"Nothing Else Matters"

 If you don't know how to fingerpick, I suggest you learn.  This song
 can be played with a pick, but the fingers add a lot of class.  Plus
 you can add your own little fills and other things.  This song is not
 as difficult as it looks.

 Nothing Else Matters
 written by Hetfield and Ulrich
 as performed on Metallica
 tab by Phil Boyle; phil@encycmet.com


 1a)
 e--------0-----------0---7-7-----7p0----
 B------0---0-------0---0-----0-------0--
 G----0-------0---0-------------0-------0
 D---------------------------------------
 A---------------------------------------
 E--0-----------0---------0--------------

 1b)
 e------7-8-7-5-7p5-0-----------------0
 B------0-0-----0-----5---5-7-5-----5--
 G----0-----------------5---------5----
 D-------------------------------------
 A----------------------0-------0------
 E--0----------------------------------

 1c)                                       Harm....
 e--------------3--------------0h5p0--------------12
 B--5-5-5---5-----5----7---7---------7---------12---
 G--5-5-5-5---5-----5--7-7---7---------7----12------
 D--------------------------------------------------
 A--0-2-3--------------5----------------------------
 E----------------------------------------0---------
 intro



 2a)
 e--------0-------------0------------
 B------0---0-----------8-----7-----5
 G----0-------0-------9-------7-----5
 D------------------9-------7-----5--
 A----------------7-------5-----3----
 E--0-----------0--------------------
 twice

 2b)
 e--------0-------------7---5----------3----------3--------2---------
 B------0---0-----------8-----7----------5----------3--------4-------
 G----0-------0-------9---------7----------5----------4--------2--2p0
 D------------------9-------------7----------5-----------------------
 A----------------7-------5----------3-------------------2-----------
 E--0-----------0-------------------------------3--------------------
 intro 2


 3)
 e--------3-p0---2--2h3-0------ 2 -------3-p0---2--2h3--3-------3-----2--
 B------0------0-3--3---3------ t -----0------0-3--3----3-------3-----0--
 G----0----------2--2---------- i ---0----------2--2----------0-----2----
 D----------------------------- m ---------------------------------------
 A----------------------3------ e ----------------------3---------2------
 E--0---------------------3-2-0 s -0----------------------3-3-----------0
 verse



 4)
 e--0--0---2-2-2--2-2-2-3-2-0--0--0
 B--1--2---3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--1--2
 G--0--2---2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--0--2
 D--2--2---0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--2--2
 A--3--0-----------------------3--0
 E--0--------------------------0---
 chorus 



 5a) guitar 1
 e--12----14----15----17----8-----8------------8-0-----0---0-----0---0-------0
 B-----12----12----12----12-5-5-----5--------5-----1-----1---3-----0---12-12--
 G--------------------------5---5-----5----5---------0---------2--------------
 D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A--------------------------------------0-------------------------------------
 E----------------------------------------------------------------------------


 5b) guitar 2
 e--15----17----19----20----8-----8-----------8-12-------12----14-------0-------0
 B-----17----17----17----17-5-5-----5-------5------13-------13----15------12-12--
 G--------------------------5---5-----5---5-----------12-------------14----------
 D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A--------------------------------------0----------------------------------------
 E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 interlude



 6)
 G------------------|----9--7--5------- 2  ----9--7--5-----4---
 D------------------|----9--7--5------- ti ----9--7--5--5--4---
 A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--7--5--3------2 me -2--7--5--3--5--2--2
 E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----------3-2-0 s  -0-----------3-----0
 pm................
 solo backing


 _________________________________________
 Solo (James)
 1)  ^   ^V
 e-----------------------------------------
 B-----------------------------------------
 G--14--14-12~~14-12-11h12p11----11--------
 D----------------------------14----12-14~~
 A-----------------------------------------
 E-----------------------------------------



 2)
 e-----------------12-------12----------------------------------------
 B--------------12-------12----15-12----12-------------14-14--14-13-12
 G--12-14-12-14-------14-------------15----15-14-12----14-14--14-13-12
 D--------------------------------------------------14----------------
 A--------------------------------------------------------------------
 E--------------------------------------------------------------------



 3)
 e--/15-14----15-14-17~15p14p12h15p12-----
 B---------12-------------------------12~~
 G----------------------------------------
 D----------------------------------------
 A----------------------------------------
 E----------------------------------------



 4)          ^                        ^     ^
 e--------------------------------12----12------------------------
 B-----------------------------12----15----15~~--12h15p12--7-7-5-7
 G--12-14-12-14-12----------14------------------------------------
 D-----------------14-12-14---------------------------------------
 A----------------------------------------------------------------
 E----------------------------------------------------------------


 5)
 e--------------------------
 B--7/8\5~~~/7/8\3~~~/7/8/12
 G--------------------------
 D--------------------------
 A--------------------------
 E--------------------------