Fade To Black Tab by Metallica

Fade To Black tab by Metallica (Ver. 3)

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard tuning

Difficulty: advanced




               Fade to Black
               by Mettalica

Tab Explanation
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12/13  slide from 12th fret to 13th
1312  slide from 13th down to 12th
 /13  slide up to 13th fret
P.M.  palm mute
12h13  hammer-on from 12th to 13th
13p12  pull-off from 13th to 12th
12b(14) whole-step bend
(14)r12 reverse bend from whole-step

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Gtr. 1 (Acoustic)
Rhythm fig. 1                          End fig. 1
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------0-----------|------0-----------|-----0-----------|
|----4---4---4-0-4-|----4---4---4-0-4-|---4---4---4-0-4-|
|--2-------2-------|--0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

                  Gtr. 2 (Electric)
         (Gtr. 2)      w/Rhythm fig. 1 4x
                   Bm             A
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------|
|--------2---------------2---------|---------11-12-14---12-14-|-/16-14-12-14-|
|-----2----2-------2---(12)-(14)2--|--------------------------|--------------|
|--4----------4--(/14)-------------|--14----------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------|

 Bm             A/C#        Bm        A
|-------------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-16-14-1211-12-11----11h|12-11----11-------|-----------------|----------12|
|-------------------14----|------14----14-12-|--------------12|11--1211----|
|-------------------------|------------------|-12/14-----------|-------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------|


 Bm    A/C#     Bm
|--------|------------|-19----------15p14---------------------------|
|--------|------15h19-|----19p15----------15----17-15-14------------|
|-11-12/|14----------|----------16----------16----------16-(14)b16-|
|--------|------------|---------------------------------------------|
|--------|------------|---------------------------------------------|
|--------|------------|---------------------------------------------|

 A           Bm               A/C#
|---------------------|-------------------------------|----19-17-15--15-17-|
|---------------------|-------14-15-14h15p14----14-15-|-14-----------------|
|-14---14h16----------|-14-16----------------16-------|--------------------|
|------------14-14h16-|-------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|

 Bm         A         Bm        A/C#
|--14--------14-15-|-14--------14-15-|-14----17---15---|--14---------------|
|-----15-----------|----15-----------|----15-----------|-------------------|
|--------16--------|-------14--------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

 Gtr. 2
|-----------------------------------12-13-15-13h15p1312--|/17-----------------
|--------------------------12-13-15-----------------------|--------------------
|--------------------12-14--------------------------------|--------------------
|-----------12-14-15--------------------------------------|--------------------
|--12-14-15-----------------------------------------------|--------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------
|
| Gtr. 1                       Begin Rhy. Fig. 2
|---------0-----------0-----------0----------0------------|-0--(0)-----0-------
|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0--------0------|-0-h-1--------1-----
|---------------------------------------------------------|-2--(2)-2-------0h2-
|---------------------------------------2-----------------|-2--(2)---2---------
|---------------------------2-----------------------------|-0--(0)-------------
|---1-----------4-----------------------------------------|--------------------

Gtr. 1                End Rhy. Fig. 2
---|-------0---------|-------3-------|-------------|
-1-|-1-------1-----1-|-0-------0-----|-------0--/3-|
---|---0-------0h2---|---0-------2-0-|---0---0--/4-|
---|-----2-----------|-----0---------|-2---2-------|
---|-3---------------|---------------|-------------|
---|-----------------|-3-------------|-2-----------|

Gtr. 1 Rhy. fig. 2 5x
Life it seems to fade away...........

Gtr. 2 & 3(distortion) [Gtr. 1 Out]
|-----------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|
|--2--2-2-------7-|-5--5-5-------7-|------------7-|-9--9-9-------5-4-|
|--0--0-0-------5-|-3--3-3-------5-|-7--7-7-x-x-5-|-7--7-7---0-0-3-2-|
|---------0-0-3---|--------0-0-3---|-5--5-5-------|------------------|
     P.M.--      P.M.-              P.M.--
                                  2x
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|--2--2-2-------7-|-5--5-5-------7-|------------------|-2--------------|
|--0--0-0-------5-|-3--3-3-------5-|-7--7-7-------5-4-|-2--------------|
|---------0-0-3---|--------0-0-3---|-5--5-5---0-0-3-2-|-0--------------|
     P.M.--      P.M.-


