To Live Is To Die (tab) — Metallica

From: [email protected] (Greg Musi) Subject: Re: REQ: TAB To live is to die , by Metallica

"To Live is to Die" by: Metallica (transcribed by: Michael Alford)

I will first give the following "Rhythm Figures", then list the order in which they come.

Rhy. Fig. 1* H P **harm *2 gtrs. arr. for 1 **harm. on 1st string only

sl. sl. H P

Rhy. Fig. 2

Rhy. Fig. 3

pm----------------------| pm pm pm pm

Rhy. Fig. 4

Rhy. Fig. 5

pm---| pm pm pm

pm---| pm pm pm

Rhy. Fig. 6 full ~~~~~~~ full ~~ rake full ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ H P sl. H P

Rhy. Fig. 7

pm pm pm pm pm pm---|

1. || 2.

Rhy. Fig. 8

Rhy. Fig. 9

1 1 1 1 4 2 4 4

Rhy. Fig. 1 (3-1/2 times) Rhy. Fig. 2 (3 times) Rhy. Fig. 3 (once) Rhy. Fig, 2 (2 times) Rhy. Fig. 3 (once)

Rhy. Fig.`s 2 & 4 (simultaneously, 2 times each) Rhy. Fig. 5 (once) Rhy. Fig.`s 2 & 6 (simultaneously, 2 times each) Rhy. Fig. 3 (once)

Rhy. Fig. 2 (2 times) } Rhy. Fig. 3 (once) }-1st solo Rhy. Fig. 2 (2 times) }

Then play: full ~~~~ full ~~~~ full P ~~~~ full P H P P /

w/ Rhy. Fig. 7 H ~~~ H H P ~~~~~ sl.~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~

H ~~~~~ ~~~~~

H H H P ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~

H ~~~~~ ~~~~~~

play Rhy. Fig. 8 alone (once), then

w/ Rhy. Fig. 8(2 times)

~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~

w/Rhy. Fig. 8 (2 times) H~~~~ sl. H P H P sl.~~~ H

sl. sl. sl. H ~~~ H P sl. sl. H P ~~~ H P

H~~~ H P H P sl. ~~~ full 1/2 sl. pm-|

H~~~~ H P H ~~~~ H P H P

~~~~ P full

w/ Rhy. Fig. 7(1st 1/2 only, 2 times)

H P ~~~~ sl.~~~ ~~~~

H~~~~ H H P ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~

H~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~

In the folloing, one guitar plays the chords listed above the tab, while another plays the tab.

60str.0 3

6str. 5str. 6str. 2 0 2 4 ~~~ ~~~ pm-| ~~~~~ sl.~~~~

B5 F#5^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Now, finally, the spoken part comes in. Play Rhy. Fig. 2 twice during this part.

Spoken part: When a man lies, he murders some part of the world. These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives. All this I cannot bear to witness any longer. Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home?

F#5 G5 F#5 A5 sl.G5 sl.F#5 full full ful ~~ H P sl. H P

2 4 2 4 4. 8 4 w/Rhy. Fig. 2(2 times) full ~~~~ full ~~~~ full P ~~~~

Rhy. Fig. 9(3 times) Rhy. Fig. 9(4 times, fading out) & Rhy. Fig. 1(once, fading in) Rhy. Fig. 1(1-1/2 times) Segue to "Dyer`s Eve"

Greg J. Musi.................................Computing and Information Services Systems Analyst..............................Academic Computing E-Mail : [email protected] of Pittsburgh Office : 110 Old Engineering Hall - Phone 624-5054