PROPS GO TO: Chris Ballard
DISPOSABLE HEROES
Metallica
From the 1986 album "Master of Puppets"
Transcription by Chris Ballard (c_ballard@hotmail.com)
NOTE: This transcription doesn't always correctly reference all the backing riffs and rhythm figures, and the repeat numbers may not be perfect, but if you've listened to the song all the riffs should be transcribed and quite accurate.
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| KEY: |
| = - hold note(s) |
| h - hammer on |
| p - pull off |
| PM - palm mute |
| ^ - accented note |
| . - staccato note |
| / - slide up or down (shorter) |
| // \ - slide up or down (longer) |
| u d - up and down right hand picking |
|_________attacks_________________________|
Intro:
e|-d-d-d-d-d-d--d---d---d--|-d-d-d-d-d-d--d------d--|
6 B|-------------------------|------------------------|
_ G|.------------------------|------------------------|
D|.-------------4---5---4--|--------------5/-7---4--|
4 A|--------------4---5---4--|--------------5/-7---4--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--2---3---2--|-0-0-0-0-0-0--3/-5---2--|
PM......... PM..........
4x
e|-d-d-d-d-d-d--d---d---d---|-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d----|
B|--------------------------|------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-------------------9===.|
D|--------------4---5---4---|-------------------9===.|
A|--------------4---5---4---|-------------------7====|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--2---3---2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
PM......... PM..........
Lead (over intro): w/wah wah
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|.=9=============11/-12--11--|-9===========12/-14--11--|
D|.=9=============11/-12--11--|-9===========12/-14--11--|
A|-=7============= 9/-10--9---|-7===========10/-12--9---|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|
_________________________ _________________________
| 1 | 2
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-9===========11/-12--11--|-9======================.|-------------------------|
D|-9===========11/-12--11--|-9======================.|-------------------2=====|
A|-7===========-9/-10--9---|-7=======================|-------------------2=====|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=====|
(in 4/4) Repeat
e|---d---d-u-d---d---d---d---d-u-d-u-|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|.---------------------------------.|
D|.---------------------------------.|
A|---^-------^---^---^---^-----------|
E|---0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|
PM PM.....................
Lead over (wah off)
e|------------|----------|----------|-----------|
B|-------- ^^ |----------|----------|-----------|
G|.-12=====14|11=====14|10=====12|9=========.|
D|.-12=====14|11=====14|10=====12|9=========.|
A|--10=====12|-9=====12|-8=====10|7==========|
E|------------|----------|----------|-----------|
x6
e|---------------------------------|
B|--^----------------^-------------|
G|.(6)--------------(6)-----------.|
D|.-6----------------6------------.|
A|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------------------------------|
PM......... PM.........
/---3--- /---3---
e|------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------------.---.-------|
G|-.---------.--^-----^-^-|--.---.-------7---6---4---|
D|--------p-------p-------|--5---4---2---7---6---4---|
A|-0---10-9--0--9-7-------|--5---4---2---5---4---2---|
E|-------------------10-9-|--3---2---0---------------|
PM.. . ....... .....................
e| d d u d d d d d u d u |
B|-----------------------------------|
G|.---------------------------------.|
D|.---------------------------------.|
A|---.-------.---.---.---.-----------|
E|---0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|
1 Bodies fill the fields I see
2 Barking of machine gun fire does
3 Life planned out before my birth
e|---d---d-u-d---d---d---d---d-u-d-u-|-d---d-u-d---d---d---d---d-u-d-u-|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---.-------.---.---.---.-----------|-.-------.---.---.---.-----------|
E|---3---3-3-3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3-|-2---2-2-2---2---2---2---2-2-2-2-|
1 Hungry heroes end 2 nothing to me now 3 nothing could I say.
W/RHY FIG 2
1 No one to play soldier now
2 Sounding of the clock that ticks, get
3 Had no chance to see myself
e|---d---d-u-d---d---d---d---d-u-d-u-|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|.---------------------------------.|
D|.---------------------------------.|
A|---^-------^---^---^---^-----------|
E|---0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|
PM PM.....................
e|---d---d-u-d---d---d---d---d-u-d-u-|-d---d-u-d---d---d---d---d-u-d-u-|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---.-------.---.---.---.-----------|-.-------.---.---.---.-----------|
E|---3---3-3-3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3-|-7---7-7-7---7---7---7---7-7-7-7-|
1 no one to pretend 2 used to it somehow 3 molded day by day
W/RHY FIG 2
Running blind through killing fields, bred to kill them all.
2x
e|---d---d-u-d---d---d---d---d-u-d-u-|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|.---------------------------------.|
D|.---------------------------------.|
A|---.-------.---.---.---.-----------|
E|---0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|
PM PM.....................
