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BLACKENED - Metallica - 1988
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Tabbed by: McNuggets100
Email: mcnuggets100@optusnet.com.au
Tuning: Standard (eBGDAE)
This is a great song. I reckon Metallica's 5th best, after
Master of Puppets, One, Fade to Black & Enter Sandman.
The Main Riff is very fast picked and the open E is barely
audible. I have not marked the palm-mutes, but it is pretty
obvious where they are. The solo is super hard and you almost
need to as good as Kirk to play it ;) The main reason I tabbed
this song is because I checked almost EVERY tab of Blackened on
this AND other sites and the tabs were fairly inaccurate and
corner-cut. I know mine is THE BEST Blackened tab. Please rate.
Intro:e|............14-15-17-18-17-15--15-17-15--15----2-3-5-6-5-3--3-5-3--3-----|B|............12-17-19-20-19-17--17-19-17--17--4-4-5-7-8-7-5--5-7-5--5-----|G|---------------------------------------------4---------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------4-5-|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------4-5-|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------2-3-|
e|-7-3-5-6-5-3--3-5-3--3----------------------------------------------|B|-4-5-7-8-7-5--5-7-5--5-----4-5-7-8-7-5--5-7-5--5--------------------|G|-------------------------4--------------------------3---------------|D|----------------------------------------------------3-------------2-|A|----------------------------------------------------1-------2-2---2-|E|------------------------------------------------------0-2-3-----3-0-|
Riff 1:e|--------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------3---------------| X3D|-------------------------8--------------------3-------------2-|A|---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-8-7--1-------2-2---2-|E|-0---0---0-------0---0--(7)--0---0---0----------0-2-3-----3-0-|
(Only 2nd Time)Riff 2:e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------3-------------------3-----------------|D|------------------------------3-------------2-2---3-------------2-2-|A|---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---7--1-------2-2---2-2---1-------2-2---2-2-|E|-0---0---0-------0---0---7------0-2-3-----3-0-0-----0-2-3-----3-0-0-|
Riff 3:e|--------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------3---------------| X4D|-------------------------8--------------------3-------------2-|A|---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-8-7--1-------2-2---2-|E|-0---0---0-------0---0--(7)--0---0---0----------0-2-3-----3-0-| (Only 2nd & 4th Time)
Verse 1:e|---------------------------| |--------------------------|B|---------------------------| |--------------------------|G|---------------------------| X7 |--------------------------| X1D|---------------------------| |--------------------------|A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-1----| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-1-5-5-2-1---|E|--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-----3--| |--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-----3-|
e|---------------------------| |--------------------------|B|---------------------------| |--------------------------|G|---------------------------| X3 |--------------------------| X1D|---------------------------| |--------------------------|A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-1----| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-1-5-5-2-1---|E|--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-----3--| |--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-----3-|
Pre Chorus:e|-----------------------------||----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------||----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------||------------------3---------------| X1.5D|-------------------------8---||------------------3-------------2-|A|---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---7-||---7---7---7-8-7--1-------2-2---2-|E|-0---0---0-------0---0--(7)--||-0---0---0----------0-2-3-----3-0-| (Only 2nd Time)
1st Chorus:e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------9-----7----5--------------------------7-----5-5-5----------------|D|-2-2-2-2-9-----7----5----4---555--555--2-------7-----5-5-5-4~~--5-----4-4-|A|-2-2-2-2-7-----5----3----4---555--555--2-------5-----3-3-3-4~~--5-----4-4-|E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-2---333--333--0---0-0---0-0-------2~~--3-0-0-2-2-|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------3---------------| X1D|-------------------------8--------------------3-------------2-|A|---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-8-7--1-------2-2---2-|E|-0---0---0-------0---0-------0---0---0----------0-2-3-----3-0-|
Verse 2:e|---------------------------| |--------------------------|B|---------------------------| |--------------------------|G|---------------------------| X3 |--------------------------| X1D|---------------------------| |--------------------------|A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-1----| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-1-5-5-2-1---|E|--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-----3--| |--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-----3-|
