"Fade To Black"

Fade to Black

by Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton, and Hammett

as performed on Ride the Lightning

tab by Phil Boyle; ibzrg470@apk.net





1)

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





2)

e------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------0--3

G--------------------------------1--------1------

D--------0-----------2--------2--------2---------

A-----3-----------2-----2--2--------2------------

E--1--------1--4---------------------------------

after the intro before the main verse riff





3)

e--------------0----------------0-------3--------3----------------

B--0-h1---------------1-1--1----------0-3--3-----------------0-1/3

G--2-----2--------0h2---0---------0h2---0-----0-----0h2p0----0-2/4

D--2--------2-----------2-----2---------0-----------------2-------

A--0--------------------3---------------2-----------------2-------

E---------------------------------------3-----------------0-------

main verse





4a)

D----------2-2-2----------5-5-5----------2-2-2--7--9

A----------0-0-0-------5--3-3-3-------5--0-0-0--5--7

E--0-0-0-0-------0-0-3----------0-0-3---------------

pm........       .....          .......



4b)

D----------2-2-2----------5-5-5----------2-2-2---------

A------5-3-0-0-0-------5--3-3-3-------5--0-0-0--5--4--2

E--0-0-----------0-0-3----------0-0-3-----------3--2--0

   .......       .....          .......

Crunch riff





5)

G--7/9--9--9--7/9--9/12-11--7--7-7----------------------------

D--7/9--9--9--7/9--9/12-11--7--7-7--9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--4-4-4

A--5/7--7--7--5/7--7/10-9---5--5-5----------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------





6)

D----------9---------12-11--------7----------------------------

A----------7---------10-9---------5--9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--4-4-4

E--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------------------------------

 pm.......   .......      .......





7a)

G------------------------------------------

D-----4--5--4--2-----------4--5--4--2------

A--2-------------5-4-2--0-------------5-4-2

E------------------------------------------

closing riff (crunch)



7b)

G--------------------------------2---------

D-----4--5--4--2-----------4--5-----5-4-2-0

A----------------5-4-2--0------------------

E--3---------------------------------------

closing riff cont





--------------------------------------------------------

intro solo



1)

e-----------------------7--------

B------7----7-8-10-8-10---10-8-10

G----7---------------------------

D--9-----9-----------------------

A--------------------------------

E--------------------------------





2)

e--7--------------------------------------------------

B----10-8-7-8-7---7-8-7---7------------------8-7--7-10

G---------------9-------9-----------7-6--7-6----------

D---------------------------8-7-9~~-------------------

A-----------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------





3)

e-----14-19-14-------14---------------------

B--15----------15-------15------------------

G-----------------16-------16-14-14h16p14---

D-----------------------------------------14





4)

e-----------------------------------------19-17-15~~

B--------------14-15-14h15p14----14-----------------

G--------14-16----------------16----16-14-----------

D--14-16--------------------------------------------





5)

e--14-15-14--------14-15-14--------14-15-14----17-15-14-15-14-15-14

B-----------15--------------15--------------15---------------------

G--------------16--------------14----------------------------------

D------------------------------------------------------------------





6)

e-------------------------------12-13-15-12h15p12-17~~~

B-------------------10-12-13-15------------------------

G---------7-9-10-12------------------------------------

D--7-9-10----------------------------------------------





Middle solo:

1)

e------------------------------------------

B--10--10-12-13--15-13-12------------------

G-------------------------12-14-12--14-12-9

D------------------------------------------

                        ^  ^  ^



2)

e-------------------------------

B-----------------12-13-15-15-15

G--9-11-12-14--14---------------

D-------------------------------