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For Whom the Bell Tolls

Metallica
Tab
★4.9(877)

6 versions

Tab4

Bass2

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Opening Riff

Guitar I & II

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4-4--4-4--2-(2)----------------------------4-4--4-4--2-(2)-----------------------------------|
A|4-4--4-4--2-(2)----------------------------4-4--4-4--2-(2)-----------------------------------|
E|2-2--2-2--0-(0)----------------------------2-2--2-2--0-(0)-----------------------------------|

This is really bass guitar but here's how to do it on guitar

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------¦
D|-------------/12-11-10-9-(9)/12------12-----------------/12-11-10-9-(9)/12------12-----------¦
A|--------------------------------10-9---------------------------------------10-9--------------¦
E|----------------------------------------10-9-(9)----------------------------------10-9-(9)---¦
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------| x4
D|-4--4--2-(2)-|
A|-4--4--2-(2)-|
E|-2--2--0-(0)-|
e|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|-4--4-|
A|-4--4-|
E|-2--2-|

Riff B

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2
D|-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------|---------------4-|
A|-2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-|-2-5-4-3-2-4-5-0-|-2-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-|-2-5-4-3-2-4-5-2-|
E|-0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-|-0-3-2-1-0-2-3---|-0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-|-0-3-2-1-0-2-3---|

PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guitar I (James)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar II (Kirk)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-|
D|---------12--------------12--------------12--------------12------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar I (James)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-(5)---------------------------5-------------------------------|
A|-5-(5)---------------------------5-------------------------------|
E|-3-(3)---------------------------3-------------------------------|

Guitar II (Kirk)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-|
D|---------12--------------12--------------12--------------12------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar I (James)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar II (Kirk)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-|
D|---------12--------------12--------------12--------------12------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar I (James)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-(5)---------------------------10-(10)------------7-(7)--------|
A|-5-(5)---------------------------10-(10)------------7-(7)--------|
E|-3-(3)---------------------------8--(8)-------------5-(5)--------|

Guitar II (Kirk)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-|
D|---------12--------------12--------------12--------------12------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar I (James)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar II (Kirk)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-|
D|---------12--------------12--------------12--------------12------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar I (James)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-(5)---------------------------5-------------------------------|
A|-5-(5)---------------------------5-------------------------------|
E|-3-(3)---------------------------3-------------------------------|

Guitar II (Kirk)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-|
D|---------12--------------12--------------12--------------12------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar I (James)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar II (Kirk)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-|
D|---------12--------------12--------------12--------------12------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar I (James)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-(5)---------------------------10-(10)------------7-(7)--------|
A|-5-(5)---------------------------10-(10)------------7-(7)--------|
E|-3-(3)---------------------------8--(8)-------------5-(5)--------|

Guitar II (Kirk)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-12-9-11----9-11-|
D|---------12--------------12--------------12--------------12------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Main/Chorus Riff

Guitar I & II

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------3-----|
D|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--3--4--|
A|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--1--4--|
E|-0-0-0-3-(3)--0-0-0-5-(5)--0-0-0-3-(3)-----2--|

PM . . . . . . . . .

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------3-----|
D|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--3-4-3-|
A|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--1-4-3-|
E|-0-0-0-3-(3)--0-0-0-5-(5)--0-0-0-3-(3)----2-1-|

PM . . . . . . . . .

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------3-----|
D|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--3--4--|
A|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--1--4--|
E|-0-0-0-3-(3)--0-0-0-5-(5)--0-0-0-3-(3)-----2--|

PM . . . . . . . . .

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------3-----|
D|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--3-4-3-|
A|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--1-4-3-|
E|-0-0-0-3-(3)--0-0-0-5-(5)--0-0-0-3-(3)----2-1-|

PM . . . . . . . . .

Verse

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-(5)---------------------------5-------------------------------|
A|-5-(5)---------------------------5-------------------------------|
E|-3-(3)---------------------------3-------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-(5)---------------------------10-(10)------------7-(7)--------|
A|-5-(5)---------------------------10-(10)------------7-(7)--------|
E|-3-(3)---------------------------8--(8)-------------5-(5)--------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-(5)---------------------------5-------------------------------|
A|-5-(5)---------------------------5-------------------------------|
E|-3-(3)---------------------------3-------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-(5)---------------------------10-(10)------------7-(7)--------|
A|-5-(5)---------------------------10-(10)------------7-(7)--------|
E|-3-(3)---------------------------8--(8)-------------5-(5)--------|

Chorus

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------3-----|
D|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--3--4--|
A|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--1--4--|
E|-0-0-0-3-(3)--0-0-0-5-(5)--0-0-0-3-(3)-----2--|

PM . . . . . . . . .

