Ride the Lightning Metallica
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Contents....
1. Fight Fire With Fire : UNKNOWN
2. Ride The Lightning : Andrew Bowie (bowie@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au)
3. For Whom The Bell Tolls : Tim Scott
4. Fade To Black : Carl Culpepper and A.J.Harsley
5. Trapped Under Ice : Andrew Bowie (bowie@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au)
6. Escape : Andrew Bowie (bowie@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au)
7. Creeping Death : Christopher Sean Forgeron (AESBL1AJM@UK.AC.DCT)
8. The Call Of Ktulu : Kaz Shinyashiki (shinyash@fraser.sfu.ca)
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Fight Fire With Fire
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CHORDS (EADgbe):
Em=(023000), G5(2)=(3x00xx), C=(x32010), G5=(366xxx),
F#5=(133xxx), E5=(011xxx), A5=(577xxx), E=(0xxxxx)
A=(5xxxxx), G=(3xxxxx), F#=(2xxxxx)
INTRO: (Moderately,82 bpm.)
Gtr.I (Two gtrs. arr. for one)
[G] [Am] [G/B] [C] [G/B] [Am] [E] [D]
E|----------------|-----__3__-------|----------------|---------------2| B|--0----1----3---|-5-6-5h6p5-3-----|--5-------------|3-----3-----3--3| G|-------2----4---|-5---------4-5sl4|-----4-----__3__|---2-----2--2---| D|----------------|-------------7---|--------6--6sl7-|4--------4------| A|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
[G] [Am] [G/B] [C] [G/B] [Am] [Bm7] [A]
E|----------------|-----__3__-------|----------------|---0-----------5| B|--0----1----3---|-5-6-5h6p5-3-----|-0-----2----2---|2--2-----2--5---| G|--0----2----4---|-5---------4-5sl4|----2-------2---|2-----2---------| D|----------------|-------------7---|----------------|2---------------| A|----------------|-----------------|-2--------------|0---------------| E|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
[G] [Am] [G/B] [C] [G/B] [Am] [A] [G]
E|----------------|-----__3__-------|-5--------------|3------3-------3| B|--0----1----3---|-5-6-5h6p5-3-----|-----5----------|---3--------3--3| G|--0----2----4---|-5---------4-5sl4|---------6--6sl7|4--------4--4---| D|----------------|-------------7---|----------------|5--------5------| A|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
[G] [Am] [G/B] [G/B] [Am] [Em] [G5(2)] [C]
E|----------------|-----__3__-------|-------3-3---3--|-----7-10-8-----| B|--0----1----3---|-5-6-5h6p5-3-----|---0-3-3-3-3-3-3|-8-5-5-8--------| G|--0----2----4---|-5---------4-5sl4|-0-0-4-----4---4|-5-5------9-----| D|----------------|-------------7---|-2--------------|-5-5-5----------| A|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------8--7-----| E|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
Vol.Swell with increasing distortion (C)
Fast Rock (184 bpm.)
Rhy. Fig.1
[G5] [F#5] [G5] [F#5] [F#5]
E||----------------------------------|--------------------------------| B||----------------------------------|--------------------------------| Play G||o---------------------------------|--------------------------------| Four D||o---------------------------------|--------------------------------| Times A||-------------5-----------------4--|-------------5-------4-------4--| E||-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---0-0-2---0-0-2--|
........... ............. ........... ... ...
(end Rhy. Fig.1)
[G5] [F#5] [G5] [F#5] [F5]
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|| B|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|| Play G|----------------------------------|-------------------------------o|| Three D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------o|| Times A|-------------5-----------------4--|-------------5-------4-------3--|| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---0-0-2---0-0-1--||
........... ............. ........... ... ...
