METALLICA - RIDE THE LIGHNING Words & Music by: James Hetfield , Lars Ulrich,Cliff Burton and Dave Mustaine Written to tab from the "RIDE THE LIGHTNING Songbook" by: Niclas Buss Tempo=152 Intro Play 3 times |--------7-----8~~~~--------------7~~~~-------------------------------------| |--------7-----8~~~~-------10-----------------------7~~~~-------8-----------| |--------------------------7------9~~~~-------9-----------------------9~~~~-| |---------------------------------------------7-----9~~~~-------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------5-----7~~~~-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------7-----8~~~~--------------7~~~~-----------------------------------------| |--------7-----8~~~~-------10-----------------------7~~~~-------8---------------| |--------------------------7------9~~~~-------9-----------------------9\--------| |---------------------------------------------7-----9~~~~---------------\-------| |---------------------------------------------------------------5-----7----/x\--| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------/x\--| Play 12 times Rhy.Fig 1 (play 4 times) |-----------------------------|---------------------|--------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------|--------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------|--------------| |-----------------------------|------------2-----5--|--------5--4--| |-7/8--------7/8--------------|-4---2---4--0--4--3--|-4------3--2--| |-5/6--0--0--5/6--0--0--0--0--|-2---0---2-----2-----|-2------------| PM----| PM---------| Rhy.Fig 2 (end Rhy.Fig 2) |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5--4--| |-7/8--------7/8--------------7/8--------7/8--------------7/8--------7/8--------------7/8--------7/8--------3--2--| |-5/6--0--0--5/6--0--0--0--0--5/6--0--0--5/6--0--0--0--0--5/6--0--0--5/6--0--0--0--0--5/6--0--0--5/6--0--0--------| PM---| PM---------| PM---| PM---------| PM---| PM---------| PM---| PM---| Guilty as charged But damn it ain't right There is someone else controlling me Rhy.Fig 2 Death in the air Strapped in the electric chair This can't be happening to me Rhy.Fig 3 |--------------------------| Rhy.Fig 3 (4 times) |--------------------------| |--------------------------| Who made you god to say... |--------------------------| "I'll take your life from you!" |-2h4-------2h4------------| |-2---2--2--2---2--2--2--2-| PM---| PM---------| Rhy.Fig 4 (Chorus) (end Rhy.Fig 4) |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-6--------5--4--------6-----2--2--2--2--2--2--| |-4--------3--2--------4-----0--0--0--0--0--0--| |----------------------------------------------| PM----------------| Flash Be - fore My Eyes Trill~~~~~~ |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-6--------5--4--------6-----2--2--2--2--2--2---------------| |-4--------3--2--------4-----0--0--0--0--0--0---2--2--(3)---| |-----------------------------------------------------------| PM----------------| Now It's Time To Die Rhy.Fig 3 (2 times) Rhy.Fig 4 (2 times) Burn - ing in my brain I Can Feel The Flame Rhy.Fig 1 (4 times) Rhy.Fig 2 (2 times) Wait for the sign to flick the switch of dead I'ts the beginning of the end Sweat, chilling cold As I watch death unfold Conciouness my only friend Rhy.Fig 3 (4 times) My Fingers Grip With Fear What Am I doing here? Rhy.Fig 4 (2 times) Flash before my eyes Now it's time to die Rhy.Fig 3 (2 times) Rhy.Fig 4 (2 Times) Burn - ing in my brain I Can feel the flame Rhy.Fig 5 Play 4 times |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-9--8--7-----5-----4-----------------------------------------| |-9--8--7-----5-----4--5-----------------5-----------------5--| (end Rhy.Fig 5) |-7--6--5-----3-----2--5-----------------5-----------------5--| |----------6--3--4--2--3-----0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0-----| PM--------| PM------------| Rhy.Fig 6 Double Time Feel |--------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|------- |--------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|------- |-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|-------------------------------|------- |-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-|-3-3-3- |-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--2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-|-3-3-3- |--------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-|-1-1-1- PM------| PM---------| PM------| PM----------| PM----------| PM-----------| PM----------| PM---------| PM----------| Someone help me Oh,please god help me They're trying to take it all a - way I |------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------------| (end Rhy.Fig 6) |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5/8-8-8-8-8--8-8-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5/8-8-8-8-8--8-8-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3/6-6-6-6-6--6-6-| PM----------| Don't want to die Rhy.Fig 5 (3 times) Half Time Feel |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-9--8--7------5-------(5)-------4-------(4)-------| |-9--8--7------5-------(5)-------4-------(4)-------| |-7--6--5--0---3-------(3)-------2-------(2)-------| |--------------------------------------------------| Rhy.Fig 7 Play twice |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |----------------5-------------------------------------| |----------------5-----------------5/7-----7------(7)--| (end Rhy.Fig 7) |-2--------------3-----------------5/7-----7------(7)--| |-0--------0--3--------------0--2--3/5-----5------(5)--| PM----| Guitar Solo w/Rhy.Fig 7(4 times) T T T T T T T T T 