Tabs
Intro:
(0:00 - 0:31 - repeat 2x)
James:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----5--4--------4--3----5-4-5-4-5--------------5--4--------4--3----5-4-5-4---------4---|
A augmentedA|-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-------6br~(1/2)-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-----7-6~--7---7-|
E MajorE|-0-------0-0-0-------0----------------------0-------0-0-0-------0----------------------|
. . . . . .
Kirk:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----5--4--------4--3----5-4-9-7-9--------------5--4--------4--3----5-4-9-7-----------7----|
A augmentedA|-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-------9br~(1/2)-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-----10-9~--10---10-|
E MajorE|-0-------0-0-0-------0----------------------0-------0-0-0-------0-------------------------|
. . . . . .
(0:31 - 0:38)
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|----12--9----12--9----12--9----12--9--|
D MajorD|----12--9----12--9----12--9----12--9--|
A augmentedA|-7--10--7-7--10--7-7--10--7-7--10--7--|
E MajorE|-0--------0--------0--------0---------|
(0:38 - 0:40)
James:
e|---------------------|
BB|---------------------|
G+G|---------------------|
D MajorD|-9s7-0-7s5-0-5s4-2~--|
A augmentedA|---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|
Kirk:
e|------------------------|
BB|------------------------|
G+G|-12s11-0-11s9-0-9s8-9~--|
D MajorD|------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|
Verse:
(0:40 - 1:26 -repeat 6x)
James:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0------|
D MajorD|---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
A augmentedA|-------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---2-----1-----2----|
E MajorE|-0---------------0---------------0--------------------------------|
Kirk:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----8-----------------8----------------8-------------------------|
G+G|---9-----------------------9-------9--------9---------------------|
D MajorD|-9------------------9----------9-----------------9-----8-----9----|
A augmentedA|-----------------7------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(1:26 - 1:28)
e|--------------|
BB|--------------|
G+G|--------------|
D MajorD|--------------|
A augmentedA|--------------|
E MajorE|-7~---6~--7~--|
Chorus:
(1:28 - 1:43)
James:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----5--4--------4--3----5-4-5-4-5--------------5--4--------4--3----5-4-5-4---------4---|
A augmentedA|-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-------6br~(1/2)-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-----7-6~--7---7-|
E MajorE|-0-------0-0-0-------0----------------------0-------0-0-0-------0----------------------|
. . . . . .
Kirk:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----5--4--------4--3----5-4-9-7-9--------------5--4--------4--3----5-4-9-7-----------7----|
A augmentedA|-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-------9br~(1/2)-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-----10-9~--10---10-|
E MajorE|-0-------0-0-0-------0----------------------0-------0-0-0-------0-------------------------|
. . . . . .
(1:43 - 1:57)
James:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----5--4--------4--3----5-4-5-4-5--------------5--4--------4--3----5-4--|
A augmentedA|-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-------6br~(1/2)-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2--|
E MajorE|-0-------0-0-0-------0----------------------0-------0-0-0-------0-------|
. . . . . .
Kirk:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----5--4--------4--3----5-4-9-7-9--------------5--4--------4--3----5-4--|
A augmentedA|-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2-------9br~(1/2)-2--3--2-2-2-2--2--1-2--3-2--|
E MajorE|-0-------0-0-0-------0----------------------0-------0-0-0-------0-------|
. . . . . .
(1:57 - 2:06)
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|----12--9----12--9----12--9----12--9--|
D MajorD|----12--9----12--9----12--9----12--9--|
A augmentedA|-7--10--7-7--10--7-7--10--7-7--10--7--|
E MajorE|-0--------0--------0--------0---------|
(2:06 - 2:08)
James:
e|---------------------|
BB|---------------------|
G+G|---------------------|
D MajorD|-9s7-0-7s5-0-5s4-2~--|
A augmentedA|---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|
Kirk:
e|------------------------|
BB|------------------------|
G+G|-12s11-0-11s9-0-9s8-9~--|
D MajorD|------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|
2ND verse & chorus are same as the first ones.
