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
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)
Intro
Verse (James, x2, add main riff in between each time and before chorus)
Kirk w/ wah pedal
Pre-chorus (James)
Harm............................
Chorus (Both) x6 x2 x2
In some live versions, James plays this...
Intro
Main riff
Verse
Main riff
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Interlude (James x8, Kirk x4)
PM...... PM..
Pre-solo (Kirk, w/ wah pedal, x4)
x3 Wah pedal off x3
GUITAR SOLO (Kirk)
Post-solo (Kirk, James plays chords version of chorus under this)
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!!!!!
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..
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!!!!!