'Apocalypse Dawn' by Metallica - Guitar Tutorial

            Band: Metallica
Title: Apocalypse Dawn (instrumental)
Author: Liam Babbage
e-mail: king_long_shlong@hotmail.com
 
Hetfield clean eerie arpeggios – Acoustic guitar
E----------------------------|--------------------------|
B----------------------------|--------------------------|
A----------0-----------------|-------0-------------2----|  x5
D-------------4-------------4|----------4-------0-------|
A------7---------------72----|--3s5---------------------|
E--0-------------------------|-------------3s2----------|


On the sixth time through play this then fade out
E----------------------------|--------------------------|
B----------------------------|--------------------------|
A----------0-----------------|-------0------------------|
D-------------4-------------4|----------4----------0----|
A------7---------------72----|--3s5-------------4-------|
E--0-------------------------|-------------3s5----------|


Hetfield classical style chord picking – Electric guitar
E--------------------------|----------------------------|
B---7h8---------7------5---|--4-------------------------|
A--------9-----------------|--------0-----------0-------|
D-----------9------7------5|-----4-----4-----5----------|
A--------------------------|--2-----------3--------2----|
E---0----------------------|----------------------------|

E--------------------------|--0--------0—7p0---------|--------(12)---
B---------------7------5—-4|--------0--------0-----0-|------0----(12)
A-----0--------------------|-----0--------------0----|----0----------
D--4-----4---------7---5—-4|-------------------------|---------------
A-----------2---6----------|-------------------------|---------------
E--------------------------|--0----------------------|-0-------------

E--------------------------|---------------------------|
B--1-----------1-----3-----|--5-----------7------------|
A--------2--------2-----0--|--------0-----------0------|
D-----2-----2--------------|-----5-----5-----7-----7---|
A--0-----------0-----2-----|--3-----------5------------|
E--------------------------|---------------------------|

Hetfield Heavy down picking
E------------------------------|-------------------------|
B------------------------------|-------------------------|
A------------------------------|-------------------------|
D------5-s-4-------------------|-------------------------|
A------3---2---------5s7-----7-|-----6-----5--------5--7-|
E--0----------0---0-------0—-5-|--0--4--0--3----5s7------|
  Pm         pm----      pm      pm    pm 

E------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A------------------------------|-------------------------------|  x4
D------5-s-4-------------------|-------------------------------|
A------3---2---------5s7-----7-|-----6-----5-----8--7-----5--7-|
E--0----------0--0--------0--5-|--0--4--0--3-----6--5--0--3--5-|
  Pm         pm pm       pm      pm    pm       pm-------------
Hetfield fast heavy riff
E--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
D-------------5-s-4--------------------|----------------------------|
A-------------3---2---------3--------2-|-------8--8s7--------------5|
E--0---0--0-----------0--0--1--0--0--0-|-0--0--6--6-5--0--0--0—-0—-3|
  Pm-------          pm---    pm---     pm---         pm---------

E----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D------------5--4------------------|--------------------------------|
A------------3--2-------3--------2-|----------2--------------5-----5|
E--0---0--0-------0--0--1--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3—0-0-3|
  Pm-------      pm---    pm---     pm------    pm---------   pm—

Hammett – solo 1
E--------------------------------|---------------------------|
B---------------7--8------bd-----|--------------------12--12-|
A------------9--------(11)-(9)p7-|--9~~~~~~~~~~-------12--14-|
D---------9----------------------|--------------12s14--------|
A—7s9h10-------------------------|---------------------------|
E--------------------------------|---------------------------|

E-------------------------------|7------------------10-12(14)(12)p10|
B----12-----------12------------|7h8p7---------10-12-------bd-------|
A—14(16)—14p12----12------------|------9-7-9s11---------------------|
D---bu---------14-----14~~~~~~~~|-----------------------------------|
A-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E—12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------|
B-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|


Hammett – solo 2 with wah wah
E----------------------|-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12------12--
B----15-----15---12----|15(17)-15(17)-15(17)-15(17)-15(17)-15(17)----
A—14(16)—14(16)--12----|---------------------------------------------
D---bu--------------14-|---------------------------------------------
A----------------------|---------------------------------------------
E----------------------|---------------------------------------------

