For Whom The Bell Tolls Tab by Metallica

For Whom The Bell Tolls tab by Metallica

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For Whom the Bell Tolls by Metallica
Transcription by Tim Scott

  ====     ====	     Rhythm A		  ====	   ====    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 and 4x w/Rhythm B)
      -----          ----   -----
|-----|---|---|)-|-|-|--|---|---|--|-|-------------------------------------
|-----|---|---|--|-|-|--|---|---|--|-|-------------------------------------
|-Z---|---|---|--|-|-|--|---|---|--|-|-------------------------------------
|----12--11--10--9-|-|--|--12---|--|-|-------------------------------------
|------------------|10--9-------|--|-|-------------------------------------
|------------------|-----------10-(9)|-------------------------------------

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Rhythm B	     .     .   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
-||------------|-----------|-||------------|----------|------------|-|.----
-||------------|-----------|-||------------|----------|------------|-|-----
.||---.,;:'"':;,.----------|-||.---.,;:'":;,.---------|------------|-|--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
    -----     -----	    -----
||--|-|-|--|.-|-|-|--|.--|--|-|-|--|--|--|--|-|-|-|--|--|-|-|--|-|---------
||--|-|-|--|--|-|-|--|---|--|-|-|--|--|--|--|-|-|-|--|--|-|-|--|-|---------
||.-|-|-|--|--|-|-|--|---|--|-|-|--|--|--|--|-|-|-|--|--|-|-|--|-|---------
||.-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      2x   Rhythm D  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    2x  Rhythm D  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  F  F# G  A  Bb B  C
	-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
	-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
	-  -  -  -  -  -  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# E  (while bass plays doomy riff) x12, (4 as intro,
				4 when drums come in, and 4 with
				bass playing E G F# F)

Then:
	E G F# F (x3) E F# G A
	E G F# F (x3) E F# G B
	E G F# F (x3) E F# G A
	E G F# F (x3) E F# G B

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

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

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

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

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

Verse 2
	(same as verse 1)

Chorus
	(same again)

Ending
	E    F# F#
	E    F# F#  G G
	repeated, with wailing lead, harmonics etc, then, when
	we do it at least, we go into free time on the final
	G chord (you know, big heavy metal ending), big drum
	fill, then:
	G....   EEEEE
		E
		EEEE
		E
		EEEEE (ie a massive E 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 (Fitch@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Moderate Rock ÷ 120

					  (Rhy 1)                         (End of Rhy 1)
Intro									  (Play 8 times)
     w/Bells                    F#5 F#5   E5                                 F#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
  E5
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:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|



  G5                                      G5 (abrupt halt on G5)
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:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|



  E5
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)
  G5                                     C5                 A5
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
  E5                                          E5
e:-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G:--12--9--11----9---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D:------------12----11--12--9--11-----9--10--|--2----------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------12--------|--2----------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------|--0----------------------------------------|



  E5                                          G5
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----------------|



  E5                                          B5
e:-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G:--12--9--11----9---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D:------------12----11--12--9--11-----9--10--|--4----------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------12--------|--2----------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|



  E5                                          E5
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:-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|



  E5                                          G5
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--------------|



  E5                                         B5
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:-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|

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