For Whom The Bell Tolls tab by Metallica

Tabs

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Metallica
Transcription by Tim Scott

 ====   ====	   Rhythm A augmentedA		 ====	  ====  4x
|-|--|-----|--|----||--------------|--|---|--|-----|--|------||------------
|-|--|-----|--|----||--------------|--|---|--|-----|--|------||------------
|-|--|--Z--|--|--Z-||.----.,;:'"':;,.-|---|--|--Z--|--|--Z--.||------------
|-4--4-----4--4----||.-(2)---------|-(2)--4--4-----4--4-----.||------------
|-4--4-----4--4----||--(2)---------|-(2)--4--4-----4--4------||------------
|-2--2-----2--2----||--(0)---------|-(0)--2--2-----2--2------||------------

(Lead over Rhythm transcribed for guitar...4x w/Rhythm A augmentedA and 4x w/Rhythm BB)
   -----     ----  -----
|-----|---|---|)-|-|-|--|---|---|--|-|-------------------------------------
|-----|---|---|--|-|-|--|---|---|--|-|-------------------------------------
|-Z---|---|---|--|-|-|--|---|---|--|-|-------------------------------------
|----12--11--10--9-|-|--|--12---|--|-|-------------------------------------
|------------------|10--9-------|--|-|-------------------------------------
|------------------|-----------10-(9)|-------------------------------------

Rhythm BB	   .   .  8x	  --- --- --- ---  --- --- --- ---
||-------------|-|---|)----|)----||-|--||--|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
||-------------|-|---|-----|-----||-|--||--|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
||.---.,;:'"':;,.|---|-----|----.||-|--||.-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-3-
||.(2)---------|(2)--4-----4----.||-|--||.-2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-|-2-5-4-3-2-4-5-3-
||-(2)---------|(2)--4-----4-----||-|--||--2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-|-2-5-4-3-2-4-5-1-
||-(0)---------|(0)--2--x--2--x--||-|--||--0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-|-0-3-2-1-0-2-3---

4x			    Rhythm C majorC
-||------------|-----------|-||------------|----------|------------|-|.----
-||------------|-----------|-||------------|----------|------------|-|-----
.||---.,;:'"':;,.----------|-||.---.,;:'":;,.---------|------------|-|--Z--
.||(2)---------|(2)--------|-||.(2)--------|(2)-------|(5)---------|-5-----
-||(2)---------|(2)--------|-||-(2)--------|(2)-------|(5)---------|-5-----
-||(0)---------|(0)--------|-||-(0)--------|(0)-------|(3)---------|-3-----

							2x
----------|------------|---------|----------|--|----|-----||---------------
----------|------------|---------|----------|--|----|-----||---------------
---Z---Z--|---.,;:'"':;,.--------|----------|--|----|----.||---------------
----------|(2)---------|(2)------|(5)-------|(10)--(7)---.||---------------
----------|(2)---------|(2)------|(5)-------|(10)--(7)----||---------------
----------|(0)---------|(0)------|(3)-------|(-8)--(5)----||---------------

Rhythm D MajorD
  -----   -----	  -----
||--|-|-|--|.-|-|-|--|.--|--|-|-|--|--|--|--|-|-|-|--|--|-|-|--|-|---------
||--|-|-|--|--|-|-|--|---|--|-|-|--|--|--|--|-|-|-|--|--|-|-|--|-|---------
||.-|-|-|--|--|-|-|--|---|--|-|-|--|--|--|--|-|-|-|--|--|-|-|--|-|---------
||.-2-|-|--5--2-|-|--7---|--2-|-|--5--8--4--|-2-|-|--5--2-|-|--7-|---------
||--2-|-|--5--2-|-|--7---|--2-|-|--5--8--4--|-2-|-|--5--2-|-|--7-|---------
||--0-0-0--3--0-0-0--5---|--0-0-0--3--6--2--|-0-0-0--3--0-0-0--5-|---------

 -----    2x  Rhythm C majorC   2x  Rhythm D MajorD 2x
-|-|-|--|-|-|--||------------------|-------------||---------|--------|-----
-|-|-|--|-|-|--||------------------|-------------||---------|--------|-----
-|-|-|--3-|-|-.||------------------|-------------||.--------|--------|-----
-2-|-|--3-4-3-.||------------------|-------------||.(2)-----|(2)-----|-----
-2-|-|--1-4-3--||------------------|-------------||-(2)-----|(2)-----|-----
-0-0-0----2-1--||------------------|-------------||-(0)-----|(0)-----|-----

          -----  -----
----------------|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|--|-----------|----------||---------------
----------------|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|--|-----------|----------||---------------
----------------|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|--|-----------|---------.||---------------
(2)-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|(2)--------|(9)------.||---------------
(2)-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|(2)--------|(9)-------||---------------
(0)-------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|(0)--------|(7)-------||---------------

Rhythm C majorC  2x Rhythm D MajorD 2x    ---   --- --- (slower..till fade)
----------------|------------||--|.-|-|--|.-|-|-|-|--||--------------------
----------------|------------||--|--|-|--|--|-|-|-|--||--------------------
----------------|------------||.-|--|-|--|--|-|-|-|-.||--------------------
----------------|------------||.-2--4-4--2--4-4-5-5-.||--------------------
----------------|------------||--2--4-4--2--4-4-5-5--||--------------------
----------------|------------||--0--2-2--0--2-2-3-3--||--------------------

I'm not sure if the notation is absolutely correct -- I wrote this down
a while ago. Z = rests. Parentheses around chords signify half/whole note
notation...

