The Unforgiven

written by Hetfield, Ulrich & Hammett

Off the album "Metallica"
Chords used in song
| A5 | C5 | E5 | Am | C | G | Em | E |
|-----|-----|-----|--0--|--3--|--3--|--0--|--0--|
|-----|-----|-----|--1--|--1--|--3--|--0--|--0--|
|-----|-----|-----|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--1--|
|--2--|--5--|-----|--2--|--2--|--0--|--2--|--2--|
|--0--|--3--|--2--|--0--|--3--|--2--|--2--|--2--|
|-----|-----|--0--|-----|-----|--3--|--0--|--0--|
Tab key
h
p
b
r
{10}
/
\

=hammer on
=pull off
=bend
=release bend
=Artificial harmonic (add edge off thumb or
tip of finger to pick attack)
=slide
=slide

Intro-Clean -guitar 1
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||--0-------0-------0-------0-------1-------||
||.---2-------2-------2-------2-------2----.||
||.-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2--.||
||--0---------------------------------------||
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guitar 1
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|--0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------|
|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
|--0---------------------------------------|
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|guitar 2
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|-------------------2--4--4h5---5--4--2~~~-|
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guitar 1
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|--0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------|
|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
|--0---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|guitar 2
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|------------------------------------------|
|--------------2--4--4h5----------5--2~~~--|
|------------------------------------------|
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guitar 1
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|--0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------|
|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
|--0---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|guitar 2
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|----------2--4--4h5---------5--4--2~~~~---|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
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guitar 1
|------------------------------------------|
|--0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------|
|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
|--0---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|guitar 2
|------------------------------------------|
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|-------------2--4--5----------5--2~~~~~---|
|------------------------------------------|
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Rythm figure 1
guitar 1
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------0--1-------1-----1--|-------------------------------|
|------2---------------------|-------0----0--------2-2h4-2~~-|
|----2-----------2-----2-----|-----0--------2--2-2-----------|
|--0-----------3-------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--3-------3--------------------|
|guitar 2
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------2--4--4h5--4h5--5--|--5--4-----4-----2--2h4----2~~-|
|----------------------------|--------5----2-----------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
guitar 1
end rythm figure 1
|----------------------0---0-|-------------------------------|
|-----------0--1----------1--|--1--3--0-----3----------------|
|---------2------------------|----------------1--1--4--1-2h4-|
|------2------------2--------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------3----------|-------------------------------|
|--5-------------------------|-----------3-------------------|
|guitar 2
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------3s5--5----|--5--3-------------------------|

|------2--4---4h5------------|--------4~~---4\-1--/4--1--2s4-|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Rythm figure 2
end Rythm figure 2
guitar 1
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|---------0------0-----1-----|--0-----0-----0-----0----1-----|
|-----2-----2------2-----2---|----2-----2-----2-----2----2---|
|-------2-----2------2-----2-|------2-----2-----2-----2----2-|
|--0-------------------------|--0----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|guitar 2
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
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1st, 2nd Verses
Note:One guitar playes the chords and the other
guitar plays Riff A.
Riff A-1 taken from Phil Boyle's tab
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||.----------------------|--12--12--11--11----------|
||.-12--10--9--9h10------|---0---0---0---0--10--10--|
||---0---0--0--0h-0--10--|-------------------0---0--|
||--------------------0--|--------------------------|
Riff A-2
||-----------------------|--------------------------|
||-----------------------|---8--8--7--7-------------|
||.---7--5--4--4h5-------|--------------5--5--7-----|
||.----------------5-----|--------------------------|
||-----------------------|--------------------------|
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A5
C5
E5
E
D5
A5
1:New blood joins this earth, and quickly he's subdued.
2:They dedicate their......
A A5
C5
E5
E D5
A5
Through constant pain disgrace, the young boy learns their rules.
A A5
C5
E5
E D5
A5
With time, the child draws in this whipping boy done wrong.
A

A5

C5

E5

D5

A5
rythm figure 4
|---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------8--|--8--7--7-----------|-----------------|
|--7--5--4--4h5-------------|------------5-------|-5-------4-------|
|---------------5~~~--------|--------------------|---0-------0-----|
|---------------------------|--------------------|-----0-0-----0-0-|

|---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
deprived of all his thoughts, the young man struggles on and on.
C5
G5
|------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-2-------0--------|----------------------|-5-------4-------2-------|
|---0-------0------|--5-------------------|---0-------0-------0-----|
|-----0-0-----0-0--|--3---5--3--0--5------|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
|------------------|---------------3------|-------------------------|
He' known, oo, a vow unto his own that never from this day
C5

G5
E5
end rythm figure 4
|----------------------------------------|------|
|----------------------------------------|------|
|--0-------------------------------------|------|
|----0----------5------------------------|------|
|------0-0------3--------5--3--0---5-----|--2---|
|----------------------------------3-----|--0---|
his will they'll take away.
Chorus-with rythm figure 1
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|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--2--4--5~--5--------------5--|--5--4----4---------------|
|------------------------------|--------5---\2------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
What I've felt, what I've known never shined throught in
|---------|---------------------------|
|---------|-----------------5---5-----|
|-2--2h4--|-2~~---2--4--5~~-----------|
|---------|---------------------------|
|---------|---------------------------|
|---------|---------------------------|
what I've shown. Never be Never see.
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-3----------------|---------------------------|
|----4~~-4--/4-1-2h4-|-2~~--2-----4-----5~~~~----|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
Won't see what might have been. What I've felt,
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|-----|--------------------------------------------------|
|--5--|-5-4-----4---------------------2-------2h4--------|
|-----|-----5~~---\2-------------------------------------|
|-----|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----|--------------------------------------------------|
what I've known never shined through in what I've shown.
to coda
with rythm figure 2
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|-------------5--5----|-3--------------------------|-2~-2--4-5~----------|---4~~--4\--1--/4--1--2h4---|---------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------Never free. Never me.

