================================================================================ M E T A L L I C A - B L A C K E N E D ================================================================================ ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (c) Elektra/Vertigo Records (1988) http://www.metallica.com/ Standard Tuning E A D G Tempo = 94 BPM Time Signature = 7/8 (Varies) ----------------------------- Transcribed by PADDY MCMULLAN pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com Version 1.0 [21st September 2012] Date Tabbed 21st September 2012 ----------------------- Tablature Symbols Used: (/) - Legato Slide (Blank space indicates length of slide) \ - Slide Down to/Down From / - Slide Up to/Up From ( ) - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note REST - Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space |_3_| - Triplet Notes x - Dead Note/Muted Note 5h7 - Hammer-On 7p5 - Pull-Off * - Staccato Notes (Bring the indicated note(s) to an abrupt end) |__[1,2] - Alternate Endings/Beginnings ================================================================================ Intro: Rest for 10 bars [ Time 00:00 - 00:37 ] ================================================================================ ================================================================================ Part 1: [ Time 00:37 - 01:14 ] ================================================================================ | |------------------------R----| |------------------|| |3|------------------------E- -|7|------- --|| |/|--1--------2--3-3-0-----S- -|/|------- --|| |4|-----2--3------------0--T----|8|--0---------------|| Rest for 7 bars |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |----7---7---7-8-7-0-7---7---7-| |--0---0---0-----------0---6---| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----7---7---7-8-7\ 1-------2--3-3----|----7---7---7-8-7---7-0-7-7-x---7-| |--0---0---0----------2--3---------1--|--0---0---0-------0-----------6---| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |----7---7---7-8-7\ 1-------2--3-3----|----7---7---7-8-7---7-0-7---7-| |--0---0---0----------2--3---------1--|--0---0---0-------0-------6---| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |----7---7---7-8-7\ 1-------2--3-3----|----7---7---7-8-7---7-0-7---7-| |--0---0---0----------2--3---------1--|--0---0---0-------0-------6---| |--------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|| |----7---7---7-8-7\ 1-----2-3----|| |--0---0---0----------2-3-----1--|| ================================================================================ Part 2: [ Time 01:14 - 01:36 ] ================================================================================ | |--------------------------| | |3|--------------------------|*| |/|--------------1-----2-1---|*| x 4 |4|--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-3-----3-| | ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------1-----2-1---|--------------1-----2-1---| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-3-----3-|--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-3-----3-| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| | ||--------------------------|--------------------------|*| ||--------------1-----1-----|--------------1-----2-1---|*| x 2 ||--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-3---2-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3---2-3-----3-| | Blackened is the end Winter it will send Throwing all you see Into obscurity Death of mother earth Never a rebirth Evolution's end Never will it mend Never! ================================================================================ Part 3: [ Time 01:36 - 01:59 ] ================================================================================ | |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |7|------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |/|----7---7---7-8-7---7-0-7---7-|----7---7---7-8-7\ 1-------2--3-3----| |8|--0---0---0-------0-------6---|--0---0---0----------2--3---------1--| | |--------------------------------------| |---------------------------| |9|--------------------------------------|4|-------------*------*------| |/|----7---7---7---7---7-0-7---7---------|/|-------------5------3------| |8|--0---0---0---0---0-------6---0-0-0-0-|4|--0------5-5----3-3----3-3-| |__3__| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------*------*--*-----| |---------------*----------*------|-------------5------3--3-----| |--2--------3-3-3------3-3-3------|--0------5-5----3-3-------3--| |--------------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------------------|7|-- --|-- --|| |---------------------------*----|/|-- --|-- --|| |--2--------3--3-3-3--0--2--2----|8|-------------------|-------------------|| Fire To begin whipping dance of the dead Blackened is the end To begin whipping dance of the dead Colour our world blackened ================================================================================ Part 4: Repeat Part 2 with the following variations [ Time 01:59 - 02:14 ] ================================================================================ For the first bar only play the following: | |--------------------------| |3|--------------------------| |/|--7-----------1-----2-1---| |4|--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-3-----3-| Blistering of earth Terminate its worth Deadly nicotine Kills what might have been Callous frigid chill Nothing left to kill Never seen before Breathing nevermore Never ================================================================================ Part 5: Repeat Part 3 with the following variations [ Time 02:14 - 02:34 ] ================================================================================ | |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |7|------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |/|----7---7---7-8-7---7-0-7---7-|----7---7---7-8-7\ 1-------2--3-3----| |8|--0---0---0-------0-------6---|--0---0---0----------2--3---------1--| | |--------------------------------------| |---------------------------| |9|--------------------------------------|4|-------------*------*------| |/|----7---7---7-8-7---7-0-7---7---------|/|--7----------5------3------| |8|--0---0---0-------0-------6---0-0-0-0-|4|--0------5-5----3-3----3-3-| |__3__| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------*------*--*-----| |---------------*----------*------|-------------5------3--3-----| |--2--------3-3-3------3-3-3------|--0------5-5----3-3-------3--| |---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|3|-------------------------------|| |----------------------------*----|/|------------------*-------*----|| |--2--------3--3-3--3--0--2--2----|4|--3--3-3-3--0--2--2----1--1----|| ================================================================================ Part 6 (Interlude): [ Time 02:34 - 04:07 ] ================================================================================ [ Tempo = 63 BPM ] Softly, gaining volume as the bar progresses | |---------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------| |4|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------| |/|---------------|-------------------|---------7---------------------------| |4|--0------------|--(0)--------------|--(0)---(0)-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-6-| |----------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |----------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |----------------------------|---------------6--6-----6--6-----------|| |--0--------6-6-0--------6-6-|--0--------6-6------6-6------6-6-0--5--|| ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||----7-------------8-7-------------|----7-------------6----------| ||--6---0-0-0-0-5-6-----0-0-0-0-0-5-|--6---0-0-0-0-0-6--------0-5-| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |------------------8---------------|-----------------------------|| |----7---------7-----7-------------|----7-------------6----------|| |--6---0-0-0-0---6-----0-0-0-0-0-5-|--6---0-0-0-0-0-6--------0-5-|| ||---------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||---------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||-----------------8-7-------------|----7-------------6----------| ||--0--0-0-0-0-5-6-----0-0-0-0-0-5-|--6---0-0-0-0-0-6--------0-5-| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------8-7-------------|----7-------------6----------| |--0--0-0-0-0-5-6-----0-0-0-0-0-5-|--6---0-0-0-0-0-6--------0-5-| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |---------------2-3-------------2-|-----------------------------------|| |--2--2-2-2-0-2-----2-2-2-2-0-2---|--3-2-0-2-2-3-(2\1)-1--1-1-1-1-0-5-|| ||----------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||----7-------------8-7-------------|----7-------------6-6--6-6------| ||--6---0-0-0-0-5-6-----0-0-0-0-0-5-|--6---0-0-0-0-0-6-----------0-5-| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |------------------8---------------|-------------------------------|| |----7---------7-----7-------------|----7-------------6------------|| |--6---0-0-0-0---6-----0-0-0-0-0-5-|--6---0-0-0-0-0-6--------6-5-6-|| ||---------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||---------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||-----------------8-7-------------|----7-------------6----------| ||--0--0-0-0-0-5-6-----0-0-0-0-5-5-|--5---0-0-0-0-0-6--------0-5-| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----7-------------8-7-------------|----7-------------6----------| |--6---0-0-0-0-5-6-----0-0-0-0-0-5-|--6---0-0-0-0-0-6--------0-5-| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |---------------2-3-------------2-|-------------------------------|| |--2--2-2-2-0-2-----2-2-2-2-0-2---|--3-2-2-2-2-3-(2\1)-1------ /--|| Opposition Contradiction Premonition Compromise Agitation Violation Mutilation Planet dies Darkest colour Blistered earth True death of life Termination Expiration Cancellation Human Race Expectation Liberation Population Laid to waste See our mother Put to death See our mother die ================================================================================ Part 7: [ Time 04:07 - 04:31 ] ================================================================================ | |--------------------| |----------------------| | |3|--------------------|7|----------------------|*| |/|--7---5---3---2-----|/|------5---3---2-------|*| x 4 |4|----------------3-2-|8|--0---------------3-2-| | ================================================================================ Guitar Solo Backing: [ Time 04:31 - 05:33 ] ================================================================================ | |----------------------------------| | |4|----------------------------------|*| |/|------------------------------2-3-|*| x 7 |4|--0-3-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-3-----| | [ Tempo = 94 BPM ] | |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |7|-- ------------------------|---------------------------------|| |/|-- ------------------*-----|------------------*--------*-----|| |8|---------3--3-3-3--0--2--2-----|--3--3-3-3--0--2--2-----1--1-----|| | |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |4|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |/|----7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-|----8---8---8---8---7---7------5--7--| |4|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0-------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |----7---7---7---7---5---5---5--0--5--|----8---8---8---8---7---7------5--7--|| |--0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0-------|| | |------------------| |---------------------------| |2|------------------|4|-------------*------*------| |/|------------------|/|-------------5------3------| |4|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4|--0--------5----3-3----3-3-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------*------*------| |---------------*----------*------|-------------5------3------| |--2--------3-3-3------3-3-3------|--0------5-5----3-3----3-3-| |_3_| | |------------------------| |----------------------------------| |3|------------------------|4|----------------------------------| |/|------------------------|/|--7---7---7-7-----7---7---7---7---| |4|--2--------3--3-3-3-x-0-|4|----0---0-----6-6---5---5---5---0-| |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----5---5---5---------10---10\ --5---5-|----7---7---7-----7---7---7---7---| |--3---3---3---3- /8-8----8-----3---3---|--0---0---0---6-6---5---5---5---0-| |----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|| |------------------3-3-3-3---------|| |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---------3-3-3-3-|| ================================================================================ Part 8: Repeat Part 1 with the following variations: [ Time 05:33 - 05:50 ] ================================================================================ ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ||----7---7---7-8-7---7-0h7-7---7-|----7---7---7-8-7\ 1-------2--3-3----| ||--0---0---0-------0---------6---|--0---0---0----------2--3---------1--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----7-------7-8-7---7-0h7-7---7-|----7---7---7-8-7\ 1-------2--3-3-----| |--0---0-0-0-------0---------6---|--0---0---0----------2--3---------1-1-| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----7---7---7-8-7---7-0-7---7-|----7---7---7-8-7\ 1-------2--3-3----| |--0---0---0-------0-------6---|--0---0---0----------2--3---------1--| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |----7---7---7-8-7---7-0-7---7-|----7---7---7-8-7\ 1-------2--3-3----|| |--0---0---0-------0-------6---|--0---0---0----------2--3---------1--|| ================================================================================ Part 9: Repeat Part 2 [ Time 05:50 - 06:05 ] ================================================================================ Smouldering decay Take her breath away Millions of our years In minutes disappears Darkening in vain Decadence remains All is said and done Never is the sun Never ================================================================================ Part 10: Repeat Part 3 with the following variations [ Time 06:05 - 06:42 ] ================================================================================ | |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |7|------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |/|----7---7---7-8-7---7-0-7---7-|----7---7---7-8-7\ 1-------2--3-3----| |8|--0---0---0-------0-------6---|--0---0---0----------2--3---------1--| | |--------------------------------------| |---------------------------| |9|--------------------------------------|4|-------------*------*------| |/|----7---7---7---7---7-0-7---7---------|/|-------------5------3------| |8|--0---0---0---0---0-------6---0-0-0-0-|4|--0------5-5----3-3----3-3-| |__3__| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------*------*--*-----| |---------------*----------*------|-------------5------3--3-----| |--2--------3-3-3------3-3-3------|--0------5-5----3-3-------3--| |_3_| | |-------------------------| |---------------------------| |13|-------------------------|4|-------------*------*------| |/ |-------------------------|/|-------------5------3------| |16|--2--------3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|4|--0------5-5----3-3----3-3-| |__3__| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------*------*--*-----| |---------------*----------*------|-------------5------3--3-----| |--2--------3-3-3------3-3-3------|--0------5-5----3-3-------3--| | |------------------------------|---------------------------------| |7|------------------------------|---------------------------------| |/|------------------------------|------------------*--------*-----| |8|--2--------3--3-3-3--0--2--2--|--3--3-3-3--0--2--2-----1--1-----| |------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| |----7---7---7-8-7---7---7-----|| |--0---0---0-------0-------0-0-|| Fire To begin whipping dance of the dead Blackened is the end To begin whipping dance of the dead Fire Is the outcome of hypocrisy Darkest potency In the exit of humanity Colour our world blackened Blackened ================================================================================ End ================================================================================ Tab summary: Rest (Intro) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 7 Guitar Solo Backing Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 END