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Fade to Black - Metallica Tabbed by: Kane Bochatyn (JenoUnion) This is my fairly accurate rendition of Fade to Black by Metallica on bass. It is based of the original master track played by Cliff Burton on the Ride the Lightning album. The link to listen to the bass alone is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yQP08QsKVw. While the other tabs on this site are good, they aren't perfect, and I'm trying correct a couple of things. You might need to listen to the recording for some parts to get the right timing, but almost 100%. Intro (in unison with the drums) G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|---------5-7-----------| Play x4 Intro End G|-----------------------| D|--------------------2~-| A|--------------2~--2----| E|--1~--1-4~--4----------| Play x1 Verse Intro G|---|--------|-----------| D|---|-----R--|-----------| A|-0~|--------|-----------| E|---|--------|--3-5*-5~--| Play x1 Verse 1 G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-0~---0-2-3~--3-2-----3-2---------/7\-| E|------------------3~------0~---0*-----| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-0~---0-2-3~--33h5--------------/7----| E|--------------------3~--5-3-0~------0-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-0~---0-2-3~--3-2-------------------5-7-| E|------------------3~---5-3-0~---5h7-----| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-0~---00-2-3~--33h55-----------------------| E|---------------------3~--5-3-0~---3*s--7*s-| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-0~---0-2-3~--33-2----33-2------77-----| E|-------------------3~------0~-------0--| G|---------------------------------------| D|-----------------5h7h5---5~------5h7h5-| A|-0~---0-2-3~--/7-------7------/7-------| E|---------------------------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-12-12/---| Chorus 1 Riff Play through x2 G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|--0--0-0------5-3---3-3------5-0---0-0--5--5h7-| E|----------003-----------003--------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----33-2-0--0-0-------5-3---33------5-0--0-0--| E|-0-0--------------003-----------003------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|--00--------------777/-| E|-----3-2-0~------------| Verse 2 G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-0~--0-2-3~--3-5------------------/7--| E|-----------------3~--3--5-3-0~--0-----| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-0~--0-2-3~--33h5--------------77----| E|------------------3~--5-3-0~------0--| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-0~--00-5-3~--55h3-----------------/12-| E|-------------------3~-3-5--5-0~--0-----| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-0~--0-2-3~--3-5-----------------------| E|-----------------3~--5-3-0~--3*s--/7*s-| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-0~--0-2-3~--33-2-------------5h7------| E|------------------3~--5-3-0~------5h7--| G|-----------------------------------| D|----------------5h7h5---5~---5h7h5-| A|-0~--0-2-3~--/7-------7------------| E|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12/-----| Chorus 2 G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|--0--0-0------5-3---3-3------5-0---0-0--5--5h7-| E|----------003-----------003--------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----33-2-0--0-0-------5-3---33------5-0--0-0--| E|-0-0--------------003-----------003------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|--00---------------| E|-----3-2-0~--------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|--0--0-0------5-3---3-3------5-0---0-0--5--5h7-| E|----------003-----------003--------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---5h7------3-2-0~-0-0-----5-3---3-3------5-0---0-0--00--------| E|-0-----0-0-------------003-----------003----------------3-2-0~-| Bridge G|------|-----------------------| D|------|--999--777--555--444-5-| A|--7~--|-----------------------| E|--0~--|-----------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------5-4~--| A|-5-7------7-------5-7-------------| E|-----0-0-----0-0-------0-0------0-| G|----------------------------4-| D|------------999-777-555-444---| A|-5*-5-5~----------------------| E|------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|----------------------------5-4/12-| A|-5-7------7-------5-7--------------| E|-----0-0-----0-0-------0-0---------| G|-------------------------------| D|------------999-777-555-444--5-| A|-5*-5-5~-----------------------| E|-------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------5-4~--| A|-5-7------7-------5-7-------------| E|-----0-0-----0-0-------0-0------0-| G|----------------------------4-| D|------------999-777-555-444---| A|-5*-5-5~----------------------| E|------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|----------------------------5-4----| A|-5-7------7-------5-7--------------| E|-----0-0-----0-0-------0-0-------0-| G|-------------------------------| D|------------999-777-555-444--5-| A|-5*-5-5~-----------------------| E|-------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|----------------------------5-4/12-| A|-5-7------7-------5-7--------------| E|-----0-0-----0-0-------0-0---------| G|-----------------------------4--| D|------------999-777-555-444-----| A|-5*-5-5~------------------------| E|--------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------5-4~--| A|-5-7------7-------5-7-------------| E|-----0-0-----0-0-------0-0------0-| G|-------------------------------| D|------------999-777-555-444-5--| A|-5*-5-5~-----------------------| E|-------------------------------| Bridge II G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|---------7~--------------------------5~---| E|-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-3-2~--0-0-0-0------| G|-------------------4----| D|---999-777-555-444------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|---------7~--------------------------5~---| E|-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-3-2~--0-0-0-0------| G|------------------------| D|---999-777-555-444-5----| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| End Bridge G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2--0-0---2-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0---0--| E|----------------------0-----------------------0----| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|-3--3-3--3-3-0h3--3-3-0-3-5--5-5--5--3-5--5-5-3-5-| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-2-2-0h2-2-2--2-0h2--0-0---2-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0---0---| E|-------------------------0-----------------------0-----| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|-3--3-3--3-3--333-3--3-3-3-0-3-3--5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|-2-2-0h2-2-2--2-0h2--0-0---2-0--000--0--0-0--0-0---0--| E|-------------------------0-----------------------0----| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-0-3-5--5-5--5--5-5--5--| Bass Fill G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-------------------5-| E|-5-0-3-5-3-5-7-5-7---| Solo Backing G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-| E|-----------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-220-000-000-000-000-000-000---| E|-------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-00---------------------------------------| E|---3-333-333-333-333-333-333-333-335------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------2---------| E|-555-555-555-555-555-555-555-55----------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-| E|-----------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-220-000-000-000-000-000-000---| E|-------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-00---------------------------------------| E|---3-333-333-333-333-333-333-333-330------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------2----| E|-000-000-0-0-000-000-000-000-00-----| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-4-5-4-0-| E|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-000-000-000-000-000-002-4-2-0-----| E|-------------------------------3---| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-00---------------------------------------| E|---3-333-333-333-333-333-333-333-335------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------2---------| E|-555-555-555-555-555-555-555-55----------| ... Continue gallops until fade out. If listening to the non-fade out version, end with this: G|-------------------|| D|-------------------|| A|----2~---------2-2-|| E|--55---------------|| And that's it! Did it all in one session so there's a couple of mistakes (especially in the End Bridge as far as timing and notes sync in) but it seems just fine. Enjoy! Key ==== #h# - hammer-on/pull-off (i.e. 5h7h5) #* - staccato (i.e. 5* sounds cut short) #~ - let note ring (i.e. 2~) /# or #\ or /#\ - slide up to/down from note #s - harsh slap sound, used in single notes and w/ staccato