'The Shortest Straw' by Metallica - Guitar Tutorial

            
Metallica
 The Shortest Straw
 written by Hetfield and Ulrich
 as performed on ...And Justice For All
 tab by [email protected]
 
 
 Intro:
 
 G-------------------|
 D-------------------|
 A-------------------|
 E|-0-0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0-0-|
 
 G-------------------|
 D-------------------|
 A-------------------|
 E|-0-0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0-5--0-0-|
 
 G-------------------|
 D-------------------|
 A-------------------|
 E|-0-0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0-0-|
 
 G-------------------|
 D-------------------|
 A-------------------|
 E|-0-0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
 
 
 Chorus:
 
 G------------------------------------|
 D------------------------------------|
 A------------------------------------|
 E|-0-1-0--0-0-000--0-1-0--0-3-0-5--0-1-0-0-0-000-|
 
 G-----|
 D-----|
 A-----|
 E|-0-1-0--0-5-0-3-|
 
 A bar is repeatedly done after a number of the above 
 Chorus lick. The bar is below (very simple).
 
 G|----------|
 D|----------|
 A|----------|
 E|-3-3--2-2-|
 
 
 
 Verse:
 
 G-----------------------------|
 D-----------------------------|
 A-----------------------------|
 E|-0-0-00--00-0-1-0-1--0-0-00--00-0-3-0-3-|
 
 G---------------------------|
 D---------------------------|
 A---------------------------|
 E|-0-0-00-00-0-1-0-1--0-0-00-00-0-3-2-1-|
 
 
 After 2 or more times of the above, the same lick goes 
 higher, demonstrated directly below.
 
 G---------------------------|
 D---------------------------|
 A---------------------------|
 E|-2-2-22-22-2-3-2-3--2-2-22-22-2-5-2-5-|
 
 G---------------------------|
 D---------------------------|
 A---------------------------|
 E|-2-2-22-22-2-3-2-3--2-2-22-22-2-5-4-3-|
 
 
 
 Main lick (used in several parts of song, and after a 
 few of the Chorus`s...it is also used as a Pre-Chorus. When used as a 
 Pre-Chorus, just do the first bar twice):
 
 G-------------------------|
 D|------8-7-8------------------------|
 A|---/7-------------------------------|
 E|-0-------------0-0-0-00--00-0-1-0-1-|
 
 G-----------------------|
 D|------8-7-8----------------------|
 A|---/7-----------------------------|
 E|-0-------------0-0-00--00-0-3-0-3-|
 
 G-----------------------|
 D|-------8-7-8---------------------|
 A|---/7-----------------------------|
 E|-0-------------0-0-00--00-0-5-0-5-|
 
 G-----------------------|
 D|--------8-7-5--------------------|
 A|---7-8----------------------------|
 E|-0--------------3-3-33-33-3-2-2-1-|
 
 
 
 Another Bridge or Pre-Chorus is shown below.
 
 G------------|
 D------------|
 A|-2-2-2-2-------|-7----7-7-8--------|
 E----|---0---------7h8-8-|
 
 G-----------------|
 D-----------------|
 A|-7h8p7p6-7h8p7p6-|----7-7-8-------|-7h8p7p6-7h8p7p6-|
 E------|-5--------7h8-8-------|
 
 
 Pre-Solo
 
 G|---------|----------|---------|----------|
 D|---------|----------|---------|----------|
 A|---------|----------|---------|----------|
 E|-0-------|-1--------|-2-------|-3--------|
 
 G|----------|---------|----------|---------|-------|
 D|----------|---------|----------|---------|-------|
 A|----------|---------|----------|---------|-------|
 E|-0--------|-1-------|-2--------|-3-------|-3-2-1-|
 
 Chorus, then:
 
 G---------|-------|
 D---------|-------|
 A---------|-------|
 E|-0---0-1-0-1--|-0---0-3-0-3-|-0---0-1-0-1-0-|-3-2-1-|
 
 G--------|-------|
 D--------|-------|
 A--------|-------|
 E|-0---0-1-0-1-|-0---0-3-0-3-|-0---0-1-0-1-0-|-3-2-1-|
 
 G|---------|---------|----------|
 D|---------|---------|----------|
 A|---------|---------|----------|
 E|-2-3-4-5-|-2-3-4-5-|-5-4-3--1-|
 
 Chorus, then back to the song (Verse and Chorus)
 
 
 
 The ending is below:
 
 G|---------|-----------------|
 D|---------|-----------------|
 A|---------|-----------------|
 E|-2-3-4-5-|-2-3-4-5-|-3-2-1-|-0-0-00-00-0-0-1-0-1-0-|