SEEK AND DESTROY

As recorded by Metallica
(from the 1983 Album "Kill 'Em All")
Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk Words by James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich
Music by James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich

E5E5 G5
G5
o x x x x 7fr. xx x x 12fr.

A Intro
P = 140
8x V V V V V
1 4 V gV f V V V gV f V V V V gV f V V
I4 V V V V
V V V V
Gtrs I, II mf
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
7 8 7 7 5 9 7 7
A 7 8 7 7 5 7 9 9 8 7 5
B 0 0 0 0 8 7 7
H P H P sl.

g 6x
4
I VV VV VV VV V V V VV VV VV VV V V V
V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V gV
Gtr I Gtrs I, II
P.M. P.M.
T
A 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7
B 5 7 5 7 7 5 5 7 5 7 7 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6

B Verse

9
g 4x
I V V V V
V gV V gV
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 5 5
B 7 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6

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C Pre-Chorus
1.

T
13
I VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V V V
gV f V V gV f V
V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
5 5 7 5 5 5 7 5 5 5 7 5 7 5
A 5 5 7 5 5 5 7 5 5 5 7 5 7 6 5
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 5

2.

V V V V V V V V V V
17
I gV fV V gV fV V

T
9 7 7 9 7 7
A 9 9 8 7 5 9 9 8 7 5
B

D Chorus
1.-3., D.S.
to Coda

19
g UU gWW ff WW VV 3x
I U W W V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
12 11 10 9
A 12 11 10 9
B 10 9 8 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4.

g V 3x
23
I VV VV VV VV VV V V V VV VV VV VV V V V
V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V gV
P.M. P.M.
T
9
A 9 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7
B 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 5 7 5 7 7 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6

E Verse
D.S. al Coda

27
g
I V V V V
V gV V gV
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 5 5
B 7 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6

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P
Faster = 208
S
31
g UU gWW ff WW UU VV j 3
I U W W U V

T
12 11 10 9 9
A 12 11 10 9 9
B 10 9 8 7 7

g VV VV
4x
38
I V V V V V V V V
V V V fV V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
2 5 4
A 5 7 7 5 7 7 4 7 7 3 2 0
B (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 2
sl.

F Guitar Solo
8va

g kVVV VV VVVVVVVVVVVVV VVVVVVP V

42
I V
u uz
Gtr III M
Full

12 15 12 12 15 12 17 12 15 12 12 15 12 17 12 15 12 12 12
T 12 15 12 15 15 15 15 15
A
B
sl. P P P P P P P

g UU gWW ff WW VV
I U W W V
V V V V V V V V VVVV VVV
Gtrs I, II

T
12 11 10 9
A 12 11 10 9
B 10 9 8 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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W V V V V V V V V V V V V
46
g j V V V V P V V V V V
I
||||||||||||| M
Full
||
7 7 10 7 7 7
T 15 15 10 10 7 10 7
9 7 7 9 9 9 7
O
A 9 9 9
B
sl. P P P P

g UU gWW ff WW VV
I U W W V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
12 11 10 9
A 12 11 10 9
B 10 9 8 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8va

g P V gV f V V V
j z gV V gV V V P V V V
50
I U V
u
||||||||||||||||||||||||||| M
Full MM||
Full Full

T
17 17
15
16 15 14
15 14
O
15 15 15 15
15 16
A 9 9 17
B

g UU gWW ff WW VV
I U W W V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
12 11 10 9
A 12 11 10 9
B 10 9 8 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8va 8va

gV V V gV V gV V V V gV V V V
g W V k j j V gV V V f V V V
54
I u 3

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20 20 23 20 18 23 19 19 21 21 18 15 19 16 14 14 17 14 12
T 15 15 23
A
B
sl. sl.

g UU gWW ff WW
I U W W V V V V
V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
12 11 10
A 12 11 10
B 10 9 8 5 7 7 7
0 0 0 0
H

