'The Call Of Ktulu' by Metallica - Guitar Tutorial

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Metallica
 The Call of Ktulu
 written by: Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton and Hammett
 as performed on Ride the Lightning
 Play with wah & distortion. I didn`t put in all the Wah Changes. Just listen to the song.
 It is used mostly on the really high notes.
 
                         h..        e     h.          q     
 G|----------|
 D|4:--Guitar Intro.---||:----------------------:|
 A|4:------------------||:-0---------7---|-6----------(6)--:|  x4
 E|----------|
 
         w          w                       e e e e e e e e  e e e e  e e  q
 G|----------||    ------------|
 D|----------||    ------------|
 A||-------R--------|-5--------------|| x3 |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5--5-5--5--|
 E|----------||    ------------|
 
 
 BASS FILL #1
 ============
      e e e e     e e e e     e e e e e e e e
 G---------|
 D||--------5-(5)H7-5-7------------|
 A||--0-0-0-------------7--|--6-6-6-6-6-7------|
 E----8-7--|
 
 
 BASS SOLO
 =========
 3rd and 4th times, substitute Bass Fill #1
 
      e  e      e  e  q.  e     e e e e  e e  q      e e  q  e e e e
 G------------|----------9-9-9----|
 D||:-------(5)H7--5--7---------------|----------7-7-7----|
 A||:-0--0----------------7--|--6-6-6-6--6-7--7--|--0-0--0--0-0-0-7--|
 E--------------------|
 
      e e e e  e   e   e   e      e e e e     e  e s s e      e e e e  e e e e
 G------------------------------|
 D-----|--------5-(5)H7--7-7-7--------------|
 A||--6-6-6-6--6-(10)-(6/(10))-|--0-0-0----------------7---|--6-6-6-6--6-7------|
 E-------------------------8-7--|
 
      e e e e  q    e  e     e e e e  e e  q      e e e e  e  e  e  e
 G----------------------|
 D||--------5--7---(7)------------|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--|
 A||--0-0-0----0/------7--|--6-6-6-6--6-7--7---------------|
 E----------------------|
 
      s s s s  s  s  s  s   s  s  s  s   s  s  s  s      e e e e  e  e  e  e
 G||--9-9-9-9--10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12---------------|
 D----------------------------|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--|
 A-----------------------------------------|
 E-----------------------------------------|
 
                                                     [1.--------------------------
      q    q     e  e   q      e e e e  e  e  e  e      q     q     q     e  e
 G||-------10----10-10--10--------------|--10----12----14----12-14--|
 D||--12---------12-12--12-|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12------------------|
 A-------------------------------|
 E-------------------------------|
                                                    ^
                                 This is where it changes.
                                 When you get to here, go
                                 to the next part 1-2-3-4 !
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
      e  e   s  s  e  s  s  e  s  s  e     s  s  e   s  s  e    e  e  e  e
 G||--15-14--12H14P12-14H15P14-12H14P12--|-14H15P14--12H14P12---15-14-12-14--||
 D---------------------------------------:||
 A---------------------------------------:||
 E----------------------------------------||
 
 [2.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
      q     q     q.  s  s      e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e  
 G||--10----12----14--12-14--|--12-17-15-14-----15-14-----|-----14H15P14--------14H15P14-----||
 D-------17-------17--|--17----------17--17----------17-:||
 A------------------------------------------:||
 E-------------------------------------------||
 
 
 [3.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
      q     q     h          e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e      e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e
 G||--10----12----14-------------12-14-12--|--14-12-15-14--17-15-17-19---||
 D|--12-14-15-12--15-----------------------------:||
 A-----------------------------------:||
 E------------------------------------|| 
 
 [4.--------------------------->
     e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e    s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s
 G----|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 D||-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12---------------------------------------|
 A------------------------------------------|
 E------------------------------------------|
 
 ::::GRADUAL BEND:::::::::::::full-----------wah off-]
     s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s      
 G||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
 D---------------------------|
 A---------------------------|
 E---------------------------|
 
 This is the cool bit. It sounds good.
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e e+s e+s e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
 G--------------------------------|
 D||:-----------------------------------------------------|
 A||:-------------0-----2--3-----0--2---3-----0-----2--3--|
 E||--0--0--0--0-----0--------|--1--1--1--1------------|--2--2--2--2-----0--------|
 
      e  e  e  e e+s e+s e
 G--|
 D-:|  x4
 A||--5-----------3--2-----:|  
 E||-----3--3--3---------3--|
 
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e e+s e+s e
 G--------------------------------|
 D||:-----------------------------------------------------|
 A||:-------------3-----5--6-----3--5---6-----3-----5--6--|
 E||--3--3--3--3-----3--------|--4--4--4--4------------|--5--5--5--5-----5--------|
 
      e  e  e  e e+s e+s e
 G---|
 D--:|
 A||--8-----------6--5------:|
 E||-----6--6--6---------6---|
 