Victim of what said should be, a servant till I fall
PM......... ........... PM.........
e|---------------------------------|R|--------------------------------|
B|--^----------------^-------------|E|-^----------------^-------------|
G|.(6)--------------(6)-----------.|P|(6)--------------(6)--4-----4--.|
D|.-6----------------6------------.|E|-6----------------6---2-----2--.|
A|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4---4---2-----2---|
E|---------------------------------|T|--------------------------------|
Soldier boy, made of c l a y Now an empty c e l l
21, only son Body served us w e l l
Bred to kill, Not to care Blah blah blah blah b l a h
Blah blah blah, bringing death We've got to get a w a y
(4/4) (3/4) (3/4)
PM......... PM......... PM......... ....
e|--------------------------------|-R-|--------------------|-----------------|
B|--------------------------------|-E-|--------------------|-^---------------|
G|.^---------------^--------------|-P-|-^---------------^--|(0)-------------.|
D|.4---------------2--------------|-E-|-4---------------4--|-0-----------^--.|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--0--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-A-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2--|-2--2-2-2-2--2---|
E|--------------------------------|-T-|--------------------|-----------------|
** See the last 2 bars here as: one 4/4 bar with 1 beat cut off, and one 2/4 bar with one extra beat
W/RIFF C
(4/4) (3/4)
e|--------------------|---------------------|---------------|-------|
B|-----h-p--h-----h-p-|------h-p--h-----h-p-|------h-p--h---|-------|
G|.4===5-4------4-5-4=|(4)===5-4------4-5-4=|(4)===5-4------|-4*\.|
D|.---------7===------|-----------7===------|-----------7===|------.|
A|--------------------|---------------------|---------------|-------|
E|--------------------|---------------------|---------------|-------|
* - Depress bar equivalence of 1/2 step for every 1/2 beat
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| This bar third time only |
/----3---- /--3-- | /----3---- /--3--
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-.----.----.---------------------|-.----.----.-----------7---|
G|-4----3----4-----5===--4---------|-6----5----6-----7===--5---|
D|-4----3----4-----5===--4---------|-6----5----6-----7===--7---|
A|-2----1----2-----3===--2---------|-4----3----4-----5===--6---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
PM.......... PM..........
4x
e|---------------------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|
B|---------------------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|
G|---------------------------|------.-------|---------.----|-----------|
D|-----------------------5===|=(5)==8----4==|==(4)====7--3=|=(3)====5\|
A|-.------.--.--.--.--.--5===|=(5)==8----4==|==(4)====7--3=|=(3)====5\|
E|-0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--3===|=(3)==6----2==|==(2)====5--1=|=(1)====3\|
PM PM........... PM PM
Back to the front. You will do what I say, when I say.
Back to the front. You will die when I say you must die.
Back to the front. You coward, you servant, you blind man.
e|-------------------------| |------| |-----------------------|
4 B|-----------------------^-| 2|------| 7|-----------------------|
_ G|-----------------------.-| _| HALF | _|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------2-| | REST | |-----------------------|
4 A|-.------.--.--.--.--.--2-| 4|------| 8|-.------.--.--.--.--.--|
E|-0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-| |------| |-0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--|
rhythm figure 2
(4/4)
e|------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
B|------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
G|.-----------.-----|----------.-----|----------.-----|----------.---.|
D|.-2==-------p-----|----------p-----|2---------p-----|----------p---.|
A|--2==-.-.-5-7-----|5---.-.-4-7-----|2---.-.-5-7-----|5---.-.-4-7-2==|
E|--0==-0-0-----0-0-|0---0-0-----0-0-|0---0-0-----0-0-|0---0-0-----0==|
PM. ... ... ... ... ... ...
Why... am I dying? Kill... have no fear.
Lie... live off lying. Hell... hell is here. (repeat)
I was born for dying....
e|-------------------------|---------|-----------------|-----------------|
4 B|-----------------------^-|---------|-----------------|-----------------|
_ G|-----------------------.-|- WHOLE -|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------------2-|- REST -|-----------------|-----------------|
4 A|-.------.--.--.--.--.--2-|---------|-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-|-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-|
E|-0--0=0=0--0--0--0--0--0-|---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
PM PM........... PM...............................
PLAY RIFF A (x6?) e|------------|--------| PLAY RIFF A (x3) e|------|
PLAY RIFF B B|------------|--------| PLAY RIFF B B|------|
G|-6==6==6==6-|-6======| G|------|
D|-6==6==6==6-|-4======| D|-4\--|
A|-4==4==4==4-|-4======| A|-4\--|
E|----4==---4-|--------| E|-2\--|
Metallica - Disposable Heroes
Bodies fill the fields I see, hungry heroes end
No one to play soldier now, no one to pretend
running blind through killing fields, bred to kill them all
Victim of what said should be
a servant `til I fall
Soldier boy, made of clay
now an empty shell
twenty one, only son
but he served us well
Bred to kill, not to care
do just as we say
finished here, Greeting Death
he's yours to take away
Back to the front
you will do what I say, when I say
Back to the front
you will die when I say, you must die
Back to the front
you coward
you servant
you blindman
Barking of machinegun fire, does nothing to me now
sounding of the clock that ticks, get used to it somehow
More a man, more stripes you bare, glory seeker trends
bodies fill the fields I see
the slaughter never ends
Soldier boy, made of clay
now an empty shell
twenty one, only son
but he served us well
Bred to kill, not to care
do just as we say
finished here, Greeting Death
he's yours to take away
Back to the front
you will do what I say, when I say
Back to the front
you will die when I say, you must die
Back to the front
you coward
you servant
you blindman
Why, Am I dying?
