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Lux Æterna by Metallica

Lux Æterna tab by Metallica

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Tabs (Ver. 3)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: A minorAm

Intro:

  D5D5 C#5C#5    C5C5     B5B5     Bb5Bb5  x3  D5D5     C#5C#5     C5C5     B5B5
e|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7/6--6--6--6/5--5--5--5/4--4--4--4/3--3--3--|--7-----------6-----------5-----------4-----------|
D MajorD|--7/6--6--6--6/5--5--5--5/4--4--4--4/3--3--3--|--7-----------6-----------5-----------4-----------|
A augmentedA|--5/4--4--4--4/3--3--3--3/2--2--2--2/1--1--1--|--5-----------4-----------5-----------2-----------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|--5-----------4-----------3-----------2-----------|
 PM

  A5A5
e|--------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
BB|--------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
G+G|--2-----------|--(2)-----------|---/14-----------|--(14)----------\X--|
D MajorD|--2-----------|--(2)-----------|---/14-----------|--(14)----------\X--|
A augmentedA|--0-----------|--(0)-----------|-----------------|----------------\X--|
E MajorE|--------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|


Main Riff:
  A5A5                  x4
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|
D MajorD|----------7----------------------7-----8--|
A augmentedA|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
 PM


Main Riff break:
  A5A5
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----8-----|
D MajorD|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----8-----|
A augmentedA|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|


Main Riff:
  A5A5                  x4
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|
D MajorD|----------7----------------------7-----8--|
A augmentedA|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
 PM

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Verse 1:
  A5A5           C5C5    D5D5    C5C5    G5G5           C5C5    B5B5      x3
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--------------------------5--------4--------4-----|
D MajorD|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--5-----------------------5--------4--------4-----|
A augmentedA|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--3--------5--------3-----|--5-----------------------3--------2--------2-----|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------|
 PM

  A5A5           C5C5    D5D5    C5C5    G5G5           C5C5    B5B5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--------------------------5--------4--------------|
D MajorD|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--5-----------------------5--------4--------------|
A augmentedA|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--3--------5--------3-----|--5-----------------------3--------2--------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------0-----|
 PM


A5A5
Anticipation
G5G5
In domination
A5A5           G5G5
A augmentedA sea of hearts beat as one, unified
A5A5
Magnification
G5G5
All generations
A5A5          G5G5
Approaching thunder awaiting the light


Pre-chorus:
  F5F5                         E5E5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--3-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--1-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
 PM

  E5E5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--|


F5F5
Full speed or nothing
E5E5
Full speed or nothing


Chorus 1:
(Played over Main Riff)
  A5A5                  x8
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|
D MajorD|----------7----------------------7-----8--|
A augmentedA|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
 PM

A5A5
Lux Æterna
A5A5
Lux Æterna, yeah!


Fill 1:
e|--------------|------------------5--3--------------------|-----------|
BB|--5b6---------|--(6)-------------------5--3--------------|-----------|
G+G|--5b6---------|--(6)-------------------------5--2--5-5---|---2\------|
D MajorD|--------------|------------------------------------------|-----------|
A augmentedA|--------------|------------------------------------------|-----------|
E MajorE|--------------|------------------------------------------|-----------|
 (Bend slowly with wah wah)


Verse 2:
  A5A5           C5C5    D5D5    C5C5    G5G5           C5C5    B5B5      x3
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--------------------------5--------4--------4-----|
D MajorD|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--5-----------------------5--------4--------4-----|
A augmentedA|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--3--------5--------3-----|--5-----------------------3--------2--------2-----|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------|
 PM

  A5A5           C5C5    D5D5    C5C5    G5G5           C5C5    B5B5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--------------------------5--------4--------------|
D MajorD|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--5-----------------------5--------4--------------|
A augmentedA|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--3--------5--------3-----|--5-----------------------3--------2--------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------0-----|
 PM


A5A5
Exhilaration
G5G5
Frenzied sensation
A5A5         G5G5
Kindred alliance connected inside
A5A5
Commiseration
G5G5
Sonic salvation
A5A5            G5G5
Cast out the demons that strangle your life


Pre-chorus:
  F5F5                         E5E5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--3-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--1-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
 PM

  E5E5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--|


F5F5
Full speed or nothing
E5E5
Full speed or nothing


Chorus 2:
(Played over Main Riff)
  A5A5                  x4
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|
D MajorD|----------7----------------------7-----8--|
A augmentedA|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
 PM


A5A5
Lux Æterna
A5A5
Lux Æterna, yeah!


