For Whom The Bell Tolls
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - 4 5
2 3 4 5 7 8 4 5
2 3 4 5 7 8 2 3
0 1 2 3 5 6 - -
FF# E (while bass plays doomy riff) x12, (4 as intro,
4 when drums come in, and 4 with
bass playing )
Then:
Then verse chords (, , , , ) with the following lead repeated
over and over:
12-9-11----9-11- (triplets)
Make us fight on the hills in the early day
Constant chill deep inside
Shouting gun, on they run through the endless grey
(can't remember this line)
For a hill, men will kill why they do not know
(you get the idea)
For whom
the bell tolls Time marches
on For whom
the bell tolls
(same as verse 1)
(same again)
repeated, with wailing lead, harmonics etc, then, when
we do it at least, we go into free time on the final
G chord (you know, big heavy metal ending), big drum
fill, then:
EEEEE (ie a massive E chord at the end)
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Readable chord sheet for For Whom The Bell Tolls by Metallica
[E]- [F]- [F#]- [G]- [A]- [Bb]- [B]- [C]-
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - 4 5
2 3 4 5 7 8 4 5
2 3 4 5 7 8 2 3
0 1 2 3 5 6 - -
F
4 when drums come in, and 4 with
bass playing [E] [G] [F#] [F])
Then:
[E] [G] [F#] [F] [E] [F#] [G] [A]
[E] [G] [F#] [F] [E] [F#] [G] [B]
[E] [G] [F#] [F] [E] [F#] [G] [A]
[E] [G] [F#] [F] [E] [F#] [G] [B]
Then verse chords ([E], [G], [E], [C], [A]) with the following lead repeated
over and over:
12-9-11----9-11- (triplets)
[E]Make us fight on the hills in the early day
[G]Constant chill deep inside
[E]Shouting gun, on they run through the endless grey
[C](can'[A]t remember this line)
[E]For a hill, men will kill why they do not know
[G](you get the idea)
[E]
[C] [A]
[E] [E] [E] [G] [E] [E] [E] [A] [E] [E] [E] [G] [E] [E] [Bb]For[F#] whom
[E]th[E]e [E]be[G]ll t[E]ol[E]ls[E] [A] [E] [E] [E] [G] [E] [E] [Bb]Tim[G]e [F#]marches
[E]on[E] [E] [G] [E] [E] [E] [A] [E] [E] [E] [G] [E] [E] [Bb]For[F#] whom
[E]th[E]e [E]be[G]ll t[E]ol[E]ls[E] [A] [E] [E] [E] [G] [E] [E] [Bb] [G] [F#]
[E]
[E]
[G] [G][G][G][G] [G][G][G][G]
[E] [B]
(same as verse 1)
(same again)
[Ending]
[E] [F#] [F#]
[E]repea[F#]ted[F#], wi[G]th[G] wailing lead, harmonics etc, then, when
we do it at least, we go into free time on the final
G chord (you know, big heavy metal ending), big drum
fill, then:
[G] [E][E][E][E][E]
[E]
[E][E][E][E]
[E]EEEEE (ie a massive E chord at the end)