Metallica - The Call of Ktulu - Guitar Tab | Lesson | Cover | Tutorial

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0:00 A
1:51 B
3:16 C
3:30 D
3:44 E
3:58 F - Solo
4:54 G
5:08 H
5:22 I
5:36 J
5:50 K
6:01 L
6:11 M
6:25 N
6:56 O
7:23 P
7:56 Q
8:29 R

[@Mr.Tabs.Guitar.Lessons]

This early Metallica song has Mustaine and Burton written all over it. Awesome instrumental. Ride the Lightning is my favourite Metallica album overall. I love how Kirk doubled the leads on most of his songs back then. For this one I used several different live performance videos to help figure out who plays what. Kirk plays some parts differently and I tried to highlight that with the Charvel. For the solo, Kirk plays the arpeggios in an uncommon way but I duplicated that as best I could. For the descending scalar run, it’s a little unclear what happens position wise because the live performances are a bit spotty for this part, either the camera wasn’t on Kirk or he just goes off on the wah. So I tried to play this part as logically as I could. Kirk gets a lot of flak but he was on fire on this album. James slightly switches up how the clean outro is played. It’s almost exactly like the first time but there is a different note being played. Hope you enjoy digging into this one!

[@ibapofficial]

Mr tabs

[@oli9881]

the very end of A (60) sounds like the intro to hangar 18

[@allboutthemojo]

You've got amazing skills to be able to learn this and so many other's perfectly 👌

[@ethanhunt5961]

Merci beaucoup pour vos efforts, votre talent, votre passion qui est partagé avec la communauté de musiciens. Peut-on voir un jour une chaine KZbin Mr. Tabs pour guitare bass avec cette même qualité ? Merci infiniment.

[@Markleadguitar]

Oh yeah. If you strum those ascending arpeggiated chords, they're the into to Hangar 18, which I'm sure you know... but it's very interesting how you have two absolute classics with the same shord structure and they sound so different.

[@JRon_Music]

Thanks for this Hangar 18 cover.

[@emilioooooooooooooo]

I didn't realize how similar they were until I saw the tabs!

[@morningstar3188]

Like all die hard Metallica/Megadeth fans, i get it, but Ktulu>hangar 18 still 😂

[@AcidifiedMammoth]

​@@morningstar3188Disagree. Both are pretty good and not comparable in what they're trying to achieve imo.

[@mastermckado6196]

After all Dave wrote the ktulu intro, I think, correct me if I'm wrong

[@konstantinosrodopoulos9454]

who doesnt love a metallica cover

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Dave mustaine

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[@benkogan1579]

My favorite Megadeth song!

[@TheNyxCabin]

Chill out. Dave only wrote the chord progression.

[@simonyu3240]

😂😂😂

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[@Grooby__]

sigh theres always that one Dave fan

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[@KadenLevon]

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[@Mr.Tabs.Guitar.Lessons]

Rock on!

[@nelloV-iz1ei]

You inspire me too to progress in guitar. I was only doing the accoustic one, until I saw your videos that make me more curious, and that's how I'm now able to play tornado of souls, and ride the lightning(with the solos)🤘

[@thelolguy007]

It’s gotten to the stage that I won’t learn a song until you cover it 🤣🤷‍♂️. Love your videos. The format is the best 🙌🎸

[@Mr.Tabs.Guitar.Lessons]

Glad to help!

[@user-jj4mk5ld3y]

I have been watching you since 2021, To see how much you have grown is pure bliss. Thank you for these covers

[@Mr.Tabs.Guitar.Lessons]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@ibapofficial]

@@Mr.Tabs.Guitar.Lessons new songs needed

[@mattevans060972]

What only nine minutes long and published 11 days after the last video? Mr Tabs is slacking again.

[@laffelson4549]

"Only 9 minutes long"

[@zeevrucht6042]

@@laffelson4549nice pfp

[@jeffher23]

Yeah this is as easy as click record, nailing the tone and the song on one run and randomly smashing a keyboars to get an accurate tab.

[@Skurvybirdy]

lol. smh mr tabs its really not cool to upload a high quality video 11 days after the last one came out.

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I hope this was a sarcastic comment.

[@salvadoralvarezmcanally8626]

My friend!!! The tone. The tempo the everything just perfect!!! Abrazo Mexicano!!! 🤘🏻🇲🇽🤘🏻🇲🇽🤘🏻🇲🇽🤘🏻🇲🇽🤘🏻

[@DavidLivorsi]

Awesome! I've been wanting this song. One of the all-time great metal instrumentals!

