***************************** 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) |--------------------------------| |-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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |(2)------2---4-4^5-------5-2-----|(2)------2---4-4^5-------5-4-2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| This riff (acoustic guitar) play along the intro riff (Gtr. I) |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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 |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| Gtr. I out |---------------------------------|| |-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 ~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |.----------------------------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 |----------------|| |----------------|| |----------------|| |----------------|| |-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-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | --------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 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-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Never free. Never me. So I dub thee unforgiv- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Played after 1st verse |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------.| |-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~~~~~~~~~~-----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| 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 C ––-> You'll never me, I'll never your, so I dub thee unforgiven... Gtr. II ––->G E Am C ––-> You'll Never free, never me, so I dub thee unforgiven... Gtr. II ––->G E Am