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------3-----|
D|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--3-4-3-|
A|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--1-4-3-|
E|-0-0-0-3-(3)--0-0-0-5-(5)--0-0-0-3-(3)----2-1-|

PM . . . . . . . . .

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------3-----|
D|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--3--4--|
A|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--1--4--|
E|-0-0-0-3-(3)--0-0-0-5-(5)--0-0-0-3-(3)-----2--|

PM . . . . . . . . .

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------3-----|
D|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--3-4-3-|
A|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--1-4-3-|
E|-0-0-0-3-(3)--0-0-0-5-(5)--0-0-0-3-(3)----2-1-|

PM . . . . . . . . .

Instrumental

Guitar I (James)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-(2)-------------------------2-|
A|-2-(2)-------------------------2-|
E|-0-(0)-------------------------0-|

Guitar II (Kirk)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-12-9-11----9--------------------|
D|---------12---11-12-9-11----9----|
A|-------------------------12---10-|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar I (James)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-(2)-------------------------5-|
A|-2-(2)-------------------------3-|
E|-0-(0)-------------------------3-|

Guitar II (Kirk)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-12-9-11----9--------------------|
D|---------12---11-12-9-11----9----|
A|-------------------------12---10-|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar I (James)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-----------------|
A|-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-----------------|
E|-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-----------------|

Guitar II (Kirk)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-----------------|
A|-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-----------------|
E|-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-----------------|

Guitar I (James)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------4-|
D|-2-(2)-------------------------4-|
A|-2-(2)-------------------------2-|
E|-0-(0)---------------------------|

Guitar II (Kirk)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-12-9-11----9--------------------|
D|---------12---11-12-9-11----9----|
A|-------------------------12---10-|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar I (James)

e|---------------------------------|
B|--------------12------10-------12|
G|-12-9-11----9----12-9----11-12---|
D|---------12----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar II (Kirk)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-12-9-11----9--------------------|
D|---------12---11-12-9-11----9----|
A|-------------------------12---10-|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar I (James)

e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------12------10-------12--|
G|-12-9-11----9----12-9----11-12---12|
D|---------12------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Guitar II (Kirk)

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-12-9-11----9----------------------|
D|---------12---11-12-9-11----9----5-|
A|-------------------------12---10-5-|
E|---------------------------------3-|

Guitar I (James)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-----------------|
A|-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-----------------|
E|-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-----------------|

Guitar II (Kirk)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-----------------|
A|-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-----------------|
E|-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-----------------|

Guitar I (James)

e|---------------------------------|
B|--------------12------10-------12|
G|-12-9-11----9----12-9----11-12---|
D|---------12----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar II (Kirk)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-12-9-11----9--------------------|
D|---------12---11-12-9-11----9----|
A|-------------------------12---10-|
E|---------------------------------|

Verse

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-(5)---------------------------5-------------------------------|
A|-5-(5)---------------------------5-------------------------------|
E|-3-(3)---------------------------3-------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-(5)---------------------------10-(10)------------7-(7)--------|
A|-5-(5)---------------------------10-(10)------------7-(7)--------|
E|-3-(3)---------------------------8--(8)-------------5-(5)--------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-(5)---------------------------5-------------------------------|
A|-5-(5)---------------------------5-------------------------------|
E|-3-(3)---------------------------3-------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-(2)-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-(5)---------------------------10-(10)------------7-(7)--------|
A|-5-(5)---------------------------10-(10)------------7-(7)--------|
E|-3-(3)---------------------------8--(8)-------------5-(5)--------|

Chorus

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------3-----|
D|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--3--4--|
A|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--1--4--|
E|-0-0-0-3-(3)--0-0-0-5-(5)--0-0-0-3-(3)-----2--|

PM . . . . . . . . .

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------3-----|
D|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--3-4-3-|
A|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--1-4-3-|
E|-0-0-0-3-(3)--0-0-0-5-(5)--0-0-0-3-(3)----2-1-|

PM . . . . . . . . .

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------3-----|
D|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--3--4--|
A|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--1--4--|
E|-0-0-0-3-(3)--0-0-0-5-(5)--0-0-0-3-(3)-----2--|

PM . . . . . . . . .

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------3-----|
D|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--3-4-3-|
A|-2-2-2-5-(5)--2-2-2-7-(7)--2-2-2-5-(5)--1-4-3-|
E|-0-0-0-3-(3)--0-0-0-5-(5)--0-0-0-3-(3)----2-1-|

PM . . . . . . . . .

Outro

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-2-(2)--4-4--2-(2)--4-4--5-5------------------|
A|-2-(2)--4-4--2-(2)--4-4--5-5------------------|
E|-0-(0)--2-2--0-(0)--2-2--3-3------------------|

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| (n) Hold note

| / Slide up

| PM Palm muting

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