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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—————| X3
D|————————-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—————| X4
D|————————-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 |————————–| X1
D|—————————| |————————–|
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 |————————–| X1
D|—————————| |————————–|
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—————| X1.5
D|————————-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—————| X1
D|————————-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 |————————–| X1
D|—————————| |————————–|
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 |————————–| X1
D|—————————| |————————–|
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—————| X1.5
D|————————-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—-| X4
D|——–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|———————————————| X2
D|–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|———————————————–| X1
D|———————————————–|
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—-| X4
D|——–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|———————————————–| X1
D|———————————————–|
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|———————————————-\
\ X2
e|————————————————\
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—————| X4
D|————————-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 |————————–| X1
D|—————————| |————————–|
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 |————————–| X1
D|—————————| |————————–|
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—————| X1.5
D|————————-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—————-| X2
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-|
(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