Metallica - Escape
Riff A
e|----------------------------|
B|------------1-0--1-1p0------|
G|------------2-0--2-2p0-2-2--|
D|-7---------------------3-3--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
E|----------------------------|
Riff B
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|---------------4--|
D|(7)------------5--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
E|------------------|
This is played several times in a row near the start, the 7th
ret note is only played the first time.
Riff C
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------------4---------87-5/7-|
D|---------------5---------87-5/7-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-65-3/5-|
E|--------------------------------|
Riff D
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-555--|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-333--|
. . . . pm. . . . . . . .
Riff E
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5---6---22-33---|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3---4---00-11---|
. . . pm. . . .
Riff F
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2--|
D|----------------------------4----|
A|-7---------5--------4-----4------|
E|-5-----0-5-3----0-3-2---2--------|
This is the chorus riff; the last time you play this (the
fourth time in the second chorus), don`t play the "scale" -
hold the Gb for an extra moment and then go on to Riff H.
Riff G
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-9--7--5-----9--7--9--10---10-9-7--|
A|---------7-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
This is played at the chorus over Riff F, following the vocal
line.
Riff H
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----4---2-------4---------|
A|---4---4-0-----4---4-5-----|
E|-2-----------2-------3-----|
Riff I
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-4-4-9-7-4-4-5-5---|
E|-2-2-7-5-2-2-3-3---|
Riff J
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----4---2222-----4-----------4------------|
A|---4---4-0000---4--4-5555---4--4-22222222--|
E|-2------------2------3333-2------00000000--|
Riff K1 Riff K2
e|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-----4-----------4-------4---|-----2-----------2-------2----|
A|---4---4-5-----4---4---4---4-|---2---2-5-----2---2---2---2--|
E|-2-------3---2-------2-------|-0-------3---0-------0--------|
This is played about four times towards the end of the solo-
It`s difficult to hear this bit so I don`t know which, if
either, is correct -let me know what you think.
The riffs are played _roughly_ in this order
Riff A x 4
Riff B x 4 }Intro.
Riff C x 2 /
Riff D x 3 Verse-
Riff E x 1 /Play this twice.
Riff F x 4 Chorus-
Riff G x 4 /Played simultaneously.
Riff C x 2
Repeat Verse.
Repeat Chorus.
Riff H x 2
Riff I x 4 }Bridge.
Riff J x 1 /
Riff C x ? Solo backing.
Riff K x 4 /
Riff C x ? Outro.
Riff G x ? /Played simultaneously.
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