1. The Thing That Should Not Be
Metallica
Master of Puppets
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Words by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich & Kirk Hammett Music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett & Cliff Burton
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Dropped D Tuning
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INTRO
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DB B B B BH A H
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DB B B B BH A H
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BREAK VERSE 1
DB DB BBBBBB = A BB = A BB = A BB
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H B B BH A BH B DB BHDB B B
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B DB B DB B
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2. B BH A H
= A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
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B
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CHORUS
H B B BH A BH B B B B B B B
B DB B DB BBBBBB B DB B B B B B
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B DB
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DB DB B B B B B B B DB B B B B B B B DB B B B B B
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B B B B B B
$ $
% " " " " " " " ( ( ( ( ( ' $ $ $ ' $ ' ( % % % ( % (
H H 2 H H
DB DB BBBBBB A DA B DB F B DB B B B B B B B B B B B 4 B DB F B
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4 A DA B DB F B DB B B B B B B B B B B B 4 B DB F B 4 A DA B F BH
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DA
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BREAK
H B BH A H H B B BH A H H H
B DB BB B DB B B DB B B B
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B DB B B DB B B DB
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3. H
VERSE 2
A BB = A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B DB B DB B B
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B BH A BH B DB BHDB B B B BH A BH = A BB BBBBBBBB
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$ " # $
# ! ! " # # # ! # ! # # # # # # # #
CHORUS
H B B BH A BH B B B B B B B
B B B B B B B B B DB B DB B DB BBBBBB
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" # $ $ $
# # # ! # ! # ! ! " # # # ! ( ( ( ( ( ' $ $ $ ' $ '
B DB B B B B B DB DB B B B B B B B DB B B B B B B
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B B B B B B
$ $
( % % % ( % ( % " " " " " " " ( ( ( ( ( ' $ $ $ ' $ '
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B DB B B B B B DB DB B B B B B B A DA B DB F B DB B B B B B B B B B B B
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( % % % ( % ( % " " " " " " " & ' & ' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
2 H H 4 H H 2 H H 4
4 B DB F B 4 A DA B DB F B DB B B B B B B B B B B B 4 B DB F B 4 A DA
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& ' & & ' & ' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! & ' &
H H H H
SOLO
A A B DB F B DB B B B B B B B B B B B B DB F B DB B B B B B B B
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DA
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4. H H H H
B B B B B DB F B DB B B B B B DB F B DB
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BB B B B B B BB B B B B B
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H H
BRIDGE
B B B B B DB F B B B B B DB F B B DB F B B B B B DB F B B DB F B A DA
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! " ! " ! ! " ! " ! ! "
! ! ! ! & ' & ( $ & $ ( $ & $
B B B B DB F B B DB F B A DA B F BH B DB BHDB BH B B B DB BH B BH B F B
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DA
! " ! " ! ! " ! " # $
( $ & $ " ! ! " # " # " # " # !
H H B DB BH B BH B F B H H B DB BH B BH B F B
B DB B DB
B B B B DB B DB
B B B
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VERSE 3
H B B DB BH B BH B F B =
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B DB BB A BB = A BB =
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B DB
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H B B BH A BH
A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B DB B DB B
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H B BH A H
B DB B DB B B = A B B B B B B B B B B
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B
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! " # # # ! # ! # # # # # # # #
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5. CHORUS
H B B BH A BH B B B B B B B
B B B B B B B B B DB B DB B DB BBBBBB
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# # # ! # ! # ! ! " # # # ! ( ( ( ( ( ' $ $ $ ' $ '
B DB B B B B B DB DB B B B B B B B DB B B B B B B
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B B B B B B
$ $
( % % % ( % ( % " " " " " " " ( ( ( ( ( ' $ $ $ ' $ '
H H
B DB B B B B B DB DB B B B B B B A DA B DB F B DB B B B B B B B B B B B
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( % % % ( % ( % " " " " " " " & ' & ' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
2 H H 4 H H 2 H H 4
4 B DB F B 4 A DA B DB F B DB B B B B B B B B B B B 4 B DB F B 4 A DA
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& ' & & ' & ' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! & ' &
H H
OUTRO
A B B B B DB F B B DB F B B DB F B DB B B B
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DA B B B B B B B B
! ! " ! " !
" ( $ & $ & ' & ' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
H H H H
B DB F B DB B B B B DB F B DB B B B
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B BB B B B B B B BB B B B B B
& ' & ' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! & ' & ' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
H H H H
B DB F B DB B B B B DB F B DB B B B
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B BB B B B B B B BB B B B B B
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6. H H H H
B DB F B DB B B B B DB F B DB B B B
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B BB B B B B B B BB B B B B B
& ' & ' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! & ' & ' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
H H H H
B DB F B DB B B B B DB F B DB B B B
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B BB B B B B B B BB B B B B B
& ' & ' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! & ' & ' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
H H
B DB F B DB B B B B B B B B B B B
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& ' & ' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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