Ride the lightning Performed by Metallica from the album "Ride the lightning" (1984) Music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Clifford Burton and David Mustaine Words by James Hetfield The rhythm in this tab is not correct, you'll have to listen to the tune to figure it out. Intro/outro: e-|-7-8-------5-7------------------------| B-|-7-8-------3-5------5-7------8-5------| G-|--------------------2-4---------------| D-|-----------------------------0-2------| A-|--------------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------------| Riff 1: P.M. P.M.... e-|-------------------| B-|-------------------| G-|-------------------| D-|-------------------| A-|-/8-----/8---------| E-|-/6-0-0-/6-0-0-0-0-| Riff 2: P.M e-|-------------------| B-|-------------------| G-|-------------------| D-|-----------2-----5-| A-|-4---2---4-0-4---3-| E-|-2---0---2---2-2---| Add 1: e-|--------| B-|--------| G-|--------| D-|-4------| A-|-4------| E-|-2------| Add 2: e-|-------| B-|-------| G-|-------| D-|-5---4-| A-|-3---2-| E-|-------| Riff 3: P.M P.M....| e-|-------------------| B-|-------------------| G-|-------------------| D-|-/5-----/5---------| A-|-/3-----/3---------| E-|----2-2----2-2-2-2-| Chorus: P.M...........| P.M.........| e-|-----------------------------------------------------------| B-|-----------------------------------------------------------| G-|-----------------------------------------------------------| D-|-6---5-4---6-----------------6---5-4---6-------------------| A-|-4---3-2---4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4---3-2---4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2br-| E-|-----------------------------------------------------------| Riff 4: P.M |.| |.....| |-------| e-|-------------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------------------------------| D-|-9\8\7---5-----4---------------------------------| A-|-7\6\5---3-----2-5-----------5-2-----------5-2---| E-|-------0---0-0---3---0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0---| Riff 5: P.M...| |.........| |.........| |.........| e-|----------------------------------------------------------- B-|----------------------------------------------------------- G-|----------------------------------------------------------- D-|---------5---------------5---------------4---------------4- A-|-4-4-4-4-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2- E-|----------------------------------------------------------- P.M.......| |.........| |.........| |.........| --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- -------------3---------------3---------------2---------------2- -2-2-2-2-2-2-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0- --------------------------------------------------------------- P.M....| |.........| |..........| |..........| -------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| ---------3---------------3---------------5---------------8---| -1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-6-6-6-6-6---| Riff 6: P.M. e-|----------------| B-|----------------| G-|---------5------| D-|-9\8\7---5------| A-|-7\6\5---3------| E-|-------0--------| Add 3: e-|--------| B-|--------| G-|-4------| D-|-4------| A-|-2------| E-|--------| Riff 7: P.M |...| e-|----------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------| G-|-------------5--------------------| D-|-2-----------5--------------------| A-|-2-----------3---3-----5/---7-7---| E-|-0-------0-0-----3-3-3-3/---5-5---| Riff 8: P.M....| |......| |.| |.| |.| e-|----------------------------------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------------------------| G-|----------------------------------------------------------| D-|-------------7--------------------------------------------| A-|-4-----------5-----------7/---7---7-------7-------7-------| E-|-2---2-2-2-2-----5-5-5-5-5/---5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-| Riff 9: e-|----------------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------| G-|----------------------------------------| D-|----------------------------------------| A-|-7---7---7------5---5------3------------| E-|-5---5---5------3---3------1------------| Riff 10: P.M...................................| e-|-------------------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------------------------------------| D-|-------------------------------------------4---5---4---| A-|---------4-5-----------4-5-----------4-5---2---3---2---| E-|-0-0-0-0-2-3---0-0-0-0-2-3---0-0-0-0-2-3---------------| Riff 11: P.M....| |.........| |.........| |.........| e-|------------------------------------------------------------ B-|------------------------------------------------------------ G-|------------------------------------------------------------ D-|---------5---------------5---------------4---------------4-- A-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-- E-|------------------------------------------------------------ P.M........| |..........| |.........| |..| ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- -------------3---------------3---------------2------- -2-2-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-0-0-0-0-0---0-0- ----------------------------------------------------- P.M.....| |..| -----------------| -----------------| -----------------| ---------2-------| -0-0-0-0-0---0-0-| -----------------| Riff 12: P.M....| P.M........| P.M........| P.M.......| e-|-----------------------------------------------------------| B-|-----------------------------------------------------------| G-|-----------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------10--------------10--------------7---------------8-| A-|-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-6-6-6-6-6-| E-|-----------------------------------------------------------| Add 4: e-|-------------| B-|-------------| G-|-------------| D-|-5---4---3---| A-|-3---2---1---| E-|-------------| Riff 13: e-|------------------------| B-|------------------------| G-|------------------------| D-|-----------2-----5------| A-|-4---2---4-0-4---3------| E-|-2---0---2---2----------| Riff 14: e-|---------------------| B-|---------------------| G-|---------------------| D-|-----------2---------| A-|-4---2---4-0-4---2---| E-|-2---0---2---2---0---| Riff 15: P.M. |.| |.| |.| e-|-------------------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------------------------------------| D-|-----------2-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5\4---| A-|-4---2---4-0-4---3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3\2---| E-|-2---0---2---2-----------------------------------------| Add 5: P.M.......... .| e-|-----------------| B-|-----------------| G-|-----------------| D-|-----------------| A-|-----------------| E-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| That was all the riffs, lads! This will show you when to play them: Intro x4 Riff 1 x12 Riff 2 x4 Add 1 x1 Add 2 x1 Riff 1 x4 Add 2 x1 Riff 1 x4 Add 2 x1 Riff 3 x4 Chorus x1 Riff 3 x2 Chorus x1 Riff 2 x4 Riff 1 x4 Add 2 x1 Riff 1 x4 Add 2 x1 Riff 3 x4 Chorus x1 Riff 3 x2 Chorus x1 Riff 4 x4 Riff 5 x1 Riff 4 x3 Riff 6 x1 Add 3 x1 Riff 7 x4 Riff 8 x4 Riff 9 x1 Riff 10 x4 Riff 11 x2 Riff 12 x1 Riff 11 x1 Riff 12 x1 Riff 4 x4 Riff 5 x1 Riff 4 x3 Riff 6 x1 Riff 1 x12 Add 4 x1 Add 1 x1 Riff 1 x4 Add 1 x1 Riff 1 x4 Add1 x1 Riff 3 x4 Chorus x1 Riff 3 x2 Chorus x1 Riff 2 x4 Riff 13 x1 Riff 14 x1 Riff 13 x1 Riff 14 x1 Riff 15 x1 Riff 14 x1 Add 5 x1 Riff 15 x1 Riff 14 x1 Add 5 x1 Outro x1 Lyrics: Guilty as charged, but damn it, it ain't right. There's someone else controlling me. Death in the air. strapped in the Electric chair. This can't be happening to me. Who made you god to say: "I'll take your life from you"? Flash before my eyes, now it's time to die. Burning in my brain, I can feel the flames. Wait for the sign, to flick the switch of death. It's the beginning of the end. Sweat chilling cold as i watch death unfold, consciousness, my only friend. My fingers grip with fear. What am I doing here? Flash... Someone help me! Oh, please god help me! They're trying to take it all away. I don't want to die! Time moving slow, the minutes seem like hours. The final curtain call I see. How true is this? Just get it over with. f this is true just let it be. Wakened by the horrid scream. Freed from this frightening dream. Flash...