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Disposable Heroes Tabs

(ver. 1)
Metallica
Disposable Heroes by Metallica


intro: (in 6/4 time)

 Rhy Fig 1
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|o------------------------|-------------------------|
D|o------------4---5---4---|-------------5---7---4---|
A|-------------4---5---4---|-------------5---7---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3---2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---5---2---|
   PM---------|              PM---------|

                                       end Rhy Fig 1
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------9----o|
|-------------4---5---4---|-------------------9----o|   X lots
|-------------4---5---4---|-------------------7-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3---2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
  PM---------|              PM---------------|

lead over intro:
  w/ wah-wah
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|o9-----------11--12--11--|-9-----------12--14--11--|
|o9-----------11--12--11--|-9-----------12--14--11--|
|-7-----------9---10--9---|-7-----------10--12--9---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
			   ________________________  _________________________
			  | 1.                      | 2.
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-9-----------11--12--11--|-9---------------12-----o|-9-----------------9-----|
|-9-----------11--12--11--|-9---------------12-----o|-9-----------------9-----|
|-7-----------9---10--9---|-7---------------10------|-7-----------------7-----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|

Rhy Fig 2 (in 4/4 time)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|o--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|o--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|

							     4 times
						       end Rhy Fig 2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|

With Rhy Fig 2 (2 times)
(wah off)
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|o-12-----------------------------|-(12)-------------------------14\-|
|o-12-----------------------------|-(12)-------------------------14\-|
|--10-----------------------------|-(10)-------------------------12\-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-\11-----------------------------|-(11)-------------------------14\-|
|-\11-----------------------------|-(11)-------------------------14\-|
|-\9------------------------------|-(9)--------------------------12\-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-\10-----------------------------|-(10)-------------------------12\-|
|-\10-----------------------------|-(10)-------------------------12\-|
|-\8------------------------------|-(8)--------------------------10\-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-\9------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------o|
|-\9------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------o|
|-\7------------------------------|-(7)-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 Faster:
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o| X 3
|o6-------------------------------|-6------------------------------o|
|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  >   PM---------|>   PM---------|  >   PM---------|>   PM---------|

|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------7---6---4---|
|---------------------------|--5---4---2---7---6---4---|
|-0--10-p9-p0--9-p7---------|--5---4---2---5---4---2---|
|--------------------10--9--|--3---2---0---------------|
  PM                 PM-----|  \---3---/   \---3---/

play Rhy Fig 2 again 2 times then into verses
the verses are all played solely in the 6th string in
the same rhythm as Rhy Fig 2.

 S/S

1 Bodies  fill  the  fields   I   see
2 Barking    of    machine    gun   fire         does
3 Life  planned  out  before  my  birth

 Rhy Fig 3
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|
 PM... etc.

 hungry   heroes   end.
 nothing   to  me  now
 nothing  could  I  say.                end Rhy Fig 3
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|3--3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2-|

 No one   to   play   soldier   now,
 Sounding   of   the   clock   that   ticks       get
 Had   no   chance   to   see   myself
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|

 no one   to   pretend.
 used   to   it  somehow.
 moulded   day   by   day.
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|3--3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-|

the second half of each verse follows the same pattern

Running blind through killing fields,
bred to kill them all.
Victim of what said should be,
a servant till I fall

    Rhy Fig 4
     Soldier       boy,                made   of    clay
   |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 4 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 - |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 4 |-6-------------------------------|-6-------------------------------|
   |-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|
   |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     >   PM---------|>   PM---------|  >   PM---------|>   PM---------|

                end Rhy Fig 4
   |-------------------------|-------------------------|
 3 |-------------------------|-------------------------|
 - |-------------------------|-------------------------|
 4 |-4-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
   |-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
   |-------------------------|-------------------------|
     >   PM---------|>   PM-|  >   PM---------|>   PM-|

with Rhy Fig 4
   |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 4 |---------------------------------|------------o-/------------------|
 - |--4-----(4)---^5^4\2---(2)-/-4^5-|-------------/-------------------|
 4 |---------------------------------|------------/-o------------------|
   |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                  h p sl       sl h

   |-------------------------|-------------------------|
 3 |-------------------------|-------------------------|
 - |--4-----(4)---^5^4\2-----|--4^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-----|
 4 |-------------------------|-------------------------|
   |-------------------------|-------------------------|
   |-------------------------|-------------------------|
                  h p sl         vibrato
                                 simultaneously depress trem
                                 bar 1/2 step

                                   ________________________________
                                  | This bar third time only       |
  /----3----\                       /----3----\
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-4----3----4-----5-----4---------|-6----5----6-----7-----8--------|
|-4----3----4-----5-----4---------|-6----5----6-----7-----8--------|
|-2----1----2-----3-----2---------|-4----3----4-----5-----6--------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

