For Whom The Bell Tolls Tabs

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For Whom The Bell Tolls Guitar Tabs by Metallica

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Intro: 0:08
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-6-5-4------7-----|Play 4 times
|-4-4--4-4-2---------------5-4-------|
|-4-4--4-4-2-Lets Ring-----------5-4-|
|-2-2--2-2-0-------------------------|
                  *Bass for guitar(dist/wah)
Intro Part 2: 0:26
Basically the same thing
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-------7-6-5-4-------7----------|Play 4 times
|-2---------------5-4-------4--4-|
|-2-Let Ring------------5-4-4--4-|
|-0-------------------------2--2-|

Riff A: 0:40      

    PM....
Play 4 times          Then   PM....
|-------------|--------------|---------|             
|-------------|--------------|---------|             
|-------------|--------------|---*-----|
|-------4-4-2-|--------------|--4--4---|
|-------4-4-2-|--------------|--4--4---|
|-------2-2-0-|--------------|--2--2---|

(One of the heaviest and best sounding riff in the song)
Riff B: 0:56
P.M.............................  ..............................
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|X2 Let B chord 
|--2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-3-4-2-2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-3-4-2-|   ring after
|--2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-3-4-0-2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-3-4-2-|   second time
|--0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-0-1-2---0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-0-1-2---|

Riff C: 1:17-1:50 No cluw how many times
This little riff is covered by the chords E5 G5 G5 E5 C5 A5. Play that sequence twice. And Keep playing that like triplet riff the whole time.

Rhy Fig 2  (play 8 times
  PM.........................................................................
e:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B:--8-----7--------7--8-----7--------7--|--8-----7--------7--8-----7--------7--|
G:-----9-----7--9--------9-----7--9-----|------9-----7--9--------9-----7--9----|
D:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Guitar II plays Rhy fig 3. while Guitar I plays Rhy. Fig 2.

Rhy Fig 3.

e:--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|-------------------3-----2--------------|
D---------2---------5-------------X-----|----2----5---------5-----2--------------|
A---------2---------5-------------X-----|----2----5---------5-----0--------------|
E---------0---------3-------------X-----|----0----3------------------------------|




Riff C(also the chorus)1:51 Both guitars
PM......   .....   .....        .......  ......  ......
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------3-----------------------------3-----|Two Times
|--------5-------7-------5-3-4---------5-------7-------5-3-4-3-|
|--------5-------7-------5-1-4---------5-------7-------5-1-4-3-|
|--0-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-3---2---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-3---2-1-|

NOW GO INTO VERSE 1 over RHYTHM FIG 3
FOLLOWED BY RIFF C TWICE

"MAKE HIS FIGHT ON THE HILL IN THE EARLY DAY....
...............................................

"FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLS
TIME MARCHES ON
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOOLS"

Now play Riff D 2:39

Interlude 2:54 Both Guitars
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--12-9-11----9-------------------------|
|----------12---11-12-9-11----9---------|
|--------------------------12---10-2----|
|----------------------------------0----|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--12-9-11----9------------------------------------------|
|----------12---11-12-9-11----9--------------------------|
|--------------------------12---10-5--5-5-5-5---5-5-5----|
|----------------------------------3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3----|

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--12-9-11----9-------------------------|
|----------12---11-12-9-11----9-----4---|
|--------------------------12---10--2---|
|---------------------------------------|

Gtr 2                                     Gtr 1
|------------------------------------7--|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--12-9-11----9-------------------------|-12-9-11---9-11-12-9-11----9-11--|
|----------12---11-12-9-11----9---------|---------12-------------12------4|
|--------------------------12---10------|--------------------------------2|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr 2                                     Gtr 1
|------------------------------------7---|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------8-|---------------------------------|
|--12-9-11----9--------------------------|-12-9-11---9-11-12-9-11----9-11--|
|----------12---11-12-9-11----9----------|---------12-------------12------4|
|--------------------------12---10-------|--------------------------------2|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|------------------------------------7--|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--12-9-11----9-------------------------|-12-9-11---9-11-12-9-11----9-11--|
|----------12---11-12-9-11----9---------|---------12-------------12------4|
|--------------------------12---10------|--------------------------------2|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

NOW PLAY VERSE 2 OVER RHYTHM FIG 3 FOLLOWED
BY CHORUS

"TAKE A LOOK TO THE SKY JUST BEFORE U DIE.....
.............................................
.............................................

"FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
TIME MARCHES ON
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS"

THEN GO TO OUTRO RIFF

    PM...      PM.......
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|--2---4-4---2---4-4-5-5--2-|
|--2---4-4---2---4-4-5-5--2-|
|--0---2-2---0---2-2-3-3--0-|


THIS IS A VERY EASY METALLICA SONG...LISTEN TO THE SONG MANY TIMES
BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO LEARN...IF U HAVE ANY QUESTIONS EMAIL ME

ENJOY!
WALI N.

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