 
 Guitar SOLO --> Play this section with Wah
 
      e  e  e  s   q  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e e    e  e  e  e  e  s s e e
 G----------------------------|
 D||:----------5-5H7--7------------------|----------5--7--7-7-7---|
 A||:-0--0--0------------7--|-6--6--6--6--6--7--7/9--|-0--0--0--------------7-|
 E----------------------------|
 
     e  e  e  e  e  e  q      e  e  e  e  e s s e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
 G-------------------------------|
 D|-----5--5--5--7-7-7-7--------------------|
 A||-6--6--6--6--6--7--7--|--0--0--0--------------7--|--6--6--6--6--6--7--------|
 E-------------------------8--7--|
 
      e  e  e  e    q.   s     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
 G---------------------------------|
 D|-----7---------------------|--0--0--0--0--12-12-12-12--|
 A||--0--0--0--0----0----7--|--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--7------------------|
 E---------------------------------|
 
     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  
 G---|
 D||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| Repeat this bar 4 times
 A---|
 E---|
 
 [1.------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
 G--------------------------------|
 D||-12-12-14-14-15-15-14-14-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-:|
 A-------------------------------:|
 E--------------------------------|
 
 [2.------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
 G--------------------------------|
 D||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-:|
 A-------------------------------:|
 E--------------------------------|
 
       e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
 G---------------------------------|
 D||:-----------5--7--5--7-------------------|----------5--7--5--7-----|
 A||:--0--0--0--------------7--|-6--6--6--6--6--7--------|-0--0--0--------------7--|
 E-------------8--7----------------|
 
      e  e  e  e  e  e  q
 G---|
 D|------5--5--:|
 A||--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--:|
 E---|
 
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
 G-------------------|
 D||--0--0--0--0--12-12-12-12-|--13-13-14-14-15-15-15-15-| Play these bars twice
 A-------------------|
 E-------------------|
 
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e      h         s  e  s  e  s  e  s  e  s  e  s  
 G-----------12------|-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-|
 D||--0--0--0--0--12-12-12-12-|--14-14-15-15------------------------------------|
 A------------------------------------------|
 E------------------------------------------|
 
     e  s  e  s  e  s  e  s  q
 G||-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-|
 D------|
 A------|
 E------|
 
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e. e. e
 G-----------------|
 D||:-------------------------------------:|
 A||:-0-----------0-----2--3--|--0-----------0--2--3--:|  x4
 E||-----0--0--0-----0--------|-----1--1--1------------|
 
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e. e. e
 G-----------------|
 D||:-------------------------------------:|
 A||:-2-----------2-----4--5--|--2-----------2--4--5--:|  x4
 E||-----2--2--2-----2--------|-----3--3--3------------|
 
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e. e. e
 G----------------|
 D||:------------------------------------:|
 A||:-3-----------3-----5--6--|--3-----------3--5--6-:|   x3
 E||-----3--3--3-----3--------|-----4--4--4-----------|
 
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e. e. e
 G----------------|
 D||:------------------------------------:|
 A||:-5-----------5-----7--8--|--5-----------5--7--8-:|   x3
 E||-----5--5--5-----5--------|-----6--6--6-----------|
 
          h..       s         w
 G-------|
 D||:---------------------------:|
 A||:-----0---------7----|----6-------------:|   x8
 E-------|
 
                         [1.2.3.-------------][4.---------------------------------->
           h      h           w                     h      h
 G||-------7------7--------------------------------|
 D||:---------------------------:|------0----------------------|
 A||:--------------------|----0-------------:------------------|
 E---------0------|----(0)-------------|
 
        e  e  e e+q    q     q    q     h
 G---------|
 D||:------------------------------|
 A||:---------------------|-------7-----7------|
 E||----3--2--2--2-----3--|--0----------0------|
 
                          [1-7.----------------]
        e  e  e e+q    q     q.         h.
 G---------|
 D--------:|
 A--7-----:|
 E||----3--2--2--2-----3--|--0----------0------|
 
    [8.------------------->
       q.  h      e   e       q     e   e+h        w
 G-------------------|
 D-------------------|
 A|---------5----5----|---(5)----------------|
 E||---0---0------2---2---|--(2)-------------------------|
 
 
 Now there is 15 bars of Drums. Now for the final little section --->
        q    q    q    q       q    q    h             h.
 G-------------------|
 D-----------|3------------------|
 A||----5----3----5----1--|----5----8----5-------|4---(5)------------|
 E-------------------|
 
        q    q    q    q       q    q    h       Fast !                                h    h
 G---------|1210/12/1412/14/1514/15/1715/17/|/19--------|
 D||4-------------------------------------------------------|
 A||4---5---3----5----1--|----5----8----5-------------------------------|------17---|
 E----------------------------------|
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