Artist: Metallica
Album: Death Magnetic
Song: Cyanide
Tabbed by: Zodorac
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
Intro: X3 (with wah)
+ o + o + o
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-------------7-----7-----7------------------------------------------------0|
D|--------------8-----8-----8-------------------------------------------------|
A|0---2-2-2-----7-----7-----7-----2-2-2--------------------------------------0|
E|----0-0-0-00----00----00----00--0-0-0--000000-------------------------------|
•• •• •• •• ••••••
+ o + o + o
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7-----7-----7--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------8-----8-----8--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2------7-----7-----7----2-2-2-----------------------------------------|
E|--0-0-0-00-----00----00----00-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
•• •• •• ••
Bass riff
Riff A: x3
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
D|-------------------------------12---9----7---9---9--------------------------|
A|0--14-14-14--13-13-13--12-12---10---7----5---7---7-------------------------0|
E|----0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0----------0-------------------------------------|
•
Riff B:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------12---9----7---9-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------12---9----7---9-------------------------------|
A|--14-14-14--13-13-13--12-12---10---7----5---7-------------------------------|
E|---0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0---------0-----------12\-------------------------|
•
Riff C:x2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0--------7--5-------7--5-------7--5------7--5------------------------------0|
E|----0--0-------0--0-------0--0------0--0------------------------------------|
Riff A: x4
Rhythm Figure 1:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--------8--------4--4---7-7--7-----------------------------------------|
D|-5---x22--8---x15--4--4---7-7--7-----------------------------------------|
A|-3--------6--------2--2---5-5--5-------7-5------7-5------7-5------7-5----|
E|-3--------6--------2--2---5-5--5--0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0--------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5---------8-------12--12---11-11---11\----------------------------------|
D|-5---x22---8---x15--x---x----x--x----x-----------------------------------|
A|-3---------6-------10--10----9--9----9\----------7-5------7-5------7-5---|
E|-3---------6--------------------------------0--0-----0--0-----0--0-------|
Prechorus:
Guitar 1: Guitar 2:
e|--------| e|--------| e|----------------------------|
B|-15-----| B|--------| B|----------------------------|
G|-15--x16| G|--7--x16| G|----------------------------|
D|-14-----| D|--8-----| D|----------------------------|
A|--------| A|--7-----| A|-2--2--2--2--2--------------|
E|--------| E|--------| E|-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
• • • • • •
Chorus: x2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0---------------1----2--------1-2-1h2p1---2-------1-2-4--4b5r4--2-1----2---0|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3--0-0-0-0------------3-0-0-0-0-------------------3--0----|
• • • • • • • • • • • • •
End of chorus:
+ o + o + o
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------7----7---7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------8----8---8-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-----7----7---7----2--2--2--------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-00---00---00--00--0--0--0--------------------------------------------|
•• •• •• ••
Repeat everything from Riff A to the end of the chorus.
Bridge:x2 With Octave Pedal (One octave lower)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0--4---4-----4---5---4---0---4------------3-3------------------------------0|
D|---2---2-----2---3---2---0---2--------2-2-----2--------0-0-6-6-0------------|
A|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Rhythm Figure 2: x2
Guitar 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-----------------------------------------------------------------------6--0|
D|----4~~~~~~~~~~-----5---4tr(5)~~~~~-----------4~~~~~~~~~~--5----4tr(5)~~----|
A|0---4~~~~~~~~~~----------------------4--------4~~~~~~~~~~------------------0|
E|----2~~~~~~~~~~--------------------------0----2~~~~~~~~~~-------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
D|------4---4---4----5----4----------------------4---4---4----5----4----------|
A|0-----4---4---4----5----4----------------------4---4---4----5----4---------0|
E|------2---2---2----3----2----------------------2---2---2----3----2----------|
Bridge verse: x2 (clean)
Guitar 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
D|--------4------5p4---------4-----5p4--------4-----5p4--------4-----5p4------|
A|0----4-------4-----4-----4-----4-----4----4-----4-----4----4-----4-----4---0|
E|---2-------0-----------2-----0----------2-----0----------2-----0------------|
Guitar 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
D|--------4------5~~--------4------5~~--------4----5~~---------4-----5~~------|
A|0-------4------5~~--------4------5~~--------4----5~~---------4-----5~~-----0|
E|---2-------0----------2------0----------2-----0----------2-----0------------|
Guitar 1 and 2 with rhythm figure 2 (x2)
Guitar 3 with fill 1: x2 (fade)
e|---9~~~~~~~-10--9/10\9\7---9---10----9/10\9\7-----------|---9~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
B|---7~~~~~~~--8--7/-8\7\5---7----8----7/-8\7\5-----------|---7~~~~~~~~~~~--|
G|0------------------------------------------------------0|-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
A|0------------------------------------------------------0|-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Bridge Verse (x2)
