Lux Æterna by Metallica

Lux Æterna tab by Metallica (Ver. 3)

Guitar tabs

Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Am

Intro:

  D5 C#5    C5     B5     Bb5  x3  D5     C#5     C5     B5
e|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--7/6--6--6--6/5--5--5--5/4--4--4--4/3--3--3--|--7-----------6-----------5-----------4-----------|
D|--7/6--6--6--6/5--5--5--5/4--4--4--4/3--3--3--|--7-----------6-----------5-----------4-----------|
A|--5/4--4--4--4/3--3--3--3/2--2--2--2/1--1--1--|--5-----------4-----------5-----------2-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|--5-----------4-----------3-----------2-----------|
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  A5
e|--------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
B|--------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
G|--2-----------|--(2)-----------|---/14-----------|--(14)----------\X--|
D|--2-----------|--(2)-----------|---/14-----------|--(14)----------\X--|
A|--0-----------|--(0)-----------|-----------------|----------------\X--|
E|--------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|



Main Riff:
  A5                  x4
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|
D|----------7----------------------7-----8--|
A|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
E|------------------------------------------|
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Main Riff break:
  A5
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----8-----|
D|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----8-----|
A|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|



Main Riff:
  A5                  x4
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|
D|----------7----------------------7-----8--|
A|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
E|------------------------------------------|
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Verse 1:
  A5           C5    D5    C5    G5           C5    B5      x3
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--------------------------5--------4--------4-----|
D|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--5-----------------------5--------4--------4-----|
A|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--3--------5--------3-----|--5-----------------------3--------2--------2-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------|
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  A5           C5    D5    C5    G5           C5    B5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--------------------------5--------4--------------|
D|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--5-----------------------5--------4--------------|
A|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--3--------5--------3-----|--5-----------------------3--------2--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------0-----|
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A5
Anticipation
G5
In domination
A5           G5
A sea of hearts beat as one, unified
A5
Magnification
G5
All generations
A5          G5
Approaching thunder awaiting the light



Pre-chorus:
  F5                         E5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
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  E5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--|


F5
Full speed or nothing
E5
Full speed or nothing



Chorus 1:
(Played over Main Riff)
  A5                  x8
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|
D|----------7----------------------7-----8--|
A|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
E|------------------------------------------|
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A5
Lux Æterna
A5
Lux Æterna, yeah!


Fill 1:
e|--------------|------------------5--3--------------------|-----------|
B|--5b6---------|--(6)-------------------5--3--------------|-----------|
G|--5b6---------|--(6)-------------------------5--2--5-5---|---2\------|
D|--------------|------------------------------------------|-----------|
A|--------------|------------------------------------------|-----------|
E|--------------|------------------------------------------|-----------|
 (Bend slowly with wah wah)


Verse 2:
  A5           C5    D5    C5    G5           C5    B5      x3
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--------------------------5--------4--------4-----|
D|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--5-----------------------5--------4--------4-----|
A|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--3--------5--------3-----|--5-----------------------3--------2--------2-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------|
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  A5           C5    D5    C5    G5           C5    B5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--------------------------5--------4--------------|
D|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--5-----------------------5--------4--------------|
A|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--3--------5--------3-----|--5-----------------------3--------2--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------0-----|
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A5
Exhilaration
G5
Frenzied sensation
A5         G5
Kindred alliance connected inside
A5
Commiseration
G5
Sonic salvation
A5            G5
Cast out the demons that strangle your life



Pre-chorus:
  F5                         E5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
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  E5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--|


F5
Full speed or nothing
E5
Full speed or nothing



Chorus 2:
(Played over Main Riff)
  A5                  x4
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|
D|----------7----------------------7-----8--|
A|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
E|------------------------------------------|
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A5
Lux Æterna
A5
Lux Æterna, yeah!



Bridge:
(Played over Main Riff break)
  A5                      x3  A5             G5    F#5  F
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----8-----|--2--------2--------2-----------------------------|
D|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----8-----|--2--------2--------2--------5--------4-----3-----|
A|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|--0--------0--------0--------5--------4-----3-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------3--------2-----1-----|


A5
Lux Æterna!



Solo:
(Rhythm guitar)
  E5                     x4
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------2-----3--|
D|--2-----------------------------------2-----3--|
A|--2--------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
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  Bb5       C5   B5        C5   Bb5       C5  Bb5  G5  A5  x4
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8-----------------10----8-----------------10----8-----------------10----8-----5-----7------|
A|--8-----------------10----8-----------------10----8-----------------10----8-----5-----7------|
E|--6-----6--6--6--6--8-----6-----6--6--6--6--8-----6-----6--6--6--6--8-----6-----3-----5------|
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(Lead guitar)
e|--17-17-17-17-15-12--17-17-17-17-15-12--17-17-17-17-15-12--17-17-17-17-15-12--|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 (The notes in this section are an approximation)


