METALLICA - "fade to black full" Tablature

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INTRO RIFF: (acoustic and clean)

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


INTRO SOLO: (distorion with wah-wah pedal fully forward)

E|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------
B|-----------7--------7-8/10|--8--10--12--10--8--10--(10)|--12p10p8s7h8p7----7--7h8--7----7-------
G|------7-------------------|----------------------------|-----------------9------------9---9--7--
D|--/9------------9---------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------
A|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------

E|------|----------------|--------------|---14--19--14-------15p14-----------------------|
B|------|-----------8--7-|-8/10~~~~~~---|15------------15----------15----17-15-14--------|
G|------|-7\6--7p6-------|--------------|-----------------16----------14----------16-14^-|
D|-7--9-|----------------|--------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|------|----------------|--------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|------|----------------|--------------|------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------|------------------------------------------19-17-15|-15-17-14-------------
B|----------------------|----------------14-15-14h15p14--14h15--14---------|----------15----------
G|--(14)~~~~-14h16------|----------14-16---------------16------------------|-------------16~~~~---
D|-----------------14~~~|---14h16------------------------------------------|----------------------
A|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------
E|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------

E|--14-15-14-------|-14-15-14---17-15-14~-|--------------------------------|12-13-15-13h15p13------|
B|-----------15----|----------15----------|-----------------------12-13-15-|------------------15---|
G|--------------14-|----------------------|-----------------12-14----------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------|----------------------|---------12-14-15---------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------|----------------------|-12-14-15-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|

VERSE RIFF: (played and acoustic)
|
E|------------0-----------------------0------------|-----------3-----3--3
B|-0H1-------------------1-(1)--1----------------0-|(0)--3---------------
G|-2----2-----------0H2-----0---------------0H2----|-0---------------2--0
D|-2-------2-----2----------2------2-----2---------|--------0-----0------
A|-0------------------------3----------------------|---------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------|-3-------------------


E|-------------------|-------------0-------------------------0------------|
B|----------0--1/3---|-0H1--------------------1---(1)--1---------------0--|
G|-0--------0--2/4---|-2-----2------------0H2------0---------------0H2----|
D|----2--------------|-2--------2-----2------------2------2-----2---------|
A|-------2-----------|-0---------------------------3----------------------|
E|-0-----------------|----------------------------------------------------|


E|------------3---------------0----------|------------|
B|-(0)--3---------------------0----------|-0----1/3---|
G|--0---------------0H2P0--0--0----------|-0----2/4---|
D|---------0-----0------------2-----2----|------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-|------------|
E|--3----------------------------0-------|------------|


HEAVY CHORUS RIFF:

pm----| pm---| pm---| pm---| pm---| pm-----|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-2-2-2----------5-5-5|--------|-2-2-2--7--9-9-9-----------2-2-2----------|5-5-5----------2-2-2--------|
D|-2-2-2----------5-5-5---------|-2-2-2--7--9-9-9-----------2-2-2----------|5-5-5----------2-2-2--------|
A|-0-0-0-x-x---5--3-3-3-x-x---5-|-0-0-0--5--7-7-7--x-x-3-2--0-0-0-x-x---5--|3-3-3-x-x---5--0-0-0--5-4-2-|
E|-------x-x-3----------x-x-3---|------------------x-x------------x-x-3----|------x-x-3-----------3-2-0-|


BRIDGE RIFF: (typical Metallica distorted sound)

pm-----------------------
E|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-7/9-x9--7/9-x12-11-|--7-7-7--9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-x-x--|
A|-5/7-x7--5/7-x10-9--|--5-5-5--------------------------x-x--|
E|--------------------|--------------------------------------|


BRIDGE RIFF (VARIATION):

pm------ pm------ pm------ pm------------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|---------9----------12-11-|----------7----9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-|
A|---------7----------10--9-|----------5----------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-------|--0-0-0-0------------------------------|


INTERLUDE/SOLO BACKING RIFF:

E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----4-2-0---------|---4-2-0---------|---4-2-0---------|---4-2-0---------|
A|--2-------4-2-0---|-0-------4-2-0---|---------4-2-0---|-0-------4-2-0---|
E|----------------3-|---------------3-|-3-------------3-|---------------3-|

SOLO:

E|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|---11H12-11---11H12-11---11H12-11---12H14-12---|
D|----------12-14B16--14B16-14B16-14H16P12-14-|-14---------12---------12---------12-----------|
A|-14-14-14-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-14-16-12-12H14-12-11-12-11----11-------|----------7-9-9B11R9--9-7---7-9|
D|----------------------------14----14-12-|-7-9-9--9-----------------9----|
A|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

E|----7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7---10P7---7-10P7---7-10P7---7-10P7---7-10P7---7-10P7---7-10P7---7-10P7--|
G|--9---------9--------9--------9--------9--------9--------9--------9---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-10P7---10P7---10P7---10P7---10P7---10P7---10P7---10P7---|
B|-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

E|-10B12-10B12--10-8-7-8-7--7------------------------|
B|------------------------10-10-8-10-8--8------------|
G|------------------------------------11-11-9-11-9-7-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7H8P7--7-8-10-8-7-------------7H9P7--7-8-10-12-13-12--|
G|-7-9-9------9------------9-7--------------9------------------|
D|-------------------------------7-9-9-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

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

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------9-11-12-14-16-12-14-12-14-16-14-12-11-12-11--11------|
D|-9-11-12--------------------------------------------14--14-12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
(Repick bend with
tremelo picking)
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-9B11-9B11-9B11-9B11-9B11-(11)-(11)-(11)-(11)-|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--10B12-10B12-10B12--10-8-7H9P7---7-8-7---7H9P7-------|
G|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------------------------------9-------9-------9-7---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------15P12---12-15P12---12-15P12---12-15P12---12-15P12---12-15P12---12-15P12----|
B|-----------------------------15---------15---------15---------15---------15---------15----------15-|
G|-9-7--7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----9--9-7-9-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------9--9-7-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------7----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-17P14---14-17P14---14-17P14---14-17P14---14-17P14---14-17P14---14-17P14----|
B|------15---------15---------15---------15---------15---------15---------15--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-19P15---15-19P15---15-19P15---15-19P15---15-19P15---15-19P15---15-19P15----|
B|------17---------17---------17---------17---------17---------17---------17--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-21P17---17-21P17---17-21P17---17-21P17---17-21P17---17-21P17---17-21P17----|
B|------19---------19---------19---------19---------19---------19---------19--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
ad. lib to fade out

That solo is quite simple mostly. But a few licks were just guesses. But I have gotten down most of the better parts. There are no really fast licks in it so it shouldn't be too difficult. Just have fun!!!
Good luck
Fionn

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