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The Call of Ktulu

The document provides musical notation for the song "The Call of Ktulu" by Metallica. It includes standard tuning information and then provides multiple sections of the song broken down into individual riffs or figures. For each riff, it shows the tab and timing for the guitar and bass parts. It also provides instructions for transposing some of the riffs to different keys for subsequent repetitions in the song.

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The Call of Ktulu

The document provides musical notation for the song "The Call of Ktulu" by Metallica. It includes standard tuning information and then provides multiple sections of the song broken down into individual riffs or figures. For each riff, it shows the tab and timing for the guitar and bass parts. It also provides instructions for transposing some of the riffs to different keys for subsequent repetitions in the song.

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Douglas Marques
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The Call of Ktulu

Standard tuning

Moderate metal = 140

Intro [riff 1.1] [riff 2.1] [riff 3.1]


16x 8x 8x

E-Bass
16x 8x 8x

(drum and bass start) [riff 2.1] [riff 3.1]


4x 3x

4x 3x
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
0 7 6 (6) 5

Rounds 1-7 [riff 2.2]

5 (5)
5 5 7 5
0 0 0 0 0 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 6 6 6
8 7

5 57
0 0 0 0 0 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 6 6 6 6 7
8 7 8 7

1/8
(for round 1) [riff 3.2]

0 0 0 0 12 12 12 15 15 15 15 12 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 12 12

14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 14 14
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 (15) 0 0 0 0 12 12 15 (15)

15 0 14 0 12 0 14 0 12 0 10 0 12 0 10 0 9 0 10 0 9 0 7 0 9 0 7 0 5 0 5 7

(for round 2) [riff 3.2]

0 0 0 0 12 12 12 15 15 15 15 15 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 12 12

14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 14 14
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 (15) 0 0 0 0 12 (12) 12 15 (15) 17

17 0 15 0 14 0 15 0 14 0 12 0 14 0 12 0 10 0 12 0 10 0 9 0 10 0 9 0 7 0 7 9

2/8
(for round 3) [riff 3.2]

0 0 0 0 12 12 12 15 15 15 15 15 12 12 10 12 0 0 0 0 12 12

14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 14 14
12 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 12 (12) 0 0 0 0 12 12 15 (15) 17

7 9 10 9 10 12 10 12 14 12 14 15 14 15 17 19

(for round 4) [riff 3.2]

0 0 0 0 12 12 12 15 15 15 15 12 12 12 10 12 0 0 0 0 12 12

14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
12 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 12 (12) 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 (12) 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 12 15 12 15 12

¼ ¼ ¼ ½

17 14 14 14 14 12 14 12 10 12 10
12 12 12 12 15 17 17 18 18 18

3/8
Bridge (figure 4.1) 3 3
4x

4x

0 2 3 0 2 3 0 2 3 (5) 3 2
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3

(transposition to G) 3
3

3 5 6 3 5 6 3 5 6 (8) 6 5
3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6

(for round 5) [riff 3.2]

0 0 0 0 12 12 12 15 15 15 15 15 12 12 10 12 0 0 0 0 12 12

14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
12 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 12 (12) 0 0 0 0 12 12 14 15 15 14

7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 9 0 9 0 9 0 9 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0

4/8
(for round 6) [riff 3.2]

0 0 0 0 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 0 0 0 0 12 12

12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 10 10 10 10
12 12 12

19 0 19 0 19 0 19 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 21 0 21 0 21 0 21 0 22 0 22 0 22 0 22 0

(for round 7) [riff 3.2]

0 0 0 0 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 0 0 0 0 12 12

12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 0 0 0 0 12 12 14 (14) 15 (15) 10

T T T T T T T T T T

10 12 19 10 12 19 10 12 20 10 12 20 10 12 20 10 12 21 10 12 21 10 12 21 10 12 22 10 12 22

5/8
Escalation [figure 4.2] 3 (transposition to F#) 3
4x 4x

4x 4x

0 2 3 0 2 3 2 4 5 2 4 5
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3

(to G) 3 (to A)
3x 3x

3
3x 3x
0 2 3 0 2 3
3 5 6 3 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4

Round 8 [riff 2.1] [riff 3.1] 1-3 4


8x

8x
7 7
0 0
0 7 6

(jumper to interlude) Interlude [riff 5]


4x

4x
0 (0)
(0) (0)
2 (2) 7 (7) 7 (7)
0 3 (3) 3 2 2 2 3 0 0 3 2 2 2 3 0

6/8
1-3 4

7 5 7 (7) 7 (7)
3 2 2 2 3 7 3 0 3 2 2 2 3 0 0

(jumper to final) Final [riff 1.2]


3 8x
3

8x

2 2 (2) (2)
2 2

= 90
Outro [riff 6]

5 3 5 1 5 8 (8) 5 (5) 5 3 5 1 5 8 (8) 5

7 9 10 9 10 12 10 12 14 12 14 15 14 15 17 15 17 19 (19)
5

7/8

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