CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

Metallica - Nothing else matters '99 version
Original version by: Martijn van Welie (mwelie@cs.vu.nl)
Edited by Ruud Claessen (ruudje@post.com)
Comments or corrections please mail me.

Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

Intro
6/8 time
Eb-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0---7-|
Bb-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
Gb---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0---------|
Db-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Ab-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Eb-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
P (9/8 time) H P S P S
Eb-7-----------7^0---------|---------7---8---7^8\5---7-5-/0------|
Bb---------0-------0-------|---------0---0-----------0-------5---|
Gb-----0---------------0---|-----0-------------------------------|
Db-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------------------|
P
Eb-------------2^0---------|-------------0---0---0---|
Bb-5-------5-------5-------|---------5-------5---5---|
Gb-----5---------------5---|-----5-----------5---5---|
Db-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab-0-----------------------|-0---------------0---2---|
Eb-------------------------|-------------------------|
P H P P H
Eb-0-----------3^0-----0---|-0----------0^5^0---------|
Bb-5-------5-------5---5---|-7---7-5-7--------7^0-5^0-|
Gb-5-----5---5-------5-5---|-7------------------------|
Db-------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab-3---3---------------3---|-5------------------------|
Eb-------------------------|--------------------------|
<.NH.>
Eb-------12----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|
Bb-----12--0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
Gb---12------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|
Db-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Ab-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Eb-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
upstroke
Eb-------------7---7-------|-------------|-------------7-----------|
Bb-------------8---8-------|-----7-----5-|-------------8-----------|
Gb-----------9-----9-------|-----7-----5-|-----------9-------------|
Db---------9---------------|---7-----5---|---------9---------------|
Ab-------7-----------------|-5-----3-----|-------7-----------------|
Eb-0-----------------------|-------------|-0-----------------------|

Eb-------------|----------7-----7--------|-----5-----------3-------|
Bb-----7-----5-|----------------8--------|-------7-----------5-----|
Gb-----7-----5-|-------------9-----------|---------7-----------5---|
Db---7-----5---|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab-5-----3-----|-------7-----------------|-5-----------3-----------|
Eb-------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|

Eb-----3-------------------|-------0-----(0------)|-------0-----|
Bb-------3---------5-4-----|-----0---0---(-0-----)|-----0---0---|
Gb---------4---------------|---0-------0-(--0----)|---0-------0-|
Db-------------------------|-------------(---2---)|-------------|
Ab-------------2-----------|-------------(----2--)|-------------|
Eb-3-----------------------|-0-----------(-----0-)|-0-----------|

Main guitar part :
So close,no matter how far......
Eb-------------3----0---|-2---2-2-2-3--0--0-0-----|
Bb---------0----------0-|-3---3-3-3-3--3--3-3-----|
Gb-----0----------0-----|-2---2-2-2-2--0--0-0-----| repeat 2X
Db----------------------|-0---0-0-0-0--2--2-2-----|
Ab----------------------|--------------3--3-3-----|
Eb-0--------------------|---------------------3-2-|
Forever trusting who we are............and nothing else
matters
Eb-------------3----0---|-2---2-2-2-3--0--0-0-----------3--2------2----
Bb---------0----------0-|-3---3-3-3-3--3--3-3-----------3--0--------0--
Gb-----0----------0-----|-2---2-2-2-2--0--0-0---------0----2-----------
Db----------------------|-0---0-0-0-0--2--2-2--------------1----1------
Ab----------------------|--------------3--3-3--------------2--2--------
Eb-0--------------------|---------------------0-2-3--------------------

Chorus guitar part
Never cared for what they do........
Eb-0-----0-----|-2-----2-2-2-3---2--0--2-|
Bb-1-----2-----|-3-----3-3-3-3---3--3--3-|
Gb-0-----2-----|-2-----2-2-2-2---2--2--2-|
Db-2-----2-----|-0-----0-0-0-0---0--0--0-|
Ab-3-----0-----|-------------------------|
Eb-------------|-------------------------|

Eb-0-----0-----|-2-----2-2-2-3---2--0--2-|
Bb-1-----2-----|-3-----3-3-3-3---3--3--3-|
Gb-0-----2-----|-2-----2-2-2-2---2--2--2-|
Db-2-----2-----|-0-----0-0-0-0---0--0--0-|
Ab-3-----0-----|-------------------------|
Eb-------------|-------------------------|

Eb-0-----0-----|-2-----2-2-2-0-----------|
Bb-1-----2-----|-3-----3-3-3-0-----------|
Gb-0-----2-----|-2-----2-2-2-0-----------|
Db-2-----2-----|-0-----0-0-0-2-----------|
Ab-3-----0-----|-------------2-----------|
Eb-------------|-------------0-----------|

