CREEPING DEATH As performed by Metallica From "Ride the Lightning" Copyright (c) 1984 Creeping Death Music Words & Music By : James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton, & Kirk Hammett Musical Definitions at the end of file. Typed by : Christopher Sean Forgeron and Niclas Buss Tempo = Fast Rock = 184 bpm Intro Ryth Fig 1 end Ryth Fig 1 &-#---||----------------|---|-----------------|----|| &-----||----------------|---|-----------------|----|| &---4-||o-----------%---|---|-----------%-----|---o|| &---4-||o-----------%-9-|-9-|-----------%-9-7-|-7-o|| &-----||--------------9-|-9-|-------------9-7-|-7--|| &-----||--0-0-0-0-0---7-|-7-|-0-0-0-0-0---7-5-|-5--|| ~~~~~ ~~~~~ w/Ryth Fig 2 (once) ||-------------------|-----------|------------------|----------||---------| ||-------------------|-----------|------------------|----------||---------| ||o-------------%----|-------%-}-|------------------|-----%-}-o||-}-------| ||o-------------%-9--|-9--9--%-}-|-----------%-9--7-|-7-7-%-}-o||-}-------| ||----------------10-|-10-10-----|-----------%-10-9-|-9-9------||---7-5-5-| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0------|-----------|-0-0-0-0-0--------|----------||---5-3-2-| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ (Ryth Fig 3) (end Ryt Fig 3)(Ryth Fig 4) (end Ryth Fig 4) x8 x4 ||------------------|----------------------||-------------|------------------|| ||------------------|----------------------||-------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|---------------------o||o------------|-----------------o|| ||o-----2-----2---2-|-----2---------------o||o------------|-----------------o|| ||------2-----2---2-|-----2---2-3-2-3-2-0--||-----5-----5-|------------------|| ||--0-0---0-0---0---|-0-0---0--------------||-0-0-3-0-0-3-|-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2--|| H P P You then play Ryth Fig 3 four times, and then continue. Ryth Fig 5 |---|---|---|---------| |---|---|---|---------| The singing starts. Keep playing Ryth Fig 3 |---|---|---|---4-6---| until the singing stops (16 bars later) then |-2-|-2-|-2-|-2-4-6-4-| start playing Ryth Fig 4 four times. |-2-|-2-|-2-|-2-2-4-4-| |-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-----2-| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus (Ryth Fig 6) E5 C5 D5 F5 G5 @ ||---|-------------|---|------|---|-------------|---------|---|-------------| ||---|-------------|---|------|---|-------------|---------|---|-------------| ||-9-|-9-------5-7-|-7-|-7/10-|-9-|-9-------5-7-|-/10-12\-|-7-|-7-------5-7-| ||-9-|-9-------5-7-|-7-|-7/10-|-9-|-9-------5-7-|-/10-12\-|-7-|-7-------5-7-| ||-7-|-7-------3-5-|-5-|-5/8--|-7-|-7-------3-5-|-/8--10\-|-5-|-9-------3-5-| ||---|---0-0-0-----|---|------|---|---0-0-0-----|---------|---|---0-0-0-----| ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ w/Ryth Fig 3 (twice) Ryth Fig 6 end ---|------|---|-------------|---|---------|---|| ---|------|---|-------------|---|---------|---|| Go back up to the part where -7-|-7/10-|-9-|-9-------5-7-|-7-|-7-4-6-4-|-4-|| the singing starts -7-|-7/10-|-9-|-9-------5-7-|-7-|-7-4-6-4-|-4-|| -5-|-5/8--|-7-|-7-------3-5-|-5-|-5-2-4-2-|-2-|| ---|------|---|---0-0-0-----|---|---------|---|| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ After verse 2 chorus: ||------------------|------------------------------------------|| ||------------------|------------------------------------------|| ||------------------|------------------------------------------|| ||------2-----2---2-|-----2-----------------2-------------(2)--|| ||------2-----2---2-|-----2---2-3-2-3-2-0---2-------------(2)--|| ||--0-0---0-0---0---|-0-0---0---------------0-------------(0)--|| H P P w/Ryth Fig 3 1/2 /--\ /--\_/ Fast guitar solo: full full full full full ||-----------------------------------------------------------------19h20h22--22^---22^---22^---22^----22^---22--19---22-20-19\17- ||--12-13-15-17p15-13-14-15-17-19p17-15-15-17-19-17-19-20-19-20-22--------------------------------------------------------------- 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||------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-------------------------14--------- ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- w/Ryth Fig 3 full/---| full