"Fade To Black" (Metallica) Solos Transcription & Lesson/Analysis
Added 2024-12-17 00:34:17 +0000 UTCIf 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
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.
Andy JCP
2025-02-02 18:17:28 +0000 UTClovely!!!! P.S: more metallica pliiis :) :)
Eduardo Heredia
2025-01-18 06:46:12 +0000 UTCIncoming!
Bradley Hall
2024-12-18 17:28:08 +0000 UTCThanks for this!
Julia Byam
2024-12-18 05:12:57 +0000 UTCThanks, 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.
Chris
2024-12-18 00:39:50 +0000 UTCThis solo is legendary. And that's basically what made me REALLY want to play the guitar.
Kostyantyn Kravchenko
2024-12-17 14:11:11 +0000 UTC
