Tabs for
"Creeping Death"
Creeping Death
As performed on Ride the Lightning
Written by: Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton, Hammett
Tabbed by: Adam Polidori
CC -----------X------------X-X- 2X (Play this in the beginning,
FT -o-o-o-o-o----o-o-o-o-o----- Time yourself with the guitars)
CC -----------X--X------------X-X--X- 2X
FT -o-o-o-o-o-------o-o-o-o-o-------
CC -X-X-X-X-
BD -o-o-o-o-
(Guitar riff is played three times)
CC ------------------------------X- Then do this roll
ST -ooo-o-o-o-o--------------------
LT -------------o-o-o-o------------
FT ---------------------o-o-o-o----
BD ------------------------------o-
HH -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- This is the main beat with
SD ---o---o---o----- an alteration here and there
BD -o---o---o---o-o- This is also done during the verse
CC ---------X- This roll is done most of the time
SD -oooo------ between riff changes. Listen to the
FT -----ooo--- To find out when to do this
BD ---------o-
CC -----------X----X- Play this 4X times
HH -x-x-x-x-x-------- After the 2nd and 4th time do a roll
SD ---o---o---o----o-
BD -o---o---o---oo---
CC ---------X--------------- This may not be it exactly
FT -o-ooooo---o-ooooo-------
SD -------------------o-----
BD --------oo--------oo-----
CC -X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X------- Before the end
BD -o-o-o-o--o-o-o-o-------
The end is played like the beginning