Solo 1:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/metallica/cyanide_tab_ver_3.html ]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7---7---7-\-------------------/11--11--11\-------------------------------|
G|-9b--9b--9b\----9b10r9--7--------x---x---x------9b10r9-9b10r9-------------|
D|--------------------------9~~~--/9---9---9\--------------------7~~~~------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------8---------------------------|
G|-11--11--11\-------------------11--11--11\----9b11r9-9b11r9-9b11r9--------|
D|--x---x---x-----9b11r9--7-------x---x---x---------------------------7~~~--|
A|--9---9---9\--------------9~~~--9---9---9\--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------17--------17--------17--------17----------|
G|-11--11/---14---14-14-14---16---16b18r16--16b18r16--16b18r16--16b18r16----|
D|--x---x-----x----x--x--x----x---------------------------------------------|
A|--9---9/---12---12-12-12---14---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------14-17p14------------------------------------------|
B|----14~~-----------14-17---------17p14---14h17p14--------------------17---|
G|-14-14~~------14-15-------------------17---------16p14---14-14-16p14-16b--|
D|---------16~~-----------------------------------------16------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------14----14--------------------------------------------|
B|-17-----------------14--17b----17p14---14ph17p14--------------------------|
G|-16b--16p14---14-16b-----------------16----------16-14-14--14-16b-16b~~~--|
D|-----------16--------------------------------------------16---------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14-16-17p16p14---14------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------17----17-16-14h16p14~~~~-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------17-16-14---14-16-14~~-16br-14------|
D|-----------------------------------------------16--------------------16~~-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo 2:
e|-14-17----------------------14-----------14-----------14------------------|
B|-------17b---17b-14-17-17b-----17p14-17b----17p14-17b----17p14-17b--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14-----------14-----------14-----------14--------------------------------|
B|----17p14-17b----17p14-17b----17p14-17b----17-14------17--17--17----------|
G|----------------------------------------------14---14-16br16br16bt-14-----|
D|------------------------------------------------16-------------------16\--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16--------16------16-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-16-14--14-16-16b--16-14--14-16--14h16p14-----14-16p14h16-14-14-14h16p14--|
D|------16----------------16---------------16-----------------------------16|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-16p14---14h16p14----14hp16p14--14h16p14---14h16p14--------------------|
D|---------16----------16----------16--------16-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16-16b--16b--16b-16br--14h16p14~~~---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------16\-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo Bridge:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11--11---14--13--11--11----6---14--13--11--11---7---14--13--11--11---8---|
D|--x---x----x---x---x---x----x----x---x---x---x---x----x---x---x---x---x---|
A|--9---9---12--11---9---9----4---12--11---9---9---5---12--11---9---9---6---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Use Wah as Filter (about halfway open toe position)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------8--------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------/8---------------|
G|-14--13--11--------5p3---6p4---7p5---8p6---9p7---10p8---------------------|
D|--x---x---x--0-0-5----5p3---6p4---7p5---8p6---9p7----10p8-----------------|
A|-12--11---9---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1: Top numbers Guitar 2: Bottom Numbers
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------10-10--------10-10--------10-10--------10-10-----------------------|
A|-9--9---3--3--9--9---3--3--9--9---3--3--9--9---3--3--9--9-----------------|
E|-2--2---------2--2---------2--2---------2--2---------2--2-----------------|
e|-13p8---8-13p8-11p8---8-13p8-11p8---8-13p8---8-13p8-11p8---8-13p8-11p8---8|
B|-----11------------11------------11-------11------------11------------11--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-16p11---11-16p11-14p11---11-16p11-14p11----11------------------14b~~~~~~-|
B|------14---------------14----------------14----14b-14b--14br-12-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Harmony Riff C: Guitar 1:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------12-11----16-14------------------------------------|
D|---------------14-12-------------------------------14-12------------------|
A|-----14-12--------------------------------14-12---------------------------|
E|-0-0-------0-0------0-0------0-0-------0-0-----0-0------------------------|
Harmony Riff C: Guitar 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------9-7------12-11--------------------------------------|
D|--------------9-7--------------------------------9-7----------------------|
A|-----10-9-------------------------------10-9------------------------------|
E|-0-0------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------0-0------0-0--------------------------|
End Harmony Riff: Guitar 1:Top numbers Guitar 2: Bottom numbers
e|-/15--14--17--15--19--17--24\---------------------------------------------|
B|-/17--15--19--17--20--19--24\---------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Everything from Riff A to the Chorus. Finish song with the intro riff.
LEGEND AND NOTES:
h: Hammer-on p: Pull-off b: Bend string up
r: Unbend string /: Slide up \: Slide down
: Harmonics x: Muted string v: Vibrato
t: Tap •: Palm Mute +: closed wah o:open wah
tr: trill
