It may be really long, be it is probably very accurate since it contains almost every note in the song. I like this guy`s tab and it`s the one I prefer to use. It actually sounds pretty damn close if not exact.
-Big C. Paul Rox
Battery
written by James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich
Tabbed by Pavel Holka
Disclaimer: This is not my own work, it`s how my teacher taught me to play this song and I`ve just simply retyped his transcription. When I play it along the CD it sounds pretty good.
TAB EXPLANATION: ^ ........ Hamer ons , Pull offs
/, ...... Slide up, Slide down ) / ....... Bend up ) / ..... Bend up and release ~~~ ..... Vibrato P.M. ..... Palm muting x ..... Muffled string (7) ..... Ghost note - the note is being sustained from previous measure or beat )3 (2 )0 ..... Chord is arpegiated __3__ .... Triads
End riff 1 e-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------- B-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------- G-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------- D-|-)3--2----------)2-(2)-------------|-)2-----------0-)0-(0)----------------- A-|-(2-------------(0-(0)-------------|-(0-------------(5-(5)----------------- E-|-)0-------------)1-(1)-------------|-)2-------------)3-(3)----------------- w/Riff 1 Acoustic gtr.3 plays upper notes Acoustic gtr.2 plays lower notes e-|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B-|--3--5------------3-----5----------|--3--5--------------------5--3~~~~~~~| G-|--4--5--5---------4-----5--5~~~~~~~~--4--5--5-----4-----------5--4~~~~~~~| D-|--------7------------------7~~~~~~~~--------7-----5----------------------| A-|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E-|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
H P e-|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B-|--3--5--------3----3^5^3-----------|--3--5--------------------5--3-------| G-|--4--5--5-----4----4^5^4---5~~~~~~~~~-4--5--5-----4-----------5--4-------| D-|--------7------------------7~~~~~~~~~-------7-----5----------------------| A-|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E-|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gtr.1 & 2. E5 G5 A5 F5 B/D e-|--------------------|---------------------|------------------------------| b-|--------------------|---------------------|------------------------------| g-|--------------------|---------------------|--2---------------------------| D-|--2-----------------|--5------------------|--2------------3--3---4-------| A-|--2-----------------|--5------------------|--0------------3--3---6-------| E-|--0-----------------|--3------------------|---------------1--1-----------| P.M.. VERSE 1 e-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| D-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|---------------------------5--5--4| A-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|---------------------------7--7--6| E-|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--0----0--0--0----0--0--0---------| Lashing out the action Returning the reaction
Em Bb5 A5 F5 G5 Ab5 P.M.................. P.M P.M. e-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| D-|--5--------------------------8--8--7--|----4----5-----5-----6------------| A-|--7--------------------------8--8--7--|----4----5-----5-----6------------| E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|-0--2----3--0--3-----4------------| Weak are ripped and torn away
e-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| D-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|---------------------------5--5--4| A-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|---------------------------7--7--6| E-|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--0----0--0--0----0--0--0---------| Hy pno tiz ing power, crushing all that cower
Em Bb5 A5 F5 G5 Ab5 P.M.................. P.M P.M. e-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| D-|--5--------------------------8--8--7--|----4----5-----5-----6------------| A-|--7--------------------------8--8--7--|----4----5-----5-----6------------| E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|-0--2----3--0--3-----4------------| Battery is here to stay
CHORUS Gtr.1 & 2. P.M.. E5 G5 A5 F5 B/D e-|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------| b-|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------| g-|------------------------|---------------------|--2-----------------------| D-|--2---------------------|--5------------------|--2-----------3--3---4----| A-|--2---------------------|--5------------------|--0-----------3--3---6----| E-|--0---------------------|--3------------------|--------------1--1--------| Smashing through the boundries,lunacy has found me cannot stop the battery
Em Bb5 A5 P.M.................. e-|--------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------| D-|--5--------------------------8--8--7--| A-|--7--------------------------8--8--7--| E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|
Bb5 F5 E5 e-|--------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------| G-|--3-----------------------------------| D-|--3--------3-------2------------------| A-|--1--------3-------2------------------| E-|-----------1-------0------------------| Bat ter y !
