/---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ / The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be / / used for private use and studying / /---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Metallica - Blackened From the Album And Justice For All Copyright 1988 Elektra Records Version 1.0 - March - 2001 Transcribed by: death8699 For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact death8699: at unhollowed@aol.com Check Out Death Warp, With More Transcriptions On It: http://www.sorrowsend.com/DeathWarp/ .. - palm mute / - slide up to \ - slide down to ~ - vibrato h - hammer on b - bend p - pull off Suffixes for bend ph - pinch harmonic f - full bend h - half bend * - see comment r - release t - tap bend X - percussion mute ~ - vibrato bend @ - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note Tune Gtr to E Blackened Intro (backwards guitars) (Heavy) Riff A (Very fast) |---------------------|----------------------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-3------------2------|-------------------------8--------------------| |-1-----2-33---2----x-|---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-8-7\-| |---2-3------1-0----x-|-0---0---0-------0---0-------0---0---0--------| . . . .. . . . . . . . . . Con't 3x 4th time play this instead of Riff A |--------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |--------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |--------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |-3------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |-1-----2-33---|---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---5-555---4--4--5-555---4--4--| |---2-3------1-|-0---0---0-------0---0---0-3-333-0-2--2--3-333-0-2--2--| . . . .. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . ... . . . Riff A 4 Times 4x |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-----------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-----2p1---| |-0-0-0-0-0-0---2-3-----3-| . . . . . . . . Riff B 2x Riff B.1 1x |-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-----------|-------------3-----3-----------------3-----------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-----2p1---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-----1-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-1-----2p1---| |-0-0-0-0-0-0---2-3-----3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---2-3---2-3-3-3-3-3-3-----2-3-----3-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riff B 2 Times Riff B.1 1 Time (slight variation on ending) Riff A 1 1/2 Times Riff C |------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------|-9--(9)\-------------------------------------------------------------------| |------|-9--(9)\------7------5---------------------------------7-----5-5-5---------| |------|-7--(7)\--7-7-5--5-5-3--5-5-4-(4)-555-555-2--(2)---7-7-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-4-(4)-| |-0000-|----------5-5----3-3----3-3-2-(2)-333-333-0--(0)---5-5---3-3-------3-2-(2)-| .... . . . . . . ... ... . . . . . . . . . Con't 1x |---------------| |---------------| |---------------| |---------------| |-5-555---4--4--| |-3-333-0-2--2--| . ... . . . Riff A 1 Time Riff B 2 Times Riff B.1 1 Time Riff B 2 Times Riff B.1 1 Time (slight variation on ending) Hold--------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------2----(2)----| |-5-555---4--4--3-3--2----(2)----| |-3-333-0-2--2--1-1--0----(0)----| . ... . . . . . Segues into Riff D (much slower tempo) Riff D |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------8--(8)--| |------------------------------------------------------8--(8)--| |-------7-2-2-2-2-----8-7-2-2-2-2-------7-2-2-2-2------6--(6)--| |-0-5-6---0-0-0-0-5-6-----0-0-0-0-0-5-6---0-0-0-0-/6-6---------| . . . . . . . . . . . . Con't 2x |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------8--(8)--| |----------------------8--------------------------------8--(8)--| |-------7-2-2-2-2-/7-----7-2-2-2-2-------7-2-2-2-2------6--(6)--| |-0-5-6---0-0-0-0----6-----0-0-0-0-0-5-6---0-0-0-0-/6-6---------| . . . . . . . . . . . . Riff E 3x Riff E.1 1x |-----------|-----------------|----------------------| |-----------|-----------------|----------------------| |-----------|-----------------|------8--(8)----------| |-----------|-2--(2)--2-2-2-2-|------8--(8)----------| |-----------|-2--(2)--2-2-2-2-|------6--(6)----------| |-5/6-0-6b--|-0--(0)--0-0-0-0-|-/6-6----------0--6b--| . . . Riff E 3 Times Riff E.1 1 Time Riff F 3x Riff F.1 1x |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-4--(4)--4-4-4-4-|-2/3-3--3--6-7-8\-| |-2--(2)--2-2-2-2-|-----1--1------8\-| . . . Riff D 1 Time Riff E 3 Times Riff E.1 1 Time Riff E 3 Times Riff E.1 1 Time Riff F 3 Times Riff F.2 |------------------| |------------------| |-----10-(10)\-----| |-----10-(10)\-----| |-/8--8--(8)\------| |-/8--8--(8)\--/x\-| Riff G |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------9-10---7-| |---7-9-10---7-9-10---7-9-10-12-10h12p10-9-7---7-9-10---7----------| |-0--------0--------0------------------------0--------0--------0---| . . . . . . Con't 2x |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |-9-10-12-10h12p10-9-7-| |----------------------| |----------------------| Riff H |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------7-9-------| |---7-9-10---7-9-10---7-9-10-12-10h12p10-9-7---7-9-10---7--------10-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0--------0--------0------------------------0--------0--------0----| . . . . . . Con't 1x |--------------------| |--------------------| |-7-9-11-9h11p9-7----| |-----------------10-| |--------------------| |--------------------| Riff I |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------7-8-----7-8-10-| |------7-9------7-9------7-9-11-9h11p9-7---------7-9------------9--------| |---10-------10-------10-----------------10---10-------10----------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0--------0--------0-----------------------0--------0--------0----------| . . . . . . Con't 1x Riff J (rhythm over solo) 6x |------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-8h10p8-7---|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------9-|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------|-0-5-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-5-2h3-|-0-5-0-4-2-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-| |------------|-0-3-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-3-----|-0-3-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-3-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Con't 1x |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-4-5-----------------------------------| |-2-3--5-555---4--4--5-555---4--4--3-3--| |-2-3--3-333-0-2--2--3-333-0-2--2--1-1--| . ... . . . . ... . . . . . Riff K (Fast) 2x |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5---8---8---8---8---7---7---7-5h7-| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1x |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-----7-7---7-| |-0-0-----0---| . . . . . . Riff C 1 Time Riff L |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------5---5---------| |---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5--3---3-----5---5-| |-0---0---0---6---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3------------3---3---| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Con't 1x |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------5555------| |---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-55555555-3333-5555-| |-0---0---0---6---5---5---5---5---33333333------3333-| . . . . . . . . ........ .... .... Riff A 4 Times Riff B 2 Times Riff B.1 1 Time Riff B 2 Times Riff B.1 1 Time (slight variation on ending) Riff A 1 1/2 Times Riff C 1 Time Outro chorus riff |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------7-----5----------------------------------7-----5-5-5---| |-2--(2)--7-7-5-5-5-3-5-5-4--(4)--555-555--2--(2)--7-7-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-| |-0--(0)--5-5---3-3---3-3-2--(2)--333-333--0--(0)--5-5---3-3-------3-| . . . . . . ... ... . . . . . . . . . Con't 1x |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-4--(4)--5-555---4--4-5-555---4--4--3-3--| |-2--(2)--3-333-0-2--2-3-333-0-2--2--1-1--| . ... . . . . ... . . . . . Ending |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |----------------------------2-| |---7---7---7-8-7---7---7----2-| |-0---0---0-------0---0---6\-0-| . . . . . Check Out Death Warp, With More Transcriptions On It: http://www.sorrowsend.com/DeathWarp/