Lux Æterna Tab

by Metallica
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Am
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Artist: Metallica
Song: Lux Æterna
Album: 72 Seasons
 
Tabbed by Federico
ig: federicolovesmusic
November 2022
 
 
 
[Intro]
   D5 C#5        C5         B5         Bb5    x3   D5          C#5         C5          B5
e|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--7/6--6--6--6/5--5--5--5/4--4--4--4/3--3--3--|--7-----------6-----------5-----------4-----------|
D|--7/6--6--6--6/5--5--5--5/4--4--4--4/3--3--3--|--7-----------6-----------5-----------4-----------|
A|--5/4--4--4--4/3--3--3--3/2--2--2--2/1--1--1--|--5-----------4-----------5-----------2-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|--5-----------4-----------3-----------2-----------|
  PM     .  .       .  .       .  .       .  .
 
    A5
e|--------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
B|--------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
G|--2-----------|--(2)-----------|---/14-----------|--(14)----------\X--|
D|--2-----------|--(2)-----------|---/14-----------|--(14)----------\X--|
A|--0-----------|--(0)-----------|-----------------|----------------\X--|
E|--------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
 
 
 
[Main Riff]
    A5                                    x4
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|
D|----------7----------------------7-----8--|
A|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
E|------------------------------------------|
  PM             .  .  .  .  .  .
 
 
 
[Main Riff break]
    A5
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----8-----|
D|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----8-----|
A|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Main Riff]
    A5                                    x4
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|
D|----------7----------------------7-----8--|
A|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
E|------------------------------------------|
  PM             .  .  .  .  .  .
 
 
 
[Verse 1]
    A5                      C5       D5       C5       G5                      C5       B5           x3
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--------------------------5--------4--------4-----|
D|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--5-----------------------5--------4--------4-----|
A|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--3--------5--------3-----|--5-----------------------3--------2--------2-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------|
  PM      .  .  .  .  .  .                                   .  .  .  .  .  .
 
    A5                      C5       D5       C5       G5                      C5       B5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--------------------------5--------4--------------|
D|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--5-----------------------5--------4--------------|
A|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--3--------5--------3-----|--5-----------------------3--------2--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------0-----|
  PM      .  .  .  .  .  .                                   .  .  .  .  .  .
 
 
A5
Anticipation
G5
In domination
A5                      G5
A sea of hearts beat as one, unified
A5
Magnification
G5
All generations
A5                   G5
Approaching thunder awaiting the light
 
 
 
[Pre Chorus]
    F5                                                 E5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
  PM      .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .           .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  
 
    E5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--|
 
 
F5
Full speed or nothing
E5
Full speed or nothing
 
 
 
[Chorus 1]
(Played over Main Riff)
    A5                                    x8
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|
D|----------7----------------------7-----8--|
A|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
E|------------------------------------------|
  PM             .  .  .  .  .  .
 
A5
Lux Æterna
A5
Lux Æterna, yeah!
 
 
[Fill 1]
e|--------------|------------------5--3--------------------|-----------|
B|--5b6---------|--(6)-------------------5--3--------------|-----------|
G|--5b6---------|--(6)-------------------------5--2--5-5---|---2\------|
D|--------------|------------------------------------------|-----------|
A|--------------|------------------------------------------|-----------|
E|--------------|------------------------------------------|-----------|
 (Bend slowly with wah wah)
 
 
[Verse 2]
    A5                      C5       D5       C5       G5                      C5       B5           x3
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--------------------------5--------4--------4-----|
D|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--5-----------------------5--------4--------4-----|
A|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--3--------5--------3-----|--5-----------------------3--------2--------2-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------|
  PM      .  .  .  .  .  .                                   .  .  .  .  .  .
 
    A5                      C5       D5       C5       G5                      C5       B5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--------------------------5--------4--------------|
D|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--5-----------------------5--------4--------------|
A|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--3--------5--------3-----|--5-----------------------3--------2--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------0-----|
  PM      .  .  .  .  .  .                                   .  .  .  .  .  .
 