Kill, have no fear
Lie, live off lying
Hell, Hell is here
I was born for dying
Life planned out before my birth, nothing could I say
had no chance to see myself, moulded day by day
Looking back I realize, nothing have I done
left to die with only friend
Alone I clench my gun
Soldier boy, made of clay
now an empty shell
twenty one, only son
but he served us well
Bred to kill, not to care
do just as we say
finished here, Greeting Death
he's yours to take away
Back to the front
you will do what I say, when I say
Back to the front
you will die when I say, you must die
Back to the front
you coward
you servant
you blindman
Back to the front.
Metallica - Disposable Heroes Music Video
First music video I tried to make. The song with clips from Metallica live at Basel '93 as well as footage from 'Saving Private Ryan'. The audio is the original Studio track off Master of Puppets album. Please tell me what you think and....
Check out my other videos:
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Metallica - Fade to Black played live 1985 - 2006
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Iron Maiden - Hallowed be thy name played live 1982-2007
Iron Maiden - The Prisoner
Metallica - Disposable Heroes (Live 1985)
First time of Disposable Heroes.
Live at MetalHammer Festival,Germany September 1985
Metallica - Disposable Heroes - RockAmRing 2k6
Disposable heroes Disposable heroes
Metallica - Disposable heroes
Lyrics:
Bodies fill the fields I see, hungry heroes end
No one to play soldier now, no one to pretend
Running blind through killing fields, bred to kill them all
Victim of what said should be
A servant `til I fall
[Chorus:]
Soldier boy, made of clay
Now an empty shell
Twenty one, only son
but he served us well
Bred to kill, not to care
Do just as we say
Finished here, Greeting Death
He's yours to take away
Back to the front
You will do what I say, when I say
Back to the front
You will die when I say, you must die
Back to the front
You coward
You servant
You blindman
[End Chorus]
Barking of machinegun fire, does nothing to me now
Sounding of the clock that ticks, get used to it somehow
More a man, more stripes you wear, glory seeker trends
Bodies fill the fields I see
The slaughter never ends
[Chorus]
{Why, Am I dying?
Kill, having no fear
Lie, live off lying
Hell, Hell is here} x2
I was born for dying
Life planned out before my birth, nothing could I say
had no chance to see myself, molded day by day
Looking back I realize, nothing have I done
left to die with only friend
Alone I clench my gun
[Chorus]
{Back to the front}x5.
### Additional information ###
Master of Puppets is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Metallica. The album was recorded in 1985 and released by Elektra Records on March 26, 1986 in North America.
The album proved to be a modest commercial success upon its release, reaching number twenty-nine on the U.S. Billboard 200. However, with the band's increasing popularity from the release of ...And Justice for All, awareness of the album has increased, and according to the RIAA, it has sold over six million copies in the U.S. alone. It was the last album the band recorded with bass player Cliff Burton, who was killed six months after it was released.
When it was released, Master of Puppets provided many metal fans with an alternate image to the commercially popular glam metal bands such as Poison, and Quiet Riot. The album has frequently been tagged by critics as "one of the most influential heavy metal albums of all time."
The band's line-up during the album's recording was James Hetfield (vocals, guitar), Lars Ulrich (drums), Kirk Hammett (lead guitar), and Cliff Burton (bass). The album is remembered in part due to the death of Burton shortly after the release of the album in a bus accident while supporting the album on tour.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its release, Metallica played the album in its entirety on their Escape from the Studio '06 tour, for the first time ever at the Rock am Ring festival on June 3, 2006. These concerts included the first-ever complete performances of the instrumental "Orion" (though portions of the song's lengthy middle section had been performed at various times as part of instrumental medleys and bass solos since the early 1990s).
The title track was ranked Number 51 in the "The Greatest Guitar Solos" from Guitar World. In 2006, the album was voted the fourth "greatest guitar album of all time" in Guitar World. And the April 5, edition of Kerrang! was dedicated to it, providing readers with the cover album "Master of Puppets: Remastered". In March 2007, the guitar magazine Total Guitar ranked the 100 greatest riffs of all time. The main riff in "Master of Puppets" was ranked as number one.
Upon its release, Master of Puppets was immediately commercially successful, selling over half a million copies at its time of release without any major video/radio airplay, making it the band's first record to be certified Gold by the RIAA.
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Metallica - Disposable Heroes (w/Vocals) Demo
This demo was recorded in July 1985 for the album Master of Puppets.
Other Demos for Master of Puppets:
Battery (Instrumental)
Battery (w/Vocals)
Disposable Heroes (Instrumental)
Master of Puppets (Instrumental)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)(Instrumental) / Orion
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)(w/Vocals) / Orion
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