Fade To Black tab by Metallica

Tabs

Fade To Black From "Ride the Lightning" by Metallica

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NOTE:	I’ve tried to include as much information below as is given in the
original tablature. It might make it more difficult to understand but it’s all
there if you want it. At the top of each section of tab is the chord for the
bar (bar lines included). I haven’t included note lengths or rests. You’ll have
to listen to the actual song and work them out for yourself. The bar lines
should give you an idea towards timing. The song’s in 4/4 time, 116 bpm.


All tab markings are at the top of the tab. Markings used:
	P - pull off.
	H - hammer on.
	T - tap - fret at note shown, tap at note in brackets.
   .---. - sustained note.
    sl - slide.
  vibrato - vibrate string. (or use tremolo).
   ) - bend and release
   /
    ) - string bend (usually full - f)
    /
    // - repeat previous beat (used for 1/16 notes)
   ’/, - repeat previous measure (bar)
	x - rake - drag pick across strings shown from low to high

  Bm(flat 6)   Bm/ABm/A      Bm(flat 6)    A/C#A/C#

   Rhy. Fig 1 (acoustic guitar)           end Rhy Fig 1
e |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G+G |-----0----------|----0----------|----0----------|----2----------|
D MajorD |---4---4---4---4|--4---4---4---4|--4---4---4---4|--2---2---2---2|
A augmentedA |-2-------2---5--|0-------0---5--|2-------2---5--|4-------4---0--|
E MajorE |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 |                          		  |
 | 				 Elec Gtr. w/flanger or chorus   |
e |----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |---------------------------------------------------------------7|
G+G |-------------------------------------------------------------7--|
D MajorD |----------------------------------------------------------/9----|
A augmentedA |----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------------------------------------------|


     w/Rhy Fig 1 (4 times)
  Bm(flat 6)    Bm/ABm/A      Bm(flat 6)
                      .--------------.
     sl           .---.  ’ P P sl H P ’
e |-----------------|---------------|------------------------------|
BB |---7--8/10--8--10|-12--10--8--10-|(10)--12--10--87--8--7-----7-|
G+G |-----------------|---------------|-------------------------9----|
D MajorD |-9---------------|---------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------|---------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE |-----------------|---------------|------------------------------|

  A/C#A/C#         Bm(flat 6)  Bm/ABm/A    Bm(flat 6)    A/C#A/C#
   H           .---.  sl   P          sl vibrato
e |---------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|-----------|
BB |-7--8--7-----7-------|-------------|---------8|-7------------8/|10^^^^^^^^-|
G+G |----------9-----9--7-|-----------7|6--7--6---|----------------|-----------|
D MajorD |---------------------|7--9--(9)---|----------|----------------|-----------|
A augmentedA |---------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|-----------|
E MajorE |---------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|-----------|


                                Bm/ABm/A
      Bm(flat 6)                  full)
                P               /   vibrato
e |-----14-|19--14----------15--14-----------------------------|--------------|
BB |-16-----|--------15--------------15------17--15--14---------|--------------|
G+G |--------|------------16--------------14--------------16--14-|(14)^^^^^^^^--|
D MajorD |--------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------|
A augmentedA |--------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------|
E MajorE |--------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------|


                Bm(flat 6)               A/C#A/C#
    H   vibrato   H            H  P      H
e |----------------------------|---------------------------------------|------|
BB |----------------------------|--------14--15--14--15--14------14--15-|14----|
G+G |-14--16---------------------|14--16----------------------16---------|------|
D MajorD |---------14^^^^^^^^--14--16-|---------------------------------------|------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------|---------------------------------------|------|
E MajorE |----------------------------|---------------------------------------|------|


              Bm(flat 6_         Bm/ABm/A
                   vibrato
e |-19--17---15---15---17-|14------------------14--15-|14----------14--15-----|
BB |-----------------------|----15---------------------|----15-----------------|
G+G |-----------------------|--------16^^^^^^^^---------|--------14-------------|
D MajorD |-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
E MajorE |-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|


  Bm(flat 6)   A/C#A/C#  F6F6       E/G#      E/B

e |-14------17--15-|14---|---------------|---------------|------------12--13--|
BB |-----16---------|-----|---------------|---------------|12--13--15----------|
G+G |----------------|-----|---------------|--------12--14-|--------------------|
D MajorD |----------------|-----|------------12-|14--15---------|--------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------|-----|12--14--15-----|---------------|--------------------|
E MajorE |----------------|-----|---------------|---------------|--------------------|


