Metallica - Ecstacy Of Gold Full Version Chords & Tabs

tune all guitars down 1/2 step

1a)
eb--7---7---8----8----7---7---8----8---
Bb--8---8---10---10---7---7---10---10--
Gb----9---9----9----9---8---8----9----9
Db-------------------------------------
Ab-------------------------------------
Eb-------------------------------------

1b) continued
eb--7---7---8----8----7---7----------------
Bb--8---8---10---10---7---7-------10-----10
Gb----9---9----9----9---8---8-8/9----8/9---
Db-----------------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------

1c) continued
eb--7---7---8----8----7---7----------10-8---
Bb--8---8---10---10---7---7-------10------10
Gb----9---9----9----9---8---8-8/9-----------
Db------------------------------------------
Ab------------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------------

1d) continued
eb--7---7---8----8----7---7-----------8---
Bb--8---8---10---10---7---7-------10----10
Gb----9---9----9----9---8---8-8/9---------
Db----------------------------------------
Ab----------------------------------------
Eb----------------------------------------
clean opening riff played straight through a,b,c,d


2)
Gb-----------------------       -----------------------
Db------------2-----2---- three -4-----4---------------
Ab----2~--3~2~2-----2---- times -4-----4-------2~--3~2~
Eb--0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0 then  -2-2-2-2-2-2-0---0-----
crunch intro and also solo backing 


3)
Gb--2--4------------5--4------------2--4-----5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
Db--2--4------------5--4------------2--4--5--5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
Ab--0--2---2~--3~2~-3--2---2~--3~2~-0--2--5--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
Eb-------0---0-----------0---0------------3------------------------
heavy verse


4a) James
eb--0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0---2-2-2-2-2--0--0--0--0--0
Bb--0-0-0-0-0--1--1--1--1--1---0-0-0-0-0--1--1--1--1--1
Gb--0-0-0-0-0--2--2--2--2--2---2-2-2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2
Db--2-2-2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2---1-1-1-1-1--2--2--2--2--2
Ab--2-2-2-2-2--0--0--0--0--0---2-2-2-2-2--0--0--0--0--0
Eb--0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------
clean chorus.  Play riff 1a) twice then this riff 

4b) Kirk
     ^V
eb-----------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------------------------------------------------
Gb--14--12---------------------------------------------
Db----------14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~13-14-13~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ab-----------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------


5a) James
eb-------0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2---------------
Bb-------1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3---------------
Gb-------0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2
Db-------2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--1--1--1--1--1
Ab-------3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-----------2--2--2--2--2
Eb-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------
"It's coming your way" (3:05)
also clean played after riff 4)

5b) Kirk
     ^V                 ^V
eb-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb--------------------------------12-------------------------------------
Gb--14--12-12~~~~~~14~~14--12-----12----14--12-12~~~14~~~11~~~12-11-12-11
Db----------------------------14~~---14----------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------------------------

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/metallica/ecstacy_of_gold_full_version_tab.html ]
6a) James
Gb---------------------------------------------------4---------------------------------------
Db--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2-5--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2-4--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2-5---2----2----
Ab--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2-5--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2-5---2----2----
Eb--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0----0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3~--0-3~~0-3~~
breakdown

6b) Kirk
eb--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-7--7-7
Bb--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---7-7--7-7
Gb----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-8-8--8-8
Db------------------------------------------------------
Ab------------------------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------------------------


7a)                  7b)
Gb-----2--4--2---     ----4--5--4---
Db--2--2--4--2--2     -2--4--5--4--2
Ab--2--0--2--0--2     -2--2--3--2--2
Eb--0-----------0     -0-----------0
7a starts when Kirk starts playing riff 1 distorted and the orchestra is still doing
the breakdown part.  7a continues through the first two "And it comes to be" lines,
then switches to 7b for the rest.

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solo by Boyle: It's not exact, but it's a good starting point.

the solo starts as a continuation of riff 5b)

1)
eb...-----------------------------
Bb...--------------12--12h14-14-12
Gb...12-11-12-11---12--12h14-14-12
Db...-----------------------------
Ab...-----------------------------
Eb...-----------------------------


2)
eb----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb--15-15-15-----12-15--15p12----12-------------------------------------------
Gb------------14--------------14----14p12-14--14--14--14--14p12----15p14p12---
Db--------------------------------------------------------------14----------14
Ab----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------------


3)
eb-----------------------------------------------------------
Bb------------15-12----12----12------------------------------
Gb--------12--------15----15----15p14-12-14p12----12-------12
Db--12-14--------------------------------------14----14p12---
Ab-----------------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------------


4)
eb-------------------------------------------------------------
Bb--12-13-15-17p15p13p12-15p13p12----13p12---------------------
Gb--------------------------------14-------14p12-14--14--14--14
Db-------------------------------------------------------------
Ab-------------------------------------------------------------
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------


5)
eb----------------------15~~~15p14p12-15p14p12-15p14p12-15-15-15-17
Bb--------15--------15---------------------------------------------
Gb-----12--------12------------------------------------------------
Db--14--------14---------------------------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------------------


6)
eb--14-15-14-12h14p12----------------------------
Bb--------------------15-13-12-------------------
Gb-----------------------------14-14--12----12---
Db---------------------------------------14----14
Ab-----------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------


7)
eb----------------------------------------------17
Bb--15-17--15-17--15-17-17-15-17-17-15-17-17-15---
Gb------------------------------------------------
Db------------------------------------------------
Ab------------------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------------------