1-0--0--0---
-------------------5-4-3---------------------------------------------
Guitar I
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--8-----5------
---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----8-----5------
---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0-----6--0--3--0---
p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. sim.
Guitar II
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----------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------2--------------------------9--8--7------
------------------------------2--------------------------9--8--7------
------------------------------0--------------------------7--6--5--0---
Guitar I
Riff A
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----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--8-----5------
---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----8-----5------
---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0-----6--0--3--0---
Guitar II
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----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--9--8--7------
---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----9--8--7------
---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0-----7--6--5--0---
Guitar I
"Ohhh, watch the puppets dancin' ....."
Riff B
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------
---2---5-----7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2---
5---8---5--4--2---
---2---5-----7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2---5------7--8--5--8--2---
5---8---5--4--2---
---0---3--0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0---
3-0-6---3--2--0---
Guitar II
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------
---2---5-----------------2---5------------------2---5------------------2---
5---8---5--4--2---
---2---5-----------------2---5------------------2---5------------------2---
5---8---5--4--2---
---0---3--0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0---3---0--5--6--3--6--0---
3-0-6---3--2--0---
Guitar I
"See you crawlin'......"
Riff C
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
-----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x---------
-----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x---------
---0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--x-0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--0--0---
Guitar II
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
-----3-----------3------------3-----------3---------------
-----3-----------3------------3-----------3---------------
---0-1---------0-1----------0-1---------0-1--------0--0---
Guitar I
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
-----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x-------------
-----3--x-x------3--x--x------3--x-x------3--x--x-------------
---0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--x-0-1--x-x--x-0-1--x--x--0--0---0---
Guitar II
Tremolo picking.............................
--------------------------------------------------------------
---5-----------6------------8------------10-------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar I
"Don't go looking for snakes you......"
Riff D
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-------------------------------------------------
---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------
---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---
---2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---
-------------------------5-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---
Guitar II
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------
---4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---
---2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---
-------------------------5-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---
Guitar I
"haven't i seen you.." "there ain't no..."
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2-----
---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2-----
---5-4-3-3-3-3-2-1-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--2-1-0--2-0-----
-------------------------------------------------0---
Guitar II
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2-----
---7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2-----
---5-4-3-3-3-3-2-1-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--2-1-0--2-0-----
-------------------------------------------------0---
Bridge
Guitar I
Riff E
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[--]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[--]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
--------5--7B--5---------------5--7B--5--------------5--7B--5--8-----5----
-
-----/7------------7--------/7------------7-------/7------------8-----5----
[--]
---0------------------0--0-------------------0--0---------------6--0--3--0-
[--]
Guitar II
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[--]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[--]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
--------5--7B--5---------------5--7B--5--------------5--7B--5-------------
-
-----/7------------7--------/7------------7-------/7------------7----------
[--]
---0------------------0--0-------------------0--0------------------0--0--0-
[--]
Solo:
Play this a whole bunch of times
----------------------------
----------------------------
--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---
----------------------------
then play riff Riff B a couple of times.
Outro Solo:
Guitar I
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
---------5--7-----------5--7-----------5--7-----------5---
---7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7-----------7-/7------
---0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0------
Guitar I
Riff F
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-------------------------------------------------
---5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2-----
---5-5-5-5-4-3-2-------2-------2--4-3-2--4-2-----
---3-3-3-3-2-1-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--2-1-0--2-0-----
---------------------------------------------0---
Here are the Riffs with the song.
Intro:
Don't go looking for snakes you might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before ?
Riff B:
Ohhh, watch the puppets dancin'
Yeah, see the clowns fall down
Hey, tie your tap shoes tightly
Yeah, and wear them into town
Riff C:
See you crawlin'...
See you crawlin' in...
RIff D:
Don't go looking for snakes you might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before ?
There ain't no heroes here...no....no more
Hey hey hey
Riff B:
Oooh, play the game so nicely
Oh, check, its your move now
Yeah, we're standing in this jungle
Yeah, with serpents I have found
Riff C:
See you crawlin'...
See you crawlin' in...
Riff D:
Don't go looking for snakes you might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before ?
Have your heroes disappeared?
Solo
Riff C:
See you crawlin'....
See you crawlin' in....
Riff D:
So don't go looking for snakes you might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before ?
No there ain't no heroes here.......no no
Outro:
Haven't I seen you here before ?
No there ain't no heroes here.
Don't go looking for snakes you might find them...
Haven't I seen you here before?
Have your heroes disappeared?
Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them...
James plays Riff E a couple times here.