full/-----\ ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------12-15p12----12------------------------14-17p15-14-15p14- ||-------12-15p12-15p12---------12-15p12-15p12-----12---15p12-15p12-15^----15-----------15----15-12--15p12----12----------------------- ||-(14)-----------------14^--14----------------14^---------------------------------------------------------14----14-------------------- ||------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12\\\\----|| Bridge (Half Time Feel) Ryth Fig 8 Ryth fig 8 ends E5 E E E E F5 D5 E5 E E E E G5 F5 play 4 times PM---------| PM---------| |E5 E F5 D5 E5 E G5 F5 E5 |DIE BY MY HAND I CREEP ACROSS THE LAND E F5 D5 E5 G5 F5| KILLING FIRST BORN MAN |Play this twice , Then E5 E5 E5 E5 F5 G5 D5 (D5) Fill 1 Fill 1 ||-----------------------------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------------------17~~~~~~--|| ||----------------------------------------16-----------|| ||-----------12-14-15-17-15-14\12------15--------------|| ||--12-14-15------------------------14-----------------|| ||-----------------------------------------------------|| PM-------| Then verse 3 ,And after chorus: Ryth Fig 9 (2 times) E5 F5 D5 -----------------|-------|-------------------|-------|| -----------------|-------|-------------------|-------|| -----------------|-------|-------------------|-------|| -----2-----2---2-|-2-2-2-|-----2-----2-----3-|-3-0-0-|| -----2-----2---2-|-2-2-2-|-----2-----2-----3-|-3-0-0-|| -0-0---0-0---0---|-------|-0-0---0-0---0-0---|-------|| ~~~~~ ~~~~~ (Following Can be played by 2 guitars, one high, one low, but one can do it) /\ x4 ||---/--\--------|----|------/\---------|------|| second time Rhythm guitar plays Ryth Fig 9 ||--15--15-13-12-|-12-|-12-12--12----13-|-13---|| ||o-14--14-12-11-|-11-|-11-11--11-14-12-|-12--o|| ||o--------------|----|-----------14----|-----o|| ||---------------|----|-----------------|------|| ||---------------|----|-----------------|------|| ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ second time Play Fill 2 x3 --------------|---|-----------|---||------------|---|-----------|----|| --------------|---|-----------|---||------------|---|-----------|----|| -----9--7-5-4-|-4-|-4-5-4---5-|-5-||o-5-9-5-7-4-|-4-|-4-5-4---4-|-4-o|| -----9--7-5-4-|-4-|-4-5-4---5-|-5-||o-5-9-5-7-4-|-4-|-4-5-4---4-|-4-o|| -----7--5-3-2-|-2-|-2-3-2-0-3-|-3-||--3-7-3-5-2-|-2-|-2-3-2-0-2-|-2--|| -0-0----------|---|-----------|---||------------|---|-----------|----|| ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| ||-20p17p0-20p17p0-20p17p0-20p17p0-19p16p0-19p16p0-19p16p0-19p16p0-19p16p0-19p16p0-19p16p0-19p16p0-20p17p0-20p17p0-20p17p0-20p17p0-|| ||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Ryth Fig 1 (twice) Then it's free time. Then it's 4 chords, with a slight retard: -----|-----|---| -----|-----|---| -*---|-----|---| -*---|-----|-2-| ---7-|-5-5-|-2-| ---5-|-3-2-|-0-| Trill Now, in the Exact same bar where the E5 Trill starts, this scale starts, with two guitars. |-------------|-------------|-14-15--14----|-------------|----------|------| |-------------|-------16-17-|--7--8---7-17-|-16----------|----------|------| |----------14-|-16-17--8--9-|--/---------9-|--8-17-16-14-|----------|------| |-14-16-17--7-|--9-10-------|--/-----------|--/-10--9--7-|-17-16-14-|-(14)-| |--7--9-10----|--/----------|--/-----------|--/----------|-10--9--7-|--(7)-| |--/----------|--/----------|--------------|--/----------|--/-------|------| / / ~~~~~ ~~~~~ /~~~~~~~~~~~ / H H / P P And of course, it ends with 2 hard E5 chords, and a slide to nothing. % = Quarter Rest O = Whole Note / = Quarter Note \ = Thirty-Second } = Full Rest o = Half Note | = Sixteenth -||-- --||- ---|--- -||-- --||- This is the repeat ---|--- A tied note. You only -||o- -o||- loop. It is repeated ---|--- play it once, and hold -||o- -o||- 1 time (x1) unless -2-|-2- it. -||-- --||- otherwise marked at -2-|-2- -||-- --||- the top. -0-|-0- begin end ~~~~~ --- --- --- --- ---/\--- --- --- --- --- --/--\-- Bend up -%- Quarter -}- Full -*- 1 Beat -*- 2 Beat -12--12- a full note -%- Rest -}- Rest --- Rest -*- Rest -------- --- --- --- --- -------- --- --- --- --- -------- -------- ---/\--- Bend up -12--12- a half note -------- -------- --------