BLACKENED - METALLICA Words & Music By: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich & Jason Newsted Written to tab from the "And justice for all.. Songbook" by: Niclas Buss Tempo=72 T = tap b= bend r=release Intro* (two gtrs.): Fade in (Gtr. II shown on right) E|-14-15h17p15-17b(18)r(17)-17b(18)r(17)-|-17\15-15-17\15-15-|--9\7-7------------------| B|-16-17h19p17-19b(20)r(19)-19b(20)r(19)-|-19\17-17-19\17-17-|-------12\10|7-8-10|7-12-| *=Backwards lead guitars G|---------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------9-------9-| D|---------------------------------------|-------------------|-11\9-9------------------| A|---------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| E|---------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| E|---------------------------|-------------------------------| B|-10|7\8|5-8|5-10|7\8|5-8|5-|-/12-12-12-12\10|7-8-10|7-12|8-| G|---------------------------|-------------------9-----------| D|---------------------------|---9-10--9---------------------| A|---------------------------|-------------------------------| E|---------------------------|-------------------------------| E|---------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------| B|-10|7\8|5-8|5-10|7\8|5-8|5-|-\0-4-5h7p5-7-(7)b(8)r(7)-|-10|7\5-5-10|7\5-5-| G|---------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------| D|---------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------| A|---------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------| E|---------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------| Tempo=182 Rhy. Fig. 1 play three times E|-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-------------------|*-----------------------------|--------------------------------*| G|-------------------|*-------------------------3---|--------------------------------*| (end Rhy.Fig 1) D|-2-------------2---|-x-2-x-2-x-2--3-2-x-2-x-2---2-|-x-2-x-2-x-2--3-2-2--------------| A|---------3-4-5---x-|------------------------------|---------------------------3-4-5-| E|---2-3-4-----------|------------------------------|---------------------2-3-4-------| E|-----------------------------|----------------|----------------| B|-----------------------------|----------------|----------------| G|-------------------------3---|----------------|----------------| D|-x-2-x-2-x-2-3-2-x-2-x-2---2-|-5--5-5-5---4-4-|-5--5-5-5---4-4-| A|-----------------------------|-5--5-5-5---4-4-|-5--5-5-5---4-4-| E|-----------------------------|-3--3-3-3-0-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-0-2-2-| play four times E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| B|*----------------------------|--------------------------------*| G|*------------------------3---|--------------------------------*| D|-x-2-x-2-x-2-3-2-x-2-x-2---2-|-x-2-x-2-x-2-3-2-2---------------| A|-----------------------------|-------------------------3-4-5---| E|-----------------------------|-------------------2-3-4---------| Rhy. Fig. 2 (play 4 times) E|-------------------------------| B|*-----------------------------*| G|*-----------------------------*| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-7-6-3-------| 1st Verse w/Rhy.Fig 2 (3 times) Blackened is the end Winter it will send Throwing all you see in - Rhy.Fig 2A (end Rhy.Fig 2A) G5 G5 G5 G5 Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 E B A# G - to obscurity w/Rhy.Fig 2 (3 times) Death of mother earth Never a rebirth Evolution's end: w/Rhy.Fig 2A Never it will mend Never | | | E E E E | E5 (E5) | D5 D5 D5 C5 C5 C5 | F#5 | Fire to be - gin whipping dance of the dead | G5 G5 G5 F#5F#5 F#5 | E5 E5 E5 | D5 D5 D5 C5 C5 C5 |F#5 | G5 G5 G5 G5 E F#5 F#5 | Blackened is the end to be - gin whipping dance Of the dead Colour our world blackened w/Rhy.Fig 1 2nd Verse w/Rhy.Fig 2 (3 times) Blistering of earth Terminate its worth Deadly nicotine, w/Rhy.Fig 2A Kills what might have been w/Rhy.Fig 2 (3 times) Calous frigid chill Nothing left to kill Never seen before w/Rhy.Fig 2A Breathing never more Never | | | E E E E | E5 (E5) | D5 D5 D5 C5 C5 C5 | F#5 | Fire to be - gin whipping dance of the dead | G5 G5 G5 F#5F#5 F#5 | E5 E5 E5 | D5 D5 D5 C5 C5 C5 |F#5 | G5 G5 G5 G5 E F#5 F#5 | Blackened is the end to be - gin whipping dance Of the dead Colour our world blackened | G5 G5 G5 G5 E F#5 F#5 | F5 F5 | Blackened Tempo=128 Gtr.II * ** Rhy.Fig 3 E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------| *=2nd Time Gtr.II doubles gtr.I B|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------| **=Rhy.Fig 3 refers to 1st 6 bars plus 2nd ending G|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----8-----| D|-------2---------|-----3-2---------|-------2---------|----8-----| A|---0-1-----------|-0-1-------------|---0-1-----------|----6-----| E|-0-------0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0-|-0-------0-0-0-0-|-6--------| PM......| PM......| PM......| E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 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B|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|----3-----------|-----------------|----8--Trem.bar--| D|-------2---------|-2----2---------|-------2---------|----8---\/--\/---| A|---0-1-----------|---1------------|---0-1-----------|----6------------| E|-0-------0-0-0-0-|--------0-0-0-0-|-0-------0-0-0-0-|-6---------------| PM......| PM......| PM......| Oppo - w/Rhy.Fig 3 (2 times) E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 | (E5) E5 E5 E5 E5 | (E5) E5 E5 E5 E5 | Eb5 E5 | - sition Contradiction Premonition Compromise Agi - (Opposition) (Contradiction) (Premonition) E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 | (E5)E5 E5 E5 E5 | (E5) E5 E5 E5 E5 | Eb5 E5(VII)sF5(VIII) | - tation Violation Mutilation Planet dies (Agitation) (Violation) (Mutilation) /------F5(IX)------\ /------F5(IX)-------\ /------F5(IX)------\ F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 | (F#5) F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 | F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 | F5(VII) F5(VII)s| Darkest colour Blisterd earth True Death Of life E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----8-----| D|-------2---------|-----3-2---------|-------2---------|----8-----| A|---0-1-----------|-0-1-------------|---0-1-----------|----6-----| E|-0-------0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0-|-0-------0-0-0-0-|-6--------| PM......| PM......| PM......| E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|----3-----------|-----------------|----8--Trem.bar--| D|-------2---------|-2----2---------|-------2---------|----8---\/--\/---| A|---0-1-----------|---1------------|---0-1-----------|----6------------| E|-0-------0-0-0-0-|--------0-0-0-0-|-0-------0-0-0-0-|-6---------------| PM......| PM......| PM......| Termination (Termi - w/Rhy.Fig 3 (2 times) E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 | (E5) E5 E5 E5 E5 | (E5) E5 E5 E5 E5 | Eb5 E5 | Termination Expiration Cancelation human race - nation) Expiration Cancel - ation Expi E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 | (E5) E5 E5 E5 E5 | (E5) E5 E5 E5 E5 | Eb5 E5(VII)sF5(VIII) | Expitation Liberation Population lay to waste - tation Liberation Population /------F5(IX)------\ /------F5(IX)-------\ /------F5(IX)------\ F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 | (F#5) F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 | F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 | F5(VII) F5(VII)s| See our mother put to death see our mother die Rhy.Fig 4 E|----------------------------|----------------| B|*---------------------------|----------------| G|*---------------------------|----------------| D|------7-9-------7-9-------7-|-9--10--9h10p9--| A|-10/7-9-10-10/7-9-10-10/7-9-|-10-12-10h12p10-| E|----------------------------|----------------| play 2 times E|----------------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------------|---------------------*| G|----------------7-9-------7-|-9--11--9h11p9-------*| (end Rhy.Fig 4) 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