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———————————-|
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———————————-|