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Metallica - Master of Puppets (Paperback)

by Metallica (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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Matching folio to the best-selling album. Includes: Master of Puppets * Battery * Leper Messiah * plus photos.

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  • Paperback: 68 pages
  • Publisher: Cherry Lane Music (January 1, 1988)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 089524358X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0895243584
  • Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.1 x 0.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #281,876 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Solid transcriptions, January 8, 2005
The Master of Puppets songbook from Cherrylane is actually pretty good as far as these items go. It's fairly accurate, even for some of the more complex sections. However, The Thing That Should Not Be is notated in drop D-tuning, when the whole guitar is actually tuned down to D -- but the actual notes appear correct despite this error. I like the fact that some of bassist Cliff Burton's leads (Orion and the intro to Damage Inc.) were incuded as well. You can nit-pick about some the positons in the tabulature, but as long as the notes are right, who cares?
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4.0 out of 5 stars watch it, January 26, 2002
By Ian Jurva (Richmond, BC Canada) - See all my reviews
Much like any tablature book on the market, you have to take the info within the book with a grain of salt.
These tabs are not transcribed by the actual musicians, but by people trying to figure out the easiest way to play these songs.
With that in mind - upon viewing the S&M video, I discovered that "The Thing that Should Not Be" is not in drop-D tuning as the book says, but rather in standard tuning tuned down a whole step (much like "Sad but True" or "Whiskey in the Jar" or "Sabbra Cadabra")- as far as I can tell, the only Drop-D tuning song that the mighty metallica does is "-human" from the afore-mentioned S&M.
these books are great to help you through trouble spots when you are trying to figure out certain difficult passages, but nothing beats figuring it out for yourself.
Still... could not have figured out some of the parts from this momentous album without the help of this book (especially considering what a novice I was when I first bought this - remember kids - downstrokes only... otherwise you won't be as cool as your Uncle James)
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Yet Another Review..., May 29, 2003
By Trevor Chua (AUCKLAND New Zealand) - See all my reviews
The Master tab book is definitely a must-buy for not only the avid Metallica muso-fan, but for those wishing to upskill themselves in various guitar techniques.

As mentioned elsewhere, take all tabs with a grain of salt, however, the solos are a near-enough note-by-note transcription and each riff is intricately tabbed to include even the most subtle of variations.

Includes a very well-written introduction, outlining some very important and helpful tips to assist you in your mastery of one of Metllica's finest albums.

In a one-line verdict: A definite must-have, even as a collector's item!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Quite useful!
This book is accurate enough to where you can learn the notes on paper, then play along with the cd to finetune the songs. Read more
Published 1 month ago by ForsakenPhantasm

5.0 out of 5 stars Number Tabs for Lead and Rhythm Guitar
This is a very fun Metallica album to learn, as there are some fantastic songs. And this book, as usual from Cherry Lane publishing, gives you all parts of both the lead and... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Chad R. Reihm

3.0 out of 5 stars Tabs are a bit off
Lets get one thing straight: I love metallica!
But, this book has one mayor error:
some of the written tabs are incorrect, not in notes but in sound.
.. Read more
Published on October 13, 2005 by _mikk_

5.0 out of 5 stars Keep chugging along, cherry lane
Sometimes, you can find tablature on the net that isn't always accurate, but you know that these cherry lane books are gonna sound right, cause they are!
Published on August 9, 2000 by allana

5.0 out of 5 stars Attention Metallifans!!!! This is a pure METAL OVERLOAD
This is by far the best vocal/tab/sheet music book ever written. All of the songs from MOP exactly as they are played. Read more
Published on May 3, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool, expansive
This is the most AWESOME book ever published for guitar. I have always been wondering how to play some of these songs, and now I know. Thanks Metallica, and PlayItLikeItIs!
Published on November 4, 1998

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