Blackened
(Thanks to Vassilis Tzerpos, bpatr@theseas.ntua.gr, for typing up the
solo! I think this is most of the song, more or less.)
and to Marnix Maas
Intro (two gtrs.): (Gtr. II shown on right)
E|-14-15h17p15-17b(18)r(17)-17b(18)r(17)-17\15-15-17\15-15-9\7-7------------|
B|-16-17h19p17-19b(20)r(19)-19b(20)r(19)-19\17-17-19\17-17-------12\10|7----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------11\9-9------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-10|7-12-10|7\8|5-8|5-10|7\8|5-8|5-/12-12-12-12\10|7-8-10|7-12|8-|
G|-9-------9---------------------------------------------9-----------|
D|---------------------------------------9-10--9---------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10|7\8|5-8|5-10|7\8|5-8|5-\0-4-5h7p5-7-(7)b(8)r(7)-10|7\5-5-10|7\5-5-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tempo=182 Rhy. Fig. 1 play three times
E----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------
B----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------
G-------------------------3--|-----------------------------|--------------------
D-x-2-x-2-x-2-3-2-x-2-x-2---2|-x-2-x-2-x-2-3--(3)----------|---2-x-2-x-2-3-2-x-2
A----------------------------|---------------0-1-----2-11--|--------------------
E----------------------------|-------------------2-3-----1-|-0------------------
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------3------------------|
D|-2--2--2-3-2--2--2---2-5--5-5-5---4-4-|
A|-----------------------5--5-5-5---4-4-|
E|-----------------------3--3-3-3-0-2-2-|
play four times
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|*-------------------------------------------------*|
G|*------------------3------------------------------*|
D|-2--2--2-3-2--2--2---2--2--2--2-3-2--2-------3-4-5-|
A|---------------------------------------2-3-4-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Rhy. Fig. 2 (play 4 times)
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|*-----------------------------*|
|*-----------------------------*|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-7-6-3-------|
"Opposition, contradiction" etc. Tempo=128
Rhy. Fig. 3
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|*-----------------------------------------------------|
G|*---------------------------------------------------8-|
D|-------2-------------3-2----------------2-----------8-|
A|---0-1-----------0-1----------------0-1-------------6-|
E|-0-------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0--0-------0-0-0-0-6---|
E|------------------------------------------------------| (End Fig. 3)
B|-----------------------------------------------------*|
G|--------------------3------------------------------8-*|
D|-------2---------2----2----------------2-----------8--|
A|---0-1-------------1---------------0-1-------------6--|
E|-0-------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0--0-------0-0-0-0-6----|
Solo:
t = tap ^ = bend \/= use tremolo bar <>= harmonics
|---------------------------------------------|
|*--------------------------------------------|
|*--------------------------------------------|
|------7-9-------7-9-------7-9--10/7--9h10p9--|
|-10/7-9-10-10/7-9-10-10/7-9-10------10h12p10-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------*|
|----------------7-9-------7-9--11--9h11p9-------*|
|------7-9-------9-10-10/7-9-10-12-10h12p10-9--7--|
|-10/7-9-10-10/7----------------------------10-9--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|------7-9-------7-9-------7-9--11--9h11p9--|
|-10/7-9-10-10/7-9-10-10/7-9-10-12-10h12p10-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|----------------7-8----7-8-10-8h10p8-7----|
|------7-9-------7-9-9--7-9-11-9h11p9-7-9--|
|-10/7-9-10-10/7-----10-----------------10-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------7--------7-8--7h8p7----------|
|----7-8----7-8----7-8-10-8h10p8----7-8----10/7-8-8-10/7-8-10-8h10p8-8-10/7--|
|-9--7-9-9--7-9-9--7-9-11-9h11p9-9--7-9-9---------9------------------9-------|
|-10-----10-----10---------------10-----10-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------7-8-8-7----7---------------------------------|
|-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7---------10---10-8-10-8-7-8-7---7-------------|
|-9/9-----9-----9-----9-----9--------------------------------9---9-7-9-7-6-7-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------7-9-7h9p7----7-9-10-12-12|10-9-7----7-|
|--------------------7-8-7h8p7---7-8-11-----------11---------------------11---|
|6-----6h7p6---6-7-9-----------9----------------------------------------------|
|--7-9-------9----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-10-12-9-t19p12-t19p10-t19p10p9-t18p10-t18p8-t18p8p7----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------t17p8-t17p7-t17p7p5--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-t17p8-t17p7-t17p7p5-t17p8p7-t17p8p7-t17p8p7p5s3s5-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-12^-12^-12^-rp10-12-10h12p10-9-10-9|10-9-7-6-19^-19^-r-18-15-14-15-15p14---|
|-10^-10^-10^-rp8--10--8h10p8--7-8--7|8--7-----17^-17^-r-16-13-12-13-13p12---|
|------------------------------------------9-8-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----15p14----s12-14-18-14-12-18-14-12-18-14-12-18-14-12-18-14-12-18-14-12-|