(Gtr. II:1st time tacet, 2nd time play slashes,
3rd and 4th times double Gtr. I)
Rhy. Fig.2A (end Rhy. Fig.2A)
NC F#5 G5 NC F#5 F#5
E||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| B||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| G||o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|| D||o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|| A||--------------------------4---5--|-----------------4------4--------|| E||---0--3---5p0-0-0-3---0-0-2---3--|-0---3---5p0-0-0-2------2--------||
e e s s s s e s s e e e e s s s s q q
Rhy. Fig.2B (end Rhy. Fig.2B)
NC F#5 G5 NC F#5
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|| B|----------------------------------|------------------------r--------|| G|----------------------------------|------------------------e--------|| D|----------------------------------|------------------------s--------|| A|--------------------------4---5---|-----------------4------t--------|| E|---0--3---5p0-0-0-3---0-0-2---3---|-0---3---5p0-0-0-2---------------||
e e s s s s e s s e e e e s s s s e
%
w/Rhy. Fig.1 (2 times)
VERSE 1:
[G5]Do__ [F#5]un - [G5]to__ [F#5]oth - [F#5]ers__ [G5]as__ [F#5]they've_ [G5]done_ [F#5]to [F5]you.___
[G5]But__ [F#5]what_ [G5]the__ [F#5]hell [F#5]is__ [G5]this__ [F#5]world_ [G5]com - [F#5]ing [F5]to?____
w/Rhy. Fig. 2A w/Rhy. Fig.2B
NC F#5 G5 NC F#5 NC F#5 G5 NC F#5
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VERSE 2:
Blow the universe into nothingness.
Nuclear warfare shall lay us to rest.
VERSE 3:
Time is like a fuse, short and burning fast.
Armageddon is here, like said in the past.
VERSE 4:
Soon to fill our lungs, the hot winds of death.
The gods are laughing, so take your last breath.
Chorus
E5 G5 NC Bb5 B5 Bb5
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-------------------______3______--|----------------------------------| D|-______3______-----3-----4-----3--|----------------------------------| A|-2-----5-----------1-----2-----1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| E|-0-----3-----0--------------------|----------------------------------|
.
Fight fi - re with fi - re.
E5 G5 NC Bb5 B5 Bb5
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-------------------______3______--|----------------------------------| D|-______3______-----3-----4-----3--|----------------------------------| A|-2-----5-----------1-----2-----1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| E|-0-----3-----0--------------------|----------------------------------|
.
End - ing is near.
E5 G5 NC Bb5 B5 Bb5
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-------------------______3______--|----------------------------------| D|-______3______-----3-----4-----3--|----------------------------------| A|-2-----5-----------1-----2-----1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| E|-0-----3-----0--------------------|----------------------------------|
.
Fight fi - re with fi - re.
$ (2nd time to Coda I, 3rd time to Coda II)
E5 G5 NC Bb5 B5 Bb5
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|------------------r---------------| G|-------------------______3______--|------------------e---------------| D|-______3______-----3-----4-----3--|-3----------------s---------------| A|-2-----5-----------1-----2-----1--|-1----------------t---------------| E|-0-----3-----0--------------------|----------------------------------|
.
Burst ing with fear. (Spoken:)We all shall die!
w/Rhy. Fig. 1 D.S.(no repeat) al Coda I (%)
||: NC G5 NC F#5 | NC G5 NC F#5 | NC G5 NC F#5 | NC G5 NC F#5 NC F5 :||
$ Coda I
Half time feel (end half time feel)
[Bb5] [C5D5B5] [A5] [G5A5B5] [C5] [B5G5A5]
E|-------------|------------|--------------|------------|-------------|| B|-------------|------------|--------------|------------|-------------|| G|-------__3__-|-2----------|-(2)----__3__-|-5----------|-(5)---__3__-|| D|--3----7-5-4-|-2----------|-(2)--------4-|-5----------|-(5)---4---2-|| A|--1----5-3-2-|-0----------|-(0)----5-7-2-|-3----------|-(3)---2-5-0-|| E|-------------|------------|--------3-5---|------------|---------3---||
... ..... .
