Ride The Lightning Tabs:
- Fight Fire With Fire
- Ride The Lightning
- For Whom The Bell Tolls »
- Fade To Black
- Trapped Under Ice
- Escape
- Creeping Death
- The Call Of Ktulu
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METALLICA
ALBUM: RIDE THE LIGHTNING
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
PLAY ALONG WITH DRUMS ONCE
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|-22-22-0h-|
BASS INTRO (WAH ON)
G|-19-18-17-16------19----------|
D|------------17-16-------------|
A|--------------------17-16h----|
E|---------------------------0h-|
G|-19-18-17-16------19-------|
D|------------17-16----------|
A|--------------------17h----|
E|------------------------0h-|
G|-19-18-17-16------12-----------|
D|------------17-16--------------|
A|--------------------17h-17h----|
E|----------------------------0h-|
G|-19-18-17-16------19----------|
D|------------17-16-------------|
A|--------------------17-16h----|
E|---------------------------0h-|
(PLAY THESE PARTS AGAIN THEN TO THE RIFF BELOW)
RIFF 1
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|----------------------2-|
E|-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1--|
(PLAY THIS 3 TIMES WITH WAH ON THEN PLAY 3 MORE TIMES AND GO ONTO
THE VERSE BELOW)
VERSE
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------0h-|
A|------------------------2/12h-12/2----|
E|-000-000-000-000-333-2h---------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-000-000-000-000-333-999-555h|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------0h-|
A|------------------------2/12h-12/2----|
E|-000-000-000-000-333-2h---------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-000-000-000-000-333-999-555h|
(NOW PLAY THE CHORUS)
CHORUS
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-000-3h-000-5h-000-3h-6-1h-|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-000-3h-000-5h-000-3-00-6-21-|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-000-3h-000-5h-000-3h-6-1h-|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-000-3h-000-5h-000-3-00-6-21-|
RIFF 2
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-222-2-222-2-2----------------|
E|-0-000-0-000-0-0-----------------333-3-333-3-0h-|
(THIS BIT ABOVE WITH THE DRUMS)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-222-2-222-2-2-----------------2-222-2-222-2-2---------------|
E|-0-000-0-000-0-0-----------------0-000-0-000-0-0-----------------333-3-333-3-0h|
(THIS BIT ABOVE WITH THE DRUMS AS WELL)
VERSE
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------0h-|
A|------------------------2/12h-12/2----|
E|-000-000-000-000-333-2h---------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-000-000-000-000-333-999-555h|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------0h-|
A|------------------------2/12h-12/2----|
E|-000-000-000-000-333-2h---------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-000-000-000-000-333-999-555h|
(NOW PLAY THE CHORUS)
CHORUS
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-000-3h-000-5h-000-3h-6-1h-|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-000-3h-000-5h-000-3-00-6-21-|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-000-3h-000-5h-000-3h-6-1h-|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-000-3h-000-5h-000-3-00-6-21-|
OUTRO
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-0h-22-0h-22-33-0h-|
(REPEAT THIS UNTILL IT FADES OUT)
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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The Four String Lead Player |
#1 by The Four String Mother Fucker at Jul 23, 2006 at 10:25 AM EST |
| cliff doesnt do the 22-22-0 part in the intro he jus hits an open note when james and kirk hit an open note then goes into 19-18-17-16...etc part. other than that good tab | |
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GRiMM Average |
#2 by GRiMM . at Jul 24, 2006 at 3:48 AM EST |
| the 4 string is right if you watch the metallica some kind of monster dvd you can see when rob plays it kirk does |-----------| |-4-4--4-4--| |-4-4--4-4--| |-2-2--2-2--| and then rob does the open string | |
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Tim Wanna Be |
#3 by Tim at Aug 1, 2006 at 3:01 AM EST |
| This is the quote from the beginning of Hemingways "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and how it got its title. The "mis-spellings" are not typos, but of an older form of English John Donne used. "No man is an Illand, intire of it selfe; every man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine; if Clod bee washed away by the Sea, Europe is the lesse, as well as if a Promontorie were, as well as if a Mannor of they friends or of thine owne were; any mans death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde; And therfore never send to know FOR WHO THE BELL TOLLS; It tolls for the thee." | |
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Mr. great-1 Professional |
#4 by Mr. great-1 coble at Aug 13, 2006 at 4:42 AM EST |
| he does do the 22 22 0 in the recorded trake. if you see the ride the lightnig bass book then i has that riff in the intro. | |
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Naya Wanna Be |
#5 by Naya Wallach at Oct 20, 2006 at 12:51 AM EST |
| Jason does this song the best, his final alternation on the intro abss riff is the sweetest fucking thing ever.look at his face as he plays it,the way the lighting is on him,the camera angle....he doesnt look human! | |
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Sir Average |
#6 by Sir Taco at Oct 28, 2006 at 7:34 PM EST |
| "Crack of dawn, all is gone, except the will to be" | |
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rhcp = the best Average |
#7 by rhcp = the best band ever at Nov 9, 2006 at 12:23 AM EST |
| This is such a great song, and once I heard it I knew Metallica was something special. Lyrics like "On they fight, for they are right, yes, by who's to say? For a hill men would kill, why? They do not know" This shows that Metallica is a very intelligent band who realizes how idiotic war is especially because both sides think they're right, but neither knows what they are really fighting for and why it is worth killing another. This band is so deep, I love it. I hope everybody is affected by this song as much as I am. | |
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THE RONANATOR ( Average |
#8 by THE RONANATOR (aka.Ronan) downer at Dec 10, 2006 at 10:52 PM EST |
| Metallica Kicks Ass!!! it's one of my favorite bands, and one of the best bands ever. I agree with nemesis and MrMojoRisin5552. the S&M version is icredible too. | |
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Dave Wanna Be |
#9 by Dave at Feb 27, 2007 at 1:12 PM EST |
| this was the first metal song i ever heard and after 7 years i can say metallica are still my favorite band, i new the meaning of this ong since i first heard the song, and everyone here is right, metallica fucking kiks ass | |
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ty Wanna Be |
#10 by ty benson at Mar 13, 2007 at 2:40 AM EST |
| This song rules but i have to agree with some of you This isn't about all wars in general, because some wars are about protecting your country, which is a very holy cause. | |
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phill Average |
#11 by phill muffi at Apr 4, 2007 at 10:37 AM EST |
| The song "For Whom The Bell Tolls" is about a scene of the Ernest Hemmingway novel where - one morning - five soldiers were taking a position on a hill and they get killed by an airstrike | |
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ryan Lead Player |
#12 by ryan harney at May 27, 2007 at 2:26 AM EST |
| not many,but there arent as many as good as this are there? | |
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RHCP Average |
#13 by RHCP freak at May 30, 2007 at 4:43 PM EST |
| this song reminds me of my mum 'cause she loves it. | |
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Maarten Average |
#14 by Maarten Wuyts at Jul 25, 2007 at 6:46 PM EST |
| thanks for telling me wot the song is about. this is one of my fav metallica songs... but i never knew wot the meaning was. | |
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