Metallica - Hit The Lights Chords & Tabs

Artist: Metallica
Album: Kill 'em All
Song: Hit the Lights
Bassist: Cliff Burton

Standard tuning (EADG)

h = hammer-on

(0:00-0:17) First intro
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|

(0:21-0:31) Second intro
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------7-7-----9-9------11-11---------------------------|
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------2-2-----2-2---------2------------------------|

Guitar plays riff by itself (0:32-0:40)

(0:41-0:46) Third intro
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--0-------0---------0---------0-------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

(0:46-0:52)
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------75-5------------------------------------|
A--0-00000-3-05-03-0-00000----7--67-0-00000-3-05-03-0-00000-01-3-35-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(0:53-0:56) Verse
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--5-5-------5-5--3-2-----------------------------------------------|
E-------3-3-----------3---------------------------------------------|

(0:56-1:02)
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------75-5------------------------------------|
A--0-00000-3-05-03-0-00000----7--67-0-00000-3-05-03-0-00000-01-3-35-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(1:02-1:05) Verse
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--5-5-------5-5--3-2-----------------------------------------------|
E-------3-3-----------3---------------------------------------------|

(1:05-1:11) Pre-chorus
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------75-5------------------------------------|
A--0-00000-3-05-03-0-00000----7--67----7------------3-2-------------|
E------------------------------------0--------3-2-3-----3-----------|

(1:11-1:21) Chorus
G--------Play 3x----------------------------------------------------|
D-o------------------------o----------------------------------------|
A-o------------------3-----o-------------REST-----------------------|
E----5-5-3h5-5-3h5-5----3-----5-5-3h5-5-----------------------------|

(1:23-1:28) Solo
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------75-5------------------------------------|
A--0-00000-3-05-03-0-00000----7--67-0-00000-3-05-03-0-00000-01-3-35-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(1:29-1:31) Verse
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--5-5-------5-5--3-2-----------------------------------------------|
E-------3-3-----------3---------------------------------------------|

(1:32-1:37)
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------75-5------------------------------------|
A--0-00000-3-05-03-0-00000----7--67-0-00000-3-05-03-0-00000-01-3-35-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/metallica/hit_the_lights_btab_ver_4.html ]
(1:37-1:40) Verse
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--5-5-------5-5--3-2-----------------------------------------------|
E-------3-3-----------3---------------------------------------------|

(1:41-1:46) Pre-chorus
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------75-5------------------------------------|
A--0-00000-3-05-03-0-00000----7--67----7------------3-2-------------|
E------------------------------------0--------3-2-3-----3-----------|

(1:46-1:56) Chorus
G--------Play 3x----------------------------------------------------|
D-o------------------------o----------------------------------------|
A-o------------------3-----o-------------REST-----------------------|
E----5-5-3h5-5-3h5-5----3-----5-5-3h5-5-----------------------------|

(1:58-2:04) Solo
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------75-5------------------------------------|
A--0-00000-3-05-03-0-00000----7--67-0-00000-3-05-03-0-00000-01-3-35-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(2:04-2:06) Verse
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--5-5-------5-5--3-2-----------------------------------------------|
E-------3-3-----------3---------------------------------------------|

(2:07-2:12)
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------75-5------------------------------------|
A--0-00000-3-05-03-0-00000----7--67-0-00000-3-05-03-0-00000-01-3-35-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(2:13-2:15) Verse
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--5-5-------5-5--3-2-----------------------------------------------|
E-------3-3-----------3---------------------------------------------|

(2:16-2:21) Pre-chorus
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------75-5------------------------------------|
A--0-00000-3-05-03-0-00000----7--67----7------------3-2-------------|
E------------------------------------0--------3-2-3-----3-----------|

(2:22-2:35) Chorus
G--------Play 4x----------------------------------------------------|
D-o------------------------o----------------------------------------|
A-o------------------3-----o----------------------------------------|
E----5-5-3h5-5-3h5-5----3-----5--3--5-------------------------------|

(2:36-2:46) Pre-solo first half
G---------PLAY 2 TIMES----------------------------------------------|
D-o------------------7-5-----------o--------------------------------|
A-o--GUITAR-REST---------7-6-5-----o--------------------------------|
E------------------------------8-5----------------------------------|

(2:46-2:57) Pre-solo second half
G---------PLAY 2 TIMES----------------------------------------------|
D-o-----------------------7-5-----------o---------------------------|
A-o-------Rest------Rest------7-6-5-----o---------------------------|
E----5-5--------5-5-----------------8-5-----------------------------|

(2:57-3:44) Big solo first part
G----------------------PLAY THIS 8 TIMES----------------------------|
D-o-------------------------------------------------9-7----------o--|
A-o-------------5-5-------------7-7-------------5-5-----9-8-7-5--o--|
E---7-777-77777-----7-777-77777-----7-777-77777---------------------|

(3:45-3:56) Big solo second part
G----------------------PLAY THIS 2 TIMES----------------------------|
D-o-------------------------------------------------7-5---------o---|
A-o-----------------------------5-5---------------------7-6-5---o---|
E---5-555-55555-8-8-5-555-55555-----5-555-55555-8-8-----------8-----|

(3:57-4:14) Outro
G-----PLAY 2x-------------------------------------------------------|
D-o--7-5----------o-------------------------------------------------|
A-o------7-6-5----o-------------10-10-12-12----DRUMS----------------|
E--------------8-----5---5---5--------------5--------5-5------------|

transcribed by Jesus