Metallica - Blackened: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Blackened" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Blackened Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Metallica

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Blackened" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Em
Blackened is the end
Winter it will send
Throwing all you see
G             A# F# G B A# G
Into obscurity

Death of Mother Earth
Never her rebirth
Evolution's end
Never will it mend
Em    A#
Never

Chorus:
 Em         D            C            F#
Fire, to begin whipping dance of the dead
G         F#     Em
Blackened is the end
      D            C           F#
To begin whipping dance of the dead
G                F#
Color our world blackened

[Verse 2]
Blistering of Earth
Terminate its worth
Deadly nicotine
Kills what might have been
Callous frigid chill
Nothing left to kill
Never seen before
Breathing nevermore
Never

Chorus:
Fire to begin whipping dance of the dead
Blackened is the end
To begin whipping dance of the dead
Color our world blackened

Blackened!

Em
Opposition (Opposition)
Contradiction (Contradiction)
Premonition (Premonition)
       D#
Compromise
    Em
Agitation (Agitation)
Violation (Violation)
Mutilation (Mutilation)
        D#  F#
Planet dies
Darkest color
Blistered Earth
               F
True death of life

(Termination) Termination
(Expiration) Expiration
(Cancellation) Cancellation human race
(Expectation) Expectation
(Liberation) Liberation
(Population) Population laid to waste
See our mother
Put to death
See our mother die

Smoldering decay
Take her breath away
Millions of our years
In minutes disappears
Darkening in vain
Decadence remains
All is said and done
Never is the sun
Never

Chorus:
Fire to begin whipping dance of the dead
Blackened is the end
To begin whipping dance of the dead
Fire is the outcome of hypocrisy
Darkest potency
In the exit of humanity
Color our world blackened
Blackened


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Blackened" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Blackened" by Metallica.