Metallica: Reload - Track 1: Fuel
Fuel... looking at the Tab, listening or watching the song might seem
hard... but really it isn't. I learned this on acoustic (including the
Solo) by reading the official Reload book, however this is my version.
If you've got an electric guitar, then great. All you need is a
Distortion pedal and a Wah effects pedal (for lead that is). The solo
at the end shouldn't be hard for anyone with acoustic, even though it
gets kind of high. I recommend playing the notes written as a bend
played on the fret where the bend would lead to. For eg. 17+ (1 Whole
step). For that part, just move up and hit fret 19 instead of the bend.
It's ridiculous trying to bend a note like that on Acoustic with no
cut-away.
People with electric... you should have no problems (varying on skill).
Like the sheet music, it's written in 4/4.
~ - Let ring (Hold for as long as possible)
s - Slide to required note
p - Pull off
x - Dead String
[] - Continued Note from Last Bar
^ - Bend note 1/4 ^^^ - Bend note 3/4
^^ - Bend note 1/2 ^^^^ - Bend note 1 Semitone.
+ - Bend 1 Whole Step (2 Semitones, Eg. fret 17 to 19)
This is the part that tricks people. If you can't get the pull-offs
right then start picking each note separately. 8 notes in just over
a second isn't really that fast.
Opening Lyrics:
"Give me fuel, Give me Fire, Give me that which I desire, Ooh!"
0:03
| eb | | |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3p0 | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3p0 |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
Below, both guitars are playing the same part.
0:05
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | |
| Db | | | | 5s7 7 7 7s5 5s7 |
| Ab | | | | |
| Eb | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3p0 | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3p0 | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3p0 | 3s5 5 5 5s3 3s5 |
|
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | |
| Db | | | | 5s7 7 7 7s5 |
| Ab | | | | 5s7 |
| Eb | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3p0 | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3p0 | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3p0 | 3s5 5 5 5s3 |
Below, both guitars are playing the same part (again).
0:14
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | |
| Db | 7 7 7 5^ | 7 7 7 5^ | 7 7 7 5^ | 7 7 7 5^ |
| Ab | 7 5h7 | 7 5h7 | 7 5h7 | 7 5s |
| Eb | | | | |
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Verse 1 and 3 - Double Guitars
Distorted Electric - James (Guitar 1)
Distorted Electric - Kirk (Guitar 2)
0:21
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | |
| Db | | | | |
| Ab | 2~~~~ | 5~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Eb | 0~~~~ | 3~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~x x |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | 14 14 x 12^ | 14 14 x 12^ |
| Db | | | 14 14 x 12^ | 14 14 x 12^ |
| Ab | 2~~~~ | 5~~~~~~12h14 | 14 12h14 | 14 12s |
| Eb | 0~~~~ | 3~~~~~~ | | |
|
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | |
| Db | | 9 9 | 8 8 | 7 |
| Ab | 2 | 9 9 | 8 8 | 7 5h7 |
| Eb | 0 | 7 7 | 6 6 | 5 |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | |
| Db | | 9 9 | 8 8 | 7 |
| Ab | 2 | 9 9 | 8 8 | 7 5h7 |
| Eb | 0 | 7 7 | 6 6 | 5 |
After playing what's above, go back and play the first line of the
Intro, then follow through to the next verse.
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Verse 2 and 4 - Double Guitars
Distorted Electric - James (Guitar 1)
Distorted Electric - Kirk (Guitar 2)
For this next part, if you're gonna play Kirk's lead (and you play
electric), use a bit of Wah (if you have any) to get the effects.
