Song Title - For Whom The Bell Tolls
Artist - Metallica
Difficulty - Intermediate
Part - Guitar 1 + 2 (1 - Lead/2 - Rhythm)
Tuning - Standard (E,A,D,G,B,e) For Both Guitars
Effects - Guitar 1 - Dist. / Guitar 2 - Dist.
Key -
(+) - Hold Note
(-) - Cut Note
X - Palm Mute
Note: The song parts are written out of order, the correct order is at the bottom.
Intro Riff 1(IR1)
e[----------------------------------------]
B[----------------------------------------]
G[----------------------------------------]
D[-4-4--4-4--2(+)----------4-4--4-4--2(+)-]
A[-4-4--4-4--2(+)----------4-4--4-4--2(+)-]
E[-2-2--2-2--0(+)----------2-2--2-2--0(+)-]
Intro Riff 2(IR2)
e[--------------------------------]
B[--------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------]
D[-4--4--2(+)----------4--4--2(+)-]
A[-4--4--2(+)----------4--4--2(+)-]
E[-2--2--0(+)----------2--2--0(+)-]
Intro Sub Riff(ISR)
e[------]
B[------]
G[------]
D[-4--4-]
A[-4--4-]
E[-2--2-]
Intro Riff 3(IR3)
e[------------------------------------]
B[------------------------------------]
G[------------------------------------]
D[-2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-5-4-7-]
A[-2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-5-4-7-]
E[-0-3-2-1--0-3-2-1--0-3-2-1--0-3-2-5-]
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Intro Riff 4(IR4)
e[------------------------------------------]
B[------------------------------------------]
G[------------------------------------------]
D[-2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-5-4-7--2(+)-]
A[-2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-5-4-7--2(+)-]
E[-0-3-2-1--0-3-2-1--0-3-2-1--0-3-2-5--0(+)-]
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Main Riff 1(MR1)
e[-----------------------]
B[-----------------------]
G[-----------------------]
D[-2(+)------------------]
A[-2(+)------------------]
E[-0(+)------------------]
Main Sub Riff(MSR)
e[---------------------------------------------------------]
B[---------------------------------------------------------]
G[-12-9-11--9-11-12-9-11--9-11-12-9-11--9-11-12-9-11--9-11-]
D[--------12------------12------------12------------12-----]
A[---------------------------------------------------------]
E[---------------------------------------------------------]
Main Riff 2(MR2)
e[----------------------------]
B[----------------------------]
G[----------------------------]
D[-5(+)------------------5(-)-]
A[-5(+)------------------5(-)-]
E[-3(+)------------------3(-)-]
Main Riff 3(MR3)
e[------------------------------------]
B[------------------------------------]
G[------------------------------------]
D[-5(+)------------------10(+)---7(+)-]
A{-5(+)------------------10(+)---7(+)-]
E[-3(+)-------------------8(+)---5(+)-]
Chorus Riff 1(CR1)
e[--------------------------------------------]
B[--------------------------------------------]
G[-------------------------------------3------]
D[-2-2-2-5(+)--2-2-2-7(+)--2-2-2-5(+)--3-4(+)-]
A[-2-2-2-5(+)--2-2-2-7(+)--2-2-2-5(+)--1-4(+)-]
E[-0-0-0-3(+)--0-0-0-5(+)--0-0-0-3(+)----2(+)-]
Chorus Riff 2(CR2)
e[----------------------------------------------]
B[----------------------------------------------]
G[-------------------------------------3--------]
D[-2-2-2-5(+)--2-2-2-7(+)--2-2-2-5(+)--3-4-3(+)-]
A[-2-2-2-5(+)--2-2-2-7(+)--2-2-2-5(+)--1-4-3(+)-]
E[-0-0-0-3(+)--0-0-0-5(+)--0-0-0-3(+)----2-1(+)-]
Rhythm Solo Riff 1(RSR1)
e[-------------------------]
B[-------------------------]
G[-------------------------]
D[-2(+)------------------2-]
A[-2(+)------------------2-]
E[-0(+)------------------0-]
Lead Solo Riff 1(LSR1)
e[------------------------------]
B[------------------------------]
G[-12-9-11--9-------------------]
D[--------12-11-12-9-11--9------]
A[---------------------12-10(+)-]
E[------------------------------]
Rhythm Solo Riff 2(RSR2)
e[----------------------------]
B[----------------------------]
G[----------------------------]
D[-2(+)------------------5(-)-]
A[-2(+)------------------5(-)-]
E[-0(+)------------------3(-)-]
Lead Solo Riff 2(LSR2)
e[------------------------------]
B[-----------12----10-----12(+)-]
G[-12-9-11--9--12-9--11-12------]
D[--------12--------------------]
A[------------------------------]
E[------------------------------]
Rhythm Solo Riff 3(RSR3)
e[--------------------]
B[--------------------]
G[--------------------]
D[-5-5-5--5(-)--5-5-5-]
A[-5-5-5--5(-)--5-5-5-]
E[-3-3-3--5(-)--3-3-3-]
Lead Solo Riff 3(LSR3)
e[--------------------------------]
B[-----------12----10-----12------]
G[-12-9-11--9--12-9--11-12--12(+)-]
D[--------12----------------------]
A[--------------------------------]
E[--------------------------------]
Outro Riff(OR)
e[---------------------------]
B[---------------------------]
G[---------------------------]
D[-2(+)--4-4--2(+)--4-4--5-5-]
A[-2(+)--4-4--2(+)--4-4--5-5-]
E[-0(+)--2-2--0(+)--2-2--3-3-]
Note: Beginners who can't do the bar chords in this song may shorten them to power chords by removing the highest note, example bellow of changed outro riff.
e[---------------------------]
B[---------------------------]
G[---------------------------]
D[---------------------------]
A[-2(+)--4-4--2(+)--4-4--5-5-]
E[-0(+)--2-2--0(+)--2-2--3-3-]
This sounds almost exactly like the real version except is A LOT easier. I sometimes even
find myself playing this version of the song, and it still sounds amazing. I took the liberty
of re-tabbing the hole song so its it power chords. Copy and paste the link to it.
