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Ride the Lightning Guitar Tablature
Ride the lightning by Metallica


Tuning Normal (EADGBe)

x = Couldn't find the note but it is there.

|--------7-----8------------------7--------------------------------------|
|--------7-----8-----------10-----------------------7--------------------|
|--------------------------7------9-----------9-----------------x-----9--|
|---------------------------------------------7-----9--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------5-----7--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Start bit. May be two guitars. Can be approximated by playing the lower
of the notes if need be. The bass can be approximated with open E (E|--0--)

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-7/8--------7/8--------------|
|-7-8--------7-8--------------|
|-5-6--0--0--5-6--0--0--0--0--|
 After start bit.                                                                                

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-6--------5--4--------6-----------------------|
|-6--------5--4--------6-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|-4--------3--2--------4-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|----------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--|
 Chorus                                                                                

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------5----------------------------|
|----------------5-----------------5-7-----7--|
|-2--------------3-----------------5-7-----7--|
|-0--------0--3--------------0--2--3/5-----5--|
 Middle/Backing in solo.      

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--8--7--------------------------------5-----------------5--|
|-7--6--5-----4-----3--------------------5-----------------5--|
|----------6-----5-----4-----0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0-----|
 Just before "oh God help me, OH please god help me"                                             

|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------5--------------------|--------5--------5--------5-4--|
|-4--2--4--7--3-----4--2--4--7--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--32--|
|-2--0--2--5--------2--0--2--5--0--|-------------------------------|
 A riff close to the end.
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