0:37
| eb | | |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | 2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 5~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Eb | 0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 3~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2 (w/ Wah)
| eb | | 3 |
| Bb | | 3 |
| Gb | | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | 2 1 | 2s |
| Eb | 0 | |
|
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Eb | 0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~x x |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2 (w/ Wah)
| eb | | |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | 14 14 x 12^ | 14 14 x 12^ |
| Db | 14 14 x 12^ | 14 14 x 12^ |
| Ab | 14 12h14 | 14 12s |
| Eb | | |
|
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | |
| Db | | 9 9 | 8 8 | 7 |
| Ab | 2 | 9 9 | 8 8 | 7 5h7 |
| Eb | 0 | 7 7 | 6 6 | 5 |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2 (Wah w/ Tremelo Picking)
| eb | | 7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
| Bb | | 7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
| Gb | 2s | | | 5p0 5 |
| Db | | | | |
| Ab | | | | 5h7 |
| Eb | 0 | | | |
|
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | PLAY AS |
| Db | | | | HARMON | CS |
| Ab | | | | |
| Eb | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3p0 | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3p0 | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3p0 | 2 2 3 4 4 5 7 7 |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | 8 7 8~~~~~~~~~ | |
| Gb | | | 9 7 9~~~~~~~~~ | 9 7 9~~~~~~~~~ |
| Db | | | | 9 7 9~~~~~~~~~ |
| Ab | | | | |
| Eb | 0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Chorus - Double Guitars
Distorted Electric - James (Guitar 1)
Distorted Electric - Kirk (Guitar 2)
Below, Kirk's part is written the way I play it. Here is how he
actually plays it:
Play 12x then >>> Play 2x
Ab|*10p7--7-7~~~~~~*|*-12p9--9-9~~~~~*|
0:55
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | |
| Db | 2p0 2 2 | 2p0 2 2 | 2p0 2 2 | 2p0 2 2 |
| Ab | | 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Eb | 0 0 0 | 0 0 | | 0 |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | |
| Db | | | 2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Ab | 2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Eb | 0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | |
|
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | |
| Db | 2p0 2 2 | 2p0 2 2 | 2p0 2 2 | 2p0 2 2 |
| Ab | | 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Eb | 3 3 3 | 3 3 | | 0 |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | |
| Db | | | | |
| Ab | 5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Eb | 3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
|
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | |
| Db | 2p0 2 2 | 2p0 2 2 | 2p0 2 2 | 2p0 2 2 |
| Ab | | 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 3 |
| Eb | 0 0 0 | 0 0 | | |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | |
| Db | | | | |
| Ab | 7p5 7 7 | 7p5 7 7 | 7p5 7 7 | 7p5 7 7 |
| Eb | | | | |
|
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | |
| Db | 2p0 2 2 | 2p0 2 2 | 4p2 4 4 | 4p2 4 4 4s |
| Ab | 3 3 3 | 3 3 5 | 5 5 5 | 5 |
| Eb | | | | |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | |
| Db | | | | |
| Ab | 7p5 7 7 | 7p5 7 7 | 9p7 9 9 | 9p7 9 9 9s |
| Eb | | | | |
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Interlude - Double Guitars
Distorted Electric - James (Guitar 1)
Distorted Electric - Kirk (Guitar 2)
Play the riff below 4x. On the fourth time replace the last bar with
the bar below it.
2:31
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | |
| Db | 7 7 7 5 | | 7 7 7 5 | 5 |
| Ab | 7 7 7 5 7s | 2 2 2 2 | 7 7 7 5 7s | 2 2 5 |
| Eb | 7s | 0 0 0 0 | 7s | 0 0 3 |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 5 |
| Ab | 2 2 5 |
| Eb | 0 0 3 |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
| eb | |
| Bb | 12s |
| Gb | 12s |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
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Guitar Solo - Double Guitars
Distorted Electric - James (Guitar 1)
Distorted Electric - Kirk (Guitar 2)
This is definitely one of Metallica's easiest solos. It runs through
the same shape as the rest of the song. On a steel string acoustic
(with no cut-away) it can still be easily achieved. Nylon players will
have a tougher job. Just because I'm saying it's easy doesn't mean you
will be able to master it as fast as other people.
For sure, this part is the highlight of the song. Add vibrato whenever
there's a long hold on a note. Also make sure you notice the bends are
done slowly at the beginning.
2:52
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | |
| Db | 7 7 7 5 | 5 | 7 7 7 5 | 5 ^ ^ |
| Ab | 7 7 7 5 | 5 7s 2 2 | 7 7 7 5 7 | 5 ^ ^ |
| Eb | 7 5 | 7s 0 0 | 7 | |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | 14 14 14 12 | | 14 14 14 12 | |
| Gb | 14 14 14 12 | 12 | 14 14 14 12 | 12 ^ ^ |
| Db | 12h14 | 14~~~~~~ | 12h14 | |
| Ab | | | | |
| Eb | | | | |
|
| eb | * * | |
| Bb | * * | |
| Gb | * * | |
| Db | * 7 7 7 5^ * | 7 7 7 5^ |
| Ab | * 7 5 h 7 * | 7 5 h 7 |