VERSE 2 Gtr.2 e-|-----------------------------------| b-|--12------------------------------| g-|-----------------------------------| D-|-----------------------------------| A-|-----------------------------------| E-|-----------------------------------| | |Gtr.1 Bb5 A5 Em B/D |P.M...................... P.M...................... e-|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B-|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G-|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------5--5--4| A-|---------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------7--7--6| E-|--0----0--0--0----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0---------| Crushing all de - ceiv - ers mashing non - be - liev - ers
Em Bb5 A5 F5 G5 Ab5 P.M.................. P.M P.M. e-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| D-|--5--------------------------8--8--7--|----4----5-----5-----6------------| A-|--7--------------------------8--8--7--|----4----5-----5-----6------------| E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|-0--2----3--0--3-----4------------| nev - er - ending po - ten - cy
Bb5 A5 Em B/D P.M....................... P.M...................... e-|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G-|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D-|----------------------------8--8--7--|----------------------------5--5--4| A-|----------------------------8--8--7--|----------------------------7--7--6| E-|--0-----0--0--0----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--0----0--0--0-----0--0--0---------| Hungry violence seeker feeding off the weaker
Em Bb5 A5 F5 G5 Ab5 P.M.................. P.M P.M. e-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| D-|--5--------------------------8--8--7--|----4----5-----5-----6------------| A-|--7--------------------------8--8--7--|----4----5-----5-----6------------| E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|-0--2----3--0--3-----4------------| breeding on in - san - i - ty !
CHORUS Gtr.1 & 2. P.M.. E5 G5 A5 F5 B/D e-|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------------| b-|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------------| g-|-----------------------|--------------------|--2-------------------------| D-|--2--------------------|--5-----------------|--2------------3--3---4-----| A-|--2--------------------|--5-----------------|--0------------3--3---6-----| E-|--0--------------------|--3-----------------|---------------1--1---------| Smashing through the boundries,lunacy has found me cannot stop the battery
Em Bb5 A5 P.M.................. e-|--------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------| D-|--5--------------------------8--8--7--| A-|--7--------------------------8--8--7--| E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|
Bb5 F5 E5 E5 e-|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| G-|--3-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| D-|--3--------3-------2------------------|--2------------------------------| A-|--1--------3-------2------------------|--2------------------------------| E-|-----------1-------0------------------|--0------------------------------| Bat ter y !
GUITAR SOLO (For timing listen to CD) Gtr.2 P.M............. P.M P.M P.M............... B5 Bb5 A5 B5 Bb5 A5 B5 Bb5 A5 B5 Bb5 A5 e-|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------| b-|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------| g-|-----------------4--3--2|----4--3--2---4--3--2----|----------------------4--3--2--| D-|-----------------4--3--2|----4--3--2---4--3--2----|----------------------4--3--2--| A-|-----------------2--1--0|----2--1--0---2--1--0----|----------------------2--1--0--| E-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--------|-0----------0------------|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-------------| |w/wah pedal |Gtr.1 | )half )half )half )half )half H H P P P e-|---/-)Full-/-)Full---/-)Full/-)Full/-)Full-------|--------------------------------| b-|-14-/----14-/------14-/-|-14-/---14-/-14---------|-------------15^12-15^12-15-12--| g-|-14------14--------14---|-14-----14---14-14-12^14|-12-12^14^12------------------15| D-|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------| A-|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------| E-|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|