      H  P
e |-15--13--15--13-----||
BB |-----------------15-||
G+G |--------------------||
D MajorD |--------------------||
A augmentedA |--------------------||
E MajorE |--------------------||




 A minorAm             C majorC             G+G
            H             T  T   T
e| -17------------------------|-------------------------|---------------12----|
BB|.------------------0--1-----|-------------------------|3(15)----------------|
G+G| -2-------------------------|-0-----------------4(16)-|---------------------|
D MajorD|.---------------------------|----------------5(17)----|---------------------|
A augmentedA| ---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
E MajorE| ---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
 |                                      |
 |                                      |
 | Rhy. Fig. 2                                |
 |  H         H             H              |
e| -------------0-------------|-----------0-------------|-----------3-----3--3|
BB|.-0--1--------------------1-|(1)--1-----------------0-|(0)--3---------------|
G+G| -2-----2-----------0--2----|-0---------------0--2----|-0---------------2--0|
D MajorD|.-2--------2-----2----------|-2------2-----2----------|--------0-----0------|
A augmentedA| -0-------------------------|-3-----------------------|---------------------|
E MajorE| ---------------------------|-------------------------|-3-------------------|


  E minorEm         A minorAm              C majorC
                                    T  T
e |-10----------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
BB |--8----------------|--------------------------1-|--------------------------|
G+G |--9----------------|-2--------------------------|-0------------------4(16)-|
D MajorD |-------------------|----------------------------|-----------------5(17)----|
A augmentedA |-------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E MajorE |-------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
 |                                      |
 |                                      |
 |                                      |
 |        sl   H         H             H   |
e |-------------------|-------------0--------------|-----------0--------------|
BB |----------0--(1)/3-|-0--1---------------------1-|(1)--1-----------------0--|
G+G |-0--------0--(2)/4-|-2-----2------------0--2----|-0---------------0--2-----|
D MajorD |----2--------------|-2--------2-----2-----------|-2------2-----2-----------|
A augmentedA |-------2-----------|-0--------------------------|-3------------------------|
E MajorE |-0-----------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|


  G+G              E minorEm
    T          T   T
e |---------------------------|-3(15)------------------ ||
BB |-3(15)----------------5(17)|------------------------.||
G+G |---------------------------|------------------------ ||
D MajorD |---------------------------|------------------------.||
A augmentedA |---------------------------|------------------------ ||
E MajorE |---------------------------|------------------------ ||
 |                           |
 |                           |
 |                           |
 |          H P             sl  |
e |------------3--------------|-0---------------------- ||
BB |-(0)--3--------------------|-0-----------0--(1)/3---.||
G+G |--0---------------0-2-0--0-|-0-----------0--(2)/4--- ||
D MajorD |---------0-----0-----------|-2-----2----------------.||
A augmentedA |---------------------------|----------2------------- ||
E MajorE |--3------------------------|----0------------------- ||



FILL 2            FILL 3
e |------------3----------| |-------|
BB |-(0)--3-----------3----| |-------|
G+G |--0------------------2-| |-0-----|
D MajorD |---------0-----0-------| |-------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------| |-------|
E MajorE |--3--------------------| |-3-----|


1st,2nd verses
w/Rhy. Fig. 2

  A minorAm			C majorC		G+G		  E minorEm

1. Life it seems will fade away.....
2. Things not what they used to be...........


  A minorAm			C majorC		G+G		  E minorEm

1. Getting lost within myself.......................
2. Deathly lost, this can’t be real..........


W/Rhy. Fig 2 (1st 7 bars only)
  A minorAm			C majorC		G+G		  E minorEm

1. I have lost the will to ...........
2. Emptiness is filling me................


  A minorAm			C majorC		G+G

1. There is nothing more for ...........
2. Growing darkness taking dawn.............


 w/Fill 3
  E MajorE+5            A augmentedA           C majorC
 |
1.|__me free
2.|__   he’s 		 gone____________.
 |
e |------------------------|| ---------------------|----------------------|
BB |-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-||.-0--2--2-------------|-5--5--5--------------|
G+G |-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|| -2--2--2-------------|-5--5--5--------------|
D MajorD |-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-||.-2--2--2-------------|-5--5--5--------------|
A augmentedA |------------------------|| -0--0--0-----------5-|-3--3--3-----------5--|
E MajorE |-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|| ----------0--0--3----|----------0--0--3-----|