Bridge:
(Played over Main Riff break)
  A5A5                      x3  A5A5             G5G5    F#5F#5  FF
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----8-----|--2--------2--------2-----------------------------|
D MajorD|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----8-----|--2--------2--------2--------5--------4-----3-----|
A augmentedA|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|--0--------0--------0--------5--------4-----3-----|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------3--------2-----1-----|


A5A5
Lux Æterna!


Solo:
(Rhythm guitar)
  E5E5                     x4
e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------2-----3--|
D MajorD|--2-----------------------------------2-----3--|
A augmentedA|--2--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
 PM

  Bb5Bb5       C5C5   B5B5        C5C5   Bb5Bb5       C5C5  Bb5Bb5  G5G5  A5A5  x4
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--8-----------------10----8-----------------10----8-----------------10----8-----5-----7------|
A augmentedA|--8-----------------10----8-----------------10----8-----------------10----8-----5-----7------|
E MajorE|--6-----6--6--6--6--8-----6-----6--6--6--6--8-----6-----6--6--6--6--8-----6-----3-----5------|
 PM


(Lead guitar)
e|--17-17-17-17-15-12--17-17-17-17-15-12--17-17-17-17-15-12--17-17-17-17-15-12--|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 (The notes in this section are an approximation)


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


e|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--14b15-------------14b15------------|--(12)--12--12--(12)---12--12--(12)--12---(12)--12--12---15b17--|
G+G|--14b15---12--------14b15----12------|--14b16---------14b16----------14b16------14b16-----------------|
D MajorD|--------------14-----------------14--|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|


e|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------\X-------------|
G+G|--15p0-15p0-15p0--15p0-15p0-15p0--15p0-15p0-15p0--15p0-15p0-15p0--|---15p0-15p0-15p0--\X-------0-----|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------\X------/-\----|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------/---\---|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------/-----\--|
 (Fret with your left hand, dive the whammy bar down with your right hand)         (dive bomb)


e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G+G|--/15p0----/15p0----/15p0----/15p0----|--/15p0----/15p0--------0-----------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|-----------------------/-\----------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|----------------------/---\---------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|---------------------/-----\--------|
  (Dive down each of these 0's)              (dive bomb)


e|--(15)--15-15--(15)--15-15--(15)--15---(15)--15-15--(15)--15-15--(15)--15--|
BB|--18b20--------18b20--------18b20------18b20--------18b20--------18b20-----|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 (The notes in this section are also an approximation)


e|--(15)--15-15--(15)--15-15--(15)--15---15----15---14----14---13----13---12----12--|
BB|--18b20--------18b20--------18b20------18b20------17b19------16b18------15b17-----|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--11----11---10----10---9-----9---8-----8---7-----7---8-----8---7-----7---6----6--|
BB|--14b16------13b15------12b14-----11b13-----10b12-----11b13-----10b12-----9b11----|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--5----5---4---4---3---3---2---2--------------|
BB|--8b10-----7b9-----6b8-----5b7----------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------0------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------/-\-----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------/---\----|
E MajorE|------------------------------------/-----\---|
                  (dive bomb)


Post solo:
  A5A5                 C5C5                         D5D5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2--------2--------2--------2--------5-----------|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----------|
D MajorD|--2--------2--------2--------2--------5-----------|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----------|
A augmentedA|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

