THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
As recorded by Metallica
(From the 1996 Album LOAD)
Words and Music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich & Kirk Hammett
Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk
F5 1 3 3 x x x
E5 0 2 x x x x
G5 3 5 5 x x x
C5 x 3 5 5 x x
D5 x 5 7 7 x x
F5VII x 8 10 10 x x
G5X x 10 12 12 x x
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'James Hetfield - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kirk Hammett - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kirk Hammett - Lead / Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kirk Hammett - Lead w/dist'
Intro
Q=100
4/4
Gtr II
W W Q. E +H
||-------------------|-------------||---------------------|
||o------------------|------------o||---------------------|
||-------------------|-------------||---------------------|
||-------------------|-------------||-3--------5-(5)------|
||o------------------|------------o||---------------------|
||-------------------|-------------||-1--------3-(3)------|
|
| Gtr I
| E E E a E E Q. +W
||-------------------|-------------||
||o------------------|------------o||
||-------------------|-------------|| w/Rhy Fig 1 x2
||------3-------5----|-(5)---------||
||o---3-------5------|------------o||
||--1-----1s3--------|-------------||
|-Rhy Fig 1 end Rhy Fig 1-|
Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H
|----------------|---------------------|----------------||
|----------------|---------------------|----------------||
|--5----7-(7)----|---------------------|--5----7-(7)----||
|----------------|-3--------5-(5)------|----------------||
|--3----5-(5)----|-3--------5-(5)------|--3----5-(5)----||
|----------------|-1--------3-(3)------|----------------||
Verse 1
w/Rhy Fig 1 x5
Q. E +H +W Q. E +H
|---------------------|------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|------------|---------------------|
|-3--------5-(5)------|-(5)--------|-3--------5-(5)------|
|-3--------5-(5)------|-(5)--------|-3--------5-(5)------|
|-1--------3-(3)------|-(3)--------|-1--------3-(3)------|
|-Rhy Fig 1A
+W Q. E +H Q. E +H
|------------|---------------------|----------------|
|------------|---------------------|----------------|
|------------|---------------------|--5----7-(7)----|
|-(5)--------|-3--------5-(5)------|----------------|
|-(5)--------|-3--------5-(5)------|--3----5-(5)----|
|-(3)--------|-1--------3-(3)------|----------------|
Q. E +H Q. E +H
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|
|-10--------12-(12)------|--5-----7--(7)----|
|------------------------|------------------|
|--8--------10-(10)------|--3-----5--(5)----|
|------------------------|------------------|
| end Rhy Fig 1A-|
|
| Gtr III
| Q. E +H Q. E +H
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|
|--5---------7--(7)------|-10----12-(12)----|
|------------------------|------------------|
|--3---------5--(5)------|--8----10-(10)----|
|------------------------|------------------|
|-Riff A end Riff A-|
w/Riff A
Q. E +H Q. E +H
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|--5-----7--(7)----|
|-3--------5-(5)------|------------------|
|---------------------|--3-----5--(5)----|
|-1--------3-(3)------|------------------|
Gtr II
F5 E5
E E E E E E E E +H.. E
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I
PM--------|
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E +E E S S S E E +E +E E
|-----------------||-------------------------------|
|-----------------||-------------------------------|
|-----------------||-------------------------------|
|-3---------------||------5-3h5p3p0-2b3==(2)r(2)---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||-------------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-||-(0)-------------------------0-|
|-Riff B
+H.. E
| |
/ /
|-3-|
+E E S S S E E +E +E E
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|------5-3h5p3p0-2b3==(2)r(2)---|
|-------------------------------|
|-(0)-------------------------0-|
F5 G5 E5
+H.. E +Q. E +Q. E
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /
|-3-|
+E E S S S E E +E +E a E +E E E a E E a E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-------0-----------------||
|---------------------------------|-----2--------4------2---||
|------5-3h5p3p0-2b3==(2)r(2)-2h3-|-(3)-----3s5-----5s3-----||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------||
|-(0)-----------------------------|-----------------------0-||
end Riff B-|
w/Riff B
Gtr II
+E E E E E E E E
||---------------------------------|
||o--------------------------------|
||---------------------------------|
||-------------------------------0-|
||o-(2)-----------2-------2------0-|
||--(0)-0-2b3-----0-------0--------|
|-Rhy Fig 2
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-(0)--------------------------0-|-(0)----------------------------3--|
|-(0)-----------2-------2------0-|-(0)-----------2-------2--------3--|
|-----0-2b3-----0-------0--------|-----0-2b3-----0-------0--------1--|
1. 2.
+Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E
|--------------------------||-------------------------||
|-------------------------o||-------------------------||
|--------------------------||-------------------------||
|-(3)-------5-(5)---3------||-(3)-------5-(5)---3---3-||
|-(3)-------5-(5)---3---2-o||-(3)-------5-(5)---3---3-||
|-(1)-------3-(3)---1---0--||-(1)-------3-(3)---1---1-||
| end Rhy Fig 2-|
|
| E E E a E E a E E E E E E a E E a E E E
|--------------------------||-------------------------||
|-------0-----------------o||-------0-----------------||
|-----2--------4------2----||-----2--------4------2---||
|--3------3s5-----5s3------||-(3)-----3s5-----5s3---3-||
|-------------------------o||-------------------------||
|-----------------------0--||-------------------------||
Pre-Chorus
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM------| PM| PM------| PM| PM------|
S S E E S S E E S E S S S E E S S E E S E S S S E E S S E E S E S
||------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
||o-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
||------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
||------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
||o-7-7-----7-7-----------|-7-7-----7-7-----------|-7-7-----7-7------------|
||--6-6-0-0-6-6-0-0-0-0-0-|-6-6-0-0-6-6-0-0-0-0-0-|-6-6-0-0-6-6-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-Rhy Fig 3
1.,2.,3. 4.
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----------------------------------||---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------o||---------------------------------||
|----------------------------------||---------------------------------||
|----------------------------------||---------------------------------||
|---------4s5-----5s7-----7s8-----o||---------4s5-----5s7-----7s8-8--||
|-0h2-2-2-2s3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5s6-6-6--||-0h2-2-2-2s3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5s6-6--||
end Rhy Fig 3-||-Rhy Fill 1 end Rhy Fill 1-|
Verse 2
Rhy Fig 1A + Rhy Fig 1 x3
Q. E +H Q. E +Q Q
|------------------------|--------------------||
|------------------------|--------------------||
|-10--------12-(12)------|--5----7-(7)--------||
|------------------------|--------------------||
|--8--------10-(10)------|--3----5-(5)--------||
|------------------------|--------------/x---||
|
| E E E a E E Q. +H. Q
|------------------------|--------------------||
|------------------------|--------------------||
|------------------------|--------------------||
|-------3-----------5----|-(5)----------------||
|-----3----------5-------|--------------------||
|--1------1s=3-----------|--------------/x---||
Pre-Chorus
w/Rhy Fig 3 x3.75
Gtr III
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E E E +E +Q E
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-6-------6---(6)-(6)---------|
--------------------------------|-()----------()-------------||
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------x-x-17----||
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------x-x-17----||
Guitar Solo
w/Rhy Fig 3
~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
Q. E +E S S S S E
|--------------------------------------|
|-12-----------------------------------|
|-12------------------------12h14------|
|-----------14---(14)-14p12-------14---|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
~~~~~~
+E S S S S S S Q +Q
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------12-14-14b16====(14)r-----|
|-(14)---14p12-14p12---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----3----| |----3----|
E E S E S S E S S E S E E E E E E S E S E +E
|----------12---------12---------12-------|-12--------12--------12--------12------12-----------|
|-------11----11---------11---------11----|------11--------11--------11------11------11--(11)-|
|-/12--------------12---------12-------12-|----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
w/Rhy Fig 3 (1st 3 bars)
~~~~~~~~~
E E E E +E E E E
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-------12-15--------------12---12b13======|
|-/14---------14---(14)-14-----------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
~~
|---3---|
+E e Q E E S +S E Q E a E +E E E Q
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-(12)r-------------12-14-14b16r(14)-14---|---------------------------9------------|
|---------14-14----------------------------|--------5-5s10---(10)-12-----12b15======|
|------------------------------------------|-/7-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
w/Rhy Fill 1
Gtr IV
E Q. +Q +Q
|---------15pb17============(15)------(15)r======|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-(12)r------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
+W
Verse 3
w/Rhy Fig 1 + 1A (1st 2 bars only) x4
Gtrs III, IV
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~
+H. E E E +E Q H
|-(15)------------------------15-15-|--15--(15)---------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
|--10h12-12b14r==(12)-(12)----------|-(12)---------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
E E E +E +H +W
Gtr III
~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E E +E +S S Q. +W
|-----------------------------------|---------|
|-----------------------------------|---------|
|-10--12-12b14r==(12)-(12)-10-------|---------|
|-----------------------------12----|-(12)----|
|-----------------------------------|---------|
|-----------------------------------|---------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
E E E +E +H +E E E E +H
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-10--12-12b14r==(12)-(12)------|-(12)-12-14-14b15r(14)----|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E E E +E +Q. +H.. +E
|-------------------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------------------|--------------------||
|-10--12-12b14---12-(12)-(12)---|-(12)--------(12)--||
|-------------------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------------------|--------------------||
Rhy Fig 4 (1st 4 bars)
Chorus
w/Rhy Fig 4A
Gtr I
||--
||o-
||-- Rhy Fig 4
||--
||o-
||--
|---------------|---------------|
1.
4/4
W W
Gtrs I, II
E +E E a E +E E E E Q +Q. +E
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------------|-------------------o||
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|-10b11r(10)-8-------------|-8---8--(8)---(8)--||
|--8---------8-8h10-(10)-8-|-8---8--(8)---(8)-o||
|-----------------8--(8)-8-|-6---6--(6)---(6)--||
2.
