BLITZKRIEG - METALLICA
(originally by Blitzkrieg)
Words and Music by: Ian Jones,Brian Smith and James Siroto

Written to tab from the "KILL 'EM ALL Songbook" by: Niclas Buss

Tempo=192

Gtrs.1&2..| Gtr.1
       Rhy.Fig 1										
E-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
B-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
G-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------| (end Rhy.Fig 1)
D-7---|7s9-----9---7s9-|----9---7s9-----|----------------|----7---|
A-5---|5s7-----7---5s7-|----7---5s7-----|9---10------7---|----5---|
E-----|----0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----0-0-|7---8---0-0-5---|0-0-----|
          pm..| pm     pm..| pm    pm..|        pm..|    pm..|

w/Rhy.Fig 1 (Gtrs.1&2)(5 times)(last time 1st 3bars only)

 E  E  Esss
pm...|

 			     play 3 times
E-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------5s4-|
A-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------3s2-|
E-0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-2s3-|-0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-----|
 pm...........................|     pm...........................|

1st Verse

 Rhy.Fig 2							      (end Rhy.Fig 2)
E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D----------------|----------------|----------------|------------5s4-|
A----------------|----------------|----------------|------------3s2-|
E0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-2s3-|0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-----|
pm...........................|    pm...........................|
 Let us have peace, let us have life, let us escape the cruel night

w/Rhy.Fig 2

      Let us have time, let the sun shine, 
      let us beware the deadly sign



 Rhy.Fig 3								 (end Rhy.Fig 3)                                 
E-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-2---2---x-5s4-5-|----5-5-4s5-4---|2---2---x-5s4-5-|----5-5-4s5-7---|
A-0---0---x-3s2-3-|----3-3-2s3-2---|0---0---x-3s2-3-|----3-3-2s3-5---|
E-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
			    pm..|                             pm..|
			 The day is coming          Armageddon's near

 w/Rhy.Fig 3

	Inferno coming
	Can we survive the blitz

w/Rhy.Fig 1(3 times)

	|krieg	|		|		|		|
      |The blizkrieg	|		|		|		|
	|		|		|		|		|

w/Rhy.Fig 1 (1st 3 bars only)
		
	|The blizkrieg	|		|		| E  E  B5ss |


			     play 3 times
E-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------5s4-|
A-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------3s2-|
E-0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-2s3-|-0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-----|
 pm...........................|     pm...........................|

2nd Verse
w/Rhy.Fig 1(2 times)

	Save us from fate, save us from hate, 
	save ourselves before it's too late
	Come to our need, hear our plea, 
	save ourselves before the earth bleeds

w/Rhy.Fig 2 (2 times)

	The day is dawning
      The time is near
	Aliens coming
	Can we survive the blitz

w/Rhy.Fig 1 (3 times)

 	|krieg		|		|		|		|
	|		|		|		| ha  ha	|

Guitar Solo

Rhy.Fig 4			(end Rhy.Fig 4)
				
 F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5
pm..................................|
						w/Rhy.Fig 4 (7 times)
E---------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------2-----2-5p2-------------|
B---------------------------------|--------------------------2-----2-|-5-2-5----5-2-------5-2-2-2-2-5-|
G---------------------------------|---------2------2-4-2--4-----4----|----------------------2-2-2-2---|
D-------------------------2-----2-|-4--2-4------4--------------------|--------------------------------|
A---------------2-4---2-4-----4---|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-2-2-2-2-5-2-5-----5-------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
				  
				     __
		   Full     Full/  \__/
E-2---------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|
B-2---------------------|-5^------------5--3-|-2-----2--3--2h3p2----2--4----|------------------------|
G----4--2-----2--4^---2-|--------------------|----4--------------4-----4--2-|-4p2---2----------------|
D----------5------------|--------------------|------------------------------|-----4---4-2-4p2---2--4-|
A-----------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|-----------------4------|
E-----------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|

				   Rhy.Fig 5.......................|
					
				    G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5
				   PM..............................|
									  	 w/Rhy.Fig 5 (7 times)
E-----------------------4-|--7p4----4-----------------------|----------------------------------|
B---------------------7---|------7-----7--4--7p4----4-------|----------------------------------|
G-------------------------|----------------------6-----6--4-|-6p4-----4------------------------|
D-------------------------|---------------------------------|------6-----6--4--6p4-----4-------|
A-4p2----2--4--2----------|---------------------------------|-----------------------6-----6--4-|
E-----4------------2------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E----------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
B----------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
G----------------------------|------4----------------4-|-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7s9-9-9-9-7-7-7s9-|
D----------------------------|-4h6-----6------6p4------|---------------------------------|
A-6p4----4-----------4-s6----|--------------------6----|---------------------------------|
E-----7-----7--4--7----------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
															    *
E---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------16--19^--------|
G-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-11-11-11-13-|-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14s16-16-16-16-14-14-16-|-18p16--16h18-----------16ss-|
D---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------18----------------16ss-|
A---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
														          *=Two Gtrs.arr. for one(this bar only)
Rhy.Fig 6................|
					
