Metallica - Unforgiven Chords & Tabs

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VERSION ONE
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Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 12:45:25 -0500 (EST)
From: SteveG0123 
Subject: The Unforgiven II

The Unforgiven II
Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett
>from The Album "Reload"
tab by Jayson Brown, Andrew O'Hara,Phil Boyle, and Steve Giannopoulos
corrections/add-ons:SteveG0123@aol.com

all guitars down 1/2 step (Eb)


1a) Kirk (left side)

Db---7/9-9/10-12--14-12-10/12\10-7/9-9/10-12--12-9/10\9--
Ab-7-----------------------------------------------------
Eb-5-5/7-7/8--10--12-10-8/10\-8--5/7-7/8--10--10-7/8\-7--




1b) James
Db--2---5------5-----7
Ab--0---3------5-----5
Eb-------------3------
intro (distorted)


2)
eb---------0------------------3---3-3------------------
Bb----------1-----------------3-----3---3^-0--1/3\1-
Gb------2-----------------0---------------------2/4\2-
Db----2-----------------2-----------------------------
Ab--0------------0-2-3--------------------------------
Eb--------------------------------------------------
verse clean
"Lay beside me, tell me what they've done"

This is played on a Fender Telecaster with a B-bender (same as Ronnie).
It will be difficult to play exactally right without one. (I don't have one either)
Instead of the 3h5 he's actually able to bend the B string (hence the name) up a full
step.  I'd like to play one some day just to see how it works.  (It has to do with
the strap button and is connected to a pulley at the bridge)


3)
eb-1-1------1-1------3-3------1-1---------
Bb-3---3----1---1----3---3----1---1-------
Gb-2-----2--2-----2--4-----4--2-----2-----
Db-0--------3--------5--------3-----------
Ab----------3--------5--------3-----------
Eb----------1--------3--------1-----------
bridge
"But there's no sun shining through."


4a)
Gb--4-5-5-5--5-4-4--4-7-7--7-7-5-5-4
Db--5-7-7-7--7-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-7-7-5
Ab----------------------------------
Eb----------------------------------

4b)
Gb--4-5-5-5--5-4-4--4-7-7--7-5-4-5-4--
Db--5-7-7-7--7-5-5--5-5-5------------7
Ab------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------
"What I've felt, what I've known"


5a) left
eb------------------------------------
Bb------------------------------------
Gb------2--------5-----------------7--
Db----2---2----5---5------5------7---7
Ab--0--------3----------5---5--5------
Eb--------------------3---------------

5b) right
eb------------------------------------
Bb------------------------------------
Gb--4-2-4-2--7-5-7-5-----------9-7-9-7
Db--------------------7-5-7-5---------
Ab------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------
"Come lay beside me" (second verse)
played with echo and chorus.

SOLO                        full          full    full   full   full
Eb---------------------------------------------15-----15-----15--15-I
Bb-----------------------12--15--12----12--15-----15------15--------I
Gb--7-5h7p5-4-5------/14------------14------------------------------I
Db--------------5---------------------------------------------------I
Ab------------------------------------------------------------------I
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------I

             full            full            full
Eb-----17--------------17--------------17---------17---------I
Bb-/17----17--20---/17----17--20---/17----17--20-----20--17--I
Gb-----------------------------------------------------------I
Db-----------------------------------------------------------I
Ab-----------------------------------------------------------I
Eb-----------------------------------------------------------I

   1/2
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
Bb-------------------19-17----19-17----19-17----19-17----19-17----19-17----I
Gb-19--17--19--17----19-17----19-17----19-17----19-17----19-17----19-17----I
Db----------------19-------19-------19-------19-------19-------19-------19-I
Ab-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------I


            1/2
Eb--------------------------------------------I
Bb-17----------------------19-17--------------I
Gb----20-17-19-17-19-17----19-17--------------I
Db----------------------19-------19-----------I
Ab--------------------------------------------I
Eb--------------------------------------------I

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/metallica/unforgiven_tab_ver_8.html ]
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VERSION TWO
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From: Fredrik Derger [derger@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 1998 1:09 PM
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: TAB: THE UNFORGIVEN II by METALLICA


THE UNFORGIVEN II from the album RELOAD
Tabbed by Fredrik Derger
e-mail: derger@hotmail.com

This song was pretty tricky the figure out so everything might not be
Correct but here goes. I left the solo for yourselves the figure out.

tune down 1/2 step.