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


e|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--14b15-------------14b15------------|--(12)--12--12--(12)---12--12--(12)--12---(12)--12--12---15b17--|
G|--14b15---12--------14b15----12------|--14b16---------14b16----------14b16------14b16-----------------|
D|--------------14-----------------14--|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|


e|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------\X-------------|
G|--15p0-15p0-15p0--15p0-15p0-15p0--15p0-15p0-15p0--15p0-15p0-15p0--|---15p0-15p0-15p0--\X-------0-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------\X------/-\----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------/---\---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------/-----\--|
 (Fret with your left hand, dive the whammy bar down with your right hand)         (dive bomb)


e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--/15p0----/15p0----/15p0----/15p0----|--/15p0----/15p0--------0-----------|
D|--------------------------------------|-----------------------/-\----------|
A|--------------------------------------|----------------------/---\---------|
E|--------------------------------------|---------------------/-----\--------|
  (Dive down each of these 0's)              (dive bomb)


e|--(15)--15-15--(15)--15-15--(15)--15---(15)--15-15--(15)--15-15--(15)--15--|
B|--18b20--------18b20--------18b20------18b20--------18b20--------18b20-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 (The notes in this section are also an approximation)


e|--(15)--15-15--(15)--15-15--(15)--15---15----15---14----14---13----13---12----12--|
B|--18b20--------18b20--------18b20------18b20------17b19------16b18------15b17-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--11----11---10----10---9-----9---8-----8---7-----7---8-----8---7-----7---6----6--|
B|--14b16------13b15------12b14-----11b13-----10b12-----11b13-----10b12-----9b11----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--5----5---4---4---3---3---2---2--------------|
B|--8b10-----7b9-----6b8-----5b7----------------|
G|---------------------------------------0------|
D|--------------------------------------/-\-----|
A|-------------------------------------/---\----|
E|------------------------------------/-----\---|
                  (dive bomb)


Post solo:
  A5                 C5                         D5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--------2--------2--------2--------5-----------|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----------|
D|--2--------2--------2--------2--------5-----------|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----------|
A|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

  A5                 E5       A5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------|
G|--2--------2--------2--------2--------9-----------|--2--------2--------2--------2--------|---(2)-----|
D|--2--------2--------2--------2--------9-----------|--2--------2--------2--------2--------|---(2)-----|
A|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|--0--------0--------0--------0--------|---(0)-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------|

  A5
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--------2--------2--------2--------------------|  Guitar 1
D|--2--------2--------2--------2--------------------|
A|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 |                         |
 |                         |
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--17-------17-------17-------17\------------------|  Guitar 2
D|--17-------17-------17-------17\------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|



Main Riff:
  A5                  x3
e|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|--2--------2--------2--------2----------------|  Guitar 1
D|----------7----------------------7-----8--|--2--------2--------2--------2----------------|
A|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|--0--------0--------0--------0----------------|
E|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
 |PM                 |                       |
 |                     |                       |
e|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----(hold during the repetitions)-----|--17-------17-------17-------17\--------------|  Guitar 2
D|--2---------------------------------------|--17-------17-------17-------17\--------------|
A|--0---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|



Main Riff:
  A5                  x4
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|
D|----------7----------------------7-----8--|
A|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
E|------------------------------------------|
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Verse 3:
  A5           C5    D5    C5    G5           C5    B5      x3
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--------------------------5--------4--------4-----|
D|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--5-----------------------5--------4--------4-----|
A|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--3--------5--------3-----|--5-----------------------3--------2--------2-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------|
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  A5           C5    D5    C5    G5           C5    B5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--------------------------5--------4--------------|
D|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--5-----------------------5--------4--------------|
A|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--3--------5--------3-----|--5-----------------------3--------2--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------0-----|
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A5
Emancipation
G5
Kill isolation
A5         G5
Never alone for the feelings alike
A5
Amplification
G5
Lightning the nation
A5          G5
Never alive more than right here tonight



Pre-chorus:
  F5                         E5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
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  E5                            x2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--|


F5
Full speed or nothing
E5
Full speed or nothing



Chorus 3:
(Played over Main Riff)
  A5                  x4
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|
D|----------7----------------------7-----8--|
A|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
E|------------------------------------------|
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A5
Lux Æterna
A5
Lux Æterna, yeah!


Main Riff break:
  A5
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----8-----|
D|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----8-----|
A|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|



Outro:
(Similar to Intro)
  D5 C#5    C5     B5     Bb5  x2  D5     C#5     C5     B5
e|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--7/6--6--6--6/5--5--5--5/4--4--4--4/3--3--3--|--7-----------6-----------5-----------4-----------|
D|--7/6--6--6--6/5--5--5--5/4--4--4--4/3--3--3--|--7-----------6-----------5-----------4-----------|
A|--5/4--4--4--4/3--3--3--3/2--2--2--2/1--1--1--|--5-----------4-----------5-----------2-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|--5-----------4-----------3-----------2-----------|
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  A5
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|--2-----|--(2)---|--(2)---|--(2)---|
D|--2-----|--(2)---|--(2)---|--(2)---|
A|--0-----|--(0)---|--(0)---|--(0)---|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|

  A5                     A5               D5  D#5
e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|--7p5----------------------------7-----8--|
D|----------7----------------------7-----8--|-------7--7----------------------7-----8--|
A|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0--5-----6--|
E|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------5-----6--|
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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| PM Palm mute

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