Fade to Black by Metallica
off the best record ever....Ride the Lightning
uh....hi, when i seen this tab on here there were a few parts that i thought needed changed, um its mostly in the chorus and in the intro but this is the way i learned them and they sound right to me, so if this is wrong...send me some death threats or something i dont care....if you have any question or corrections or just wanna thank me for correcting it send mail to drewatkinson@hotmail.com thank you and enjoy :)
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.
)\ - bend and release
/ \
) - string bend
/
// - repeat previous beat (used for 1/16 notes)
'/, - repeat previous measure
x - rake strings
P.M.----I palm mute notes til the ----I ends
Bm(flat 6) Bm/A Bm(flat 6) A/C#
Rhy. Fig 1 (acoustic guitar) end Rhy Fig 1e |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|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 |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Electric Guitar w/dis.
w/Rhy Fig 1 (4 times)
.--------------. 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 |-7----------------|---------------|-------------------------9----|D |9---9-------------|---------------|------------------------------|A |------------------|---------------|------------------------------|E |------------------|---------------|------------------------------|
H .---. sl P sl vibratoe |---------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|-----------|B |-7--8--7-----7-------|-------------|---------8|-7------------8/|10^^^^^^^^-|G |----------9-----9--7-|-----------7\|6--7--6---|----------------|-----------|D |---------------------|7--9--(9)\---|----------|----------------|-----------|A |---------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|-----------|E |---------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|-----------|
This part here Is REALLY fast.... full )\ P / \ vibratoe |-----14-|19--14----------15--14-----------------------------|--------------|B |-16-----|--------15--------------15------17--15--14---------|--------------|G |--------|------------16--------------14--------------16--14-|(14)^^^^^^^^--|D |--------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------|A |--------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------|E |--------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------|
H vibrato H H P He |----------------------------|---------------------------------------|------|B |----------------------------|--------14--15--14--15--14------14--15-|14----|G |-14--16---------------------|14--16----------------------16---------|------|D |---------14^^^^^^^^--14--16-|---------------------------------------|------|A |----------------------------|---------------------------------------|------|E |----------------------------|---------------------------------------|------|
vibratoe |-19--17---15---15---17-|14------------------14--15-|14----------14--15-----|B |-----------------------|----15---------------------|----15-----------------|G |-----------------------|--------16^^^^^^^^---------|--------14-------------|D |-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|A |-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|E |-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
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 Pe |-15--13--15--13-----||B |-----------------15-||G |--------------------||D |--------------------||A |--------------------||E |--------------------||
Am C G H T T Te| -17------------------------|-------------------------|---------------12----|B|.------------------0--1-----|-------------------------|3(15)----------------|G| -2-------------------------|-0-----------------4(16)-|---------------------|D|.---------------------------|----------------5(17)----|---------------------|A| ---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|E| ---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
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 Te |-10----------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|B |--8----------------|--------------------------1-|--------------------------|G |--9----------------|-2--------------------------|-0------------------4(16)-|D |-------------------|----------------------------|-----------------5(17)----|A |-------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|E |-------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
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 Em T T Te |---------------------------|-3(15)------------------ ||B |-3(15)----------------5(17)|------------------------.||G |---------------------------|------------------------ ||D |---------------------------|------------------------.||A |---------------------------|------------------------ ||E |---------------------------|------------------------ ||
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 3e |------------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
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1.|__me free2.|__ he's gone..... | P.M.-----I P.M.------Ie |------------------------|| --------------------|---------------------|B |-5--5--5--5--5--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--0--2--3--5-|-3--3-3--0--2--3--5--|E |-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|| --------------------|---------------------|
P.M.-------I P.M.-------Ie |------------|--------------|---------------------|-------------------|B |------------|--------------|---------------------|-------------------|G |-2--2-2---7-|-9--9-9-9-----|-2--2--2-------------|-5--5--5-----------|D |-2--2-2---7-|-9--9-9-9-----|-2--2--2-------------|-5--5--5-----------|A |-0--0-0---5-|-7--7-7-7-----|-0--0--0--0--2--3--5-|-3--3--3-0--2--3--5|E |------------|--------------|---------------------|-------------------|
e |------------------- || B |-------------------.||G |-2--2--2---7--5--4--||D |-2--2--2---7--5--4-.||A |-0--0--0---5--3--2- ||E |------------------- ||
