From: js018d@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Jeffrey Swing)



A while ago I suggested playing a guitar solo on your fretless bass to

become accustomed to playnig up that high.  Playing along with the recording

will help you with the tuning.  Here is the opening and middle guitar solo

for "Fade to Black" by Metallica.  If you are in a three piece band, your

guitarist can play the acoustic rhythm part, while you go crazy on the solo. 

To get your bass to more sound like the guitar in the recording, I suggest

some distortion, especially in the highs.  Make sure to keep the level down

enough so that you don't get unwanted noise though.  





Guitar transcription originally transcribed by Carl Culpepper, then keyed in 

by A.J.Harsley then arranged my me.



Fade to Black   Intro solo arranged for bass



with distortion



~~~ = vibrato

/\ = bend or slide and release

                

G-|-------11-|-

D-|----12----|-

A-|-14-------|-

E-|----------|-



                              .---.    .----------------.

G-|---11-12/14-12-14-|-16-14-12--14-|-14-16-14-12\11-12-11----11-|-

D-|------------------|--------------|----------------------14----|-

A-|14----------------|--------------|----------------------------|-

E-|------------------|--------------|----------------------------|-



                               .---.

G-|-11-12-11----11-------|-----------------|----------12-|-11-----12/-|-

D-|----------14----14-12-|--------------12\|-11-12-11----|------------|-

A-|----------------------|-12-14--(14)\----|-------------|------------|-

E-|----------------------|-----------------|-------------|------------|-



                                                           full

                                                           / \



G-|-14~~~~-|-------|-16-------------------------------------|-----------|-

D-|--------|----16-|----16-------17-16----------------------|-----------|-

A-|--------|-18----|-------17----------17----19-17-16-------|-----------|-

E-|--------|-------|----------19----------17----------19-17-|-(17)~~~~~-|-



G-|---------------------|----------------------------------|-

D-|---------------------|-------11-12-11-12h-11p----11-12h-|-

A-|-12-14h--------------|-12-14------------------14--------|-

E-|--------12~~~-12-14h-|----------------------------------|-



G-|-----------------------|----------------|----------------------------|-

D-|-11p--21-19-17---17-19-|-16-------16-17-|-16-------16-17-16----19----|-

A-|-----------------------|----17----------|----17-------------17-------|-

E-|-----------------------|-------19-------|-------17-------------------|-



G-|------------|-------------------------16-17-19-21-22-24-22-24h-22p----|-

D-|-17-16~~~---|-------------------17-19-----------------------------19~~|-

A-|------------|----------17-19-20---------------------------------------|-

E-|------------|-17-19-20------------------------------------------------|-





Interlude solo:



G-|-14~~~--14-16-|-17~~~-17/19-17-16-|-------------|-------------------|-

D-|--------------|-------------------|-17~~~-17/19-|-14~~~-14/16-16/17-|-

A-|--------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|-

E-|--------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|-



                   



                             full 

                             / \         /  /  /  / \

G-|-------------16-|-17~~~--19-----17-|-19-19-19-19-(19)~~~~--|-

D-|-17/19~~~-19----|------------------|-----------------------|-

A-|----------------|------------------|-----------------------|-

E-|----------------|------------------|-----------------------|-



                                        -Jef

-- 

Jeffrey Swing   (the "Swingman")        "To defy the laws of tradition,   

University of Rochester                  Is a crusade only of the brave"

e-mail: js018d@uhura.cc.rochester.edu    -Les Claypool

phone: (not for the general public)     

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