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Ride the lightning
Performed by Metallica
from the album "Ride the lightning" (1984)
Music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Clifford Burton
and David Mustaine
Words by James Hetfield
Transcribed by Ludvig Forssblad - Niemistoe Custom Guitartech
- Niemistoe Productions AB
E-mail: Niemistoe_AB@hotmail.com

This is a really good un, the solo is just fantastic, 
but unfortunately I can't play it. If anyone can or has
got the tab, please mail it to me.

The rhythm in this tab is not correct, you'll have to 
listen to the tune to figure it out.

Intro/outro:

e-|-7-8-------5-7------------------------|
B-|-7-8-------3-5------5-7------8-5------|
G-|--------------------2-4---------------|
D-|-----------------------------0-2------|
A-|--------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------|


Riff 1:
       P.M.    P.M....  
e-|-------------------|
B-|-------------------|
G-|-------------------|
D-|-------------------|
A-|-/8-----/8---------|
E-|-/6-0-0-/6-0-0-0-0-|

Riff 2:
                P.M
e-|-------------------|
B-|-------------------|
G-|-------------------|
D-|-----------2-----5-|
A-|-4---2---4-0-4---3-|
E-|-2---0---2---2-2---|

Add 1:

e-|--------|
B-|--------|
G-|--------|
D-|-4------|
A-|-4------|
E-|-2------|

Add 2:

e-|-------|
B-|-------|
G-|-------|
D-|-5---4-|
A-|-3---2-|
E-|-------|

Riff 3:

       P.M    P.M....|
e-|-------------------|
B-|-------------------|
G-|-------------------|
D-|-/5-----/5---------|
A-|-/3-----/3---------|
E-|----2-2----2-2-2-2-|

Chorus:
                P.M...........|             P.M.........|
e-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-6---5-4---6-----------------6---5-4---6-------------------|
A-|-4---3-2---4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4---3-2---4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2br-|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 4:
         P.M  |.|       |.....|     |-------|
e-|-------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------|
D-|-9\8\7---5-----4---------------------------------|
A-|-7\6\5---3-----2-5-----------5-2-----------5-2---|
E-|-------0---0-0---3---0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0---|

Riff 5:
    P.M...|     |.........|     |.........|     |.........|
e-|-----------------------------------------------------------
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------
G-|-----------------------------------------------------------
D-|---------5---------------5---------------4---------------4-
A-|-4-4-4-4-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------

 P.M.......|     |.........|     |.........|     |.........|
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
-------------3---------------3---------------2---------------2-
-2-2-2-2-2-2-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
---------------------------------------------------------------

 P.M....|    |.........|     |..........|    |..........|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
---------3---------------3---------------5---------------8---|
-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-6-6-6-6-6---|

Riff 6:
         P.M.
e-|----------------|
B-|----------------|
G-|---------5------|
D-|-9\8\7---5------|
A-|-7\6\5---3------|
E-|-------0--------|


Add 3:

e-|--------|
B-|--------|
G-|-4------|
D-|-4------|
A-|-2------|
E-|--------|

Riff 7:
            P.M      |...|
e-|----------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------|
G-|-------------5--------------------|
D-|-2-----------5--------------------|
A-|-2-----------3---3-----5/---7-7---|
E-|-0-------0-0-----3-3-3-3/---5-5---|

Riff 8:
        P.M....|    |......|             |.|     |.|     |.|
e-|----------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------7--------------------------------------------|
A-|-4-----------5-----------7/---7---7-------7-------7-------|
E-|-2---2-2-2-2-----5-5-5-5-5/---5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|

Riff 9:
    
e-|----------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------|
A-|-7---7---7------5---5------3------------|
E-|-5---5---5------3---3------1------------|

Riff 10:
    P.M...................................|   
e-|-------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------4---5---4---|
A-|---------4-5-----------4-5-----------4-5---2---3---2---|
E-|-0-0-0-0-2-3---0-0-0-0-2-3---0-0-0-0-2-3---------------|

Riff 11:
    P.M....|    |.........|     |.........|     |.........|
e-|------------------------------------------------------------
B-|------------------------------------------------------------
G-|------------------------------------------------------------
D-|---------5---------------5---------------4---------------4--
A-|-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--
E-|------------------------------------------------------------

P.M........|    |..........|    |.........|     |..|
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-------------3---------------3---------------2-------
-2-2-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-
-----------------------------------------------------

 P.M.....|   |..|
-----------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|
---------2-------|
-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
-----------------|


Riff 12:
    P.M....|    P.M........|    P.M........|    P.M.......|
e-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------10--------------10--------------7---------------8-|
A-|-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-6-6-6-6-6-|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Add 4:

e-|-------------|
B-|-------------|
G-|-------------|
D-|-5---4---3---|
A-|-3---2---1---|
E-|-------------|

Riff 13:
             
e-|------------------------|
B-|------------------------|
G-|------------------------|
D-|-----------2-----5------|
A-|-4---2---4-0-4---3------|
E-|-2---0---2---2----------|

Riff 14:

e-|---------------------|
B-|---------------------|
G-|---------------------|
D-|-----------2---------|
A-|-4---2---4-0-4---2---|
E-|-2---0---2---2---0---|

Riff 15:
                        P.M.    |.|     |.|     |.|
e-|-------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------2-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5\4---|
A-|-4---2---4-0-4---3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3\2---|
E-|-2---0---2---2-----------------------------------------|

Add 5:
    P.M.......... .|
e-|-----------------|
B-|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|
E-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


That was all the riffs, lads! 
This will show you when to play them:

Intro x4
Riff 1 x12
Riff 2 x4
Add 1 x1
Add 2 x1
Riff 1 x4
Add 2 x1
Riff 1 x4
Add 2 x1
Riff 3 x4
Chorus x1
Riff 3 x2
Chorus x1
Riff 2 x4
Riff 1 x4
Add 2 x1
Riff 1 x4
Add 2 x1
Riff 3 x4
Chorus x1
Riff 3 x2
Chorus x1
Riff 4 x4
Riff 5 x1
Riff 4 x3
Riff 6 x1
Add 3 x1
Riff 7 x4
Riff 8 x4
Riff 9 x1
Riff 10 x4
Riff 11 x2
Riff 12 x1
Riff 11 x1
Riff 12 x1
Riff 4 x4
Riff 5 x1
Riff 4 x3
Riff 6 x1
Riff 1 x12
Add 4 x1
Add 1 x1
Riff 1 x4
Add 1 x1
Riff 1 x4
Add1 x1
Riff 3 x4
Chorus x1
Riff 3 x2
Chorus x1
Riff 2 x4
Riff 13 x1
Riff 14 x1
Riff 13 x1
Riff 14 x1
Riff 15 x1
Riff 14 x1
Add 5 x1
Riff 15 x1
Riff 14 x1
Add 5 x1
Outro x1



That's it, mail corrections and stuff like that to
Niemistoe_AB@hotmail.com