Tabs
Arrangement for single acoustic guitar.
Tune your guitar down 1/2 step for playing to the record.
I recommend playing to the record in the beginning to get
the right timing and feeling for the song.
Tuning: (Eb;Ab;Db;Gb;Bb;eb)
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = hold note
x = string is not played
Intro (clean powerchord variations)
e|-----------------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------------
G+G|°--------0------------------------0------------------
D MajorD|°-----4-----4-----4-----4------4-----4-----4-----4---
A augmentedA|---2-----------2-----5------0-----------0-----5------
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------
(Timing Help) | | | |
e-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G----------0-----------------------2-----------------°|
D-------4-----4-----4-----4-----2-----2-----2-----2--°|
A----2-----------2-----5-----4-----------4-----0------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
| | |
Tip: Don’t cramp yourself at the beginning. It’s not as difficult as it
might seem. When you’ve found out the flow it’ll sound very cool.
In the acoustic version (Atlanta/Acoustica) Kirk ends the intro on:
e-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G---------0---------------|
D------4-----4------------|
A---2-----------2--5--4---| and starts again at the top.
E-------------------------|
Verse
A minorAm 
C majorC G+G 
E minorEm
e|---0-------0---0-----0---3-----3-3p0---0----------|
BB|---0h1---------1--1------3--3----------0---0--1---|
G+G|°--2----2------2---------0-------------0---0--2--°|
D MajorD|°--2-----------0---------0-------------2---------°|
A augmentedA|---0-----------3---------2-------------2----------|
E MajorE|---x-----------x---------3-------------0----------|
’Life it seems will fade away...’
Interlude (Powerchords!)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------
G+G|°------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|°--2--2-2--2--0--5-5--5-5--5--0--2--2-2--7--9--9-9--0--9-0---
A augmentedA|---0--0-0--0--0--3-3--3-3--3--0--0--0-0--5--7--7-7--0--7-0---
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------
E minorEm (backwards)
e------------------------------------------------------|-0--------|
B------------------------------------------------------|--0-------|
G----------------------------------------------------°-|---0------|
D----2-2--2-2--2--0--5-5--5-5--5--0--2--2-2----------°-|----2-----|
A----0-0--0-0--0--0--3-3--3-3--3--0--0--0-0--5--4--2---|-----2----|
E--------------------------------------------3--2--0---|------0---|
Repeat x 2
Note: The -Em- chord at the end of the interlude is only played
the first time. The second time, the interlude ends on:
D-------------|
A---5--4--2---|
E---3--2--0---|
Verse
Solo (taken from the tab by Phil Boyle; [email protected])
e|--------------------------------------------
BB|---10--10--12--13--15--13--12---------------
G+G|-------------------------------12--14--12---
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------|
B----------------------12--13--15--15--15----|
G---9--11--12--14--14------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|
Note: The solo might not be 100% correct. Send your hatemail to Philly!
BTW: In the acoustic version Kirk plays every note in the solo about 3
times
in a very fast way, sounds good. I think he uses a very soft pick.
Ending (Powerchords)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|°-------------------------------------------------------------------°|
D MajorD|°--7/9--9--9~~~-7/9--12\11--7--7--7--7~~~9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-0--°|
A augmentedA|---5/7--7--7~~~-5/7--10\9---5--5--5--5~~~----------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
’None but me can’t save myself but it’s too late...’
Note: I know that there’s a lot missing in this tab, but it should be an
average help for beginners and hey... it works to the record so that
you can improvise the rest.
Other versions of Fade To Black Acoustic
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Fade to black acoustic (Ver. 2) by Metallica
