METALLICA - "For Whom The Bell Tolls (Correct)" Tablature

Song: For Whom The Bell Tolls
Album: Ride the Lightning
Band: Metallica "Men in Black"
Tabber: Joey

(Bell Intro)

Riff 1
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----------------------------- After you hit
----------------------------- the E, let it ring.
---4--4----4--4----2----- Hear the song to.
---4--4----4--4----2----- know what i'm talking
---2--2----2--2----0----- about.


Riff 2
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----------------------------
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---4----4----2------------
---4----4----2------------
---2----2----0------------


Bass Fill after the E.
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--12-11-10-9------12--------------
-------------10-9----10-----------
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Riff 3
{the whole riff is Palm Muted}
------------------l -------------------
------------------l -------------------
---------------l -------------------
---------------l X 3 ----------4--------
-2--5--4--3----l then -2--4--5--2--------
-0--3--2--1----l -0--2--3-----------

Kirks' Triplet Part
{This is also Palm Muted, play it over and over tell the verse ends twice}
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------------------------------------
--12-9-11----9-11-----------
----------12-------------------
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James plays the verse twice
under this.


Chorus
{When you play the E open palm mute it.}
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------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------3--------------
---------5----------7----------5---3---4---------
---------5----------7----------5---1---4---------
-0-0-0---3--0-0-0---5--0-0-0---3-------2---------

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------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------3------------
---------5----------7----------5---3---4--3-----
---------5----------7----------5---1---4--3-----
-0-0-0---3--0-0-0---5--0-0-0---3-------2--1-----


Verse
{just play these chords and let them ring,
and switch each measure}
----------l----------------l------------l-----------l-------------l
----------l----------------l------------l-----------l-------------l
----------l----------------l------------l-----------l---5----2----l
--2-------l---5---------5--l---2--------l---5-------l---5----2----l
--2-------l---5---------5--l---2--------l---5-------l---3----0----l
--0-------l---3---------3--l---0--------l---3-------l-------------l


James and Kirk Solo
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--------------------------------------
--12-9-11----9------------------------
----------12---11-12-9-11----9--------
--------------------------12---10-----
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Breakdown part
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--5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5------
--5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5------
--3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3------

Kirk's lighter part
{James still plays the one above, and kirk does
this some time after.}
--3-0-2---0-----------------------
--------3---2-3-0-2----0----------
--------------------3----1--------
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Ending
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--4---4---2-------4---4---5---5----2---------
--4---4---2-------4---4---5---5----2---------
--2---2---0-------2---2---3---3----0---------

{For Kirk's part, just mess around the 17th
fret and stuff.}


Song Layout
Riff 1 x5
Riff 2 x8
Riff 3 x4
Triplets over verse x2
Chorus x2
Verse x 2
Chorus x2
james, kirk solo x2
breakdown part
james, kirk solo x1
kirk solo over james x2
breakdown part
kirk solo over james x1
verse x2
chorus x2
ending x6