'Blitzkrieg (tab)' by Metallica - Guitar Tutorial

Song lyrics:

Chords: show

Choose a fret
             This time the explanations come first.
 
 s=slide                             ^=bend
 ss=slide backwards many frets       r=release bend
 p=pull-off                          []=artificial harmonic
 h=hammer-on                         x=dumped string
 
 Timing is exact with 8th = 2`-`s except for the solo where 8th = 4`-`s.
 The song is in 4/4 but has some measures of 2/4, so some measures
 seem shorter than the others. Beware of fret numbers like 12121212.
 They don`t mean you have to have a very long guitar. They represent
 four 16th notes played on the 12th fret. In such cases always take
 digits in pairs.Finally, all power chords used are the lower ones
 you can have.
 
 Now the song itself:
 
 ----|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
 ----|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
 ----|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
 7---|7s9-----9---7s9-|----9---7s9-----|----------------|----7---|
 5---|5s7-----7---5s7-|----7---5s7-----|9---10------7---|----5---|
 ----|----0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----0-0-|7---8---0-0-5---|0-0-----|
 
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------| Repeat
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------| this 
 7s9-----9---7s9-|----9---7s9-----|----------------|----7---| line
 5s7-----7---5s7-|----7---5s7-----|9---10------7---|----5---| 4 times
 ----0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----0-0-|7---8---0-0-5---|0-0-----|
 
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------| 
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|  
 7s9-----9---7s9-|----9---7s9-----|----------------|--------| 
 5s7-----7---5s7-|----7---5s7-----|9---10------7---|--------| 
 ----0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----0-0-|7---8---0-0-5---|0-0-12ss|
 
 $
 ----------------|----------------| 
 ----------------|----------------| Repeat
 ----------------|----------------| this
 ----------------|----------------| line 
 ----------------|----------------| 3 times
 0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-2s3-|
 
 ----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|------------5s4-|
 ----------------|------------3s2-|
 0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-----|
 
 1.Let us have peace, let us have life, let us escape the cruel night
 2.Save us from fate, save us from hate, save ourselves before it`s too late
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|------------5s4-|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|------------3s2-|
 0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-2s3-|0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-----|
 
 Let us have time, let the sun shine, let us beware the deadly sign
 Come to our need, hear our plea, save ourselves before the earth bleeds
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|------------5s4-|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|------------3s2-|
 0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-2s3-|0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-----|
 
                  The day is coming        Armageddon`s near
                  The day is dawning       The time is near
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 2---2---x-5s4-5-|--------4s5-4---|2---2---x-5s4-5-|--------4s5-7---|
 0---0---x-3s2-3-|----3-3-2s3-2---|0---0---x-3s2-3-|----3-3-2s3-5---|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
                  Inferno coming             Can we survive   the blitz
                  Aliens coming              Can we survive   the blitz
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 2---2---x-5s4-5-|--------4s5-4---|2---2---x-5s4-5-|--------4s5-7---|
 0---0---x-3s2-3-|----3-3-2s3-2---|0---0---x-3s2-3-|----3-3-2s3-5---|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 krieg
 krieg
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------| 1st time 2nd time
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------| Repeat   Repeat
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------| this     2 times
 7s9-----9---7s9-|----9---7s9-----|----------------|----7---| line     and skip
 5s7-----7---5s7-|----7---5s7-----|9---10------7---|----5---| 3 times  to CODA
 ----0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----0-0-|7---8---0-0-5---|0-0-----|
 
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------| Goto
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------| $ 
 7s9-----9---7s9-|----9---7s9-----|----------------|--------| al CODA
 5s7-----7---5s7-|----7---5s7-----|9---10------7---|----9---| 
 ----0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----0-0-|7---8---0-0-5---|0-0-7ss-|
 
 CODA (solo)
 
 For the solo the backing guitar plays power chords which are indicated
 above the solo line in single line "tab". Simultaneous guitars have joined
 bars. The timing is now different in order to be able to transcribe it
 correctly. 8ths = 4`-`s.
 Triads are indicated like this: ___3___ or ___ ___ 
                                               3
 
 
 F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--|F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--|
                                 |                                |
 --------------------------------|------------------------___3___-|
 --------------------------------|----------------___3___-2-----2-|
 --------------------------------|--------2-----2-4--2--4----4----|
 ------------------------2-----2-|4---2-4-----4-------------------|
 --------------2-4---2-4-----4---|--------------------------------|
 2-2-2-2-5-2-5-----5-------------|--------------------------------|
 
 F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--|F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--|
                                 |                                |
 --------2-----2-5p2-----------5-|2-------------------------------|
 5-2-5-----5-2-------5-2-2-2-2---|2-------------------------------|
 ----------------------2-2-2-2---|----4---2-------2---4^------2---|
 --------------------------------|------------5-------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--|F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--|
                                 |                                |
 --------------------------------|----------------_3_-----___3___-|
 5^--------r-^-----------5---3---|2-------2---3---232-----2--4----|
 --------------------------------|----4---------------4------4--2-|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--|F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--F#--|
                                 |                                |
 --------------------------------|------------------------------4-|
 ___3___-___3___-----------------|----------------------------7---|
 4p-2----2-----------------------|--------------------------------|
 ------4----4--2-4p2-----2---4---|--------------------------------|
 --------------------4-----------|4p2-----2---4---2---------------|
 --------------------------------|----4-------------------2-------|
 