  A augmentedA    D5D5 E MajorE      (C5C5   A augmentedA           C majorC
                 G/BG/B)
e |------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|
BB |-2--2--2----|-9--9--9-------------|-0--2--2-------------|-5--5--5----------|
G+G |-2--2--2--7-|-9--9--9-------------|-2--2--2-------------|-5--5--5----------|
D MajorD |-2--2--2--7-|-9--9--9--------5--5-|-2--2--2-------------|-5--5--5----------|
A augmentedA |-0--0--0--5-|-7--7--7--------3--2-|-0--0--0-----------5-|-3--3--3---------5|
E MajorE |------------|----------0--0-------|----------0--0--3----|---------0--0--3--|


  A augmentedA        E MajorE

e |---------------|---- ||
BB |-2--2--2-------|----.||
G+G |-2--2--2-------|-1-- ||
D MajorD |-2--2--2-------|-2--.||
A augmentedA |-0--0--0--5--4-|-2-- ||
E MajorE |----------4--2-|-0-- ||



 Interlude
 w/Rhy. Fig. 2
  A minorAm         C majorC             G+G
                  sl            sl
	e |------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
Gtr 1	BB |-10^^^^^^--10--12-|-13^^^^^^--13/15--13--12-|-----------------|
Gtr 2 	G+G |--9^^^^^^---9--11-|-12^^^^^^--12/14--12--11-|-12^^^^^^--12/14-|
	D MajorD |------------------|-------------------------|-12^^^^^^--12/14-|
	A augmentedA |------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
	E MajorE |------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|

  E minorEm           A minorAm           C majorC  full )
       sl   sl   sl               /
e |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
BB |----------------------|------------------12-|-13^^^^^^--15------13----|
G+G |-9^^^^^^--9/11--11/12-|-12/14^^^^^^--14--11-|-12^^^^^^--14------12----|
D MajorD |-9^^^^^^--9/11--11/12-|-12/14^^^^^^--14-----|-------------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|

    full (Gtr I + II)
  G+G ) ) ) )
   /  /  /  /
e |----------------|----------------------|
BB |-15--15--15--15-|-(15)^^^^^^-----------|
G+G |-14--14--14--14-|-(14)^^^^^^-----------|
D MajorD |----------------|----------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------|----------------------|
E MajorE |----------------|----------------------|


 Rhy. Fig. 3
 Faster 144 bpm

  D5D5 E5E5    D5D5 E5E5  G5G5 F#5F#5 D5D5
   sl        sl
e |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
BB |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
G+G |-7/9--9--9-|-7--9--9/12--11-|-7--7--7-------------------------------------4|
D MajorD |-7/9--9--9-|-7--9--9/12--11-|-7--7--7--9--9--9--7--7--7--5--5--5--4--4--4--|
A augmentedA |-5/7--7--7-|-5--7--7/10---9-|-5--5--5--------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|


  D5D5 E5E5    D5D5 E5E5  G5G5 F#5F#5 D5D5
   sl        sl
e |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
BB |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
G+G |-7/9--9--9-|-7--9--9/12--11-|-7--7--7--------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-7/9--9--9-|-7--9--9/12--11-|-7--7--7--9--9--9--7--7--7--5--5--5--4--4--4-5|
A augmentedA |-5/7--7--7-|-5--7--7/10---9-|-5--5--5--------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|


 Bridge
 w/Rhy. Fig. 3

  D5D5 E5E5            D5D5 E5E5   G5G5 F#5F#5     D5D5

1. No one but me		.......
2. Yesterday seems   		...................

  D5D5 E5E5   			D5D5  E5E5    G5G5 F#5F#5  D5D5

1. Now I can’t think, 		.............
2. Death greats me warm, 	.............


	 w/Rhy. Fig. 3
	  D5D5 E5E5       D5D5 E5E5  G5G5 F#5F#5    D5D5
	   sl        sl
	e |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
Gtr I	BB |-7/8--9--8^^^^^^-|-7/8--8--12--10^^^^^^-|-7--7-----------12--12-|
	G+G |-----------------|----------------------|-------7^^^^^^---------|
Gtr II	D MajorD |-7/9--9--9^^^^^^-|-7/9--9--12--11^^^^^^-|-7--7--7^^^^^^--12--12-|
	A augmentedA |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
	E MajorE |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------------|


