This song is originally played in Standard Eb tuning, but I am translating it to Drop D
Fuel
As performed on "ReLoad"
Music by James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, and Lars Ulrich
Lyrics by James Hetfield
h hammer on
p pull off
b bend
r return
~ vibrating
/ slide up
PM palm muting
x muffled strings
Harm. Natural harmonics
James Guitar 1
Kirk Guitar 2
Both D'uh
Whole song is played w/ distortion
Intro
e[------------------------------]-----------------
B[------------------------------]-----------------
G[------------------------------]-----------------
D[------------------------------]-4/6-6-6-4-------
A[-1-------1--------1---1-------]-x-x-x-x-x-------
D[-4p1-1-1-4p1-1-1--4p1-4p1-1-1-]-4/6-6-6-4-------
Main riff (The note in parenthesees would make it sound more like the actual
recording, but you'd have to be a very quick plucker)
e[----------------------------------------------------------
B[----------------------------------------------------------
G[----------------------------------------------------------
D[-------6-6-6-4-------6-6-6-4-------6-6-6-4-------6-6-6-4--
A[-0h4h6---------0h4h6---------0h4h6---------0h4h6----------
D[-(6)-----------(6)-----------(6)-----------(6)------------
Intro
Verse (James, x2, add main riff in between each time and before chorus)
e[-----------------------------------------------
B[-----------------------------------------------
G[-----------------------------------------------
D[-1-----------------1--------1------------------
A[-1--------4--------1--------1------8---7---6---
D[-1--------4--------1--------1------8---7---6---
Kirk w/ wah pedal
e[---------------------]--------------------------
B[---------------------]--------------------------
G[---------------------]-/13-13-11--/13-13-11-----
D[-1-----------------1-]-/13-13-11--/13-13-11-----
A[-1--------4--------1-]--------------------------
D[-1--------4--------1-]--------------------------
Pre-chorus (James)
e[-----------------------------------------------
B[-----------------------------------------------
G[-----------------------------------------------
D[-----------------------------------------------
A[-----------------------------------------------
D[-1-1-2-2-3-3-4-4-5-5-6-6-7-7-8-8---------------
Harm............................
Chorus (Both) x6 x2 x2
e[------------------------]------------[-------------
B[------------------------]------------[-------------
G[------------------------]------------[-------------
D[------------------------]--4---------[--6----------
A[-6p4-4-6-6---6p4-4-6-6--]----6-6---6-[----8-8---8--
D[------------------------]------------[-------------
In some live versions, James plays this...
e[----------------------------------------------------------------
B[----------------------------------------------------------------
G[----------------------------------------------------------------
D[----------------------------------------------------------------
A[-1--------6--------4--------6--------1------4------6------9-----
D[-1--------6--------4--------6--------1------4------6------9-----
Intro
Main riff
Verse
Main riff
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Interlude (James x8, Kirk x4)
e[-----------------------------------------------
B[-----------------------------------------------
G[-----------------------------------------------
D[-----------------------------------------------
A[-6--6----4-------------6--6----4--------4------
D[-6--6----4----1-1-1-1--6--6----4----1-1-4------
PM...... PM..
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/metallica/fuel_tab_ver_6.html ]
Pre-solo (Kirk, w/ wah pedal, x4)
e[-------------------------------------------------------
B[-------------------------------------------------------
G[-13-13-13--11--------11-------13-13-13--11--------11---
D[-13-13-13--11--13-13-11-13----13-13-13--11--13-13-11---
A[---------------13-13----13------------------13-13------
D[-------------------------------------------------------
x3 Wah pedal off x3
e[--------------------]---------------------------
B[--------------------]---------------------------
G[--------13-13-13-11-]-13b15r13p11---------------
D[-/11h13-------------]-------------13------------
A[--------------------]---------------------------
D[--------------------]---------------------------
GUITAR SOLO (Kirk)
e[--------------------11-------11----14b16-14p13-14p13--------------------
B[-14b16-16~~~--14b16----14b16-------------------------14-----------------
G[--------------------------------------------------------13--11-10-11----
D[---------------------------------------------------------------------11-
A[------------------------------------------------------------------------
D[------------------------------------------------------------------------
e[--------------------------------------------------13-14-16---
B[--------------------------14p13----13----13-14-16------------
G[--------------11----13h15-------15----13---------------------
D[-11-11--11h13----13------------------------------------------
A[-------------------------------------------------------------
D[-------------------------------------------------------------
e[-16b18-18-18r16~~~~~--/8-6---/8-6-----------------------------
B[-----------------------x-x----x-x-----------------------------
G[----------------------/8-6---/8-6-----------------------------
D[-----------------------------------6b8-6b8-6b8-6b8--6p4-------
A[--------------------------------------------------------4-6---
D[--------------------------------------------------------------
e[-/8-6---/8-6-----11---15-15-15----
B[--x-x----x-x-----x----x--x--x-----
G[-/8-6---/8-6-----11---15-15-15----
D[----------------------------------
A[----------------------------------
D[----------------------------------
e[----------------------------------------------------------
B[----------------------------------------------------------
G[------------------------------------------11--11p8--------
D[-------13p11----13p11------------------------------11/13--
A[-11h13-------13-------13--11-13-11-13-11------------------
D[----------------------------------------------------------
e[-----------------------------------------------
B[-----------------------------------------------
G[-----------------------------------------------
D[---------------------11-11b13r11---------------
A[-11--13-11-13-11-13----------------------------
D[-----------------------------------------------
Post-solo (Kirk, James plays chords version of chorus under this)
e[---------------------------------------------------
B[---------------------------------------------------
G[-8~~~~~~-8--10h11--8~~~~~~-8--10h11-11/13-8~~~~~~--
D[---------------------------------------------------
A[---------------------------------------------------
D[---------------------------------------------------
e[-----------------------------------------------
B[-----------------------------------------------
G[-8--10h11-11/13--11p10-11~~~--8p6-8~~~~~~------
D[-----------------------------------------------
A[-----------------------------------------------
D[-----------------------------------------------
e[-------------------------------------------------------
B[-------------------------------------------------------
G[-8--10h11-11/13--11p10-11--10p8-10--8p6-8~~~-6~~~------
D[-------------------------------------------------------
A[-------------------------------------------------------
D[-------------------------------------------------------
Chorus
Intro
Main riff
Intro
Done.
Song structure:
Intro
Main riff
Intro
Verse
Main riff
Intro
Verse
Main riff
Intro
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Intro
Main riff
Intro
Verse
Main riff
Intro
Verse
Main riff
Intro
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Intro
Interlude
Pre-solo
GUITAR SOLO
Post-solo
Chorus
Intro
Main riff
Intro
I know the song structure may look somewhat confusing, but just play it along
with the actual recording and you'll get it down in no time. METALLICA FOREVER!!!!!
