For Whom The Bell Tolls

Metallica
Ride The Lightning
Words & Music by James Hetfield, Lars Urlich & Cliff Burton

Moderate h = 120
Riff 1
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DB B
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B B B B = A B B B B =
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B B B B = A B B B B =
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k 5 3 3 3 3
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A BB BB = A BB BB =
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k 5 3 3 3 3
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AA DBB BB BB BB == AA DBB BB BB BB ==
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A BB BB = A BB BB =
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 Drums enter
k 9 3 3 3 3
Q Q Q Q
AA BB
DB B
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DB
BB ==
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A BB BB = A B B =
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k 9 3 3 3 3
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AA DBB BB BB BB == AA DBB BB ==
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A BB BB = A B B =
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k 13 3
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A B B = A B B =
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k 13 3
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A B B = A B B =
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 Bass enter
k 17 3 3 3 3
Q Q Q Q
AA B
DB
BB == AA B
DB
BB ==
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A B B = A B B =
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k 17 3
Q 3
Q 3
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AA B
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BB == AA B
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A B B = A B B =
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k 21 3
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Q 3
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AA B
DB
BB == AA B
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A B B = A B B =
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k 21 3
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AA B
DB
BB == AA B
DB
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A B B = A B B =
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 Riff 2
k 25 3 3
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AA B
DB
BB BB BB DBB FF BB BB BB DDBB FF BB BB BB DBB FF BB BB DDBB BB BB BB BB DBB FF BB BB BB DDBB FF BB
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A B B
P.M. P.M.

% %
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k 3 3
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AA B
DB
BB B FB DB F B B F B B DB B B FB DB F B
B
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A B B
P.M. P.M.

% ( ' & % ( ' & % ( ' & % ' ( % ( ' & % ( ' &
% % # & % $ # & % $ # & % $ # % & # # & % $ # & % $
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k 29

BB BB DBB FF BB BB DDBB BB BB BB BB DBB FF BB BB BB DDBB FF BB BB BB DBB FF BB BB DDBB BB BB BB BB DBB FF BB BB BB DDBB FF BB

James Hetfield

P.M. P.M. P.M.

# & % $ # % & * # & % $ # & % $ # & % $ # % & ( # & % $ # & % $

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B
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B
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% ( ' & % ' ( % ( ' & % ( ' & % ( ' & % ' ( % ( ' & % ( ' &
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 Verse riff
k 33

BB BB DBB FF BB BB DDBB BB BB == == ==
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= = =
P.M.

# #
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k B B B B B B B B B B B B
BB BB DBB FF BB BB DDBB BB B
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B == ==
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= = 3 3 3 3

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k 37

== BB P
==
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= = B

& &
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3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
P.M.

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l
k 40

== == ==
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= = =

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 k 43
AA AA
A == ==
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A = =
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l
k 46

== BB P
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= B =
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k 49

== AA AA
== A
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= = A
& #
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& $ !
l $

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 kChorus riff
52

BB
3 BB
3 BB
3 BB
FD BB
D BB
3 BB 3
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B BBB B BBB B
D
BB BB BBB B D B B BBB
$
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k 52

BB
3 BB
3 BB
3 B
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3 BB 3
Kirk Hammett

B BBB B BBB B
D
BB BB BBB B D
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3
k 55 3

3 BB FDB BB
D F BB BB
3 BB 3 BB
3 B
FD BB
D
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B B B B B B DB BB BB B
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B F B BBB B B BBB D B
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3
k 55 3

3 BB FDB BB
D F BB BB
3 BB 3 BB
3 B
FD BB
D
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B B B B B B DB BB BB B
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B F B BBB B B BBB D B
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 Verse 1
3
k 58
3

BB
3 BB 3 3BB FDB BB FF BB
D == ==
James Hetfield

BB BB B B B B B B DB
D
BB BB B FB = =
$
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3
k 58 3

BB
3 BB 3 3BB FDB BB FF BB
D == ==
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BB BB B B B B B B DB
D
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k 62

== BB P == AA AA
== == A
James Hetfield

= B = = = A
& #
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k 62

== BB P == AA AA
== == A
Kirk Hammett

= B = = = A
& #
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k 68

== == == BB P == ==
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= = = B = =
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l ! $ $ !

k 68

== == == BB P == ==
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= = = B = =
# & & #
# & & #
l ! $ $ !

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 Chorus
k 74

== AA AA BB
3 BB
3 BB
3 B
FD BB
D
A
James Hetfield

= A BBB B BBB B BBB B B

D D
B
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k 74

== AA AA BB
3 BB
3 BB
3 BB
FD BB
D
A
Kirk Hammett

= A BBB B BBB B BBB B DB D

B
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3
k 78 3

BB BB BB FDB BB Q 3
BB
3 3 3 BB FF BB
D 3
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B BBB B B B B B B DB BB B
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3
k 78 3

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3 BB 3
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B BBB B B B B B B DB BBB B
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 3
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BB BB B
D D
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3 3
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3
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3
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 Verse 2
3
k H3 3 H Q3 Q 3

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 k 103
AA AA == BB P
A == == ==
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A = = = B =
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k 103
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Chorus
k 109

== AA AA BB BB
== A 3 3
James Hetfield

= = A B B B B B B B B
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k 109

== AA AA BB BB
== A 3 3
Kirk Hammett

= = A B B B B B B B B
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3
k 113 3

BB 3 B
FD BB
D BB
3 BB 3 3 BB FDB DDBB F BB
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BB BB B
D D
B BBB B BB BB B B B B B B DB B
F
F B
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3
k 113 3

BB 3 B
FD BB
D BB
3 BB 3 3 BB FDB DDBB F BB
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BB BB B
D D
B BBB B BB BB B B B B B B DB B
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F B
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 k 116

BB 3 BB
3 BB 3 FD B BB
D BB
3 BB
3
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B BBB B BBB B
D
BB BB BBB B D
B B BBB
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k 116

BB 3 BB
3 BB 3 FD B BB
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3
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B BBB B BBB B
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3 3
k 3
3
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B B B B B B DB
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 3 3 3
k 123
4
4 AA BB AA
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D 2
4
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4 AA D BB AA
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3 3 3
k 123
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k 127
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 3 3
k 131
2
4
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4 AA BB AA
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D 2
4
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3
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k 131
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3
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k 135
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A A 3
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3 3 3
k 135
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 3 3 3
k 139
AA BB AA
D 2
4
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4 AA BB AA
D AA BB AA
D
James Hetfield

A 3
A A

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3 3 3
k 139
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4
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3
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