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The Shortest Straw by Metallica guitar tab (text):

TAB Info:

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Song: "The Shortest Straw"

Band: "Metallica"

as played on "...And Justice for All"



Tuning: Normal Tuning(E,A,D,G,B,E) duh! =P



Notations:

----------

h   = Hammer On 

p   = Pull Off 

b   = Bend

r   = Release bend

/   = Slide up

\   = Slide down

~   = Vibrato 

t   = Tab

x   = Mute

\/  = Use Tremolo Bar

  = Natural Harmonic

[]  = Artificial Harmonic

PM  = Palm mute

.   = Plam Muted note

sl  = Slide

E5  = Chord Name (in this case E5)



Wierd Chords:

-------------



For all you guys that don't wanna read a 25 page instruction guide on chords 

I've just notated down the wierd alternative chords used in this song



These are:



D/F#5 : 1431xx

E/G#5 : 4764xx



Guitars:

--------

Guitar 1= Distorted Guitar, Normally Tuned

Guitar 2= Distorted Guitar, Normally Tuned



Tabbed by:

----------



me!



Fandango (Taaa-daaa!!!)



E-mail: mariano.costa@chello.se



If you E-mail me about requests I will hunt you down and kill you.



If any TAB-community is takeing credit for my TAB, I'll personally hunt them down and kill them



*** all the plagiarists assholes going to OLGA and submitting TABs that aren't originally written by thesmselves, re-tagging them and posting them on MXTABS.NET.



We know who you are and do you really think you can cheat on us, you cheap bastards?





PERIOD.





Thanks to:

---------



My friends for teachning me how to play guitar

My parents for standing the noise I make with my computer and guitar.

My neighbours for not impaling me on spears for randomly in the middle of the night playing guitar.



Everyone that's giving me credit for this TAB.

All the guitar communities that publishied this TAB.

(mxtabs.net, OLGA, Harmony-Central)



History:

--------



I originally tabbed this song down 3 years ago and I submitted it to OLGA and Harmony Central.

But by some strange reason they never accepted it and never put it up in their archive.

I've re-wrtten some stuff and corrected it since then and I'm now submiting 

it to serveral guitar-pages.





Here's the TAB for "The Shortest Straw" by Metallica. 

It took me some hours to tab the song down.

I was sick and tired of badly transcribed "...And Justioce for All"-songs, so I

took some time and tabbed down my favourite song. (from my favourite Album)





The timimg should be close to perfect. I've been working hours on getting

the timing right. EXEPT for the solo(s). 

But as always you'll have to listen to the song to get the right timing...



Here goes:





Intro                    

-----



This is a rather slowly part.



      E5               E5                G5   F5 E5

D|-----2----------------2-----------------5----3-2--|

A|-----2----------------2-----------------5----3-2--|

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

PM . .              . .             . . .      





      E5             B5   E5           E5             G5  F5 E5	

G|--------------------3-----------|----------------------------|

D|-----2--------------3----2--(2)-|-----2--------------5---3-2-|

A|-----2--------------1----2--(2)-|-----2--------------5---3-2-|

E|-0-1-0--------0-1-0----1-0--(0)-|-0-1-0--------0-1-0-3---1-0-|

PM . .          . . .    .          . .          . . .   letrng

	                                                              

      E5            E5

E|----------------------|

B|----------------------|

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

D|-----2-------------2--|

A|-----2-------------2--|

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

PM . .        . . .







Chorous

-------



This one goes a bit faster...



      E5                       E5    G5 B5

E|-----------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------3-|

D|-----2------------------------2-----5--3-|

A|-----2------------------------2-----5--1-|      

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

PM ...      ...................

      

      

      E5                       E5    B5 F5

E|-----------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------3----|

D|-----2------------------------2-----3--3-|

A|-----2------------------------2-----1--3-|      

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

PM ...      ...................

      

      

      E5                       E5    G5 B5

E|-----------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------3-|

D|-----2------------------------2-----5--3-|

A|-----2------------------------2-----5--1-|      

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

PM ...      ...................



                                       Chorous Fill

                                       ------------



      E5                       E5      G5 G5 F#5 F5

E|------------------------------------|-------------|

B|------------------------------------|-------------|

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

D|-----2------------------------2-----|-5--5--4--3--|

A|-----2------------------------2-----|-5--5--4--3--|      

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

PM ...      ...................         