E------12-----12-|-17p15p14-17p15p14-17p15p14-17p15p14-15p14p12------
B-15(17)-15(17)--|---------------------------------------------------
A----------------|---------------------------------------------------
D----------------|---------------------------------------------------
A----------------|---------------------------------------------------
E----------------|---------------------------------------------------

E-14p12---12---------------|-----------------------------------------
B------15---15p12-15p12----|-12h15p12—-12h15p12—12h15p12—-12h15p12---
A-----------------------14-|---------14--------14-------14--------14-
D--------------------------|-----------------------------------------
A--------------------------|-----------------------------------------
E--------------------------|-----------------------------------------
E-----------------------------|
B—15(17)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A--bu-------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|


Hammett – solo 3
E-----------------|---------------------------------|
B-----------------|---------------------------------|
A---------7---7-9s|11~~~~~~~~~~--------11h12h11-----|
D-----7-9---9-----|-----------------------------12--|
A-7h9-------------|---------------------------------|
E-----------------|---------------------------------|

E-------------------------|-14-15p14----------------14-15-17-|
B----------------------12-|----------15----17-17-17----------|
A-------------12-14s16----|-------------14-------------------|
D--14------14-------------|----------------------------------|
A------/14----------------|----------------------------------|
E-------------------------|----------------------------------|


E—17(19)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
B--------------------------|
A--------------------------|
D--------------------------|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|


Hammett - solo 4
E-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B-------7-8—7h8p7---|---13-12--10---|---------8-7---|---------------|
A--9--9-----------9-|-8-----------12|-11----------8-|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D-------------------|---------------|----10-9-------|---------------|
A-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

E-----------------7s10-|-8---8---10--|-12—14(15)--(14)-|-12~~~~~~~~~|
B--------7-8--10-------|-------------|------bu---bd----|------------|
A--9---9---------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|
D----------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|
A----------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|
E----------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|


Hammett – solo 5
E-19p17p0-17p15p0-15p13p0-17p15p0-15p13p0-13p12p0-|-15p13p0-13p12p0--
B-------------------------------------------------|------------------
A-------------------------------------------------|------------------
D-------------------------------------------------|------------------
A-------------------------------------------------|------------------
E-------------------------------------------------|------------------

E-12p10p0-13p12p0-12p10p0-10p8p0-|-12p10p0-10p8p0-8p7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-
B--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
A--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
A--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
E--------------------------------|-----------------------------------


E—5p0------------------------------------------------------|
B-------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(keep scooping with whammy bar)-|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|


Hammett – solo 6
E-19p15------15-19p15-19p15—-19p15—-19p15-|-17p14------14-17p14------
B------17--17--------------17----17-------|------15—-15--------------
A--------16-------------------------------|--------14----------------
D-----------------------------------------|--------------------------
A-----------------------------------------|--------------------------
E-----------------------------------------|--------------------------


E-17p14---17p14---17p14-|-15p12------12-15p12-15p12--15p12—--15p12--|
B------15------15-------|------13--13--------------13------13-------|
A-----------------------|--------12---------------------------------|
D-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|

E—19-19-19-17-17-17-15-15-15-14-14-14-17-17-17-15-15-15-14-14-14-12--
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E--12-12-|-15-15-15-14-14-14-12-12-12-10-10-10-12--|
B--------|-----------------------------------------|
A--------|-----------------------------------------|
D--------|-----------------------------------------|
A--------|-----------------------------------------|
E--------|-----------------------------------------|

E—22(24)—-22(24)—-22(24)—-22(24)—-22(24)—-22(24)—-22(24)—-22(24)—----
B--bu------bu------bu------bu------bu------bu------bu------bu--------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E-22(24)—-22(24)-|-24-22-20-19-22-20-19-17-20-19-17---19-17-------|
B--bu------bu----|----------------------------------20------20-19-|
A----------------|------------------------------------------------|
D----------------|------------------------------------------------|
A----------------|------------------------------------------------|
E----------------|------------------------------------------------|


E-17----------------------------------------------------|
B----20---19---17---20---19---17-----17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A--------------------------------19---------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|