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THE ECSTASY OF GOLD - Metallica
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Tabbed by: Brett Dixon
Email: brett_dixon15@hotmail.com
Tuning: 1/2 Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb)
I was looking at the other tabs for this song, and, my gosh..
Incorrect tunings, wrong tab..
They don't even have any of James's parts!
Well anyway, here is the full, CORRECT tab.
To see me play this on Youtube, use this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgT49-nU-Dc
Intro (Clean) First chord is an arpeggio.
Am e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-0h1-----0h1-----0h1-----0h1-----0h1-----0h1-----0h1-----0h1---------------|G|-2---2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------------|D|-2-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----------|A|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This is where Kirk comes in with distorted guitar.
GTR. 1 (Clean) De|---------------------------------0h2-----0h2-----0h2-----0h2---------------|B|-0h1-----0h1-----0h1-----0h1-----3---3-------3-------3-------3-------------|G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---2-----2-------2-------2-------2-----------|D|-------2-------2-------2-------2-0-----------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |GTR. 2 DIST |e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-10------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-0h2-----0h2-----0h2-----0h2-----0h2-----0h2-------2-----------------------|B|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-----3-----------------------|G|-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---2-----------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------0-----------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | |e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-8-------------------------------------------------------8---------8-------|G|----------9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------------9-----9---------9----|D|---------------------------------------------------------------10----------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fmaj7 Ame|--------------------0------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------1------------------------------------0h1-----0h1-------|G|--------------------2------------------------------------2---2-------2-----|D|--------------------3------------------------------------2-----2-------2---|A|---------------------------------------------------------0-----------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | |e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------10-----10-------10h12--10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------|G|----------9----------------------------------------------------------------|D|-<7>-------------<7>-------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-0h1-----0h1------0h1-----0h1-------0h1-----0h1------2h4-0---2h4-0---------|G|-----2-------2--------2-------2---------2-------2----0-----2-------2-------|D|-------2-------2--------2-------2---------2-------2--0---------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------0---------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | |e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------10----------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-2h4-0---2h4-0---2h4-0---2h4-0---2h4-0---2h4-0---2h4-0---2h4-0-------------|G|-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | |e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------12-------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A D5 A D/G#e|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-2-------3--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------------------------------------------|G|-2-------2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--2~~~~~~-------------|D|-2-------0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0-0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------------------|A|-0--------------------------------0----------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | |e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----8-----------------8---------------------------------------------------|G|---9---9-7----7-7h9~~--------7--9~~~~~~~-----------------------------------|D|-----------10------------10------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
In this next sequence, Kirk plays the lead, and James strums the power
chords located above the tab. I will get more chords done soon.
Ab5 B5 Db5 E5e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------8-------------------------------------------------------|G|--------9~~~~~----------7~~~~~~---7-9-7---9-7----9-7-----------------------|D|-\7-------------------------------------7-----7-------7-9-7~~-7h9p7~~~~~~~-|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab5 F#5e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------12---------------------8-----------------|G|----------------------9~~~~~~-------------12~~~~~------9---9-7----7-7h9~~~-|D|-~~~~~~~(7)/---\7----------------------------------------------10----------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb5e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--8---------------------------8--------------------------------------------|G|--------7--9~~~----------9-------9----7-9-7---9-7-----5---9---14--12-------|D|----10-------------\7-----------------------7-----7------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------10p8-10--------8------------------------------|G|-9--12--16--19b--17---20b--------------9-------9-----7-9-7----9-7-----9-7--|D|------------------------------------------------------------7-----7--------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------8--------------10----12--10----12--10-------10\--|G|----------------------9-----7---7-----7--------------------------12--------|D|--7-9-7--7h9--7\--/7---------------7---------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This is where the pickscrapes and wah-wah licks come in.
e|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------|----------8--10p8----------8--8h10-----------10\-/10--12B---10---|G|---------|------9\-----------9--7-9-----------9-9\-/9--------------------12|D|---------|--/7-------------------------------------------------------------|A|-scrapes-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-12b-12b-10-12b-12b-10----------8-10-------12b--10h12p10----------12-------|G|-----------------------------9-------9-7-----------------12---12------12---|D|-------------------------/7------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--13b------14-------16-------17---/12--------------12b-x-12b-x-12b---------|G|-------12------/12------/12------------13--13--13----------------------9\--|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------/7------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-7---5-5-7-5\--------10----12-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12--12b14r12p10-12b14r12p10-|G|-7---5-5-7-5\----/7--------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-12b14r12p10-12b14r12p10-13b15p13r11-14b16r14p12-15b17\--------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------------/7-7-9-7---9-7---|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------7-----7-|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|--9-7-----9--7-----9-7-----------5---9---14---12----9---12---16--9b21r19---|D|------7---------7-------7\--/7---------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
X 4e|------------------------------------------------|---------------|----------|B|---------------------22--tremolo----------17----|--20b22r20p17--|-20p17----|G|-17--20b22r20--19--------------pick--14---------|---------------|----------|D|------------------------------------------------|---------------|----------|A|------------------------------------------------|---------------|----------|E|------------------------------------------------|---------------|----------|
X 16e|---------------------------------------------------------|-20p17----17-----|B|-20p17---------------------------------------------------|-------20--------|G|----------17--14------17--14------17--14------17--14-----|-----------------|D|------------------17----------17----------17----------17-|-----------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
e|--20----------17--17----------15--15---------------------------------------|B|------20--20----------17--17----------13--13--10/13------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------------7p5h7b9r7p5---5-7-7--|D|------------------------------------------------------------------7--------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------2p0-2p0-2p0-2p0-2p0-2p0-2b4----15-17-15----17-15------|G|-7-5---------4b6r4-------------------------------------------14-------14---|D|-----7-5-7-----------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--17-15----------15-17-15-----17-15------17--15----------------------------|G|---------14--14-----------14---------14----------14----5--9--14--17--16----|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------12---9---12--9---15---12---17\---|B|-------------------------------------------------------|G|-17--16--17--19--17------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------|
There she is, Metallica's "The Ecstasy of Gold" In it's entirety.
If I got anything wrong, please let me know. Enjoy rocking to
this track! Can't wait for Death Magnetic, which is going to be
my next big project. Check my account the day the album comes out
(when will that be!?) and I will have tabs out ASAP. But in the
meantime, enjoy!!
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| <7> harmonic
| x Mute note
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