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Tuesday, 22 May 2012

For Whom The Bell Tolls By Metallica

Chords used:

        E  F  F# G  A  Bb B  C
        -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
        -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
        -  -  -  -  -  -  4  5
        2  3  4  5  7  8  4  5
        2  3  4  5  7  8  2  3
        0  1  2  3  5  6  -  -

Intro:
        F# F# E  (while bass plays doomy riff) x12, (4 as intro,
                               4 when drums come in, and 4 with
                               bass playing E G F# F)

Then:
        E G F# F (x3) E F# G A
        E G F# F (x3) E F# G B
        E G F# F (x3) E F# G A
        E G F# F (x3) E F# G B

Then verse chords (E, G, E, C, A) with the following lead repeated
over and over:

        ----------------
        ----------------
        12-9-11----9-11- (triplets)
        --------12------
        ----------------
        ----------------

        E
        Make us fight on the hills in the early day
        G
        Constant chill deep inside
        E
        Shouting gun, on they run through the endless grey
        C    A
        (can't remember this line)
        E
        For a hill, men will kill why they do not know
        G
        (you get the idea)
        E
        C    A

Chorus:
        E EE G   E EE A   E EE G E E Bb F#
                                      For whom
        E EE G   E EE A   E EE G E E Bb G F#
        the bell tolls                  Time marches
        E EE G   E EE A   E EE G E E Bb F#
        on                              For whom
        E EE G   E EE A   E EE G E E Bb G F#
        the bell tolls

Bridge:
        E
        E  (with lead, but I can't remember it)
        G GGGG GGGG
        E
        B

Verse 2
        (same as verse 1)

Chorus
        (same again)

Ending
        E    F# F#
        E    F# F#  GG
        repeated, with wailing lead, harmonics etc, then, when
        we do it at least, we go into free time on the final
        G chord (you know, big heavy metal ending), big drum
        fill, then:
        G....   EEEEE
               E
               EEEE
               E
               EEEEE (ie a massive E chord at the end)