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Guitar Tab for Whiskey in a Jar by Metallica

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Whiskey in a Jar - Metallica

Whiskey in the jar
performed on Garage Inc.
tabbed by mark brown ([email protected])

Tune down a whole step (DGCFAd)

hb- half bend
Fb- full bend
r-  release 
h-  hammer on
p-  pull off
/-  slide up
-  slide down

Intro: Rhy Fig 1 
  Guitar I
F|----------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
C|--5-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
G|--5-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D|--3-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
 |
 | Guitar II  distant tone w/ octaver
d|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------8------------------|----------------8------------------------------|
F|--7--7-7h9h11---9--11--7--9/12----|--7--7-7h9h11----9--11--7--9/12-(12)fbr--------|
C|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

F|-------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 |
d|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|---------------8---7-----------|----------------3-------------------|  End Rhy Fig 1
F|-7--7-7h9h11----9----7--9/12---|-------0--0h2h4----0--2--0-2/4--0---|
C|-------------------------------|----5-------------------------------|

Verse 1: Rhy Fig 2
   Guitar I   Guitar II joins
F|----------------------|-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
C|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar II octaver off (same as above)
F|-----------------------|
C|------------5----------|
G|------------5----------|
D|------------3----------|

F|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
C|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

F|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|
C|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|
G|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|   End Rhythm Fig 2
D|--------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|

Interlude- W/ Rhy Fig 1

  Guitar II     W/ octaver
d|-------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-------------|--------------8----------------|---------------8------------------------|
F|-------------|-7-7-7h9h11----9--11--7--9/12--|--7-7-7h9h11----9--11--7-9/12--(12)fbr--|
C|--5-5---5----|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--5-5---5----|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--3-3---3--0-|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


d|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------8--10fb-10--10fb--10fb-10fbr-|-8--8h10p8---8-----------------3--------------------|
F|-(12)7--9--------------------------------|-------------------0----0h2h4-----0--2--0--2hbr-p0--|
C|-----------------------------------------|---------------5------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2: W/ Rhy Fig 2 (Guitars I & II)

Chorus
  Guitar I
  Rhy Fill 1. . . . . . . .  Rhy Fig 3                             Let Ring. . .
d|------------------------|-2---2-3-2---3--|----2----------------|-----------0---|
A|-------------------3----|-3---3-3-3---3--|----3---3-3-3-3------|---------------|
F|-------------------2----|-2---2-2-2---2--|----2---2-2-2-2---0--|-------0-------|
C|-5--5-----5--5--5--0----|-0---0-0-0---0--|----0---0-0-0-0---0--|-----2----2----|
G|-5--5-----5--5--5-------|----------------|---------------------|--3------------|
D|-3--3-----3--3--3-------|----------------|---------------------|---------------|
 |
 | Guitar II
 | Rhy Fill 1. . . . . . . .  Rhy Fig 3a
d|--------------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
F|----------------/7--7--7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-5-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-|
C|-5--5-----5--5------------|------------------|-----------------|---5-5-x-x-5-5-|
G|-5--5-----5--5--/5--5--5--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-3-|-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-|
D|-3--3-----3--3------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|

  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
d|------3---0-----|------0-----------0-|----------3---0------|--------------|-----------|
A|--1----------1--|-1--1---3--1--------|--1------------------|--------------|-----------|(end
F|-------------0--|-0------------0-----|------0------------0-|--------------|-----------|Rhy
C|----------------|--------------------|-------------------0-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-4-|Fig
G|----------------|--------------------|---------------------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-4-|3)
D|----------------|--------------------|---------------------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-2-|
 |
 |                                (End Rhy Fig 3a)
 |                                W/ octaver
d|------------------|-------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-------|-----------------|
F|-5--5--5-/12---12-|-------|------7-7-9--11--|
C|-5--5--5----------|--5----|-5---------------|
G|-3--3--3-/10---10-|--5----|-5---------------|
D|------------------|--3----|-3---------------|

    Guitar II (cont'd)
d|----------------------|-------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
A|--8-------------------|-------------|--------------------------|------8--10fbr(10)p8--|
F|-----9---11--7--9/12--|-------------|---8----------------------|-/7-9-----------------|
C|----------------------|-7--7-7h9h11-|-----9--11-7-9/12--(12)fbr|----------------------|
G|----------------------|-------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|-------------|--------------------------|----------------------|

                                                                           octaver off
d|--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
A|--10fb--10fbr--8h10-|--8---8-(8)--------------|-3------------------|-----------------|
F|--------------------|-------------0--0-0h2h4--|----0-2-0-2fbr-fbr--|---0-------------|
C|--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
G|--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|

Verse 3: W/ rhy fig 2 (guitars I and II)
  
   Guitar III
d|-------------------|---------------------|------------------------|------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|------8--8-----------7--|------------------|
F|--/7-7-7-7h9-74-4--|--/9--9-9h11--95--5--|--/9--------9p7--9------|---7--9--7--7--9--|
C|-------------------|---------------------|------------------------|------------------|
G|-------------------|---------------------|------------------------|------------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------|------------------------|------------------|

d|----------|-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
A|----------|-----------------------|----------------------|-------8--8-------------------|
F|--7--74---|--/7--7--7-7h9-74--4---|-------7h9--9--95---5-|----/9------9p7-7-7h9p7-7-9---|
C|----------|-----------------------|----9-----------------|------------------------------|
G|----------|-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------|-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
                           Guitar III out
d|------------|------------------------------|
A|------------|-8/13---13--13-13-13-12h13p12-|
F|-7----765---|------------------------------|
C|------------|------------------------------|
G|------------|------------------------------|
D|------------|------------------------------|