Gtr. 1 Rhy. Fig. 2 2x
Gtr. 2
|--------------|----------------|------------|-------------------|------------|
|-----------12-|-13---h15p13-12-|------------|-------------------|--------12--|
|--14----14----|----------------|-12---12h14-|------9-9/12-12/14-|-14--14-----|
|--------------|----------------|------------|-/14---------------|------------|
|--------------|----------------|------------|-------------------|------------|
|--------------|----------------|------------|-------------------|------------|

|--------------------|---------------------------------|-----------|
|-13---15b(17)r15p13-|-15b(17)-15b(17)-15b(17)-15b(17)-|-15--------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|-----------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|-----------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|-----------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|-----------|


Gtr. 1 Rhy. Fig. 2 4x


Gtr. 2 & 3(distortion) [Gtr. 1 Out]
|-----------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|
|--2--2-2-------7-|-5--5-5-------7-|------------7-|-9--9-9-------5-4-|
|--0--0-0-------5-|-3--3-3-------5-|-7--7-7-x-x-5-|-7--7-7---0-0-3-2-|
|---------0-0-3---|--------0-0-3---|-5--5-5-------|------------------|
     P.M.--      P.M.-              P.M.--
                                  2x
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|--2--2-2-------7-|-5--5-5-------7-|------------------|-2(7/9-9-9)-----|
|--0--0-0-------5-|-3--3-3-------5-|-7--7-7-------5-4-|-2(5/7-7-7)-----|
|---------0-0-3---|--------0-0-3---|-5--5-5---0-0-3-2-|-0--------------|
     P.M.--      P.M.-            (Gtr. 2 plays part
						    in () 2nd time,Riff A)

Gtr. 2                   End Riff A
|-------------|--------|------------------------------|
|-------------|--------|------------------------------|
|-------------|--------|------------------------------|
|-7/9-9-1211-|-7-7-7--|-9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--4-4-4/5-|
|-5/7-7-109--|-5-5-5--|------------------------------|
|-------------|--------|------------------------------|

Gtr. 2 Riff A once

Gtr. 2 & 3 Riff A twice

Gtr. 2 Riff A twice
Gtr. 3                           2x
Riff B_________________________________________________________
|----------|-----------|--------|------------------------------|
|----------|-----------|--------|------------------------------|
|----------|-----------|--------|-7-7-7--5-5-5--4-4-4--2-2-2/4-|
|--4/5-5-5-|-4/5-5-97-|-4-4-4--|------------------------------|
|----------|-----------|--------|------------------------------|
|----------|-----------|--------|------------------------------|

Gtr. 2 & 3 Riff A twice

Gtr. 2 Riff A twice
Gtr. 3 Riff B twice

Gtr. 2 & 3                              4x
|------------|----------------|------------|------------------------------|
|------------|----------------|------------|------------------------------|
|------------|----------------|------------|------------------------------|
|---------9--|---------1211--|---------7--|-9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5-4-4-4/5--|
|---------7--|---------109---|---------5--|------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0----|-0-0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-0----|------------------------------|

Gtr. 2
|-------|--------------|-------|--------------|------|--------------|------|---
|-------|--------------|-------|--------------|------|--------------|------|---
|-------|--------------|-------|--------------|------|--------------|------|---
|-0---4-|-5-4--2-0-----|-----4-|-5-4--2-0-----|----4-|-5-4--2-0-----|----4-|---
|-------|----------4-0-|-4-----|----------4-0-|-2----|----------4-0-|-4----|---
|-------|--------------|-------|--------------|------|--------------|------|---
|                                     |
|Gtr. 3                                  |
|-------|--------------|-------|--------------|------|--------------|------|---
|-------|--------------|-------|--------------|------|--------------|------|---
|-------|--------------|-------|--------------|------|--------------|------|---
|-----4-|-2-0----------|-----4-|-2-0----------|----4-|-2-0----------|----4-|---
|-2-----|------4-2-0---|-0-----|------4-2-0---|------|------4-2-0---|-0----|---
|-------|------------2-|-------|------------2-|-3----|------------2-|------|---

|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--5-7-5p4-2h4-|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|       |  This part keeps repeating and fades out at the end.
|       |
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--2-0---------|
|------4-2-0---|
|------------2-|

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