Creeping Death Metallica
Creeping Death As performed by Metallica From "Ride the Lightning" Copyright (c) 1984 Creeping Death Music Words & Music By : James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton, & Kirk Hammett Musical Definitions at the end of file. Typed by : Christopher Sean Forgeron Spread this around all you want. Tempo = Fast Rock = 184 bpm Intro (Ryth Fig 1) (end Ryth Fig 1) &-#---||----------------|---|-----------------|----|| &-----||----------------|---|-----------------|----|| &---4-||o-----------%---|---|-----------%-----|---o|| &---4-||o-----------%-9-|-9-|-----------%-9-7-|-7-o|| &-----||--------------9-|-9-|-------------9-7-|-7--|| &-----||--0-0-0-0-0---7-|-7-|-0-0-0-0-0---7-5-|-5--|| ~~~~~ ~~~~~ w/Ryth Fig 1 (once) (two guitars) ||-------------------|-----------|------------------|----------||---------| ||-------------------|-----------|------------------|----------||---------| ||o-------------%----|-------%-}-|------------------|-----%-}-o||-}-------| ||o-------------%-9--|-9--9--%-}-|-----------%-9--7-|-7-7-%-}-o||-}-------| ||----------------10-|-10-10-----|-----------%-10-9-|-9-9------||---7-5-5-| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0------|-----------|-0-0-0-0-0--------|----------||---5-3-2-| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ (Ryth Fig 3) (end Ryt Fig 3)(Ryth Fig 4) (end Ryth Fig 4) x8 x4 ||------------------|----------------------||-------------|------------------|| ||------------------|----------------------||-------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|---------------------o||o------------|-----------------o|| ||o-----2-----2---2-|-----2---------------o||o------------|-----------------o|| ||------2-----2---2-|-----2---2-3-2-3-2-0--||-----5-----5-|------------------|| ||--0-0---0-0---0---|-0-0---0--------------||-0-0-3-0-0-3-|-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2--|| H P P You then play Ryth Fig 3 four times, and then continue. |---|---|---|---------| |---|---|---|---------| The singing starts. Keep playing Ryth Fig 3 |---|---|---|---4-6---| until the singing stops (16 bars later) then |-2-|-2-|-2-|-2-4-6-4-| start playing Ryth Fig 4 four times. |-2-|-2-|-2-|-2-2-4-4-| |-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-----2-| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus E5 C5 D5 F5 G5 @ ||---|-------------|---|------|---|-------------|---------|---|-------------| ||---|-------------|---|------|---|-------------|---------|---|-------------| ||-9-|-9-------5-7-|-7-|-7/10-|-9-|-9-------5-7-|-/10-12\-|-7-|-7-------5-7-| ||-9-|-9-------5-7-|-7-|-7/10-|-9-|-9-------5-7-|-/10-12\-|-7-|-7-------5-7-| ||-7-|-7-------3-5-|-5-|-5/8--|-7-|-7-------3-5-|-/8--10\-|-5-|-9-------3-5-| ||---|---0-0-0-----|---|------|---|---0-0-0-----|---------|---|---0-0-0-----| ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ w/Ryth Fig 3 (twice) ---|------|---|-------------|---|---------|---|| ---|------|---|-------------|---|---------|---|| Go back up to the part where -7-|-7/10-|-9-|-9-------5-7-|-7-|-7-4-6-4-|-4-|| the singing starts -7-|-7/10-|-9-|-9-------5-7-|-7-|-7-4-6-4-|-4-|| -5-|-5/8--|-7-|-7-------3-5-|-5-|-5-2-4-2-|-2-|| ---|------|---|---0-0-0-----|---|---------|---|| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ Lotsa solo stuff. Damned fast, but not hard. Usual pentatonic minor soloing. Bridge (Half Time Feel) (This is the "Die, by my hands..." part) Each chord is a half note, except the E which is 4 quarter notes using only the bottom string. The progression is like this: E5 E E E E F5 D5 E5 E E E E G5 F5 (x3) Then it's Ryth Fig 3 for 6 bars. On the sixth bar, another gutair plays the following: |-----------| |-----------| Go back to where the singing originally started. Play it |-[~3~]-7\--| through with the third verse, and when you hit the @ sign, |-2-3-5-7\\-| go to this next part. |-2-3-5-5\\-| |-0-1-3---\-| Ryth Fig 9 |------------------|------------|-------------------|------------|| |------------------|------------|-------------------|------------|| |------------------|------------|-------------------|------------|| |------2-----2---2-|-(2)----2-2-|-----2-----2-----3-|-(3)----0-0-|| |------2-----2---2-|-(2)----2-2-|-----2-----2-----3-|-(3)----0-0-|| |--0-0---0-0---0---|------------|-0-0---0-0---0-0---|------------|| (Following Can be played by 2 guitars, one high, one low, but one can