Halo On Fire tab by Metallica
Guitar tabs
Intro:
(0:00 - 0:31 - repeat 2x)
James:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5--4--------4--3----5-4-5-4-5--------------5--4--------4--3----5-4-5-4---------4---|
A|-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-------6br~(1/2)-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-----7-6~--7---7-|
E|-0-------0-0-0-------0----------------------0-------0-0-0-------0----------------------|
. . . . . .
Kirk:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5--4--------4--3----5-4-9-7-9--------------5--4--------4--3----5-4-9-7-----------7----|
A|-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-------9br~(1/2)-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-----10-9~--10---10-|
E|-0-------0-0-0-------0----------------------0-------0-0-0-------0-------------------------|
. . . . . .
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
(0:31 - 0:38)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|----12--9----12--9----12--9----12--9--|
D|----12--9----12--9----12--9----12--9--|
A|-7--10--7-7--10--7-7--10--7-7--10--7--|
E|-0--------0--------0--------0---------|
(0:38 - 0:40)
James:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-9s7-0-7s5-0-5s4-2~--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Kirk:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-12s11-0-11s9-0-9s8-9~--|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Verse:
(0:40 - 1:26 -repeat 6x)
James:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0------|
D|---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
A|-------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---2-----1-----2----|
E|-0---------------0---------------0--------------------------------|
Kirk:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8-----------------8----------------8-------------------------|
G|---9-----------------------9-------9--------9---------------------|
D|-9------------------9----------9-----------------9-----8-----9----|
A|-----------------7------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(1:26 - 1:28)
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|-7~---6~--7~--|
Chorus:
(1:28 - 1:43)
James:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5--4--------4--3----5-4-5-4-5--------------5--4--------4--3----5-4-5-4---------4---|
A|-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-------6br~(1/2)-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-----7-6~--7---7-|
E|-0-------0-0-0-------0----------------------0-------0-0-0-------0----------------------|
. . . . . .
Kirk:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5--4--------4--3----5-4-9-7-9--------------5--4--------4--3----5-4-9-7-----------7----|
A|-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-------9br~(1/2)-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-----10-9~--10---10-|
E|-0-------0-0-0-------0----------------------0-------0-0-0-------0-------------------------|
. . . . . .
(1:43 - 1:57)
James:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5--4--------4--3----5-4-5-4-5--------------5--4--------4--3----5-4--|
A|-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-------6br~(1/2)-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2--|
E|-0-------0-0-0-------0----------------------0-------0-0-0-------0-------|
. . . . . .
Kirk:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5--4--------4--3----5-4-9-7-9--------------5--4--------4--3----5-4--|
A|-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-------9br~(1/2)-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2--|
E|-0-------0-0-0-------0----------------------0-------0-0-0-------0-------|
. . . . . .
(1:57 - 2:06)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|----12--9----12--9----12--9----12--9--|
D|----12--9----12--9----12--9----12--9--|
A|-7--10--7-7--10--7-7--10--7-7--10--7--|
E|-0--------0--------0--------0---------|
(2:06 - 2:08)
James:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-9s7-0-7s5-0-5s4-2~--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Kirk:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-12s11-0-11s9-0-9s8-9~--|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
2ND verse & chorus are same as the first ones.
1ST SOLO:
(2:10 - 2:25)
Kirk:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------12-13~-12----/13-12~-----12~-------------------|
G|-14b~--14b~-14b~-14br-12------12-14b~-------------14------------------14-12~--/14------|
D|-------------------------14~----------------------------------14------------------14~--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
(3:33 - 4:13 - repeat 6x)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7s9-9-9-x-7s9-9-9-x-5s7-7-7-x-4s5------------------|
E|-5s7-7-7-x-5s7-7-7-x-3s5-5-5-x-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
. . . . . . . .
(4:13 - 4:24 - repeat 2x)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------7-5~--4-----|
A|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-4---------7-5-|
E|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-2-------------|
(4:24 - 4:46 - repeat 3x)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
E|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
(4:46 - 4:50)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-2--2--2---2---2-2-2-2--2--2--|
E|-0--0-0-0-0--0--0---0---0-0-0-0--0--0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4:50 - 5:04 - repeat 4x)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-4-5-2--4s5-2--2--2-2-4-5-2-5-4-3-4-5-|
E|-0-0-2-3-0--2s3-0--0--0-0-2-3-0-3-2-1-2-3-|
. . . . . . . . . .
Harmony part:
(5:04 - 5:20)
Rhytm guitar (repeat 3x):
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------7-5~--4-----|
A|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-4---------7-5-|
E|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-2-------------|
James: Kirk:
(5:06 - 5:10) (5:06 - 5:10)
e|---------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------| G|-0-2h4~--2-4s6~--4-6s7~--6-7s9--7--/12-11----|
D|-0-4h5~--4-5s7~--5-7s9~--7-9s10--9--/12-11---| D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|
(5:10 - 5:16) (5:10 - 5:16)
e|---------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------/13-12-|
G|---------------------------------------------| G|-4-6s7~--6-7s9~--9-11s12~--11-12s14~-12--------|
D|-0-4h5~--4-5s7~--5-7s9~--7-9s10--9--/12-11---| D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
(5:16 - 5:20) (5:16 - 5:20)
e|---------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------| G|-9-11s12~-11-12s14~-12-14s16~-14-16s17~-16-/17-16-|
D|-0-7h9~--7-9s10~--9-10s12~--10-12s14~--12--/17-16--| D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|
2ND Solo:
(5:20 - 5:34 - repeat 4x)
James:
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-4-5-2--4s5-2--2--2-2-4-5-2-5-4-3-4-5-|
E|-0-0-2-3-0--2s3-0--0--0-0-2-3-0-3-2-1-2-3-|
. . . . . . . . . .
