Call of Ktulu Guitar Tablature

Call of Ktulu Guitar Tablature
Subject: m/metallica/the_call_of_ktulu.tab
From: Jamie adams
Date: Friday, 18 July 2003

Any comments on this tab email me @ : [email protected]


Artist: Metallica
Song: The Call of Ktulu 
Album: Ride the Lightning

The call of ktulu is an amazing instrumental along with Orion
 (M.O.P). metallica really do push back the limits of guitaring in many of their songs and the call of ktulu is none such exemption. 

this tab DOES look long and difficult but if you listen to the song you will realise most riffs are repeated a lot

enjoy!

Intro (0:05)     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-------
-----------------|-----------------|------------------
-----------------|-----------------|------------------

                 x4                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-------
-----------------|-----------------|------------------
-----------------|-----------------|------------------


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

riff 2 (0:34)
---------0---------------0------- 
-------0---0-----------0---0-----
-----5------5--------5-------5---
---7---------------7-----------7-
-0------------7--6---------------
---------------------------------


---------0---------------0------- 
-------0---0-----------0---0-----
-----5------5--------5-------5---
---7---------------7-----------7-
-0------------7--6---------------
---------------------------------

---------0---------------0------- 
-------0---0-----------0---0-----
-----5------5--------5-------5---
---7---------------7-----------7-
-0------------7--6---------------
---------------------------------


---------0---------------0------- 
-------0---0-----------0---0-----
-----5------5--------5-------5---
---7---------------7-----------7-
-0------------7--6---------------
---------------------------------

Riff 3 (can be strummed) (0:47)
-------1-|-------1-|-------1-|-------5- x4
-----3---|-----3---|-----3---|-----3---
---2-----|---3-----|---4-----|---5-----
-0-------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------

riff 2 again (1:01)
---------0---------------0------- 
-------0---0-----------0---0-----
-----5------5--------5-------5---
---7---------------7-----------7-
-0------------7--6---------------
---------------------------------


---------0---------------0------- 
-------0---0-----------0---0-----
-----5------5--------5-------5---
---7---------------7-----------7-
-0------------7--6---------------
---------------------------------

---------0---------------0------- 
-------0---0-----------0---0-----
-----5------5--------5-------5---
---7---------------7-----------7-
-0------------7--6---------------
---------------------------------


---------0---------------0------- 
-------0---0-----------0---0-----
-----5------5--------5-------5---
---7---------------7-----------7-
-0------------7--6---------------
---------------------------------






Riff 3 again (can be strummed) (1:15)
-------1-|-------1-|-------1-|-------5- x4
-----3---|-----3---|-----3---|-----3---
---2-----|---3-----|---4-----|---5-----
-0-------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------

guitar 2 comes in with distortion
(1:26)
Riff 4
---------|----------|---------|--------- x4
---------|----------|---------|---------
---------|-----9----|---------|---------
-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-9----|---------|---------
-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7 7/6|-6-6-6-6-|---------
-5-5-5-5-|-5-5------|---------|---------


Riff 5 (1:43)
-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5- x4
-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-
-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-
-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------

(1:57) = riff 4

(2:10) = riff 3

(2:24) = riff 4

(2:39) = riff 5

(2:52) = riff 4

(3:06) = riff 5 

solo 1 (3:33)
                                      x2
--------------------------------------------------
---7—7/9—10---7-7/9-10-----7—7/9—10---7-7/9-10----
-----------7-----------8-----------9-----------10-
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------
-12-12/14—15----12-12/14—15---12-12/14—15----12-12/14—15---
---------------12----------13-------------14-------------12
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------

Solo (4:00) bend EVERYTHING 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 the next crazy solo

E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------10/16-------------------------------------------------------
D-----10----------14—13---------------------------------------------
A---10--------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

..try and make that work with some crazy effects on your pedal!!

while the rhythm guitar is still working on riff 4 at (4:56)

(rhythm at 5:10)