 
A5
Exhilaration
G5
Frenzied sensation
A5                  G5
Kindred alliance connected inside
A5
Commiseration
G5
Sonic salvation
A5                       G5
Cast out the demons that strangle your life
 
 
 
[Pre Chorus]
    F5                                                 E5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
  PM      .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .           .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  
 
    E5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--|
 
 
F5
Full speed or nothing
E5
Full speed or nothing
 
 
 
[Chorus 2]
(Played over Main Riff)
    A5                                    x4
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|
D|----------7----------------------7-----8--|
A|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
E|------------------------------------------|
  PM             .  .  .  .  .  .
 
 
A5
Lux Æterna
A5
Lux Æterna, yeah!
 
 
 
[Bridge]
(Played over Main Riff break)
    A5                                            x3   A5                         G5       F#5   F
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----8-----|--2--------2--------2-----------------------------|
D|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----8-----|--2--------2--------2--------5--------4-----3-----|
A|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|--0--------0--------0--------5--------4-----3-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------3--------2-----1-----|
 
 
A5
Lux Æterna!
 
 
 
[Solo]
(Rhythm guitar)
    E5                                         x4
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------2-----3--|
D|--2-----------------------------------2-----3--|
A|--2--------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
  PM      .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
 
    Bb5              C5     B5               C5     Bb5              C5    Bb5    G5   A5    x4
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8-----------------10----8-----------------10----8-----------------10----8-----5-----7------|
A|--8-----------------10----8-----------------10----8-----------------10----8-----5-----7------|
E|--6-----6--6--6--6--8-----6-----6--6--6--6--8-----6-----6--6--6--6--8-----6-----3-----5------|
  PM      .  .  .  .              .  .  .  .              .  .  .  . 
 
 
(Lead guitar)
e|--17-17-17-17-15-12--17-17-17-17-15-12--17-17-17-17-15-12--17-17-17-17-15-12--|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  (The notes in this section are an approximation)
 
 
e|---17-17-17-17-15-12--17-17-17-17-15-12--15-14-12-----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------15-14-12--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------14-12--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--14b15-------------14b15------------|--(12)--12--12--(12)---12--12--(12)--12---(12)--12--12---15b17--|
G|--14b15---12--------14b15----12------|--14b16---------14b16----------14b16------14b16-----------------|
D|--------------14-----------------14--|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------\X-------------|
G|--15p0-15p0-15p0--15p0-15p0-15p0--15p0-15p0-15p0--15p0-15p0-15p0--|---15p0-15p0-15p0--\X-------0-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------\X------/-\----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------/---\---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------/-----\--|
  (Fret with your left hand, dive the whammy bar down with your right hand)                 (dive bomb) 
 
 
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--/15p0----/15p0----/15p0----/15p0----|--/15p0----/15p0--------0-----------|
D|--------------------------------------|-----------------------/-\----------|
A|--------------------------------------|----------------------/---\---------|
E|--------------------------------------|---------------------/-----\--------|
   (Dive down each of these 0's)                            (dive bomb)
 
 
e|--(15)--15-15--(15)--15-15--(15)--15---(15)--15-15--(15)--15-15--(15)--15--|
B|--18b20--------18b20--------18b20------18b20--------18b20--------18b20-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  (The notes in this section are also an approximation)
 
 
e|--(15)--15-15--(15)--15-15--(15)--15---15----15---14----14---13----13---12----12--|
B|--18b20--------18b20--------18b20------18b20------17b19------16b18------15b17-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|--11----11---10----10---9-----9---8-----8---7-----7---8-----8---7-----7---6----6--|
B|--14b16------13b15------12b14-----11b13-----10b12-----11b13-----10b12-----9b11----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|--5----5---4---4---3---3---2---2--------------|
B|--8b10-----7b9-----6b8-----5b7----------------|
G|---------------------------------------0------|
D|--------------------------------------/-\-----|
A|-------------------------------------/---\----|
E|------------------------------------/-----\---|
                                    (dive bomb)
 
 
[Post solo]
    A5                                  C5                                                 D5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--------2--------2--------2--------5-----------|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----------|
D|--2--------2--------2--------2--------5-----------|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----------|
A|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
 
