Fade to Black Metallica
Subject: BTAB: Fade to Black - Metallica
I just transscribed Fade to Black from Metallica. I'm sure that there will
be some mistakes in it. So any corrections are welcome.
Wilbert Pol (wfpol@cs.ruu.nl)
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Legend :
w - whole note W - whole rest
h - half note H - half rest
q - quarter note Q - quarter rest
e - eigth note E - eigth rest
s - sixteenth note S - sixteenth rest
t - thirty-second note T - thirty-second rest
+ - sustain into next note
. - multiply note/rest length by 1.5 ie. e. = e + s
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F A D E T O B L A C K - Metallica
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Transscribed by Wilbert Pol
synth. 116 bpm
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W W W Q.. e w W W Q.. e w W W Q.. e w
very softly------------------------------------- |---|---|-------|---|---|---|---------|-----------|--------|| |---|---|-------|---|---|---|---------|-----------|--------|| |---|---|-----4-|-2-|---|---|---------|-----------|------7-|| |---|---|-------|---|---|---|-----(0)-|-1--0-4--0-|-7--7---||
W W Q.. e w W W Q.. e q. e q. e q. e h
-------------------------------------| |---|---|---|-----------|---|---|---|-----------|---------|-----------| |---|---|---|-----------|---|---|---|-----------|---------|-----------| |-0-|---|---|---7---7---|-0-|---|---|-----------|-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3h5-3-| |---|---|---|---0---0---|---|---|---|---0---0---|---------|-----------|
w W W H E E E E w W W H E E E E H q E E H q s s E
|---------|----------|---------|-----------|---------|--------|| |---------|----------|---------|-----------|---------|--------|| |-----5-3-|-------7\-|-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3h5-3-|---------|---7\---|| |-3-3-----|-0-0------|---------|-----------|-3-3-5-3-|-0----0-||
H q E E H E E q H q E E H q s s E H q E E H q q
verse 1
|---------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|---------| |---------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|---------| |-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3h5-3-|-----5-3-|---7\-7\-|-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3h5-3-|---------| |---------|-----------|-3-3-----|-0-------|---------|-----------|-3-3-5-3-|
H q E E H q s s E H q E E H q q H q E E H q s s E H q E E
|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------| |-----------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------| |---7---7---|-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3h5-3-|-----5-3-|---7---7---|-0-0-0-2-| |-0---------|---------|-----------|-3-3-----|-0---------|---------|
H E E E E H q E E H q s s E H q E E H E E E E H q E E
|---------------|--------------|-----------------||------------------| |-----------7-7-|-9---7--------|-----------------||-o----------------| |-3-3/-7h10-----|-------7h10-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-o--------------5-| |---------------|--------------|-----------------||---5--5-5-0-0-3---|
H q s s s s H+E E s s E E E E E E E E E q. E E s s E E
|----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------| |-3--3-3-------5-|----------5---|-7--7-7-----3-2-|--------------5-| |--------0-0-3---|-5--5-5-------|--------0-0-----|-5--5-5-0-0-3---|
q. E E s s E E q. E E E E E q. E E s s E E q. E E s s E E
2x interlude I
|----------------|------------|-----||---------|-----------|---------| |----------------|------------|---o-||---------|-----------|---------| |-3--3-3-------5-|------------|---o-||-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3h5-3-|-----5-3-| |--------0-0-3---|-5--5-5-3-2-|-0---||---------|-----------|-3-3-----|
q. E E s s E E q. E q E E w H q E E H q s s E H q E E
|----------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|| |----------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|| |-------7\-|-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3h5-3-|---------|---7-------|| |-0-0------|---------|-----------|-3-3-5-3-|-0-----0---||
H E E q H q E E H q s s E H q E E H E E E E
verse 2
|---------|-----------|---------|----------|---------|-----------|---------| |---------|-----------|---------|----------|---------|-----------|---------| |-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3h5-3-|-----5-3-|-------7/-|-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3h5-3-|---------| |---------|-----------|-3-3-----|-0-0------|---------|-----------|-3-3-5-3-|
