#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ================================================================================ M E T A L L I C A - F O R W H O M T H E B E L L T O L L S ================================================================================ RIDE THE LIGHTNING (c) Megaforce Records (1984) http://www.metallica.com/ Standard Tuning E A D G Tempo = 117 BPM Time Signature = 4/4 ----------------------------- Transcribed by PADDY MCMULLAN pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com http://pmtabs.net Version 1.0 [25th March 2014] Date Tabbed 25th March 2014 ----------------------- Tablature Symbols Used: (/) - Legato Slide (Blank space indicates length of slide) \ - Slide Down to/Down From / - Slide Up to/Up From ( ) - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note REST - Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space |_3_| - Triplet Notes 5~~ - Vibrato x - Muted Note/Dead Note 5h7 - Hammer-On (S) - Slap (P) - Pop * - Staccato Notes (Bring the indicated note(s) to an abrupt end) ================================================================================ Intro Part I: [ Time 00:00 - 00:57 ] ================================================================================ ------------ Bass [Main]: ------------ |________________________________________[1-11] G||------------------------||-----------------|-------------------------| | D||-- ---------------||-----------------|--------------- ----- -|*| A||-- ---------------||-----------------|--------------- ----- -|*| x 12 E||----------2-2----2-2----||--0--------------|--(0)------2-2----2-2----| | |-------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------------|| |--0----------------|--(0)---------- /13-- \---|| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|-----------------------0--| ||--0--3--2--1--0--3--2--1--|--0--3--2--1--0--2--3-----| |--------------------------|--------------------------| | |--------------------------|--------------------------|*| |--------------------------|-----------------------2--|*| x 2 |--0--3--2--1--0--3--2--1--|--0--3--2--1--0--2--3-----| | ------------ Bass [Lead]: ------------ Rest for 1 bar The majority of this part is played with a wha-pedal, in the open (or "heel down") position. The only occasions on which the wha-pedal is closed is during the transition between bars, when it is snapped closed and then open again very quickly. ||-------19--18--17--16----16-16-|----------19-------------------| ||-------------------------------|--17--16-----------------------| ||-------------------------------|--------------17--16~~-- \----| ||--0----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------19--18--17--16----16-16-|----------19-------------------| |-------------------------------|--17--16-----------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------17--16~~--- \----| |--0----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------19--18--17--16-----x-x-|----------19-------------------| |------------------------------|--17--16-----------------------| |------------------------------|--------------17--16~~--- \----| |--0---------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------19--18--17--16----16-16-|----------19----------------------------| |-------------------------------|--17--16--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------17--(16h17p16h17p16)-- \--| |--0----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------19--18--17--16----16-16-|----------19-------------------| |-------------------------------|--17--16-----------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------17--16~~--- \----| |--0----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------19-19-18-18-17-17-16----16--|----------19-------------------| |-----------------------------------|--17--16-----------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------17--16~~--- \----| |--0--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------19--18--17--16----16-16-|----------19-------------------| |-------------------------------|--17--16-----------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------17--16~~--- \----| |--0----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------19--18--17--16------|----------19-------------------------------|| |---------------------------|--17--16-----------------------------------|| |---------------------------|--------------17--(16h17p16)--(16h17p16)\ -|| |--0------------------------|-------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------|| ||----- --|| ||----- --|| ||--0------------------|| ================================================================================ Intro Part II: [ Time 00:57 - 01:17 ] ================================================================================ ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|-----------------------0--| ||--0--3--2--1--0--3--2--1--|--0--3--2--1--0--2--3-----| |__________________________[1] |--------------------------|--------------------------| | |--------------------------|--------------------------|*| |--------------------------|-----------------------2--|*| x 2 |--0--3--2--1--0--3--2--1--|--0--3--2--1--0--2--3-----| | |__________________________[2] |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |-----------------------2/-|| |--0--3--2--1--0--2--3-----|| (S) (S) (S) (S) ||----------------------|----------------------|| ||----------------------|----------------------|| ||-------7---(7)---7----|-(7)---7---(7)---7----|| ||--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0----0----|| ================================================================================ Intro Part III: [ Time 01:17 - 01:50 ] ================================================================================ (S) (S) (S) (S) ||----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| ||----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| ||-------7---(7)---7----|-(7)---7---(7)---7\ ---|-------------------| ||--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0----0-----|--3----------------| (S) (S) (S) (S) |--------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------| |------ -----------|----------------------|-----------------------| |------ --5h7-- \--|-------7---------7----|-------7---(7)---7\ ---| |--3\----------------------|--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0----0-----| (P) (P) (S) (S) |-------------------|-------5-- /--------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-------------------7-- \--|-----------------------| |-------------------|--3-----------0-----------|-------7----------7----| |--3----------------|--------------------------|--0----0----0-0---0----| (S) (S) |__3__| |__3__| |-----------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------| |-(7)---7---(7)---7\ ---|------------------------------| |--0----0----0----0-----|--3----3----------0--3--3--3--| (S) (S) (S) (S) |--------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------| |----- -----------|----------------------|-----------------------| |----- --5/8-- \--|-------7---------7----|-------7---------7\ ---| |--3-----------------------|--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0----0-----| |__3_| |__3_| |__3__| (P) (P) |--------------------------------|-------5-- /--------------|| |--------------------------------|-------------------7-- \--|| |--------------------------------|--3-----------0-----------|| |--3----3----3--3----3--3/ ---0--|--------------------------|| ================================================================================ Intro Part IV: [ Time 01:50 - 02:06 ] ================================================================================ |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3_| ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||--0--0--0--3----0--0--0--5-- \--|--0--0--0--3----0--6- \ 2----| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |___3____| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------*----*----*----| |--0--0--0--3----0--0--0--5----|--0--0--0--3--0--0--6----2----1----| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3_| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------- -------| |------------------------------|-------------------*-- -------| |--0--0--0--3----0--0--0--5----|--0--0--0--3----0--6-----2----| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |___3____| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |------------------------------|--------------------*----*----*----|| |--0--0--0--3----0--0--0--5----|--0--0--0--3--0--0--6----2----1----|| ================================================================================ Verse: [ Time 02:06 - 02:39 ] ================================================================================ (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) ||----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| ||----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| ||--7----7---(7)---7----|-(7)---7---(7)---7\ ---|--------------------| ||--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0----0-----|--3------------3----| (S) (S) (S) (S) |-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |------ ---------|---------------------|-----------------------| |--5\-- --5h7----|-------7--------7----|-(7)---7---(7)---7\ ---| |--3\---------------------|--0----0--------0----|--0----0----0----0-----| |__3__| |__3__| (P) (P) (S) (S) |----------------------------|-------5-- /--------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------7-- \--|----------------------| |----------------------------|--3-----------0-----------|-------7---(7)---7----| |--3-------------0--3/ ---0--|--------------------------|--0----0----0----0----| (S) (S) |__3__| |-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------|----- ---------| |-(7)---7---(7)---7\ ---|------------------------|----- --5h7----| |--0----0----0----0-----|--3-------------0--3----|--3---------------------| (S) (S) (S) |__3__| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-------7----------7----|-(7)---7---(7)--- \----|------------------------| |--0----0----0-0---0----|--0----0----0----0-----|--3------------3/ ---0--| |-------5-- /--------------|| |-------------------7-- \--|| |--3-----------0-----------|| |--------------------------|| Make his fight on the hill in the early day Constant chill deep inside Shouting gun, on they run through the endless grey On they fight, for the right, yes but who's to say? For a hill men would kill, why? They do not know Stiffened wounds test their pride Men of five, still alive through the raging glow Gone insane from this pain that they surely know ================================================================================ Chorus: [ Time 02:39 - 02:55 ] ================================================================================ |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3_| ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||--0--0--0--3-/ -0--0--0--5-- \--|--0--0--0--3----0--6- \ 2----| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |___3____| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------*----*----*----| |--0--0--0--3----0--0--0--5-- \--|--0--0--0--3--0--0--6 \-2 \-1----| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3_| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------- --------| |--------------------------------|-------------------*-- --------| |--0--0--0--3----0--0--0--5-- \--|--0--0--0--3----0--6- \ 2----| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |___3____| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |--0--0--0--3----0--0--0--5-- \--|--0--0--0--3--0--0--6----2----1 /-|| For whom the bell tolls Time marches on For whom the bell