Intro:

e-----------------------------------------------------I
b-----------------------------------------------------I
g-2-2-4-5-7\5/7~-/9-7-5/7\5-7-2-4-5-7\5/7~-/7-5-------I
d-2---------------------------------------------------I
a-0-0-2-3-5\3/5~-/7-5-3/5\3-5-0-2-3-5\3/5~-/7-3-0h2p0-I
E-----------------------------------------------------I


Verse:

e-----0-----------------------------------I
b-------1-------8---8-8---------0-1/3\1-0-I
g---------------7b9---9r7-7b9r7---2/4\2-0-I
d---2---------2---------------------------I
a-0-----0-2-3-----------------------------I
E--------------------(3)--------(0)-------I


The third verse is the base tones of the other ones with a third
Guitar playing something strange added.

End verse:

e-----1---------------------------5-I
b-------3-------------------------5-I
g-------------2-3-----------------5-I
d---0-------0---------------------7-I
a-0-------0---------2-3-5---2-3-5---I
E-----------------3-------1---------I


Chorus:

e--------------------------------------------I
b--------------------------------------------I
g-4h5-5-5-5--5p4-4-4-4--5h7-7-7-7--7p5-5-5-5-I
d-5---5-5-5--5---5-5-5--7---7-7-7--7---7-7-7-I repeat once
a--------------------------------------------I
E--------------------------------------------I

e--------------------------------------------------I
b--------------------------------------------------I
g-4h5-5-5-5--5p4-4-4-4--5h7-7-7-7--/7-5-4-5~-4-----I
d-5---5-5-5--5---5-5-5--7---7-7-7--------------7~\-I
a--------------------------------------------------I
E--------------------------------------------------I

Chorus fill in:

e----------------------------------I
b------------------------------3-5-I
g-2-4-5--5--5-5-4-0-----2-4-5------I
d----------------------------------I
a----------------------------------I
E----------------------------------I


End:

e---------------------------------------I
b---------------------------------------I
g-4-5---5-4---4-5---7-4---4-5---7-4-----I
d-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-I
a-------------------------------------5-I
E-------------------------------------3-I


Order:

Intro
Verse, 6 times
Intro
Verse, 4 times
End verse
Chorus, 2 times
Intro
Verse, 4 times
End verse
Chorus, 2 times
During solo play Intro once and Chorus once
Intro
Verse, 3 times
End verse
Chorus, 2 times
Chorus, 2 times with Chorus fill in
End

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LYRICS
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Lyrics:

Lay beside me, tell me what they've done
And speak the words I wanna hear, to make my demons run
The door is locked now, but it's open if you're true
If you can understand the me, than I can understand the you

Lay beside me, under wicked sky
The black of day, dark of night, we share this paralyze
The door cracks open, but there's no sun shining through
Black heart scarring, darker still, but there's no sun shining through
No, there's no sun shining through
No, there's no sun shining

What I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door
Should I open it for you?

Yeah, what I've felt, what I've known
Sick and tired, I stand alone
Could you be there, 'cuz I'm the one who waits for you
Or are you unforgiven too?

Come lay beside me, this won't hurt, I swear
She loves me not, she loves me still, but she'll never love again
She lay beside me, but she'll be there when I'm gone
Black hearts scarring darker still, yes, she'll be there when I'm gone
Yes, she'll be there when I'm gone
Dead sure she'll be there

What I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door
Should I open it for you?

Yeah, what I've felt, what I've known
Sick and tired, I stand alone
Could you be there, 'cuz I'm the one who waits for you
Or are you unforgiven too?

Lay beside me, tell me what I've done
The door is closed, so are your eyes
But now I see the sun, now I see the sun
Yes, now I see it

What I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door
Should I open it for you?

Yeah, what I've felt, what I've known
So sick and tired, I stand alone
Could you be there, 'cuz I'm the one who waits
The one who waits for you

Oh, what I've felt
Oh, what I've known

I take this key
And I bury it in you
Because you're unforgiven too

Never free
Never me
'cuz you're unforgiven too