Repeat Chorous once and play the Chorous Fill





Then play this before kicking in the Main Riff



      E5                     F5 F5

E|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------| Main Riff Kicks In Immediately

D|-----2----------------------3--3-|

A|-----2----------------------3--3-|      

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

PM ...      .................







Main Riff

---------



                           			    E5 F5  E5 F5

E|------------------------|------------------------------|

B|------------------------|------------------------------|

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

D|-----------8-7b(8)--8---|---------------------2-3---2-3|

A|--2--/--7-------------7-|---------------------2-3---2-3|

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

     slide.			 P.M.................                     



One guitar plays this riff alone TWICE.

After the the drums & second guitar kicks in and play this riff one more time.



After that:



Main Riff Variation #1

----------------------

                    	                     E5 G5 E5 G5

E|------------------------|------------------------------|

B|------------------------|------------------------------|

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

D|-----------8-7b(8)--8---|---------------------2-5---2-5|

A|--2--/--7-------------7-|---------------------2-5---2-5|

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

     slide.			 P.M.................                     



Main Riff Variation #2

----------------------

                                               E5 A5 E5 A5

E|------------------------|------------------------------|

B|------------------------|------------------------------|

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

D|-----------8-7b(8)--8---|---------------------2-7---2-7|

A|--2--/--7-------------7-|---------------------2-7---2-7|

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

     slide.			 P.M.................                     









Main Riff Ending

----------------

  E5                       Lots of G5      F#5        F5             

E|------------------------|--------------------------------|

B|------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|----------3--2-h3p2p0---|--------------------------------|

D|2------2----------------|-6---6---6-6---6-4--4-4--4-4-3--|

A|2---0-------------------|-6---6---6-6---6-4--4-4--4-4-3--|    

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





Verse

-----

The verse is devided in to 2 "sections".

The first is exactly like the endings to the Second Main Riff...



Part 1:

-------

                     E5 F5 E5 F5                    E5 G5 E5 G5

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------|

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

D|--------------------2-3---2-3----------------------2-5---2-5-|

A|--------------------2-3---2-3----------------------2-5---2-5-|

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

PM..................              .................



   "Sus - pi - cion  is  your name...Your hon - es - ty to blame"

   "Whitch  hunt mo-de-rn  day..."





                     E5 F5 E5 F5                  G5  F#5 F5

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------|

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

D|--------------------2-3---2-3-------------------5---4---3---|

A|--------------------2-3---2-3-------------------5---4---3---|    

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

PM..................              ................       



  " Put  di- gni- ty   to  shame, dis- hon- our..." 

  " The bla-tant  dis- a -ray   , dis- fi- gure..."





Repeat Once





Part 2:

-------



This one is very similar to the first one.

Just play it a bit higher up on the freet.



                    F#5 G5 F#5 G5                  F#5 A5 F#5 A5

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------|

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

D|--------------------4-6---4-6----------------------4-7---4--7-|

A|--------------------4-6---4-6----------------------4-7---4--7-|

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

PM..................              .................



  " The Pub - lic  eye dis- grace...

  " Def -   en -  ing..."

                     

                    F#5 G5 F#5 G5                A5  G#5 G5

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------|

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

D|--------------------4-6---4-6-------------------7---6---6---|

A|--------------------4-6---4-6-------------------7---6---6---|    

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

PM..................              ................       



" Un - ending  pa- per - chase, Un- en-ding..." 

" Reck  -  on  -  ing,       This - ver- ti- go doth it to bring..."





Repeat Once



Play the Main Riff once.





Pre-Chorous

-----------



  F#5                             E5   E5   F5   B5   C5

E|------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------|

H|------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------|

G|-4--4--4--4-|------------------|-9---9--9/10---4/5--5--5-----------------|

D|-4--4--4--4-|-2h3p2p0-2h3p2p0--|-9---9--9/10---4/5--5--5--2h3p2p0-2h3p2p0|

A|-2--2--2--2-|------------------|-7---7--7/8----2/3--3--3-----------------|

E|------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------|

                                          sl    sl         hammer-ons, pulloffs



   A5   A5 E5 F5  B5 G5 G5 G5

E|---------------------------------------------|

H|---------------------------------------------|

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

D|--7---7---9/10---4/5--5--5--2h3p2p0-2h3p2p0--|

A|--7---7---9/10---4/5--5--5-------------------|

E|--5---5---7/8----2/3--3--3-------------------|







Play Chorous



"Shortest Straw, challenge liberty..."

"Donwed by law, live in infamy..."





