Hit the Lights Metallica
Hit The Lights
As recorded by Metallica
From the 1983 KILL 'EM ALL
Gtr. I (EADGBe)-James Hefield
Gtr. II (EADGBe)-Kirk Hammett
Intro
Fade In
Q=144
[4/4] Gtr I[2/4] [4/4]
TP TP
W Q Q Q Q Q Q W W +W W
|----------|-------------|-------|----------|----------|------------|-------|| |----------|-------------|-------|----------|----------|------------|-------|| |----------|-------------|-------|----------|----------|------------|-------|| |-2--------|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--|-2--------|----------|------------|-------|| |-2--------|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--|-2--------|-4--------|-(4)--------|-x\----|| |-0--------|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--|-0--------|-2--------|-(2)--------|-x\----||
Faster Q=160
PM------| PM--------|
E S S S S S S E S S +E E E S S S S S S S S S S +S S E
|---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------5-7-7-(7)-0-|-5-----------------------------| |-5-------------5-7-7-(7)-0-|-5-------------7p5---5-(5)-----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-----7-------6-7-| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| PM--------|
E S S S S S S E S S +E S S
|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |---------------5-7-7-(7)-0-0-| |-5-------------5-7-7-(7)-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------| |-----------------------------|
Gtr II
W
~~~~
E S S S S S S S S S S +Q
|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-5-------------------7b9==(7)r--| |-5------------------------------| |---0-0-0-0-0-0-6h7--------------| |--------------------------------|
[A5]Q Q H Q Q H
| |
[/] [/]
PM------| PM--------|
E S S S S S S E S S +E E E S S S S S S S S S S +S S E
|---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------5-7-7-(7)-0-|-5-----------------------------| |-5-------------5-7-7-(7)-0-|-5-------------7p5---5-(5)-----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-----7-------6-7-| |---------------------------|-------------------------------|
Q Q H
|
[/]
PM--------|
E S S S S S S E S S +E S S
|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |---------------5-7-7-(7)-0-0-| |-5-------------5-7-7-(7)-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------| |-----------------------------|
Q Q H W
|
[/] Gtrs I, II
PM------|
E S S S S S S E. S Q E S S S S S S E S S +E S S
|------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-5-------------------------|---------------5-7-7-(7)-0-0-| |-5----------------------|-5-------------5-7-7-(7)-0-0-| |---0-0-0-0-0---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-Rhy Fig 1
PM--------| PM--------|
E S S S S S S S S S S +S S E E S S S S S S E S S +E S S
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------5-7-7-(7)-0-0-| |-5-------------7p5---5-(5)-----|-5-------------5-7-7-(7)-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----7-------6-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| PM--------|
E S S S S S S S S S S +S S E
|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|| |-5------------------------------|| |-5-------------7p5---5-(5)------|| |---0-0-0-0-0-0-----7-------6-7--|| |--------------------------------||
end Rhy Fig 1-|
Verses
$
Gtrs I, II
E Q. E Q. E Q. E. S +E E
||----------------|-------------------| ||o---------------|-------------------| ||--7-7-----------|-7-7---------------| ||--7-7----5-5----|-7-7---------------| ||o-5-5----5-5----|-5-5----3--2-(2)---| ||---------3-3----|-----------------3-|
|-Rhy Fig 2 end Rhy Fig 2-|
Rhy Fig 1
Rhy Fig 2
Rhy Fi g 1 (1st 2 bars)
7/8
|-3-| |-3-|
E Q. +H Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q S S E Q S S E Q E. S +E
|---------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---9----(9)----|-------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---9----(9)----|-------------|-2---2----2---2--|---2---2--5--------| |---7----(7)----|-------3-2---|-0---0----0---0--|---0---0--3--5-(5)-| |-0-------------|-3-2-3-----3-|--------3--------|-3-----------3-(3)-|
4/4 7/8 4/4
E E Q S S E Q S S E Q E. S +E E E Q S S E Q
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-2---2----2---2--|---2---2--5--------|-2---2----2---2--| |-0---0----0---0--|---0---0--3--5-(5)-|-0---0----0---0--| |--------3--------|-3-----------3-(3)-|--------3--------|
1.