Rhy. Fig. 3
E5 E5 E E E E E E E E | E E E E E E E E E E |
E s E s E E s E s E | E s E s E E s E s E |
E E E E E E E E E E | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |
E s E s E E s E s E | E s E s E E s E s E E s E s E |
A5 A5 A A A A A A A A A A A A A | G5 G5 G G G G G G G G |
E s E s E E s E s E E s E s E | E s E s E E s E s E |
F#5 F#5 F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F# |
E s E s E E s E s E |
E5 E5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |
E s E s E E s E s E E s E s E E s E s E |
E5 E5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |
E s E s E E s E s E E s E s E E s s s s E E s E s E |
A5 A5 A A A A A A A A A A A A A |
E s E s E E s E s E E s E s E |
(End Rhy. Fig. 3)
G5 G5 G G G G G G G G | F#5 F#5 F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F# |
E s E s E E s E s E | E s E s E E s E s E |
Rhy. Fig. 4
E5 F#5 G5 E5 F#5 G5 | E5 F#5 G5 E5 F#5 G5 |
E q E E q E | E q E E E q
(End Rhy. Fig. 4)
E5 F#5 G5 E5 F#5 G5 | E5 F#5 G5 E5 F#5 G5 |
E q E E q E | E q E E E q
w/Rhy. Fig.3 full full
/-----------------------------------------------------) /(
[/] [/] [(]
E|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-_______9:8_______-____5____-____5____-|--------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-9-----9-7-| D|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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. s s ss t t
E|-----------------------|10-7--------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------|-----10-7---------------------------------------| G|-----------------------|----------9-7---7-9-7---7-9-7-------------------| D|9----7-9p7---7-9p7-9p7-|--------------9-------9-------9-7-9-7-----------| A|-----------9-----------|--------------------------------------9-7-9-7---| E|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------8-|
q.. 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 s e
__3__
E|------------------------------------|-----------------7h9p7-------------| B|------------------------------------|-----------------------10p7--------| G|--------------------------------7-9-|-9p7-9p7---7-9-7------------9p7-7h9| D|------------------5-7--5h7-7-9------|---------9-------------------------| A|-------------5-7--------------------|-----------------------------------| E|5s7------5h7------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e q s s s e s e s s s e s e s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
E|----------------------------------|------------------|---------12-----14| B|----------------------------------|------------------|---12s14---su15---| G|7h9p7-------7-9--9p7---9-7-----9s-|----------7-------|14----------------| D|------9-7-9----------9-----7-9----|7s9--7s9-----14s16|------------------| A|----------------------------------|------------------|------------------| E|----------------------------------|------------------|------------------|
s s s s s s s e s s s s s s s e e q. e e. q. e e. q. e e q e e
full
[/(]
[/] [(]
E|15p14-14-14-15p14-17p14-19p14-17----17p14----14-| B|------------------------------------------15----| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|
[s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s]
full full full full
[/(] [/(] [/(] [/(]
[/] [(] [/] [(] [/] [(] [/] [(]
E|17p14-19p14-17p14----14-17-----17-----17-----17----| B|------------------17-------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
s s s s s s s s q q q q
half
[/(]
[/] [(]
E|17-----(17)---14--17p14-15p14-15p14----------------------------------| B|------------------------------------17-14-17p15p14-14-16----14-------| G|---------------------------------------------------------16----16-14-| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
q s s e s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|14-16-12-11-14-12-11----11----------------------| D|---------------------14----14-12-11-12-11-------| A|------------------------------------------14-12-| E|------------------------------------------------|
[s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s]
w/Rhy. Fig. 4
E|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------| B|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------| G|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------| D|10-12-10----10-------------------------------|-----------------------| A|---------12----12-10-12-10-12-10-------------|-----------------------| E|---------------------------------12-10-12-10s|12---------------------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e f
Two Guitars *
E|----------------------|-----------------------|----------19/15-19/15-| B|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| G|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| D|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| A|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| E|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
[s] [s]
* Downstemmed guitar is notated to the right of slashes
w/Rhy. Fig.3
E||-19/15--15/12--17/14--14--15/12--12--14-------| B||----------------------15---------14--15--15/12| G||o---------------------------------------------| D||o---------------------------------------------| A||----------------------------------------------| E||----------------------------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
E|15/12--12--14---------12----------------|----------------------------| B|-------14--15--15/12--14--14--15/12--13-|-13--12----13--13--12----13-| G|--------------------------14---------14-|-14--12----14--14--12----14-| D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------| A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E q E E q E
E|10--12p10-12p10-------------------10--12p10-12p10----| B|12--13p12-13p12-13--13--12----13--12--13p12-13p12-13-| G|----------------14--14--12----14------------------14-| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e s s s s e e q e e s s s s e
E|-----------------12--10--------------------------|10--------------------| B|-13--10----12-13-13--12--13--12--12--10----12-13-|12--13--12--10--10--12| G|-14--11----12-14---------14--12--12--11----12-14-|----14--12--11--11--12| D|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
E q s s E E E E E q s s E E E E E q.
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|1. |
E|--------------------------10------19/15-19/15-|| B|(12)--10-13-13--12h13-10--12--12--------------|| G|(12)--11-14-14--12h14-11------12-------------o|| D|---------------------------------------------o|| A|----------------------------------------------|| E|----------------------------------------------||
e s s e s s e e e s s
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|2.