Chorous

-------



Play Chorous again.



Pulled for you, Shortest Straw..."





After the chorous ends play the entire Main Riff with all the Main Riff Variation 

and the Main Riff Ending.



Play the entire Verse again, Main Riff, Pre-Chorous, Chorous and all that *** again.







Interlude

----------



The Interlude has two guitars in it playing simountaniously.





Guitar 1:

E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

H|--------------------------|----------------------------|

G|-----2-------3------2h3p2-|-----2-------3------2h3p2---|

D|-2-------2-------2--------|-3-------3-------2----------|

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

E|--------------------------|----------------------------|



E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

H|--------------------------|----------------------------|

G|-----2---4---5---7---7--7-|-7----------------7---------|

D|-4------------------------|-----5--4--5----------4-----|

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

E|--------------------------|----------------------------|







Guitar 2:

Open Chords.



  E5                         F5

D|-2--------------(2)-------|-3---------------(3)--------|

A|-2--------------(2)-------|-3---------------(3)--------|

E|-0--------------(0)-------|-1---------------(1)--------|

	    let ring	  	      let ring





   D/F#5                     G5

G|--1--------------(1)------|----------------------------|

D|--3--------------(3)------|-5--------------(5)---------|

A|--4--------------(4)------|-5--------------(5)---------|

E|--1--------------(1)------|-3--------------(3)---------|





Repeat Interclude Once





The last time, Guitar 2 ends with:



   F#5                        G5



G|--1--------------(1)------|-------------------------|

D|--3--------------(3)------|-5-------------5--4---3--|

A|--4--------------(4)------|-5-------------5--4---3--|

E|--1--------------(1)------|-3-------------3--2---1--|

P.M                                         ........   





Guitar Solo

-----------



The other guitar plays Verse Riff.





A|--9--/---5-----|

      sl 



E|--------------------------------------------14--17p15p14-------12-15p14p12-|

H|-------------------------------------/-14h15-------------15----------------|

G|-[9]-/-\--/---\-----9--\--7---14-/-\------------------------16-------------|

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

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

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

       Tremolo          sl         Tremlo



E|-----------14-12--------------12-------------12-------------------------|

H|-14p12h15---------15h13p12h13----15p13p12h13----------------------------|

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

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

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

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                    Harmonics     Harmonics



E|-------12------------------------14p12h12------12--------------------------|

H|-14b16-----15p12--------12h15p12-----------15------------12h15p12----------|

G|------------------14b16----------------------------14b16-------------------|

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

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

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|





E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

H|-14---12-------12----------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------15------15p12h14------14p12--12h14p12----------1---2--[14]b[16]--|

D|----------------------------14-----------------------14--------------------|

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

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                  Harmonics



E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

H|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-[11]b[12]-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------[13]b[14]-[12]b[13]-[11]b[12]----------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------[13]b[14]--[12]b[13]--[11]b[12]-|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                lots of Artificial Harmonics





E|------------------|

H|------------------|

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

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

A|-[9]b[10]--12~~~--|

E|------------------|

                    



After that part, the second guitar plays a variation of the verse-riff.

It goes like:



                     E5 F5 E5 F5                    E5 G5 E5 G5

                                                               

D|-2------------------2-3---2-3----------------------2-5---2-5-|

A|-2------------------2-3---2-3----------------------2-5---2-5-|

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

   .



                     E5 F5 E5 F5                  G5  F#5 F5

                    

D|--------------------2-3---2-3-------------------5---4---3---|

A|--------------------2-3---2-3-------------------5---4---3---|    

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



Repeat Once







Back to the solo.





E|-22p20p19---------20p19p17----------19----------------------------|

H|----------22--22------------20--20-----22p20p19--22p20p19---------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------20b21---|

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

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

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|





E|-----19-----------------------------------------------------------|

H|-20------22p20p19-22p20p19-------20p19-----------19---------------|

G|---------------------------21-21-------21p19--19----21p19------21-|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------22-----|

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

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|





E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

H|-20p19---------19p17------------17p15---------15p13p12------12----|

G|--------21p19---------19p18p17---------17p16------------14--------|

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

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

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|





E|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

H|-17p12--15p12---------------|-------------------------------------|

G|---------------14p12--14b16-|-- SHORT BREAK ----------------------|

D|----------------------------|----------------------------------12-|

A|----------------------------|------------------------------14-----|

E|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|



Easy climbing on the freet...



