band: Metallica song: Call Of Ktulu album: Ride The Lightning transcribed by: ??? http://www.geocities/SunsetStrip/Amphitheatre/5457/ notation: ^ = bend ^ = bend and release x = fret-hand muting pm. = pick-hand muting spm.= slight palm muting h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = tap-on / = slide up \ = slide down h. = harmonics (9) = ghost note " = trem picking Intro: Play Each Bar Twice, Repeat Twice: E---5---------5---|---6---------6---|---8----------8---|---5---------5--- B-------6-------6-|-------6-------6-|-------8--------8-|-------6-------6- G-----7-----7-----|-----7-----9-----|-----9------9-----|-----7-----7----- D-0-------7-------|-0-------8-------|-0-------10-------|-0-------7------- A-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------- E-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------- On second repeat of the above drop the last bar and play this: E-5---------------| B-----------------| G-0---------------| D-----------------| A-----------------| E-----------------| Repeat this twice: Riff A: E---------0------|---------0------- B-------0---0----|-------0---0----- G-----5------5---|-----5-------5--- D---7------------|---7-----------7- A-0------------7-|-6--------------- E----------------|----------------- Then repeat Riff B twice and then go to Riff A then Riff B then repeat.... Riff B (this is then played with pm and distortion): E-------1-|-------1-|-------1-|-------5- B-----3---|-----3---|-----3---|-----3--- G---2-----|---3-----|---4-----|---5----- D-0-------|-0-------|-0-------|-0------- A---------|---------|---------|--------- E---------|---------|---------|--------- This is the main riff: Play this twice, then this twice and so on... E-------------------------------- E--------------------------------- B-------------------------------- B--------------------------------- G-------------------------------- G-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5- D---------------9-----------9/11- D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-7-7/9-- A--------------------------------- E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------ E--------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------- A-2-------0-2-3-3-------0-2-3-4-------0-2-3-5-------5-3--- E-0-0-0-0-------1-1-1-1-------2-2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-----3- E--------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------- A-2-------0-2-3-3-------0-2-3-4-------2-5-6-5-------2-5-6- E-0-0-0-0-------1-1-1-1-------2-2-2-2-------3-3-3-3------- .... and so on up to about A. This is the Lead: E------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------ G-----------------------------------------------------------7------ D-7---7-9-10-9-7----7-9-10-9-7----7-9-10-9-7-----7-9-10-9-7-------- A----------------8-------------9-------------10-------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------ Repeat this pattern with 12 on the G string as the start, and of course the final note will be 13 on the B. All the 21's are bent up a whole step (2 frets) E------------------------------21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-17--21-17- B-17-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-17------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- B-21-17--17-21-17--------------------------------------------------- G------20--------20-17--17-20-17------------------------------------ D---------------------20--------20-17--17-20-17--------------------- A------------------------------------20--------20-17--17-20-17------ E---------------------------------------------------21--------21-17- E-12-10-9--10-9-----9----------------------------------------------- B--------12----12-10-12-10-9-12-10-9-------------------------------- G-----------------------------------11-9-13-11-9--11-9-----9-------- D-----------------------------------------------12----12-11-12-11-9- A------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------- D-12-11-9----11-9-------11------------------------------------------ A---------12------12-11----12-11-9-12-11-9----11-9-------9---------- E------------------------------------------12------12-10---12-10-9-- E------------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------4h5h7----5-7-14t715t717t7----------------- A-------------------4h5h7-------5-7--------------------------------- E-12-10-9\\\4-0h5h7------------------------------------------------- Play this a few times. E-------10/20-16--- B----10----------17 G-10--------------- D------------------ A------------------ E------------------ All the 21's are full step bends up. E--20-16---20-16---20-16---20-16------21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-20- B--------17------17------17-----17/19------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- E-18-21-20-18-20-19-17-20-19-17-18-17-15-18-17-15-15-13-12-15-13-12- B------------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- E-13-12-10-13-12-10-10-9-7-10-9-7-8-7-5-8-7-5-8-5------------------- B------------------------------------------------8-5-5-8-5---------- G---------------------------------------------------7-----7-5-5-7-5- D------------------------------------------------------------7------ A------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------- D-7-5-5-7-5--------------------------------------------------------- A----7-----7-5------------------------------------------------------ E-------------8-5-10-5-8-10-5-8-10-5-8-10-5-8-10-8-5-10-5-8-10-5-8-- E------------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------------- G----------------12-5-7-13-5-7-14-5-7-15-5-7-16-5-7-17-5-7-18-5-7--- D---------5-7-9----------------------------------------------------- A------5-7---------------------------------------------------------- E-10-8-5------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------- B---------19-5-7-20-5-7-21-5-7-22-5-7-23-5-7-24-5-7-24-------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------- D-9-7-9-5-9-11-9---9-7-9-5-9-11-9999999999999999--9////------------- A-7-5-7-3-7-9--7---7-5-7-3-7-9--7777777777777777--7////------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- The following notes are speed picked: E------------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------2-3-5-3-5-7-5-7-8-7-8-10-8-10-12///------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------