E|------------------------10-------|| B|(12)--10--13--12h13-10--12--12sd-|| G|(12)--11--14--12h14-11------12sd-|| D|---------------------------------|| A|---------------------------------|| E|---------------------------------||
E E E s s E E q
Play Rhy.Fig.4 once.
Decrease Volume and Distortion
| E | E | E | E |
[G5] [F#5] [G5] [F#5] [F#5]
E||----------------------------------|--------------------------------| B||----------------------------------|--------------------------------| G||o---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D||o---------------------------------|--------------------------------| A||-------------5-----------------4--|-------------5-------4-------4--| E||-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---0-0-2---0-0-2--|
........... ............. ........... ... ...
___________________________________________________________________
|1. G5 F#5 G5 F#5 F5|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|| B|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|| G|----------------------------------|-------------------------------o|| D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------o|| A|-------------5-----------------4--|-------------5-------4-------3--|| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---0-0-2---0-0-1--||
........... ............. ........... ... ...
D.S.(no repeat) al Coda II (%)
_____________________________________________________________________
|2. G5 F#5 G5 F#5 F5
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|| B|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|| G|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|| D|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|| A|-------------5-----------------4--|-------------5-------4-------3--|| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---0-0-2---0-0-1--||
........... ............. ........... ... ...
$
Coda II
E5 G5 NC Bb5 B5 Bb5
E|---------------------------------||----------------------------------|| B|---------------------------------||----------------------------------||Play G|---------------------------------||o------------------______3______-o||Eight D|---------------------------------||o______3______-----3-----4-----3-o||Times A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||-2-----5-----------1-----2-----1--|| E|---------------------------------||-0-----3-----0--------------------||
.
Fight fi - re with fi - re.
Play eight Times
E5 G5 NC Bb5 B5 Bb5
E||------------------------------------|| B||------------------------------------|| G||o-------------------______3______--o|| D||o-______3______-----3-----4-----3--o|| A||--2-----5-----------1-----2-----1---|| E||--0-----3-----0---------------------||
.
Fight! (Sing first time only)
w/Fill 2
[Bb5] [E5]
E|------------|------------|--------------------------|---------------|| B|------------|------------|--------------------------|---------------|| G|------------|------------|-___3___-------___3___----|-9sd-----------|| D|-3----------|-2----------|-9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9-|-9sd-----------|| A|-1----------|-2----------|-7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7-|-7sd-----------|| E|------------|-0----------|--------------------------|---------------||
Fill 1
w/Feedback
E|-------------|----------|----------|---------------------------------|| B|-------------|----------|----------|---------------------------------|| G|-------------|----------|----------|---------------------------------|| D|-------------|----------|----------|---------------------------------|| A|---8---------|(8)-------|(8)-------|---(8)---------------------------|| E|-------------|----------|----------|---------------------------------||
Fill 2
Harm. w/Trem. Bar
E|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|--3----------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| ----------------------------- MetallicA ----------------------------------
Ride The Lightning
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Tabbed by Andrew Bowie
Tuning Normal (E, A, G...)
x=Couldn't find the note but it is there.
|--------7-----8------------------7--------------------------------------| |--------7-----8-----------10-----------------------7--------------------| |--------------------------7------9-----------9-----------------x-----9--| |---------------------------------------------7-----9--------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------5-----7--| |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Start bit. May be two guitars. Can be approximated by playing the lower
of the notes if need be. The bass can be approximated with open E (E|--0--)
|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-7/8--------7/8--------------| |-7-8--------7-8--------------| |-5-6--0--0--5-6--0--0--0--0--|
After start bit.
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-6--------5--4--------6-----------------------| |-6--------5--4--------6-----7--7--7--7--7--7--| |-4--------3--2--------4-----7--7--7--7--7--7--| |----------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Chorus
|---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |----------------5----------------------------| |----------------5-----------------5-7-----7--| |-2--------------3-----------------5-7-----7--| |-0--------0--3--------------0--2--3/5-----5--|
Middle/Backing in solo.
|-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-9--8--7--------------------------------5-----------------5--| |-7--6--5-----4-----3--------------------5-----------------5--| |----------6-----5-----4-----0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0-----|
Just before "oh God help me, OH please god help me"
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------5--------------------|--------5--------5--------5-4--| |-4--2--4--7--3-----4--2--4--7--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3\2--| |-2--0--2--5--------2--0--2--5--0--|-------------------------------|
A riff close to the end.
