Chords of: Fade To Black (Live) by: Metallica. (Fmaj7, Eb, Abm, Ab) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Fade To Black (Live)” by Metallica is in Eb Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 55 different chords across 249 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fmaj7, Eb, Abm, Ab.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 8% of the 8:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → C# → Bbm → Ab → Bbm → C#/G# → Bbm → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 11 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 0:39 | 8% |
| Eb | 0:38 | 8% |
| Ab | 0:35 | 7% |
| Abm | 0:33 | 7% |
| Bbm7 | 0:33 | 7% |
| F# | 0:30 | 6% |
| Bb | 0:26 | 5% |
| F#6 | 0:25 | 5% |
Bbm – C# – Bbm – Ab – Fm – Bbm – C#/G# – Bbm – Fm7 – Ebm – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – Cdim – Ab6 – Bbm7 – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Ab – Bbm7 – Bbm – Ab – Fm – Bbm – Bbm7 – Fm7 – Bbm7b5 – Emaj7 – Eb7/G – Ebm – Eb/Bb – Abm – B – F#6 – F# – Ebm – Abm – B – F# – Ebm7 – Abm – B – F# – Ebm7 – Abm – B – Abm7 – F# – …