e|---------------------------| |--------------------------|B|---------------------------| |--------------------------|G|---------------------------| X3 |--------------------------| X1D|---------------------------| |--------------------------|A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-1----| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-1-5-5-2-1---|E|--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-----3--| |--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-----3-|
Pre Chorus:e|-----------------------------||----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------||----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------||------------------3---------------| X1.5D|-------------------------8---||------------------3-------------2-|A|---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---7-||---7---7---7-8-7--1-------2-2---2-|E|-0---0---0-------0---0--(7)--||-0---0---0----------0-2-3-----3-0-| (Only 2nd Time)
2nd Chorus:e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------9-----7----5--------------------------7-----5-5-5----------------|D|-2-2-2-2-9-----7----5----4---555--555--2-------7-----5-5-5-4~~--5-----4-4-|A|-2-2-2-2-7-----5----3----4---555--555--2-------5-----3-3-3-4~~--5-----4-4-|E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-2---333--333--0---0-0---0-0-------2~~--3-0-0-2-2-|
e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-5-----4-4---3-3----2~~~~|A|-5-----4-4---3-3----2~~~~|E|-3-0-0-2-2---1-1----0~~~~|
Riff 4:e|-----------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------3-------------------------------8----| X4D|--------2---------2-----2---------------2---------8-8-8----|A|----0-1-------------1---------------0-1-----------8-8-6----|E|--0-------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-6-6------|
Riff 5:e|---------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------| X2D|--2-2---------2-2---------2-2---------2-1----|A|--2-2---------2-2---------2-2---------2-1----|E|------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--------|
Riff 6:e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------| X1D|-----------------------------------------------|A|----3-4---------4-4---------4-4---------4-3----|E|--0-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1----|
Riff 7:e|-----------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------3-------------------------------8----| X4D|--------2---------2-----2---------------2---------8-8-8----|A|----0-1-------------1---------------0-1-----------8-8-6----|E|--0-------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-6-6------|
Riff 8:e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------| X1D|-----------------------------------------------|A|----3-4---------4-4---------4-4---------4-3----|E|--0-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1----|
Solo:e|----------------------------------------------\B|----------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------|D|------7-9-------7-9-------7-9--10/7--9h10p9---|A|-10/7-9-10-10/7-9-10-10/7-9-10------10h12p10--|E|----------------------------------------------\
\ X2e|------------------------------------------------\B|------------------------------------------------|G|----------------7-9-------7-9--11--9h11p9-------|D|------7-9-------9-10-10/7-9-10-12-10h12p10-9--7-|A|-10/7-9-10-10/7----------------------------10-9-|E|------------------------------------------------/
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------------7-8----7-8-10-8h10p8-7-|G|------7-9-------7-9-------7-9--11--9h11p9-------7-9-------7-9-9--7-9-11-9h11p9-7-|D|-10/7-9-10-10/7-9-10-10/7-9-10-12-10h12p10-10/7-9-10-10/7-----10-----------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------7--------7-8--7h8p7----------|B|-------7-8----7-8----7-8-10-8h10p8----7-8----10/7-8-8-10/7-8-10-8h10p8-8-10/7--|G|-9--9--7-9-9--7-9-9--7-9-11-9h11p9-9--7-9-9---------9------------------9-------|D|-10-10-----10-----10---------------10-----10-----------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------7-8-8-7----7---------------------------------|B|-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7---------10---10-8-10-8-7-8-7---7-------------|G|-9/9-----9-----9-----9-----9--------------------------------9---9-7-9-7-6-7-|D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------7-9-7h9p7----7-9-10-12-12-10-9-7----7-|B|--------------------7-8-7h8p7---7-8-11-----------11---------------------11---|G|6-----6h7p6---6-7-9-----------9----------------------------------------------|D|--7-9-------9----------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-9-10-12-9--t19p12-t19p10-t19p10p9-t18p10-t18p8-t18p8p7--------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------t17p8-t17p7-t17p7p5-|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|B|-t17p8-t17p7-t17p7p5-t17p8p7-t17p8p7-t17p8p7p5\3/5-|G|---------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-12^-12^-12^-p10-12-10h12p10-9-10-9-10-9-7-6-19^-19^--18-15-14-15-15p14-|B|-10^-10^-10^-p8--10--8h10p8--7-8--7-8--7-----17^-17^--16-13-12-13-13p12-|G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----15p14----12-14-18-14-12-18-14-12-18-14-12-18-14-12-18-14-12-18-14-12-|B|-17-13p12-15-------------------------------------------------------------|G|-14-------12-------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-18-14-12-18-14-12-18-14-12-18-14-12-19----------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------5--5-5-5---4-4--5--5-5-5---4-4--|A|-----------------------------------------5--5-5-5---4-4--5--5-5-5---4-4--|E|-----------------------------------------3--3-3-3-0-2-2--3--3-3-3-0-2-2--|
