Fuel
mike grant
tune all guitars down 1/2 step
1)
Db-----------------------------------------------
Ab--2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2---5/7-7-7-7\5-5
Eb--3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-3/5-5-5-5\3-3
pm...........................................
intro
"Gimme Fuel, Gimme Fire, Gimme that which I desire"
2)
Db--------7-7-7-5--------7-7-7-5
Ab--0h5h7----------0h5h7--------
Eb------------------------------
lead fill
3)
Db--2----- riff -2--4--3--2-- riff
Ab--2--5-- 2) -2--2--1--0-- 2)
Eb--0--3-- -0----------- twice
Let ring...........................
verse
4a)
Db--5h7-----7p5-----5h7-----7p5-----5h7-----7p5-----5h7-----7p5----
Ab--5h7-----7p5-----5h7-----7p5-----5h7-----7p5-----5h7-----7p5----
Eb------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5
pm.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
4b)
Db--5h7-----7p5-----5h7-----7p5-----5h7-----7p5-----5h7-----7p5----
Ab--5h7-----7p5-----5h7-----7p5-----5h7-----7p5-----5h7-----7p5----
Eb------3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5
pm.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
4c)
Db--5h7-----7p5-----5h7-----7p5-----5h7-----7p5-----5h7-----7p5----
Ab--5h7-----7p5-----5h7-----7p5-----5h7-----7p5-----5h7-----7p5----
Eb------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5
pm.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
4d)
Db--5h7-----7p5-----5h7-----7p5-----7h9-----9p7-----7h9-----9p7----
Ab--5h7-5-5-7p5-5-5-5h7-5-5-7p5-5-5-7h9-7-7-9p7-7-7-7h9-7-7-9p7----
Eb-----------------------------------------------------------------
pm.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Chorus riffs (all four)
This is tough to learn, especially since it's so fast, but this is how
Kirk plays it.
5)
Db--7-7--5----------7-7--5------
Ab--7-7--5----------7-7--5-----5
Eb---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-3
pm...... ... ring
pre-solo and solo
6)
eb------------------------------------------
Bb------------------------------------------
Gb--9--11/12\9--11/12/14\9--11/12/14\12\11\9
Db------------------------------------------
Ab------------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------------
post solo (played over riff 4)
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solo:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/metallica/fuel_tab.html ]
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--14-14--12'------12---------14-14--12'------12-----
:-14-14--12'------12---------14-14--12'------12----: x4
:------------12h14--14-12---------------12h14------:
--------------------------14------------------------
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---12-----12----12---------17-15-14-15-14--------------------
15'--15'-----15'---15'--------------------15-17--------------
-----------------------------------------------14-12-14------
--------------------------------------------------------12---
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----------------15-17'`15p12-15p12---------12-12-----12-------12-12--
-----------15-17------------------15p12-15------15p12--15p12--15'15'-
--12--14s16----------------------------------------------------------
14--14---------------------------------------------------------------
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s5-3---s5-3----0--0--0--0-----------------
=----4------4-2'-2'-2'-2'-2'`-------------
---------------=-------------2-2----------
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-----0------0-------------------------------------
s5-3---s5-3---------------------------12--14--15--
---------------14-14-14-14-14p12------14'-16'-17'-
---------------14-14-14-14------14p12-------------
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---12---12--------12--------12------15p12--12------15p12--12------
15'--15'--15p12-15'-15p12-15'-15p12------15'-15'p12-----15'-15'p12
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------11-12------11-12-s14---11-12-s14-12p11-12--p11--11----
s14---------14------------14------------------------14------
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------11-12-----------11-12-s14-----11-12-s14-s16-16--------
12s14-------14--14-14----------14---------------------------
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