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Hit the Lights

Metallica
Bass Tab
4.4(3)

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

Verse 1

G|-----------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|---------------|
A|-5-5-7-----------|-5-5-5-3--2----|
E|-------3-3-3-3-0-|-------------2-|

e q e e s e s e e q e e. e. e

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------7-5---5-----|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----7---6-7-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

e s s s s s s e s e s e e s s s s s s s s s e s e

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

e s s s s s s e s e s e e s s s s s s s s s e s e

G|-----------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|---------------|
A|-5-5-7-----------|-5-5-5-3--2----|
E|-------3-3-3-3-0-|-------------2-|

e q e e s e s e e q e e. e. e

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------7-5---5-----|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----7---6-7-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

e s s s s s s e s e s e e s s s s s s s s s e s e

G|---------------------|-------------|
D|---------------------|-------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------3-2---|
E|-0-------------------|-3-2-3-----3-|

e e s s e e s e s e q q q q q q

[ 3 ] [ 3 ]

Chorus

3 times

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-o---------------|---------------o-|
A|-o---R-------R---|-----R---3-----o-|
E|---5---5-3-5---5-|-3-5---5----3----|

e e q s s e q s s e q e. e.

4/4

G|---------------|---||
D|---------------|---||
A|---R-------R---|-R-||
E|-5---5-3-5---5-|---||

e e q s s q e w

Interlude

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------7-5---5-----|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----7---6-7-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

e s s s s s s e s e s e e s s s s s s s s s e s e

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

e s s s s s s e s e s e e s s s s s s s s s e s e

Verse 2

G|-----------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|---------------|
A|-5-5-7-----------|-5-5-5-3--2----|
E|-------3-3-3-3-0-|-------------2-|

e q e e s e s e e q e e. e. e

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------7-5---5-----|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----7---6-7-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

e s s s s s s e s e s e e s s s s s s s s s e s e

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

e s s s s s s e s e s e e s s s s s s s s s e s e

G|-----------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|---------------|
A|-5-5-7-----------|-5-5-5-3--2----|
E|-------3-3-3-3-0-|-------------2-|

e q e e s e s e e q e e. e. e

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------7-5---5-----|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----7---6-7-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

e s s s s s s e s e s e e s s s s s s s s s e s e

G|---------------------|-------------||
D|---------------------|-------------||
A|---7-7-7-7-----------|-------3-2---||
E|-0---------0-0-0-0-0-|-3-2-3-----3-||

e e s s e e s e s e q q q q q q

[ 3 ] [ 3 ]

Chorus 2

3 times

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-o---------------|---------------o-|
A|-o---R-------R---|-----R---3-----o-|
E|---5---5-3-5---5-|-3-5---5----3----|

e e q s s e q s s e q e. e.

G|---------------|---||
D|---------------|---||
A|---R-------R---|-R-||
E|-5---5-3-5---5-|---||

e e q s s q e w

Interlude 2

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------7-5---5-----|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----7---6-7-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

e s s s s s s e s e s e e s s s s s s s s s e s e

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

e s s s s s s e s e s e e s s s s s s s s s e s e

Verse 3

G|-----------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|---------------|
A|-5-5-7-----------|-5-5-5-3--2----|
E|-------3-3-3-3-0-|-------------2-|

e q e e s e s e e q e e. e. e

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------7-5---5-----|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----7---6-7-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

e s s s s s s e s e s e e s s s s s s s s s e s e

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

e s s s s s s e s e s e e s s s s s s s s s e s e

G|-----------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|---------------|
A|-5-5-7-----------|-5-5-5-3--2----|
E|-------3-3-3-3-0-|-------------2-|

e q e e s e s e e q e e. e. e

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------7-5---5-----|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----7---6-7-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

e s s s s s s e s e s e e s s s s s s s s s e s e

G|---------------------|-------------||
D|---------------------|-------------||
A|---7-7-7-7-----------|-------3-2---||
E|-0---------0-0-0-0-0-|-3-2-3-----3-||

e e s s e e s e s e q q q q q q

[ 3 ] [ 3 ]

Chorus 3

4 times

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-o---------------|---------------o-|
A|-o---R-------R---|-----R---3-----o-|
E|---5---5-3-5---5-|-3-5---5----3----|

e e q s s e q s s e q e. e.

