"Fade To Black" (Metallica) Solos Transcription & Lesson/Analysis
If there's one solo to prove that early Kirk Hammett's playing was genuinely legendary, it's Fade To Black. This solo is a masterclass in tasteful phrasing, proving that you don't need complicated harmony and insane technique to create memorable, hard-hitting guitar work!
This is an excellent gateway solo for beginners/intermediate players who are looking to push their soloing up a notch.
(Also included the intro solo too btw!)
Good luck and don't forget to share your progress with everyone in the Discord server!
0:00 Playthrough
2:28 Intro
4:16 Bars 1-4 (solo 1)
7:10 Bars 5-8 (solo 1)
9:39 Bars 9-13 (solo 1)
14:20 Bars 14-17 (solo 1)
17:20 Bars 18-20 (solo 1)
19:05 Pre-solo harmony
20:30 Bars 29-32 (solo 2)
22:38 Bars 33-36 (solo 2)
25:11 Bars 37-38 (solo 2)
26:02 The infamous boomer-bends lick (solo 2)
29:53 Bars 41-42 (solo 2)
31:08 Bars 43-48 (solo 2)
35:19 Bars 49-52 (solo 2)
38:46 Bars 53-57 (solo 2)
43:42 Bars 58-60 (solo 2)
45:04 Bars 61-68 (solo 2)
50:00 Bars 69-74 (solo 2)
53:15 Bars 75-78 (solo 2)
55:45 Bars 79-85 (solo 2)
Comments (9)
I would love it if you did disposable heroes if you haven't yet
Man F#$! those boomer bends lmao what is that shyt! JK I'm just struggling with them. This is a fun one for sure though!
Same here Kostyantyn. This solo can be appreciated by the listener irregardless if they are a musician or not.
Nice! Really like this solo, esp. the intro part. And there's a few nice licks in the fast part as well. For the aeolian run in bar 18/19 I rather use a 3NPS pattern, easier for me to end the run.
lovely!!!! P.S: more metallica pliiis :) :)
Thanks for this!
Thanks, Bradley. Appreciate the work you put into these. If I’m ready for Bark at the Moon when you do it one day, it’ll be thanks to your exercises.
Incoming!
This solo is legendary. And that's basically what made me REALLY want to play the guitar.