Metallica - Fade To Black Chords & Tabs

 

Fade To Black Chords & Tabs

Metallica Chords & Tabs

Version: 7 Type: Tab

Fade To Black Tab

Song – Fade to black
Band – Metallica
Tabber – Kirkhammett393


Intro: Classical guitar

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------2------|
D|----4-----4-----4--0--4-----4-----4-----4--0--4-----4-----4-----4--0--4-----2-----2---|
A|-2-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------2-----------2-----------4----------4-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----2------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Lead guitar w/reverb

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-------7--8--10~-8--10--12--10--8--10~~--12-10-8-7-8--7-----7--8--7-----7-----|
G|-----7-----------------------------------------------------------9-----------9----9--7|
D|-7/9------9~~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------14-19-14------15p14-------------------|
B|-------------------------8-7~~--8/10~~--------15---------15--------15--17-15-14-------|
G|--------------7p6~~--7-6-----------------------------------16--------14--------16-14fb|
D|-7--9-9~~--9--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------19-17-15~~--15-17-14--------14-15|
B|-----------------------------14-15-14h15p14----14-15----------------------15----------|
G|-r14-14h16-------------14-16----------------16-------------------------------16-------|
D|-----------14~~--14-16----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14-------14-15-14----17-15-14~~-----|-----------------------------------12-13-15---17|
B|----15-------------15----------------|--------------------------12-13-15----------15--|
G|-------14----------------------------|--------------------12-14-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-----------12-14-15-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-/12-14-15--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
  Rhythm:                              |  
e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------0-----3---|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------1--------1------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------0------------2-------2-----2------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----3------------2-----2-2---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--1---------1--4--------------------------------|

Verse:

e|---------0----------------0----------------3------------------------------------------|
B|-----1----------1-----1----------0-----3----------------0---1/4-----------------------|
G|-2-----2----0h2----0----0----0h2---------0----2-0-0-----0---2/3-----------------------|
D|-2-----------------2----------------0----------------2--------------------------------|
A|-0-----------------3----------------2----------------2--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------3----------------0--------------------------------|

Chorus w/heavy dist

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---2-2------------5---5-5-----------2---2-2--7--9--9-9-9-------2--2-2----------5--5-|
D|-2---2-2------------5---5-5-----------2---2-2--7--9--9-9-9---5-5-2--2-2----------5--5-|
A|-0---0-0---------5--3---3-3--------5--0---0-0--5--7--7-7-7---3-2-0--0-0-------5--3--3-|
E|-----------0-0-3-------------0-0-3-------------------------0------------0-0-3---------|
            |---PM--|         |---PM--|                     |--PM-|      |---PM--|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5------2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-5-5--2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-2--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2 Lead (guitar 1)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10~~12/13~~-13fbr-12-----------------------10~~12/13--15fbr-13-15fb-15fb-15fb-15fb-13|
G|----------------------12-12/14--9-11/12-12--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | (guitar 2)                                                                           |
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9~~-11/12~~-12fbr-11-----------------------9~~-11/12--14fbr-12-14fb-14fb-14fb-14fb-12|
D|----------------------12-12/14--9-11/12 12--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge

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---999-777-555-444-----------------------------------|
A|-5/7--7-7---5/7--7-10\9----5--5-5-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                     |------PM-------|
Bridge lead- This is a slight variation on the recorded version, this is what James plays live

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------121212-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------7-6---7-6--6--------|
D|4/5--5-5--9p7\5--4--4-4--121212-111111-999-777-9-7/9-9-9-7/9-9--7-----7---------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/metallica/fade_to_black_tab_ver_7.html ]
e|----------------7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-101010-888-777-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge end

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------9----------12\11---------7------------------4--------------------------------|
D|---------9----------12\11---------7--999-777-555-444----------------------------------|
A|---------7----------10\9----------5---------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------|
  |--PM---|  |---PM--|     |---PM--|  |------PM-------|

Solo rhythm (guitar 1)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--4--5--4--2-0-------4--5--4--2-0-------4--5--4--2-0-------4--5--7--5-4---4--------|
A|---------------------4------------------2------------------4---------------7----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |  (guitar 2)                                                                          |
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4--2---------------4--2---------------4--2---------------4--2--------------------|
A|--2--------5--4-2-------------5--4-2-------------5--4-2-------------5—4-2-------------|
E|---------------------5------------------3------------------5--------------------------|

Solo

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------7h8-7---7h8-7---7h8-7---10--8-10-12-10-8-10-8-7-|
G|--------7-9-9fb-9fb-9fb--r9-7-9--9-11-------7-------7-------7-------------------------|
D|--7/9-9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------7----7----7----7----7----7----10-7-10-|
B|-8-7---7------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9---9-7-----------7-9-9fbr-7-9-7----7-9—9fb--9fb--9fb--9fb--9fb--9fb—9~~---------|
D|-------------7-9-9--9------------------9----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-7-10--7----7--10-7-10-7-10--7----7-10fb-10fb-108787--7---------------------------7---|
B|---------10--------------------10-------------------10-108787-7---------8p7-7-8-10-10-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------9-97----------9----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------7-9-9---------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------7-8-7----7-8-108787--7----------------------------7---------|
B|-8-7-----------8p7-7-8-10--------------------10-108108787-7-------------7810-1087-7810|
G|-----9-7----------9--------------------------------------9-97676-----679---------9----|
D|---------7-9-9--------------------------------------------------97-79-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|787------------------------------10-10--x-x-10-10--x-x-10-10--------------------------|
B|---1081087-----------------------10-10--x-x-10-10--x-x-10-10—10fb-10fb-10fb-r7---7h8p7|
G|----------9fb9fb9fb9fb9fb9fb9fbr7-7--7--x-x--7--7--x-x--7--7-------------------9------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-----|
B|-----------------------------------------------12--------12--------12--------12-------|
G|-9-7---7---7-97-7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9---9-----9-9797-7---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------9-9797--7--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------10-10710~~-------------------------------------------------|

e|-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-17p14--14-17p14--14-17p14--14-17p14--14-17p14|
B|------12--------12--------12--------12--------15--------15--------15--------15--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--14-17p14--14-17p14--14-17p14--14-19p15--15-19p15--15-19p15--15-19p15--15-19p15--15--|
B|15--------15--------15--------15--------17--------17--------17--------17--------17----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-19p15--15-19p15--15-19p15--15-21p17--17-21p17--17-21p17--17-21p17--17-21p17--17-21p17|
B|------17--------17--------17--------19--------19--------19--------19--------19--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--17-21p17--17-21p17--17-22fb-22fb-22fb-22fb-22fb-22fb22fb22fb22fbr-202220192019171917|
B|19--------19--------19----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|1517151415141214121012108108787--7----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------10-1081087---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------9fb----------------FADE OUT------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Tab legend

h = hammer on
p = pull off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
Fb = full bend
Hb = half bend
R = release bend
|--PM--| = palm mute
X = mute