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Transcriber: Ryan Hoveland
With help from previous transcriber: Kazuya Shinyashiki
Artist: Metallica
Song: The Call of Ktulu - 8:52
Album: Ride the Lightning-1984

I've noticed the people writing the tab for The Call of Ktulu
have the right idea, but have a few details wrong, so I've
decided to tab The Call Of Ktulu out.  This is actually my
first posting of any tab, but I use OLGA and other sites all
the time so I decided to contribute to it by making this
song's tab right.

This tab does have most of the timings down correctly.

This is the order and times of how the song goes:
0:04 - intro x2
0:33 - riff 1 x4 (I call it the up & down riff)
0:47 - riff 2 x4 (up riff (4th time has a slight variation;
its not that hard to figure out)
1:01 - riff 1 x4 (add bass and drums)
1:15 - riff 2 x4 (add distortion on 4th time)
1:29 - riff 3 x4 (w\ var. (palm mute for most distorted
parts from now on (wah distortion in the background)
1:43 - riff 4 x4
1:56 - riff 3 x4
2:10 - riff 4 x4
2:24 - riff 5 x4
2:37 - riff 6 x4
2:51 - riff 5 x4
3:05 - riff 6 x4
3:19 - fill 1 x4 (3rd time add solo guitar)
3:46 - fill 2 x2
4:00 - riff 5 x4
4:13 - riff 6 x4
4:27 - riff 5 x4
4:41 - riff 6 x4
4:55 - riff 5 x4
5:09 - riff 6 x4
5:22 - fill 3 x4
5:37 - fill 4 x4
5:50 - fill 5 x3
6:00 - fill 6 x3
6:10 - riff 5 x4 (w/ variation)
6:24 - riff 3 x4
6:38 - riff 4 x4
6:55 - fill 7 x4 (slow feel)
7:22 - fill 7 x4 (add 2nd guitar)
7:48 - drum and guitar interlude
7:55 - intro x2 (ritard at the end of 2nd repeat;
add 2nd guitar 2nd time; end with drum roll)
8:30 - outro x2 (drum out)

Intro            x2                x2                x2
---5---------5---|---6---------6---|---8----------8---
-------6-------6-|-------6-------6-|-------8--------8-
-----7-----7-----|-----7-----7-----|-----9------9-----
-0-------7-------|-0-------8-------|-0-------10-------
-----------------|-----------------|------------------
-----------------|-----------------|------------------

                 x2
|---5---------5---
|-------6-------6-
|-----7-----7-----
|-0-------7-------
|-----------------
|-----------------


Riff 1 (up & down)
---------0------|---------0-------
-------0---0----|-------0---0-----
-----5------5---|-----5-------5---
---7------------|---7-----------7-
-0------------7-|-6---------------
----------------|-----------------

Riff 2 (up)
-------1-|-------1-|-------1-|-------5-
-----3---|-----3---|-----3---|-----3---
---2-----|---3-----|---4-----|---5-----
-0-------|-0-------|-0-------|-0-------
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------

Riff 3 (up & down w\ dist. and palm mute)
---------0------|---------0-------
-------0---0----|-------0---0-----
-----5------5---|-----5-------5---
---7------------|---7-----------7-
-0------------7-|-6---------------
----------------|-----------------
Riff 4 (up w\ distortion and palm mute)
-------1-|-------1-|-------1-|-------5-
-----3---|-----3---|-----3---|-----3---
---2-----|---3-----|---4-----|---5-----
-0-------|-0-------|-0-------|-0-------
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------

Riff 5 (up & down w\ dist.)
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|\--------|--/------
------\--|-------9-|-8-8-8-8-|-8-9-9---
-7-7-7-5-|-7-----9-|-8-8-8-8-|-8-9-9---
-7-7-7-5-|-7-----7-|-6-6-6-6-|-6-7-7---
-5-5-5-3-|-5-------|---------|---------

Riff 6 (up w\ dist. (if you are a beginner, you probably will
want to only play the bottom two notes, if you are an
experienced player, you should play the bottom three, and if
you have some really flexible fingers, you should play it the
way it is tabbed w\ some sort of noise suppressor or something
else which will keep your guitar from sounding like one of
the three Syrens.)

