Venom – Black Metal (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by Venom
(From the 1983 Album BLACK METAL)
Transcribed by David Harris
Words and Music by Venom
Arranged by Venom
Gtr I (C# F# B E G# C#) - 'Mantas'
Tempo - 167
[Intro]
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
C#|--------|
G#|--------|
E |--------|
B |--------|
F#|--------|
C#|--------|C5(A) B5(A)
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S C#||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| G#||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| B ||--5-----------------------------|-4-----------------------------| F#||o-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| C#||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb(A) G5E5
PM------------------------| PM----|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S E E Q C#|-------------------------------|---------------------|| G#|-------------------------------|--------------------o|| E |-------------------------------|-------------9-9-9---|| B |-3-----------------------------|-------------9-9-9---|| F#|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-2---------7-7-7--o|| C#|-------------------------------|-3-0-0-0-0-0---------||
[Verse]
$
$$
C5(A) B5(A)
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S C#||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| G#||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| B ||--5-----------------------------|-4-----------------------------| F#||o-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| C#||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb(A) G5E5
PM------------------------| PM----|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S E E Q C#|-------------------------------|---------------------|| G#|-------------------------------|--------------------o|| E |-------------------------------|-------------9-9-9---|| B |-3-----------------------------|-------------9-9-9---|| F#|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-2---------7-7-7--o|| C#|-------------------------------|-3-0-0-0-0-0---------||
D5(B) B5
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S C#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| E |-7-----------------------------|--------------------------------| B |-7-----------------------------|-4------------------------------| F#|-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| C#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D5(B) D5/B5A5 B5A5
PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E Q E Q C#|-------------------------------|--------------| G#|-------------------------------|--------------| E |-------------------------------|-7------------| B |-7-----------------------------|-7------------| F#|-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----9-7--9-7--| C#|-------------------------------|----7-5--7-5--|
C5(A) B5(A)
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S C#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| E |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| B |-5-----------------------------|-4------------------------------| F#|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| C#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb(A) G5E5
PM------------------------| PM----|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S E E Q C#|-------------------------------|--------------------| G#|-------------------------------|--------------------| E |-------------------------------|-------------9-9-9--| B |-3-----------------------------|-------------9-9-9--| F#|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-2---------7-7-7--| C#|-------------------------------|-3-0-0-0-0-0--------| [Chorus] A5A5 G (A) PM------------------------| PM S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H. Q C#||------------------------------------|-------------| G#||o-----------------------------------|-0-----------| E ||------------------------------------|-0-----------| B ||------------------------------------|-------------| F#||o-7-(7)-----------------------------|---------0---| C#||--3h=5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------| Gsus4 C#/G D5/E Gsus4 H. Q Q E Q E Q |------------|---------------|| C#|-1----------|-2----3----1--o|| G#|-0-------x--|-0--x-2--x-0---|| E |---------x--|----x----x-----|| B |---------x--|----x----x----o|| F#|------------|---------------|| C# [Interlude] To Coda To Coda A5A5 PM------------------------| PM| PM| PM| PM| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S C#|-----------------------------------|--------------------------| G#|-----------------------------------|--------------------------| E |-----------------------------------|--------------------------| B |-----------------------------------|--------------------------| F#|-7-(7)-----------------------------|-7-----7-----7-----7------| C#|-3h=5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| D.S. al Coda E5 E Q. H W C#|-------------|-------| G#|-------------|-------| E |-------------|-------| B |-2-----------|-------| F#|-2-----------|-------| C#|-0-----------|-------| [Breakdown] & E5 F5 G5 E Q. H H Q Q E Q. H H Q Q C#|-------------|------------|-------------|------------| G#|-------------|------------|-------------|------------| E |-------------|------------|-------------|------------| B |-2-----------|---------3--|-5-----------|---------5--| F#|-2-----------|---------3--|-5-----------|---------5--| C#|-0-----------|---------1--|-3-----------|---------3--| A5 D5/A E5 E Q. H H Q Q W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S C#|-------------|------------|----------|----------------------------------| G#|-------------|------------|----------|----------------------------------| E |-------------|---------7--|-9--------|----------------------------------| B |-7-----------|---------7--|-9--------|----------------------------------| F#|-7-----------|------------|-7--------|-xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsx--| C#|-5-----------|------------|----------|-xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsx--|
[Bridge]
B5
PM----------------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
C#|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-4-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C#|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|A5 Bb5
PM--------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E. E. C#|---------------------------------|-------------------------| G#|---------------------------------|-------------------------| E |---------------------------------|-------------------------| B |---------------------------------|---------------2--2--3---| F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--0--1---| C#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B5
PM----------------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
C#|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-4-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C#|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E5 D5
Q Q E E S S S S E E S S E E E E E
C#|-------------------|-------------------|
G#|-------------------|-------------------|
E |-9--7--------------|-------------------|
B |-9--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
F#|-7--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C#|-------------------|-------------------|
N.C. C5
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
C#||----------------------------------------------|
G#||o---------------------------------------------|
E ||----------------------------------------------|
B ||------------------------------------------5-5-|
F#||o-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-|
C#||----------------------------------------------|
N.C. C5
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
C#|----------------------------------------------||
G#|---------------------------------------------o||
E |----------------------------------------------||
B |-----------------------------------------5-5--||
F#|-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-o||
C#|----------------------------------------------||B5
PM----------------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S C#|-------------------------------|---------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------|---------------------------------| E |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |-4-----------------------------|---------------------------------| F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| C#|-------------------------------|---------------------------------| N.C. C5 S S S S S S S S S S S S E E C#||----------------------------------------------| G#||o---------------------------------------------| E ||----------------------------------------------| B ||------------------------------------------5-5-| F#||o-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-| C#||----------------------------------------------| N.C. C5 S S S S S S S S S S S S E E C#|----------------------------------------------|| G#|---------------------------------------------o|| E |----------------------------------------------|| B |-----------------------------------------5-5--|| F#|-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-o|| C#|----------------------------------------------||
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
E5
|-3--|
H. Q H Q Q Q
C#|------------|--------------|
G#|------------|--------------|
E |-9-------9--|-9------------|
B |-9-------9--|-9------------|
F#|-7-------7--|-7------------|
C#|------------|------0s12s0--|
[Ending]
&&
E5
E Q. H W W
C#|-------------|----------|------|
G#|-------------|----------|------|
E |-------------|----------|------|
B |-2-----------|----------|------|
F#|-2-----------|----------|------|
C#|-0-----------|----------|------|
G5 A5
W H Q. E E +E H.
C#|----------|-------------|--------------*|
G#|----------|-------------|--------------*|
E |----------|-------------|--------------*|
B |----------|-----------5-|-7-(7)\-------*|
F#|----------|-----------5-|-7-(7)\-------*|
C#|----------|-----------3-|-5-(5)\-------*|Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths