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Nothing Else Matters Tab by Metallica

This document provides guitar tab instructions for playing the Metallica song "Nothing Else Matters". It includes the tuning, intro, main guitar parts, chorus guitar part, interlude, guitar solo, and ending sections of the song written out in guitar tablature notation. The tab is attributed to original creator Martijn van Welie and editor Ruud Claessen and aims to help guitarists learn to play this iconic rock ballad.

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Nothing Else Matters Tab by Metallica

This document provides guitar tab instructions for playing the Metallica song "Nothing Else Matters". It includes the tuning, intro, main guitar parts, chorus guitar part, interlude, guitar solo, and ending sections of the song written out in guitar tablature notation. The tab is attributed to original creator Martijn van Welie and editor Ruud Claessen and aims to help guitarists learn to play this iconic rock ballad.

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Nothing Else Matters Tab by Metallica

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Artist: Metallica
Song: Nothing Else Matters

Metallica - Nothing else matters '99 version


Original version by: Martijn van Welie ([email protected])
Edited by Ruud Claessen ([email protected])
Comments or corrections please mail me.

Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

Intro
6/8 time
Eb-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0---7-|
Bb-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
Gb---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0---------|
Db-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Ab-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Eb-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
P (9/8 time) H P S P S
Eb-7-----------7^0---------|---------7---8---7^8\5---7-5-/0------|
Bb---------0-------0-------|---------0---0-----------0-------5---|
Gb-----0---------------0---|-----0-------------------------------|
Db-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------------------|
P
Eb-------------2^0---------|-------------0---0---0---|
Bb-5-------5-------5-------|---------5-------5---5---|
Gb-----5---------------5---|-----5-----------5---5---|
Db-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab-0-----------------------|-0---------------0---2---|
Eb-------------------------|-------------------------|
P H P P H
Eb-0-----------3^0-----0---|-0----------0^5^0---------|
Bb-5-------5-------5---5---|-7---7-5-7--------7^0-5^0-|
Gb-5-----5---5-------5-5---|-7------------------------|
Db-------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab-3---3---------------3---|-5------------------------|
Eb-------------------------|--------------------------|
<.NH.>
Eb-------12----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|
Bb-----12--0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
Gb---12------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|
Db-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Ab-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Eb-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
upstroke
Eb-------------7---7-------|-------------|-------------7-----------|
Bb-------------8---8-------|-----7-----5-|-------------8-----------|
Gb-----------9-----9-------|-----7-----5-|-----------9-------------|
Db---------9---------------|---7-----5---|---------9---------------|
Ab-------7-----------------|-5-----3-----|-------7-----------------|
Eb-0-----------------------|-------------|-0-----------------------|
Eb-------------|----------7-----7--------|-----5-----------3-------|
Bb-----7-----5-|----------------8--------|-------7-----------5-----|
Gb-----7-----5-|-------------9-----------|---------7-----------5---|
Db---7-----5---|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab-5-----3-----|-------7-----------------|-5-----------3-----------|
Eb-------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|

Eb-----3-------------------|-------0-----(0------)|-------0-----|
Bb-------3---------5-4-----|-----0---0---(-0-----)|-----0---0---|
Gb---------4---------------|---0-------0-(--0----)|---0-------0-|
Db-------------------------|-------------(---2---)|-------------|
Ab-------------2-----------|-------------(----2--)|-------------|
Eb-3-----------------------|-0-----------(-----0-)|-0-----------|

Main guitar part :


So close,no matter how far......
Eb-------------3----0---|-2---2-2-2-3--0--0-0-----|
Bb---------0----------0-|-3---3-3-3-3--3--3-3-----|
Gb-----0----------0-----|-2---2-2-2-2--0--0-0-----| repeat 2X
Db----------------------|-0---0-0-0-0--2--2-2-----|
Ab----------------------|--------------3--3-3-----|
Eb-0--------------------|---------------------3-2-|
Forever trusting who we are............and nothing else
matters

Eb-------------3----0---|-2---2-2-2-3--0--0-0-----------3--2------2----
Bb---------0----------0-|-3---3-3-3-3--3--3-3-----------3--0--------0--
Gb-----0----------0-----|-2---2-2-2-2--0--0-0---------0----2-----------
Db----------------------|-0---0-0-0-0--2--2-2--------------1----1------
Ab----------------------|--------------3--3-3--------------2--2--------
Eb-0--------------------|---------------------0-2-3--------------------

Chorus guitar part


Never cared for what they do........
Eb-0-----0-----|-2-----2-2-2-3---2--0--2-|
Bb-1-----2-----|-3-----3-3-3-3---3--3--3-|
Gb-0-----2-----|-2-----2-2-2-2---2--2--2-|
Db-2-----2-----|-0-----0-0-0-0---0--0--0-|
Ab-3-----0-----|-------------------------|
Eb-------------|-------------------------|

Eb-0-----0-----|-2-----2-2-2-3---2--0--2-|
Bb-1-----2-----|-3-----3-3-3-3---3--3--3-|
Gb-0-----2-----|-2-----2-2-2-2---2--2--2-|
Db-2-----2-----|-0-----0-0-0-0---0--0--0-|
Ab-3-----0-----|-------------------------|
Eb-------------|-------------------------|

Eb-0-----0-----|-2-----2-2-2-0-----------|
Bb-1-----2-----|-3-----3-3-3-0-----------|
Gb-0-----2-----|-2-----2-2-2-0-----------|
Db-2-----2-----|-0-----0-0-0-2-----------|
Ab-3-----0-----|-------------2-----------|
Eb-------------|-------------0-----------|

Interlude
|-12------14---|-15-------17---|-8------8------|-------8--------|
|---12------12-|---12-------12-|---5------5----|----5-----5-----|
|--------------|---------------|-----5------5--|-5----------5\--|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|--------------0|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|

|-0--------0---|-0^2--------0--|-0--0~~~~0~~~~~|--------0-------|
|----1-------1-|-----3-------3-|-12-12~~~12~~~~|------0---0-----|
|-------2------|--------2------|---------------|----0-------0---|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-0--------------|

|-12------14---|-15-------17---|-8------8------|-8-----8--------|
|---12------12-|---12-------12-|---5--------5--|---5-----5------|
|--------------|---------------|-----5----5---5|-----5-----5----|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|

|-0--------0---|-0^2--------0--|-0--0~~~~0~~~~~|--------0---------|
|----1-------1-|-----3-------3-|-12-12~~~12~~~~|------0---0-------|
|-------2------|--------2------|---------------|----0-------0-----|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-0------------3-2-|

Interlude solo * *
Eb|--------3-----3--5--5(7)5--5-----3--5---10--7--6(8)6--
Bb|--3--5-----5------------------5-----------------------

Eb|--10--6(8)6---10--6(8)6---10--6(8)6---10--6(8)6---3-0-

*=bend and release

GOTO MAIN GUITAR PART

Guitar solo :
E5 E5(VII) | D5(V) C5(III)
E5 E5(VII) | D5(V) C5(III)
E5 E5(VII) | D5(V) C5(III) | G5(III) B5(II) | E5

B B R V V

Eb---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb-15------15----------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb-14(16)--14(16)14-12--14-12|-11-12-11----11-------------12-14-12-|
Db---------------------------|----------14----12-14----------------|
Ab---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B B B
Eb-------12-------12---------------------------hold bend-->--------|
Gb----12-------12----15^14^12-(approx.8x )--15(17)-15-15-15--------|
Gb-14(16)---14(16)---------------------|---------------------------|
Db-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
release bend
Eb-15(17)--15---14-15-|----15-14----14-15-14-12|--------------------
Bb--------------------|-12-------12------------|-15-14-12-----------
Gb--------------------|------------------------|-----------12-14-12-
Db--------------------|------------------------|--------------------
Ab--------------------|------------------------|--------------------
Eb--------------------|------------------------|--------------------
B R B B R P B
Eb-------------------------|-12--------------------hold----->-----release
Bb----------------------12-|-------12-15(17)15--12^15(17)-15-15-15-15-15-
Gb-14(16)14-12----12-14(16)|-------------------------------|-------------
Db-------------14----------|-------------------------------|-------------
Ab-------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------
Eb-------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------
H P S H P
Eb-----------------------------------
Bb-12^15^12~~~~~~\\\\\\7--5^7^5~~~~~~
Gb-----------------------------------
Db-----------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------

The end :
E-------0-----|-------0---7-|-7-----------7^0---------|
B-----0---0---|-----0---0---|---------0-------0-------|
G---0-------0-|---0---------|-----0---------------0---|
D-------------|-------------|-------------------------|
A-------------|-------------|-------------------------|
E-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------------------|

E---------7---8---7^8\5---7-5-/0--0--0-|
B---------0---0-----------0------------|
G-----0--------------------------------| repeat
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E-0----------------------------------0-|

END

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