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gV V gV V V V
gV V f V V V V V V V V V V V V V P V V
57
g V V V V V V V V
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V V
P.M.
FullM |||||
16 12 11 14 12 11 9 7 10 7 7 10 7
T 10 10 7 10 7
9 7 9
7 5
9 9
O9 7
5
7 7 7
A 9
B
5 5
sl. sl. P P P P

g
I VV V V gVV V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 5 4
B 5 7 7 4 7 7 3 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 0

V
g V V P V V V V V P V V V V V P V V V V V V
60
I V V V V V V V V z z
V V
FullM M
Full M
Full

T
7 9 9 9
O9 7 9 7 7 7
O7 7 9 9 9
7 10 7
9 7
A 7 9 7 7 9 9 9 9
B 9 9
7 10
sl. P H P P

g
I V V VV
V V V V gVV V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 5 4
B 5 7 7 7 5 7 7 4 7 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H

V V P V V V V V V P V V V V V V P V V V V V P V V V V
63
g V P V V V V P V z z z z
I z
3
M Full M Full M
Full M
Full M
Full FullM
12 12 12 12 12
T O
7 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 14
12 15 15 15 12
14
12 15 15 15 12 12 15 15 15 15 12 15 15 15 15
A
B
P sl. P P P

g
I V V V V VV V V
V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 5
B 3 2 0 5 7 7 7 5 7 7
3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H

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VV V
g VV VVV VV V VV V V V V V VV VVV VVV V
V VVV V V V
66
I 3 VV VV VV VVV V V 3
3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3
||| P.M.
1512 12 12
T 1512 121512 12 121512 15 15
14 1412 12 1412 12 12 1412 14 14
A 14 1412 12 121412 14 14
B 14 12 12 1412 14 14
15 15
P P P

g
I gVV V V V V V V VV V V
V V V V V V V V VVVV V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 4 5
B 4 7 7 3 2 0 5 7 7 7 5 7 7
0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H

VV V V gV
g V V V fV V V
70
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I 3
3 3
4
15 12
T 15 12 11 12 15 12
14 12 12 x
A
B
P sl. P sl. sl.

g 6 U
I gVV V V 4 U
V V V V VVVVVVVV VVVVVVVV U
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
2
A 4 2
B 4 7 7 3 2 0 3 2 0 0
0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 2 3 2 0 3 2

G Re - Intro
P = 140
8x V V V V V
74 4 V gV f V V V gV f V V V V gV f V V
I4 V V V V
V V V V
Gtrs I, II
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
7 8 7 7 5 9 7 7
A 7 8 7 7 5 7 9 9 8 7 5
B 0 0 0 0 8 7 7
H P H P sl.

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H Verse

g 4x 4x
77
I VV VV VV VV V V V V V
gV V gV
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M.
T
A 5 7 5 7 5
B 5 7 5 7 7 5 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6

I Pre-Chorus
1.

g VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V V V
82
I VV VV VV gV f V V gV f V
V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
5 5 7 5 5 5 7 5 5 5 7 5 7 5
A 5 5 7 5 5 5 7 5 5 5 7 5 7 6 5
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 5

2.

g V V V V V V V V V V
86
I gV fV V gV fV V

T
9 7 7 9 7 7
A 9 9 8 7 5 9 9 8 7 5
B

J Chorus

88
g UU gWW ff WW VV 4x
I U W W V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
12 11 10 9
A 12 11 10 9
B 10 9 8 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

K Outro
1.-3.

g V VV ff VV VV VV VV
I gVV
VV gVV VV V VV VV
92
V V V V V V V VV V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
11 11 10 10 9 12 11 11 7 7 9 12
A 11 11 10 10 9 12 11 11 7 7 9 12
B 9 9 8 8 7 10 9 9 5 5 7 10
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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4. 1.-7.

96
g VV
I V V V gV V V V
V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M.
T
9
A 9
B 7 2 5 4 5 7 5
0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 3
sl.

8.
E5 G5
Gtr II _ _ _ _ _ j

g 5 4 V V V V V 3x VV j
99
I 4 gV V V 4 gV f V V V V V V V
V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr I

T
9 7 7 9
A 9 9 8 7 5 9
B 4 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 7
2 0 0 3 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl.

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