If Darkness Had A Son tab by Metallica

Tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: E minorEm

Rhythm Guitar: (J. Hetfield)

🤘 Intro:

e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------| (x8)
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------12----------------------12-----------------| (x3)
A augmentedA|-12h14-------------------12h14-------------------|
E MajorE|---------13--13p12h13p12---------000-000-000-000-|


e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------12----------------------12---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-12h14-------------------12h14-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------13--13p12h13p12---------000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-|


e|---------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-|


e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------12----------------------12-----------------| (x3)
A augmentedA|-12h14-------------------12h14-------------------|
E MajorE|---------13--13p12h13p12---------000-000-000-000-|


e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------12----------------------12-------------2---|
A augmentedA|-12h14-------------------12h14---------------2---|
E MajorE|---------13--13p12h13p12---------000-000-000-0-0-|

Pre-

🤘 Verse :

e|----------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------2----------2---2-2-2-3---2------| (x4)
A augmentedA|-----5--2----------2---2-2-2-3---2------|
E MajorE|-5h7----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1---0------|

               TEMPTATION


🤘 Verse 1:

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------| (x3)
A augmentedA|-7-7-7--6-6-6--5-5-5--4-4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4--5-5-5--4-4-4-|
E MajorE|-5-5-5--4-4-4--3-3-3--2-2-2--1-1-1--2-2-2--3-3-3--2-2-2-|


e|---------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------3---4---5---4-|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7--6-6-6--5-5-5--4-4-4----3---4---5---4-|
E MajorE|-5-5-5--4-4-4--3-3-3--2-2-2----1---2---3---2-|


🤘 Pre-Chorus:

e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------12----------------------12------------------| (x2)
A augmentedA|-12h14-------------------12h14--------------------|
E MajorE|---------13--13p12h13p12----------000-000-000-000-|


🤘 Chorus:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---7--5-5-4------7-5----------------7--5-5-4------5-4-7---7--7---|
D MajorD|---7--5-5-4-2----7-5-3---3--3-------7--5-5-4-2----5-4-7---7--7---| (x2)
A augmentedA|---5--3-3-2-2----5-3-3---3--3-------5--3-3-2-2----3-2-5---5--5---|
E MajorE|------------0--------1---1--1----------------0-------------------|

 IF DARKNESS HAD A augmentedA SON
HERE I AM ; TEMPTATION IS HIS FATHER/BATHE IN HOLY WATER

e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-|


 TEMPTATION LEAVE ME BE


🤘 Bridge:

e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------7-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------5-5---4-|----------------------------------5-5---7-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------5-5---4-|----------------------------------5-5---5-|
E MajorE|-7p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0---7p0-8p0---3-3---2-|-7p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0---7p0-8p0---3-3-----|

e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------7--|
D MajorD|----------------------------------5-5---4-|------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--7--|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------5-5---4-|------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--5--|
E MajorE|-7p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0---7p0-8p0---3-3---2-|-7p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0---0-0--0-0--0-0-----|


Solo Section:

e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------7-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------5-5---4-|----------------------------------5-5---7-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------5-5---4-|----------------------------------5-5---5-|
E MajorE|-7p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0---7p0-8p0---3-3---2-|-7p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0---7p0-8p0---3-3-----|

e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------5-5---4-|------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2-----|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------5-5---4-|------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2-----|
E MajorE|-7p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0---7p0-8p0---3-3---2-|-7p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0---0-0--0-0--0-0-----|


e|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5\3-3------7\5-5------7\5--------------------------------| (x4)
A augmentedA|-5\3-3------7\5-5------7\5--------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3\1-1------5\3-3------5\3-0-00-00-00-0---0-00-00-00-00-0-|


e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-00-00-00-00-0---0-00-00-00-00-0-|


e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-00-00-00-00-0---0-00-00-00-00---|


🤘 Verse 2:

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------| (x3)
A augmentedA|-7-7-7--6-6-6--5-5-5--4-4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4--5-5-5--4-4-4-|
E MajorE|-5-5-5--4-4-4--3-3-3--2-2-2--1-1-1--2-2-2--3-3-3--2-2-2-|


e|---------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------3---4---5---4-|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7--6-6-6--5-5-5--4-4-4----3---4---5---4-|
E MajorE|-5-5-5--4-4-4--3-3-3--2-2-2----1---2---3---2-|


🤘 Pre-Chorus:

e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------12----------------------12------------------| (x2)
A augmentedA|-12h14-------------------12h14--------------------|
E MajorE|---------13--13p12h13p12----------000-000-000-000-|


🤘 Chorus:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---7--5-5-4------7-5----------------7--5-5-4------5-4-7---7--7---|
D MajorD|---7--5-5-4-2----7-5-3---3--3-------7--5-5-4-2----5-4-7---7--7---| (x2)
A augmentedA|---5--3-3-2-2----5-3-3---3--3-------5--3-3-2-2----3-2-5---5--5---|
E MajorE|------------0--------1---1--1----------------0-------------------|

 IF DARKNESS HAD A augmentedA SON
HERE I AM ; TEMPTATION IS HIS FATHER/I BATHE IN HOLY WATER

e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------5-5-5-|
D MajorD|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
A augmentedA|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|-000-000-000-000---1-1-1-1-1-------|


🤘 Chorus:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---7--5-5-4------7-5----------------7--5-5-4------7-5------------|
D MajorD|---7--5-5-4-2----7-5-3---3--3-------7--5-5-4-2----7-5-3---3--3---|
A augmentedA|---5--3-3-2-2----5-3-3---3--3-------5--3-3-2-2----5-3-3---3--3---|
E MajorE|------------0--------1---1--1----------------0--------1---1--1---|

 IF DARKNESS HAD A augmentedA SON (HERE I AM) | IF DARKNESS HAD A augmentedA SON (HERE I AM)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---7--5-5-4------7-5----------------7--5-5-4------5-4-7---7--7---|
D MajorD|---7--5-5-4-2----7-5-3---3--3-------7--5-5-4-2----5-4-7---7--7---|
A augmentedA|---5--3-3-2-2----5-3-3---3--3-------5--3-3-2-2----3-2-5---5--5---|
E MajorE|------------0--------1---1--1----------------0-------------------|

 IF DARKNESS HAD A augmentedA SON (HERE I AM) | I BATHE IN HOLY WATER

e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-|


  TEMPTATION LEAVE ME BEEEEEEEEEE!


Pre-🤘 Outro:

e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------12----------------------12------------------| (x2)
A augmentedA|-12h14-------------------12h14--------------------|
E MajorE|---------13--13p12h13p12----------000-000-000-000-|


e|----------------|
BB|----------------|
G+G|----------------|
D MajorD|------12--------|
A augmentedA|-12h14----------|
E MajorE|---------13--\--|


🤘 Outro:

e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------12---------| (x7)
A augmentedA|---------------------------12h14-----------|
E MajorE|---0-00-00-00-00-0-0-00-00---------13--\---|


e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|---0-00-00-00-00-0-0-00-00-00-0---|


e|---------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------9-\\\--|
D MajorD|--------------------------------12----9-\\\--|
A augmentedA|---------------------------12h14------7-\\\--|
E MajorE|---0-00-00-00-00-0-0-00-00---------13--------|


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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
|  Palm muting
| \ Slide down

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Other versions of If Darkness Had A Son

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