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--------|<-6 groups of 4 (24) open E's
pm...............................................
Riff E
Played in the same pattern as Bridge
(The Pattern is rootx4, chord, rootx6, chord. the phrase ending is rootx4, chord.)
Play these notes instead. The phrase ending notes are indicated with a *.
C5 B5 Bb5 A5 C5 B5 Bb5 A5 F5 G5* Bb5*
C5 B5 Bb5 A5 F5 G5* Bb5*
Solo starts over Riff A.
T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12p9p5-12p5h9-12p5-12p9p5-12p9-12p5h9-12p9p5-12p9-12p5h9-12p9p5---12p9p5-12-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(12)p9p5h9-12p5-12p9p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p9p5h9-12p9p5h9-12p9p5h9-12p9p~~|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-12p9-12p9p5h9-12p5h9-12p9p~~5-12p9p5h9-12p9p5-12p9p5h9-12p9p5-12p9-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-(9)p5-12p9p5h9-12p9p5-12p9p5-12p9p5-14-(14)---|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-/14b16--14b16~~~r14---14---12-|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-11-----11-12-11h12p11------------------------------|
|-----------------------14--12----12-12-12/14--(14)--|
|------------------------------14--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------/5-5/7-7-7-7/8-8-8-8/10-10-10-10/8-8/10-|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(14)---(14)/-------/2-2/4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5/-7--7--7--7/5-5/-7-|
|----------------x------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-10/12-12/10-10/12-12/13-13/15-15/17-17--------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--7/-9--9/-7--7/-9--9/10-10/12-12/14-14--17-19-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|----------------19-21b23r21p19--|
|-19/21-----(21)-----------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------19----------------22b24--|
|------------------------------------------22b24r22-22p19--------|
|-21--19----19-(19)----19-19h21--21b23---------------------------|
|--------21---------21-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-22--19-19-22-19-19----19--------------------14--||
|--------------------22----22b24r22b24r22-17------||
|-------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------||
(Riff B)
|-17p14----14-17p14----14-------------17p14-------|
|-------17----------17-------14-17p14-------17-14-|
|-------------------------16----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------14-17p14---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16b18----------16-14----14-16p14-------------------------------------------------------14---16-|
|----------------------16----------16-14----14-16p14-------------------------------14-16---------|
|----------------------------------------16----------16-14-14-12-14-12----12-14s16---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------14------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------17b19~~|
|-----------------------14-17b19r17-17b19r17-17b19r17-14--------|
|-16-14----14-16-14--16-----------------------------------------|
|-------16------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-r17-17-17b19-17-17b19--17-14-|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-17p14-14-14-17p14----------------------------------|
|-------------------17-14-------14-17p14-------------|
|-------------------------16b18----------16-14----14-|
|----------------------------------------------16----|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
two guitars. one.
|-19b21r19-17hb-----------14-|-17p14-14-14-14-17p14-19p14-17-14----14-17-17-19p14-|
|----------------19--/17-----|----------------------------------17----------------|
|-16b18r16-14hb--------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------16----------|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|-17p14----14-14-17-17-19p14-17p14----14-17-17-19p14-|
|-------17-------------------------17----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-17-14----14-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------17----17---14-17-14----14-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------16----16---14-16-14----14-16------------|
|-----------------------------------------------16-------14--14-16--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------14-15p14----------------|
|-------14-15-14h15p14----14-15-17----------17-15-14-15-17-|
|-14-16----------------16----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-14-15-17-15-17---19-17-19-20-19-20-22-22b24~~~|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
two guitars. (Riff C)
|-r22--22b24---22b24--17-19-21-||-21-19-17-15-19-17-15-14-17-15-12-15-12-13-14-|
|---------------------15-17-19-||-21-19-17-15-19-17-15-13-17-15-12-15-13-12-13-|
|------------------------------||----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------||----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------||----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------||----------------------------------------------|
|-17-15---12-15-12----14-12----12-----------|
|-17-15---12-15-13-15-13-12-13----15-13p12--|
|------------------12-------12-16-14-12p11--|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
(Riff D)
|------------------|-----------||-12------12---12------12-12------12---12------12-|
|------------------|-----------||-15b17--------15b17------15b17--------15b17------|
|-10---(10)--------|-(10)------||-------------------------------------------------|
|-10---(10)--------|-(10)------||-------------------------------------------------|
|--8----(8)--------|--(8)------||-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------|-----------||-------------------------------------------------|
|-12------12---12------12-12----12-12----12-12--|
|-15b17--------15b17------15b17----15b17--------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-15-12-14-12----12----------------------------------|---------------------------------12-|
|-------------15----15p14p12-14-12-------------------|-15----------15--------15--------12-|
|----------------------------------14-12----12-14-12-|-14b16-------14b16-----14b16--------|
|----------------------------------------14----------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
two guitars.
