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Metallica - Ride The Lightning guitar tab

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Ride the lightning

Performed by Metallica

from the album "Ride the lightning" (1984)

Music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Clifford Burton

and David Mustaine

Words by James Hetfield

Transcribed by Ludvig Forssblad - Niemistoe Custom Guitartech

- Niemistoe Productions AB

E-mail: Niemistoe_AB@hotmail.com

This is a really good un, the solo is just fantastic,

but unfortunately I can't play it. If anyone can or has

got the tab, please mail it to me.

The rhythm in this tab is not correct, you'll have to

listen to the tune to figure it out.

Intro/outro:

e-|-7-8-------5-7------------------------|

B-|-7-8-------3-5------5-7------8-5------|

G-|--------------------2-4---------------|

D-|-----------------------------0-2------|

A-|--------------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------------------|

Riff 1:

P.M. P.M....

e-|-------------------|

B-|-------------------|

G-|-------------------|

D-|-------------------|

A-|-/8-----/8---------|

E-|-/6-0-0-/6-0-0-0-0-|

Riff 2:

P.M

e-|-------------------|

B-|-------------------|

G-|-------------------|

D-|-----------2-----5-|

A-|-4---2---4-0-4---3-|

E-|-2---0---2---2-2---|

Add 1:

e-|--------|

B-|--------|

G-|--------|

D-|-4------|

A-|-4------|

E-|-2------|

Add 2:

e-|-------|

B-|-------|

G-|-------|

D-|-5---4-|

A-|-3---2-|

E-|-------|

Riff 3:

P.M P.M....|

e-|-------------------|

B-|-------------------|

G-|-------------------|

D-|-/5-----/5---------|

A-|-/3-----/3---------|

E-|----2-2----2-2-2-2-|

Chorus:

P.M...........| P.M.........|

e-|-----------------------------------------------------------|

B-|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G-|-----------------------------------------------------------|

D-|-6---5-4---6-----------------6---5-4---6-------------------|

A-|-4---3-2---4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4---3-2---4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2br-|

E-|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 4:

P.M |.| |.....| |-------|

e-|-------------------------------------------------|

B-|-------------------------------------------------|

G-|-------------------------------------------------|

D-|-9\8\7---5-----4---------------------------------|

A-|-7\6\5---3-----2-5-----------5-2-----------5-2---|

E-|-------0---0-0---3---0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0---|

Riff 5:

P.M...| |.........| |.........| |.........|

e-|-----------------------------------------------------------

B-|-----------------------------------------------------------

G-|-----------------------------------------------------------

D-|---------5---------------5---------------4---------------4-

A-|-4-4-4-4-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

E-|-----------------------------------------------------------

P.M.......| |.........| |.........| |.........|

---------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------

-------------3---------------3---------------2---------------2-

-2-2-2-2-2-2-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

---------------------------------------------------------------

P.M....| |.........| |..........| |..........|

-------------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------------|

---------3---------------3---------------5---------------8---|

-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-6-6-6-6-6---|

Riff 6:

P.M.

e-|----------------|

B-|----------------|

G-|---------5------|

D-|-9\8\7---5------|

A-|-7\6\5---3------|

E-|-------0--------|

Add 3:

e-|--------|

B-|--------|

G-|-4------|

D-|-4------|

A-|-2------|

E-|--------|

Riff 7:

P.M |...|

e-|----------------------------------|

B-|----------------------------------|

G-|-------------5--------------------|

D-|-2-----------5--------------------|

A-|-2-----------3---3-----5/---7-7---|

E-|-0-------0-0-----3-3-3-3/---5-5---|

Riff 8:

P.M....| |......| |.| |.| |.|

e-|----------------------------------------------------------|

B-|----------------------------------------------------------|

G-|----------------------------------------------------------|

D-|-------------7--------------------------------------------|

A-|-4-----------5-----------7/---7---7-------7-------7-------|

E-|-2---2-2-2-2-----5-5-5-5-5/---5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|