  A5A5                 E5E5       A5A5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------|
G+G|--2--------2--------2--------2--------9-----------|--2--------2--------2--------2--------|---(2)-----|
D MajorD|--2--------2--------2--------2--------9-----------|--2--------2--------2--------2--------|---(2)-----|
A augmentedA|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|--0--------0--------0--------0--------|---(0)-----|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------|

  A5A5
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2--------2--------2--------2--------------------|  Guitar 1
D MajorD|--2--------2--------2--------2--------------------|
A augmentedA|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
 |                         |
 |                         |
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--17-------17-------17-------17\------------------|  Guitar 2
D MajorD|--17-------17-------17-------17\------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|


Main Riff:
  A5A5                  x3
e|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G+G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|--2--------2--------2--------2----------------|  Guitar 1
D MajorD|----------7----------------------7-----8--|--2--------2--------2--------2----------------|
A augmentedA|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|--0--------0--------0--------0----------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
 |PM                 |                       |
 |                     |                       |
e|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2-----(hold during the repetitions)-----|--17-------17-------17-------17\--------------|  Guitar 2
D MajorD|--2---------------------------------------|--17-------17-------17-------17\--------------|
A augmentedA|--0---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|


Main Riff:
  A5A5                  x4
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|
D MajorD|----------7----------------------7-----8--|
A augmentedA|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
 PM


Verse 3:
  A5A5           C5C5    D5D5    C5C5    G5G5           C5C5    B5B5      x3
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--------------------------5--------4--------4-----|
D MajorD|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--5-----------------------5--------4--------4-----|
A augmentedA|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--3--------5--------3-----|--5-----------------------3--------2--------2-----|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------|
 PM

  A5A5           C5C5    D5D5    C5C5    G5G5           C5C5    B5B5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--------------------------5--------4--------------|
D MajorD|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--5-----------------------5--------4--------------|
A augmentedA|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--3--------5--------3-----|--5-----------------------3--------2--------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------0-----|
 PM


A5A5
Emancipation
G5G5
Kill isolation
A5A5         G5G5
Never alone for the feelings alike
A5A5
Amplification
G5G5
Lightning the nation
A5A5          G5G5
Never alive more than right here tonight


Pre-chorus:
  F5F5                         E5E5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--3-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--1-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
 PM

  E5E5                            x2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--|


F5F5
Full speed or nothing
E5E5
Full speed or nothing


Chorus 3:
(Played over Main Riff)
  A5A5                  x4
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|
D MajorD|----------7----------------------7-----8--|
A augmentedA|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
 PM


A5A5
Lux Æterna
A5A5
Lux Æterna, yeah!


Main Riff break:
  A5A5
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----8-----|
D MajorD|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----8-----|
A augmentedA|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|


Outro:
(Similar to Intro)
  D5D5 C#5C#5    C5C5     B5B5     Bb5Bb5  x2  D5D5     C#5C#5     C5C5     B5B5
e|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7/6--6--6--6/5--5--5--5/4--4--4--4/3--3--3--|--7-----------6-----------5-----------4-----------|
D MajorD|--7/6--6--6--6/5--5--5--5/4--4--4--4/3--3--3--|--7-----------6-----------5-----------4-----------|
A augmentedA|--5/4--4--4--4/3--3--3--3/2--2--2--2/1--1--1--|--5-----------4-----------5-----------2-----------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|--5-----------4-----------3-----------2-----------|
 PM

  A5A5
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
BB|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G+G|--2-----|--(2)---|--(2)---|--(2)---|
D MajorD|--2-----|--(2)---|--(2)---|--(2)---|
A augmentedA|--0-----|--(0)---|--(0)---|--(0)---|
E MajorE|--------|--------|--------|--------|

  A5A5                     A5A5               D5D5  D#5D#5
e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G+G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|--7p5----------------------------7-----8--|
D MajorD|----------7----------------------7-----8--|-------7--7----------------------7-----8--|
A augmentedA|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0--5-----6--|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------5-----6--|
 PM


************************************

| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| PM Palm mute

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