--tim
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Chords used:

	E MajorE FF F#F# G+G A augmentedA Bb majorBb BB C majorC
	- - - - - - - -
	- - - - - - - -
	- - - - - - 4 5
	2 3 4 5 7 8 4 5
	2 3 4 5 7 8 2 3
	0 1 2 3 5 6 - -

Intro:
	F#F# F# E MajorE (while bass plays doomy riff) x12, (4 as intro,
				4 when drums come in, and 4 with
				bass playing E MajorE G+G F#F# FF)

Then:
	E MajorE G+G F#F# FF (x3) E MajorE F#F# G+G A augmentedA
	E MajorE G+G F#F# FF (x3) E MajorE F#F# G+G BB
	E MajorE G+G F#F# FF (x3) E MajorE F#F# G+G A augmentedA
	E MajorE G+G F#F# FF (x3) E MajorE F#F# G+G BB

Then verse chords (E, G, E, C, A augmentedA) with the following lead repeated
over and over:

	----------------
	----------------
	12-9-11----9-11- (triplets)
	--------12------
	----------------
	----------------

	E MajorE
	Make us fight on the ........
	G+G
	Constant chill......
	E MajorE
	Shouting gun.........
	C majorC  A augmentedA
	(can't remember this line)
	E MajorE
	For a hill, men ........
	G+G
	(you get the idea)
	E MajorE
	C majorC  A augmentedA

Chorus:
	E MajorE E E MajorE G+G  E MajorE E E MajorE A augmentedA  E MajorE E E MajorE G+G E MajorE E Bb majorBb F#F#
					For whom
	E MajorE E E MajorE G+G  E MajorE E E MajorE A augmentedA  E MajorE E E MajorE G+G E MajorE E Bb majorBb G+G F#F#
	the bell tolls         Time marches
	E MajorE E E MajorE G+G  E MajorE E E MajorE A augmentedA  E MajorE E E MajorE G+G E MajorE E Bb majorBb F#F#
	on               For whom
	E MajorE E E MajorE G+G  E MajorE E E MajorE A augmentedA  E MajorE E E MajorE G+G E MajorE E Bb majorBb G+G F#F#
	the bell tolls

Bridge:
	E MajorE
	E MajorE (with lead, but I can't remember it)
	G+G GGGG G+GGGG
	E MajorE
	BB

Verse 2
	(same as verse 1)

Chorus
	(same again)

Ending
	E MajorE  F#F# F#
	E MajorE  F#F# F# G+G G MajorG
	repeated, with wailing lead, harmonics etc, then, when
	we do it at least, we go into free time on the final
	G+G chord (you know, big heavy metal ending), big drum
	fill, then:
	G....  EEEEE
		E MajorE
		EEEE
		E MajorE
		EEEEE (ie a massive E MajorE chord at the end)

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FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
From the Album: Ride The Lightning
Words and music by: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Cliff Burton
Transcribed by Travis fitch ([email protected])
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Moderate Rock ÷ 120

					 (Rhy 1)             (End of Rhy 1)
Intro									 (Play 8 times)
   w/Bells          F#5F#5 F#5  E5E5                 F#5F#5 F#5
e:-------------------|-------------------|--10--9--8--7--|--------10-------------------|
B:-------------------|-------------------|---------------|--8--7-----------------------|
G:-------------------|-------------------|---7--6--5--4--|---------7--7--6-------------|
D:-------------------|-------------------|---------------|--5--4-----------------------|
A:-------------------|--------4-4---4-4--|---------------|------------5--4-------(4)\--|
E:-------------------|--------2-2---2-2--|---------------|-----------------------------|


w/Rhy 1           (Play 4 times)
e:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------2--|
A:-------------------|-------------------|--2--5--4--3--2--5--4--3--|--2--5--4--3--2--5--6--0--|
E:-------------------|-------------------|--0--3--2--1--0--3--2--1--|--0--3--2--1--0--2--3-----|


e:--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B:--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G:--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D:--------------------------|-----------------------4--|--2----------------|--(2)--------------|
A:--2--5--4--3--2--5--4--3--|--2--5--4--3--2--4--5--2--|--2----------------|--(2)--------------|
E:--0--3--2--1--0--3--2--1--|--0--3--2--1--0--2--3-----|--0----------------|--(0)--------------|


