Metallica - The Call Of Ktulu
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----------------------------------|