My other FWTBT tab - http://www.ttabs.com/tabs.php?id=255534
Order:
IR1 x4 - Guitar 1
IR2 x2 - Guitar 1
ISR x1 - Guitar 1
IR3 x3 - Guitar 2
IR4 x1 - Guitar 2
MSR x1 - Guitar 1 / MR1 x1 - Guitar 2
MSR x1 - Guitar 1 / MR2 x1 - Guitar 2
MSR x1 - Guitar 1 / MR1 x1 - Guitar 2
MSR x1 - Guitar 1 / MR3 x1 - Guitar 2
MSR x1 - Guitar 1 / MR1 x1 - Guitar 2
MSR x1 - Guitar 1 / MR2 x1 - Guitar 2
MSR x1 - Guitar 1 / MR1 x1 - Guitar 2
MSR x1 - Guitar 1 / MR3 x1 - Guitar 2
CR1 x1 - Guitar 1
CR2 x1 - Guitar 2
CR1 x1 - Guitar 1
CR2 x1 - Guitar 2
MR1 x1 - Guitar 1
MR2 x1 - Guitar 1
MR1 x1 - Guitar 1
MR3 x1 - Guitar 1
MR1 x1 - Guitar 1
MR2 x1 - Guitar 1
MR1 x1 - Guitar 1
MR3 x1 - Guitar 1
CR1 x1 - Guitar 1
CR2 x1 - Guitar 2
CR1 x1 - Guitar 1
CR2 x1 - Guitar 2
LSR1 x1 - Guitar 1 / RSR1 x1 - Guitar 2
LSR1 x1 - Guitar 1 / RSR2 x1 - Guitar 2
RSR3 x1 - Guitar 2
LSR2 x1 - Guitar 1 / RSR1 x1 - Guitar 2
LSR3 x1 - Guitar 1 / RSR1 x1 - Guitar 2
LSR1 x1 - Guitar 1 / RSR2 x1 - Guitar 2
RSR3 x1 - Guitar 2
LSR2 x1 - Guitar 1 / RSR1 x1 - Guitar 2
MR1 x1 - Guitar 1
MR2 x1 - Guitar 1
MR1 x1 - Guitar 1
MR3 x1 - Guitar 1
MR1 x1 - Guitar 1
MR2 x1 - Guitar 1
MR1 x1 - Guitar 1
MR3 x1 - Guitar 1
CR1 x1 - Guitar 1
CR2 x1 - Guitar 2
CR1 x1 - Guitar 1
CR2 x1 - Guitar 2
OR x5 - Guitar 1
MR1 x1 - Guitar 1
Extra Information:
This song looks complicated but if you focus it's not that hard to figure
out. One big thing is when it says to play two riff's together, if one
ends before the other, either hold the last note or don't play at all until
the other ends. The abbreviations (CR2, MR1, ect.) are riff's, if you look
next to the names of the riff's you will see what the abbreviations stand for.
The song is supposed to be played with two guitars, playing everything, but
this is the way my band plays it, and it is less easy to screw up and better
sounding, in my opinion. Also Guitar 2 doesn't have as much because in my band
my Rhythm Guitarist also sings, but you can alter it an any way you see fit. The
outro riff is played untill the song fades on the CD recording, and I only have it
the way I do in this song as 1 option. Just like the guitar parts you can alter
it anyway you need to, to fit your band. One more thing, the outro solo is to
faded for me to tab so im srry, but if you want it you'll need to buy the book
because I havnt seen it anywhere on the internet. In order to figure out the
speed listen to the song and it will all be easier. This tab sounds 100% correct,
but if you find anything wrong let me know. Please rate and comment, I'm an
experienced tabber and usually don't mess up so this should be ok. Good luck,
and have fun playing an awesome Metallica song ROCK ON! Also the lyrics are
written bellow just in case you were wondering.
Lyrics:
Verse 1 -
Make his fight on the hill in the early day,
Constant chill deep inside.
Shouting gun, on they run through the endless gray,
On the fight, for they are right, yes, by who's to say.
For a hill men would kill, why they do not know,
Suffered wounds test there their pride.
Men of five, still alive through the raging glow,
Gone insane from the pain that they surely know.
Chorus 1 -
For whom the bell tolls.
Time marches on (on, on, on...).
For whom the bell tolls.
Verse 2 -
Take a look to the sky just before you die,
It is the last time you will.
Blackened roar massive roar fills the crumbling sky,
Shattered goal fills his soul with a ruthless cry.
Stranger now, are his eyes, to this mystery,
He hears the silence so loud.
Crack of dawn, all is gone except the will to be,
Now they will see what will be, blinded eyes to see.
Chorus 2 -
For whom the bell tolls.
Time marches on (on, on, on...).
For whom the bell tolls.