1ST SOLO:
(2:10 - 2:25)
Kirk:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------12-13~-12----/13-12~-----12~-------------------|
G+G|-14b~--14b~-14b~-14br-12------12-14b~-------------14------------------14-12~--/14------|
D MajorD|-------------------------14~----------------------------------14------------------14~--|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
(3:33 - 4:13 - repeat 6x)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7s9-9-9-x-7s9-9-9-x-5s7-7-7-x-4s5------------------|
E MajorE|-5s7-7-7-x-5s7-7-7-x-3s5-5-5-x-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
. . . . . . . .
(4:13 - 4:24 - repeat 2x)
e|----------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------7-5~--4-----|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-4---------7-5-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-2-------------|
(4:24 - 4:46 - repeat 3x)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
E MajorE|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
(4:46 - 4:50)
e|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2--2-2-2-2--2--2---2---2-2-2-2--2--2--|
E MajorE|-0--0-0-0-0--0--0---0---0-0-0-0--0--0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4:50 - 5:04 - repeat 4x)
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-2-4-5-2--4s5-2--2--2-2-4-5-2-5-4-3-4-5-|
E MajorE|-0-0-2-3-0--2s3-0--0--0-0-2-3-0-3-2-1-2-3-|
. . . . . . . . . .
Harmony part:
(5:04 - 5:20)
Rhytm guitar (repeat 3x):
e|----------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------7-5~--4-----|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-4---------7-5-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-2-------------|
James: Kirk:
(5:06 - 5:10) (5:06 - 5:10)
e|---------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------| G+G|-0-2h4~--2-4s6~--4-6s7~--6-7s9--7--/12-11----|
D MajorD|-0-4h5~--4-5s7~--5-7s9~--7-9s10--9--/12-11---| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|
(5:10 - 5:16) (5:10 - 5:16)
e|---------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------| BB|----------------------------------------/13-12-|
G+G|---------------------------------------------| G+G|-4-6s7~--6-7s9~--9-11s12~--11-12s14~-12--------|
D MajorD|-0-4h5~--4-5s7~--5-7s9~--7-9s10--9--/12-11---| D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
(5:16 - 5:20) (5:16 - 5:20)
e|---------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------| BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------| G+G|-9-11s12~-11-12s14~-12-14s16~-14-16s17~-16-/17-16-|
D MajorD|-0-7h9~--7-9s10~--9-10s12~--10-12s14~--12--/17-16--| D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
2ND Solo:
(5:20 - 5:34 - repeat 4x)
James:
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-2-4-5-2--4s5-2--2--2-2-4-5-2-5-4-3-4-5-|
E MajorE|-0-0-2-3-0--2s3-0--0--0-0-2-3-0-3-2-1-2-3-|
. . . . . . . . . .
Kirk:
(5:20 - 5:25)
e|-19p15s12------------------------------------------19p15----------19p15--------- 19p15----------|
BB|----------------------------------12-14-14b-14-12-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------14-12~------------------12-14-14b-14-12--------16-14-12-------16-14-12-------16-14-12-|
D MajorD|----------------------------12-14---------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------/12-12-14---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(5:25 - 5:30)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-16b-12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------14-12-14p12~---------12----------------------------------------------------------12-----|
D MajorD|-----------------------12h14----14~--14p12-14p12-12-14~--14p12-14p12-12-14~--14p12-14p12----14~-|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(5:30 - 5:34)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------12-------------------------------|
G+G|-------12-14br(1/2)-14br(1/2)-14pbr-14pbr-14pbr-----12-12-12-14p12-------12-------|
D MajorD|-12h14-------------------------------------------------------------14p12-----14~--|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(5:34 - 5:49)
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|----12--9----12--9----12--9----12--9--|
D MajorD|----12--9----12--9----12--9----12--9--|
A augmentedA|-7--10--7-7--10--7-7--10--7-7--10--7--|
E MajorE|-0--------0--------0--------0---------|
Clean Interlude :(repeat 3x..............then end with this ?)