 Bb5Bb5Bb5Bb5Bb5Bb5Bb5Bb5								      Full
pm.......................|									 _/
				  w/Rhy.Fig 6 (6 times)					      / *		   sweep pick
E------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----6------------------13-|
B------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------9p6----6-----14----|
G------------------------|--------------------------|--------------6-----6--8^-|-(8)--------8----6---------|
D------------------------|--------------6-----6--7--|-(7)--8--8-------8--------|-------------------8-------|
A-----------4-----4--5---|-(5)--6--8-------8--------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
E-6----6-------6---------|--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
												        *=Two Gtrs.arr. for one (next 2 bars only)

  sweep pick  										   A.H.-----------------------|
															½/\        ½
E-18-13-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
B-------14-------14s------|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
G----------15---------14s-|-s8p6---------------------|----------------------6-|-(6)----(6)^--(6)~~~~-^ss-|
D-------------------------|------8-6-----------------|----------------6--8----|--------------------------|
A-------------------------|----------8-6-------------|-------4--6--8----------|--------------------------|
E-------------------------|--------------9----(9)~~~~|-4--6-------------------|--------------------------|
									pm..................|

Half Time
Tempo=96

Gtrs.1&2
			
 E5			   C5						      E5				     C5
 				Harm.............|	vib.w/bar					   \ 	slack 	///////
 w/Delay effects		     2½    1      \1     /////~					    \/////////////////
E-------------------|----12\\\\////\/-(12)-\\//////~~~~---|----------------------x-x-x-|--------------------|
B-trem.bar-----slack|--------\\//-------------------------|----------------------------|-harm---------------|
G-9\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\|-----------------------------------9-|-(9)\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\2½-------|--12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D-------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
A-------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
E-------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|

		 Harm..........|*  	////// Harm...............................|
\3½		 ////////////////////////	 1   1 1 1  1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
 \/////////////					 \/  \/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/   \\\\\\\\\\\\slack	/////////
E--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|----------\\\\\\\\\///--------|
B--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
G-9------------12----|-(12)---------------|-5------------------------------|-5-----------------0----------|
D--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
A--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
E--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
 *=Hit harmonic while continuing to raise bar

Tempo=192

Gtrs.1&2
 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  C C C C C C C C  C C B B A A G G ----|   
pm.................................................................|	|
												|
 Gtr.3                                                                  |
E-121212--12121212|12--12121212--12|121212--12121212|12--12121212--12|  |
B-121212--12121212|12--12121212--12|121212--12121212|12--12121212--12|  |
G-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-|9---9-9-9-9---9-|9-9-9---9-9-9-9-|9---9-9-9-9---9-|  |
D-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|  |
A-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|  |
E-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|  | play 4 times
      											|        
Gtr.4												|
E-7-----10----7---|--10----7---10--|7-----10----1212|--10----7---10--|  |
B-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|  |
G-4-----7-----4---|--7-----4---7---|4-----7-----9-9-|--7-----4---7---|  |
D-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|  |
A-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|  |
E-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--|
													
						
E-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B-----------------|----------------|---------------5-|----6---6-5-----| 
G-----------------|----------------|---------------5-|----5---5-5-----| play 2 times
D-9---11--119---9-|----11--119---5-|5-5--7---3-2---5-|----5---5-5-----| 
A-7---7---7-7---7-|----7---7-7---3-|3-3--3-x-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
E-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|----------------|
       pm    pm   pm..| pm    pm  			pm   pm..| pm    pm..|

E-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|
B-----------------|----3---3-2-----|----------------|---------------------|
G-2---------------|----2---2-2-----|----------------|---------------------|
D-2---0-2-0-2---2-|----2---2-2-----|----------------|---------------------|
A-0-----0---0-0-0-|0-0---0-----0---|----------------|-------------3p2-----|
E-----------------|--------------0-|3~~~~-2~~~~-3~~~|~(3)~--0-2-3-----3-2-|
		 pm   pm..| pm	pm..|				     pm....|

E-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|  
G-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|  
D-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------| play 2 times 
A-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------3p2-----| 
E-0-0-2-0-2-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-2-3-|3~~~~-2~~~~-3~~~~|~(3)~--0-2-3-----3-2-|
 pm...............................|					pm....|

 Free Time            Gtr.1*
				T  T    T  T  T  T  T    T  T
E--------------------|-19-19---19-19-24-24-24---24-19---------------------|
B--------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------|----------------------------------------------------| *=While damping strings w/Left hand, tap
D--------------------|----------------------------------------------------|   w/edge of pick at frets indicaed.
A-2------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
E-0------------------|-------------------------------------x-ss-----------|

pm..|=plam mute
s=slide                             ^=bend
ss=slide backwards many frets       ~=vibrato
p=pull-off                         	A.H.=artificial harmonic
h=hammer-on                         x=dumped string
|		|=1 bar			T=tap