To Coda
7/8 4/4
S S E Q E. S +E E E Q S S E Q W
|-------------------|-----------------|------|| |-------------------|-----------------|------|| |-------------------|-----------------|------|| |---2---2--5--------|-2---2----2---2--|------|| |---0---0--3--5-(5)-|-0---0----0---0--|------|| |-3-----------3-(3)-|--------3--------|------||
Interlude
w/Rhy Gig 1
Gtr III
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------17----------------------------17-------20p=17-------| |----------20p17-------17-20p17----------20p17--------20-17-| |-19b21----------19b21----------19b21-----------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------20p17--------------------------------| |-------17-20p17-------20-17s16-17-20p17--------------| |-19b21----------------------------------19--17----17-| |-----------------------------------------------19----| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|----------------------------------------------20b22------| |-------17-20p17-------17-20p17-------17-20p17------------| |-19b21----------19b21----------19b21---------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-20p17-17-17-20p17---------------------------------|| |-------------------20-17-------17-20p17-----------o|| |-------------------------19b21----------19b22------|| |---------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------------------------||
2.
W W
|------------------|------|| |------------------|------|| |------------------|------|| |------------------|------|| |------------------|------|| |------------------|------||
|
| E E Q S S E Q W
|------------------|------|| |------------------|------|| |------------------|------|| |--2---2----2---2--|------|| |--0---0----0---0--|------|| |---------3--------|------||
Interlude 2
w/Rhy Fig 2
|----3-----|
E S S +S S E E E E E E
|-------17--------------17---------17---------17---------17---| |-20b22----20b22==(20)r----20b22------20b22--------20b22------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-----3------|
S S E E E E E S S +S S S S
|-------17---------17-----------17-----------17--------------17-------17--| |----------20b22--------20b22--------20b22----------------------20b22-----| |-19b21-----------------------------------------19b21==(19)r--------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-20p17----17-20p17--------------------------------| |-------20----------20-17-17-17-20p17-19-----------| |-------------------------------------19--17----17-| |--------------------------------------------19----| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| PM--------------------|
S S S S S S S S E E Q D.S. al Coda
|------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------|| |-19b19.5-17-------------------------------------|| |------------19-17----17-19-17-------------------|| |------------------19----------19---17---15------|| |------------------------------------------------||
&
7/8 4/4
Gtrs I, II
E E Q S S E Q S S E Q E. S +E H H
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------|| |-----------------|-------------------|------4----|| |-2---2----2---2--|---2---2--5--------|-2----5----|| |-0---0----0---0--|---0---0--3--5-(5)-|-0----5----|| |--------3--------|-3-----------3-(3)-|------3----||
[4/4] E S S +S S E S E S Q E S S +S S E S E S Q
||-------------------------|------------------------| ||o------------------------|------------------------| ||----------------------5--|---------------------7--| ||--7---7-(7)---7---7---5--|-7---7-(7)---7---7---7--| ||o-0---0-(0)---0---0------|-0---0-(0)---0---0------| ||-------------------------|------------------------|
7/8
E S S +S S E S E S Q E. S +E E E E E 4x
|------------------------|-------------------|| |------------------------|------------------o|| |---------------------5--|-------------------|| |-7---7-(7)---7---7---5--|-7--5-(5)----------|| |-0---0-(0)---0---0------|----------7-6-5---o|| |------------------------|----------------8--||
|-Riff A ---|
Guitar Solo
[4/4] Gtr III
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------7------------7------------------------------| |--------10p7---------10p7------7-10p7------7-10p7-| |-9b11---------9b11--------9b11--------9b11--------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| E S S +S S E S E S Q
|--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------7-----------| |-9---------9-(9)------9--------9------7-----------| |-9---------9-(9)------9--------9------5-----------| |-7---------7-(7)------7--------7------------------|
|-Rhy Fig 3
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------| |------7-10p7-------7-10p7------7-10p7------7-10p7-| |-9b11---------9b11--------9b11--------9b11--------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S +S S E S E S Q
|--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------9-----------| |-9---------9-(9)------9--------9------9-----------| |-9---------9-(9)------9--------9------7-----------| |-7---------7-(7)------7--------7------------------|
7/8
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q +E +E E E E
|-10p7-9p7-----7-9p7-10p7-9p7---7-10p7-|--------------------/7-7--7-| |-----------9-----------------9--------|-10b12====(10)r(10)---------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| E S S +S S E S E S Q E. S +E E E E E
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------7--------|----------------------------| |--9-----9-(9)---9------9-----7--------|--9-----7--(7)--------------| |--9-----9-(9)---9------9-----5--------|-----------------9---8-7----| |--7-----7-(7)---7------7--------------|-------------------------10-|