    A5                                  E5             A5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------|
G|--2--------2--------2--------2--------9-----------|--2--------2--------2--------2--------|---(2)-----|
D|--2--------2--------2--------2--------9-----------|--2--------2--------2--------2--------|---(2)-----|
A|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|--0--------0--------0--------0--------|---(0)-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------|
 
    A5
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--------2--------2--------2--------------------|   Guitar 1
D|--2--------2--------2--------2--------------------|
A|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                  |
 |                                                  |
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--17-------17-------17-------17\------------------|   Guitar 2
D|--17-------17-------17-------17\------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Main Riff]
    A5                                    x3
e|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|--2--------2--------2--------2----------------|   Guitar 1
D|----------7----------------------7-----8--|--2--------2--------2--------2----------------|
A|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|--0--------0--------0--------0----------------|
E|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
 |PM             .  .  .  .  .  .           |                                              |
 |                                          |                                              |
e|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----(hold during the repetitions)-----|--17-------17-------17-------17\--------------|   Guitar 2
D|--2---------------------------------------|--17-------17-------17-------17\--------------|
A|--0---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Main Riff]
    A5                                    x4
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|
D|----------7----------------------7-----8--|
A|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
E|------------------------------------------|
  PM             .  .  .  .  .  .
 
 
 
[Verse 3]
    A5                      C5       D5       C5       G5                      C5       B5           x3
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--------------------------5--------4--------4-----|
D|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--5-----------------------5--------4--------4-----|
A|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--3--------5--------3-----|--5-----------------------3--------2--------2-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------|
  PM      .  .  .  .  .  .                                   .  .  .  .  .  .
 
    A5                      C5       D5       C5       G5                      C5       B5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--------------------------5--------4--------------|
D|--2-----------------------5--------7--------5-----|--5-----------------------5--------4--------------|
A|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--3--------5--------3-----|--5-----------------------3--------2--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------0-----|
  PM      .  .  .  .  .  .                                   .  .  .  .  .  .
 
 
A5
Emancipation
G5
Kill isolation
A5                  G5
Never alone for the feelings alike
A5
Amplification
G5
Lightning the nation
A5                    G5
Never alive more than right here tonight
 
 
 
[Pre Chorus]
    F5                                                 E5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
  PM      .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .           .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  
 
    E5                                                        x2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--10h12--12--12--|
 
 
F5
Full speed or nothing
E5
Full speed or nothing
 
 
 
[Chorus 3]
(Played over Main Riff)
    A5                                    x4
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|
D|----------7----------------------7-----8--|
A|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
E|------------------------------------------|
  PM             .  .  .  .  .  .
 
 
A5
Lux Æterna
A5
Lux Æterna, yeah!
 
 
[Main Riff break]
    A5
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----8-----|
D|--2--------2--------2--------2--------7-----8-----|
A|--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Outro]
(Similar to Intro)
   D5 C#5        C5         B5         Bb5    x2   D5          C#5         C5          B5
e|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--7/6--6--6--6/5--5--5--5/4--4--4--4/3--3--3--|--7-----------6-----------5-----------4-----------|
D|--7/6--6--6--6/5--5--5--5/4--4--4--4/3--3--3--|--7-----------6-----------5-----------4-----------|
A|--5/4--4--4--4/3--3--3--3/2--2--2--2/1--1--1--|--5-----------4-----------5-----------2-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|--5-----------4-----------3-----------2-----------|
  PM     .  .       .  .       .  .       .  .
 
    A5
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|--2-----|--(2)---|--(2)---|--(2)---|
D|--2-----|--(2)---|--(2)---|--(2)---|
A|--0-----|--(0)---|--(0)---|--(0)---|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|
 
    A5                                         A5                             D5    D#5
e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|---7p5p0-------------------------7-----8--|--7p5----------------------------7-----8--|
D|----------7----------------------7-----8--|-------7--7----------------------7-----8--|
A|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|----------0----0--0--0--0--0--0--5-----6--|
E|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------5-----6--|
  PM             .  .  .  .  .  .                           .  .  .  .  .  .
 
 
 
************************************
 
| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| b   Bend
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| PM  Palm mute
 
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