"Ride the Lightning" Ride the Lightning by Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton and Mustaine as performed on Ride the Lightning tab by Phil Boyle; phil@encycmet.com 1) e--7h8--5h7---------- ------------------- B------------5h7--8p5 -7h8--------------- G-------------------- ------7h9---------- D-------------------- -----------7h9----- A-------------------- ----------------5h7 E-------------------- ------------------- guitar 1 guitar 2 intro 2) D--------------------- four -5-4 A--7/8-----7/8-------- times -3-2 to verse B E--5/6-0-0-5/6-0-0-0-0 then ---- pm.. ....... "Guilty as charged..." verse A 3) D--4/5-----4/5-------- A--2/3-----2/3-------- E------2-2-----2-2-2-2 pm.. ....... Who made you... verse B (verse A up a step) 4) D-----------2--5 four ----5-4 A--4--2--4--0--3 times -4--3-2 E--2--0--2------ then -2----- right before verse 5) D--6--5-4--6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 play this riff twice, verse B once A--4--3-2--4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 and this one twice more E--------------------------- Flash before my eyes... 6) D--9-8-7----5-4-5----------5-------------5 A--7-6-5----3-2-5----------5-------------5 E--------5------3--0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3 pm...... ........... after 2nd verse 7) D--5--4--3--2--------3 A--3--2--1--0--3--5--1 E--------------1--3--- Someone help me...(listen to song for timing.) 8) D---------5--------2-2 A--2------3--------0-0 E--0--0-3----0-2-3---- pm.. ..... pre-solo 9) D--2------2-----5-----5-----5-2-2 A--2------2-----3-----3-----5-0-0 E--0--0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-3---- pm.. ... ... ... mid solo 10) D--------------------------4-5-4 A--------------------------2-3-2 a couple times then back to riffs 6 and 7 E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------ right after 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