P.M B5 Bb5 A5 G5 P.M............. B5 Bb5 A5 e-|-----------------------------|---------------------------| b-|---------r---r---------r-----|---------------------------| g-|-------4-e-3-e-------2-e-----|------------------4--3--2--| D-|-------4-s-3-s-------2-s-5---|------------------4--3--2--| A-|-------2-t-1-t-------0-t-5---|------------------2--1--0--| E-|-0-----------------------3---|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-----------| | _______)1 1/2 step | )Full | H P H P )Full / e-|--------------------------/--|----15---------------------| b-|-12^15^12--12^15^12--12-15---|---------------------------| g-|---------15--------15--------|---------------------------| D-|-----------------------------|---------------------------| A-|-----------------------------|---------------------------| E-|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B5 Bb5 A5 B5 Bb5 A5 P.M.............. B5 Bb5 A5 e-|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| b-|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| g-|---4---3---2----4----3----2----|-------------------------4----3----2------| D-|---4---3---2----4----3----2----|-------------------------4----3----2------| A-|---2---1---0----2----1----0----|-------------------------2----1----0------| E-|-0-----------0-----------------|--0--0-0-0----0-0-0-----------------------| | 1 1/2 step | ) | / __3__ | / ) ~~ P H P H P e-|-15-/------------15------------|------------------------------------------| b-|-15---------17-17--17^15--17-15|-17---15-12--12-15-12^15^12--12^15^12-----| g-|------------------------16-----|---/16-----14--------------14--------14---| D-|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| A-|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| E-|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
P.M. P.M. P.M..................... B5 Bb5 A5 B5 Bb5 A5 B5 Bb5 A5 e-|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| b-|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| g-|---------------------------4----3----2-|-------4-----3-----2------4-----3-----2----| D-|---------------------------4----3----2-|-------4-----3-----2------4-----3-----2----| A-|---------------------------2----1----0-|-------2-----1-----0------2-----1-----0----| E-|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0-0---------------|-0---------------------0-------------------| | | __3__ __3__ __3__ __3__ __3__ __3__ __3__ __3__ __3__ __3__ | P P P P P P P P H P P P P P P H P P P P P P e-|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| b-|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| g-|-4^2^0-4^2^0-4^2^0--4-----4^2^0-2^4----|-4^2^0-4^2^0-4^2^0-2^4-0--4^2^0-4^2^0-4^2^0| D-|-----------------------0-------------0-|-------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B5 Bb5 A5 e-|---------------------------------------------------| b-|---------------------------------------------------| g-|-------------------------------4-----3------2------| D-|-------------------------------4-----3------2------| A-|-------------------------------2-----1------0------| E-|-0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-------------------------| | | __3__ __3__ __3__ __3__ __3__ __3__ __3__ __3__ | P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P e-|---------------------------------------------------| b-|---------------------------------------------------| g-|-4^2^0-4^2^0-6^4^0-6^4^0-8^6^0-8^6^0-10^8^0-10^8^0-| D-|---------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------|
B5 Bb5 A5 G5 F5 P.M.......... B5 Bb5 A5 e-|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| b-|---------------------------------r---------r----|----------------------------------| g-|---------4-------3-------2-------e---------e----|--------------------4-----3----2--| D-|---------4-------3-------2-------s------5--s--3-|--------------------4-----3----2--| A-|---------2-------1-------0-------t------5--t--3-|--------------------2-----1----0--| E-|-0--------------------------------------3-----1-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------------------| | | ___3___ ___3___ ___3___ ___3___ ___3___ ___3___ | P P P P P P P P H P H P e-|------------------------------------------------|-12-15-14-12^14^12--12------------| b-|-12^10^0-12^10^0-12^10^0-12^10^0-14----r-------|------------------15--15-12^14^12-| g-|----------------------------------------e-------|----------------------------------| D-|----------------------------------------s-------|----------------------------------| A-|----------------------------------------t-------|----------------------------------| E-|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E5 G5 A5 e-|---------------------|---------------------|------------------| b-|---------------------|---------------------|------------------| g-|---------------------|---------------------|-2----------------| D-|-2-------------------|-5-------------------|-2----------------| A-|-2-------------------|-5-------------------|-0----------------| E-|-0-------------------|-3-------------------|------------------| | | Full __3__ | )~~~A.H. H P Full e-|-----------/---------|---------------------|------)-----------| b-|-------7-10-----10-8-|-7---7-8-7^8^7-------|-----/------------| g-|-----7---------------|---9-----------9-7-6-|-7--7--7--6--4--7-| D-|-7/9-----------------|---------------------|------------------| A-|---------------------|---------------------|------------------| E-|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|