E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D---7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10---------------------------
A---7-7-7-5--8-8-8-8—-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10---------------------------
E---5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-8--8---8-8----------------------------

at (5:24)

rhythm 
E------------------------------------ 
B------------------------------------
G----------2---4/5-----------2--4--5-
D-2-2-2-2--2---4/5--3-3-3-3--2--4--5-
A-2-2-2-2--0---2/3--3-3-3-3--0--2--3-
E-0-0-0-0-----------1-1-1-1----------

---------|---------|---------|--------- 
---------|------/--|---------|---------
---------|-3---5-6-|---------|-3--5--6-
-3-3-3-3-|-3---5-6-|-4-4-4-4-|-3--5--6-
-3-3-3-3-|-1---3-4-|-4-4-4-4-|-1--3--4-
-1-1-1-1-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|---------

for further on in the song move these notes UP 3 places

rhythm at (6:56)

-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------6~~~--------------------
--5-4-5-4-5-4---2—-6~~~--------------------
--5-4-5-4-5-4---2—-4~~~--------------------
--3-2-3-2-3-2---4--------------------------

guitar 2 over (7:23)
----1h3-3h1-1h3-2-1h3-7--------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------

continued over……can be placed up 3 or 4 notes also
still sounds good.

then the intro again for the penultimate part  

rhythm  (7:57)     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-------
-----------------|-----------------|------------------
-----------------|-----------------|------------------

                 x4                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-------
-----------------|-----------------|------------------
-----------------|-----------------|------------------


---5---------5----5|   
-------6-------6---| <~~ these notes played SLOWER than usual
-----7-----7-------|
-0-------7---------|
-------------------|
-------------------|

--5--------------|
--6--------------|
--7--------------|    <~~strummed for maximum effect at (8:25)
--7--------------|
--0--------------|
-----------------|

then the grand finale (8:31)

------------------------------------
------------------------------------
-7---5----7---3----7---10---7-------
-7---5----7---3----7---10---7-------
-5---3----5---1----5---8----5-------
------------------------------------

------------------------------------
------------------------------------
-7---5----7---3----7---10---77777---
-7---5----7---3----7---10---77777---
-5---3----5---1----5---8----55555---
------------------------------------

…..this can be slide

anyway hope you fun with this tab!




Subject: m/metallica/the_call_of_ktulu.tab
From: Jamie adams
Date: Friday, 18 July 2003

Any comments on this tab email me @ : [email protected]


Artist: Metallica
Song: The Call of Ktulu 
Album: Ride the Lightning

The call of ktulu is an amazing instrumental along with Orion
 (M.O.P). metallica really do push back the limits of guitaring in many of their songs and the call of ktulu is none such exemption. 

this tab DOES look long and difficult but if you listen to the song you will realise most riffs are repeated a lot

enjoy!

Intro (0:05)     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-------
-----------------|-----------------|------------------
-----------------|-----------------|------------------

                 x4                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-------
-----------------|-----------------|------------------
-----------------|-----------------|------------------


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

riff 2 (0:34)
---------0---------------0------- 
-------0---0-----------0---0-----
-----5------5--------5-------5---
---7---------------7-----------7-
-0------------7--6---------------
---------------------------------


---------0---------------0------- 
-------0---0-----------0---0-----
-----5------5--------5-------5---
---7---------------7-----------7-
-0------------7--6---------------
---------------------------------

---------0---------------0------- 
-------0---0-----------0---0-----
-----5------5--------5-------5---
---7---------------7-----------7-
-0------------7--6---------------
---------------------------------


---------0---------------0------- 
-------0---0-----------0---0-----
-----5------5--------5-------5---
---7---------------7-----------7-
-0------------7--6---------------
---------------------------------

Riff 3 (can be strummed) (0:47)
-------1-|-------1-|-------1-|-------5- x4
-----3---|-----3---|-----3---|-----3---
---2-----|---3-----|---4-----|---5-----
-0-------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------

riff 2 again (1:01)
---------0---------------0------- 
-------0---0-----------0---0-----
-----5------5--------5-------5---
---7---------------7-----------7-
-0------------7--6---------------
---------------------------------


---------0---------------0------- 
-------0---0-----------0---0-----
-----5------5--------5-------5---
---7---------------7-----------7-
-0------------7--6---------------
---------------------------------