  N.C. (no chord)           D5D5 E5E5       D5D5 E5E5  G5G5 F#5F#5
                      sl        sl
e |-------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
BB |-12--10--10--10--8--8--8--7--7--7----|-7/8--8--8^^^^^^-|-7/8--8--12--10^^^^|
G+G |-------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D MajorD |-12--11--11--11--9--9--9--7--7--7--9-|-7/9--9--9^^^^^^-|-7/9--9--12--10^^^^|
A augmentedA |-------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E MajorE |-------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|


	  D5D5            N.C.

	e |------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
	BB |-------------------7--7-|-7----5--5--5----3--3--3----2--2--2----3-||
Gtr I	G+G |-11--11--11^^^^^^--7--7-|-7----6--6--6----4--4--4----2--2--2----4-||
Gtr II	D MajorD |--7---7---8^^^^^^-------|-----------------------------------------||
Gtr II	A augmentedA |--9---9---9^^^^^^-------|-----------------------------------------||
	E MajorE |------------------------|-----------------------------------------||


   N.C.    E5E5   N.C.     G5G5 F#5F#5 N.C.    D MajorD

e | ------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------|
BB |.------------------|--------------------|-------------7--------------------|
G+G | -------------9--9-|-------------12--11-|-------------7--------------------|
D MajorD |.-------------9--9-|-------------12--11-|-------------7--------------------|
A augmentedA | -------------7--7-|-------------10---9-|-------------5--9--9--9--7--7--7--|
E MajorE | -0--0--0--0-------|-0--0--0--0---------|-0--0--0--0-----------------------|



e |----------------------------------- ||
BB |-----------------------------------.||
G+G |--------------------------------4-- ||
D MajorD |-9--7--7--7--5--5--5--4--4--4--(5)-.||
A augmentedA |----------------------------------- ||
E MajorE |----------------------------------- ||


 Rhy. Fig. 4
 Two Gtrs. Gtr II to left of !
 Riff A augmentedA Gtr I                A5A5
     sl                   sl
e |--------------|--------------------------|------------|--------------------|
BB |--------------|--------------------------|------------|--------------------|
G+G |--------------|--------------------------|------------|--------------------|
D MajorD |------/4--2!5-|-(2/5)--4--2--------------|----/4--2!5-|-(2!5)--4--2--------|
A augmentedA |-2!5----------|--------5--4--2!5--4------|-4----------|--------5--4--2/5---|
E MajorE |--------------|-------------------5--2!5-|-5----------|--------------------|

       G5G5                   A5A5
        sl                   sl
e |--------|------------|--------------------------|------------|
BB |--------|------------|--------------------------|------------|
G+G |--------|------------|--------------------------|------------|
D MajorD |--------|----/4--2!5-|-(2!5)--4--2--------------|----/4--2!5-|
A augmentedA |-4------|-2----------|--------5--4--2!5--4------|-4----------|
E MajorE |-5--2/5-|-3----------|-------------------5--2!5-|-5----------|


               w/Rhy. Fig. 4 & Riff A augmentedA (till fade)
               B5B5            ) ) ) ) <- all full
                 lead gtr.  sl    / / / /
e |----------------------||-------|-------------------------------|-----------|
BB |----------------------||-------|-------------------------------|-----------|
G+G |----------------------||-------|-----------------7--9--9--9--9-|-----------|
D MajorD |-(2!5)--7--5--4--2--4-||-------|----------/9--9----------------|-----------|
A augmentedA |--------5--4--2-------||-------|-------------------------------|-----------|
E MajorE |-----------------5--2-||-------|-------------------------------|-----------|

     ) full        G5G5
     /    P        H   H P    H      H
e |----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------|
BB |--------------------------7-|-7--8--7--8--7-----7--8--7----|-7--8--7----10-|
G+G |-(9)--9--(9)--7--9--9--9----|----------------7-----------7-|----------7----|
D MajorD |----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------|

                              B5B5
       sl      H
e |-----------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
BB |-10--8--10/|12--10--8--8--10--8--7-|-8--10-----8-------|-------------------|
G+G |-----------|-----------------------|--------9-----9--7-|-------------7--9--|
D MajorD |-----------|-----------------------|-------------------|-7--9--9--9--------|
A augmentedA |-----------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E MajorE |-----------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

