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Fade to Black  Metallica

Fade To Black
 
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From "Ride the Lightning" by Metallica
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 IID |-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 IID |--7---7---8^^^^^^-------|-----------------------------------------||
 Gtr IIIA|--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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