do it) w/Ryth Fig 9 /\ x3 ||---/--\--------|----|------/\---------|------|| ||--15--15-13-12-|-12-|-12-12--12----13-|-13---|| ||o-14--14-12-11-|-11-|-11-11--11-14-12-|-12--o|| ||o--------------|----|-----------14----|-----o|| ||---------------|----|-----------------|------|| ||---------------|----|-----------------|------|| ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ x3 --------------|---|-----------|---||------------|---|-----------|----|| --------------|---|-----------|---||------------|---|-----------|----|| -----9--7-5-4-|-4-|-4-5-4---5-|-5-||o-5-9-5-7-4-|-4-|-4-5-4---4-|-4-o|| -----9--7-5-4-|-4-|-4-5-4---5-|-5-||o-5-9-5-7-4-|-4-|-4-5-4---4-|-4-o|| -----7--5-3-2-|-2-|-2-3-2-0-3-|-3-||--3-7-3-5-2-|-2-|-2-3-2-0-2-|-2--|| -0-0----------|---|-----------|---||------------|---|-----------|----|| ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ Something for 4 bars... Probably one of the above riffs. Ryth Fig 2 (twice) Then it's free time. Then it's 4 chords, with a slight retard: -----|-----|---| -----|-----|---| -*---|-----|---| -*---|-----|-2-| ---7-|-5-5-|-2-| ---5-|-3-2-|-0-| Tremolo picking Now, in the Exact same bar where the E5 Tremolo picking starts, this scale starts, with two guitars. |-------------|-------------|-14-15--14----|-------------|----------|----| |-------------|-------16-17-|--7--8---7-17-|-16----------|----------|----| |----------14-|-16-17--8--9-|------------9-|--8-17-16-14-|----------|----| |-14-16-17--7-|--9-10-------|--------------|----10--9--7-|-17-16-14-|-14-| |--7--9-10----|-------------|--------------|-------------|-10--9--7-|--7-| |-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|----------|----| ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ H H P P And of course, it ends with 2 hard E5 chords, and a slide to nothing. % = Quarter Rest O = Whole Note / = Quarter Note \ = Thirty-Second } = Full Rest o = Half Note | = Sixteenth -||-- --||- ---|--- -||-- --||- This is the repeat ---|--- A tied note. You only -||o- -o||- loop. It is repeated ---|--- play it once, and hold -||o- -o||- 1 time (x1) unless -2-|-2- it. -||-- --||- otherwise marked at -2-|-2- -||-- --||- the top. -0-|-0- begin end ~~~~~ --- --- --- --- ---/\--- --- --- --- --- --/--\-- Bend up -%- Quarter -}- Full -*- 1 Beat -*- 2 Beat -12--12- a full note -%- Rest -}- Rest --- Rest -*- Rest -------- --- --- --- --- -------- --- --- --- --- -------- -------- ---/\--- Bend up -12--12- a half note -------- -------- -------- - That's it.. Enjoy. ==================================================================================== Creeping Death - Solo From the Album "Ride The Lightning" Tab by Christian Theves http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Pit/1570/index.html Triplets (next 2 bars) |--------------------------------------|----------------------19h20h22--| |--12-13-15-17p15-13-14-15-17-19p17-15-|-15-17-19-17-19-20-22-----------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--22b24----22b24----22b24----|--22b24--r22----22b24-r23-b24--22--19--| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------| |--22--20--19-\17--21--19--17-\15--19--17--15-\14--17--15--14-\12--| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--15p14--------------------------------------------------| |---------17p15--15p14p12h14--12-\10--10------------------| |------------------------------------------12b14-r13-b14--| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------10--15------15---12--------------|-----------------------------------| |--(14)------14b16---14---12------12--14--|--14b16--r14--12b13--------12--14b-| |-----------------------------14----------|-----------------------14----------| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------12--15p12--15p12--------------12--15p12--15p12--| |--b16---------------------14b16-(16)--------------------| |---------------------------------*----------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| * : hold bend and strike note Triplets (next 2 1/2 bars) |------------------------------------------12-|-15p12----12----------------------14-| |---------12--15p12--15p12--15b17----(17)-----|-------15----15-12-15p12----12-------| |--14b16------------------------------*-------|-------------------------14----14----| |---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-17p15-14-15p14----14-------12-------|-------------------------------------| |----------------17----17p15----15p14-|-15p14-12-14-12----------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------14--12------12--14-/-| |-------------------------------------|------------------------14-----------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Sweep