Metallica Fade To Black Full Guitar Tab Here is the full tab for Metallica's Fade To Black. INTRO RIFF: (acoustic and clean) E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|-----0--------------0--------|------0------------------2-----------| D|---4---4--4---4---4---4--4---|4---4---4----4----4----2---2---2---2-| A|-2------2---5---0------0---5-|--2-------2-----5----4-------4---0---| E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| INTRO SOLO: (distorion with wah-wah pedal fully forward) E|--------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------- B|-----------7--------7-8/10|--8--10--12--10--8--10--(10)|--12p10p8s7h8p7----7--7h8--7----7------- G|------7-------------------|----------------------------|-----------------9------------9---9--7-- D|--/9------------9---------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------- 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E|-----------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------| VERSE RIFF: (played and acoustic) | E|------------0-----------------------0------------|-----------3-----3--3 B|-0H1-------------------1-(1)--1----------------0-|(0)--3--------------- G|-2----2-----------0H2-----0---------------0H2----|-0---------------2--0 D|-2-------2-----2----------2------2-----2---------|--------0-----0------ A|-0------------------------3----------------------|--------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------|-3------------------- E|-------------------|-------------0-------------------------0------------| B|----------0--1/3---|-0H1--------------------1---(1)--1---------------0--| G|-0--------0--2/4---|-2-----2------------0H2------0---------------0H2----| D|----2--------------|-2--------2-----2------------2------2-----2---------| A|-------2-----------|-0---------------------------3----------------------| E|-0-----------------|----------------------------------------------------| E|------------3---------------0----------|------------| B|-(0)--3---------------------0----------|-0----1/3---| G|--0---------------0H2P0--0--0----------|-0----2/4---| D|---------0-----0------------2-----2----|------------| A|-------------------------------------2-|------------| E|--3----------------------------0-------|------------| HEAVY CHORUS RIFF: pm----| pm---| pm---| pm---| pm---| pm-----| E|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------| B|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------| G|-2-2-2----------5-5-5|--------|-2-2-2--7--9-9-9-----------2-2-2----------|5-5-5----------2-2-2--------| D|-2-2-2----------5-5-5---------|-2-2-2--7--9-9-9-----------2-2-2----------|5-5-5----------2-2-2--------| A|-0-0-0-x-x---5--3-3-3-x-x---5-|-0-0-0--5--7-7-7--x-x-3-2--0-0-0-x-x---5--|3-3-3-x-x---5--0-0-0--5-4-2-| E|-------x-x-3----------x-x-3---|------------------x-x------------x-x-3----|------x-x-3-----------3-2-0-| BRIDGE RIFF: (typical Metallica distorted sound) pm----------------------- E|--------------------|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------|--------------------------------------| D|-7/9-x9--7/9-x12-11-|--7-7-7--9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-x-x--| A|-5/7-x7--5/7-x10-9--|--5-5-5--------------------------x-x--| E|--------------------|--------------------------------------| BRIDGE RIFF (VARIATION): pm------ pm------ pm------ pm------------------------| E|--------------------------|---------------------------------------| B|--------------------------|---------------------------------------| G|--------------------------|---------------------------------------| D|---------9----------12-11-|----------7----9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-| A|---------7----------10--9-|----------5----------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-------|--0-0-0-0------------------------------| INTERLUDE/SOLO BACKING RIFF: E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|----4-2-0---------|---4-2-0---------|---4-2-0---------|---4-2-0---------| A|--2-------4-2-0---|-0-------4-2-0---|---------4-2-0---|-0-------4-2-0---| E|----------------3-|---------------3-|-3-------------3-|---------------3-| SOLO: E|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------|---11H12-11---11H12-11---11H12-11---12H14-12---| D|----------12-14B16--14B16-14B16-14H16P12-14-|-14---------12---------12---------12-----------| A|-14-14-14-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-14-16-12-12H14-12-11-12-11----11-------|----------7-9-9B11R9--9-7---7-9| D|----------------------------14----14-12-|-7-9-9--9-----------------9----| A|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|----7-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---7---10P7---7-10P7---7-10P7---7-10P7---7-10P7---7-10P7---7-10P7---7-10P7--| G|--9---------9--------9--------9--------9--------9--------9--------9---------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-10P7---10P7---10P7---10P7---10P7---10P7---10P7---10P7---| B|-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| E|-10B12-10B12--10-8-7-8-7--7------------------------| B|------------------------10-10-8-10-8--8------------| G|------------------------------------11-11-9-11-9-7-| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------7H8P7--7-8-10-8-7-------------7H9P7--7-8-10-12-13-12--| G|-7-9-9------9------------9-7--------------9------------------| D|-------------------------------7-9-9-------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-13-15-13-12-13-12--12-----------------------------------------------| G|------------------14--14-12-14-12-11-12-11--11-----------------------| D|------------------------------------------14--14-12-14-12-11-12-11---| A|------------------------------------------------------------------14-| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------9-11-12-14-16-12-14-12-14-16-14-12-11-12-11--11------| D|-9-11-12--------------------------------------------14--14-12-| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| (Repick bend with tremelo picking) E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-9B11-9B11-9B11-9B11-9B11-(11)-(11)-(11)-(11)-| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--10B12-10B12-10B12--10-8-7H9P7---7-8-7---7H9P7-------| G|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------------------------------9-------9-------9-7---| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------15P12---12-15P12---12-15P12---12-15P12---12-15P12---12-15P12---12-15P12----| B|-----------------------------15---------15---------15---------15---------15---------15----------15-| G|-9-7--7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----9--9-7-9-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------9--9-7-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------7----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-17P14---14-17P14---14-17P14---14-17P14---14-17P14---14-17P14---14-17P14----| B|------15---------15---------15---------15---------15---------15---------15--| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-19P15---15-19P15---15-19P15---15-19P15---15-19P15---15-19P15---15-19P15----| B|------17---------17---------17---------17---------17---------17---------17--| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-21P17---17-21P17---17-21P17---17-21P17---17-21P17---17-21P17---17-21P17----| B|------19---------19---------19---------19---------19---------19---------19--| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ad. lib to fade out It has a pretty easy solo.You can get it quick. Have fun!!!