If Darkness Had A Son by Metallica

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Key: Em

Rhythm Guitar: (J. Hetfield)

🤘 Intro: 

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B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| (x8)
A|---------------------------------|
E|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-|


                        

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|------12----------------------12-----------------| (x3)
A|-12h14-------------------12h14-------------------|
E|---------13--13p12h13p12---------000-000-000-000-|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|------12----------------------12---------------------------------|
A|-12h14-------------------12h14-----------------------------------|
E|---------13--13p12h13p12---------000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-|
                                                          

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E|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-|
                                             

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|------12----------------------12-----------------| (x3)
A|-12h14-------------------12h14-------------------|
E|---------13--13p12h13p12---------000-000-000-000-|
                                              

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|------12----------------------12-------------2---|
A|-12h14-------------------12h14---------------2---|
E|---------13--13p12h13p12---------000-000-000-0-0-|
                                              


Pre-

🤘 Verse :

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--------2----------2---2-2-2-3---2------| (x4)
A|-----5--2----------2---2-2-2-3---2------|
E|-5h7----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1---0------|
                   
                             TEMPTATION  



🤘 Verse 1:

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B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------| (x3)
A|-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|-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|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------3---4---5---4-|
A|-7-7-7--6-6-6--5-5-5--4-4-4----3---4---5---4-|
E|-5-5-5--4-4-4--3-3-3--2-2-2----1---2---3---2-|
                 


🤘 Pre-Chorus: 

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|------12----------------------12------------------| (x2)
A|-12h14-------------------12h14--------------------|
E|---------13--13p12h13p12----------000-000-000-000-|
                                               


🤘 Chorus: 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7--5-5-4------7-5----------------7--5-5-4------5-4-7---7--7---|
D|---7--5-5-4-2----7-5-3---3--3-------7--5-5-4-2----5-4-7---7--7---| (x2)
A|---5--3-3-2-2----5-3-3---3--3-------5--3-3-2-2----3-2-5---5--5---|
E|------------0--------1---1--1----------------0-------------------|

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

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-|
                          

  TEMPTATION LEAVE ME BE


🤘 Bridge: 

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B|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
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D|----------------------------------5-5---4-|----------------------------------5-5---7-|
A|----------------------------------5-5---4-|----------------------------------5-5---5-|
E|-7p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0---7p0-8p0---3-3---2-|-7p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0---7p0-8p0---3-3-----|

e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------7--|
D|----------------------------------5-5---4-|------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--7--|
A|----------------------------------5-5---4-|------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--5--|
E|-7p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0---7p0-8p0---3-3---2-|-7p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0---0-0--0-0--0-0-----|
                                                                            

Solo Section:

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B|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------7-|
D|----------------------------------5-5---4-|----------------------------------5-5---7-|
A|----------------------------------5-5---4-|----------------------------------5-5---5-|
E|-7p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0---7p0-8p0---3-3---2-|-7p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0---7p0-8p0---3-3-----|

e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------5-5---4-|------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2-----|
A|----------------------------------5-5---4-|------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2-----|
E|-7p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0---7p0-8p0---3-3---2-|-7p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0---0-0--0-0--0-0-----|
                                                                            

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5\3-3------7\5-5------7\5--------------------------------| (x4)
A|-5\3-3------7\5-5------7\5--------------------------------|
E|-3\1-1------5\3-3------5\3-0-00-00-00-0---0-00-00-00-00-0-|
                                                       

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
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D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-0-00-00-00-00-0---0-00-00-00-00-0-|
                                

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A|-----------------------------------|
E|-0-00-00-00-00-0---0-00-00-00-00---|
                               


🤘 Verse 2:

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------| (x3)
A|-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|-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|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------3---4---5---4-|
A|-7-7-7--6-6-6--5-5-5--4-4-4----3---4---5---4-|
E|-5-5-5--4-4-4--3-3-3--2-2-2----1---2---3---2-|
                 


🤘 Pre-Chorus: 

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|------12----------------------12------------------| (x2)
A|-12h14-------------------12h14--------------------|
E|---------13--13p12h13p12----------000-000-000-000-|
                                               


🤘 Chorus: 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7--5-5-4------7-5----------------7--5-5-4------5-4-7---7--7---|
D|---7--5-5-4-2----7-5-3---3--3-------7--5-5-4-2----5-4-7---7--7---| (x2)
A|---5--3-3-2-2----5-3-3---3--3-------5--3-3-2-2----3-2-5---5--5---|
E|------------0--------1---1--1----------------0-------------------|

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

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------5-5-5-|
D|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
A|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-000-000-000-000---1-1-1-1-1-------|
                        


🤘 Chorus: 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7--5-5-4------7-5----------------7--5-5-4------7-5------------|
D|---7--5-5-4-2----7-5-3---3--3-------7--5-5-4-2----7-5-3---3--3---|
A|---5--3-3-2-2----5-3-3---3--3-------5--3-3-2-2----5-3-3---3--3---|
E|------------0--------1---1--1----------------0--------1---1--1---|

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

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7--5-5-4------7-5----------------7--5-5-4------5-4-7---7--7---|
D|---7--5-5-4-2----7-5-3---3--3-------7--5-5-4-2----5-4-7---7--7---|
A|---5--3-3-2-2----5-3-3---3--3-------5--3-3-2-2----3-2-5---5--5---|
E|------------0--------1---1--1----------------0-------------------|

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

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-|
                          

   TEMPTATION LEAVE ME BEEEEEEEEEE!


Pre-🤘 Outro: 

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B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|------12----------------------12------------------| (x2)
A|-12h14-------------------12h14--------------------|
E|---------13--13p12h13p12----------000-000-000-000-|
                                               

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|------12--------|
A|-12h14----------|
E|---------13--\--|


🤘 Outro: 

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B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------12---------| (x7)
A|---------------------------12h14-----------|
E|---0-00-00-00-00-0-0-00-00---------13--\---|
                         

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D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|---0-00-00-00-00-0-0-00-00-00-0---|
                             

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B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------9-\\\--|
D|--------------------------------12----9-\\\--|
A|---------------------------12h14------7-\\\--|
E|---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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Published: March 2, 2023
Last Updated: February 3, 2026