Metallica Ride The Lightning written by: Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton and Mustaine as performed on Ride The Lightning Transcribed by Chris Binding Bass Riff1 |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |--0-----0------0------0--| Bass Riff2 |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |---------------7--------| |--0-----0-------------0--| Bass Riff3 |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| |--------------------------------| Bass Riff4 |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--1--------1--------------| |-----0--0-----0--0--0--0--| Bass Riff5 |----------------------| |----------------------| |-------------0-----3--| |--2---0---2-----2-----| Bass Riff6 |--------------| |--------------| |--------3--2--| |--2-----------| Bass Riff7 |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--1--------1--------3--2--| |-----0--0-----0--0--------| Bass Riff8 |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| Bass Riff9 |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--2--------4--------------| |-----2--2-----2--2--2--2--| Bass Riff10 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--4---3--2---4---------------------------4---3--2---4--------------------| |----------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------0--0--0--0--0--0--| Bass Riff10 (cont.) |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--2--2---------------------------------------------------4---3--2---4--| |--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------| Bass Riff10 (cont.) |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---8---7--6---8--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bass Riff11 |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |--0---------0-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-3--0--| Bass Riff12 |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |--7--6--5----3--------------------------------------| |-----------------2--3--0-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-3--0--| Bass Riff13 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| Bass Riff13 (cont.) |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| Bass Riff13 (cont.) |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| Bass Riff14 |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7--6--5----3---3--3---3--3---3--3---0--2---2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| Bass Riff15 |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------3----3--3--------------------------------------| |--0----0--0----0--3---------------0--2--3--5----5--5----5--5----5--| Bass Riff16 |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------5---5--5--5-------------------------------------| |--2---2--2--2---2--5----------------2--4--5---7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Bass Riff17 |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |--5--5--5------3--3------1--| Bass Riff18 |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7----8----7--| Bass Riff19 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| Bass Riff19 (cont.) |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| Bass Riff20 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------| |--------------------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| Bass Riff21 |----------------------| |----------------------| |--7--6--5----3-/------| |-------------------0--| Bass Riff22 |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |--1--------1--------3--2--1------3--2--| |-----0--0-----0--0---------------------| Bass Riff23 |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |------------0---3---------------------0------| |--2---0---2---2-------------2---0---2---2-0--| Bass Riff24 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------0---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--2-------------0-------------------------| |--2---0---2---2----------------------2---0---2---2-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| Bass Riff25 |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |--0------0------0-------0--0--0--| How it's played: Bass Riff1 x 4 Bass Riff2 x 1 Bass Riff1 x 1 Bass Riff3 x 1 Bass Riff4 x 8 Bass Riff5 x 4 Bass Riff6 x 1 Bass Riff4 x 3 Bass Riff7 x 1 Bass Riff4 x 3 Bass Riff7 x 1 Bass Riff8 x 3 Bass Riff9 x 1 Bass Riff10 x 1 Bass Riff5 x 4 Bass Riff4 x 3 Bass Riff7 x 1 Bass Riff4 x 3 Bass Riff7 x 1 Bass Riff8 x 3 Bass Riff9 x 1 Bass Riff10 x 1 Bass Riff11 x 1 Bass Riff12 x 3 Bass Riff13 x 1 Bass Riff12 x 3 Bass Riff14 x 1 Bass Riff15 x 6 Bass Riff16 x 4 Bass Riff17 x 1 Bass Riff18 x 4 Bass Riff19 x 2 Bass Riff20 x 1 Bass Riff13 x 1 Bass Riff12 x 4 Bass Riff13 x 1 Bass Riff12 x 2 Bass Riff21 x 1 Bass Riff1 x 1 Bass Riff2 x 1 Bass Riff1 x 1 Bass Riff3 x 1 Bass Riff4 x 7 Bass Riff22 x 1 Bass Riff4 x 3 Bass Riff7 x 1 Bass Riff4 x 3 Bass Riff7 x 1 Bass Riff8 x 3 Bass Riff9 x 1 Bass Riff10 x 1 Bass Riff5 x 4 Bass Riff23 x 2 Bass Riff24 x 2 Bass Riff25 x 1