Fade to Black Metallica
FADE 2 BLACK (The
This is very similar to the version already on here which is pretty good but i think it sounds a bit better this way. Especially the beginning solo which was tabbed a bit wrong. I have also incorporated some parts to complement how Kirk and James play the song at live Metallica concerts. Try it out and listen to the song, both live and on Cd and you will see this is the best tab. Enjoy.
Wali
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.---- palm mute
Trill-Very rapid alternate between the two notes indicated by hammering and pulling off.
Bm(flat 6) Bm/A Bm(flat 6) A/C#
Rhy. Fig 1 (acoustic guitar) end Rhy Fig 1
let ring------------------------] 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 |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
(Kirk Hammet)Electric Guitar w/dis. comes in on the second time
while RHY FIG 1 continues to play
.--------------.
sl sl vibrato ' P P sl H P `
e |-----]---------------|---------------|------------------------------I B |---7-]-7-8-/10--8--10|-12--10--8--10^^^^^--12--10--8\7--8--7-------I G |- 7--]---------------|---------------|-------------------------9----I D |/9---]9--------------|---------------|------------------------------I A |-----]---------------|---------------|------------------------------I E |-----]---------------|---------------|------------------------------I
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 |---------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|-----------| The fast part---------------------------------------- full )\
P / \ vibrato
e |-----14-|19--14----------15--14-----------------------------|--------------| B |-15-----|--------15--------------15------17--15--14---------|--------------| G |--------|------------16--------------14--------------16--14-|(14)^^^^^^^^--| D |--------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------| A |--------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------| E |--------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------|
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 |----------------------------|---------------------------------------|------|
vibrato
e |-19--17---15---15---17-|14------------------14--15-|14----------14--15-----| B |-----------------------|----15---------------------|----15-----------------| G |-----------------------|--------16^^^^^^^^---------|--------14-------------| D |-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| A |-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| E |-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Trill Kirk plays this part ending the solo
e |-14------17--15-|14-15--|---------------|---------------|------------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 |--------------------||
James plays this part to accompany the end of Kirks solo (right before verse riff hits)
e I-----------------------I---------------------------I b I-----------------------I----------------0-------3--I g I-----------------------I------1--------1-----------I D I---------0-------2-----I----2--------2-------------I g I-------3-------2---2---I--2--------2---------------I E I-----1-----1-4---------I---------------------------I
This is the nice verse riff that James plays throughtout the majority of song
(Rhy. Fig 2)
[B] [B] [B]
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-------------------|
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-----------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
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------------------- ||
KIRK plays on the second time while James plays verse riff right before "Life it seems.... Must listen carefully.
[Am] H [C] T T [G] T
e| -17------------------------|-------------------------|---------------12----| B|.------------------0--1-----|-------------------------|3(15)----------------| G| -2-------------------------|-0-----------------4(16)-|---------------------| D|.---------------------------|----------------5(17)----|---------------------| A| ---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| E| ---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
[Em] [Am] [C] T T
e |-10----------------|----------------------------|--------------------------| B |--8----------------|--------------------------1-|--------------------------| G |--9----------------|-2--------------------------|-0------------------4(16)-| D |-------------------|----------------------------|-----------------5(17)----| A |-------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------| E |-------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
[G] T T [Em] T
e |---------------------------|-3(15)------------------ || B |-3(15)----------------5(17)|------------------------.|| G |---------------------------|------------------------ || D |---------------------------|------------------------.|| A |---------------------------|------------------------ || E |---------------------------|------------------------ ||
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 (verse riff)
[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, I 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
|
1.|__me free
2.|__ he's gone.....
| P.M.-----I P.M.------I e |------------------------|| --------------------|---------------------| 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.-------I e |------------|--------------|---------------------|-------------------| 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 KIRK plays this part over verse riff
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 (James plays twice by himself than doubled by Kirk)
[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.
Goodbye 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 |------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
THIS IS THE very last PART THAT JAMES SAYS a fading "GOODBYE....GOODBYE" esp when performed in concert. On the Ride the LIghtnight album he says it once "GOODBYE"
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)
[B5] [)] [)] [)] [)]
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