[@PearlJamaholic]

One of my favorite Metallica tunes, I never had the patience to sit down and try to learn this since the opening riff always gave me such a tough time for some reason. This has inspired me to pick up the guitar and practice this until I finally nail this song.

[@Imfrommars76]

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[@primushimself604]

Can you transcribe Lack of Comprehension by Death?

[@HammerTheChord]

Nice! I’ve been waiting for this from you for a while. Now I gotta learn it.

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Been waiting for this one for so long! Finally!

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[@iruhigashikata]

FINALLY, I CAN PLAY THIS BANGER

[@metalrockpunk]

Awesome cover, I've been waiting for this one.

[@HammerFang]

Yesterday I started reading Call of Cthulhu for the first time (novel), now this... It's a sign

[@kaerdehilt]

video i've been looking for

[@Matt-tw3oz]

Fantastic cover! I did not see this one coming. Excellent choice!

[@ZER0X_ZR]

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[@shadicgamer2124]

finally this awesome instrumental of all time❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

[@yasmeenpulido28]

It sounds just like the instrumental! Amazing! 😃

[@philipvargas2605]

Grave Cthulhu devour me... I've been playing the main riff (bar 68) wrong for YEARS! Love your stuff as always man.

[@Kevin_OKeefe]

Excellent work. One of Kirk’s best solos… if not the best.

[@TheNyxCabin]

I agree!

[@MetalCorpss]

Metallica!! Great intro. The clean tone sounds exactly the same as the original!

[@user-rc7wm7ib5e]

ABSOLUTELY GREAT PLAYING (MR.TABS) I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOUR EXCELLENT TEACHING 🎸🎼🎶👍😎THANKS YOUR A TRUE MUSICIAN 🎸🎼🎶.BOB!!!

[@Oween-21174]

You really provide a service for the community 👍

[@PawpawJamz]

Absolute perfection. One of their best. 🍻

[@syntaxcoyote]

Very well done. Love the guitar choices on this one... makes it super easy to keep track of which parts are James and which ones are Kirk.

[@gabonpvp2367]

This man the goat for doing this bro

[@Raphi-ED]

Thank you for this tutorial. For me your videos are ideal to learn songs and i wanted to learn this for a long time :)

[@user-ec7my1um4w]

I always watch your videos and practice. I've just started playing the guitar, but I'll do my best! これからも色々な曲を聴きたいです！

[@violetabadjakova]

Really cool with the violin effect! Awesome cover!

[@TheRichie213]

Awesome!!! Great choice!

[@raysheppard2214]

Sick playing dude

[@TheNyxCabin]

Awaited this one!

[@FrostGalactic]

You're the best !

[@thibautlebel2159]

Wonderful, thank you !

[@mariopflaum9990]

Great Song, we love to see Metallica!!

[@alexkarthick]

Beautiful! ❤

[@Snake-filledChimp]

Ahh, back when Metallica used to make great interesting, great music. Those were the days. Killer playing 👌

[@lovenailpolish3]

This is awesome, love it thank you!

[@Mr.Tabs.Guitar.Lessons]

Glad you like it!

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[@hammingus]

YES!!! That's just freakin' awesome!! A HUGHE THANKS!

[@facundodominguez3762]

You are the best man

[@frankpfau9054]

as usual awesome work! and it makes me happy, because it’s the confirmation that i play this one right 😎

[@Mr.Tabs.Guitar.Lessons]

Perfect!

[@GameOverAus]

AMAZING 🤘

[@babaabba9348]

so much appreciation

[@Mycatisweird]

Thanks for the vid

[@brianmccormick8328]

Great performance.

[@joebidensbraincell]

Best Metallica's instrumental song imo.

[@philhooper4196]

Orion is better

[@okenough2124]

I need an Orion cover by Mr tabs now

[@slightlyaboveaveragebutaverage]

@@philhooper4196 can we agree they're both mastapieces?

[@philhooper4196]

@@slightlyaboveaveragebutaverage I agree but Orion, to me seems has much more range. Thus song is great don't get me wrong, but to my ears just seems to repeat too much. Took some really good riffs and put on repeat. Just when you think Orion is over it goes into another musical masterpiece

[@philhooper4196]

You have to sit through Orion one more time from beginning to end, close your eyes and listen to the whole song in the dark.