e|--------------19-24-22-20-19-23-21-19-17-20-19-17-15-19-17-15-14-14-17-|B|-------13^-------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------13^-------------------------------------------------------------|D|-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-1-1-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17p15-14-12-11-12-15-14-12-10-9-10-9-10-14-12-10-9-8-9-12-10-8-7---------|B|------------------------------------------------------------------10^-10^-|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-12p10-8-7---7-8-7---7-----------7---------0---0---------0-\/\/\--12------|G|-----------9-------9---9-7-9---7---9-7---9---7---2----------------12------|D|---------------------------------------9-----------4-2-0----------12------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------7h8p7----7-8-8h10h12-12-10-8-7--|B|----------------------------7-8-7---7-8-10-------10------------------------|G|-7h9-7----5h7-5-4-5-4----/9-------9----------------------------------------|D|-------10-------------4----------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------7--------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------10p8-7--5////------------------------------------------|G|-9-7--7-5------------5////--12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-11p0-11p0-|D|-9-7--7-5-----------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-9p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-16p0-16p0-16p0-16p0-16p0-16p0-14p0-14p0-|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-2p0-2p0-2h4p0-4p0-5p0-5p0-4p0-4p0--|D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-5p0-5p0-7p0-7p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-5^-\/\/\/\/\--|D|---------------------------------5^-\/\/\/\/\--|A|-----------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 9:e|--------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------3---------------| X4D|-------------------------8--------------------3-------------2-|A|---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-8-7--1-------2-2---2-|E|-0---0---0-------0---0--(7)--0---0---0----------0-2-3-----3-0-| (Only 2nd & 4th Time)
Verse 3:e|---------------------------| |--------------------------|B|---------------------------| |--------------------------|G|---------------------------| X3 |--------------------------| X1D|---------------------------| |--------------------------|A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-1----| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-1-5-5-2-1---|E|--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-----3--| |--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-----3-|
e|---------------------------| |--------------------------|B|---------------------------| |--------------------------|G|---------------------------| X3 |--------------------------| X1D|---------------------------| |--------------------------|A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-1----| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-1-5-5-2-1---|E|--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-----3--| |--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-----3-|
Pre Chorus:e|-----------------------------||----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------||----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------||------------------3---------------| X1.5D|-------------------------8---||------------------3-------------2-|A|---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---7-||---7---7---7-8-7--1-------2-2---2-|E|-0---0---0-------0---0--(7)--||-0---0---0----------0-2-3-----3-0-| (Only 2nd Time)
3rd Chorus:e|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|G|----------|-9-----7----5--------------------------7-----5-5-5----------------| X2D|-2-2-2-2--|-9-----7----5----4---555--555--2-------7-----5-5-5-4~~--5-----4-4-|A|-2-2-2-2--|-7-----5----3----4---555--555--2-------5-----3-3-3-4~~--5-----4-4-|E|-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-2---333--333--0---0-0---0-0-------2~~--3-0-0-2-2-|
(Only 1st Time) Outro:e|-----------------| |--------------------------------|B|-----------------| |--------------------------------|G|-----------------| |---------------------------9----|D|-5-----4-4---3-3-| |---------------------------9----|A|-5-----4-4---3-3-| |---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---7----|E|-3-0-0-2-2---1-1-| |-0---0---0-------0---0---7-0----|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ let ring
| + harmonic
| x mute note
| t tap
| ^ bend
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