Fade To Black by Metallica

Fade To Black tab by Metallica

Guitar tabs

Fade To Black From "Ride the Lightning" by Metallica

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NOTE:	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

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  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/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.....
2. Things not what they used to be...........


  Am			C		G		  Em

1. Getting lost within myself.......................
2. Deathly lost, this can’t be real..........


W/Rhy. Fig 2 (1st 7 bars only)
  Am			C		G		  Em

1. I have lost the will to ...........
2. Emptiness is filling me................


  Am			C		G

1. There is nothing more for ...........
2. Growing darkness taking dawn.............


 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		.......
2. Yesterday seems   		...................

  D5 E5   			D5  E5    G5 F#5  D5

1. Now I can’t think, 		.............
2. Death greats me warm, 	.............


	 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            ) ) ) ) <- all full
                 lead gtr.  sl    / / / /
e |----------------------||-------|-------------------------------|-----------|
B |----------------------||-------|-------------------------------|-----------|
G |----------------------||-------|-----------------7--9--9--9--9-|-----------|
D |-(2!5)--7--5--4--2--4-||-------|----------/9--9----------------|-----------|
A |--------5--4--2-------||-------|-------------------------------|-----------|
E |-----------------5--2-||-------|-------------------------------|-----------|

     ) full        G5
     /    P        H   H P    H      H
e |----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------|
B |--------------------------7-|-7--8--7--8--7-----7--8--7----|-7--8--7----10-|
G |-(9)--9--(9)--7--9--9--9----|----------------7-----------7-|----------7----|
D |----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------|
A |----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------|
E |----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------|

                              B5
       sl      H
e |-----------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B |-10--8--10/|12--10--8--8--10--8--7-|-8--10-----8-------|-------------------|
G |-----------|-----------------------|--------9-----9--7-|-------------7--9--|
D |-----------|-----------------------|-------------------|-7--9--9--9--------|
A |-----------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E |-----------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

                 A5
  ) full           ) f    ) f    ) f   ) f
  /              /   P  /   P  /   P  /    P
e |-----------------------------|----7----------7---------7-------------------|
B |-----------------------------|------10-7-------10-7------10-7-----7--10-7--|
G |-9--(9)--7--9--7--7-----7--9-|-9----------9----------9---------9-----------|
D |---------------------9-------|---------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|


  )f     )f     )f     )f
  /    P  /    P  /    P  /    P      P   P
e |-----------------7-----------7-----------7-|-10-7------7--10-7--10-7-------|
B |----7--10--7--------10-7--------10-7-------|-------10-----------------10---|
G |-9------------9-----------9-----------9----|-------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|



     P   P       P      P   P      P   P
e |-7--10-7--10-7------7-|-10-7------7--10-7--10-7------7--10-7--10-7------7--|
B |----------------10----|-------10-----------------10-----------------10-----|
G |----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|


   )f )f
   /  /
e |-10--10--10--8--7--8--7-----|-7--------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------10-|----10--8--10--8--7--8--7-----7---------------|
G |----------------------------|---------------------------9-----9--7---------|
D |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|


  B5                        A5
        P                       P
e |---------------------|-------7----------------|----------------------------|
B |----------8--7-----7-|-8-10----10--8--7-------|----------8--7-----7--------|
G |----------------9----|-------------------9--7-|----------------9-----------|
D |-7--9--9-------------|------------------------|-7--9--9--------------------|
A |---------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
E |---------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|


                G5

e |--------7--8--7^^^^^^--7--8-|-10--8--7--8--7------7------------------------|
B |-8--10----------------------|-----------------10-----10--8--10--8--7-------|
G |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|


                    A5

e |------------------------------------|--------------------------7-----------|
B |-8--7-----7-------------------------|----------------7--8--10-----10--8--7-|
G |-------9-----9--7--9--7--6--7--6----|-------6--7--9------------------------|
D |----------------------------------9-|-7--9---------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


                       )f)f)f)f
                   P    / / / /
e |--------------------7--------------------|------------|
B |-8--7-----7--8--10-----10--8--7--8--7--9-|------------|
G |-------9---------------------------------|-9--9--9--9-|
D |-----------------------------------------|------------|
A |-----------------------------------------|------------|
E |-----------------------------------------|------------|

   full         3/4    1/2  1/4
  )----------------------............_____       A5
  /   (gradual release)         ----. P
e |------------------------------------------------------|----------10--10--10|
B |------------------------------------------------------|-----------7---7---7|
G |-9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9---9--7----|-7---------7---7---7|
D |----------------------------------------------------9-|----x--x------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------|----x--x------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|


                       )f )f )f
                       /  /  /     P
e |----------10--10--10-------|-10--10--10---------|--------------------------|
B |-----------7---7---7-------|--7---7---7--10--10-|-10^^^^^^--10-7-----7--8--|
G |-----------7---7---7-------|--7---7---7---------|-----------------9--------|
D |-x--x--x--------------x--x-|--------------------|--------------------------|
A |-x--x--x--------------x--x-|--------------------|--------------------------|
E |---------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|


