From: ajh3@ukc.ac.uk Fade To Black ------------- From "Ride the Lightning" by Metallica Transcribed by Carl Culpepper Keyed in by A.J.Harsley Notes by AJH: ------------- 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--87--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) 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 |--------------------|| 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 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 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 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 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----------|--------------------| w/Rhy. Fig. 4 & Riff A (till fade) B5 ) ) ) )