F5 E5 G5 e-|-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------| b-|-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------| g-|-----------------------|-2-------------------------|-------------------------| D-|-4---------------------|-2-------------------------|-5-----------------------| A-|-4---------------------|-0-------------------------|-5-----------------------| E-|-2---------------------|---------------------------|-3-----------------------| | Full | Full __3__ )~~~~ | Full )~~~~~ P / P P e-|---------------)~~~~~~-|------------/--------------|----15-----15^12-15^12~~-| b-|-6------------/--------|-------12-15-------15^12---|-12----------------------| g-|-----7---6---7---------|----12------------------14-|-------------------------| D-|-----------------------|/14------------------------|-------------------------| A-|-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------| E-|-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A5 F5 e-|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|| b-|-------R-----------------------------------|-R----------------------------|| g-|-2--------------E--------------------------|-------E----------------------|| D-|-2----------------------S------------------|-------------S------------4---|| A-|-0--------------------------------T--------|-------------------T------4---|| E-|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------2---|| | | ___3___ _____3____ ___3___ | P P P P ___3___ P H P P e-|-20^15-20^15----------------14-14----------|------------------------------|| b-|----------------------10/12-------1210----|-10---------------------------|| g-|-------------17^16^14-------------------12-|----12-11^12-11^12^11^9-9----|| D-|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|| A-|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|| E-|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------||
Gtr.1 Bb5 A5 Em B/D P.M........................ P.M....................... e-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------5--5--4| A-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------7--7--6| E-|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0---------| Cir - cle of de - struc - tion hammer comes crushing
Em Bb5 A5 F5 G5 Ab5 P.M.................. P.M P.M. e-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D-|--5--------------------------8--8--7--|----4----5-----5-----6--------------| A-|--7--------------------------8--8--7--|----4----5-----5-----6--------------| E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|-0--2----3--0--3-----4--------------| pow - er - house of en - er - gy
Bb5 A5 Em B/D P.M........................ P.M....................... e-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------5--5--4| A-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------7--7--6| E-|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0---------| Whipping up a fu - ry dom - nat - ing flurry weaker
Em Bb5 A5 F5 G5 Ab5 P.M.................. P.M P.M. e-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D-|--5--------------------------8--8--7--|----4----5-----5-----6--------------| A-|--7--------------------------8--8--7--|----4----5-----5-----6--------------| E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|-0--2----3--0--3-----4--------------| we create the bat - ter - y !
CHORUS Gtr.1 & 2. P.M.. E5 G5 A5 F5 B/D e-|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------| b-|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------| g-|------------------------|---------------------|--2---------------------------| D-|--2---------------------|--5------------------|--2------------3--3---4-------| A-|--2---------------------|--5------------------|--0------------3--3---6-------| E-|--0---------------------|--3------------------|---------------1--1-----------| Smashing through the boundries,lunacy has found me cannot stop the battery
Em Bb5 A5 P.M.................. e-|--------------------------------------|| B-|--------------------------------------|| G-|--------------------------------------|| D-|--5--------------------------8--8--7--|| A-|--7--------------------------8--8--7--|| E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--||
Bb5 F5 P.M............. Bb5 A5 P.M............. Em B/D e-|---------||--------------------------|--------------------------| b-|---------||--------------------------|--------------------------| g-|-3-------||--------------------------|--------------------------| D-|-3---3---||------------------8--8--7-|------------------5--5--4-| A-|-1---3---||------------------8--8--7-|------------------7--7--6-| E-|-----1---||-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--6--6--5-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----------| Bat ter y !