				   Rhy Fig 5
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------5---|-(5)---------------------8----4-|
|-----------------------------5---|-(5)---------------------8----4-|
|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0---3---|-(3)---------------------6----2-|
 PM------------------------|

|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-(4)----------------------7----3-|-(3)---------------------5------|
|-(4)----------------------7----3-|-(3)---------------------5------|
|-(2)----------------------5----1-|-(1)---------------------3------|

 Back to the front. 
                     end Rhy Fig 5
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------5---|
|-----------------------------5---|
|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0---3---|
 PM------------------------|

then with Rhy Fig 5

You will do what I say, when I say.
Back to the front. You will die when I say you must die.
Back to the front. You coward, you servant (*), you blind man.
(then some palm muted open E-string strumming)

(*): 3rd time to Coda

after second verse:

Rhy Fig 6						    end Rhy Fig 6
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------o||
||o-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|---------------o||
||--2-------5h7-----|-5-------4h7-----|-2-------5h7-----|-5-------4h7-2--||
||--0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0--||
    

then the bridge with Rhy Fig 4:

Why...  am I dying?   Kill...  have no fear.
Lie...  live off lying.  Hell...  hell is here.

then the solo, with Rhy Fig 6 (6 times)

|------------------------------------|-------------------------12--|
|-----15-------15-------15-------15--|-----------------------------|
|--14b16----14b16----14b16----14b16--|---14p12------12--14b16------|
|------------------------------------|----------14-----------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|


|----------------------------------------------12------|
|--15--12------12--15--12----12----15--12--15------12--|
|----------14------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|


|---------12---------12----------------12--|--22b24--22b24------22b24--22p19--|
|--15b17------15b17------15b17--15b17------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


|-22p19------19------------19------------|--------19--------------------19------------|
|--------22------22b24---------22p19--22-|-22b24------22p19--22--22b24------22p19--22-|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|


|---------19---------19--------------|--19--20--22--20--19\17--19--17\15--17--15\14--|
|--22b24------22b24------22b23--b24--|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|


|--15--17--14--15--14\12--14--12\10--12--10------|
|--------------------------------------------13--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|


|------10--12--10--------------------------------|
|--13--------------13--12----10--12--10----------|
|----------------------------------------12--11--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|


           T         T      T         T        T            T
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--15p12--17p15p12--17p15--17p12h15--17p12h15--17p12h15----17p12\8--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--9b11--(11)--(11)--(11)--(11)----(11)--|--(11)--(11)--(11)--(11)----r7----9--|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
        hold bend

                                                    w/ bar
|-----------------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------|
|--9b11--r9-p7-----7--9p7-----------|------------------------|
|---------------9----------9--7-----|------------------------|
|--------------------------------9--|--8--7------7--9\8/9----|
|-----------------------------------|--------10--------------|


 C5				      C5	       C5  D5

|--18p15-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------16\13----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------12------------------|-----------------15----15--|
|--------------------13--12----------|------13--15/17------------|
|----------------------------15--13--|--15-----------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------|


C5					    C5
   tremolo picking......................................................|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--13-13-13-15-15-15-16-16-16-16b18-18-18--|--------------------13-13-13-15/17--|
|------------------------------------------|--12-12-12-14-14-14-----------------|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

w/ Rhy Fig 4

|-17p12-----17p12------17p12------17p12----|-16p12----16p12------16p12----16p12----|
|-------12---------12---------12--------12-|-------12--------12--------12-------12-|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


|-17p12-----17p12------16p12------16p12----|-17p12----17p12------16p12----16p12----|
|-------12---------12---------12--------12-|-------12--------12--------12-------12-|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


  C5				C5			C5 D5

|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--15b17---15b17-~----12------|--12--15--12h15--15b17-~----15--12------|
|-------------------------14--|------------------------------------14--|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|


  C5					   C5

|------15b17-~----15--12----------------|----------------------------|
|--12-----------------------15--12------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------14--|--12------12--14b16-~----\--|
|---------------------------------------|------14--------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|

w/ Rhy Fig 4

|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------7---------7--7------|
|--9-------------------7------|--9--7-----10--9--------10--|
|-----7--7--10--9---------10--|----------------------------|
|------------------10---------|----------------------------|
  PM.....................................................|


|--------------------7------|----------------17----\--|
|-----------7---------------|--17--15--14-------------|
|--9--7--7-----9--7-----10--|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
  PM......................|


|-------------------------------|----------------12--------------|
|-----------------13------------|--15----------------------------|
|--/12----12--12------12----12--|------12----12------12--12--12--|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|


|------------------------------|----------------15b17---r15-|
|----------------13------------|--15------------------------|
|--12----12--12------12----12--|------12----12--------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|


  triplets (next 3 bars)
 
|--15-12----12--------------------------|--------------------------------12--|
|--------15----15-12-15-12----12----12--|--15-12-----------------------------|
|--------------------------14----14-----|--------14-12----12-14-12-----------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------14----------14-14-----|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


