Ride The Lightning
written by Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton and Mustaine.
as performed on Ride the Lightning
Tabbed by Andrew Bowie
Resource: lepper-messiah's METALLICA page.
          http://www.oocities.org/sunsetstrip/venue/5471/


Tuning Normal (E, A, G...)

x=Couldn't find the note but it is there.

|--------7-----8------------------7--------------------------------------|
|--------7-----8-----------10-----------------------7--------------------|
|--------------------------7------9-----------9-----------------x-----9--|
|---------------------------------------------7-----9--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------5-----7--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Start bit. May be two guitars. Can be approximated by playing the lower
of the notes if need be. The bass can be approximated with open E (E|--0--)

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-7/8--------7/8--------------|
|-7-8--------7-8--------------|
|-5-6--0--0--5-6--0--0--0--0--|
 After start bit.                                                                                

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-6--------5--4--------6-----------------------|
|-6--------5--4--------6-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|-4--------3--2--------4-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|----------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--|
 Chorus                                                                                

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------5----------------------------|
|----------------5-----------------5-7-----7--|
|-2--------------3-----------------5-7-----7--|
|-0--------0--3--------------0--2--3/5-----5--|
 Middle/Backing in solo.                                                                                

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--8--7--------------------------------5-----------------5--|
|-7--6--5-----4-----3--------------------5-----------------5--|
|----------6-----5-----4-----0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0-----|
 Just before "oh God help me, OH please god help me"                                                                                

|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------5--------------------|--------5--------5--------5-4--|
|-4--2--4--7--3-----4--2--4--7--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3\2--|
|-2--0--2--5--------2--0--2--5--0--|-------------------------------|
 A riff close to the end.

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Tab by Phil Boyle; ibzrg470@apk.net


e--7h8--5h7----------   -------------------
B------------5h7--8p5   -7h8---------------
G--------------------   ------7h9----------
D--------------------   -----------7h9-----
A--------------------   ----------------5h7
E--------------------   -------------------
       guitar 1              guitar 2
intro

D--------------------- four  -5-4
A--7/8-----7/8-------- times -3-2 to verse B
E--5/6-0-0-5/6-0-0-0-0 then  ----
      pm..     .......
Guilty as charged...
verse A

D--4/5-----4/5--------
A--2/3-----2/3--------
E------2-2-----2-2-2-2
      pm..     .......
Who made you...
verse B (verse A up a step)

D-----------2--5 four  ----5-4
A--4--2--4--0--3 times -4--3-2
E--2--0--2------ then  -2-----
right before verse

D--6--5-4--6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2  play this riff twice, verse B once
A--4--3-2--4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0  and this one twice more
E---------------------------
Flash before my eyes...

D--9-8-7--5-4-5----------5-------------5
A--7-6-5--3-2-5----------5-------------5
E-------------3--0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3
                pm......   ...........
after 2nd verse

D--5--4--3--2--------3
A--3--2--1--0--3--5--1
E--------------1--3---
Someone help me...(listen to song for timing.  Most of this is palm muted,
and you should only play the root (lowest note)

D---------5--------2-2
A--2------3--------0-0
E--0--0-3----0-2-3----
pre-solo

D-----------2-----5------5------5------5\4-----------2-----3---
A--4--2--4--0--4--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3\2--4--2--4--0--4--5--2
E--2--0--2-----2----------------------------2--0--2-----2-----0
close