***************************** The Unforgiven ******************************
****************************** by Metallica *******************************
*************************** Album Black (1991) ****************************
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Tab from: ondrakk@marihuana.com, daamien@pobox.sk
Date: 26th of December 2002
Thanks to: Ken MacFarlane(ksm@eniac.seas.upenn.edu)
           MikeH1982@aol.com (interlude+solo)
 
THIS IS THE FIRST REALLY WHOLE TAB OF UNFORGIVEN FROM METALLICA
I have seen a lot of Unforgiven tabs, but any wasn't really complete, 
so I decide to scrape together all this ideas with my tab and here you are.
Guitar 1: acoustic (James)
Guitar 2: electric, clean tone (Kirk)
Standard tunning (eBGDAE) 
***INTRO 
Starts with a horn
(fingering)
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|-0-----0-----0-----0-----1------|
|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2----|
|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
|-0------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
Repeat 4x as intro 
Keep repeating along with the lead
guitar until the verse starts.
Electric guitar, intro riff (Gtr. II)
 ~~~~~~~~        H          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                     ~~~~~
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|(2)------2---4-4^5-------5-2-----|(2)------2---4-4^5-------5-4-2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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This riff (acoustic guitar) play along the intro riff (Gtr. I)
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|-0-------0-----1-----1-----1-----|-0-------0-----0-----1-----1-----|
|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
|-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr. II
 ~~~~~~~~        H          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|(2)------2---4-4^5-------5-2-----|(2)------2---4-4^5----4^5------5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Gtr. I
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|-0-------0-----1-----1-----1-----|-------------0---1-------1-----1-|
|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|---------2-----------------------|
|-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|-----2-----------------2-----2---|
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------3-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr. II
     ~~~~~~~~ sl             H                     H       H
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------3^5-----5-|
|-5-4---------4\----------2-2^4---|-2-------2---4-4^5---------------|
|-----5-----------2---------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr. I
                              H
|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-----0-|
|---------------------------------|-------------0---1-----------1---|
|-----0-------0-----------2---2^4-|-2-------2-----------------------|
|---0-------------2---2-2---------|-------2---------------2---------|
|---------------------------------|-----0---------------3-----------|
|-3-------3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr. II
               sl        sl    H    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-3-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----4-------4\--1------\4-1-2^4-|-2-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-1-3-0-------3-------------------|---------0-----0-----0-----1-----|
|-----------------1---1---4-1-2^4-|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
|---------------------------------|-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|---------3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr. II out
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                        Gtr. I out
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|-0-------0-----0-----0-----1-----||
|-----2-----2-----2-----2---------||
|-------2-----2-----2-----2-------||
|-0-------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||

***VERSE PART
Gtr. II, Gtr. I plays along the intro riff 
             H    ~~~~~~~
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|.----------------------------8---|-8---7---7-----------------------|
|-7---5---4-4^5-------------------|-------------5---5-----------7---|
|-----------------5---------------|---------------------------------|
|.--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 New  blood_joins this earth  and quickly he's sub-dued       Through
 constant pain_ disgrace,- the young _boy_ learns their rules._   With
time the child draws in      this whipping boy done wrong.        De-
             H    ~~~~~~~         2/4 timing
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------8---|-8---7---7-------|
|-7---5---4-4^5-------------------|-------------5---|
|-----------------5---------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
prived of all_his_ thoughts, the young_ man struggles
    P.M--|  P.M--|  P.M--|  P.M--| 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-------4-------2-------0-------|---------------------------------|
|---0-------0-------0-------0-----|-5-------------------------------|
|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-3---------5-3-0-5---------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
on and  on. He knows,_      oo, a  vow unto   his own            that
    P.M--|  P.M--|  P.M--|  P.M--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-------4-------2-------0-------|---------------------------------|
|---0-------0-------0-------0-----|-5-------------------------------|
|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-3---------5-3-0-3---------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------5---------------|
never from_ this day_         his will they'll take a - way__________
2/4 timing
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|----------------||
|----------------||
|----------------||
|-2--------------||
|-0--------------||
______________
***CHORUS PART
Gtr II 
mf                       ~~~~~~~        ~~~~~~~  sl.           H
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------2---4---5-------5------5-|-5-4---------4\----------2-2^4---|
|---------------------------------|-----5-----------2---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
What I've felt,__  what I've   known never shined through in what I've
 
 ~~~~~~~~        ~~~~~~~~
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------5-----5-|-5-3-----------------------------|
|-2-------2---4---5---------------|-----4-------4\--1------\4-1-2^4-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| --------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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shown. Never be.___   Never see.______  Won't see what_ might have___
  ~~~~~~~         ~~~~~~~~              ~~~~~~~  sl.           H
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------2---4---5-------5-----5-|-5-4---------4\----------2-2^4---|
|---------------------------------|-----5-----------2---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
been.What I've felt,what I've known,never shined through in what I've shown
  ~~~~~~~         ~~~~~~~               ~~~~~~~~ sl.       sl.   H
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------5-----5-|-5-3-----------------------------|
|-2-------2---4---5---------------|-----4-------4\--1------\4-1-2^4-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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          Never free.     Never me.           So I dub thee unforgiv-
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Played after 1st verse
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|---------------------------------|--------------------------------.|
|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------.|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
en.                                                            2.They
Additional Lyrics:
2. They dedicate their lives to running all of his
He tries to please them all, this bitter man he is
Throughout the life the same, he's battled constantly
This fight he cannot win. A tired man they see no longer cares.