| Eb | * * | |
/// Guitar 1 (Play first bar 3x, then finish with next bar)
\\\ Guitar 2 (Play first bar 3x, then finish with next bar)
| eb | * * | |
| Bb | * * | |
| Gb | * 14 14 14 12^ * | 14p12 14p12 14p12 |
| Db | * 14 12h14 * | 14 14 |
| Ab | * * | |
| Eb | * * | |
|
| eb | | |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3p0 | 3 p 0 0 3 p 0 0 3 p 0 |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
| eb | | 12 12 15 |
| Bb | 15 15~~~~~~~~ | 15+ 15+~~~~~~~12 |
| Gb | | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | | |
|
| eb | | |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | | |
| Db | | 5s7 7 7 7s5 |
| Ab | | 5s7 |
| Eb | 3pp0 0 3pp0 0 3pp0 | 3s5 5 5 5s3 |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
| eb | ~~~~~~15p14 15p14 | |
| Bb | 15 | |
| Gb | | 14 12s11 |
| Db | | 12 12 12s |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | | |
|
| eb | | |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3p0 | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3p0 |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
| eb | | |
| Bb | 15 | 15p14 14 14 15 |
| Gb | 12 12 14s16 | 16 14h16 |
| Db | s14 14 | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | | |
|
| eb | | |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3p0 | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3p0 |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
| eb | 14 15 17 17+ | 17 15 |
| Bb | 17 | 17 17 17s |
| Gb | | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | | |
|
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | |
| Db | | | | 3s5 5 5 5s3 3s5 |
| Ab | 2 2 2 5 | 2 2 2 5 | 2 2 2 5 | |
| Eb | 0 0 0 3 | 0 0 0 3 | 0 0 0 3 | 3s5 5 5 5s3 3s5 |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
| eb | 7s9 7~~~~~~~~~ | 7s9 7~~~~~~~s | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | 7s9 7~~~~~~~~~ | 7s9 7~~~~~~~s | 2+ 2+ 2+ | 2+ p0 |
| Db | | | | 2 0 2~~~~s |
| Ab | | | | |
| Eb | | | | |
|
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | |
| Db | | | | |
| Ab | 2 2 2 5 | 2 2 2 5 | 2 2 2 5 | 5 4 3 |
| Eb | 0 0 0 3 | 0 0 0 3 | 0 0 0 3 | 3 2 1 |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
| eb | 7s9 7~~~~~~~~~ | 7s9 7~~~~~~9~ | 12~~~~~~~~~~~~~s | 16~~~~~16~~~16~s |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | 7s9 7~~~~~~~~~ | 7s9 7~~~~~~9~ | 12~~~~~~~~~~~~~s | 16~~~~~16~~~16~s |
| Db | | | | |
| Ab | | | | |
| Eb | | | | |
|
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | | | | |
| Gb | | | | PLAY AS |
| Db | | | | HARMON | CS |
| Ab | | | | |
| Eb | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3p0 | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3p0 | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3p0 | 2 2 3 4 4 5 7 7 |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
| eb | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 3 0 0 0~~~0~~~ |
| Bb | 3 3+ 3p0 | 3 3+ 3p0 | 3 3+ 3p0 | 3 3~~~3~~~ |
| Gb | 2+ | 2+ | 2+ | |
| Db | | | | |
| Ab | | | | |
| Eb | | | | |
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Outro - Double Guitars
Distorted Electric - James (Guitar 1)
Distorted Electric - Kirk (Guitar 2)
I've only tabbed out Kirk's outro riff because James is playing the
Chorus riff (2 times). Here's the whole riff. The very first note of
the whole thing can be played as an open note on the first e string
to give you time to run up the fret board (Kirk actually does this
when he's playing).
Play the starred section once, then play Part I.
Play the starred section again, then play Part II.
~~ LET ALL NOTES RING FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE ~~
| eb | | | | | * |
| Bb | | 7 7h8 | | 7 8 s | * |
| Gb | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | * |
| Db | | | | | * |
| Ab | | | | | * |
| Eb | | | | | * |
| eb | | | | | * |
| Bb | s10 | 7 8 | 8+ 8p7 | 8 8p7 7 | * |
| Gb | 9 | 9 9 | | 9 | * |
| Db | | | | | * |
| Ab | | | | | * |
| Eb | | | | | * |
| eb | | | | | * |
| Bb | | 7 7h8 | | 7 8 s | * |
| Gb | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | * |
| Db | | | | | * |
| Ab | | | | | * |
| Eb | | | | | * |
Part I
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | s10 8p7 | 8 8p7 7 | 7 | 8 s10 |
| Gb | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Db | | | | |
| Ab | | | | |
| Eb | | | | |
Part II *Play 2 bars of Intro Riff*
| eb | | | | | | |
| Bb | s10 | 7 8 s | s10 10 10 10s | s12 12 12 12s | 17~~~~ | ~~~~ |
| Gb | 9 9 | 9 9 | | | | |
| Db | | | | | | |
| Ab | | | | | | |
| Eb | | | | | * * | ** |
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Ending - Double Guitars
Distorted Electric - James (Guitar 1)
Distorted Electric - Kirk (Guitar 2)
Then to finish off the song...
| eb | | *** / | *** / | *** / |
| Bb | | *** / | *** / | *** / |
| Gb | | / | / | / |
| Db | 7 7 7 5^ | / | / | / |
| Ab | 7 5 h 7 | / *** | / *** | / *** |
| Eb | | / *** | / *** | / *** |
/// Guitar 1
\\\ Guitar 2
| eb | | *** / | *** / | *** / |
| Bb | | *** / | *** / | *** / |
| Gb | 14 14 14 12^ | / | / | / |
| Db | 14 12h14 | / | / | / |
| Ab | | / *** | / *** | / *** |
| Eb | | / *** | / *** | / *** |
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Wow that took a while -.- Enjoy!