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Fade To Black

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1/86

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

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Step 1 / 86Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Fade To Black (MetallicA) easy version by BlackenD
[Acoustic Intro]
e|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|-----0----------|----0----------|----0----------|----2----------|x5
D|---4---4---4---4|--4---4---4---4|--4---4---4---4|--2---2---2---2|
A|-2-------2---5--|0-------0---5--|2-------2---5--|4-------4---0--|
E|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[Pre-verse melody]
Am  C  G  Em
Am  C  G  Em
Am  C  G  Em
Am  C  G  Em
[1st verse]
   AmLife it seems will faCde away,        Gdrifting further evEmery day.
   AmGetting lost within mCyself,          Gnothing matters, no Emone else.
   AmI have lost the will Cto live,        Gsimply nothing more Emto give.
   AmThere is nothing more Cfor me.        GNeed the end to set__ 
   E
   __me free                      A         C       A      D5  E5  
[Instrumental] 
C5          A          C        G#5   F#5    E
A           C           A        D5    E5
C5          A          C        G#5   F#5    E
[Pre-verse melody]
Am   C   G   Em
Am   C   G   Em
Am   C   G   Em
Am   C   G   Em
[2d verse]
   AmThings not what they Cused to be,     Gmissing one inside Emof me.
   AmDeathly lost, this caCn't be real,    Gcannot stand this hEmell I feel.
   AmEmptiness is filling Cme,             Gto the point of agoEmny.
   AmGrowing darkness takiCng dawn,        GI was me, but now__
   E                     A                     C
   __he's           gone____________
[Instrumental] 
A            D5          E5
C5          A          C        G#5   F#5    E
A           C           A        D5    E5
C5          A          C        G#5   F#5    E
[Pre-verse melody]
            D5 E5       D5 E5   G5  F#5  D5
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------4|
D|--9--9--9--7--7--7--5--5--5--4--4--4--|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
            D5 E5       D5 E5   G5  F#5  D5
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------4|
D|--9--9--9--7--7--7--5--5--5--4--4--4--|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[3rd verse]
   D5No E5one but me                D5can E5save mysG5elf F#5but it's too D5late
   D5Now E5I can't think,           D5think E5why I shoG5uld F#5even tD5ry.
[Instrumental]
D5 E5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 D5
D5 E5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 D5
[Bridge]
   D5YesE5terday seems              D5as tE5hough it G5nevF#5er existedD5  
   D5DeatE5h greats me warm,        D5now I E5will just G5say F#5goodbD5ye.
[Outro]
rythm mode:     tttt-r      tttt-t-      t-r       -t-t-
 D5-       E5   D5-        E5   G5-      F#5  D5  
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------4|
D|--9--9--9--7--7--7--5--5--5--4--4--4--|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
mode:     tttt-r           tttt-t-   -r tttr-t-       -t-t-
 D5-       E5   D5-        E5   G5-      F#5  D5  
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------4|
D|--9--9--9--7--7--7--5--5--5--4--4--4--|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

All chords in this song (12)

The story behind the song

This song delves into deep, somber themes, with lyrics that address suicidal feelings. The band's drummer recalled that he and the vocalist/rhythm guitarist were "obsessed with death" around the time this track was produced for their second studio album, Ride the Lightning. A personal loss of a favorite amplifier also contributed to the mood of the song. It begins with an acoustic guitar introduction, gradually building in intensity to become progressively heavier. Playing this song means channeling a journey through profound despair and emotional weight.

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Fade To Black

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G#5

F#5

Fade To Black (MetallicA) easy version by BlackenD

[Acoustic Intro]

e|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

B|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

G|-----0----------|----0----------|----0----------|----2----------|x5

D|---4---4---4---4|--4---4---4---4|--4---4---4---4|--2---2---2---2|

A|-2-------2---5--|0-------0---5--|2-------2---5--|4-------4---0--|

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

[Pre-verse melody]

Am C G Em

[1st verse]

Am C G Em

Life it seems will fade away, drifting further every day.

Am C G Em

Getting lost within myself, nothing matters, no one else.

Am C G Em

I have lost the will to live, simply nothing more to give.

Am C G

There is nothing more for me. Need the end to set__

A C A D5 E5

__me free

[Instrumental]

C5 A C G#5 F#5 E

A C A D5 E5

C5 A C G#5 F#5 E

[Pre-verse melody]

Am C G Em

[2d verse]

Am C G Em

Things not what they used to be, missing one inside of me.

Am C G Em

Deathly lost, this can't be real, cannot stand this hell I feel.

Am C G Em

Emptiness is filling me, to the point of agony.

Am C G

Growing darkness taking dawn, I was me, but now__

E A C

__he's gone____________

[Instrumental]

A D5 E5

C5 A C G#5 F#5 E

A C A D5 E5

C5 A C G#5 F#5 E

[Pre-verse melody]

D5 E5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 D5

e|--------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------4|

D|--9--9--9--7--7--7--5--5--5--4--4--4--|

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

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

D5 E5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 D5

e|--------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------4|

D|--9--9--9--7--7--7--5--5--5--4--4--4--|

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

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

[3rd verse]

D5 E5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 D5

No one but me can save myself but it's too late

D5 E5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 D5

Now I can't think, think why I should even try.

[Instrumental]

D5 E5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 D5

[Bridge]

D5 E5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 D5

Yesterday seems as though it never existed

D5 E5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 D5

Death greats me warm, now I will just say goodbye.

[Outro]

rythm mode: tttt-r tttt-t- t-r -t-t-

D5 E5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 D5

- - -

e|--------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------4|

D|--9--9--9--7--7--7--5--5--5--4--4--4--|

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

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

mode: tttt-r tttt-t- -r tttr-t- -t-t-

D5 E5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 D5

- - -

e|--------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------4|

D|--9--9--9--7--7--7--5--5--5--4--4--4--|

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

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

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