Rhy Fig 2
 E5E5
e:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B:--8-----7--------7--8-----7--------7--|--8-----7--------7--8-----7--------7--|
G:-----9-----7--9--------9-----7--9-----|------9-----7--9--------9-----7--9----|
D:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


 G5G5                   G5G5 (abrupt halt on G5G5)
e:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B:--8-----7--------7--8-----7--------7--|--8-----7--------7--8-----7--------7--|
G:-----9-----7--9--------9-----7--9-----|------9-----7--9--------9-----7--9----|
D:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


 E5E5
e:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B:--8-----7--------7--8-----7--------7--|--8-----7--------7--8-----7--------7--|
G:-----9-----7--9--------9-----7--9-----|------9-----7--9--------9-----7--9----|
D:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


                                      (x2)
                               (End of Rhy Fig 2)
 G5G5                   C5C5         A5A5
e:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B:--8-----7--------7--8-----7--------7--|--8-----7--------7--8-----7--------7--|
G:-----9-----7--9--------9-----7--9-----|------9-----7--9--------9-----7--9----|
D:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


(Rhy Fig 3)                                 (end of Rhy Fig 3)
e:---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
B:---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
G:---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
D:------------------2--|-------------3------|------------------2--|----------------3----------|
A:--------5---------0--|---------5---1---4--|--------5---------0--|--------5-------1---4---3--|
E:--0-0-0-3---0-0-0----|---0-0-0-3-------2--|--0-0-0-3---0-0-0----|--0-0-0-3-0-0-------2---1--|


1st Verses
w/Rhy 2 (2 times)

Make his fight ............
Constant chill .....
Shouting gun.......
On they fight for .......
For a hill men would .....
Suffered wounds test their pride......
Gone insane from the .........


For whom the.....
Time march.......
For whom .......


Interlude
 E5E5                     E5E5
e:-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G:--12--9--11----9---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D:------------12----11--12--9--11-----9--10--|--2----------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------12--------|--2----------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------|--0----------------------------------------|


 E5E5                     G5G5
e:-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G:--12--9--11----9---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D:------------12----11--12--9--11-----9--10--|-------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------12--------|--5------5-5-5--5-----5-5-5----------------|
E:-------------------------------------------|--3------3-3-3--3-----3-3-3----------------|


 E5E5                     B5B5
e:-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G:--12--9--11----9---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D:------------12----11--12--9--11-----9--10--|--4----------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------12--------|--2----------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|


 E5E5                     E5E5
e:-------------------7-------------------7---|--(7)------------------------------------|
B:--8------7-----------8------10--7---8------|-----------------------------------------|
G:-----9-------7--9--------9-----------------|-----------------------------------------|
D:--9------11-----9----12--9--11------9------|-----------------------------------------|
A:-----12------12---10------------12-----10--|-----------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


 E5E5                     G5G5
e:-------------------7-------------------7---|-----------------------------------------|
B:--8------7-----------8------10--7---8------|-----------------------------------------|
G:-----9-------7--9--------9-----------------|-----------------------------------------|
D:--9------11-----9----12--9--11------9------|-----------------------------------------|
A:-----12------12---10------------12-----10--|--5------5-5-5--5-----5-5-5--------------|
E:-------------------------------------------|--3------3-3-3--3-----3-3-3--------------|


 E5E5                     B5B5
e:------------------7-------------------7---|-----------------------------------------|
B:--8------7----------8------10--7---8------|-----------------------------------------|
G:-----9------7--9--------9-----------------|-----------------------------------------|
D:--9------11----9----12--9--11------9------|--4--------------------------------------|
A:-----12-----12---10------------12-----10--|--2--------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


1st Verses
w/Rhy 2 (2 times)

Take a look to the ......
It's the last .....
Blackened roar massive .....
Shattered goal fills ......
Stranger now are his ......mystery.
Hears the silence .....
Crack of dawn........
Now they see, what will ..........

(Chorus) w/Rhy Fig 3 (2 times)
For whom the bell....
Time marches ..
For whom the bell .....


Outro
Not in strict time
2nd time w/tremolo bar effects (till fade)
w/Bells
                               (Repeat and fade)
 E5(VII)   F#5(IX)   E5(VII)   F#5(IX)   G5(X)
e:-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B:-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G:-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D:--9----------11--11--11--|--9----------11--11--11--|--12--12--12------------|
A:--7----------9---9---9---|--7----------9---9---9---|--10--10--10------------|
E:-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|

For Whom The Bell Tolls tab

Metallica read a lot of books at the time when they did the Ride the lightning album. Many of the songs are inspired by these stories and For whom the bell tolls tabs was made after they read the book with the same title by Ernest Hemingway. Both the novel and the song is about the Spanish Civil War.

Keep in mind when playing these For whom the bell tolls tabs that the into does sound like a guitar, but it is in fact Cliff Burton playing his bass using distortion and a wah-wah pedal. The song was released as a promotional radio single with two different versions of the song but never for public sale. The song is often played live and is a favorite for many fans.

Other versions of For Whom The Bell Tolls

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