                 A5A5
  ) full           ) f    ) f    ) f   ) f
  /              /   P  /   P  /   P  /    P
e |-----------------------------|----7----------7---------7-------------------|
BB |-----------------------------|------10-7-------10-7------10-7-----7--10-7--|
G+G |-9--(9)--7--9--7--7-----7--9-|-9----------9----------9---------9-----------|
D MajorD |---------------------9-------|---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|


  )f     )f     )f     )f
  /    P  /    P  /    P  /    P      P   P
e |-----------------7-----------7-----------7-|-10-7------7--10-7--10-7-------|
BB |----7--10--7--------10-7--------10-7-------|-------10-----------------10---|
G+G |-9------------9-----------9-----------9----|-------------------------------|
D MajorD |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|


     P   P       P      P   P      P   P
e |-7--10-7--10-7------7-|-10-7------7--10-7--10-7------7--10-7--10-7------7--|
BB |----------------10----|-------10-----------------10-----------------10-----|
G+G |----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|


   )f )f
   /  /
e |-10--10--10--8--7--8--7-----|-7--------------------------------------------|
BB |-------------------------10-|----10--8--10--8--7--8--7-----7---------------|
G+G |----------------------------|---------------------------9-----9--7---------|
D MajorD |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|


  B5B5                        A5A5
        P                       P
e |---------------------|-------7----------------|----------------------------|
BB |----------8--7-----7-|-8-10----10--8--7-------|----------8--7-----7--------|
G+G |----------------9----|-------------------9--7-|----------------9-----------|
D MajorD |-7--9--9-------------|------------------------|-7--9--9--------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
E MajorE |---------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|


                G5G5

e |--------7--8--7^^^^^^--7--8-|-10--8--7--8--7------7------------------------|
BB |-8--10----------------------|-----------------10-----10--8--10--8--7-------|
G+G |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|


                    A5A5

e |------------------------------------|--------------------------7-----------|
BB |-8--7-----7-------------------------|----------------7--8--10-----10--8--7-|
G+G |-------9-----9--7--9--7--6--7--6----|-------6--7--9------------------------|
D MajorD |----------------------------------9-|-7--9---------------------------------|
A augmentedA |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


                       )f)f)f)f
                   P    / / / /
e |--------------------7--------------------|------------|
BB |-8--7-----7--8--10-----10--8--7--8--7--9-|------------|
G+G |-------9---------------------------------|-9--9--9--9-|
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------|------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------|------------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------|------------|

   full         3/4    1/2  1/4
  )----------------------............_____       A5A5
  /   (gradual release)         ----. P
e |------------------------------------------------------|----------10--10--10|
BB |------------------------------------------------------|-----------7---7---7|
G+G |-9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9---9--7----|-7---------7---7---7|
D MajorD |----------------------------------------------------9-|----x--x------------|
A augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------|----x--x------------|
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|


                       )f )f )f
                       /  /  /     P
e |----------10--10--10-------|-10--10--10---------|--------------------------|
BB |-----------7---7---7-------|--7---7---7--10--10-|-10^^^^^^--10-7-----7--8--|
G+G |-----------7---7---7-------|--7---7---7---------|-----------------9--------|
D MajorD |-x--x--x--------------x--x-|--------------------|--------------------------|
A augmentedA |-x--x--x--------------x--x-|--------------------|--------------------------|
E MajorE |---------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|


                   A5A5
   H P
e |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
BB |-7--8--7-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G+G |----------9--7-----7^^^^^^-----7-|-9--7-----7------------------------------|
D MajorD |----------------9-----------9----|-------9-----9--7--9--7-----7------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------|-------------------------9-----9--7------|
E MajorE |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

                      B5B5

                  sl     P        P    P
e |--------------------------------------|-15--12------12--15--12--14--12-----|
BB |-----------------------------------12-|---------12----------------------12-|
G+G |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D MajorD |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-9--7--5--7--5-----5--5--5--5--7/-----|------------------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------7---------------------|------------------------------------|



      P    P        P        P    P
e |-12--15--12--14--12------12-|-15--12------12--15--12--14--12------12--15---|
BB |---------------------12-----|---------12----------------------12-----------|
G+G |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|


