"Leper Messiah"


Leper Messiah

written by Hetfield and Ulrich

as performed on Master of Puppets

tab by Phil Boyle and Bryan Cannon; 





1a)

D---------------2------------------------------

A--2-2-5--2-2-5-0--2-2-5--2-2-5--2-2-5--2-2-5-3

E--0-0-3--0-0-3----0-0-3--0-0-3--0-0-3--0-0-3-1

pm.............    ..........    ............



1b)

D-------------2---------------------

A--2-2-5--2-2-0-2-2-----------------

E--0-0-3--0-0---0-0--5-3-2-0-5-3-2-0

pm...........   ....................

intro





2)

D---------5------------------------------------

A--2--4-4-3-4----4-4-5-4--2-------3-4---4-4-5-4

E--0--2-2---2--2-2-2-3-2--0-0-0-2---2-2-2-2-3-2

pm......................

main riff





3)

D---------------

A--2-2--2-2--2-2

E--0-0--0-0--0-0

pm..............

played after main riff at the beginning with reverse reverb





4)

D--------------------------------------------------------------------

A--3p2-----3p2-----3p2-----3p2--3-5--5\4-----5\4-----5\4-----5\4--4-5

E--1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0--1-3--3\2-2-2-3\2-2-2-3\2-2-2-3\2--2-3

pm...................................................................

Spineless from the start                      sucked into the part...





5)

D--9--8--7--5--9--8--7--6

A--7--6--5--4--7--6--5--4

E--0-----------0---------

you will





6)

G--9-----9\8-----8\7-----7\6

D--9-----9\8-----8\7-----7\6

A--7-----7\6-----6\5-----5\4

E--7-0-0-7\6-0-0-6\5-0-0-5\4

    pm..     ...     ...

Time for lust...





7)

D-------------------------

A--6\5---------6\5--------

E--4\3-3-3-3-3-4\3-3-3-3-3

pm........................

Bow to Lepper Messiah





8)

D-------------2-------7--2--4---

A--2----3--5--0--2----5--0--2--2 repeat

E--0----1--3-----0-------------0

interlude





9a) (take off of 8)

D----------------------------------------------------------------2

A--------2-------2-------2-------2-------3-------3-------5-0-0-0-0

E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--------



9b)

D----------------------------------------7-------7-2-2-2-2-4

A--------2-------2-------2-------2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2

E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------

Witchery...





10)

D--------------------------------------------------------

A--------------------------------------------------------

E--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--6-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--5-2-2-2--2-2-2

right after solo





11)

D-----------------------------------------------

A--5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5

E--3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3

Lie, lie, lie, lie

___________________________________________

solo:



E---19P15---------------15-19P15--------------15----

B-----------17------17--------------17-----17-------         

G---------------16----------------------16----------





E--20P17----------17--20P17----------17---22P19----------19-22P19------------19

B--------18----18-----------18----18------------20----20----------20----20-----

G-----------17-----------------17------------------19----------------19--------



2x

E--19P15--------------15--19P15---------------15------

B------------17-----17----------17-------17-----------

G----------------16-----------------16----------------



E--22--20--19--17----21--19--17------19--16----17--------------I------------------------------------------------------

B-----------------20------------20----------19-----20--19--17--I--20--19--17-----19--17---15--14---17P15----13--12--15

G--------------------------------------------------------------I-------------19---------------------------------------



    full   full                                        full   full                                                                                                 full

E-----------------------------I--------------------------I--x---15p12----------------------------------------

B--15^--15^---15p12----12-----I-15^--15^~~-15p12------12-I-----------------15p12-----12--15p12---------------

G-------------------14--------I------------------13------I---------------------------14----------------14--12

D-------------------------14--I--------------------------I---------------------------------------------------





E--19P15----15--19P15--17P15----15--19P15--17P15------15I--19P15----19P15--17P15-------19P15--17P15I

B--------17------------------17------------------17-----I------------17----------------------15----I

G-------------------------------------------------------I------------------------------------------I



       full            full                                    full      full

E--20^----------20^-~~----19p17--------I---17---22^-----22^~~~-----------

B--20^----------------------------------19---I---------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------------I------------------------------------