The Unforgiven by Metallica Transcribed by John Gaughan (john@johngaughan.net) Notes: The introduction is repeated by the first guitar, but later on that C is substituted for the B at various parts during the measure. Key: Am Time: 4/4 Introduction: Guitar 1 (acoustic) Asus2 Am Asus2 Am e----------------------------------|----------------------------------| b-0--------0-----0-----0-----1-----|-0--------0-----0-----0-----1-----| g------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---| d--------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|--------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-| a-0--------------------------------|-0--------------------------------| e----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Guitar 1 (electric) Am Am e----------------------------------|----------------------------------| b----------------------------------|----------------------------------| g---------2---4-4^5-------5-4-2----|---------2---4-4^5-------5-2------| d----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a----------------------------------|----------------------------------| e----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Chorus: Guitar 1 (electric) Am e----------------------------------|----------------------------------| b----------------------------------|----------------------------------| g-2-------2---4-4^5-------5-----5--|-5-4---------4\----------2---2^4--| d----------------------------------|-----5-----------2----------------| a----------------------------------|----------------------------------| e----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Guitar 2 (acoustic) e----------------------------------|----------------------------------| b----------------------------------|----------------------------------| g---------2---4-4^5-------5-----5--|-5-4---------4\----------2---2^4--| d----------------------------------|-----5-----------2----------------| a----------------------------------|----------------------------------| e----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Bass g----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a-0-------0---2---3----------------|-------------2-----------0---0^2--| e----------------------------------|-3---------------0----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Guitar 1 (electric) Am Em Am e----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--- b-------------------------5-----5--|-5-3------------------------------|--- g-2-------2---4-4^5----------------|-----4-------4\--1------/4-1-2^4--|-2- d----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--- a----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--- e----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--- 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Guitar 2 (acoustic) e----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--- b-------------------------5-----5--|-5-3------------------------------|--- g-2-------2---4-4^5----------------|-----4-------4\--1------/4-1-2^4--|-2- d----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--- a----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--- e----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--- 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Bass g----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--- d----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--- a-0-------0---2---3----------------|-------------------------2---0^2--|-0- e----------------------------------|-3-----------3---0----------------|--- 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Verse: Guitar 1 (electric, heavy distortion) Am Em Dm Am e----------------------------------|----------------------------------| b----------------------------------|-8---8---7---7--------------------| g-7---7---4---5--------------------|-----------------5---5------------| d-----------------5---5------------|----------------------------------| a----------------------------------|----------------------------------| e----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Bass g----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a---------3---5---7---7------------|-5---5---5---5--------------------| e-5---5----------------------------|-----------------5---5------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Guitar 1 (electric, heavy distortion) Am Em Dm e----------------------------------|----------------------------------| b----------------------------------|-8---8---8---8---8--/8------------| g-7---7---4---5--------------------|----------------------------------| d-----------------5---5------------|----------------------------------| a----------------------------------|----------------------------------| e----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Bass g----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a---------3---5---7---7------------|-5---5---5---5---5--/5------------| e-5---5----------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Bass Am C Dm Em C G g----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a-0-------3-------5-------7--------|-3--------------------------------| e----------------------------------|-----------------3----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Bass Am C Dm Em C G g----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a-0-------3-------5-------7--------|-3--------------------------------| e----------------------------------|-----------------3----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Bass Em Em g----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a----------------------------------|----------------------------------| e-0--------------------------------|-0--------------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Lyrics: Verse 1: New blood joins this Earth, and quickly he's subdued; Through constant pain disgrace, the young boy learns their rules; With time the child draws in, this whipping boy done wrong; Deprived of all his thoughts, the young man struggles on and on he known; A vow unto his own, that never from this day; His will they'll take away, yeah. Chorus: What I felt, what I've known, never shine through in what I shown, Never be, never see, won't see what might have been; What I felt, what I've known, never shine through in what I shown, Never free, never me, so I dub thee unforgiven. Verse 2: They dedicate their lives, to running all of his; He tries to please them all, this bitter man he is; Throughout his life they see, he's battled constantly; This fight he cannot win, a tired man they see no longer cares; The old man then prepares, to die regretfully; That old man it was me, yeah. Chorus: What I felt, what I've known, never shine through in what I shown, Never be, never see, won't see what might have been; What I felt, what I've known, never shine through in what I shown, Never free, never me, so I dub thee unforgiven. Outro: Never free, never me, so I dub thee unforgiven. You level me, I level you, so I dub thee unforgiven. (repeat and fade)