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|--7--7\5--5/7---7/9---9\7---7/9---9/10-10/12-12/14-14----17--19--19/21~~~~~~~~~~--------------------------21---------21----------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rhy.Fig 8 F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 G#5 D5 D5 PM--------| PM PM-- ½ Full Full Full Full/--\_/ (half time feel ends) Full |----19----------------22^~~~~-22p19-19h22-19-19-----19------------------14--17p14----14-17p14----14-------------17p14-------------------- |--------22^~~~~-22p19----------------------------22----22^-----(22)\-17-----------17----------17-------14-17p14-------17-14-----14-17p14- |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16----------------------16^---------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (end Rhy.Fig 8) D5 D5 F#5 G#5 A5///////////B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 w/Rhy.Fig 8 (3 times) ----| PM--------| PM PM----------| PM-----| PM-----| /--\ /--\ /--\ Full Full Full |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14--17^---17^---17^---14- 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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rhy.Fig 6 (first 3 bars only) * |-------8--19/12p15/8-------15/8-19/12p15/8-------15/8-19/12p15/8-------19/12p15/8-------14/7-17/10p14/7------14/7-17/10p14/7-----14/7- |--/10----------------17/10-----------------17/10-----------------17/10------------17/10-----------------15/8-----------------15/8----- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *=Lower Guitar indicated to the right of the slash |-17/10p14/7------14/7-17/10p14/7------13/6-17/10p13/6------13/6-17/10p13/6------13/6-17/10p13/6------13/6-17/10p13/6------12/5-16/9p12/5- |------------15/8-----------------15/8-----------------15/8-----------------15/8-----------------15/8-----------------15/8---------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rhy.Fig 6 (first 3 bars only) sl. 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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full/-----------| |-18p13-----13-| |-12--13--12--13------| |-15p13-15--13-| |-15^-16^-15^-16^-----| |-------14-----| |---------------------| Fill 1 |--------------| |---------------------| |--------------| |---------------------| |--------------| |---------------------| Rhy.Fig 5 w/Fill 1 (first time only) (Play 4 times) Double Time Feel |--------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|------- |--------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|------- |-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|-------------------------------|------- |-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-|-3-3-3- |-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--2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-|-3-3-3- |--------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-|-1-1-1- PM------| PM---------| PM------| PM----------| PM----------| PM-----------| PM----------| PM---------| PM----------| Someone help me Oh,please god help me They're trying to take it all a - way I |------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------------| (end double time feel) |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5/8-8-8-8-8--8-8-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5/8-8-8-8-8--8-8-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3/6-6-6-6-6--6-6-| PM----------| Don't want to die Rhy.Fig 5 (3 times) Half time feel |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| (end half time feel) |-9\8\7-------5--------(5)--------(5)--------(5)-------------| |-7\6\5---0---3--------(3)--------(3)--------(3)------0------| |-------------------------------------------------------/x\--| Play 11 times |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------5--4---3--------5--4--| |-7/8--------7/8--------------|-7/8--------7/8--------3--2---1--------3--2--| |-5/6--0--0--5/6--0--0--0--0--|-5/6--0--0--5/6--0--0------------------------| PM---| PM----------| Rhy.Fig 2 (2 times) Time moving slow The minutes seems like hours The final curtain I see How true is this? Just get it over with If it's true ,just let it be Rhy.Fig 3 (4 times) Wakened by horrid scream Freed from this frightening dream Rhy.Fig 4 (4 times) Flash before my eyes Now it's time to die Rhy.Fig 3 (2 times) Rhy.Fig 4 (2 Times) Burn - ing in my brain I Can feel the flame Rhy.Fig 1 (4 times) Play this twice |----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------2-----5--(5)--------------------2-------------|------------2-----5--(5)--------5--------5--------5-4-------------2--------- |-4---2---4--0--4--3--(3)---------4---2---4--0--4--2--(2)--|-4---2---4--0--4--3--(3)--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3\2--4---2---4--0--4---2-- |-2---0---2-----2-----------------2---0---2-----2--0--(0)--|-2---0---2-----2---------------------------------------2---0---2-----2---0-- PM PM PM PM---| PM----| PM---| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| play twice |------------------------------------| |-(2)--------------------------------| |-(0)--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| w/Echo repeats |--------7-----8~~~~--------------7~~~~--------------------------------------|| |--------7-----8~~~~-------10-----------------------7~~~~-------8------------|| |--------------------------7------9~~~~-------9-----------------------9\-----|| |---------------------------------------------7-----9~~~~---------------\----|| |---------------------------------------------------------------5-----7\-----|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------\----||