The House That Jack Built
as performed on Load
by Metallica
tab by Pete Salisbury

(INTRO)
CC:--2--: slow (x8)

(INTRO CONT.)
CC:--1--2--:
BA:-----2--: slow (x24)

["Let the show begin..."]

(INTRO CONT. 2)
RC:---------------------------------------------------3--:
CC:-----------------------------------3------------------:
FT:--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----:
BA:-----------------------------------3---------------3--:
SN:--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3--: slow

(INTRO CONT. 3)
RC:-------------------------------------3---:
CC:-------3--------3--------3-----3---------:
BA:-------3--------3--------3-----3-----3---:
OH:--2--2-----2--2-----2--2----2-----3------: slow

(MAIN)
BA:--2--------:
OH:--2-2-2-2--:
SN:------2----: slow (x8)

(INTRO CONT. 4)
CC:----3----2------2------2------2------2------2------2---------:
BA:------------2------2------2------2------2------2------2------:
OH:--2----2------2------2------2------2------2------2------2----:
SN:---------2------2------2------2------2------2------2------2--: slow

(INTRO END)
RC:-----------3--:
CC:-----------3--:
BA:----2---2--3--:
SN:--2---2-------: moderate

MAIN (x6) ["Open my eyes..."]

(MAIN BREAK)
CC:--------------------------3--:
BA:--2-2---2----2-2---2---2--3--:
OH:------2----------2-----------:
SN:----------2----------2-------: moderate

MAIN (x6) ["Well on my way..."]

MAIN BREAK

MAIN (x6) ["It swallows me..."]

MAIN BREAK

MAIN (x2)

(MAIN BREAK 2)
SN:--1-2-2---3--:
OH:--------2-3--: modetrate ["Mmm, I twist away..."]

MAIN (x1)

MAIN BREAK 2

MAIN (x1)

(MAIN BREAK 3)
CC:-------2-------2-------2--:
BA:--------------------------:
OH:--------------------------:
SN:--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--: slow

INTRO CONT. (x14) ["Open door, so I walk inside..."]

(MAIN BREAK 4)
SN:--------------------------3--:
BA:--------------------------3--:
SN:--2--2--2-2--2-2-2--2--2-----: slow

MAIN (x6) ["Open my eyes..."]

MAIN BREAK

MAIN (x6) ["Don't want control..."]

MAIN BREAK

MAIN (x6) ["Is that the moon?..."]

MAIN BREAK

MAIN (x2)

MAIN BREAK 2 ["Is that you there?..."]

MAIN (x1)

MAIN BREAK 2

MAIN (x1)

MAIN BREAK 3

(MAIN BREAK 5)
RC:--3--:
BA:--3--: moderate

MAIN (x5) ["The higher you walk..."] - bass kick and crash cymbal strike on end of 3rd

(MAIN BREAK 6)
CC:-----------3--:
FT:--3--3--------:
BA:--------2--3--:
SN:--3--3--------: slow ["...The further you crawl..."]

MAIN (x4) - bass kick and crash cymbal strike on end of 3rd

(MAIN BREAK 7)
RC:--------------------3--:
CC:-----------3-----3-----:
FT:--3--3-----------------:
BA:--------2--3--2--3--3--:
SN:--3--3-----------------: slow ["...The house jack built..."]

MAIN (x6) - bass kick and crash cymbal strike on end of 4th, 5th and 6th

(ROLL)
CC:------------------------------------------3--:
T2:-----------------------2-2-----------2-2-----:
T1:-------------2-2-----------------2-2---------:
BA:------------------------------------------3--:
SN:--1--2-2-2-2------2-2-------2-2--------------: moderate

MAIN (x5) ["The higher you walk..."] - bass kick and crash cymbal strike on end of 3rd

MAIN BREAK 6 ["...The further you crawl..."]

MAIN (x4) - bass kick and crash cymbal strike on end of 3rd

MAIN BREAK 7

MAIN (x8)

(MAIN BREAK 8)
CC:----------3--:
BA:--2--2-2-----:
OH:--2----------:
SN:----------3--: moderate

MAIN (x1)

MAIN BREAK 8

MAIN (x1)

MAIN BREAK 8

MAIN (x1)

MAIN BREAK 8

MAIN (x1)

(PRE-GUITAR SOLO)
RC:-------------------------------------------------------3--:
CC:----3----3----3----3----3------------------------------3--:
BA:--2----2----2----2----2-------------------3-3-----3-3--3--:
OH:---------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------:
SN:----3----3----3----3----3----------------------2----------: moderate

MAIN (x7)

(MAIN BREAK 9)
CC:-------2-------2-------3--:
SN:--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--3--: moderate

MAIN (x2)

MAIN BREAK 2

MAIN (x1)

MAIN BREAK 2

MAIN (x2) - bass kick and crash cymbal strike on end of both

MAIN BREAK 9

(MAIN BREAK 10)
CC:--------------------------------------3--:
BA:--2-------------2-2-------------------3--:
OH:--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----:
SN:------------2-------------2--------------: moderate (x3) ["Open door, as I walk inside..."]
                             =
- recommended both sticks on hi-hat then to snare 'swapping motion'
- double snare strike under = on 2nd and 3rd

(MAIN BREAK 11)
RC:--------3--:
CC:--2--------:
BA:--2-----3--:
OH:-----2-----:
SN:-----2-----: moderate

(MAIN BREAK 12)
RC:----2---2---2---2--:
CC:--2---2---2---2---2: slow ["Let the show begin..."]

(MAIN BREAK 13)
RC:-------------------------------------------------3--:
CC:-------------------------------------------------3--:
FT:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-----:
BA:-------------------------------------------------3--:
SN:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-----: moderate ["...Let the show begin..."]

MAIN (x5) ["The higher you walk..."] - bass kick and crash cymbal strike on end of 3rd

MAIN BREAK 6 ["...The further you crawl..."]

MAIN (x4) - bass kick and crash cymbal strike on end of 3rd

MAIN BREAK 7

(ROLL 2)
CC:-----------------------:
FT:--3--3-----------------:
BA:-----------------------:
SN:--3--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--: moderate ["...The house jack built..."]
          [ two sticks recommended ]

MAIN (x5) ["The higher you walk..."] - bass kick and crash cymbal strike on end of 3rd

MAIN BREAK 6 ["...The further you crawl..."]

MAIN (x6) - bass kick and crash cymbal strike on end of each, except 5th

MAIN BREAK 7

MAIN (x12) - bass kick and crash cymbal strike on end of 8th-12th

(ROLL 3)
RC:------------------------------3--:
CC:------2--------2-----------------:
T2:------------------------2--------:
T1:----------------------2----------:
BA:------2--------2--------------3--:
SN:--2-2---2--2-2----2-2-----2-2----: moderate

MAIN (x6) - bass kick and crash cymbal strike on end of each (double on 4th)

(ROLL 4)
CC:----------------------------3--:
BA:----------------------------3--:
SN:--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-----: moderate

MAIN (x4) - bass kick and crash cymbal strike on end of each (double on 4th)

MAIN (x5) - bass kick and crash cymbal strike on end of 2nd and 4th

(OUTRO)                                                          [ fast  ]
TA:---------------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2--:
RC:------------------------3--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1----------------------:
CC:------------------------3----------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2----------:
FT:-----------3------------------------------------------------------------:
T2:--------3---------------------------------------------------------------:
T1:-----3------------------------------------------------------------------:
BA:------------------------3-----------------------------------------------:
SN:--3---------------------------------------------------------------------: