Rockschool Grade Pieces Metallica ‘The Unforgiven’

Metallica | The Unforgiven

SONG TITLE: THE UNFORGIVEN ALBUM: METALLICA 69

LABEL: ELEKTRA q = A5 GENRE: HEAVY METAL WRITTEN BY: JAMES HETFIELD, 4 w KIRK HAMMET AND &4 w w LARS ULRICH w GUITAR: JAMES HETFIELD AND 2 KIRK HAMMET T 2 2 A 2 0 PRODUCER: BOB ROCK, B 0 JAMES HETFIELD AND LARS ULRICH UK PEAK CHART: 15 w & w w ‘The Unforgiven’ is featured in Metallica’s fifth startedw to explore influences other than metal in their w album, Metallica, also known as The Black Album, compositions.w Their sound remained powerful and released in 1991. The song is a power ballad. Its lyrics T direct and their live shows became hugely popular. 2 are about the struggle of an individual trying to fight Metallica2 are a stadium phenomenon worldwide. 2 the efforts of those who want to subjugate him. The AThey2 have received nine Grammy awards to date. 0 song has been followed by two other versions dealing B 0 with the same theme but different musical content. The horn intro is played in reverse and it is taken [3] from the classic western The Unforgiven. m The Black Album is regarded as a classic in the A metal genre and it cemented Metallica’s reputation, œ œ œ œ. and launched the band into a stadium career. ‘The œ œ œ œ Œ œ Unforgiven’ was covered by Vernon Reid, Frankie Œ œ œ Banali and Tony Franklin. & 1 1 0 2 Metallica are, arguably, heavy metal’s biggest band. 1 0 2 0 1 2 Their brand of thrash metal and heavy rock is highly T 2 acclaimed and hugely popular the world over. The A band formed in 1981 and has released nine albums to B date. Metallica was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009. Their early releases contained [5] many fast tempos and long instrumental passages underpinned by a precise delivery of complex rhythms and syncopation. This approach, as well as their lyrical approach, was changed when producer œ œ œ œ. Bob Rock started working with the band in 1990. œ œ œ œ Œ œ Their songs and lyrics became more streamlined and Œ œ œ available to a wider audience as a result. Metallica also & 1 1 Acoustic Guitar Grade 1 Grade Guitar Acoustic 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 2 T 2 7 A B [7] Em G C œ œ œ. œ ≈ œ œ œ œ œ œ & Œ œ œ 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 T 2 A B

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