Astronomy

I don't know if this is how Metallica'll play it, but this is how BÖC does.

Chris





Intro to Astronomy : Song is in the Key of G
Softly strumming
Up/Down
No chord                                               Em EmEm Em EmEm
----------5------|----5-9h10-|-5----------|---------|---------|-------||-------
--------5---8-7-5|--7--------|---8-5------|---------|---------|-------||-------
-----------------|7----------|-------7-6--|---------|---------|-------||-------
-----------------|-----------|-----------7|------7-5|---------|-------||-------
-----------------|-----------|------------|9-5-7----|---------|-------||-------
-----------------|-----------|------------|---------|---------|-------||-------
     Em                       D                C      Bm             Em
The clock strikes twelve and moon drops burst out of you from their hiding
             Em                 D                  C      Bm       Em
place. Like acid and oil on a mad man's face, his reason tends to fly away.
      C                   G                C                 B           Em
Like lesser birds on the four winds; like silver scrapes in May.    And now
             D              C       Bm       Em
the sands become a crust.  Most of you have gone away.
Note: The way I play the Em chord ( the others are played similarly ) is
to play like an arpeggio ie.: Hold the Em chord O22OOO and play the B
note (5th str. 2nd fret) then the E (6th open) the B again with the
E optional (4th str. 2nd fret) and then strum the Em chord up (or down.)
using the first 3 strings in the open position while ringing the bass notes.
Second small leads (pull off 7to5 if you prefer)
            D       C                E         D       C           D
-7-5---5--------|--7-5---5-------|--7-5---5--------|--7-5---5------------------
-----8---8-7----|------8---8-5---|------8---8-7----|------8---8-5-7------------
----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------------
----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------------
----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------------
----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------------
Chords not individual notes ( optional Em C D using open string strums )
alternate up and down strumming.
Em(7th fret bar)    C (3rd fret bar)   D (5th fret bar)   Em (7th fret)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---8----8----8--------5----5-------------7----7----7-------8----8--------------
----9----9----9-------5----5-------------7----7----7--------9----9-------------
----9----9----9-------5----5-------------7----7----7--------9----9-------------
--7----7----7-------3----3-------------5----5----5--------7----7---------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hey!                                 Hey!




"Astronomy"

written by the Blue Oyster Cult
as performed by Metallica on Garage Inc
tab by Phil Boyle, Jon Franco, and Ville Loukonen; phil@encycmet.com

tune all guitars down 1/2 step
drum intro
1)
eb--0-0-0-0-0------
Bb--0-0-0-0-0-0----
Gb--0-0-0-0-0---2-0
Db--2---2---2------
Ab--2--------------
Eb--0--------------

2)
eb--0--2--0--2--0--
Bb--0--3--1--4--0--
Gb--0--2--0--4--0--
Db--2--0--2--4--2--
Ab--2-----3--2-----
Eb--0--------------
Clock strikes twelve

3)
eb--0--3--0--2
Bb--1--3--1--4
Gb--0--0--0--4
Db--2--0--2--4
Ab--3--2--3--2
Eb-----3------
Like something on a folding chair?

4a) James
eb------------------------------------------------------------
Bb------------------------------------------------------------
Gb------------------------------------------------------------
Db--9-7----7-------9-7----7-------9-7----7-------9-7----7-----
Ab------10---10-9~~----10---10-7~~----10---10-9~~----10---10-7
Eb------------------------------------------------------------

4b) Kirk
eb------------------------------------------------------------
Bb--5-----------------------------5---------------------------
Gb----7-5-7-5-5h7~~5-4----5----5~~--7-5-7-5-5h7~~5-4----5~~7~~
Db---------------------7----7------------------------7--------
Ab------------------------------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------------------------------

5)
Gb--9------9-----9---5-5~-----7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9
Db--9------9-----9---5-5~-----7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9
Ab--7------7-----7---3-3~-----5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7
Eb--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-------------------0-0
pm..   ...   .      ...    ...   ...
"Call me casanova"

6)
Gb-7-5-7--7-5-7--7-5-7----
Db-7-5-7--7-5-7--7-5-7----
Ab-5-3-5--5-3-5--5-3-5----
Eb------------------------
"Never warms"

7)
eb--19-17----17----------------------------------------------------
Bb--------20----20-17--12-10----10---------------------------------
Gb---------------------------12----12-9----------------------------
Db---------------------------------------9-7----7------------------
Ab-------------------------------------------10---10-7--2-0---0----
Eb----------------------------------------------------------3---3-0
after never warms part

8a) Kirk
eb--15---------12------------------------------------12-14-12-14-15-17-19-17
Bb------13--15---------10-12-----10-12~~~~--12-13-15------------------------
Gb-----------------12---------12--------------------------------------------
Db--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------

8b) James                                  *****************************
eb--15------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb-------------12-------------------------------------------------------
Gb------12--14---------11-12--------9~~~~~~-----------------------------
Db-----------------14---------10--9-------------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------------7-7-6-6-5-5-4-3-2-2-3-3-4-5-6
Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------
*= similar to artificial harmonics, rest finger above the string while
picking and sliding down the neck before going into riff 5
pre solo