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

h h

4/4 7/8 4 times

G|-------|---|---|-----------------||
D|-o-----|---|---|-7--5----------o-||
A|-o---R-|-R-|-R-|-------7-6-5---o-||
E|---5---|---|---|-------------8---||

e h.. w w e. e. e e e e

Guitar solo

4/4 7/8 8 times

G||-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------||
D||-o-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-9--7-----------o-||
A||-o---R---R---R-----------|---R---R---R-----7-7-|---R---R---R-----------|-------9-8-7----o-||
E||---7---7---7---7-7-10-10-|-7---7---7---7-7-----|-7---7---7---7-7-10-10-|-------------10---||

e s e s e s s e e e e s e s e s s e e e e s e s e s s e e e e. e. e e e e

4/4 7/8 2 times

G||-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D||-o---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-7--5----------o-|
A||-o---R---R---R---------|---R---R---R-----5-5-|---R---R---R---------|-------7-6-5---o-|
E||---5---5---5---5-5-8-8-|-5---5---5---5-5-----|-5---5---5---5-5-8-8-|-------------8---|

e s e s e s s e e e e s e s e s s e e e e s e s e s s e e e e. e. e e e e

G||---------------|---------------|
D||-7--5----------|-7--5----------|
A||-------7-6-5---|-------7-6-5---|
E||-------------8-|-------------8-|

e. e. e e e e e. e. e e e e

G|-----|------|-----|-----|-------||
D|-----|------|-----|-----|-------||
A|-----|------|-----|-----|-----R-||
E|-5---|-(5)--|-(5)-|-(5)-|-5-5---||

w w w l q q h

/ /

/ /

************************************************************************************

I've put all note lengths below the measures, they are :

w - whole note

h - half note

q - quarter note

e - eigth note

s - sixteenth note

t - thirty-second note

l - long note ('fermate' sign)

x+y - play note with length x+y

/ - a couple of these mean you have to fill the length with

1. eight notes (1 slash) or

2. sixteenth notes (2 slashes) or

3. thirty-second notes (3 slashes)

R - in the tab denotes a rest.

x - an undefined or muted note.

[ 3 ] - a triplet

/ - slide up

/(X) - slide up to fret X, but don't pick X

\ - slide down

\(X) - slide down to fret X, but don't pick X

T - tap note

Harm - harmonic

A.H. - Artificial harmonic

inside bar :

p - pull off

h - hammer on

bx - bend string x notes up

bx r - bend string x notes up and release string

a note without a length indication, means a 'ghost' note (The little notes

that occur in sheet music sometimes).

cresc. - crescendo (Play louder and louder, 'fade in')

G||--  --||
D||-o  o-||  - a repeat

A||-o o-||

E||--  --||

G| X |

D|-----|  - X bar rest
A|-----|

E| |

Have fun, Wilbert Pol

Lyrics :

1. No life 'till leather

We're gonna kick some ass tonight

Got the metal madness

When our fans start screamin' it's right, Well alright Yeah

When we start to rock we never, will stop again

Hit the lights

Hit the lights

Hit the lights

2. Know our fans are insane

We're gonna blow this place away

With volume higher

Than anything today. The only way

When we start to rock we never, will stop again

Hit the lights

Hit the lights

Hit the lights

3. With all out screamin'

We're gonna rip right through your brain

We got the lethal power

It's causin' you sweet pain, Oh, sweet pain

When we start to rock we never, will stop again

Hit the lights

Hit the lights

Hit the lights

Hit the lights

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