Interlude (can easily be played by one guitar) w/Rhy. Fig. 2 Am C G sl 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 E5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 D5 sl sle |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|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 E5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 D5 sl sle |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|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 E5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 D5 sl sl 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 sle |-------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|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 sle |--------------|--------------------------|------------|--------------------|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 A5 sl sle |--------|------------|--------------------------|------------|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) B5 ) ) ) ) <- all full lead gtr. sl / / / /e |----------------------||-------|-------------------------------|-----------|B |----------------------||-------|-------------------------------|-----------|G |----------------------||-------|-----------------7--9--9--9--9-|-----------|D |-(2!5)--7--5--4--2--4-||-------|----------/9--9----------------|-----------|A |--------5--4--2-------||-------|-------------------------------|-----------|E |-----------------5--2-||-------|-------------------------------|-----------|
)\ full G5 / \ P H H P H He |----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------|B |--------------------------7-|-7--8--7--8--7-----7--8--7----|-7--8--7----10-|G |-(9)--9--(9)--7--9--9--9----|----------------7-----------7-|----------7----|D |----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------|A |----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------|E |----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------|
B5 sl He |-----------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B |-10--8--10/|12--10--8--8--10--8--7-|-8--10-----8-------|-------------------|G |-----------|-----------------------|--------9-----9--7-|-------------7--9--|D |-----------|-----------------------|-------------------|-7--9--9--9--------|A |-----------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|E |-----------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A5 )\ full ) f ) f ) f ) f / \ / P / P / P / Pe |-----------------------------|----7----------7---------7-------------------|B |-----------------------------|------10-7-------10-7------10-7-----7--10-7--|G |-9--(9)--7--9--7--7-----7--9-|-9----------9----------9---------9-----------|D |---------------------9-------|---------------------------------------------|A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
)f )f )f )f / P / P / P / P P Pe |-----------------7-----------7-----------7-|-10-7------7--10-7--10-7-------|B |----7--10--7--------10-7--------10-7-------|-------10-----------------10---|G |-9------------9-----------9-----------9----|-------------------------------|D |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|A |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|E |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
P P P P P P Pe |-7--10-7--10-7------7-|-10-7------7--10-7--10-7------7--10-7--10-7------7--|B |----------------10----|-------10-----------------10-----------------10-----|G |----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|D |----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|A |----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|E |----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
)f )f / /e |-10--10--10--8--7--8--7-----|-7--------------------------------------------|B |-------------------------10-|----10--8--10--8--7--8--7-----7---------------|G |----------------------------|---------------------------9-----9--7---------|D |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|A |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|E |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B5 A5 P Pe |---------------------|-------7----------------|----------------------------|B |----------8--7-----7-|-8-10----10--8--7-------|----------8--7-----7--------|G |----------------9----|-------------------9--7-|----------------9-----------|D |-7--9--9-------------|------------------------|-7--9--9--------------------|A |---------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|E |---------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
G5
e |--------7--8--7^^^^^^--7--8-|-10--8--7--8--7------7------------------------|B |-8--10----------------------|-----------------10-----10--8--10--8--7-------|G |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|D |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|A |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|E |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A5
e |------------------------------------|--------------------------7-----------|B |-8--7-----7-------------------------|----------------7--8--10-----10--8--7-|G |-------9-----9--7--9--7--6--7--6----|-------6--7--9------------------------|D |----------------------------------9-|-7--9---------------------------------|A |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|E |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
)f )f )f )f P / / / /e |--------------------7--------------------|------------|B |-8--7-----7--8--10-----10--8--7--8--7--9-|------------|G |-------9---------------------------------|-9--9--9--9-|D |-----------------------------------------|------------|A |-----------------------------------------|------------|E |-----------------------------------------|------------|
full 3/4 1/2 1/4 )----------------------............_____ A5 / (gradual release) ----. Pe |------------------------------------------------------|----------10--10--10|B |------------------------------------------------------|-----------7---7---7|G |-9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9---9--7----|-7---------7---7---7|D |----------------------------------------------------9-|----x--x------------|A |------------------------------------------------------|----x--x------------|E |------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
)f )f )f / / / Pe |----------10--10--10-------|-10--10--10---------|--------------------------|B |-----------7---7---7-------|--7---7---7--10--10-|-10^^^^^^--10-7-----7--8--|G |-----------7---7---7-------|--7---7---7---------|-----------------9--------|D |-x--x--x--------------x--x-|--------------------|--------------------------|A |-x--x--x--------------x--x-|--------------------|--------------------------|E |---------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
