DISPOSABLE HEROES
From: ericb@arkaroo1.ecr.mu.oz.au (Enrico_Giuseppe BETTIO) Subject: TAB: Disposable
Heroes - Metallica Boy this took ages.. so here is Disposable Heroes minus the solo: I think this is a
great song, as fast as Metallica get.. good lyrics too DISPOSABLE HEROES -----------------
intro: (in 6/4 time) E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|o------------------------|-------------------------|
D|o------------4---5---4---|-------------5---7---4---|
A|-------------4---5---4---|-------------5---7---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3---2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---5---2---| PM---------| PM---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------9----o|
D|-------------4---5---4---|-------------------9----o| X lots
A|-------------4---5---4---|-------------------7-----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3---2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| PM---------| PM---------------| lead
over intro: with wah-wah E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|o9-----------11--12--11--|-9-----------12--14--11--|
D|o9-----------11--12--11--|-9-----------12--14--11--|
A|-7-----------9---10--9---|-7-----------10--12--9---|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| ________________________
_________________________ | 1. | 2.
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-9-----------11--12--11--|-9---------------12-----o|-9-----------------9-----|
D|-9-----------11--12--11--|-9---------------12-----o|-9-----------------9-----|
A|-7-----------9---10--9---|-7---------------10------|-7-----------------7-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| next bit: (in 4/4
time) E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o| X lots
D|o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-| lead over "next bit"
(wah off) E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|o-12-----------------------------|-(12)-------------------------14-|
D|o-12-----------------------------|-(12)-------------------------14-|
A|--10-----------------------------|-(10)-------------------------12-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-\11-----------------------------|-(11)-------------------------14-|
D|-\11-----------------------------|-(11)-------------------------14-|
A|-\9------------------------------|-(9)--------------------------12-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ^slide
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-\10-----------------------------|-(10)-------------------------12-|
D|-\10-----------------------------|-(10)-------------------------12-|
A|-\8------------------------------|-(8)--------------------------10-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ^slide
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-\9------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------o|
D|-\9------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------o|
A|-\7------------------------------|-(7)-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ^slide faster:
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o| X 3
D|o6-------------------------------|-6------------------------------o|
A|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| > PM---------|>
PM---------| > PM---------|> PM---------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------------7---6---4---|
D|---------------------------------|--5---4---2---7---6---4---|
A|-0---10-^9--^0---9--^7-----------|--5---4---2---5---4---2---|
E|-------------------------10--9---|--3---2---0---------------| PM p p p PM-----| \---3---/
\---3---/ play "next bit" again 4 times then into verses the verses are all played solely in the 6th string
in the same rhythm as "next bit" 1 Bodies fill the fields I see 2 Barking of machine gun fire does 3
Life planned out before my birth E|0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|
hungry heroes end. nothing to me now nothing could I say.
E|3--3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2-| No one to play soldier now, Sounding
of the clock that ticks get Had no chance to see myself
E|0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-| no one to pretend. used to it
somehow. moulded day by day. E|3--3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-| the
second half of each verse follows the same pattern Running blind through killing fields, bred to kill
them all. Victim of what said should be, a servant till I fall riff B: Soldier boy, made of clay
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| -
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4
D|-6-------------------------------|-6-------------------------------|
A|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| > PM---------|>
PM---------| > PM---------|> PM---------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
3 B|-------------------------|-------------------------| -
G|-------------------------|-------------------------| 4
D|-4-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| > PM---------|> PM-| > PM---------|>
PM-| with riff B: E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4
B|---------------------------------|------------o-/------------------| -
G|--4-----(4)---^5^4\2---(2)-/-4^5-|-------------/-------------------| 4
D|---------------------------------|------------/-o------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| h p sl sl h
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| 3
B|-------------------------|-------------------------| -
G|--4-----(4)---^5^4\2-----|--4^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-----| 4
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| h p sl vibrato simultaneously depress trem bar
1/2 step _________________________________ | This bar third time only | /----3----\ |
/----3----\ E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4----3----4-----5-----4---------|-6----5----6-----7-----8---------|
D|-4----3----4-----5-----4---------|-6----5----6-----7-----8---------|
A|-2----1----2-----3-----2---------|-4----3----4-----5-----6---------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| rhythm fig 1
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------5---|-(5)----------------------8----4-|
A|-----------------------------5---|-(5)----------------------8----4-|
E|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0---3---|-(3)----------------------6----2-|
PM-------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-(4)----------------------7----3-|-(3)----------------------5------|
A|-(4)----------------------7----3-|-(3)----------------------5------|
E|-(2)----------------------5----1-|-(1)----------------------3------| then with rhythm fig 1 Back
to the front. You will do what I say, when I say. Back to the front. You will die when I say you must
die. Back to the front. You coward, you servant, you blind man. (then some palm muted open
E-string strumming) after second verse: rhythm figure 2
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|2---------------|----------------|2---------------|----------------| X 2
A|2-------5^7-----|5-------4^7-----|2-------5^7-----|5-------4^7-2---|
E|0---0-0-0---0-0-|0---0-0-0---0-0-|0---0-0-0---0-0-|0---0-0-0---0---| then with rhythm figure
2: Why... am I dying? Kill... have no fear. Lie... live off lying. Hell... hell is here. then a big solo
mostly played over E5 with occaisionally a C5 and maybe a D5 then with rhythm figure 2 again:
Why... am I dying? Kill... have no fear. Lie... live off lying. Hell... hell is here. I was born for
dying.... E|0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-|-0-------------|------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-..| the rest
is just mostly bits an pieces of what is tabbed above you can work them out seeya eric h hammer p
pull off PM Palm Mute > accented note (4) note still ringing / \ slide
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