The old man then prepares to die regretfully
That old man here is me. (To Chorus)

***INTERLUDE
Gtr. II, Gtr. I plays along intro riff 
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0-1-3-5-3-1-0h1/3---|
|---4-5-7-5-4h5p4---4-----------------------------|
|-7---------------7---5-5h7-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--3\5-3--2---------------------------------------|
|--3\5-3--3--3h5h3-3------------------------------|
|--------------------4-----------------5----------|
|----------------------5-------------5---5-5/7----|
|----------------------------3/5-6-7--------------|
|------------------------3-5----------------------|
|-------------------7---7-----10--------12---------14-----15--17--|
|--8-7h8p7---7-8-10---8---8-8----8-8/10---10-10/12---12-12--14----|
|----------9------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
***SOLO
Gtr. II, Gtr. I out 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7^--7^---------------------------------------------------------|
|--7^--7^--5------------------------------------5--7--5-7-7/9-7-9-|
|------------7--7^--5------------------------/7-------------------|
|---------------------7-5/3-5-3--------3^-------------------------|
|-------------------------------5-3-5-----------------------------|
                                          (extreme repeated bending) 
|----------------10-------8------10------------------------|
|-7--7-8-7h8--10----10--10--10-10--10----20^^^^^^^^^-17----|
|---9------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-20^--20^^^--17-17-20p17----17--------------10p9-7-9---9---------|
|-------------------------20----20^------------------10---8-7---7-|
|-----------------------------------------\9------------------9---|
|-------------------------------------17\-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------12--------12-------12-------12---------|
|---------------------------13----13--------13-------13-------13------|
|-9-7\5-7-5\4-5-4-2----\14-----------14--------14-------14-------14---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12--------12-------12--------------------------------------17-19-20-|
|----13--------13-------13----------------------20^---20^-------------|
|-------14--------14-------14----19^----19^--17-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-19-17-19--17h19p17-----17-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------20^----20-17----20-17-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------19^------19-19^p17-19^p17--19^-19^-17-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-20~~~---18h20p18---17~~~~~--18p17~~~~~~~~~~-----|
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Repeat chorus
After lyrics play this open chords:
                     Am      C   G     E 
...so I dub thee unforgiv – e – n oah u oah
(while singing plays Gtr II. parts of chorus riff)
Then Gtr. II plays this little riff
|----------------------––––––––––––––––––––-----|
|------------––––––––––-8-10-12~~~~~-13~~~~~----|
|---4-––––––-5-7-9~~~~~-----------––––––––––----|
|-7---7~~~~~----------------––––––––––––––––----|
|-------––––––––––-----------------––––––––––---|
|-----------------––––––––––-----––––––––––-----|

***ENDING SEQUENCE
      C           G        E               Am ––->  C ––->
Never free, never me, so I dub thee unforgiven...
Gtr. II
––->G      E       Am <––- Gtr. I        
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|---4-5s7-–––––––––-----|
|-7--------6-7-7h9-7----|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
Am           C              G          E               Am ––->  C ––->
You'll never me, I'll never your, so I dub thee unforgiven...
Gtr. II
––->G      E       Am <––- Gtr. I        
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|---4-5s7-–––––––––-----|
|-7--------6-7-7h9-7----|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
(Repeat whole ending sequence once more)

***FADE OUT
       C           G              E               Am ––->  C ––->
You'll Never free, never me, so I dub thee unforgiven...
Gtr. II
––->G      E       Am <––- Gtr. I        
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|---4-5s7-–––––––––-----|
|-7--------6-7-7h9-7----|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|