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FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS As recorded by Metallica (From the 1984 Album RIDE THE LIGHTNING) Words by James Hetfield, Lar Ulrich & Cliff Burton Music by James Hetfield, Lars Urich & Cliff Burton Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk
2 4 F#54 x x x 0 2 E52 x x x 3 5 G55 x x x x 3 C55 5 x x A5 B5 E5VII F#5IX x 0 2 2 x x x 2 4 4 x x 0 7 9 x x x x 9 11 x x x
G5X x 10 12 x x x Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Jamez - Rhythm w/dist' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Jamez - Rhythm w/dist' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Kirk- Lead w/dist' Intro Q=120 F#5 E5 F#5 4/4 Gtr I || || | | | | || // // / / / / // Gtr II

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8x |---------|-----------||----10-9-8-7---|-----10------------|| |---------|-----------||o--------------|-8-7--------------o|| |---------|-----------||---------------|--------7-6--------|| |---------|-----------||---------------|-------------------|| |---------|-----------||o--------------|------------------o|| |---------|-----------||---------------|-------------------||
E5Gtrs I, II F#5 | | || || / / // //
Gtrs I, II --------------------------------PM----------------------------| 4x ||----------|------------||-||------------------|-----------------| ||o---------|-----------o||-||o-----------------|-----------------| ||----------|------------||-||--4-7-6-5-4-7-6-5-|-4-7-6-5-4-6-7---| ||----------|------------||-||--2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-|-2-5-4-3-2-4-5-2-| ||o---------|-----------o||-||o-2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-|-2-5-4-3-2-4-5-0-| ||----------|------------||-||--0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-|-0-3-2-1-0-2-3---| --PM----------------------------| |-----------------|------------------||----------|--------| |-----------------|-----------------o||----------|--------| |-4-7-6-5-4-7-6-5-|-4-7-6-5-4-6-7----||----------|--------| |-2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-|-2-5-4-3-2-4-5-4--||-2--------|-(2)----| |-2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-|-2-5-4-3-2-4-5-2-o||-2--------|-(2)----| |-0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-|-0-3-2-1-0-2-3----||-0--------|-(0)----|
E5Gtr I | | / /
Gtr III PM------------------------------------------------- ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-8---7-----7-8---7-----7-|-8---7-----7-8---7-----7-| ||----9---7-9-----9---7-9---|---9---7-9-----9---7-9---| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| G5 | | / / -------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-8---7-----7-8---7-----7-|-8---7-----7-8---7-----7---| |---9---7-9-----9---7-9---|---9---7-9-----9---7-9-----| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| E5 | | / / PM------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-8---7-----7-8---7-----7-|-8---7-----7-8---7-----7-| |---9---7-9-----9---7-9---|---9---7-9-----9---7-9---| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| G5 C5 A5 | | | / / / -------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-8---7-----7-8---7-----7-|-8---7-----7-8---7-----7----o|| |---9---7-9-----9---7-9---|---9---7-9-----9---7-9-------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------------------o|| |-------------------------|-----------------------------|| Gtrs I, II PM--| PM--| PM--| ||--------------------|----------------| ||o-------------------|----------------| ||--------------------|----------3-----| ||--------5--------7--|-------5--3--4--| ||o-------5--------7--|-------5--1--4--| ||--0-0-0-3--0-0-0-5--|-0-0-0-3-----2--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM| |-------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------o|| |-------------------|-------------3--------|| |-------5--------7--|-------5-----3-4-3----|| |-------5--------7--|-------5-----1-4-3---o|| |-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-5--|-0-0-0-3-0-0---2-1----|| Verse 1 & 2 $
E5Gtrs I, II G5 | | | | / / / /
||----------|---------|---------|---------| ||o---------|---------|---------|---------| ||----------|---------|---------|---------| ||----------|---------|---------|---------| ||o---------|---------|---------|---------| ||----------|---------|---------|---------| E5 G5 C5 A5 | | | | | / / / / / |---------|---------|---------|----------|| |---------|---------|---------|---------o|| |---------|---------|---------|----------|| |---------|---------|---------|----------|| |---------|---------|---------|---------o|| |---------|---------|---------|----------|| Chorus Gtrs I, II PM--| PM--| PM--| ||--------------------|----------------| ||o-------------------|----------------| ||--------------------|----------3-----| ||--------5--------7--|-------5--3--4--| ||o-------5--------7--|-------5--1--4--| ||--0-0-0-3--0-0-0-5--|-0-0-0-3-----2--| To Coda PM--| PM--| PM--| PM| |-------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------o|| |-------------------|-------------3--------|| |-------5--------7--|-------5-----3-4-3----|| |-------5--------7--|-------5-----1-4-3---o|| |-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-5--|-0-0-0-3-0-0---2-1----|| Interlude
E5Gtr I | | | / / /
Gtr II PM------------------| PM------------------| |---------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------| |-12-9-11----9--------------------|---------|-12-9-11----9---------------------| |---------12---11-12-9-11----9----|---------|---------12---11-12-9-11----9-----| |-------------------------12---10-|---------|-------------------------12---10--| |---------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------| G5 E5 B5 | |||| ||| | | / //// /// / / PM------------------| |-----------|---------------------------------|-----| |-----------|---------------------------------|-----| |-----------|-12-9-11----9--------------------|-----| |-----------|---------12---11-12-9-11----9----|-----| |-----------|-------------------------12---10-|-----| |-----------|---------------------------------|-----| Gtr I | / Gtr III PM---------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |--9----11----9----12-9-11----9----| |----12----12---10---------12---10-| |----------------------------------| | | Gtr II | PM------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-12--9-11----9--------------------| |----------12---11-12-9-11----9----| |--------------------------12---10-| |----------------------------------| | | / / ~ |-7--------|-----------------------------------| |----------|-----------------------------------| |----------|-----------------------------------| |----------|--9----11----9----12-9-11----9-----| |----------|----12----12---10---------12---10--| |----------|-----------------------------------| | | PM------------------| |----------|-----------------------------------| |----------|-----------------------------------| |----------|-12--9-11----9---------------------| |----------|----------12---11-12-9-11----9-----| |----------|--------------------------12---10--| |----------|-----------------------------------| D.S. al Coda G5 E5 B5 | |||| ||| | | / //// /// / / ~ PM---------------------------| ~ |------------|----------------------------------|-7---------|| |-8----------|----------------------------------|-----------|| |------------|----------------------------------|-----------|| |------------|--9----11----9----12-9-11----9----|-----------|| |------------|----12----12---10---------12---10-|-----------|| |------------|----------------------------------|-----------|| | | PM------------------| |------------|----------------------------------|-----------|| |------------|----------------------------------|-----------|| |------------|-12--9-11----9--------------------|-----------|| |------------|----------12---11-12-9-11----9----|-----------|| |------------|--------------------------12---10-|-----------|| |------------|----------------------------------|-----------|| Outro & E5VIF#5IX E5VIF#5IX G5X 2/4 Gtrs I, II | || | || || / // / // // 11x ||----------|---------|------|| ||o---------|---------|-----o|| ||----------|---------|------|| ||----------|---------|------|| ||o---------|---------|-----o|| ||----------|---------|------|| Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide <n> - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths *************** * Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org * ***************