picking |----------17--19-/22-~-~-22-~-~-|---------12--17p12-----------------12--17p12-------| |------18------------------------|-----13-------------13---------13------------13----| |-/19----------------------------|-14---------------------14-14-------------------14-| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |----------12--17p12-------------------12--17p12------| |------13-------------13-----------13-------------13--| |--14--------------------14-14-14---------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |--12h15p12---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------15---12----12-15p12-------------|--15------15------15-------------(15)\--| |-------------------14----------14-12----12-|--14b16---14b16---14b16-r14-b16--(14)\--| |-------------------------------------14----|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |--7--7-7-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-9-10-9-10-9-11-10-12-11-12-11-12-11-13-12-| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------11-| |-14-13-14-13-14-14-15-15-14-14-15-14-14-14-15----| |-------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------12/14--| |-11-12-11-12-11-12-12-12-12-13-12-13-15-15---15-15--------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| [-----Triplets----] |-------------------------------------14-|-17p14-------------------------------------| |-------------------14-17-14----14-17----|-------17-14-----14---17p14----------------| |--17--14--13-14-16----------16----------|-------------16--------------16-14------14-| |----------------------------------------|------------------------------------16-----| |----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| Triplets (next 1 1/2 bars) |-------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-16p14----14-------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------16----16p14-16p14----14-------|----------------------------12--12--| |-------------------------16----16-14-|-16p14-12-14p12-----12--14----------| |-------------------------------------|----------------14------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------11--12--14--|--(14)----12----12-h-14-p-12--|--------------11--12--14--| |--14------14-------------|------------------------------|--12------14--------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--12--------12-/14--15--17--| |----------12----13----15----|----------------------------| |--(14)----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| trem. pick |--(17)----15----14----------|--/17--------17--19----20--|--(20)--19----17----15-14h15-| |----------------------17----|---//----------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------| Triplets (next 6 bars) |-15p14p12-15p14p12-15p14p12-15p14p12-|-15p14p12-15p14p12-15p14p12-15-12/14-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-17p15p14-17p15p14-17p15p14-17p15p14-|-17p15p14-17p15p14-17p15p14-17-15-15-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-19p17p15-19p17p15-19p17p15-19-15-16-|-20p19p17-20p19p17-22p20p19-22p20p19-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--22b24----22b24----|--22b24----22b24--22b24-~-|------------| |--------------------|--------------------------|------------| |--------------------|--------------------------|------------| |--------------------|--------------------------|--14-\-\-\--| |--------------------|--------------------------|--14-\-\-\--| |--------------------|--------------------------|--12-\-\-\--| To Bridge Here's an addition sent in by MetGuitar@aol.com The first one is the part where Kirk plays the high part, right before they play the intro riff to end the song. e--------------------- (8 times) B----19p16p0---------- e-------------------- (8 times) B----20p17p0--------- (you just those repeat those twice, the 20p17p0 is only 4 times the second time) * When he plays it live, after those first parts he plays this: e----------------19p16p0--- (4 times) B---19p16p0---------------- e----------------20p17p0---- (2 times) B---20p17p0-----------------
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