Metallica - King Nothing guitar tab
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Song: King Nothing
Album/Track: Load/Track
Artist: Metallica
Transcribed by: Aaron Mangel and Jon Symons
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.
Hi ,I'm Jon and I saw that this version of the song is a copy from the tabbook.
A lot of the things in there are correct but I know there are things that are not.
I want to change them , so here you go , The 100% correct king nothing tab.
additions made by Jon .
Tempo=120
Intro
Fill 1 (Gtr. 1) Fade in Use Distortion (it's not done with octaver.)
end Fill 1
1|-----0------0------0------0--|----------------------------|
2|-17~~~~-17~~~~-17~~~~-17~~~~-|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|--------*--/----------------| Play 5x
4|-----------------------------|----------/-----------------|
5|-----------------------------|---------/--*---------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
the tabbook says it uses an octaver , but i'm sure kirk doesn't.
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 in this part there are 2 different guitars.
the tabbook says they play the same ,
but there is 1 guitar playing this at the bottom,
and another one playing the other part,
it's not easy to hear.
Rhy Fig 3 end Rhy fig 3
1|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-0---0-----0--------7--5-----|-(5)--7---------------------|
5|-2---2-----2--------0--0-----|-(0)--0-----6---------------|
6|-----------------------------|---------0--6---------------|
|
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)
Again in this part there are 2 guitars.
One of them plays this part below ,but I think
these notes arent just struck ,it might be done
with some sort of sustainer.
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|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-9---------------------------|-9--------------------------|
5|-7------let notes ring-------|-10---let notes ring--------|
6|-0---------------------------|-7--------------------------|
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|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-9---------------------------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----|
5|-9--let ring-----------------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----|
6|-0---------------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
pm.....................|
with this part keep playing the guitar that's written down here,
and also play the guitar that's written above (the "let ring part")
exept for the last bar and then just play along with the other guitar.
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?
--------------------------------------------------------------
1/4 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 ,
I ,Jon has also made additions in this solo ,
I am sure it is correct now.
Full Full
1|-12--------------------------|----------------------------|
2|-15b-------------------------|-11-------------------------|
3|-----------------------------|-13b------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
Nothing? You're
tremelo pick these notes.......................|
1|-12//------------14//--15//--|-(15)//---------------------|
2|-----------------------------|----------------------/14---|
3|--9//------------11//--12//--|-(12)//---------------------|
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)
everytime you hit a not ,rock your wah full.
1|-17--17--17--20--15--15--17--|-12--12--15--10--10---10----|
2|-17--17--17--17--15--15--15--|-12--12--12--10--10---10----|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
6|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
Gtr 1 substitute Rhy Fill 2 w/Rhy. Fill 3 (see end of tab)
Full Full
1|-17--17--17--20--15--15-17---|--12-----12------12---------|
2|-17--17--17--17--15--15-15---|---------15b-----15b--------|
3|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
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
|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
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