----------------------------- MetallicA ----------------------------------
For Whom The Bell Tolls
-----------------------
Transcription by Tim Scott
Edited by Brant Stoner
Rhythm A
D|-4--4-----4--4----||--(2)-----------(2)--4--4-----4--4------|| A|-4--4-----4--4----||--(2)-----------(2)--4--4-----4--4------|| E|-2--2-----2--2----||--(0)-----------(0)--2--2-----2--2------||
(Lead over Rhythm transcribed for guitar...4x w/Rhythm A and 4x w/Rhythm B)
|------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------- |------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------- |-Z----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------- |----12--11--10--9-|-------12--------|------------------------------------- |------------------|10--9------------|------------------------------------- |------------------|-----------10-(9)|-------------------------------------
Rhythm B 8x
G||-------------|-----------------||----------------------------------3- D||-(2)---------|(2)--4-----4----x||--2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-|-2-5-4-3-2-4-5-3- A||-(2)---------|(2)--4-----4-----||--2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-|-2-5-4-3-2-4-5-1- E||-(0)---------|(0)--2--x--2--x--||--0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-|-0-3-2-1-0-2-3---
4x Rhythm C
G||------------|-----------|-||------------|----------|------------|----Z-- D||(2)---------|(2)--------|-||-(2)--------|(2)-------|(5)---------|-5----- A||(2)---------|(2)--------|-||-(2)--------|(2)-------|(5)---------|-5----- E||(0)---------|(0)--------|-||-(0)--------|(0)-------|(3)---------|-3-----
2x
G||---Z---Z--|----------------------|----------|-------------|| D||----------|(2)---------|(2)------|(5)-------|(10)--(7)----|| A||----------|(2)---------|(2)------|(5)-------|(10)--(7)----|| E||----------|(0)---------|(0)------|(3)-------|(-8)--(5)----||
Rhythm D
D||--2------5--2------7---|--2------5--8--4--|-2------5--2------7-| A||--2------5--2------7---|--2------5--8--4--|-2------5--2------7-| E||--0-0-0--3--0-0-0--5---|--0-0-0--3--6--2--|-0-0-0--3--0-0-0--5-|
2x Rhythm C 2x Rhythm D 2x
G||--------3------||------------------|-------------||---------|--------| D||-2------3-4-3--||------------------|-------------||-(2)-----|(2)-----| A||-2------1-4-3--||------------------|-------------||-(2)-----|(2)-----| E||-0-0-0----2-1--||------------------|-------------||-(0)-----|(0)-----| D||(2)-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|(2)--------|(9)-------|| A||(2)-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|(2)--------|(9)-------|| E||(0)-------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|(0)--------|(7)-------||
Rhythm C 2x Rhythm D 2x (slower..till fade)
D||----------------|------------||--2--4-4--2--4-4-5-5--||-------------------- A||----------------|------------||--2--4-4--2--4-4-5-5--||-------------------- E||----------------|------------||--0--2-2--0--2-2-3-3--||--------------------
I'm not sure if the notation is absolutely correct -- I wrote this down
a while ago. Z = rests. Parentheses around chords signify half/whole note
notation...
----------------------------- MetallicA ----------------------------------
Fade To Black
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Transcribed by Carl Culpepper
Keyed in by A.J.Harsley
Notes by AJH:
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I've tried to include as much information below as is given in the
original tablature. It might make it more difficult to understand but it's all
there if you want it. At the top of each section of tab is the chord for the
bar (bar lines included). I haven't included note lengths or rests. You'll have
to listen to the actual song and work them out for yourself. The bar lines
should give you an idea towards timing. The song's in 4/4 time, 116 bpm.
All tab markings are at the top of the tab. Markings used:
P - pull off.
H - hammer on.
T - tap - fret at note shown, tap at note in brackets.
.---. - sustained note.
sl - slide.
vibrato - vibrate string. (or use tremolo).
