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Metallica The Call of Ktulu written by: Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton and Hammett as performed on Ride the Lightning Play with wah & distortion. I didn't put in all the Wah Changes. Just listen to the song. It is used mostly on the really high notes. h.. e h. q G||-------------------||----------------|-------------------| D|4:--Guitar Intro.---||:---------------|------------------:| A|4:------------------||:-0---------7---|-6----------(6)\--:| x4 E||-------------------||----------------|-------------------| w w e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q G||----------------|----------------|| |----------------|------------------| D||----------------|----------------|| |----------------|------------------| A||-------R--------|-5--------------|| x3 |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5--5-5--5\--| E||----------------|----------------|| |----------------|------------------| BASS FILL #1 ============ e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e G||-----------------------|-------------------| D||--------5-(5)H7-5-7----|-------------------| A||--0-0-0-------------7--|--6-6-6-6-6-7------| E||-----------------------|--------------8-7--| BASS SOLO ========= 3rd and 4th times, substitute Bass Fill #1 e e e e q. e e e e e e e q e e q e e e e G||-------------------------|--------------------|----------9-9-9----| D||:-------(5)H7--5--7------|--------------------|----------7-7-7----| A||:-0--0----------------7--|--6-6-6-6--6-7--7\--|--0-0--0--0-0-0-7--| E||-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e s s e e e e e e e e e G||---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------| D||---------------------------|--------5-(5)H7--7-7-7-----|--------------------| A||--6-6-6-6--6-(10)-(6/(10))-|--0-0-0----------------7---|--6-6-6-6--6-7------| E||---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------8-7--| e e e e q e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e G||----------------------|--------------------|------------------------| D||--------5--7---(7)\---|--------------------|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--| A||--0-0-0----0/------7--|--6-6-6-6--6-7--7\--|------------------------| E||----------------------|--------------------|------------------------| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e e e e e e e e G||--9-9-9-9--10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|------------------------| D||--------------------------------------------------|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--| A||--------------------------------------------------|------------------------| E||--------------------------------------------------|------------------------| [1.-------------------------- q q e e q e e e e e e e e q q q e e G||-------10----10-10--10\-|------------------------|--10----12----14----12-14--| D||--12---------12-12--12\-|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--|---------------------------| A||------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------| E||------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------| ^ This is where it changes. When you get to here, go to the next part 1-2-3-4 ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------] e e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e e e e G||--15-14--12H14P12-14H15P14-12H14P12--|-14H15P14--12H14P12---15-14-12-14\--|| D||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------:|| A||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------:|| E||-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| [2.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------] q q q. s s e e e e e e e e G||--10----12----14--12-14--|--12-17-15-14-----15-14-----|-----14H15P14--------14H15P14-----|| D||-------------------------|---------------17-------17--|--17----------17--17----------17-:|| A||-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------:|| E||-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------|| [3.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------] q q h e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e G||--10----12----14------|------------------12-14-12--|--14-12-15-14--17-15-17-19\---|| D||----------------------|--12-14-15-12--15-----------|-----------------------------:|| A||----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------:|| E||----------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|| [4.---------------------------> e e e e e e e e s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s G||--------------------------|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| D||-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-|-------------------------------------------------| A||--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E||--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| ::::GRADUAL BEND:::::::::::::full-----------wah off-] s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s G||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| D||-------------------------------------------------| A||-------------------------------------------------| E||-------------------------------------------------| This is the cool bit. It sounds good. e e e e e e e e e e e e e+s e+s e e e e e e e e e G||--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| D||:-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| A||:-------------0-----2--3--|--------------0--2---3--|--------------0-----2--3--| E||--0--0--0--0-----0--------|--1--1--1--1------------|--2--2--2--2-----0--------| e e e e e+s e+s e G||------------------------| D||-----------------------:| x4 A||--5-----------3--2-----:| E||-----3--3--3---------3--| e e e e e e e e e e e e e+s e+s e G||--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| D||:-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| A||:-------------3-----5--6--|--------------3--5---6--|--------------3-----5--6--| E||--3--3--3--3-----3--------|--4--4--4--4------------|--5--5--5--5-----5--------| e e e e e+s e+s e G||-------------------------| D||------------------------:| A||--8-----------6--5------:| E||-----6--6--6---------6---| Guitar SOLO --> Play this section with Wah e e e s q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e s s e e