Metallica - Ride the lightning
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Artist: MetallicA
Title: Ride the Lightning
this is an awesome song, i tabbed it because i couldn't find a good yet simple one anywhere.
here's a tab for all you guys who dont want to deal with all those timing bits.. enjoy.
Intro
two guitars
e|-7-8----5-7------------------|
B|-7-8-----------5-7----8-5----|
G|--------7-9------------------| play 4x
D|---------------7-9-----------|
A|----------------------5-7----|
E|-----------------------------|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------| play 12x
D|---------------------|
A|-7/8-----7/8---------|
E|-5/6-0-0-5/6-0-0-0-0-|
pm... .......
Pre-Verse
e|---------------| |---------|
B|---------------| |---------|
G|---------------|play 4x and then: |---------|and then right into verse A.
D|---------2-4-5-| |-----5-4-|
A|-4--2--4-0-2-3-| |-4---3-2-|
E|-2--0--2-------| |-2-------|
Verse A "Guilty as charged.."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|play 2x
D|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------5-3-|
A|-1-----7/8---------7/8-----7/8---------7/8-----7/8---------7/8-----7/8-----3-2-|
E|---0-0-5/6-0-0-0-0-5/6-0-0-5/6-0-0-0-0-5/6-0-0-5/6-0-0-0-0-5/6-0-0-5/6-0-0-----|
pm... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ...
Verse B "Who made you.."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|play 4x
D|-2h4-----2h4---------|
A|-2-------2-----------|
E|-----2-2-----2-2-2-2-|
pm... .......
Chorus "Flash before my eyes.."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|play 2x, then Verse B once, then play 2x again
D|-6--5-4--6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-4--3-2--4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------|
pm...............
now play Pre-Verse, but without the ending segment.
then Verse A, Verse B, Chorus
Post-Chorus
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-9-8-7--5-------------------------------|play 4x
D|-9-8-7--5--4-5---------5--------------5-|
A|-7-6-5--3--4-5---------5--------------5-|
E|-----------2-3-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0---|
pm....... ...........
Bridge "Someone help me.."
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5--------------5----------4--------------4----------3--------------3-|
D|---------5--------------5----------4--------------4----------3--------------3-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm....... ........... ....... ........... ....... ...........
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2--------------2-----------------------------------------------3-|
D|---------2--------------2----------3--------------3----------5----------3-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------3--------------3----------5--1-1-1-1-1-|
E|---------------------------1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3------------|
pm....... ........... ....... ........... ....... ........
then play Post-Chorus 3x then:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-9-8-7--5--(5)--4--(4)--|
D|-9-8-7--5--(5)--4--(4)--|
A|-7-6-5--3--(3)--2--(2)--|
E|------------------------|
Pre-Solo (Riff A)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---------5----------------|
D|-2-------5-------5--7--7--|
A|-2-------3-------5--7--7--|
E|-0---0-2-----0-2-3--5--5--|
pm... ...
Solo. Where the double bars are marked it means the rhythm changes riffs, notated here.
Riff B
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------7------7------2--4---4------4------4------|
A|-4------4------5--5-5-5------0--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|
E|-2--2-2-2--2-2-----------2-4-----------------------------|
pm... ... ... ... . ... ... ...
Riff C
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-----5-5------3---(3)---|
A|-0-0-0-----5-5------3---(3)---|
E|-----------3-3------1---(1)---|
Riff D
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------4-5-4--|
A|-------------------------------------------------2-3-2--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|