Solo
Interlude: w/ rhy fig 1 (1st 7 bars only)

d|--------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-8------------------|-----------------------------|--8------------------------------|
F|-9--9--11--7---9/12-|-12--12--12---7--7--7h-9h11--|--9--9---11-7--9-/12-12--12fbr---|
C|---10--12--9--10/12-|--------------9--9--9h10h12--|-----10--12-9--10/12-------------|
G|--------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--12-(12)-----*-------------12--14fb-14fb-14fb-14fbr--12h14p12--|
F|------------/12/9----/14/10--12--12fb-12fb-12fb-12fbr--10h12p9--|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
                 *Guitar II to left of slashes
                                                   Guitars II & III out
d|----------------------|--------------------------|----------|
A|----------------------|--3-----------------------|----------|
F|--12--12-----0--0h2h4-|--4--0---2--0--2fbr--2hbr-|--0-------|
C|---------5--0--0h2h5--|-----0---4--0--4hbr--2hbr-|--0-------|
G|---------5------------|--------------------------|----------|
D|----------------------|--------------------------|----------|
 
Verse 4
d|--------|---------|--------|--0---|--0--|--3--|
A|--------|---------|--------|--0---|--1--|--3--|
F|--------|---------|--------|--0---|--0--|--0--|
C|---5----|---(5)---|---(5)--|--2---|--2--|--0--|
G|---5----|---(5)---|---(5)--|--2---|--3--|--2--|
D|---3----|---(3)---|---(3)--|--0---|-----|--3--|

   Guitar I Let ring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
d|--3--|----0----|--0----------|-----------0--|-----3--0-----|--3-----3------|
A|--3--|----0----|-----0-------|-----1--------|--1-----------|--3-------3----|
F|--0--|----0----|--------0--0-|--------0-----|------------0-|--0--0---------|
C|--0--|----2----|-------------|--------------|--------------|--0------------|
G|--2--|----2----|-------------|--3-----------|--------------|--2------------|
D|--3--|----0----|-------------|--------------|--------------|--3------------|
 |
 | Guitar II
d|--------------|-----------------------|------------|----------------|------------------------|
A|--------------|-----------------------|------------|----------------|------------------------|
F|--7--7--7--7--|--6--x--7--7---7--7--7-|--7/9--9--9-|--5/7-7-7-7-7---|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
C|--------------|-----------------------|------------|----------------|------------------------|
G|--5--5--5--5--|--4--x--5--5---5--5--5-|--5/7--7--7-|--3/5-5-5-5-5---|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
D|--------------|-----------------------|------------|----------------|------------------------|

Chorus
W/Rhy Fig 3
W/ Rhy Fig 3a (1st 7 bars only)

Interlude W/rhy fig A (guitar I)
Octaver on (guitar II only)

   Guitar II & III
d|-----------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--------------------8--------------------|----------------------|--8--------------------------|
F|----7--7--7h9-h11--9---9---11--7---9/12--|---12--7--7--7h-9h11--|--9--9--11--7---9/12-12fbrfbr|
C|-5--9--9--9h10h12-----10---12--9--10/12--|-------9--9--9h10h12--|----10--12--9--10/12---------|
G|-5---------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-3---------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------8------------------------------|----------------------3-----------------|
F|--12--7--7--7h-9h11--9--9---11---7---9--11--7--9/12--|-12---12-----0-0h2h4--0--0-2-0-2hbr(2)p0|
C|------9--9--9h10h12----10---12---9--10--12--9-10/12--|----------5-0-0h2h4-----0-2-0-2hbr(2)p0-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|----------5-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

  Guitar I
d|----------------------|-------------------------------|------------|
A|----------------------|-.---3-------------------------|---.-/----.-|  Repeat 3x
F|--0---0-0--0--0-0h2h4-|-------0-2-2h4p2p0--0-2--0h2h4-|----/-------|
C|----------------------|-.-----------------------------|---/-.----.-|
G|----------------------|-------------------------------|------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------------|------------|
 |
 |  Guitar II
d|-------------------------|-----------|
A|-------------------------|-----------|
F|-.-----------------------|----.-/--.-|
C|---5--5-------5--5-------|-----/-----| Repeat 3x
G|-.-5--5-------5--5-------|----/-.--.-|
D|---3--3--3--3-3--3-3--3--|-----------|

d|------------------------------|-----|
A|---3--------------------------|-----|
F|-----0--4-2h4p2p0--0--2h4p2h4-|--0--|
C|------------------------------|-----|
G|------------------------------|-----|
D|------------------------------|-----|
 |
d|----------------------|-------|
A|----------------------|-------|
F|----------------------|-------|
C|--5--5------5--5------|---5---|
G|--5--5------5--5------|---5---|
D|--3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-|---3---|

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Tuning Map

  • Fret
  • S6
  • S5
  • S4
  • S3
  • S2
  • S1
  • -13
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • -12
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • -11
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • -10
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • -9
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • -8
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • -7
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • -6
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • -5
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • -4
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G
  • C
  • -3
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • G#
  • C#
  • -2
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A
  • D
  • -1
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • 0
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • 1
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • 2
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • 3
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • 4
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • 5
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • 6
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • 7
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • -2
  • -2
  • -2
  • -2
  • -2
  • -2
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