Interlude
|-12------14---|-15-------17---|-8------8------|-------8--------|
|---12------12-|---12-------12-|---5------5----|----5-----5-----|
|--------------|---------------|-----5------5--|-5----------5\--|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|--------------0|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|

|-0--------0---|-0^2--------0--|-0--0~~~~0~~~~~|--------0-------|
|----1-------1-|-----3-------3-|-12-12~~~12~~~~|------0---0-----|
|-------2------|--------2------|---------------|----0-------0---|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-0--------------|

|-12------14---|-15-------17---|-8------8------|-8-----8--------|
|---12------12-|---12-------12-|---5--------5--|---5-----5------|
|--------------|---------------|-----5----5---5|-----5-----5----|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|

|-0--------0---|-0^2--------0--|-0--0~~~~0~~~~~|--------0---------|
|----1-------1-|-----3-------3-|-12-12~~~12~~~~|------0---0-------|
|-------2------|--------2------|---------------|----0-------0-----|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-0------------3-2-|

Interlude solo * *
Eb|--------3-----3--5--5(7)5--5-----3--5---10--7--6(8)6--
Bb|--3--5-----5------------------5-----------------------

Eb|--10--6(8)6---10--6(8)6---10--6(8)6---10--6(8)6---3-0-

*=bend and release

GOTO MAIN GUITAR PART

Guitar solo :
E5 E5(VII) | D5(V) C5(III)
E5 E5(VII) | D5(V) C5(III)
E5 E5(VII) | D5(V) C5(III) | G5(III) B5(II) | E5

B B R V V
Eb---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb-15------15----------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb-14(16)--14(16)14-12--14-12|-11-12-11----11-------------12-14-12-|
Db---------------------------|----------14----12-14----------------|
Ab---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B B B
Eb-------12-------12---------------------------hold bend-->--------|
Gb----12-------12----15^14^12-(approx.8x )--15(17)-15-15-15--------|
Gb-14(16)---14(16)---------------------|---------------------------|
Db-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
release bend
Eb-15(17)--15---14-15-|----15-14----14-15-14-12|--------------------
Bb--------------------|-12-------12------------|-15-14-12-----------
Gb--------------------|------------------------|-----------12-14-12-
Db--------------------|------------------------|--------------------
Ab--------------------|------------------------|--------------------
Eb--------------------|------------------------|--------------------
B R B B R P B
Eb-------------------------|-12--------------------hold----->-----release
Bb----------------------12-|-------12-15(17)15--12^15(17)-15-15-15-15-15-
Gb-14(16)14-12----12-14(16)|-------------------------------|-------------
Db-------------14----------|-------------------------------|-------------
Ab-------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------
Eb-------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------
H P S H P
Eb-----------------------------------
Bb-12^15^12~~~~~~\\\\\\7--5^7^5~~~~~~
Gb-----------------------------------
Db-----------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------

The end :
E-------0-----|-------0---7-|-7-----------7^0---------|
B-----0---0---|-----0---0---|---------0-------0-------|
G---0-------0-|---0---------|-----0---------------0---|
D-------------|-------------|-------------------------|
A-------------|-------------|-------------------------|
E-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------------------|

E---------7---8---7^8\5---7-5-/0--0--0-|
B---------0---0-----------0------------|
G-----0--------------------------------| repeat
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E-0----------------------------------0-|


well I hope all of that turned out right and if it didn't.... bummer. I just coppied and pasted off of a site. Anyways, a friend requested that I learn it and play it because she likes it so much. Cept I've never listened to the song ever. Any links I can go to so I can listen and learn it?

sorry fo rthe doublepost. it didn't turn out irght, so I'm not gonna try to fix it cause it's really hard. it looks liek it should at this link: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/m/m ... rs_tab.htm

EDIT: Oh bye the way I found the song. it sounds so awesome... and hard to play ^_^;;; Well my friend better be thankful. if you wanna listen to it, go to soundclick.com. go too the search bar at the bottom and type in nothing else matters and change the search to "songs"

Gah...I wish I wasn't so confused by TAB. I like to read music and TAB just confused the heck out of me...Anyways...Nothing Else Matters is one of my favorite songs by Metallica.

Hey if you want a 100% correct version of Nothing Else Matters go to

http://www.mxtabs.net/tab_versions.php?path=Guitar,m,799,Metallica,Nothing+Else+Matters,103400

I played the whole thing through and there weren't any mistakes that i could find

my friend played this at his emo school and he almost got beat up haha