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Jump In The Fire tab by Metallica

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"Jump in the Fire" by Metallica from the album "Kill 'em all"
originally released by Megaforce Records, rereleased by Elektra.

Written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Dave Mustaine.

Transcribed by Brant Katkansky (bmk@teleport.com, brantk@atlas.com)

Key:

~~	Vibrato
===	Tied notes
__3__	Triplets
R	Rest

Numbers above staff show duration of note/rest (8=eighth, 4=quarter, 2=half,
1=whole,4.5=dotted quarter, etc.)
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
I've attempted to get the exact timing, but there's some parts (in the
second riff, for example) where I'm not sure I transcribed perfectly.
Listen to the song if you can't seem to get it.

I didn't transcribe the lead because I don't know it.


Riff 1

 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  2    2
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|o---------------o|-----------------|-5-------3-------|
|o--------3------o|---------3-------|-5-------3-------|
|-----5-3---5-4-3-|-----5-3---5-4-3-|-3-------1-------|
|-3-6-------------|-3-6-------------|-----------------|

 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  2    2
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|o---------------o|-----------------|-5-------3-------|
|o--------3------o|-3-------3-------|-5-------3-------|
|-----3-5---5-4-3-|---5-4-3---5-4-3-|-3-------1-------|
|-3-6-------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  8 8 8 8 8 4.5
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|o---------------o|-----------------|-----------------|
|o--------3------o|-5-3---3---------|---------3-5~~~~-|
|-----3-5---5-4-3-|-----5---5-4-3---|-----3-5---------|
|-3-6-------------|---------------6-|-3-6-------------|

 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  2    2
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|o---------------o|-----------------|-5-------3-------|
|o--------3------o|-3-------3-------|-5-------3-------|
|-----3-5---5-4-3-|---5-4-3---5-4-3-|-3-------1-------|
|-3-6-------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Riff 2 (Don't play repeat 4 during lead)
                            1. 2. 3.
                           +-----------------+
              __3__              __3__
 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  2    4 4 4   8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  2  8 8 8  4
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|o--------------3===3---------------|---------------5===5---x-x-x---6--o|
|o--------------3===3-------3-3-3---|---------------5===5---x-x-x---6--o|
|---------------1===1-------3-3-3---|---------------3===3---x-x-x---4---|
|-1-3-1-3-1-3-1---|---------1-1-1---|-1-3-1-3-1-3-1---|-----------------|

                            4.
                           +-----------------+
                            2 8 8 8 8
                           |-----------------|
                           |-----------------|
                           ==5-----6-----6--o|
                           ==5--R--6--R--6--o|
                           ==3-----4-----4---|
                           |-----------------|


Riff 3

 8 8 8 8 4 8 8  8 8 4 8 8 8 8  8 8 8 8 4 8 8  8 8 4 8 8 8 8
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-8-8-8-8--R--8-8-|-8-8--R--6-R-8-R-|-5-5-5-5--R--5-5-|-5-5--R--3-R-5-R-|
|-8-8-8-8-----8-8-|-8-8-----6---8---|-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5-5-----3---5---|
|-6-6-6-6-----6-6-|-6-6-----4---6---|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3-3-----1---3---|



[RIFF 1]

[Verse 1, play RIFF 2 underneath]
Down in the depths ...

[Chorus, play RIFF 1 underneath]
	So come on
	Jump in the fire
	So come on
	Jump in the fire

[Verse 2, play RIFF 2 underneath]
With hell in my eyes ...
[Repeat Chorus]

[Play RIFF 3 several times behind lead (not transcribed)]

[Verse 3, play RIFF 2 underneath]
Jump by your will or ...
[Repeat Chorus]

[Play RIFF 2 several times behind lead (not transcribed)]
[Fade]

--
bmk@teleport.com | "You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get
Portland, OR   | yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is
         | to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding
         | fathers used in the struggle for independence."-C.A. Beard

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