end Rhy Fig 3-|-Riff B end Riff B-|
w[4/4]/Rhy Fig 3
|------5-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-7-10p7-----7--10p==7----------------------------| |--------10--------------10-7-7-7-10-7------------| |--------------------------------------9-7-7-7----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-9p7---------------------------|-------------------------------7---| |-----9-7-----7-9-7-------------|---------------7-7-9p7-7-7-7-9---9-| |----------9--------9-7-5---5---|-----5----7s=9---------------------| |-----------------------------7-|-5h7-------------------------------|
7/8
w/Riff B
E. S +S E. E E E
|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------19---| |-9b11-9b11==(9)r-9b11---9b12\-/21b23------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
w[4/4]/Rhy Fig 3
+S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------------| |-(19)---------19-------19-------19-22-19----19-22p19-24p19-| |------21b23------21b23----21b23----------21----------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------| |-22-19----19-22p=19-24p19-22-19----19-22p19-24p19-| |-------21-----------------------21----------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------| |-22-19----19-22p=19-------------17----------------| |-------21-----------21-18s16-18----18-16-14-14-14-| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
7/8
w/Riff B
~~~~~
E. S +E E E E S S
|--------------------------------------------| |-17----17-----(17)--17----17----17----17-14-| |-16b18-16b18==(16)r-16b18-16b18-16b18-16-14-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|
w[4/4]/Rhy Fig 3
|----3-----|
Q +E. +S Q S +S S S S
|-22b24======(22)r====(22)-22b23-----21b22r(21)p19----19-| |--------------------------------------------------22----| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-22p19----------------------------------------------| |-------22-19-------19-22p19-------------------------| |-------------21b23----------21-19----19-21p19-------| |----------------------------------21----------21-19-| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| PM-------------------|
|--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
|-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |----19-21p19-----------------------------19-21-| |-21----------21--19-17-17-19-17-16-17s21-------| |-----------------------------------------------|
7/8
w/Riff B
|--3--|
a E. S +E E +E E S S S
|------------------------------------19----14p12-| |------------------------------------------------| |-19h21b23-21b23==(21)r-21b23==(21)r-------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|
w[4/4]/Rhy Fig 3
T T T T T T
|-------6-------| |--------6--------| |--------6---------| |------6------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17p14---17p14p==12-17p=14p==12-17p14p12-17p14p==12-17p14p==12-17p14p12---------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------17p14---| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---3----| |---3---| |--3--|
T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17p14-14-----17p=14p==12------17p14p==12----0-17p14p12----0--| |----------x-0-------------17-0------------17------------17----| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--| |---3----| |3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-17p14p12----0-17p=14p==12----0-17p14------14-17p14-------| |----------17---------------17-----------17----------17-14-| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|
7/8
w/Riff B
S S E E E Q +S +S
|----------------------------------------------| |-----14-17---17b19-17b19-17b19====(17)r(17)\--| |-16-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|
w[4/4]/Rhy Fig 3
~
|-3-|
E E +Q S E. +E S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |---9b10====(9)r------------------------|------7-10p7-----7-10p7-------------9/-| |---9b11====(9)r-----7----------7-9b12==|=(9)r---------9---------9-7-9p7---7----| |----------------------9----(9)---------|--------------------------------9------| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--3--|
S S S S S T T T S S S S S S S S S S
|-------14--------14h17p14-----------------------------------| |-12s14----17p14-----------17-14-------14-17p14--------------| |--------------------------------16b18----------16-14-14-14--| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------|
7/8
w/Riff B
E. S +E E +E S +S E
|-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-16b18-16b18==(16)r-16b18==(16)r-16b18r(16)-14-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|
w[4/4]/Rhy Fig 3
~~~~~
|----3-----|
Q +E. +S Q S +S S S S
|-22b24======(22)r====(22)-22b23-----21b22r(21)p19-19-19-| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-22p19----------------------------------------------| |-------22-19-------19-22p19-------------------------| |-------------21b22----------21-19-19-19-21p19-------| |----------------------------------------------21-19-| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| PM-------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |----19-21p19--------------------------------19-21--| |-21----------21--19-17-17-19-17-16-17-19s21--------| |---------------------------------------------------|
7/8
w/Riff B
