SAD BUT TRUE Metallica WORDS AND MUSC BY James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich TRANSCRBED BY Jimmy Brown ***NEW FORMAT*** lines are included in the guitar transcriptions All gtrs tune down one whole step (low to high: D G C FA D) 5string bass tuned (low to high) to A D G C F All notes and chords sound one whole step lower than written (key of D minor) A5 Bb5 m F5111 X O xx x xx xx xx 1 1 144 14 11 A5 Bb5 X O xx m xx x 144 ntro (0:00) Moderately Slow q = 86 Gtr 2 (w/dist) 1, r,, J1 ti = :&a Ī Glr 2 (w/dist) T', n _ g,:::, ' = ' = = 5slring Elec (w/pick) T q C'\ T H ' 2 FS 111 Gtr2 5,, PM, PM, F5 111 xx xx 14 \ : ;; : ::;, \ '/ /,\ Gtrs 1 and 2 E5 05 0 xxx X OO XXX m m m m 05 0 xxx x oo xxx 11 PM,,_, ;; :::1 = = = ' / ''' (0:22) PM, F5 G5 C5 x xxx xxxx x xxx [lffl m 2 2 14 14 FS G5 cs x xxx )()()()( x xxx [lffl m 2 2 14 14 2 10 PM, PM, As heard on the Elektra recording Meta/lea 01 991 Crttp ing Death Music (CAP) lntffnationat copyyight secu red All rigj'lh 1t$erved Reprinted by permis$ion of Cherry Lane Music Compan y 1
SAD BUT TRUE Metallica [ii Verses (0:54, 1:56, 4:19) 1 Hey 2 You ey) ou) Hate Hate) )( l( l( )( b b 'm your life you're my mask 'm your hate N Riff A, PM, =s ) :;, s r r b plays Fig twice 'm the You're my 'm your (E5) 05 (E5) Gtrs 1 and2 Rhy Fig 16 PM, PM, r li 1,, one who takes cover my hate when you Bb5 you shelter want (E5) there love y erul Rhy Fig PM, Fig 2 erul Fig 2 PM, PM, PM_, Hey You Pay 18 Gtrs 1 and2 l ay) 05 'm your life you're my mask pay the price (E) 'm the one who cares You're the one who's blamed Pay for nothing's fair Bb5 (E5) 2 Gtrs arul 2 substitute Rhy Fill rd time plays Fig 2 three times 20 05 They Do Hey (They) (Do) (Hey) they betray do my work 'm your life (E5) substitutes Fill 2rul time substitutes Fill 2rd time 'm Do 'm 2 05 your only true friend now my dirty work scapegoat the one who took you there (E5) They Do Hey 22 05 (They) (Do) (Hey) (E5) they'll betray do my 'm your deeds life 'm forever there for you're the one who's shamed And no longer care 2 05 (E5) Rhy Fill 1 (4:27) Gtrs 1 (E5) Bb5 and2 PM, PM PM Fill A (1:16, 2:18, :8, 4:41) Gtr fuu grad re/east full l _, l!t i i 9 9 9 L L r 9 9 i Fill 18 Gtr4,, ful grad release full grad relea<e wlbar 2
1st, 2nd and 4th Choruses (1:16, 2:18, 4:41) 'm your dream make you real FS 05 FS Gtrs and 4 plays Fills J A and J B twice Rhy Fig 2 Gtrs 1 and2 24 PM, PM, SAD BUT TRUE Metallica 'm your eyes when you must steal 'm your pain when you can't FS 05 FS GS GS PM _, PM Fig bd Lb: (rd time) To Coda$ ( skip ahead to meas 7}) feel 27, cs Sad but true FS end Rhy Fig 2 PM PM, 'm your dream mind astray 'm your eyes while you're away FS 05 FS FS 05 FS PM, PM b: end Fig PM, plays Fig bd way 'm your pain while you repay You know it's sad but true Gtr1 GS GS cs FS 0, PM _, PM [_] r [_ji 6 f f e r r Sad but true 2 PM, ai :; b b plays Fig J three times 1 ==,,,, a,, == 5 Gtr1 PM, PM, PM,
SAD BUT TRUE Metallica (go back to [fil) rt true 8 r ', :, 1;;; PM, b 1, 11 ;,, ; ; l [QJ nterlude (2:48) 40 Gtr2 UJ Gtr1, PM, f _,, ' ' ' ' :: 11 \ ': ' i',, :,, '' PM, _!: :: ;;,,;:,, 2,_ ' 45 P M, P M, Gtr PM, PM, Glrs 1 and 2 [D 1st Guitar Solo (:10) Gt rs a11d 2 play Riff A three times l'irr O' ttt'lr l r r 0 yr i' i' ll r r Etffr pla_vs Fig three times 1 f EJ 4
52 Gtr 54 Gtrs 1 and 2 :;: : L_J lull, ir SAD BUT TRUE Metallica full full + +,, PM, RiffB PM,,,, :;: :;: :;: :;: 1;;1 ;; b_j CJd i f r b' c,, ;, ; ;, ; ;,v, v LbJ L 8b5 GS 85 1'2 1'2 112 112 r,,r b, J L1 8b5 GS 8b5 1'2 112 1'2 v end RiffB RiffC, PM, PM,_, PM, Fig 4, 8b5 GS 8b5 85 GS Gtrs and 2 plays Riff C twice j' ri'i' i' i' ii' j' i' j' i' j' 1 :;rrrrrr r j' j'j' filf 85 otrrrrrrrnrrm r r 6 6 6 6 plays Fig 4 twice 6 6 11 [!] rd Chorus (:8) 'm your dream ('m your dream FS DS FS Gm and 4 play Fills A and B twice ( Jsr time only), Gtr full lull 59 'm your eyes 'm your eyes FS 05 FS 'm your eyes 'm your pain 'm your pain) GS GS 'm your pain 'm your dream You know it's sad but true cs (2nd rime only) FS pick, slidt don pick Gtrs 1 and2 PM_, PM, PM, PM, PM Lbl u bu 5
SAD BUT TRUE Metallica Q] 2nd Guitar Solo (:59) Gtrs 1 and 2 p lay Riff B twice 6G 1112, 2 Glr tun full full full 67 '! t t,,,v,v, 1, == Gtrs 1 and 2 PM, full ', ' c r _, _, v v,,,;:,, w,v, v r 'L S bj d bj,_,,, : L v $Coda (4:52) 'm your truth telling lies 'm your reason alibis FS DS FS FS DS FS,,v, ' v v r n [' T 1m; ',_ rz r DS% al Coda@ (go back to [fil) r r 1111,, r < ; v, 'm inside open your eyes GS GS Gtrs 1 and2 71 PM, PM, PM, PM' l 1 Ell B WO ' ulo wo bd Lbd plays Fig [!!] Outro (5:02) 'm you Sad but true FS PM PM, b: 78 PM wlfdhk,,,, r v v v v =,;:, c r L_j r bj T T ' v 1 v v, T ' 6