"I Disappear"

I Disappear
written by Hetfield, Ulrich and Hammett
as performed on the Mission Impossible II Soundtrack
tab by James 86


tune all guitars down 1/2 step
      full    full    full
1a)    ^V      ^V      ^V
Gb-----9-------9-------9-----
Db---------------------------
Ab---------------------------
Eb--0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0
played with wah
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1b)
Gb---------------------------
Db---------------------------
Ab---------------------------
Eb--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
played under the intro using a flanger
I find to get the correct sound you need to barely mute the string at the 4th fret
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      full    full    full
2)     ^V      ^V      ^V        
Gb---------------------------   -------
Db--2-----7-------7-2-----7-2   -5-5--2
Ab--2--7--7-2--7--7-2--7--7-2   -5-5--2
Eb--0--7--5-0--7--5-0--7--5-0   -3-3--0
this heavier guitar comes in     right before verse
mimicing the intro guitar line
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3a)
Gb------------------------------------
Db--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--5-5--2
Ab--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--5-5--2
Eb--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-3--0
"Hey Hey Hey"

3b) fill 1      3c) fill 2
eb-----------   ----------
Bb-----------   -------12
Gb-----------   -------12
Db--2-2-2-0h2   -2-2-2-12
Ab--2-2-2----   -2-2-2----
Eb--0-0-0----   -0-0-0----
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4)
Gb---------------------------
Db--5-5--4-4--4-7----7----7-2
Ab--5-5--4-4--4-7--7-7--7-7-2
Eb--3-3--2-2--2-5--7-5--7-5-0
"I'm pain, I'm hope, I'm suffer"
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5)
Gb-----------
Db--5-5--4--2
Ab--5-5--4--2
Eb--3-3--2--0
"...left for me."


6a)
eb--15~14~------------15~14~-------12~
Bb--------15~~--------------15~~------
Gb------------14~---------------14~---
Db------------------------------------
Ab------------------------------------
Eb---------------12~~~----------------
"Do you bury me when I'm gone."
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6b)
eb--0----------------0---------------
Bb----3----------0-----3----------0--
Gb------2-0----2---------2-0----2----
Db-----------2----------------2------
Ab-----------------------------------
Eb-----------------0----------------0
clean, second time only
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7a)  ^
eb-----
Bb--15-
Gb--14-
Db-----
Ab-----
Eb-----
the lead guitar "whine" played under riff 1a

7b)        ^V
Gb--...----9------9/11-11-11-119
Db--...--------------------------
Ab--...-----------7/-9--9--9--97
Eb--...0-0----0-0----------------
extension of riff 1a before riff 8)


8)
eb-------------------------- 3 ---------------------------
Bb-------------------------- t ---------------------------
Gb----12----12-----------12- i -14-12----14-12----14-12---
Db----12----12-----12-14---- m -------14-------14-------14
Ab-------14----14----------- e ---------------------------
Eb--0----------------------- s ---------------------------
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9)
Gb----------------------------------------
Db--2---2--5-5--2---2--5-5--2---2--5-4-3-2
Ab--2---2--5-5--2---2--5-5--2---2--5-4-3-2
Eb--0-3~0--3-3--0-3~0--3-3--0-3~0--3-2-1-0
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10a) James
Gb------------------------4-5---------4-2---------2--
Db--2---------4-5---------4-5---------4-2---------2--
Ab--2---------4-5---------2-3--3-3-3--2-0--0-0-0--0--
Eb--0--0-0-0--2-3--3-3-3----------------------------3

10b) James continued
Gb------------------------4-5---------4-7-----------
Db--2---------4-5---------4-5---------4-7-----------
Ab--2---------4-5---------2-3--3-3-3--2-5--5-5-5-
Eb--0--0-0-0--2-3--3-3-3-------------------------
James plays riff 10a) then 10b) twice under riffs 6a) and 10c)
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10c) Kirk w/ wah
Gb--------------------------
Db--9~9~9~9~12~12~14~14~9~9~
Ab--------------------------
Eb--------------------------
...........teach me while....
Kirk moves up to the high Db and Eb at the lyrics "teach me while I'm here" and the last
"time I disappear"