"Wherever I May Roam"

Wherever I May Roam
by Hetfield and Ulrich
as performed on Metallica
tab by Phil Boyle; 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