So I dub the unforgiv -

-----2~~------------en

______1.__________
__________________2._______________
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|--------------------||--0-----0-----0-----0------1---------|
|--------------------||----2-----2-----2-----2------2-------|
|--------------------||------2-----2-----2-----2------2-----|
|--------------------||--0----------------------------------|
|--------------------||-------------------------------------|
2:They dedicate...
Rythm figure 5
end rythm figure 5
Interlude - clean - with rythm figure 5
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|--------------------------------------------|
|----4--5--7---5--4h5p4-------4--------------|
|--7---------------------7------5--5h7~~~----|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|
|--0--1--3--5--3--1-----1h3~~~~~-------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
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|--8/10\8---7---3h5--3-------3---------------|
|--7/-9\7---7----------5--4----4-------------|
|--------------------------------5~~~~-------|
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|----------------------5---------------------|
|------------------5-----5---5h7~~~~~--------|
|-------3/5--6--7----------------------------|
|--3--5--------------------------------------|
|----------------------7------7~~----10------|
|--8--7h8p7----7-8--10---8~~----8--8----8~~~-|
|-----------9--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
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|-------12~----------14~----------15--17~~~~-|
|--8/10----10--10/12----12--12/14---14-------|
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Rythm fill 1
*This fill and rythm figure
3 and 4 is played during guitar solo*
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|----------------4b5r4b5r4-----|
|--7--7--7--2---------------2--|
|--5--5--5--0--0------------0--|
|------------------------------|
Guitar solo- with rythm figure 3
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--7b8--7b8----------------------------------------|
|--7b9--7b9----------------------------------------|
|------------5--------7b9--r7--5-------------------|
|--------------7~~~~-------------7--5\3-5-3--------|
|-------------------------------------------5-3-5--|
|---------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------7---7--8--7h8---|
|----------5~~--|-7--57--7/9---7-9---9-------------|
|-------/7------|----------------------------------|
|--3b5----------|----------------------------------|
|---------------|----------------------------------|
|-------10----------8---------|
|--{10}----{10}--10---10~~~---|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
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with Rythm fill 1
|-----10-------------------------------------|
|--10----10~~~--20b22--20b22--20b22--r20~~~~-|
|--------------------------------------------|
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with rythm figure 3
|------------------20b23--20b23--r20--20b23r20--|
|--20b22--r20--17-------------------------------|
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|--17--17--20p17----17----------------------|
|----------------20-----20b22~~~------------|
|-------------------------------------/9----|
|---------------------------------17\-------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--10p9--7--9-----7------------------------------------|

|-------------10-----8--7---7--------------------------|
|-------------------------9---9--7\5--7-5\4--5-4-2~~~--|
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|-----------12---------12---------12---------12--------|
|--------13----13---------13---------13---------13-----|
|--/14------------14---------14---------14---------14--|
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w/Rhytm figure 4
|--12---------12---------12-------------|-----------------------|
|-----13---------13---------13----------|-----------------------|
|--------14---------14---------14~~~~---|--19b21--19b21r19--17--|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------|
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|---------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------17--19--20-19-17-19-17-19-17----------------|
|--20b22--20b22~~~--------------------------------20b22---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--17-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----20-17--------20-17----------------------------------------|
|-----------19b21--------19--19b21-r19p17--19b21-r19p17---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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D.S. al coda
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|-----------------------20~~~~---18h20p18---|--17~~~--18-17~~~~-|
|--19b21--19b21-r19--17---------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|
Coda
|---------------|------------------------------3--3s5~~--7------|
|---------------|------------------3--3s5---5--3--3s5~~--3------|
|---------------|--2--2s4--2--5----4--4s5---5-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------------------------|
en.
Woh.
Outro -Rhytm figure 6
end Rhytm figure 6
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||.-2~~---2--4-4s5~~---5--5--|--5--4-------4\-1--1---2--2s4--|
||.--------------------------|-------5~~~--------------------|
||---------------------------|-------------------------------|
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Never free. Never me.

So I dub the unforgiv-

|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------3s5----5--|--5--3---------4\-1--1--2--2s4--|
|--2~~---2--4-4s5-----------|-------4~~~---------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
en.
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|--2~~--2--2--4-4s5~~~-----5-----5------|
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You labeled me. I'll label you.
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------3s5--5--|
|--5-4------4\-1--1--2-2s4---|--2~~~-2--4-4s5---------|
|------5~~~------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
So I dub the unforgiven.
Repeat and fade
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|--5-3--------------------------||
|------4~~~--4\--1--1--2--2s4--.||
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2nd Verse
They dedicate their lives to running all of his.
He tries to pleas them all, this bitter man he is.
Throughout his life the same, he's battled constantly.
This fight he cannot win. A tired man they see no longer cares.
The old man prepares to die regretfully.
That old man he is me.