---------|---------|---------|---------
-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-|-10101010
-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-
-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-|-9-9-9-9-|-10101010
-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-
---------|---------|---------|---------

Note: ALL the fills have the same eighth note and triplet
pattern.  First the chords are in the rhythm of eighth
notes, and then they are in the pattern of triplets.  Also,
a lot of the sliding and hammer on patterns are the same,
so just transfer whatever is written down onto the others.
If you want it perfect, you'll probably want to listen to
the CD a couple of times and play along with it.  Have fun...

Fill 1   1/2 & 1/8 notes...........triplets
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|------/--|---------|---------
---------|-2---4-5-|---------|-2--4--5-
-2-x-x-x-|-2---4-5-|-3-x-x-x-|-2--4--5-
-2-x-x-x-|-0---2-3-|-3-x-x-x-|-0--2--3-
-0-x-x-x-|---------|-1-x-x-x-|---------

---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|------/--|---------|---------
---------|-2---4-5-|-7-x-x-x-|-5--4----
-4-x-x-x-|-2---4-5-|-7-x-x-x-|-5--4--5-
-4-x-x-x-|-0---2-3-|-5-x-x-x-|-3--2--5-
-2-x-x-x-|---------|---------|-------3-

Fill 2 (same 1/8 note and triplet rhythm as Fill 1)
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|------/--|---------|---------
---------|-5---7-8-|---------|-5--7--8-
-5-x-x-x-|-5---7-8-|-6-x-x-x-|-5--7--8-
-5-x-x-x-|-3---5-6-|-6-x-x-x-|-3--5--6-
-3-x-x-x-|---------|-4-x-x-x-|---------

Fill 2 continued
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|------/--|---------|---------
---------|-5---7-8-|-10x-x-x-|-8--7----
-7-x-x-x-|-5---7-8-|-10x-x-x-|-8--7--8-
-7-x-x-x-|-3---5-6-|-8-x-x-x-|-6--5--8-
-5-x-x-x-|---------| --------|-------6-

Solo over Fill 1
---------|---------|---------|---------
------h--|------p--|------h--|------p--
-----2-4-|-5---4-2-|-----2-4-|-5---4-2-
-2-------|---------|-3-------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------

solo continued
---------|---------|---------|---------
------h--|------p--|------h--|---s--s--
-----2-4-|-5---4-2-|-----2-4-|-5---7-5-
-4-------|---------|-5-------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------

Solo over Fill 2
          s  s            h   s  s
-3---3-5-|-6---5-3-|-----3-5-|-6---5-3-
---------|---------|-4-------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------

solo 2
      h   s  s            h   s  s  s
-----3-5-|-6---5-3-|-----3-5-|-6---8-6-
-5-------|---------|-6-------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------

Fill 3   1/2 & 1/8 notes...........triplets
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|------/--|---------|---------
---------|-2---4-5-|---------|-2--4--5-
-2-x-x-x-|-2---4-5-|-3-x-x-x-|-2--4--5-
-2-x-x-x-|-0---2-3-|-3-x-x-x-|-0--2--3-
-0-x-x-x-|---------|-1-x-x-x-|---------

Fill 4   1/2 & 1/8 notes...........triplets
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|-4---6-7-|---------|-4--6--7-
-4-x-x-x-|-4---6-7-|-5-x-x-x-|-4--6--7-
-4-x-x-x-|-2---4-5-|-5-x-x-x-|-2--4--5-
-2-x-x-x-|---------|-3-x-x-x-|---------

