The Thing That Should Not Be chords

Metallica

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			 
Use dropped D - tuning  
 
   Riff 1:        Riff 2: 
E-|-------------|-------------------------| 
B-|-------------|-------------------------| 
G-|.-----------.|.-----------------------.| 
D-|.-----------.|.-----------------------.| 
A-|--0--2-------|--0--2----1-----2-----3--| 
D-|--0--2-------|--0--2--------2-----2----| 
 
      Riff 3:               (x 4)  Riff 4: 
E---|----------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B---|----------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G---|.-------3-----4-----5------.|.-------3------4------5--------.| 
D---|.-------3-----4-----5------.|.-------3------4------5--------.| 
A-0-|--0-1-2-1-----2-----3----0--|--0-1-2-1------2------3------0--| 
D-0-|--0-1-2-----2-----2------0--|--0-1-2----1-2----1-2----1-2-0--| 
 
 Riff 5: 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G--5-------5---5---1-------1---1---2-------2---2---------------------- 
D--5-------5---5---1-------1---1---2-------2---2----4----------------- 
A----7-7-7---7-------3-3-3---3-------4-4-4---4------4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1- 
D----7-7-7---7-------3-3-3---3-------4-4-4---4--------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1- 
 
Verse 
===== 
 
 Riff 6: (x 2) 
E---------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------- 
G---------------------------------------- 
D--2--0-----------------------------(0)-- ...let ring 
A--2--0-----------------------------(0)-- 
D--2--0-----------------------------(0)-- 
 
Riff 1, Riff 2, Riff 3 (x 2) 
Riff 1, Riff 2, Riff 3 
 
Chorus 
====== 
 
Riff 5 (x 2) 
 
 Riff 7: 
E|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| 
G|.-2---3-----6---6---------------------------6---.|-2---3-------2---| 
D|.-2---3-----6---6---------------------------6---.|-2---3---1---2---| 
A|--0---1---5-6-5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-5--|-0---1---1---0---| 
D|----------5-6-5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-5--|---------1-------| 
 
Riff 3 (x 2) 
Riff 4 (x 2) 
Verse 
Chorus 
 
  Riff 8: (x 4) 
E-----------------------------------| 
B-----------------------------------| 
G----6---6--------------------------| 
D----6---6--------------------------| 
A--5-6-5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
D--5-6-5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
 
              Riff 9: 
E-----------|----------------------------------------| 
B-----------|----------------------------------------| 
G----6---6--|----------------------------------------| 
D----6---6--|----------------------------------------| 
A--5-6-5-6--|----------------------------------------| 
D--5-6-5-6--|----------------------------------------| 
 
E----------|--------------|------------------ 
B----------|--------------|------------------ 
G--2---3---|--------------|--2---3-------2--- 
D--2---3---|--( Riff 9 )--|--2---3---1---2--- 
A--0---1---|--------------|--0---1---1---0--- 
D----------|--------------|----------1------- 
 
Riff 4 (x 4) 
Verse 
Chorus 
Riff 9, Riff 8 (x 10)