BATTERY by Metallica

                   From the album "Master of Puppets"
 
 

        There's about half a dozen guitar parts on the intro where Jaymz

 layered acoustics, steel strings, spanish guitars and god knows what else.

 One acoustic plays riff  1 and the rest of the layered guitars play along

 the lines of riff 2 (I Think)
 
 

Acoustic 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)-----------------
 
 

Acoustic Riff 2

e-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------

B-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------

G-|--4--5--------4-----------4--5-----|--4--5--------------------5--4---------

D-|--------7--------------------------|--------7-----5------------------------

A-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------

E-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------
 
 

Acoustic Riff 2b

e-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------

B-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------

G-|--4--5--------4-h5-p4-----4--5-----|--4--5--------------------5--4---------

D-|--------7--------------------------|--------7-----5------------------------

A-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------

E-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------
 
 
 
 

Start with Acoustic Riff 1 once and then while that keeps playing Gtr II plays
 
 

 Riff 2  Riff 2b Riff2  Riff2
 
 

Then the electrics come crashing in:-
 
 

    E5                E5 E5 F5         Gmaj7                     G5

e-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------

B-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------

G-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------

D-|--2-----------------2--2--3--------|--5-----------------5--5--5------------

A-|--2-----------------2--2--3--------|--5-----------------5--5--5------------

E-|--0-----------------0--0--1--------|--2-----------------2--2--3------------
 
 

While 2 other electrics play Riffs 2 and 2b

This continues for several bars and then
 
 

    E5    B5    G5   F#/Eb

e-|-----------------------------------|

B-|-----------------------------------|

G-|--------4--------------------------|

D-|--2-----4-----5-----4--------------|

A-|--2-----2-----5-----6--------------|

E-|--0-----------3--------------------|
 
 

Verse:

Riff 3                        Bb5    A5                               Em  F#/Eb

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---------

           ---t---     ---t---                    ---t---     ---t---
 
 

    Em                        Bb5    A5   F#5    G5         Ab5

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--|--2-----3-----3-----4---------------

           ---t---     ---t---

Play this twice but on the second time at the % play this

    A#5      A5       A5       A5

e-|--------------------------------------|

B-|--------------------------------------|

G-|--------------------------------------|

D-|--8--------7--------7--------7--------|

A-|--8--------7--------7--------7--------|

E-|--6--------5--------5--------5--------|
 
 

Then Fill 1 and into the verse
 
 

Fill 1 E5    G5    A5       F5 F5 F#/Eb??

e-|--------------------------------------|

B-|--------------------------------------|

G-|--------------------------------------|

D-|-----2-----5-----7--------------4-----|

A-|-----2-----5-----7--------3--3--6-----|

E-|-----0-----3-----5--------1--1--------|
 
 
 
 
 
 

Riff 3

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---------

           ---t---     ---t---                    ---t---     ---t---

     Lashing out  the action                Returning   the   reaction
 
 
 
 

e-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------

B-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------

G-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------

D-|--4--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6---------------

A-|--6--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6---------------

E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--2-----3-----3-----4---------------

           ---t---     ---t---

     Weak are ripped  and  torn   away
 
 

Lashing out the action, returning the reaction

Weak are ripped and torn away

Hipnotizing power, crushing all that cower

Battery is here to stay
 
 
 
 

With Fill 1
 
 

E5                             C5

Smashing through the boundrys, lunacy has found me

             F5 F5 F#/Eb

Cannot stop the battery
 
 

Riff 3
 
 
 
 

With Fill 1
 
 

E5                      C5

Pounding out agression, turned into obsession

             F5 F5 F#/Eb

Cannot stop the battery
 
 

Riff 3 (first 2 bars)
 
 

E5              B5      G5          F#/Eb

Cannot kill the family, battery has grounded me
 
 

Riff 3 (first 3 bars)|

                     |

Bb5 F5 E5            |          Play this several

Bat-ter-y            |      times and then back to the next verse
 
 

Outro:

        Repeat lots             Last time

e-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------

B-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------

G-|--3--4--3--4--3-----------|--3--4--3--4--3--4--3--4------------------------

D-|--3--4--3--4--3--4--3-----|--3--4--3--4--3--4--3--4--------4--3--3--3--3--2

A-|--1--2--1--2--1--4--3-----|--1--2--1--2--1--2--1--2--------4--3--3--3--3--2

E-|-----------------2--1-----|--------------------------------2--1--1--1--1--0

verses
 
 

Crushing all decievers, mashing non-believers

Never ending potency

Hungry violence seeker, feeding off the weaker

Breeding on insanity
 
 

Chorus
 
 

Circle of destruction, hammer comes crushing

Powerhouse of energy

Whipping up a fury, dominating flurry

We create the battery
 
 

Chorus
 
 
 
 

        I think this is pretty close. I'm not sure about the names of the

funny chords though (marked ??) I'm not too hot on theory!! :)
 
 

Corrections/Abuse :-

                        clifford.veighey@st-hughs.ox.ac.uk
 
 

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