[@erickaphin8861]

really nice

[@zeevrucht6042]

1:12 wait this is the bass part right

[@NIZZ_RAT]

ive been asking for you to do this for ages

[@dustinbrummett3774]

The fingering on them ascending rhythm parts is the hardest part of this song. Sick sounding and very underrated technique wise.

[@DomBernal]

Also love your videos man I been playing guitar for almost 3 years and I cant even play good like you. Keep up the work man Love your videos👍👍

[@jasonsheppard7428]

3 years isn’t a lot of time! Keep it up. No matter how good you are there’s always something new to learn!

[@Death.Attack.]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSS IV been searching for some mall of ktulu tab for years

[@andrewgr16]

I learned this song (wrong in a few parts apparently) back in 1989 when I was about a year into playing guitar. Couldn’t play the solo at the time but learned it later. Brings back a lot of memories. I’ll play it later tonight. This time I’ll learn it correctly. 😂

[@tfletcher650]

Riding the Lightning 🌩

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[@ricardo69302]

Essa é lado B do Metallica! Parabéns.

[@davidebracaliofficial]

Davvero bravissimo

[@SomeCanine]

You can tell Dave wrote most of the chord progressions on the song. Dave has always been a fan of walking up the chords one note at a time.

[@gansior4744]

Leta fuckin go. That's what I needed

[@johnyoh6107]

0:44 is literally the intro to hanger 18.

[@deadly5528]

Coincidence? I think not

[@martincontreras2093]

mustaine show them the chords when he was in metallica

[@mutantkoffee]

Same chords

[@robertramirez1082]

And In My Darkest Hour.

[@bombado34]

amazing ! tanks; more metallica and iron maiden

[@gavinfriel2308]

Wait a minute, Mr tabs already made a hangar 18 video

[@Urecuu]

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[@JorgePoblete-ui3tu]

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[@stststststst9603]

Just heard it live two days ago ❤

[@desynchronize-nation4264]

Can you do wherever I may roam by Metallica? Great cover btw!

[@antekb3496]

To bring the balance to the force you could now cover a Megadeth song (A tout le monde/the sick the dying and the dead, ect)

[@nelloV-iz1ei]

Thank you to listen my idea ! Even if i know that other person people have surely propose this song too.🤘

[@mk_2121]

Please do when the sun meets the sky by Eric Johnson the live version

[@podeckl]

Another awesome song. Learning guitar with you is the best❤❤❤. Please, please do judas priest - rock hard ride free.

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[@justinrocheleau3055]

Now I need the same video for bass

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[@Thrasher-xe8zd]

Bar 28 and 29 . Mustaine chord pattern that resurfaces and expands in the Megadeth classic Hanger18 .

[@PaulDario82]

Classic? Lol

[@3rdcoastnyucka]

That opening is trickier than I thought it would be.

[@danilomodesti363]

BEST METALLICA SONG

[@Joe-877]

Best instrumental song for me

[@Franek.]

Nice played. Can you do the end of the line - Metallica?

[@ScorpionCebandoMate]

This solo is so underrated

[@jasonsheppard7428]

It sure is. Kirk was at the top of his game on this Album in my opinion!

[@champ7846]

​@@jasonsheppard7428I dont want to ruin the party but this is Daves solo

[@cyplex206]

@@champ7846 its not. the opening arpeggios are his, the solo isnt

[@champ7846]

@@cyplex206 oh it is? I always thought it was his my bad

[@neliacwahs895]

Please do some Mastodon ! Lacking good tabs on so many good songs of theirs.

[@user-yj6dl2gv2m]

hi, I've been learning to play from your videos for a very long time and I really like them, please make a video of Yngwie Malmsteen fire and ice, thank you in advance!

[@rbsoliveira]

Muito massa!!!! valeu!

[@zacharyluhman9022]

Hell yeah

[@user-rc7wm7ib5e]

METALLICA RULES 🎸🎸🎼🎶👍😎.BOB.

[@binaryanticommunist1882]

Great job. Underrated solo in all of rock and metal. @swanthewhitepig did an amazing one-take cover of this song on an SG of all things. I think you & him have the best coverage of this song.

[@mikebaliardo]

Nooooiiiiceeeeeeee

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[@jaimebolanos7485]

Omyy,finally

[@8x2dkdc]

PLEASE DO WHEREVER I MAY ROAM, I'M BEGGING!

[@lk0512]

Lol, just when I was starting to learn the solo from this song on a different video, I saw this video. Crazy