---------0---------------0------- 
-------0---0-----------0---0-----
-----5------5--------5-------5---
---7---------------7-----------7-
-0------------7--6---------------
---------------------------------


---------0---------------0------- 
-------0---0-----------0---0-----
-----5------5--------5-------5---
---7---------------7-----------7-
-0------------7--6---------------
---------------------------------






Riff 3 again (can be strummed) (1:15)
-------1-|-------1-|-------1-|-------5- x4
-----3---|-----3---|-----3---|-----3---
---2-----|---3-----|---4-----|---5-----
-0-------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------

guitar 2 comes in with distortion
(1:26)
Riff 4
---------|----------|---------|--------- x4
---------|----------|---------|---------
---------|-----9----|---------|---------
-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-9----|---------|---------
-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7 7/6|-6-6-6-6-|---------
-5-5-5-5-|-5-5------|---------|---------


Riff 5 (1:43)
-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5- x4
-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-
-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-
-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-
---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|---------

(1:57) = riff 4

(2:10) = riff 3

(2:24) = riff 4

(2:39) = riff 5

(2:52) = riff 4

(3:06) = riff 5 

solo 1 (3:33)
                                      x2
--------------------------------------------------
---7—7/9—10---7-7/9-10-----7—7/9—10---7-7/9-10----
-----------7-----------8-----------9-----------10-
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------
-12-12/14—15----12-12/14—15---12-12/14—15----12-12/14—15---
---------------12----------13-------------14-------------12
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------

Solo (4:00) bend EVERYTHING 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 the next crazy solo

E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------10/16-------------------------------------------------------
D-----10----------14—13---------------------------------------------
A---10--------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

..try and make that work with some crazy effects on your pedal!!

while the rhythm guitar is still working on riff 4 at (4:56)

(rhythm at 5:10)

E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D---7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10---------------------------
A---7-7-7-5--8-8-8-8—-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10---------------------------
E---5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-8--8---8-8----------------------------

at (5:24)

rhythm 
E------------------------------------ 
B------------------------------------
G----------2---4/5-----------2--4--5-
D-2-2-2-2--2---4/5--3-3-3-3--2--4--5-
A-2-2-2-2--0---2/3--3-3-3-3--0--2--3-
E-0-0-0-0-----------1-1-1-1----------

---------|---------|---------|--------- 
---------|------/--|---------|---------
---------|-3---5-6-|---------|-3--5--6-
-3-3-3-3-|-3---5-6-|-4-4-4-4-|-3--5--6-
-3-3-3-3-|-1---3-4-|-4-4-4-4-|-1--3--4-
-1-1-1-1-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|---------

for further on in the song move these notes UP 3 places

rhythm at (6:56)

-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------6~~~--------------------
--5-4-5-4-5-4---2—-6~~~--------------------
--5-4-5-4-5-4---2—-4~~~--------------------
--3-2-3-2-3-2---4--------------------------

guitar 2 over (7:23)
----1h3-3h1-1h3-2-1h3-7--------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------

continued over……can be placed up 3 or 4 notes also
still sounds good.

then the intro again for the penultimate part  

rhythm  (7:57)     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-------
-----------------|-----------------|------------------
-----------------|-----------------|------------------

                 x4                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-------
-----------------|-----------------|------------------
-----------------|-----------------|------------------


---5---------5----5|   
-------6-------6---| <~~ these notes played SLOWER than usual
-----7-----7-------|
-0-------7---------|
-------------------|
-------------------|

--5--------------|
--6--------------|
--7--------------|    <~~strummed for maximum effect at (8:25)
--7--------------|
--0--------------|
-----------------|

then the grand finale (8:31)

------------------------------------
------------------------------------
-7---5----7---3----7---10---7-------
-7---5----7---3----7---10---7-------
-5---3----5---1----5---8----5-------
------------------------------------

------------------------------------
------------------------------------
-7---5----7---3----7---10---77777---
-7---5----7---3----7---10---77777---
-5---3----5---1----5---8----55555---
------------------------------------

…..this can be slide

anyway hope you fun with this tab!
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