Fade To Black Acoustic tab by Metallica

• Tuning: (Eb;Ab;Db;Gb;Bb;eb)

Arrangement for single acoustic guitar.

Tune your guitar down 1/2 step for playing to the record.

I recommend playing to the record in the beginning to get
the right timing and feeling for the song.


h = hammer on
p = pull off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = hold note
x = string is not played

Intro (clean powerchord variations)

e|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|°--------0------------------------0------------------
D|°-----4-----4-----4-----4------4-----4-----4-----4---
A|---2-----------2-----5------0-----------0-----5------
E|-----------------------------------------------------
(Timing Help)   |           |            |           |

e-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G----------0-----------------------2-----------------°|
D-------4-----4-----4-----4-----2-----2-----2-----2--°|
A----2-----------2-----5-----4-----------4-----0------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
                |           |           |

Tip: Don’t cramp yourself at the beginning. It’s not as difficult as it
     might seem. When you’ve found out the flow it’ll sound very cool.

In the acoustic version (Atlanta/Acoustica) Kirk ends the intro on:

e-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G---------0---------------|
D------4-----4------------|
A---2-----------2--5--4---|  and starts again at the top.
E-------------------------|


Verse

     Am          C         G             Em

e|---0-------0---0-----0---3-----3-3p0---0----------|
B|---0h1---------1--1------3--3----------0---0--1---|
G|°--2----2------2---------0-------------0---0--2--°|
D|°--2-----------0---------0-------------2---------°|
A|---0-----------3---------2-------------2----------|
E|---x-----------x---------3-------------0----------|

       ’Life it seems will fade away...’


Interlude (Powerchords!)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
G|°------------------------------------------------------------
D|°--2--2-2--2--0--5-5--5-5--5--0--2--2-2--7--9--9-9--0--9-0---
A|---0--0-0--0--0--3-3--3-3--3--0--0--0-0--5--7--7-7--0--7-0---
E|-------------------------------------------------------------


                                                       Em (backwards)

e------------------------------------------------------|-0--------|
B------------------------------------------------------|--0-------|
G----------------------------------------------------°-|---0------|
D----2-2--2-2--2--0--5-5--5-5--5--0--2--2-2----------°-|----2-----|
A----0-0--0-0--0--0--3-3--3-3--3--0--0--0-0--5--4--2---|-----2----|
E--------------------------------------------3--2--0---|------0---|

Repeat x 2

Note: The -Em- chord at the end of the interlude is only played
      the first time. The second time, the interlude ends on:

                                         D-------------|
                                         A---5--4--2---|
                                         E---3--2--0---|

Verse

Solo (taken from the tab by Phil Boyle; phil@encycmet.com)

e|--------------------------------------------
B|---10--10--12--13--15--13--12---------------
G|-------------------------------12--14--12---
D|--------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------


e--------------------------------------------|
B----------------------12--13--15--15--15----|
G---9--11--12--14--14------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|

Note: The solo might not be 100% correct. Send your hatemail to Philly!
BTW:  In the acoustic version Kirk plays every note in the solo about 3
times
      in a very fast way, sounds good. I think he uses a very soft pick.

Ending (Powerchords)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|°-------------------------------------------------------------------°|
D|°--7/9--9--9~~~-7/9--12\11--7--7--7--7~~~9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-0--°|
A|---5/7--7--7~~~-5/7--10\9---5--5--5--5~~~----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

    ’None but me can’t save myself but it’s too late...’


Note: I know that there’s a lot missing in this tab, but it should be an
      average help for beginners and hey... it works to the record so that
      you can improvise the rest.