             A5A5
  P   P        P
e |-12--14--12------12-|-17--14------14--------------------|------------------|
BB |-------------12-----|---------15------------------------|--------, -------|
G+G |--------------------|-------------------//----//----//--|-------- / -------|
D MajorD |--------------------|-----------------------------------|-------- ’-------|
A augmentedA |--------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------|
E MajorE |--------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------|


  G5G5
    P        P    P        P    P
e |-19--15------15--19--15--17--15------15--19--15--17--15------15-|
BB |---------17----------------------17----------------------17-----|
G+G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------------------------------------------|


    P        P    P        P    P
e |-19--15------15--19--15--17--15------15--19--15--17--15------15-|
BB |---------17----------------------17----------------------17-----|
G+G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------------------------------------------|


  A5A5                         B5B5)f )f )f )f
    P                         /  /  /  /
e |-21--17------17-------------------|---------------|--22--22--22--22--|
BB |---------19-----------------------|------, ------|------------------|
G+G |------------------//----//----//--|------ / ------|------------------|
D MajorD |----------------------------------|------ ’------|------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------------|---------------|------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------------|---------------|------------------|

                     A5A5
   )f )f )f )f    ) f
   /  /  /  /     /
e |-22--22--22--22^^^^^^--22--(22)--19-|-22--20--19--20--19--17--19--17--15---|
BB |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G+G |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


                                G5G5

e |-17--15--14-|-15--14--12--14--12--10--12--10--9--10--9--7-|-9--7------7----|
BB |------------|---------------------------------------------|-------10-----10|
G+G |------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------|
D MajorD |------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------|
A augmentedA |------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------|
E MajorE |------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------|


                       )f )---... f  )f
                       /  /      /
e |----------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
BB |-8--10--8--7--8--7----|-7-----7--7--7--7-|---------------------7--7--|
G+G |--------------------9-|----9-------------|-9---9--(9)--(9)--9--------|
D MajorD |----------------------|------------------|-----/---/-----------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------|------------------|-----/---/-----------------|
E MajorE |----------------------|------------------|---------------------------|


  B5B5
   )f  ) f           ) f    ) f    )f   )f
   /   /   P         /   P  /   P  /    /
e |-----7---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
BB |-10-----10--(10)--7--------------|-10--(10)--7--10--(10)--7--10--10--10--10|
G+G |----------------------//----//---|-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


  A5A5
    P   P       P                  P
e |-10--7----------------------------------------------|----------------------|
BB |--------10--7------7--10--7-------------------------|----------------------|
G+G |---------------10------------9--7-----7--9--7-----7-|----------------------|
D MajorD |-----------------------------------9-----------9----|-7--7--9--7-----------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------------------------------|-------------9--8--7--|
E MajorE |----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|


             G5G5
       sl         sl       P
e |--------------------|----------------------------------------------12--15--|
BB |--------------------|--------------11--12--13--12------12--14--15----------|
G+G |--------------------|-7--9--11/14------------------14----------------------|
D MajorD |---------------7--9-|------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-5-----5--7/9-------|------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |----7---------------|------------------------------------------------------|


     P        P    P        P    P
e |-(15)--12------12--15--12--15--12------12--15--12--15--12------12-|
BB |-----------15----------------------15----------------------15-----|
G+G |------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------------------|


  A5A5
   )f )f )f )f  fade out.
   /  /  /  /
e |-----------------------------||
BB |-15--15--15--15--------------||
G+G |-14--14--14--14--------------||     The End!!!
D MajorD |-----------------------------||
A augmentedA |-----------------------------||
E MajorE |-----------------------------||

Fade To Black tab

Metallica got a lot of fuzz about this song after it was released. It was their first ballad and many diehard fans got crazy about it. It starts off with an acoustic guitar and grows from there being heavier and heavier until the end. You can see that in the Metallica Fade to black tabs below. This formula has later been used on numerous Metallica songs.

Lars and James had a bad period when they wrote the song. Metallica's gear had been stolen and they had no place to live. These feelings ended up in this song about suicide thoughts and feelings. Many bands have covered the song including Apocalyptica and The Lemonheads. It is also featured in the Guitar Hero video game but these Metallica Fade to black guitar tabs are of course of regular six strings guitar.

Other versions of Fade To Black

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Fade to black acoustic (Ver. 2) by Metallica