|--15-12--------------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------15-12----12-15-12--------------|-----------------------|
|--------------14----------14-12----12--|--14b16--14--12--------|
|--------------------------------14-----|-----------------14-~-~|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------|


|-------------------------------|----------------12--------------|
|-----------------13------------|--15----------------------------|
|--/12----12--12------12----12--|------12----12------12--12--12--|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|


|------------------------------|----------------15b17--r15--|
|----------------13------------|--15------------------------|
|--12----12--12------12----12--|------12----12--------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|


  triplets (next 3 1/2 bars)

|--15-12----12----------------------14--|--17-15-14-15-14----14-----------------|
|--------15----15-12-15-12----12--------|-----------------17----17-15-17-15-14--|
|--------------------------14----14-----|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


|-19-17-15----------21-19-17----------|-22-21-19-----------22b24--22b24-|--22b24-~---|
|----------19-17-16----------21-19-17-|----------22-21-19---------------|------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------|


then with Rhy Fig 6 again (2 times):

Why...  am I dying?   Kill...  have no fear.

Lie...  live off lying.  Hell...  hell is here.

			 I was born for dying....
|---------------------|-------------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------------|-------------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------------|-------------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------------|-------------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------------|-------------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
|0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-|-0-----------|-----------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 PM......................|                       PM..............................|

                                                                3 times
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||o-6-------------------------------|-6-------------------------------o||
||--4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4--||
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
    >   PM---------|>   PM---------|  >   PM---------|>   PM---------|


                                             DS al Coda
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------7---6---4---|
|---------------------------|--5---4---2---7---6---4---|
|--0--10-p9-p0--9-p7--------|--5---4---2---5---4---2---|
|--------------------10--9--|--3---2---0---------------|


CODA

 continue Rhy Fig 5
   you blind man          Back to the front
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------8--|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|


                                                       ________________
  w/ Rhy Fig 5 (2 times)                              |1.              |
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------||
||---------/11\-7--|---------/10\-6--|---------/8-----|--5----------8--||
||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------o||
||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------o||
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------||
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------||

 __________________
|2.                 1st time w/ Rhy Fig 5
                    2nd time w/ Rhy Fig 5 (1st 3 bars only)
|---------------6--|----------/-9\-5--|---------/-8\-4--|
|--5------------8--|----------/11\-7--|---------/10\-6--|
|------------------|o-----------------|-----------------|
|------------------|o-----------------|-----------------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

                    __________________
                   |1.                |
|------------/6----|--3------------6--|
|------------/8----|--5------------8--|
|------------------|-----------------o|
|------------------|-----------------o|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|

 ________________________
|2.
|------------------------||--------------------------------|
|------------------------||--------------------------------|
|------------------------||o-------------------------------|
|------------------------||o-6-----------------------------|
|------------------------||--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--||--------------------------------|
  PM...................|     >  PM.........|>  PM.........|


|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-6-----------------------------|-6-----------------------------|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  >  PM.........|>  PM.........|  >  PM.........|>  PM.........|

 ___________________________  ___________________________
|1.                         ||2.
|---------------------------||---------------------------|
|---------------------------||---------------------------|
|--------------------------o||---------------------------|
|--------------------------o||---------------------------|
|--0--10-p9-p0--9-p7--------||--0--10-p9-p0--9-p7--------|
|--------------------10--9--||--------------------10--9--|

 _______________________________________________________________

|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-7-----------------------------|-7-----------------------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  >  PM.........|>  PM.........|  >  PM.........|>  PM.........|

 ____________________________________________________________
                                                             |
|-------------------------------|----------------------------||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------||
|-------------------------------|---------------------------o||
|-7-----------------------------|---------------------------o||
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|--0--10-p9-p0--9-p7---------||
|-------------------------------|---------------------10--9--||
  >  PM.........|>  PM.........|


 ______________________________________________________
|3.
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------7---6---4---|
|---------------------------|--5---4---2---7---6---4---|
|--0--10-p9-p0--9-p7--------|--5---4---2---5---4---2---|
|--------------------10--9--|--3---2---0---------------|

 __________________________________________________
                                                   |
|------------|------------|-----------|------------|
|------------|------------|-----------|------------|
|--6----6----|--6----6----|--6--------|-----------o|
|--6----6----|--6----6----|--6--------|-----------o|
|--4----4----|--4----4----|--4--------|------------|
|------------|------------|-----------|------------|

 ___________________________
|4.
|---------------------------|--------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------|--------------7---6---4---|--4----\--|
|---------------------------|--5---4---2---7---6---4---|--4----\--|
|--0--10-p9-p0--9-p7--------|--5---4---2---5---4---2---|--6----\--|
|--------------------10--9--|--3---2---0---------------|----------|



h	hammer
p	pull off
PM 	Palm Mute
	accented note
(4)	let note ring
            
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