#----------------------------------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 B E 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 P.M... - Palm Mute 5~~ - Vibrato % - Whammy Bar Articulation 14b16 - Bend Note 5h7 - Hammer-On 7p5 - Pull-Off ================================================================================ Intro Part I: [ Time 00:00 - 00:57 ] ================================================================================ -------------- Guitars 1 & 2: -------------- |_______________________________________[1-11] E||-------------------------||----------------|-------------------------| | B||--R-- ------- ------ -||----------------|---------------- ----- --| | G||--E-- ------- ------ -||----------------|---------------- ----- --|*| D||--S-- ------- ------ -||----------------|---------------- ----- --|*| x 12 A||--T-- --4-4-- -4-4-- -||--2-------------|--(2)------4-4-- -4-4- --| | E||-----------2-2----2-2----||--0-------------|--(0)------2-2----2-2----| | |___________________________________________[12] ||-------------------|-------------------------|| ||-------------------|---------------- --------|| ||-------------------|---------------- --------|| ||-------------------|---------------- --------|| ||--2----------------|--(2)------4-4-- -4-4----|| ||--0----------------|--(0)------2-2----2-2----|| ================================================================================ Intro Part II: [ Time 00:57 - 01:17 ] ================================================================================ -------------- Guitars 1 & 2: -------------- ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|-----------------------2--| ||--2--5--4--3--2--5--4--3--|--2--5--4--3--2--4--5--0--| ||--0--3--2--1--0--3--2--1--|--0--3--2--1--0--2--3-----| ...................... ................... |--------------------------|--------------------------| | |--------------------------|--------------------------| | |--------------------------|-----------------------*--|*| |--------------------------|-----------------------4--|*| x 2 |--2--5--4--3--2--5--4--3--|--2--5--4--3--2--4--5--2--| | |--0--3--2--1--0--3--2--1--|--0--3--2--1--0--2--3-----| | ...................... ................... * On the 2nd repeat, Guitar 1 replaces the final chord with an E5 ||---------------|----------------|| ||---------------|----------------|| ||---------------|----------------|| ||---------------|----------------|| ||--2------------|--(2)-----------|| ||--0------------|--(0)-----------|| ================================================================================ Intro Part III: [ Time 01:17 - 01:50 ] ================================================================================ -------------- Guitars 1 & 2: -------------- ||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||--2----------------|--(2)--------------|--5----------------| ||--0----------------|--(0)--------------|--3----------------| |----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------- --|-------------------|-------------------| |------- --|-------------------|-------------------| |------- --|-------------------|-------------------| |--5-5-- --|--2----------------|--(2)--------------| |--3-3-----------------|--0----------------|--(0)--------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | |-------------------|--------------------| | |-------------------|--------------------|*| |-------------------|--5--------2--------|*| x 2 |--5----------------|--3--------0--------| | |--3----------------|--------------------| | ------------ Lead Guitar: ------------ |___3____| |___3____| |___3____| |___3____| ||--------------------------------------------------| | ||--------------------------------------------------| | ||--12------11----------11--12------11----------11--|*| ||------14------12--14----------14------12--14------|*| x 16 ||--------------------------------------------------| | ||--------------------------------------------------| | .............................................. ================================================================================ Intro Part IV: [ Time 01:50 - 02:06 ] ================================================================================ -------------- Guitars 1 & 2: -------------- |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |_3__| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||-------------------------2----|-------------------3---------| ||-----------5-------------0----|-----------5-------1----4----| ||--0--0--0--3----0--0--0-------|--0--0--0--3----0-------2----| ........ ....... ....... |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |____3____| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | |------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | |------------------------------|-----------------------------------|*| |-------------------------2----|--------------------3--------------|*| x 2 |-----------5-------------0----|-----------5--------1----4----3----| | |--0--0--0--3----0--0--0-------|--0--0--0--3--0--0-------2----1----| | ....... ....... ....... .... ================================================================================ Verse: [ Time 02:06 - 02:39 ] ================================================================================ -------------- Guitars 1 & 2: -------------- ||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||--2----------------|--(2)--------------|--5----------------| ||--0----------------|--(0)--------------|--3----------------| |----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------- --|-------------------|-------------------| |------- --|-------------------|-------------------| |------- --|-------------------|-------------------| |--5-5-- --|--2----------------|--(2)--------------| |--3-3-----------------|--0----------------|--(0)--------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | |-------------------|--------------------| | |-------------------|--------------------|*| |-------------------|--5--------2--------|*| x 2 |--5----------------|--3--------0--------| | |--3----------------|--------------------| | 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 ] ================================================================================ -------------- Guitars 1 & 2: -------------- |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |_3__| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||-------------------------2----|-------------------3---------| ||-----------5-------------0----|-----------5-------1----4----| ||--0--0--0--3----0--0--0-------|--0--0--0--3----0-------2----| ........ ....... ....... |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |____3____| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | |------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | |------------------------------|-----------------------------------|*| |-------------------------2----|--------------------3--------------|*| x 2 |-----------5-------------0----|-----------5--------1----4----3----| | |--0--0--0--3----0--0--0-------|--0--0--0--3--0--0-------2----1----| | ....... ....... ....... .... For whom the bell tolls Time marches on For whom the bell tolls ================================================================================ Interlude: [ Time 02:55 - 03:20 ] ================================================================================ -------------- Guitars 1 & 2: -------------- ||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||--2----------------|--2----------------|--(2)--------------| ||--0----------------|--0----------------|--(0)--------------| |__3__| |__3__| |--------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| | |----- -------------- -----------|-------------------|-------------------| | |----- -------------- -----------|-------------------|-------------------|*| |----- -------------- -----------|-------------------|--4----------------|*| x 2 |--5-- --5--5--5--5-- --5--5--5--|--2----------------|--2----------------| | |--3-----3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--|--0----------------|-------------------| | -------------- Lead Guitar 1: -------------- |___3____| |___3____| |___3____| |___3____| ||--------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------| ||--12------11--------------------------------------| ||------14------12--14--11--12------11--------------| ||------------------------------14------12--14--10--| ||--------------------------------------------------| .. .................................. |___3____| |___3____| |___3____| |___3____| |---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|--12------11--------------------------------------| |--9-------------------(9)--|------14------12--14--11--12------11--------------| |--7------------------------|------------------------------14------12--14--10--| |---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| .......................................... |___3____| |___3____| |___3____| |___3____| |---------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |----- --|--------------------------------------------------| |----- --|--12------11--------------------------------------| |----- --|------14------12--14--11--12------11--------------| |--5-- --|------------------------------14------12--14--10--| |--3------------------|--------------------------------------------------| .......................................... |___3____| |___3____| |___3____| |___3____| |-------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |-------------------|--12------11--------------------------------------| |--4----------------|------14------12--14--11--12------11--------------| |--2----------------|------------------------------14------12--14--10--| |-------------------|--------------------------------------------------| .......................................... |___3____| |___3____| |___3____| |___3____| |-------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |-------------------|--12------11--------------------------------------| |-------------------|------14------12--14--11--12------11--------------| |--14---------------|------------------------------14------12--14--10--| |--12---------------|--------------------------------------------------| .......................................... |___3____| |___3____| |___3____| |___3____| |---------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |----- --|--------------------------------------------------| |----- --|--12------11--------------------------------------| |----- --|------14------12--14--11--12------11--------------| |--5-- --|------------------------------14------12--14--10--| |--3------------------|--------------------------------------------------| .......................................... |-------------------|| |-------------------|| |-------------------|| |--4----------------|| |--2----------------|| |-------------------|| -------------- Lead Guitar 2: -------------- Rest for 6 bars |___3____| |____3_____| |___3___| |___3____| ||---------------------------------------------------|---------------------| ||-----------------------------------10----------12--|--12~~---------------| ||----------------------------12--9------11--12------|---------------------| ||----------11------11--<14>-------------------------|---------------------| ||--14--12------12-----------------------------------|---------------------| ||---------------------------------------------------|---------------------| .................. |___3____| |____3_____| |___3___| |___3____| |---------------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------------------10----------12--|---------------------| |----------------------------12--9------11--12------|--12~~---------------| |----------11------11--<14>-------------------------|---------------------| |--14--12------12-----------------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|---------------------| .................. |___3____| |____3___| |___3___| |___3____| |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------------------10----------12--|--12~~---------------|| |--------------------------12--9------11--12------|---------------------|| |----------11------11--14-------------------------|---------------------|| |--14--12------12---------------------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------|| .................. ================================================================================ Verse 2: [ Time 03:20 - 03:52 ] ================================================================================ Repeat Verse 1 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 ] ================================================================================ Repeat Chorus 1 ================================================================================ Outro: [ Time 04:09 - 05:11 ] ================================================================================ -------------- Guitars 1 & 2: -------------- Repeat until fade |_____3_____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____| | |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------| | | |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------| | |4|-----------11----11------|----------11----11-------|2|--12----12-------|*| |/|--*--------11----11------|----------11----11-------|/|--12----12-------|*| |4|--2--------9-----9-------|----------9-----9--------|4|--10----10-------| | | |--0----------------------|--0----------------------| |-----------------| | * On all subsequent repeats, replace the E5 chord with an open E-string ----------- Lead Fills: ----------- |________3________| |________3________| ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||-- --14-------14-----------|-- --14-------14-----------| ||-- --16b18----16b18--------|-- --16b18----16b18--------| ||-- ------------------------|-- ------------------------| ||-- ------------------------|-- ------------------------| ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Repeat until fade |________3________| | |------------------------| | | |--15-------15-----------| | |2|--17b19----17b19--------|*| |/|------------------------|*| |4|------------------------| | | |------------------------| | ------------ Lead Guitar: ------------ The lead guitar plays an erratic and unstructured whammy-heavy barrage of guitar notes during the Outro; a close approximation of this part is tabbed in the corresponding Guitar Pro file. Its inclusion in an ASCII tab such as this would amount to little more than wasted printer paper. ================================================================================ 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