"Battery"

Band: Metallica
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 riff1 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 2Riff 2b Riff2Riff2



Then the electrics come crashing in:-



E5E5 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



E5B5G5 F#/Eb

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

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

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

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

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

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



Verse:

Riff 3Bb5A5 EmF#/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---



EmBb5A5 F#5G5 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#5A5 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 E5G5A5 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 outthe actionReturning 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 rippedandtorn 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



E5C5

Pounding out agression, turned into obsession

 F5 F5 F#/Eb

Cannot stop the battery



Riff 3 (first 2 bars)



E5B5G5F#/Eb

Cannot kill the family, battery has grounded me



Riff 3 (first 3 bars)|

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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