tolls ================================================================================ Interlude: [ Time 02:55 - 03:20 ] ================================================================================ (S) (S) (S) ||--9----------------|--9------------------|--9----------------------| ||--9----------------|--9------------------|--9----------------------| ||--7----------------|--7------------------|--7----------------------| ||--0----------------|--0---------------0--|--0------------ /12-- \--| |__3__| |__3__| |_3_| |--------------------------------|------------------------| |----- ------------- -----------|------------------------| |--*-- ----------*-- -----------|------------------------| |--3-----3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--|--0---0----0------------| (S) (S) |-----------------------------|-------------------|--9----------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------|--9----------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------|--7----------------| |--7-------------0-- /12-- \--|--0----------------|--0----------------| (S) |__3__| |__3__| |--9--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------| |--9--------------------|----- ------------- -----------|--------------------| |--7--------------------|--*-- ----------*-- -----------|--------------------| |--0------------12-- \--|--3-----3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--|--0-----------3 / | |----------------------|| |----------------------|| |----------------------|| |--7------------7-- \--|| ================================================================================ Verse 2: [ Time 03:20 - 03:52 ] ================================================================================ (S) (S) (S) (S) |__3__| |__3_| ||-----------------9----|-(9)---9--------9-----|---------------------------| ||-------9---(9)---9----|-(9)---9--------9-----|---------------------------| ||-------7---(7)---7----|-(7)---7--------7\ ---|---------------------------| ||--0----0----0----0----|--0----0--------0-----|--3-------------0--3----0--| * (S) (S) (S) (S) |--------(14)----------------|----------------9----|-(9)----9--------9-----| |------------- --------|-------9--------9----|-(9)----9--------9-----| |------------- -5h7----|-------7--------7----|-(7)----7--------7\ ---| |--3/ -----------------------|--0----0--------0----|-(0)----0--------0-----| |__3__| |__3__| (P) (P) (S) (S) |----------------------------|-------5-- /--------------|-------9---(9)---9----| |----------------------------|-------------------7-- \--|-------9---(9)---9----| |----------------------------|--3-----------0-----------|-------7----7----7----| |--3-------------0--3/ ---0--|--------------------------|--0----0---(0)---0----| (S) (S) |__3__| |__3_| |-(9)---9---(9)---9-----|---------------------------|------------------------| |-(9)---9---(9)---9-----|---------------------------|----- ---------| |-(7)---7---(7)---7\ ---|---------------------------|----- --5h7----| |-(0)---0----0----0-----|--3-------------3--3----3--|--3---------------------| (S) (S) (S) |__3_| |__3_| |__3__| |------9---(9)---------|----------------------|--------------------------------| |------9---(9)---------|----------------------|--------------------------------| |------7---(7)----7----|-(7)---7---(7)--- \---|--------------------------------| |-0----0----0-----0----|--0----0----0----0----|--3----3----3--3----0--3/ ---0--| (P) (P) |-------5-- /--------------|| |-------------------7-- \--|| |--3-----------0-----------|| |--------------------------|| Take a look to the sky just before you die It is the last time you will Blackened roar massive roar fills the crumbling sky Shattered goal fills his soul with a ruthless cry Stranger now are his eyes to this mystery He hears the silence so loud Crack of dawn, all is gone except the will to be Now they will see what will be, blinded eyes to see ================================================================================ Chorus 2: [ Time 03:52 - 04:09 ] ================================================================================ |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3_| ||------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||--0--0--0--3----0--0--0--5----|--0--0--0--3----0--6- \ 2----| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |___3____| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------*----*----*----| |--0--0--0--3----0--0--0--5----|--0--0--0--3--0--0--6----2----1----| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3_| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--0--0--0--3----0--0--0--5----|--0--0--0--3----0--6- \ 2----| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |____3____| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |--0--0--0--3----0--0--0--5-- \--|--0--0--0--3--0--0--6 \ 2----1----|| ================================================================================ Outro: [ Time 04:09 - 05:11 ] ================================================================================ |_____3_____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____| | |--------------------------|--------------------------|2|------------------| | |4|-----------11----11-------|-----------11----11-------|/|--12----12--------|*| |/|-----------9-----9--------|-----------9-----9--------|4|--10----10--------|*| |4|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------| |------------------| | Repeat until fade ================================================================================ End ================================================================================ Tab summary: Intro - Part I [00:00 - 00:57] - Part II [00:57 - 01:17] - Part III [01:17 - 01:50] - Part IV [01:50 - 02:06] Verse 1 [02:06 - 02:39] Chorus 1 [02:39 - 02:55] Interlude [02:55 - 03:20] Verse 2 [03:20 - 03:52] Chorus 2 [03:52 - 04:09] Outro [04:09 - 05:22] END