)\ - bend and release
/ \
) - string bend (usually full - f)
[/]// - repeat previous beat (used for 1/16 notes)
'/, - repeat previous measure (bar)
x - rake - drag pick across strings shown from low to high
Bm(flat 6) Bm/A Bm(flat 6) A/C#
Rhy. Fig 1 (acoustic guitar) end Rhy Fig 1
e |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G |-----0----------|----0----------|----0----------|----2----------| D |---4---4---4---4|--4---4---4---4|--4---4---4---4|--2---2---2---2| A |-2-------2---5--|0-------0---5--|2-------2---5--|4-------4---0--| E |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
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| Elec Gtr. w/flanger or chorus |
e |----------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------7| G |-------------------------------------------------------------7--| D |----------------------------------------------------------/9----| A |----------------------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
w/Rhy Fig 1 (4 times)
Bm(flat 6) Bm/A Bm(flat 6)
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sl .---. ' P P sl H P `
e |-----------------|---------------|------------------------------| B |---7--8/10--8--10|-12--10--8--10-|(10)--12--10--8\7--8--7-----7-| G |-----------------|---------------|-------------------------9----| D |-9---------------|---------------|------------------------------| A |-----------------|---------------|------------------------------| E |-----------------|---------------|------------------------------|
A/C# Bm(flat 6) Bm/A Bm(flat 6) A/C#
H .---. sl P sl vibrato
e |---------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|-----------| B |-7--8--7-----7-------|-------------|---------8|-7------------8/|10^^^^^^^^-| G |----------9-----9--7-|-----------7\|6--7--6---|----------------|-----------| D |---------------------|7--9--(9)\---|----------|----------------|-----------| A |---------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|-----------| E |---------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|-----------|
Bm(flat 6) full )\[Bm/A]
P / \ vibrato
e |-----14-|19--14----------15--14-----------------------------|--------------| B |-16-----|--------15--------------15------17--15--14---------|--------------| G |--------|------------16--------------14--------------16--14-|(14)^^^^^^^^--| D |--------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------| A |--------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------| E |--------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------|
Bm(flat 6) A/C#
H vibrato H H P H
e |----------------------------|---------------------------------------|------| B |----------------------------|--------14--15--14--15--14------14--15-|14----| G |-14--16---------------------|14--16----------------------16---------|------| D |---------14^^^^^^^^--14--16-|---------------------------------------|------| A |----------------------------|---------------------------------------|------| E |----------------------------|---------------------------------------|------|
Bm(flat 6_ Bm/A
vibrato
e |-19--17---15---15---17-|14------------------14--15-|14----------14--15-----| B |-----------------------|----15---------------------|----15-----------------| G |-----------------------|--------16^^^^^^^^---------|--------14-------------| D |-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| A |-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| E |-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Bm(flat 6) A/C# F6 E/G# E/B
e |-14------17--15-|14---|---------------|---------------|------------12--13--| B |-----16---------|-----|---------------|---------------|12--13--15----------| G |----------------|-----|---------------|--------12--14-|--------------------| D |----------------|-----|------------12-|14--15---------|--------------------| A |----------------|-----|12--14--15-----|---------------|--------------------| E |----------------|-----|---------------|---------------|--------------------|
H P
e |-15--13--15--13-----|| B |-----------------15-|| G |--------------------|| D |--------------------|| A |--------------------|| E |--------------------||
( Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/metallica/ride_the_lightning_tab_ver_7.html )
Am C G
H T T T
e| -17------------------------|-------------------------|---------------12----| B|.------------------0--1-----|-------------------------|3(15)----------------| G| -2-------------------------|-0-----------------4(16)-|---------------------| D|.---------------------------|----------------5(17)----|---------------------| A| ---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| E| ---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
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| Rhy. Fig. 2 |
| H H H |
e| -------------0-------------|-----------0-------------|-----------3-----3--3| B|.-0--1--------------------1-|(1)--1-----------------0-|(0)--3---------------| G| -2-----2-----------0--2----|-0---------------0--2----|-0---------------2--0| D|.-2--------2-----2----------|-2------2-----2----------|--------0-----0------| A| -0-------------------------|-3-----------------------|---------------------| E| ---------------------------|-------------------------|-3-------------------|
[Em] [Am] [C] T T
e |-10----------------|----------------------------|--------------------------| B |--8----------------|--------------------------1-|--------------------------| G |--9----------------|-2--------------------------|-0------------------4(16)-| D |-------------------|----------------------------|-----------------5(17)----| A |-------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------| E |-------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
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| sl H H H |
e |-------------------|-------------0--------------|-----------0--------------| B |----------0--(1)/3-|-0--1---------------------1-|(1)--1-----------------0--| G |-0--------0--(2)/4-|-2-----2------------0--2----|-0---------------0--2-----| D |----2--------------|-2--------2-----2-----------|-2------2-----2-----------| A |-------2-----------|-0--------------------------|-3------------------------| E |-0-----------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
[G] T T [Em] T
e |---------------------------|-3(15)------------------ || B |-3(15)----------------5(17)|------------------------.|| G |---------------------------|------------------------ || D |---------------------------|------------------------.|| A |---------------------------|------------------------ || E |---------------------------|------------------------ ||
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| H P sl |
e |------------3--------------|-0---------------------- || B |-(0)--3--------------------|-0-----------0--(1)/3---.|| G |--0---------------0-2-0--0-|-0-----------0--(2)/4--- || D |---------0-----0-----------|-2-----2----------------.|| A |---------------------------|----------2------------- || E |--3------------------------|----0------------------- ||
FILL 2 FILL 3
e |------------3----------| |-------| B |-(0)--3-----------3----| |-------| G |--0------------------2-| |-0-----| D |---------0-----0-------| |-------| A |-----------------------| |-------| E |--3--------------------| |-3-----|
1st,2nd verses
w/Rhy. Fig. 2
[Am] [C] [G] [Em]