A5 H Pe |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|B |-7--8--7-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|G |----------9--7-----7^^^^^^-----7-|-9--7-----7------------------------------|D |----------------9-----------9----|-------9-----9--7--9--7-----7------------|A |---------------------------------|-------------------------9-----9--7------|E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B5
sl P P Pe |--------------------------------------|-15--12------12--15--12--14--12-----|B |-----------------------------------12-|---------12----------------------12-|G |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|D |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|A |-9--7--5--7--5-----5--5--5--5--7/-----|------------------------------------|E |----------------7---------------------|------------------------------------|
P P P P Pe |-12--15--12--14--12------12-|-15--12------12--15--12--14--12------12--15---|B |---------------------12-----|---------12----------------------12-----------|G |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|D |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|A |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|E |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A5 P P Pe |-12--14--12------12-|-17--14------14--------------------|------------------|B |-------------12-----|---------15------------------------|--------, -------|G |--------------------|-------------------//----//----//--|-------- / -------|D |--------------------|-----------------------------------|-------- '-------|A |--------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------|E |--------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------|
G5 P P P P Pe |-19--15------15--19--15--17--15------15--19--15--17--15------15-|B |---------17----------------------17----------------------17-----|G |----------------------------------------------------------------|D |----------------------------------------------------------------|A |----------------------------------------------------------------|E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
P P P P Pe |-19--15------15--19--15--17--15------15--19--15--17--15------15-|B |---------17----------------------17----------------------17-----|G |----------------------------------------------------------------|D |----------------------------------------------------------------|A |----------------------------------------------------------------|E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A5 B5 )f )f )f )f P / / / /e |-21--17------17-------------------|---------------|--22--22--22--22--|B |---------19-----------------------|------, ------|------------------|G |------------------//----//----//--|------ / ------|------------------|D |----------------------------------|------ '------|------------------|A |----------------------------------|---------------|------------------|E |----------------------------------|---------------|------------------|
A5 )f )f )f )f )\ f / / / / / \e |-22--22--22--22^^^^^^--22--(22)--19-|-22--20--19--20--19--17--19--17--15---|B |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|G |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|D |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|A |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|E |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G5
e |-17--15--14-|-15--14--12--14--12--10--12--10--9--10--9--7-|-9--7------7----|B |------------|---------------------------------------------|-------10-----10|G |------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------|D |------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------|A |------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------|E |------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------|
)f )---... f )f / / \ /e |----------------------|------------------|---------------------------|B |-8--10--8--7--8--7----|-7-----7--7--7--7-|---------------------7--7--|G |--------------------9-|----9-------------|-9---9--(9)--(9)--9--------|D |----------------------|------------------|-----/---/-----------------|A |----------------------|------------------|-----/---/-----------------|E |----------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
B5 )f )\ f )\ f )\ f )f )f / / \ P / \ P / \ P / /e |-----7---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|B |-10-----10--(10)--7--------------|-10--(10)--7--10--(10)--7--10--10--10--10|G |----------------------//----//---|-----------------------------------------|D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A5 P P P Pe |-10--7----------------------------------------------|----------------------|B |--------10--7------7--10--7-------------------------|----------------------|G |---------------10------------9--7-----7--9--7-----7-|----------------------|D |-----------------------------------9-----------9----|-7--7--9--7-----------|A |----------------------------------------------------|-------------9--8--7--|E |----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
G5 sl sl Pe |--------------------|----------------------------------------------12--15--|B |--------------------|--------------11--12--13--12------12--14--15----------|G |--------------------|-7--9--11/14------------------14----------------------|D |---------------7--9-|------------------------------------------------------|A |-5-----5--7/9-------|------------------------------------------------------|E |----7---------------|------------------------------------------------------|
P P P P Pe |-(15)--12------12--15--12--15--12------12--15--12--15--12------12-|B |-----------15----------------------15----------------------15-----|G |------------------------------------------------------------------|D |------------------------------------------------------------------|A |------------------------------------------------------------------|E |------------------------------------------------------------------|
A5 )f )f )f )f fade out. / / / /e |-----------------------------||B |-15--15--15--15--------------||G |-14--14--14--14--------------|| D |-----------------------------||A |-----------------------------||E |-----------------------------||............yup