|-17-13p12-15----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14-------12----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-18-14-12-18-14-12-18-14-12-18-14-12--19----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------5--5-5-5---4-4--5--5-5-5---4-4--|
|------------------------------------------5--5-5-5---4-4--5--5-5-5---4-4--|
|------------------------------------------3--3-3-3-0-2-2--3--3-3-3-0-2-2--|
|------------s18-19-24-22-20-19-23-21-19-17-20-19-17-15-19-17-15-14-14-17--|
|-------13^----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------13^----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-1----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17p15-14-12-11-12-15-14-12-10-9-10-9-10-14-12-10-9-8-9-12-10-8-7---------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------10^-10^-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12p10-8-7---7-8-7---7-----------7---------0---0---------0-\/--12---------|
|-----------9-------9---9-7-9---7---9-7---9---7---2-------------12---------|
|---------------------------------------9-----------4-2-0-------12---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------7h8p7----7-8-8h10h12-12-10-8-7--|
|-----------------------------7-8-7---7-8-10-------10------------------------|
|-7h9-7----5h7-5-4-5-4-----s9-------9----------------------------------------|
|-------10-------------4-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------7--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10p8-7-<5>-\/------------------------------------------|
|-9-7--7-5-----------<5>-\/--12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-11p0-11p0-|
|-9-7--7-5-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-16p0-16p0-16p0-16p0-16p0-16p0-14p0-14p0-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-2p0-2p0-2h4p0-4p0-5p0-5p0-4p0-4p0--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-5p0-5p0-7p0-7p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-(5)-\/--\/--\/---|
|---------------------------------(5)-\/--\/--\/---|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
From: tahuq@bucknell.edu (Timi Hendrix)
Subject: TAB: Metallica's Blackened
Okay, For Blackened. This is a little rough sketch... I assume you are familiar
with it... here goes.
x - percussive mute
After intro. (see previous post).
fast
riff 1 (7/4) time
note: the last phrase (3-4-5), 3 & 4 are 16th notes. All other notes are 8th's
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||-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------||
||---------------------------3---|---------------------------------------------||
||---x-2-x-2-x-2-3-2-x-2-x-2---2-|-x-2-x-2-x-2-3-2-2---------------------------||
||-------------------------------|-------------------------3-4-5---------------||
||-------------------------------|-------------------2-3-4---------------------||
I. repeat riff 1 (3 times) then
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||-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------||
||---------------------------3---|---------------------------------------------||
||---x-2-x-2-x-2-3-2-x-2-x-2---2-|---------------------------------------------||
||-------------------------------|---5--5-5-5---4-4------5--5-5-5---4-4--------||
||-------------------------------|---3--3-3-3-0-2-2------3--3-3-3-0-2-2--------||
II. repeat riff 1 (4 times) then III.
riff 2 (6/4) time, used during the verses.
note: all eighth notes
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||---0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-7-6-3---||
III. repeat riff 2 (4 times) then IV.
riff 3 (6/4) time, used during verses
note: all eighth notes
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||-----------------------------||
||-----------------------------||
||-----------------------------||
||-----------------------------||
||---3-3-3-3-3-3-6-3-3-7-6-3---||
IV. verses: riff 2 (3 times) then riff 3 (1 time) <----play IV. twice.
V. then riff 1 then
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||-------------------------------| one |-------------||
||---------------------------3---| bar |-------------||
||---x-2-x-2-x-2-3-2-x-2-x-2---2-| of |-------------||
||-------------------------------| (2/4)|---2-2-2-2---||
||-------------------------------| |---0-0-0-0---||
VI. chorus
not sure where the bar lines should be. it's in (4/4) time
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||---9----------7-----5--5--5--4-------------------------------||
||---7----------5-----3--3--3--4---------------5-5-5---4-4-4---||
||---0------0-0---0-0----------2---------------3-3-3---2-2-2---||
||----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
||----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
||----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
||---2----------7-----5--5--5--4----------------------------------------------||
||---2----------5-----3--3--3--4-----------5--5-5-5---4-4----5--5-5-5---4-4---||
||---0------0-0---0-0----------2-----------3--3-3-3-0-2-2----3--3-3-3-0-2-2---||
VII. play riff 1 (2 times) then repeat IV., V., and VI. then play an F5th and
then an E5th.