(5:49 - 6:04)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----0----0-------0-------0------------------------------0-----|
D MajorD|---5----5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------5---5---|
A augmentedA|----------------------3----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3------------6--------------------------------------3---------|
Outro:
James lays down this rhytm track under whole outro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5--5--|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3--3--|
E MajorE|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3--3--|
Kirk:
Melody:
(6:05 - 6:58 - repeat 4x)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------10-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5s8-10-10s12~--5-5-5-5s8----10-10s12~--5-5-5-5s8-10-10s12~--10-10-10-8~-7---7br-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------8-----|
3RD SOLO:
Its all about timing in this one so listen to it closely.
(6:58 - 7:08)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/10-|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------10~-9----10~-9--------|
D MajorD|--------10-----------------------10~-12-----10~-12-----10-12-------12-------12-----|
A augmentedA|-5~-/8----5~-8-10-5~-8-10-10s12~--------12~--------12~-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(7:08 - 7:18)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----10--------------------------10\-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-12----12-10-9-----9------------10\-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------12~---10~--12-12------12~--10--10-12~--10--10-12~-10-12~--10--10-12~--10--10--12~-10-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(7:18 - 7:24)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------10-12-12b-12-10-----10---------------------------------------|
G+G|-/10-12-12b--12pbrp10----10-12-12b-12-10-----10-----12b-12-10-------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------12-----------------12----12~------------12-10-------12-10-12-12-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(7:24 - 7:32)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----10------------10------------------10-------------10-------------10-------------10-------------|
G+G|----10------------10------------------10-------------10-------------10-------------10-------------|
D MajorD|-12----10h12-x-12----10h12-12-12-x-12----12-10h12-12----12-10h12-12----12-10h12-12----12-10h12-12-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(7:32 - 7:36)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-10~-----10-12p10--12p10--12p10--12p10--14p10--12p10--12p10--14p10--12p10--12p10--14p10---|
D MajorD|------12---------12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(7:36 - 7:39)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-12brp10-----12brp10--12brp10----12brp10--12brp10--12brp10--12brp10-----13b-13pbrp10-|
D MajorD|--------12p10-------12--------12--------12-------12-------12-------12p10-------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(7:39 - 7:43)
e|----10---------10---------10---------10---------10---------10---------10---------10------|
BB|-13b--13-10-13b--13-10-13b--13-10-13b--13-10-13b--13-10-13b--13-10-13b--13-10-13b--13-10-|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(7:43 - 7:47)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----10-13p10---10-13p10---10-13p10---10-13b10-10-10----------12-10-10-------------10-10-------------|
G+G|-12b--------12b--------12b--------12b---------10-10----------12-10-10-------------10-10-------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------12-10-------------12-10-------------12-10-------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------12----------------12-10-------------12-10-|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(7:47 - 7:50)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-10-10-12p10-------10-13~---13--13---10----13b-13b\-|
G+G|-10-10-12p10-------10-12b~--12b-12br-10-12----------|
D MajorD|-------------12-10----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------|
(7:50 - 8:04)
James:
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7--------7--------7--------5--------|
A augmentedA|-5----3-3-5----3-3-5----3-3-3----3-3-|
E MajorE|-5----3-3-5----3-3-5----3-3-3----3-3-|
Kirk:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------10---------------------------------12~--10~-9---9br--|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5s8-10-10s12~--5-5-5-5s8----10-10s12~--5-5-5-5s8-10-10s12~------------10------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(8:04 - END)
e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-7--10-7-7--10-7-7--10-7-7\--|
A augmentedA|-5--8--5-5--8--5-5--8--5-5\--|
E MajorE|-5--8--5-5--8--5-5--8--5-5\--|
************************************
| . palm mute
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| s slide
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x mute note
| b bend
| br bend release
| pb pre-bend
| || pinch harmonics
| w whammy bar (? = pull up,? = push down/dive bomb)
| T tremolo picking
Halo On Fire tab
"Halo on Fire" is the closing track on Disc 1 on metal legends Metallica's 10th studio album, "Hardwired... to Self-Destruct". "Halo on Fire" is written by James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich. Guitars are played by Hetfield and Kirk Hammett, no surprises there!
Use this guitar tablature to learn how play "Halo on Fire" in Metallica's unique style.
Other versions of Halo On Fire
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Halo on fire (Ver. 4) by Metallica