Riff 9:

e-|----------------------------------------|

B-|----------------------------------------|

G-|----------------------------------------|

D-|----------------------------------------|

A-|-7---7---7------5---5------3------------|

E-|-5---5---5------3---3------1------------|

Riff 10:

P.M...................................|

e-|-------------------------------------------------------|

B-|-------------------------------------------------------|

G-|-------------------------------------------------------|

D-|-------------------------------------------4---5---4---|

A-|---------4-5-----------4-5-----------4-5---2---3---2---|

E-|-0-0-0-0-2-3---0-0-0-0-2-3---0-0-0-0-2-3---------------|

Riff 11:

P.M....| |.........| |.........| |.........|

e-|------------------------------------------------------------

B-|------------------------------------------------------------

G-|------------------------------------------------------------

D-|---------5---------------5---------------4---------------4--

A-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--

E-|------------------------------------------------------------

P.M........| |..........| |.........| |..|

-----------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------

-------------3---------------3---------------2-------

-2-2-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-

-----------------------------------------------------

P.M.....| |..|

-----------------|

-----------------|

-----------------|

---------2-------|

-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|

-----------------|

Riff 12:

P.M....| P.M........| P.M........| P.M.......|

e-|-----------------------------------------------------------|

B-|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G-|-----------------------------------------------------------|

D-|---------10--------------10--------------7---------------8-|

A-|-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-6-6-6-6-6-|

E-|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Add 4:

e-|-------------|

B-|-------------|

G-|-------------|

D-|-5---4---3---|

A-|-3---2---1---|

E-|-------------|

Riff 13:

e-|------------------------|

B-|------------------------|

G-|------------------------|

D-|-----------2-----5------|

A-|-4---2---4-0-4---3------|

E-|-2---0---2---2----------|

Riff 14:

e-|---------------------|

B-|---------------------|

G-|---------------------|

D-|-----------2---------|

A-|-4---2---4-0-4---2---|

E-|-2---0---2---2---0---|

Riff 15:

P.M. |.| |.| |.|

e-|-------------------------------------------------------|

B-|-------------------------------------------------------|

G-|-------------------------------------------------------|

D-|-----------2-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5\4---|

A-|-4---2---4-0-4---3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3\2---|

E-|-2---0---2---2-----------------------------------------|

Add 5:

P.M.......... .|

e-|-----------------|

B-|-----------------|

G-|-----------------|

D-|-----------------|

A-|-----------------|

E-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

That was all the riffs, lads!

This will show you when to play them:

Intro x4

Riff 1 x12

Riff 2 x4

Add 1 x1

Add 2 x1

Riff 1 x4

Add 2 x1

Riff 1 x4

Add 2 x1

Riff 3 x4

Chorus x1

Riff 3 x2

Chorus x1

Riff 2 x4

Riff 1 x4

Add 2 x1

Riff 1 x4

Add 2 x1

Riff 3 x4

Chorus x1

Riff 3 x2

Chorus x1

Riff 4 x4

Riff 5 x1

Riff 4 x3

Riff 6 x1

Add 3 x1

Riff 7 x4

Riff 8 x4

Riff 9 x1

Riff 10 x4

Riff 11 x2

Riff 12 x1

Riff 11 x1

Riff 12 x1

Riff 4 x4

Riff 5 x1

Riff 4 x3

Riff 6 x1

Riff 1 x12

Add 4 x1

Add 1 x1

Riff 1 x4

Add 1 x1

Riff 1 x4

Add1 x1

Riff 3 x4

Chorus x1

Riff 3 x2

Chorus x1

Riff 2 x4

Riff 13 x1

Riff 14 x1

Riff 13 x1

Riff 14 x1

Riff 15 x1

Riff 14 x1

Add 5 x1

Riff 15 x1

Riff 14 x1

Add 5 x1

Outro x1

That's it, mail corrections and stuff like that to

Niemistoe_AB@hotmail.com

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