1. Life it seems will fade away, drifting further every day.
2. Things not what they used to be, missing one inside of me.
[Am] [C] [G] [Em]
1. Getting lost within myself, nothing matters, no one else.
2. Deathly lost, this can't be real, cannot stand this hell I feel.
W/Rhy. Fig 2 (1st 7 bars only)
[Am] [C] [G] [Em]
1. I have lost the will to live, simply nothing more to give.
2. Emptiness is filling me, to the point of agony.
[Am] [C] [G]
1. There is nothing more for me. Need the end to set__
2. Growing darkness taking dawn, I was me, but now__
w/Fill 3
|[E+5] [A] [C]
1.|__me free
2.|__ he's gone____________.
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e |------------------------|| ---------------------|----------------------| B |-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-||.-0--2--2-------------|-5--5--5--------------| G |-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|| -2--2--2-------------|-5--5--5--------------| D |-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-||.-2--2--2-------------|-5--5--5--------------| A |------------------------|| -0--0--0-----------5-|-3--3--3-----------5--| E |-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|| ----------0--0--3----|----------0--0--3-----|
[A] [D5] [E] [(C5] [A] [C]
[G/B)]
e |------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------| B |-2--2--2----|-9--9--9-------------|-0--2--2-------------|-5--5--5----------| G |-2--2--2--7-|-9--9--9-------------|-2--2--2-------------|-5--5--5----------| D |-2--2--2--7-|-9--9--9--------5--5-|-2--2--2-------------|-5--5--5----------| A |-0--0--0--5-|-7--7--7--------3--2-|-0--0--0-----------5-|-3--3--3---------5| E |------------|----------0--0-------|----------0--0--3----|---------0--0--3--|
[A] [E]
e |---------------|---- || B |-2--2--2-------|----.|| G |-2--2--2-------|-1-- || D |-2--2--2-------|-2--.|| A |-0--0--0--5--4-|-2-- || E |----------4--2-|-0-- ||
Interlude
w/Rhy. Fig. 2
[Am] [C] sl [G] sl
e |------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| Gtr 1 B |-10^^^^^^--10--12-|-13^^^^^^--13/15--13--12-|-----------------| Gtr 2 G |--9^^^^^^---9--11-|-12^^^^^^--12/14--12--11-|-12^^^^^^--12/14-| D |------------------|-------------------------|-12^^^^^^--12/14-| A |------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| E |------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
Em Am C full )\
sl sl sl / \
e |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| B |----------------------|------------------12-|-13^^^^^^--15------13----| G |-9^^^^^^--9/11--11/12-|-12/14^^^^^^--14--11-|-12^^^^^^--14------12----| D |-9^^^^^^--9/11--11/12-|-12/14^^^^^^--14-----|-------------------------| A |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| E |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
full (Gtr I + II)
G ) ) ) )\
/ / / / \
e |----------------|----------------------| B |-15--15--15--15-|-(15)^^^^^^-----------| G |-14--14--14--14-|-(14)^^^^^^-----------| D |----------------|----------------------| A |----------------|----------------------| E |----------------|----------------------|
Rhy. Fig. 3
Faster 144 bpm
[D5] sl[E5] [D5] [E5] s[G5]l[F#5] [D5]
e |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------| B |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------| G |-7/9--9--9-|-7--9--9/12--11-|-7--7--7-------------------------------------4| D |-7/9--9--9-|-7--9--9/12--11-|-7--7--7--9--9--9--7--7--7--5--5--5--4--4--4--| A |-5/7--7--7-|-5--7--7/10---9-|-5--5--5--------------------------------------| E |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
[D5] sl[E5] [D5] [E5] s[G5]l[F#5] [D5]
e |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------| B |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------| G |-7/9--9--9-|-7--9--9/12--11-|-7--7--7--------------------------------------| D |-7/9--9--9-|-7--9--9/12--11-|-7--7--7--9--9--9--7--7--7--5--5--5--4--4--4-5| A |-5/7--7--7-|-5--7--7/10---9-|-5--5--5--------------------------------------| E |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
Bridge
w/Rhy. Fig. 3
[D5] [E5] [D5] [E5] [G5] [F#5] [D5]
1. No one but me can save myself but it's too late
2. Yesterday seems as though it never existed
[D5] [E5] [D5] [E5] [G5] [F#5] [D5]