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-19--19-21p19-19--19-21p19-21-19----19s20----| |---------------------------------21-18s19-21-| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|
w[4/4]/Rhy Fig 3
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------| |-15-15-12----/13--16-13-14-17p14----15-18p15----16-| |----------13---------------------15----------16----| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
~~
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|--------------------------------------------13-| |-19p16----17-20p=17----18-21p18----18-21-15----| |-------17-----------18----------18-------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|
7/8
|-w/Riff B ~~~~~~~~~~~~
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S +E E +Q +E
|-17p14----15-19p=16----16-20p17----18-21p18----19-|-22b24-22b24==(22)r-22b24==(22)r==(22)\---|| |-------16-----------18----------20----------20----|------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------||
[4/4] |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------| |---17-17-20p17-19p=17-x-17-22p17-20p17----17s16-17-| |---------------------------------------20----------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S +S S E S E S Q
|---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------5----------| |-7-----------7-(7)----7--------7--------5----------| |-7-----------7-(7)----7--------7--------3----------| |-5-----------5-(5)----5--------5-------------------|
|-Rhy Fig 4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------| |-22p17-20p17-19p=17----17-22p17-20p17-19p17-17-17--| |--------------------20-----------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S +S S E S E S Q
|---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------7-----------| |--7--------7-(7)-----7--------7--------7-----------| |--7--------7-(7)-----7--------7--------5-----------| |--5--------5-(5)-----5--------5--------------------|
7/8
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H Q.
|--------------------------------------------------|-20b22---------20b20.5-----| |-22p17-20p17-19p=17----17-22p17-20p17-19p17-17-17-|---------------------------| |--------------------20----------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| E S S +S S E S E S Q E. S +E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------------5----------|---------------------------| |--7--------7-(7)-----7--------7--------5----------|--7----5-(5)---------------| |--7--------7-(7)-----7--------7--------3----------|-------------7--6------5---| |--5--------5-(5)-----5--------5-------------------|-------------------------8-|
end Rhy Fig 4-|
w[4/4]/Rhy Fig 4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-20p17-17-17-20p=17-------------------------------| |--------------------20-17-17-17-20p17-------------| |--------------------------------------19-17----19-| |--------------------------------------------19----| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |---3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-17-17-17h19p==17--------------------------------------| |------------------19--17----17-19p17-------------------| |-------------------------19----------19-17-15----------| |----------------------------------------------17-17b18-|
S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------17-| |----------------------------------------17-19----| |-------------------17-17-19p17----17-19----------| |-------15-17s19----------------19----------------| |-15-17-------------------------------------------|
7/8
w/Riff a x3
|--3---| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S S S
|------------------------20p17-------------------------| |-20--17s16-20p17-20p=17-------20-17-17-17-20-17s16-17-| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |--3--| |---3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-20p17----------------------------------------17-20p17-| |-------19-17-17---17-19--17----17-19-17-19b21----------| |----------------------------19-------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |--3--| |---3---|
S S S S S S S T T S S S S S S S S
|-20p17--------------------------------------------------| |-------20-17-17---17-20p=17-17--------------------------| |-------------------------------19-17-17-17-19p17-17-17--| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|
H.=H
[4/4] Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-20-----20-----20-----20-----|-20-----20-------------------| |-19b21--19b21--19b21--19b21--|-19b21--19b21--19b21--19b21--| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |--7--------------------------|-(7)-------------------------| |--7--------------------------|-(7)-------------------------| |--5--------------------------|-(5)-------------------------|
Q=160
W W Q q H
|--------------|------------|--------------------*| |-20-----------|------------|-20-----20----------*| |-19b21--------|------------|-19b21--19b21-------*| |--------------|------------|--------------------*| |--------------|------------|--------------------*| |--------------|------------|--------------------*|
|
| +W +W Q Q H
|--------------|------------|--------------------*| |--------------|------------|--------------------*| |--------------|------------|--------------------*| |-(7)----------|-(7)--------|--7------7----------*| |-(7)----------|-(7)--------|--7------7----------*| |-(5)----------|-(5)--------|--5------5----------*|
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