Fill 5   1/2 & 1/8 notes...........triplets
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|-5---7-8-|---------|-5--7--8-
-5-x-x-x-|-5---7-8-|-6-x-x-x-|-5--7--8-
-5-x-x-x-|-3---5-6-|-6-x-x-x-|-3--5--6-
-3-x-x-x-|---------|-4-x-x-x-|---------

Fill 6   1/2 & 1/8 notes...........triplets
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|-7---9-10|---------|-7--9--10
-7-x-x-x-|-7---9-10|-8-x-x-x-|-7--9--10
-7-x-x-x-|-5---7-9-|-8-x-x-x-|-5--7--8-
-5-x-x-x-|---------|-6-x-x-x-|---------

Fill 7
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
-5-4-4-4-|-----5---|-2---2---|-2-------
-5-4-4-4-|-----5---|-2---2---|-2-------
-3-2-2-2-|-----3---|-0---0---|-0-------

Fill 7 m=mute
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
-5-4-4-4-|-----5---|-2-m-2---|---------
-5-4-4-4-|-----5---|-2-m-2---|---------
-3-2-2-2-|-----3---|-0-m-0---|---------
All the 21's are bent up a whole step (2 frets)


Solo (Bend all 21's a whole step up)
E------------------------------21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-17--21-17-
B-17-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-17-------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-21-17--17-21-17---------------------------------------------------
G------20--------20-17--17-20-17------------------------------------
D---------------------20--------20-17--17-20-17---------------------
A------------------------------------20--------20-17--17-20-17------
E---------------------------------------------------21--------21-17-

E-12-10-9--10-9-----9-----------------------------------------------
B--------12----12-10-12-10-9-12-10-9--------------------------------
G-----------------------------------11-9-13-11-9--11-9-----9--------
D-----------------------------------------------12----12-11-12-11-9-
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-12-11-9----11-9-------11------------------------------------------
A---------12------12-11----12-11-9-12-11-9----11-9-------9----------
E------------------------------------------12------12-10---12-10-9--

E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------4h5h7----5-7-14t715t717t7-----------------
A-------------------4h5h7-------5-7---------------------------------
E-12-10-9\\\4-0h5h7-------------------------------------------------


Then something like this???
E-------10/20-16---
B----10----------17
G-10---------------
D------------------
A------------------
E------------------

E--20-16---20-16---20-16---20-16------21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-20-
B--------17------17------17-----17/19-------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------

E-18-21-20-18-20-19-17-20-19-17-18-17-15-18-17-15-15-13-12-15-13-12-
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------

E-13-12-10-13-12-10-10-9-7-10-9-7-8-7-5-8-7-5-8-5-------------------
B-----------------------------------------------8-5-5-8-5----------
G---------------------------------------------------7-----7-5-5-7-5-
D------------------------------------------------------------7------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-7-5-5-7-5---------------------------------------------------------
A----7-----7-5------------------------------------------------------
E-------------8-5-10-5-8-10-5-8-10-5-8-10-5-8-10-8-5-10-5-8-10-5-8--

E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------12-5-7-13-5-7-14-5-7-15-5-7-16-5-7-17-5-7-18-5-7---
D---------5-7-9-----------------------------------------------------
A------5-7----------------------------------------------------------
E-10-8-5------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------19-5-7-20-5-7-21-5-7-22-5-7-23-5-7-24-5-7-24--------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
I would really appreciate if some one confirmed this solo...


Drum and Guitar Interlude (This is my best guess...
Please feel free to correct this if you know the RIGHT WAY!)
---------|---------|-5---5---|---------
---------|---------|-5---5---|---------
-7---7---|---------|-7---7---|---------
-7---7---|---------|-7---7---|---------
-5---5---|---------|-5---5---|---------
---------|---------|-5---5---|---------

Outro
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
-7---5---|-7---3---|-7---10--|-7-------
-7---5---|-7---3---|-7---10--|-7-------
-5---3---|-5---1---|-5---8---|-5-------
---------|---------|---------|---------

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