#------------PLEASE NOTE------------# #This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study scholarship or research. # #------------## Holier Than Thou by Metallica Transcription by Tim Scott This is a non-spoon feeding type of tab. It gives enough information on how to play the song and leaves the player the task of counting how many times a rhythm is played the changes etc... Intro Rhythm 1 ____ ___3___ ___3___ ____ repeat umpteen times.... |--|-|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-|------------| G|-/^\|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|/|------------| |2-|[2]-|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--2-|------------| E|0-|[0]-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|------------| (brackets signify the chord is held over from previous measure..) Lead in to rhythm 2 |--|------------|------------|------------|------| |--|------------|------------|------------|------| |--|------------|------------|------------|------| A|--|-0--1--0------------/^\--0^1------------/^\--0^1------------|------| E|--|----------3--5--3--0-|[0]----0--3--5--3--0-|[0]----0--3--5--3~~~~-|------| /\ P.M.-------| P.M.---| (~ = vibrato---| Hold on 1st time only ___/ P.M. and pick otherwise... Rhythm 3 (accompanies lyrics) e|------------|------------|------------| B|------------|------------|------------| G|------------|------------|------------| D|------------2-----------|------------5--|------------| A|--0--1--0--------2-----------|-0--1--0--------5--|------------| E|-----------3--5--0-----------|----------3--5--3--|------------| PM-| End of verse riff e|------------|------------| B|------------|------------| G|------------|------------| D|------------2-|------------| A|-0--1--0------------2-|------------| E|----------3--5--3--6--6--6-6-6--5--3--0-|------------| Riff before solo (Repeat once) (Repeat twice with this added to end) |------------|------------| |------------|------------| D|-----------5-7-8-----------8-7-5.|---5-7------------| A|--7--4-6-7-------7--4-6-7--------|-8------------| |------------|------------| Repeat the riff and the extra end and end it like this |------------|------------| |------------|------------| D|----5--7-----5--7-----5--7>slide>14|------------| A|--9-------10-------11------------|------------| |------------|------------| I haven’t got the solo entirely down (that damn wah-wah screws me up) but I also don’t plan on posting it when I do...So good luck with that.. With this info you should be able to figure out most if not all of the song...Have fun with it... --tim