                   A5
   H P
e |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B |-7--8--7-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G |----------9--7-----7^^^^^^-----7-|-9--7-----7------------------------------|
D |----------------9-----------9----|-------9-----9--7--9--7-----7------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------9-----9--7------|
E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

                      B5

                  sl     P        P    P
e |--------------------------------------|-15--12------12--15--12--14--12-----|
B |-----------------------------------12-|---------12----------------------12-|
G |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A |-9--7--5--7--5-----5--5--5--5--7/-----|------------------------------------|
E |----------------7---------------------|------------------------------------|




      P    P        P        P    P
e |-12--15--12--14--12------12-|-15--12------12--15--12--14--12------12--15---|
B |---------------------12-----|---------12----------------------12-----------|
G |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|


             A5
  P   P        P
e |-12--14--12------12-|-17--14------14--------------------|------------------|
B |-------------12-----|---------15------------------------|--------, -------|
G |--------------------|-------------------//----//----//--|-------- / -------|
D |--------------------|-----------------------------------|-------- ’-------|
A |--------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------|
E |--------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------|


  G5
    P        P    P        P    P
e |-19--15------15--19--15--17--15------15--19--15--17--15------15-|
B |---------17----------------------17----------------------17-----|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|



    P        P    P        P    P
e |-19--15------15--19--15--17--15------15--19--15--17--15------15-|
B |---------17----------------------17----------------------17-----|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|


  A5                         B5)f )f )f )f
    P                         /  /  /  /
e |-21--17------17-------------------|---------------|--22--22--22--22--|
B |---------19-----------------------|------, ------|------------------|
G |------------------//----//----//--|------ / ------|------------------|
D |----------------------------------|------ ’------|------------------|
A |----------------------------------|---------------|------------------|
E |----------------------------------|---------------|------------------|

                     A5
   )f )f )f )f    ) f
   /  /  /  /     /
e |-22--22--22--22^^^^^^--22--(22)--19-|-22--20--19--20--19--17--19--17--15---|
B |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


                                G5

e |-17--15--14-|-15--14--12--14--12--10--12--10--9--10--9--7-|-9--7------7----|
B |------------|---------------------------------------------|-------10-----10|
G |------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------|
D |------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------|
A |------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------|
E |------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------|


                       )f )---... f  )f
                       /  /      /
e |----------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
B |-8--10--8--7--8--7----|-7-----7--7--7--7-|---------------------7--7--|
G |--------------------9-|----9-------------|-9---9--(9)--(9)--9--------|
D |----------------------|------------------|-----/---/-----------------|
A |----------------------|------------------|-----/---/-----------------|
E |----------------------|------------------|---------------------------|


  B5
   )f  ) f           ) f    ) f    )f   )f
   /   /   P         /   P  /   P  /    /
e |-----7---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B |-10-----10--(10)--7--------------|-10--(10)--7--10--(10)--7--10--10--10--10|
G |----------------------//----//---|-----------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


  A5
    P   P       P                  P
e |-10--7----------------------------------------------|----------------------|
B |--------10--7------7--10--7-------------------------|----------------------|
G |---------------10------------9--7-----7--9--7-----7-|----------------------|
D |-----------------------------------9-----------9----|-7--7--9--7-----------|
A |----------------------------------------------------|-------------9--8--7--|
E |----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|


             G5
       sl         sl       P
e |--------------------|----------------------------------------------12--15--|
B |--------------------|--------------11--12--13--12------12--14--15----------|
G |--------------------|-7--9--11/14------------------14----------------------|
D |---------------7--9-|------------------------------------------------------|
A |-5-----5--7/9-------|------------------------------------------------------|
E |----7---------------|------------------------------------------------------|



     P        P    P        P    P
e |-(15)--12------12--15--12--15--12------12--15--12--15--12------12-|
B |-----------15----------------------15----------------------15-----|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------|


  A5
   )f )f )f )f  fade out.
   /  /  /  /
e |-----------------------------||
B |-15--15--15--15--------------||
G |-14--14--14--14--------------||     The End!!!
D |-----------------------------||
A |-----------------------------||
E |-----------------------------||

Fade To Black tab

Metallica tabs for Fade to black Metallica got a lot of fuzz about this song after it was released. It was their first ballad and many diehard fans got crazy about it. It starts off with an acoustic guitar and grows from there being heavier and heavier until the end. You can see that in the Metallica Fade to black tabs below. This formula has later been used on numerous Metallica songs.

Lars and James had a bad period when they wrote the song. Metallica's gear had been stolen and they had no place to live. These feelings ended up in this song about suicide thoughts and feelings. Many bands have covered the song including Apocalyptica and The Lemonheads. It is also featured in the Guitar Hero video game but these Metallica Fade to black guitar tabs are of course of regular six strings guitar.

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