Rhy Fill 2
Outro
Rhy Fig 2 + Riff B
Gtr III |-w/Rhy Fig 2 + Riff B (both last 2 bars x3)
~~~
H Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------12-----|-(12)-12-12-------12-12-----------------|
|-----------------------14b16==|=(14)-14-14-------14-14----14r-14----12-|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
~~~~~~
+Q. E E E E E
|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------12-----|
|-(12)-------12-12----12-12-14b16==|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
~~~
+E E E E E E S +S E
|---------------------------------------------|
|-(12)-12-12-------12-12----12--12------------|
|-(14)-14-14-------14-14----14--14r=(14)---12-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~ ~~
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E S +S E
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------12-----|-(12)-12-12-------12-12----12--12--(12)------|
|-(12)-14-14---12-12----12-12-14b16==|=(14)-14-14-------14-14----14--14r=(14)---12-|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
~~~~
+E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------12-----|
|-(12)-14-14---12-12----12-12-14b16==|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~
E E E E E E S +S E +Q E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-12--12-12-------12-12----12----------------|---------------------------------|
|-14--14-14-------14-14----14--14r=(14)---12-|-(12)---14---14-12----12-12---14-|
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| +E E E E E E E E +Q. E +E Q E
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------3-|--(3)---------5-(5)----3-------3-|
|-(2)--------------2--------2--------------3-|--(3)---------5-(5)----3-------3-|
|-(0)--0--2b3------0--------0--------------1-|--(1)---------3-(3)----1-------1-|
|
| |--3--|
| +E E S S S E E +E +E a E +E E E a E E a E E a E
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|------2----------4--------2------|
|------5--3h==5p3p=0--2b3==(2)r(2)------2h=3-|--(3)------3s=5-----5s=3----2h=3-|
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-(0)----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
H.=H
+E E a E S S E E E E
|----------------------------------------|
|------13-13h15--------------------------|
|-(14)------------12-12-12----12-12---14-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| +Q. E +E Q E
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--(3)-------------5----(5)----3-------3-|
|--(3)-------------5----(5)----3-------3-|
|--(1)-------------3----(3)----1-------1-|
|
| +E E E a E E a E E a E
|----------------------------------------|
|-------------0--------------------------|
|-------2----------------4--------2------|
|--(3)----------3s=5--------5s=3----2h=3-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
+E E S S S S E E E E E E S S E E E E E
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------:
|---------13h15--------------------------|--------13h15----------------------:
|-(14)-14---------12-12-12----12-12---14-|-14--14---------12-12----12-12-14--:
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------:
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------:
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------:
|
| +Q. E +E Q E +Q. E +Q Q
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------:
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------:
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------:
|--(3)-------------5----(5)----3-------3-|-(3)-------------5-(5)-------3-----:
|--(3)-------------5----(5)----3-------3-|-(3)-------------5-(5)-------3-----:
|--(1)-------------3----(3)----1-------1-|-(1)-------------3-(3)-------1-----:
|
| +E E E a E E a E E a E +E E E a E E a E E E
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------:
|----------0-----------------------------|---------0-------------------------:
|-------2----------------4--------2------|------2-------------4--------2-----:
|--(3)----------3s=5--------5s=3----2h=3-|-(3)----------3s=5-----5s=3-----3p=:
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------:
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------:
Free Time
2/4 4/4
~~~~
+E. +S +Q Q +Q +H +W
|--------------------:------------------------------:-------------:
|--------------------:------------------------------:-------------:
|-(14)-(14)b16r(14)--:-14pb15=====(14)b16===(14)----:-(14)--------:
|--------------------:------------------------------:-------------:
|--------------------:------------------------------:-------------:
|--------------------:------------------------------:-------------:
|
| H W +W
|--------------------:------------------------------:-------------:
|--------------------:------------------------------:-------------:
|--------------------:------------------------------:-------------:
|---3----------------:------------------------------:-------------:
|---3----------------:------------------------------:-------------:
|---1----------------:--0---------------------------:--(0)--------:
|
| H S E. +H. +W
|--------------------:------------------------------:-------------:
|--------------------:------------------------------:-------------:
|--------------------:------------------------------:-------------:
|---2----------------:------------------------------:-------------:
|--------------------:------------------------------:-------------:
|--------------------:--1p=====0---(0)--------------:--(0)--------:
+W +Q +Q +H +Q Q H
|-------------:---------------------:----------------*|
|-------------:---------------------:----------------*|
|-(14)--------:-(14)--(14)r=(14)----:-(14)----------*|
|-------------:---------------------:----------------*|
|-------------:---------------------:----------------*|
|-------------:---------------------:----------------*|
|
| +W +W +W
|-------------:---------------------:----------------*|
|-------------:---------------------:----------------*|
|-------------:---------------------:----------------*|
|-------------:---------------------:----------------*|
|-------------:---------------------:----------------*|
|--(0)--------:--(0)----------------:--(0)-----------*|
|
| +W +W +W
|-------------:---------------------:----------------*|
|-------------:---------------------:----------------*|
|-------------:---------------------:----------------*|
|-------------:---------------------:----------------*|
|-------------:---------------------:----------------*|
|--(0)--------:--(0)----------------:--(0)-----------*|