|-16---14---12----------------16---14---12------------------|
|-16---14---12---16---14---12-16---14---12---16---14---12---|
|----------------15---13---11----------------15---13---11---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-17---16---14----------------17-16---14----------|
|-17---16---14---17---16---14-17-16---14-17-16-14-|
|----------------16---15---13------------16-15-13-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-19--17--16-------------21--19--17-------------|-22--21--19-------------22b24------8-||
|-19--17--16--19--17--16-21--19--17--21--19--17-|-22--21--19--22--21--19-22b24--/10---||
|-------------18--16--15-------------20--18--16-|-------------21--20--18--------------||
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
(Riff E)
|-19p15----15-19p15----15-19p15----15-19p15----14-|
|-17-13-17-13-17-13-17-13-17-13-17-13-17-13-17-12-|
|-------14----------14----------14----------14----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-17p14----14-17p14----14-17p14----14-17p14----13-|
|-15-12-15-12-15-12-15-12-15-12-15-12-15-12-15-11-|
|-------12----------12----------12----------12----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-17p13----13-17p13----13-17p13----13-17p13----12-|
|-15-11-15-11-15-11-15-11-15-11-15-11-15-11-15-10-|
|-------12----------12----------12----------12----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-16p12----12-16p12----12-16p12----12-16p12----12S=|
|-14-10-12-10-14-10-12-10-14-10-12-10-14-10-12-10S=|
|--------9-----------9-----------9-----------9-----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-19p15----15-19p15----15-19p15----15-19p15----14-|
|-17-13-17-13-17-13-17-13-17-13-17-13-17-13-17-12-|
|-------14----------14----------14----------14----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-17p14----14-17p14----14-17p14----14-17p14----13-|
|-15-12-15-12-15-12-15-12-15-12-15-12-15-12-15-11-|
|-------12----------12----------12----------12----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-17p13----13-17p13----13-17p13----13-17p13----12-|
|-15-11-15-11-15-11-15-11-15-11-15-11-15-11-15-10-|
|-------12----------12----------12----------12----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-16p12----12-16p12----12-16p12----12-16p12----10-|
|-14-10-12-10-14-10-12-10-14-10-12-10-14-10-12-15-|
|--------9-----------9-----------9-----------9----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-13p=8----8-13p8----8-13p8----8-13p8----10-|
|-18-13-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-10-|
|-------14---------9---------9---------9----|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-15p10----10-15p10----10s13-18p13----13-18p13----15--|
|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12----13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-15--|
|-------11----------11-------------14----------14-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-20p15----15-20p15-20p15----15-20p15-20p15----15-|
|-20-15-17-15-20-15-20-15-17-15-20-15-20-15-17-15-|
|-------16----------------16----------------16----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-19p15----15-19p15-19p15----15-19p15-19p15----15-|
|-19-15-17-15-19-15-19-15-17-15-19-15-19-15-17-15-|
|-------16----------------16----------------16----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-18p15----15-18p15-18p15----15-18p15-18p15----15-|
|-18-15-17-15-18-15-18-15-17-15-18-15-18-15-17-15-|
|-------16----------------16----------------16----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-17p15----15-17p15-17p15----15-17p15-17p15-17---|
|-17-15-17-15-17-15-17-15-17-15-17-15-17-15-17---|
|-------16----------------16----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-13p8----8-13p8-13p8----8-13p8-13p8----8-|
|-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-8-|
|-------9--------------9--------------9---|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-15p10----10-15p10----12-18p13----13-18p13----13-|
|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-|
|-------11----------11----------14----------14----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
(Here the rhythm starts to play Post-Chorus.)
|-12----13----12----13------------|
|-15b17-16b18-15b17-16b18---------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
one of the coolest solos of all time.
Post-Chorus is played 4x.
Now play Bridge.
Now play Post-Chorus 3x, then:
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-9-8-7--5---(5)---|
D|-9-8-7--5---(5)---|
A|-7-6-5--3---(3)---|
E|------------------|
Bass and Drum start the intro pattern again.
e|---------------------| |-----------------------------|
B|---------------------| |-----------------------------|
G|---------------------|play 11x and then: |-----------------------------|
D|---------------------| |-----------------5-4-3---5-4-|
A|-7/8-----7/8---------| |-7/8-----7/8-----3-2-1---3-2-|
E|-5/6-0-0-5/6-0-0-0-0-| |-5/6-0-0-5/6-0-0-------------|
Now play Verse A "Time moving slow.."
Then Verse B "Wakened by.."
Then Chorus.
Outro
e|---------------| |------------------------------------------|
B|---------------| |------------------------------------------|
G|---------------|play 4x then: |------------------------------------------|play 2x
D|---------2-3-4-| |---------2-4-5--(5)-----------2-----------|
A|-4--2--4-0-2-3-| |-4--2--4-0-2-3--(3)---4--2--4-0-4-2--(2)--|
E|-2--0--2-------| |-2--0--2--------------2--0--2---2-0--(0)--|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|play 2x
D|---------2-4-5-----5-----5-----5/4----------2-4-------------------------|
A|-4--2--4-0-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/2--4--2--4-0-2-2--(2)------------------|
E|-2--0--2----------------------------2--0--2-----0--(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
pm... ... ... ...............
two guitars
e|---7-8----5-7---------------|
B|---7-8-----------5-7----8-5-|
G|----------7-9---------------|
D|-----------------7-9--------|
A|------------------------5-7-|
E|-0------0------0------0-----|