H q E E H q s s E H q E E H E E q H q E E H q s s E H q E E
|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|-------|---------| |-----------|---------|-----------|---------|-------|---------| |---7---7---|-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3h5-3-|-----5-3-|-----7-|-0-0-0-2-| |-0---------|---------|-----------|-3-3-----|-0-7---|---------|
H E E E E H q E E H q s s E H q E E H q q H q E E
|---------------|---------|-----------------||----------------| |-----------7-7-|-9--(9)\-|-----------------||----------------| |-3-3/-7h10-----|---------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||--------------5-| |---------------|---------|-----------------||-5--5-5-0-0-3---|
H q s s s s H. q E E E E E E E E q. E E s s E E
|----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------| |-3--3-3-------5-|----------5---|-7--7-7-----3-2-|--------------5-| |--------0-0-3---|-5--5-5-------|--------0-0-----|-5--5-5-0-0-3---|
q. E E s s E E q. E E E E E q. E E s s E E q. E E s s E E
|----------------|------------|---|----------------|----------------| |----------------|------------|---|----------------|----------------| |-3--3-3-------5-|------------|---|--------------5-|-3--3-3-------5-| |--------0-0-3---|-5--5-5-3-2-|-0-|-5--5-5-0-0-3---|--------0-0-3---|
q. E E s s E E q. E q E E w q. E E s s E E q. E E s s E E
|--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------5---|-7--7-7-----3-2-|--------------5-|-3--3-3-------5-| |-5--5-5-------|--------0-0-----|-5--5-5-0-0-3---|--------0-0-3---|
q. E E E E E q. E E s s E E q. E E s s E E q. E E s s E E
144 bpm
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q. e q e e w (w) (w) (w) w (w) (h..) s s
bridge 1, interlude 2, bridge 2
|-----------------------||-----------|-----------|----------------| |-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-||-o---------|-------5-4-|-(4)--------9-9-| |-----------------------||-o-5-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-----|-----5-5-5------| |-----------------------||-----------|-----------|----------------|
E s s E s s E s s E E E q E H E q E E q. (E) q E q. s s
6x
|--------------------------|||----------------|--------------| |-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-5--o-|||-o--------------|--------------| |------------------------o-|||-o---------7--7-|--------------| |--------------------------|||---0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0-3-2--|
E s s E s s E s s E E E E E E q. E E E E E E q.
2x
|----------------|--------------------------|| |------------9-9-|-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-5--o-|| |---------5------|------------------------o-|| |-0-0-0-0--------|--------------------------||
E E E E q. s s E s s E s s E s s E E
[(B)] [(A)]
||-----------|----------------|---------|----------------| ||-o---------|----------------|---------|----------------| ||-o----9--7-|-(7)-5--3-2-0---|----9--7-|-(7)-5--3-2-0---| ||---7-------|--------------2-|-5-------|--------------2-|
q. q. q (E) q. E E E E q. q. q (E) q. E E E E
(G) (A) 8x and fade
|---------|----------------|---------|------------------|| |---------|----------------|---------|----------------o-|| |----9--7-|-(7)-5--3-2-0---|----9--7-|-(7)-5--3-2-0---o-|| |-3-------|--------------2-|-5-------|--------------2---||
q. q. q (E) q. E E E E q. q. q (E) q. E E E E
From: ajh3@ukc.ac.uk
Fade To Black
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From "Ride the Lightning" by Metallica
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 |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| |
| 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)
.--------------.
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 |--------------------||
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| ---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
| |
| |
| 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 |-------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
| |
| |
| |
| 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 |---------------------------|------------------------ ||
| |
| |
| |
| 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____________.
|
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)
[B5] [)] [)] [)] [)]
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