If you don't know how to fingerpick, I suggest you learn.  This song
can be played with a pick, but the fingers add a lot of class.  Plus
you can add your own little fills and other things.  This song is not
as difficult as it looks.

Nothing Else Matters
written by Hetfield and Ulrich
as performed on Metallica
tab by Phil Boyle; phil@encycmet.com


1a)
e--------0-----------0---7-7-----7p0----
B------0---0-------0---0-----0-------0--
G----0-------0---0-------------0-------0
D---------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------
E--0-----------0---------0--------------

1b)
e------7-8-7-5-7p5-0-----------------0
B------0-0-----0-----5---5-7-5-----5--
G----0-----------------5---------5----
D-------------------------------------
A----------------------0-------0------
E--0----------------------------------

1c)                                       Harm....
e--------------3--------------0h5p0--------------12
B--5-5-5---5-----5----7---7---------7---------12---
G--5-5-5-5---5-----5--7-7---7---------7----12------
D--------------------------------------------------
A--0-2-3--------------5----------------------------
E----------------------------------------0---------
intro
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2a)
e--------0-------------0------------
B------0---0-----------8-----7-----5
G----0-------0-------9-------7-----5
D------------------9-------7-----5--
A----------------7-------5-----3----
E--0-----------0--------------------
twice

2b)
e--------0-------------7---5----------3----------3--------2---------
B------0---0-----------8-----7----------5----------3--------4-------
G----0-------0-------9---------7----------5----------4--------2--2p0
D------------------9-------------7----------5-----------------------
A----------------7-------5----------3-------------------2-----------
E--0-----------0-------------------------------3--------------------
intro 2
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3)
e--------3-p0---2--2h3-0------ 2 -------3-p0---2--2h3--3-------3-----2--
B------0------0-3--3---3------ t -----0------0-3--3----3-------3-----0--
G----0----------2--2---------- i ---0----------2--2----------0-----2----
D----------------------------- m ---------------------------------------
A----------------------3------ e ----------------------3---------2------
E--0---------------------3-2-0 s -0----------------------3-3-----------0
verse
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4)
e--0--0---2-2-2--2-2-2-3-2-0--0--0
B--1--2---3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--1--2
G--0--2---2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--0--2
D--2--2---0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--2--2
A--3--0-----------------------3--0
E--0--------------------------0---
chorus 
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5a) guitar 1
e--12----14----15----17----8-----8------------8-0-----0---0-----0---0-------0
B-----12----12----12----12-5-5-----5--------5-----1-----1---3-----0---12-12--
G--------------------------5---5-----5----5---------0---------2--------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------0-------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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5b) guitar 2
e--15----17----19----20----8-----8-----------8-12-------12----14-------0-------0
B-----17----17----17----17-5-5-----5-------5------13-------13----15------12-12--
G--------------------------5---5-----5---5-----------12-------------14----------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------0----------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
interlude
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6)
G------------------|----9--7--5------- 2  ----9--7--5-----4---
D------------------|----9--7--5------- ti ----9--7--5--5--4---
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--7--5--3------2 me -2--7--5--3--5--2--2
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----------3-2-0 s  -0-----------3-----0
pm................
solo backing
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_________________________________________
Solo (James)
1)  ^   ^V
e-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G--14--14-12~~14-12-11h12p11----11--------
D----------------------------14----12-14~~
A-----------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------
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2)
e-----------------12-------12----------------------------------------
B--------------12-------12----15-12----12-------------14-14--14-13-12
G--12-14-12-14-------14-------------15----15-14-12----14-14--14-13-12
D--------------------------------------------------14----------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
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3)
e--/15-14----15-14-17~15p14p12h15p12-----
B---------12-------------------------12~~
G----------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------
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4)          ^                        ^     ^
e--------------------------------12----12------------------------
B-----------------------------12----15----15~~--12h15p12--7-7-5-7
G--12-14-12-14-12----------14------------------------------------
D-----------------14-12-14---------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
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5)
e--------------------------
B--7/85~~~/7/83~~~/7/8/12
G--------------------------
D--------------------------
A--------------------------
E--------------------------