Kirk:
(5:20 - 5:25)
e|-19p15s12------------------------------------------19p15----------19p15--------- 19p15----------|
B|----------------------------------12-14-14b-14-12-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------14-12~------------------12-14-14b-14-12--------16-14-12-------16-14-12-------16-14-12-|
D|----------------------------12-14---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------/12-12-14---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(5:25 - 5:30)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16b-12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------14-12-14p12~---------12----------------------------------------------------------12-----|
D|-----------------------12h14----14~--14p12-14p12-12-14~--14p12-14p12-12-14~--14p12-14p12----14~-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(5:30 - 5:34)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------12-------------------------------|
G|-------12-14br(1/2)-14br(1/2)-14pbr-14pbr-14pbr-----12-12-12-14p12-------12-------|
D|-12h14-------------------------------------------------------------14p12-----14~--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(5:34 - 5:49)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|----12--9----12--9----12--9----12--9--|
D|----12--9----12--9----12--9----12--9--|
A|-7--10--7-7--10--7-7--10--7-7--10--7--|
E|-0--------0--------0--------0---------|
Clean Interlude :(repeat 3x..............then end with this ?)
(5:49 - 6:04)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0----0-------0-------0------------------------------0-----|
D|---5----5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------5---5---|
A|----------------------3----------------------------------------|
E|-3------------6--------------------------------------3---------|
Outro:
James lays down this rhytm track under whole outro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5--5--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3--3--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3--3--|
Kirk:
Melody:
(6:05 - 6:58 - repeat 4x)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------10-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5s8-10-10s12~--5-5-5-5s8----10-10s12~--5-5-5-5s8-10-10s12~--10-10-10-8~-7---7br-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------8-----|
3RD SOLO:
Its all about timing in this one so listen to it closely.
(6:58 - 7:08)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/10-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------10~-9----10~-9--------|
D|--------10-----------------------10~-12-----10~-12-----10-12-------12-------12-----|
A|-5~-/8----5~-8-10-5~-8-10-10s12~--------12~--------12~-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(7:08 - 7:18)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10--------------------------10\-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----12-10-9-----9------------10\-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------12~---10~--12-12------12~--10--10-12~--10--10-12~-10-12~--10--10-12~--10--10--12~-10-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(7:18 - 7:24)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------10-12-12b-12-10-----10---------------------------------------|
G|-/10-12-12b--12pbrp10----10-12-12b-12-10-----10-----12b-12-10-------------------------|
D|----------------------12-----------------12----12~------------12-10-------12-10-12-12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(7:24 - 7:32)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10------------10------------------10-------------10-------------10-------------10-------------|
G|----10------------10------------------10-------------10-------------10-------------10-------------|
D|-12----10h12-x-12----10h12-12-12-x-12----12-10h12-12----12-10h12-12----12-10h12-12----12-10h12-12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(7:32 - 7:36)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10~-----10-12p10--12p10--12p10--12p10--14p10--12p10--12p10--14p10--12p10--12p10--14p10---|
D|------12---------12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(7:36 - 7:39)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12brp10-----12brp10--12brp10----12brp10--12brp10--12brp10--12brp10-----13b-13pbrp10-|
D|--------12p10-------12--------12--------12-------12-------12-------12p10-------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(7:39 - 7:43)
e|----10---------10---------10---------10---------10---------10---------10---------10------|
B|-13b--13-10-13b--13-10-13b--13-10-13b--13-10-13b--13-10-13b--13-10-13b--13-10-13b--13-10-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(7:43 - 7:47)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10-13p10---10-13p10---10-13p10---10-13b10-10-10----------12-10-10-------------10-10-------------|
G|-12b--------12b--------12b--------12b---------10-10----------12-10-10-------------10-10-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------12-10-------------12-10-------------12-10-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------12----------------12-10-------------12-10-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(7:47 - 7:50)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-12p10-------10-13~---13--13---10----13b-13b\-|
G|-10-10-12p10-------10-12b~--12b-12br-10-12----------|
D|-------------12-10----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
(7:50 - 8:04)
James:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7--------7--------7--------5--------|
A|-5----3-3-5----3-3-5----3-3-3----3-3-|
E|-5----3-3-5----3-3-5----3-3-3----3-3-|
Kirk:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------10---------------------------------12~--10~-9---9br--|
A|-5-5-5-5s8-10-10s12~--5-5-5-5s8----10-10s12~--5-5-5-5s8-10-10s12~------------10------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(8:04 - END)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-7--10-7-7--10-7-7--10-7-7\--|
A|-5--8--5-5--8--5-5--8--5-5\--|
E|-5--8--5-5--8--5-5--8--5-5\--|
************************************
| . palm mute
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| s slide
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x mute note
| b bend
| br bend release
| pb pre-bend
| || pinch harmonics
| w whammy bar (? = pull up,? = push down/dive bomb)
| T tremolo picking
Halo On Fire tab
"Halo on Fire" is the closing track on Disc 1 on metal legends Metallica's 10th studio album, "Hardwired... to Self-Destruct". "Halo on Fire" is written by James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich. Guitars are played by Hetfield and Kirk Hammett, no surprises there!
Use this guitar tablature to learn how play "Halo on Fire" in Metallica's unique style.
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