E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

H|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-11------10------9------8-------7--------6--------5--------4-------|

D|-----12------11-----10------9-------8--------7---------6--------5--|

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

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



E|---------------------------------------------------------|

H|---------------------------------------------------------|

G|--3------3-------2------1-------2---0--------------------|

D|-----4-------4------3-------2------------2---0----2------|

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

E|---------------------------------------------------------|





Slowly rising.



E|-----------------------------------7---------10---12-----/////12---|

H|-------------------------------8--------11-------------------------|

G|-----------------7---10----9---------------------------------------|

D|---------9---8-----------------------------------------------------|

A|-7--10-------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|





Hold...



Guitar 2 plays this fast fill:



              E5 F5 E5 F5   

                    

D|-------------5---4---3---|

A|-------------5---4---3---|    

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





Part 3: (Guitar 2)

-------

This is a variation of the Interclude. It's played a bit higher.

Guitar 2 plays open power chords, it goes like this:





  F#5                        G5



D|-4--------------(4)-------|-6---------------(6)--------|

A|-4--------------(4)-------|-6---------------(6)--------|

E|-2--------------(2)-------|-3---------------(3)--------|





 E/G#5                       A5             A5  G#5 G5



G|-4--------------(4)-------|----------------------------|

D|-6--------------(6)-------|-7--------------7---6---5---|

A|-7--------------(7)-------|-7--------------7---6---5---|

E|-4--------------(4)-------|-5--------------5---4---3---|



Repeat Once.





Solo Guitar goes:



E|-9p6---9p6---9p6-9p6---9p6----9p6-|-10p7---10p7---10p7-10p7---10p7---10p7-|

B|-----7-----7---------7------7-----|------8------8-----------8------8------|

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

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

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

E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|





E|-12p7---12p7---12p7-12p7---12p7---12p7-|-12p9---12p9---12p9-12p9---12p9---12p9-|

B|------9------8-----------9------8------|------8------8-----------8------8------|

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

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

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

E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|





Interlude #2 (Solo Guitar)

------------



E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

H|--------------------------|----------------------------|

G|-----4-------5------4h5p4-|-----4-------5------4h5p4---|

D|-4-------4-------4--------|-5-------5-------5----------|

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

E|--------------------------|----------------------------|





E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

H|--------------------------|----------------------------|

G|-----4---6---7---9---9--9-|-9--------------------------|

D|-6------------------------|-----7--6--7---6---6--------|

A|--------------------------|-----------7---6---6--------|

E|--------------------------|-----------5---4---3--------|





End Solo Fill

-------------





D|-4-/-3-------2---|

A|-4-/-3-------2---|

E|-2-/-1-------0---|

PM  sl         .







Here goes the the Chorous again.

Play the Main riff TWICE



Solo 2

------



A rather short solo...

Use wah-wah.



The other guitar plays Chorous-Riff.



E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-17b19~~~~--------------------------------------17b20---17b19-----|

G|-17b19~~~~----------17b19-r17-p-15-17p15--------------------------|

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

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

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|





E|--------------------------18b20---------18--17--15------15--18b20-|

B|--17b20-r-17p15---17b18-----------------------------18------------|

G|------------------17b19-------------------------------------------|

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

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

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|





E|----18p15------------15h18p15-------------------------------------|

B|-20--------18p15h18------------18p15--------15-15-18p15-----------|

G|--------------------------------------17b19-------------17--15--15|

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

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

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|





E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-17b18----15---17--17---15------15---17--17p15-----15-------------|

G|-17b19----15---17--17---15------15---17--17p15-----15-------------|

D|----------------------------17-----------------17------17---15-17~|

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

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|



Then rapidly go to verse.

Then Main Riff, Pre-Chorous.

Then skip Chorous and play this instead:



      E5                     F5 F5 E5

E|------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------|

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

D|-----2----------------------3--3--2-|

A|-----2----------------------3--3--2-|      

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

PM ...      .................

                      "Pulled for you!"







Finally, play this:



                     E5 F5 E5 F5                    E5 F5 E5 F5

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------|

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

D|--------------------2-3---2-3----------------------2-3---2--3-|

A|--------------------2-3---2-3----------------------2-3---2--3-|

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

PM..................             ..................





Then go to the Interlude.





Ending

------

At last:

                     E5 F5 E5 F5                    E5  E5   

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------|

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

D|--------------------2-3---2-3---2-----------------2---2-----|

A|--------------------2-3---2-3---2-----------------2---2-----|

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

PM..................              .



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