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Band – Metallica
Song – Whiskey In The Jar
Guitarists – James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett
This tab is pretty confusing because there are a lot of riffs but its all accurate.
I’ll write all the riffs first and then the order.
Rhythm Riff
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------5-5-x-5-5-5-x---------------------------------
D-5--4—-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--5-5-x-5-5-5-x-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-4-*-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-
A-5--4—-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--3-3-x-3-3-3-x-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-4-*-5-5-x-5—5-5-x-
E-3--2--0-0-x-0-0-0-x----------------3-3-x-3-3-3-x-2-*-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-
(Note: Obviously the chords are not the correct amount of times to play it but they are the right chords,
the amount of times should be pretty easy to work out.)
Riff 1
E------------------------------
B--------------8---------------
G----7--7—-7h9---9--11-9-7s12~-
D------------------------------
A------------------------------
E------------------------------
Riff 2
E----------------------------------------
B--------------8-------------------------
G----7--7—-7h9---9--11-9-7s12-12h14h12~--
D----------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------
Riff 3
E------------------------------
B---------------3--------------
G----0--0-0h2h4---0-2-0-0h2h4-0
D------------------------------
A------------------------------
E------------------------------
Verse Riff
Is same as rhythm riff but it starts from the stars marked on the riff above.
Chorus Riff
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G---7-7-7-7-7-7-7—-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------
D---7-7-7-7-7-7-7—-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-----
A---5-5-5-5-5-5-5—-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—-5-5-5-5-5-5-----
E-----------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----
(Musha raym damma do damma da…)
(Note: Obviously the chords are not the correct amount of times to play it but they are the right chords,
the amount of times should be pretty easy to work out.)
Riff 4
E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G---------12-14-16-14-16-14-12-12h14p12---
D---12-14---------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------
Riff 5
E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G---------12-14fb16r14-14-14-14h16p14--12-
D---12-14---------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------
Riff 6
E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G—6-6-6-6-8-6-3---7-7-7-7—9-4---8-10-8-6-6h8p6-6h8p6--
D-----------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
(Played over verse before solo)
Solo
E------------------------------
B--------------8---------------
G----7--7—-7h9---9--11-9-7s12--
D------------------------------
A------------------------------
E------------------------------
7-8-10--8--7h8p7-----7----------------------7--8--10-----------
------------------10-----10--8--7----8--10-------------12--15--
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--12~---12------12--14fb--12--------12------12~-------------
------------15---------------15--------15--------12--15--15\
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--13----12----10----------------------13p12p10--------------------------|
--------------------12----10----9--------------12--10\--9----7-----5----|
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------------------------------------------7--8---
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--4b---4b---4b---4b-----4b---4b---4--------------
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--10--8--7h8p7-----7--------------------7--8--10----------|
---------------10-----10--8--7---8--10-------------12--15-|
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--12~---12------12--14fb-------12--------12------12~--------------
------------15--------------------15--------15--------12--15--15\
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--13----12----10---------------------
--------------------12----10----9----
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---------13------15------17-------------------
--9--12------12------12---------12------------
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--12-12-14-12-10-9-10-12---
--12-12-14-12-10-9-10-12---
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--3-5fb-5fb-5fb--------3h5p3-
5----------------5-3-5-------
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-5-3-3-2-1-3-1-5-3-4-6-8-6-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8h10p8-
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----------15--17---15-------------15-17-15~---
--15-17----------------17-15-17-15------------
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Riff 7
E---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
G---------12-14fb-14fb-14fb-14b16r12-12h14p12-
D---12-14-------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
Last Verse (Clean)
G Em C G
Outro
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---------------3-----------------------
-*0—0*--0h2h4------0--2--0h2h4----0--2-
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Only play part between stars first time
Order
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Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 1
Riff 3
Verse Riff
Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 4
Riff 3
Verse Riff
Chorus Riff
Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 5
Riff 3
Verse Riff (played with riff 6)
Chorus Riff
Solo
Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 1
Riff 7
Last Verse
Chorus Riff
Outro
Notation
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h = hammer on
p = pull off
~ = vibrato
b or fb = bend or full bend
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