 G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--|G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--|
                                 |                                |
 7p-4----4-------___3___-___3___-|--------------------------------|
 ------7----7--4-7p-4----4-------|___3___-___3___-----------------|
 ___ ___-___ ___-------6----6--4-|6p-4----4-------___3___-___3___-|
 ---3-------3--------------------|------6----6--4-6p-4----4-------|
 --------------------------------|----------------------6----6--4-|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--|G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--|
                                 |                                |
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------4-------------------4---|
 ___3___-___3___-----------------|4-h-6-------6-------6p4---------|
 6p-4----4-----------4-s-6-------|------------------------6-------|
 ------7----7--4-7---------------|--------------------------------|
 
 G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--|G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--|
                                 |                                |
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7s9-9-9-9-7-7-7s9-|9-9-9-9-111111111313131311111113|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--|G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--G#--|
                                 |                                |
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|------------16--19^-------------|
 131313131414141416161616141416--|1816----18--------------16-ss---|
 --------------------------------|----16------------------16-ss---|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--|Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--|
                                 |                                |
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|----------------6-------6---7---|
 ----------------4-------4---5---|----6---8-----------8-----------|
 6-------6-----------6-----------|--------------------------------|
 
 Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--|Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--|
                                 |                                |
 --------------------------------|----6-----------------------13--|
 --------------------------------|--------9p6-----6-------14------|
 ----------------6-------6---8^--|------------8-----6-------------|
 ----8---8-----------8-----------|--------------------8-----------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--|Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--|
                                 |                                |
 18-13---------------------------|--------------------------------|
 ------14--------14-ss-----------|___3___-------------------------|
 ___-____15--------------14-ss---|8p-6----___3___-----------------|
 ---3----------------------------|------8-6--8--------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------6-----------------|
 --------------------------------|----------------9---------------|
 
 Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--|Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb--Bb------|
                                 |                                |
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 ---------------------------[6]--|--------^---r-----------^--ss---|
 --------------------6---8-------|--------------------------------|
 --------4---6---8---------------|--------------------------------|
 4---6---------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 Now comes the tricky part where you have to use delay effect,
 harmonics and a lot of tremolo part. I`ll just notate only where
 you should fret. Harmonics = . From now on to the end of the song
 timing is again 8th = 2`-`s. Backing guitar continues. Tempo slows down.
 
 E---------------|C---------------|E---------------|C---------------|
                 |                |                |                |
 ----------------|------------|----------x-x-x-|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 9---------------|--------------9-|----------------|------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 E---------------|C---------------|E---------------|C---------------|
                 |                |                |                |
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 9-----------|----------------|-------------|---------0---|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 Back to the original tempo, and for a while we have three guitars
 playing at the same time. Backing guitar plays single notes.
 
 E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-|C-C-B-B-A-A-G-G-|
                 |                |                |                |
 121212--12121212|12--12121212--12|121212--12121212|12--12121212--12|
 121212--12121212|12--12121212--12|121212--12121212|12--12121212--12|
 9-9-9---9-9-9-9-|9---9-9-9-9---9-|9-9-9---9-9-9-9-|9---9-9-9-9---9-|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Repeat
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| all
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| three
                 |                |                |                | guitars
 7-----10----7---|--10----7---10--|7-----10----1212|--10----7---10--| 4 times
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 4-----7-----4---|--7-----4---7---|4-----7-----9-9-|--7-----4---7---|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|--------------5-|----6---6-5-----| Repeat
 ----------------|----------------|--------------5-|----5---5-5-----| this
 9---11--119---9-|----11--119---5-|5-5-7---3-2---5-|----5---5-5-----| line
 7---7---7-7---7-|----7---7-7---3-|3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 2 times
 0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|----------------|----------------|
 
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----3---3-2-----|----------------|----------------|
 2---------------|----2---2-2-----|----------------|----------------|
 2---0-2-0-2---2-|----2---2-2-----|----------------|----------------|
 0-----0---0-0-0-|0-0---0-----0---|----------------|--------3p2-----|
 ----------------|--------------0-|3-----2-----3---|--0-2-3-----3-2-|
 
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Repeat 
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| this 
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| line
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3p2-----| 2 times
 0-0-2-0-2-3-0-0-|2-0-0-3-0-0-2-3-|3-----2-----3---|--0-2-3-----3-2-|
 
 ---------------19-19---19-19-24-24-24---24-19---------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------------------|
 2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 0--------------------------------------------------x-ss-----------|
 
 The last notes are tapped on the notated frets while dumping the strings.
Chords: show

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Tags: hard rock, metal, old school thrash, rock, thrash metal
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