Volbeat – The Devils Bleeding Crown (Guitar Tab)

D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)

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A fun song to play. Just a quick note: Michael Poulsen doesn't adhere to the "downpick everything" like a lot of hardcore Hetfield fans (like myself). It's hard to get that "groove" going in this song doing that. This song is good practice getting that "loose" alternate picking down. I didn't mark all the Palm Muted notes...you can most likely tell where they go. [Intro]

D|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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F|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|--11--11--11--11--9--11--11--9---11--14---11--9--|--11--11--11--11-------------------|
G|--11--11--11--11--9--11--11--9---11--14---11--9--|--11--11--11--11---7--7--9-9b11b9-7|
D|--9---9---9---9---7--9---9---7---9---12---9---7--|--9---9---9---9----0---------------|
    ******Play this 3x***************************

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G|----------------------------------------------9-------------------------------------------9h11-11-11-11p9--|
D|-9--9--12p9-9-9--9--12p9-9-9--9--12p9-9--7--7---7--9--9--12p9-9-9--9--12p9-9-9-9--12p9-9-----------------12|

[Verse]

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C|--11--x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11--x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x------------------------------------------------9------|
D|--9---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x---9--9--12p9-9-9--9--12p9-9-9--9--12p9-9--7--7----7---|

Falling from the sky.... Call upon it’s father...

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C|--11-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x------------------------------------------9h11-11-11-11h9--|
D|--9--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x---9--9--12p9-9-9--9--12p9-9-9--9--12p9-9----------------12|

Drenching the soil with blood.... Take him to Astaroth.... [Chorus]

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C|-7------------7----------------------7------------9----------------------9---------9-------------------|
G|-7------------7----------------------7------------7---7-7-7-7h9p7––7-7-7-7--7/9-11---11-9-7-7-9-7------|
D|-5----5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------------|

The Devi's Spawn no longer breathes...

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C|-7------------------------------------------------9----------------------9---------9-------------------|
G|-7------------------------------------------------7---7-7-7-7h9p7––7-7-7-7--7/9-11---11-9-7-7-9-7------|
D|-5----5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------------|

Descending Angels...

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F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-7------------7----------------------7-------------9----------9----------9----9---------------11--|
G|-7------------7----------------------7-------------9----------9----------9----9---------------11--|
D|-5----5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7----7--------------*9---|
                                                                                        *Play only after
                                                                                          2nd chorus
              Raise your hands...                                     The  De - vil's Bleeding Crown...

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G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9h11-11-11-11-9---|
D|-9--9--12-9-9---9--12-9-9---9--12--9--7--7--12--7----9--9--12-9-9---9--12-9-9--9--12--9-----------------12-|
  **Play this only after 1st Chorus, then go to Verse 2**
   **After 2nd Chorus, go to Interlude and Solo**

[Interlude]

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C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9------------|
G|-------------9h11---------------------9h11-11-11p9----------------9h11-----------------------11-9-7h9p7-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------12-9-9-9-9-9-9------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------|
                                        ********Play 4x**********

[Solo]

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------9-------------------------------|
C|-9-------------------------------------------9------------7--9-------------------------------|
G|-9-------------------------------------------9------------7--7-------------------------------|
D|-7-------------12p9--9--9--9-12p9--9--9--9---7------------5-----12p9--9--9--9-12p9--9--9--9--|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-9------------------------------------------9--------7---------------------------------------|
G|-9------------------------------------------9--------7-----------9---7---6---7---6-----------|
D|-7-------------12p9--9--9--9-12p9--9--9--9--7--------5-------------------------------7-------|

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C|-9/11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--9/11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11\9-------------|
G|-9/11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--9/11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11\9--9-7-6-7-6--|
D|-7/9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9---7/9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9-\7------------7|

[Bridge]

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C|-9/11-11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11-9/11-11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11-|
G|-9/11-11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11-9/11-11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11-|
D|-7/9--9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9--7/9--9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9--|

They gathered all the children outside the church....

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C|-9/11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--9/11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11\9-------------|
G|-9/11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--9/11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11\9--9-7-6-7-6--|
D|-7/9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9---7/9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9-\7------------7|

Close the door and hear all the angels scream....

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C|-9/11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--9/11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11|
G|-9/11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--9/11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11|
D|-7/9---9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---7/9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9-|
           *******(the note groupings change on this measure)*********
           Down...Down...Doooowwwwn...

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C|-11-11--11-11--9/11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--9/11--11-11--11-11--11-11|
G|-11-11--11-11--9/11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--9/11--11-11--11-11--11-11|
D|-9--9---9--9---7/9---9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---7/9---9--9---9--9---9--9-|

Lord...Lord...Loooord...... The Horned One.....

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F|----------------------------------------------------------------------9-------9-------9h11p9---------------|
C|-11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--------------------------9h11-11-11-11-11---11-11---11-11--------11-9----------|
G|-11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11---------9h11-11-11-11-11----------------------------------------------11-9-----|
D|-9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

...is back and he wants his crown **Play Chorus 1x then to Outro** [Outro]

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G|----------------------------------------------9-------------------------------------------9h11-11-11-11p9--|
D|-9--9--12p9-9-9--9--12p9-9-9--9--12p9-9--7--7---7--9--9--12p9-9-9--9--12p9-9-9-9--12p9-9-----------------12|

D|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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C|--11--11--11--11--9--11--11--9---11--14---11--9--|--11--11--11--11-------------------|
G|--11--11--11--11--9--11--11--9---11--14---11--9--|--11--11--11--11---7--7--9-9b11b9-7|
D|--9---9---9---9---7--9---9---7---9---12---9---7--|--9---9---9---9----0---------------|
    ******Play this 3x***************************

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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C|-7---7---7---7--7---9---9---9---9--9---9--/--11---------------------------------------|
G|-7---7---7---7--7---9---9---9---9--9---9--/--11---------------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5--5---7---7---7---7--7---7--/--9----------------------------------------|