Metallica - Fade To Black guitar tab
From: wfpol@cs.ruu.nl (Wilbert Pol)
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
{3} - a triplet
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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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------|---|---|---|-----4-|-2-|---|---|-----4-|-2-|---|---|-----4-|-2-|
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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
|------------||---|-----|-----|-----|---|-----|-----------|
|------------||-9-|-(9)-|-(9)-|-(9)-|-9-|-(9)-|-(9)---9-9-|
|------------||-7-|-(7)-|-(7)-|-(7)-|-7-|-(7)-|-(7)-------|
|-5--5-5-3-2-||-0-|-(0)-|-(0)-|-(0)-|-0-|-(0)-|-(0)-------|
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:
-------------
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/A
Bm(flat 6) full )\
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 Em
T T 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 G
sl 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 E5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 D5
sl sl
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 E5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 D5
sl sl
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 E5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 D5
sl sl
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 A5
sl 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 ) ) ) )
