Bass tab for Ride The Lightning by Propagandhi free download and read or play online: file .txt, 8.33 kb has 214 views and 0 downloads.
Ride the Lightning
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Original Bassist: Cliff Burton
Album: Ride the Lightning
Like every song Cliff played he used his fingers in this one, and it sounds great if you
use your fingers like a real bassist.This song was very easy to tab out except for the
solo. Its not hard to play but kind of hard to figure out.
KEY: *= Hold
/= slide
b= bend
INTRO (Play with bass drum)
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------| x5 (to me it sounds like he slaps these notes)
E|-0----0----0----0----0-|
PRE-VERSE 1
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-1---1-------| x8
E|---0---0-0-0-|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------0-3-0-| x4
E|-2-0-2-------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----3-2-1-|
E|-2---------|
VERSE 1
G|-------------| |-------|
D|-------------| |-------|
A|-1---1-------| x4 on fourth time play |-3-2-1-| and play both riffs 2 times like that
E|---0---0-0-0-| |-------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-1---1-------| x4
E|---0---0-0-0-|
CHORUS
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-4--3-2-3-4--0-0-0-0-0-| x2
E|-----------------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-1---1-------| x2
E|---0---0-0-0-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-4--3-2-3-4--0-0-0-0-0--8-7-6-7-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------0-3-0-|
E|-2-0-2-------|
VERSE 2
G|-------------| |-------|
D|-------------| |-------|
A|-1---1-------| x4 on fourth time play |-3-2-1-| and play both riffs 2 times like that
E|---0---0-0-0-| |-------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-1---1-------| x4
E|---0---0-0-0-|
CHORUS
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-4--3-2-3-4--0-0-0-0-0-| x2
E|-----------------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-1---1-------| x2
E|---0---0-0-0-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-4--3-2-3-4--0-0-0-0-0--8-7-6-7-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
PRE-VERSE 3
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7-6-5--3-2------------------------| x4
E|------------2-3--0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-3-|
VERSE 3
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3333333333-2222222222-1111111111-0000000000-1111111111-2222222222-3333333333-|
^
(I'm not to sure about the number of notes. You just have to listen to the song and get the
timing)
PRE-SOLO
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7-6-5--3-2------------------------| x3
E|------------2-3--0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-3-|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-7-6-5--3*-----2*-|
E|------------------|
SOLO
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|---------5--------------| x6
E|-2----22-------55-5/7-7-|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|--------5--555-------------| x4
E|-2--222--------5/7-777-777-|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|555----33---1b-|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------0-232-| x4 (I'm not 100% sure about these 2 parts but it sounds right to
E|-0--023-023-023-------| me)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3333333333333333-2222222222222222-1111111111111111-0000000000000000-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-|
PRE-VERSE 4
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7-6-5--3-2------------------------| x4
E|------------2-3--0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-3-|
VERSE 4
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3333333333333333-2222222222222222-1111111111111111-0000000000000000-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-|
PRE-VERSE 5
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7-6-5--3-2------------------------| x3
E|------------2-3--0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-3-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-6-5-3------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-|
^
(slap all these open notes)
G|-----------| |---------------|
D|-----------| |---------------|
A|-1---1-----| x8 on eighth time play |-3-2-1---3-2-1-|
E|---0---000-| |---------------|
VERSE 5
G|-------------| |-------|
D|-------------| |-------|
A|-1---1-------| x4 on fourth time play |-3-2-1-| and play both riffs 2 times like that
E|---0---0-0-0-| |-------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-1---1-------| x4
E|---0---0-0-0-|
CHORUS
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-4--3-2-3-4--0-0-0-0-0-| x2
E|-----------------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-1---1-------| x2
E|---0---0-0-0-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-4--3-2-3-4--0-0-0-0-0--8-7-6-7-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------0-3-0-| x4
E|-2-0-2-------|
OUTRO
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-------0-3*------------0---| x2
E|-2-0-2----------2-0-2----0-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------0-3-3-3-2*------------0---| x2
E|-2-0-2---------------2-0-2-----0-|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-0----0----0---00-|
LYRICS
Guilty as charged
But damn it, it ain't right
There is someone else controlling me
Death in the air
Strapped in the electric chair
This can't be happening to me
Who made you God to say
"I'll take your life from you!"
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flames
Wait for the sign
To flick the switch of death
It's the beginning of the end
Sweat, chilling cold
As I watch death unfold
Consciousness my only friend
My fingers grip with fear
What I am doing here?
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flames
Someone help me
Oh please God help me
They are trying to take it all away
I don't want to die
Time moving slowly
The minutes seem like hours
The final curtain call I see
How true is this?
Just get it over with
If this is true, just let it be
Wakened by the horrid scream
Freed from the frightening dream
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flames
There thats the entire song as correct as I can make it. Any question or comments contact
me on my profile or through my e-mail sandman12_23_91@yahoo.com.