Wherever I May Roam

by Hetfield and Ulrich

as performed on Metallica

tab by Phil Boyle and Jonathan Camargo; phil@encycmet.com





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



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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...