G||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D||:----------5-5H7--7-----|------------------------|----------5--7--7-7-7---| A||:-0--0--0------------7--|-6--6--6--6--6--7--7/9--|-0--0--0--------------7-| E||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| e e e e e e q e e e e e s s e e e e e e e e e e G||-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| D||----------------5--5\--|-----------5--7-7-7-7-----|--------------------------| A||-6--6--6--6--6--7--7\--|--0--0--0--------------7--|--6--6--6--6--6--7--------| E||-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------8--7--| e e e e q. s e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e G||------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| D||----------------7\------|--------------------------|--0--0--0--0--12-12-12-12--| A||--0--0--0--0----0----7--|--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--7--|---------------------------| E||------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| e e e e e e e e G||-------------------------| D||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| Repeat this bar 4 times A||-------------------------| E||-------------------------| [1.------------------------------------------------------------------------------] e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e G||-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| D||-12-12-14-14-15-15-14-14-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-:| A||-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------:| E||-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| [2.------------------------------------------------------------------------------] e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e G||-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| D||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-:| A||-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------:| E||-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e G||---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D||:-----------5--7--5--7-----|-------------------------|----------5--7--5--7-----| A||:--0--0--0--------------7--|-6--6--6--6--6--7--------|-0--0--0--------------7--| E||---------------------------|-------------------8--7--|-------------------------| e e e e e e q G||-------------------------| D||-----------------5--5\--:| A||--6--6--6--6--6--7--7\--:| E||-------------------------| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e G||--------------------------|--------------------------| D||--0--0--0--0--12-12-12-12-|--13-13-14-14-15-15-15-15-| Play these bars twice A||--------------------------|--------------------------| E||--------------------------|--------------------------| e e e e e e e e e e e e h s e s e s e s e s e s G||--------------------------|------------------12------|-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-| D||--0--0--0--0--12-12-12-12-|--14-14-15-15-------------|----------------------------------| A||--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------| E||--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------| e s e s e s e s q G||-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-| D||----------------------------| A||----------------------------| E||----------------------------| e e e e e e e e e e e e e. e. e G||--------------------------|------------------------| D||:-------------------------|-----------------------:| A||:-0-----------0-----2--3--|--0-----------0--2--3--:| x4 E||-----0--0--0-----0--------|-----1--1--1------------| e e e e e e e e e e e e e. e. e G||--------------------------|------------------------| D||:-------------------------|-----------------------:| A||:-2-----------2-----4--5--|--2-----------2--4--5--:| x4 E||-----2--2--2-----2--------|-----3--3--3------------| e e e e e e e e e e e e e. e. e G||--------------------------|-----------------------| D||:-------------------------|----------------------:| A||:-3-----------3-----5--6--|--3-----------3--5--6-:| x3 E||-----3--3--3-----3--------|-----4--4--4-----------| e e e e e e e e e e e e e. e. e G||--------------------------|-----------------------| D||:-------------------------|----------------------:| A||:-5-----------5-----7--8--|--5-----------5--7--8-:| x3 E||-----5--5--5-----5--------|-----6--6--6-----------| h.. s w G||---------------------|-------------------| D||:--------------------|------------------:| A||:-----0---------7----|----6-------------:| x8 E||---------------------|-------------------| [1.2.3.-------------][4.----------------------------------> h h w h h G||-------7------7------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------| D||:--------------------|------------------:|------0-------------|--------------------| A||:--------------------|----0-------------:|--------------------|--------------------| E||---------------------|-------------------|-------------0------|----(0)-------------| e e e e+q q q q h G||----------------------|--------------------| D||:---------------------|--------------------| A||:---------------------|-------7-----7------| E||----3--2--2--2-----3--|--0----------0------| [1-7.----------------] e e e e+q q q. h. G||----------------------|--------------------| D||----------------------|-------------------:| A||----------------------|-------------7-----:| E||----3--2--2--2-----3--|--0----------0------| [8.-------------------> q. h e e q e e+h w G||----------------------|-------------------|----------------------| D||----------------------|-------------------|----------------------| A||----------------------|---------5----5----|---(5)----------------| E||---0---0------2---2---|--(2)--------------|----------------------| Now there is 15 bars of Drums. Now for the final little section ---> q q q q q q h h. G||----------------------|----------------------|-------------------| D||----------------------|----------------------|3------------------| A||----5----3----5----1--|----5----8----5-------|4---(5)------------| E||----------------------|----------------------|-------------------| q q q q q q h Fast ! h h G||---------------------|---------------------|12\10/12/14\12/14/15\14/15/17\15/17/|/19--------| D||4--------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------|-----------| A||4---5---3----5----1--|----5----8----5------|------------------------------------|------17---| E||---------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------|-----------|