1. Now I can't think, think why I should even try.
2. Death greats me warm, now I will just say goodbye.
w/Rhy. Fig. 3
[D5] s[E5]l [D5] s[E5]l[G5] [F#5] [D5]
e |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------------| Gtr I B |-7/8--9--8^^^^^^-|-7/8--8--12--10^^^^^^-|-7--7-----------12--12-| G |-----------------|----------------------|-------7^^^^^^---------| Gtr II D |-7/9--9--9^^^^^^-|-7/9--9--12--11^^^^^^-|-7--7--7^^^^^^--12--12-| A |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------------| E |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
N.C. (no chord) D5 E5 D5 E5 G5 F#5
sl sl
e |-------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------| B |-12--10--10--10--8--8--8--7--7--7----|-7/8--8--8^^^^^^-|-7/8--8--12--10^^^^| G |-------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------| D |-12--11--11--11--9--9--9--7--7--7--9-|-7/9--9--9^^^^^^-|-7/9--9--12--10^^^^| A |-------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------| E |-------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D5 N.C.
e |------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| B |-------------------7--7-|-7----5--5--5----3--3--3----2--2--2----3-|| Gtr I G |-11--11--11^^^^^^--7--7-|-7----6--6--6----4--4--4----2--2--2----4-|| Gtr II D |--7---7---8^^^^^^-------|-----------------------------------------|| Gtr II A |--9---9---9^^^^^^-------|-----------------------------------------|| E |------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
N.C. E5 N.C. G5 F#5 N.C. D
e | ------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------| B |.------------------|--------------------|-------------7--------------------| G | -------------9--9-|-------------12--11-|-------------7--------------------| D |.-------------9--9-|-------------12--11-|-------------7--------------------| A | -------------7--7-|-------------10---9-|-------------5--9--9--9--7--7--7--| E | -0--0--0--0-------|-0--0--0--0---------|-0--0--0--0-----------------------| e |----------------------------------- || B |-----------------------------------.|| G |--------------------------------4-- || D |-9--7--7--7--5--5--5--4--4--4--(5)-.|| A |----------------------------------- || E |----------------------------------- ||
Rhy. Fig. 4
Two Gtrs. Gtr II to left of !
Riff A Gtr I A5
sl sl
e |--------------|--------------------------|------------|--------------------| B |--------------|--------------------------|------------|--------------------| G |--------------|--------------------------|------------|--------------------| D |------/4--2!5-|-(2/5)--4--2--------------|----/4--2!5-|-(2!5)--4--2--------| A |-2!5----------|--------5--4--2!5--4------|-4----------|--------5--4--2/5---| E |--------------|-------------------5--2!5-|-5----------|--------------------|
[G5] sl [A5] sl
e |--------|------------|--------------------------|------------| B |--------|------------|--------------------------|------------| G |--------|------------|--------------------------|------------| D |--------|----/4--2!5-|-(2!5)--4--2--------------|----/4--2!5-| A |-4------|-2----------|--------5--4--2!5--4------|-4----------| E |-5--2/5-|-3----------|-------------------5--2!5-|-5----------|
w/Rhy. Fig. 4 & Riff A (till fade)
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