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From: [e-mail] (Brett Phillip Renike)

This is my version of The Thing That Should Not Be.
It's all from memory, so some of it may be wrong.
There is a fill (Riff 9) near the end of the song which I can't remember
how it goes, so if someone could tab it, I'd really appreciate it.


The Thing That Should Not Be

Metallica



Riff 1: Riff 2:

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

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

G-|.-----------.|.-----------------------.|

D-|.-----------.|.-----------------------.|

A-|--0--2-------|--0--2----1-----2-----3--|

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



Riff 3: (x 4) Riff 4:

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

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

G---|.-------3-----4-----5------.|.-------3------4------5--------.|

D---|.-------3-----4-----5------.|.-------3------4------5--------.|

A-0-|--0-1-2-1-----2-----3----0--|--0-1-2-1------2------3------0--|

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



Riff 5:

E---------------------------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------------------------

G--5-------5---5---1-------1---1---2-------2---2----------------------

D--5-------5---5---1-------1---1---2-------2---2----4-----------------

A----7-7-7---7-------3-3-3---3-------4-4-4---4------4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-

E----7-7-7---7-------3-3-3---3-------4-4-4---4--------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-



Verse

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Riff 6: (x 2)

E----------------------------------------

B----------------------------------------

G----------------------------------------

D--2--0-----------------------------(0)-- ...let ring

A--2--0-----------------------------(0)--

E--2--0-----------------------------(0)--



Riff 1, Riff 2, Riff 3 (x 2)

Riff 1, Riff 2, Riff 3



Chorus

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Riff 5 (x 2)



Riff 7:

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

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

G|.-2---3-----6---6---------------------------6---.|-2---3-------2---|

D|.-2---3-----6---6---------------------------6---.|-2---3---1---2---|

A|--0---1---5-6-5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-5--|-0---1---1---0---|

E|----------5-6-5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-5--|---------1-------|



Riff 3 (x 2)

Riff 4 (x 2)

Verse

Chorus



Riff 8: (x 4)

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

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

G----6---6--------------------------|

D----6---6--------------------------|

A--5-6-5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

E--5-6-5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|



Riff 9:

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

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

G----6---6--|----------------------------------------|

D----6---6--|----------------------------------------|

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

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



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

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

G--2---3---|--------------|--2---3-------2---

D--2---3---|--( Riff 9 )--|--2---3---1---2---

A--0---1---|--------------|--0---1---1---0---

E----------|--------------|----------1-------



Riff 4 (x 4)

Verse

Chorus

Riff 9, Riff 8 (x 10)