"Wherever I May Roam"

Wherever I May Roam
by Hetfield and Ulrich
as performed on Metallica
tab by Phil Boyle and Jonathan Camargo; [email protected]

1)
sitar arrangement for guitar
e-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0--0-----0-0-0-0
B-----5-5-6-5-----8-8-10-6-----5-5-6-5
G-------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
E--0-----------0------------0---------
intro clean
pick it near the bridge to sound more like sitar


2)
D--9-----------9--5-5-7----9----------------------------
A--7--7-7-8-7~~7--------8~~7--7-7-8-7~~7-8-9-10--5-6-7-8
E--0-----------0-----------0-----------5-6-7-8----------
pm. . . .......
main riff
slight variations to this riff are played going either back into this
riff or to the next one here... or to the chorus


3)
G----------------------0-----------
D--2------3-3-3------2--------3-3-3
A--2----3----------2--------3------
E--0--1----------0--------1--------
whispered part


4)
G-----3--2--3-----3-----3---4--5--------
D--2--3--2--3--2--3--5--3---4--5--------
A--2--1--0--1--2--1--5--1---2--3-5-6-7-8...main riff
E--0-----------0-----3------------------
main verse


5)
G------------------------------------------------3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3------
D--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-2h3p2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2h3p2-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-2h3p2
A--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-------2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-------1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1------
E--1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-------0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------
pm ... ... ... ... ... ...
chorus


6)
G--2---------*--5--4--3--2
D--2----5----*--5--4--3--2
A--0----5----*--3--2--1--0
E-------3----*------------
anywhere I roam... *= only play when "carved upon my stone..."


7)
e---------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------8--
G-----------------------9~~---------------8-9-11---8
D------------6-7-6-9-10----------6-7-9-10-----------
A----7-7-8-7-----------------7-8--------------------
E--0-----------------------0------------------------
pre-solo
played a second time harmonized

___________________________________
solo:
e----12--------------------v-------------------------------------------
B----12--------------------V------9-12p9-9-12p9-9-10-9-----------------
G----------9~~~~-------9--10----------------------------10p9-10p9------
D------------------10---------------------------------------------10~--
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------

e----12--------------------v----------v--v----
B----12--------------------V---------15-15~~--
G----------9~~~~-------9---9------------------
D------------------10-------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------

T=tap with the edge of your pick 

T T T T T T T T
e----17p16-17p16-17p13p12-17p16p13p12-17p16-17p13p12-17p16-17p16p12---
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
Two handed tapping time! I find it easier with the pick, thought
This is little fast for me but it sounds pretty close

e--------------------------------------------------------------------v---
B-15-13p12-15p12-15-12h13p12-15-15-12h13p12-15p12-15p12h13p12--------v---
G-------------------------------------------------------------14-13-14---
D------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------




V(full bends here)
e----v--------v-----v-------------------16-17-17-17-16-------------------
B---15~~~~---15~~~~15-12-15~~~---16-17-----------------18p17-17---17/12--G------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------




e------------------------------------------------------------17-19-------
B---12~~~~~--12-12-12-12-12h15-15~~-----15-15-12-13-14-16-18-17-19-------
G------------12-12-12-12-12h15-15~~-----15-15-12-13-14-16-18-------------
D------------12-12-12-12-12h15-15~~--------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
***************
*=pick notes as fast as you can!


V v P.H.
V v v
e----22~~~~22-22~~~---22-22~~~~~~~-
B----------------------------------
G----------------------------------
D----------------------------------
A----------------------------------
E----------------------------------

e---19p16-------19p16-------19-19p16---------19p16------------
B---------17-17-------17-17----------17-17---------17-17------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------

e----19p13-16p13-13-------------------------------------------
B--------------------17p14p13-13h14p13----13------------------
G--------------------------------------14----14p13~~~---------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
I'm not real sure about this part...