Welcome to Hell - by Venom
Originally recorded on the album Welcome to Hell (1981 Neat Records)

Tune down guitars three half-steps (to C#)

Note - letters above staff are time vales for notes underneath. Lyrics
are below staff.

Rhythm in 4/4

Intro: (bass enters second time through intro Riff 1)

||---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
||----2~---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|--------------------|
||----0~---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|0/12-0/12-0/12-0/12-|
||---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|

Riff 1:

  e e e e e e e e    e e e q   q.
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----5-----5-----5-|------5---7~~------|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|

  e e e e e e e e    e e e q    q.
|------------------|--------------------||
|----5-----5-----5-|----5---7~~---------||
|-0-0---0-0---0-0--|-0-0----------------||
|------------------|--------------------||

e e e e e e e e    e e e q   q.
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----5-----5------5|-------5---7~~-----|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|

  e e e e e e e e    e e e q    q.
|------------------|--------------------||
|-----5-----5-----5|--------5----7~~----||
|-0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0-------------||
|------------------|--------------------||


Verse 1:

      e e e e e e e e    e e e q    q.      e e e e e e e e
||---------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
||--------5-----5------|-5-----5----7~~--|------5-----5------|
||----0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-----------|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|
||---------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
        Fight  we       will  fight  right     Living on with

  e e e e e e e e    e e e q    q.      e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5-----5---7~~---|------5-----5------|-5-----5---7~~-----|
|---0-0-----------|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 a will of our own--    Des - tined    to     live right

   e e e e e e e e    e e e q    q.
|------------------|--------------------||
|-----5-----5------|--5-----5----7~~----||
|-0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0-------------||
|------------------|--------------------||
 We're taking hell as our home ---

Bridge:

   e e e e e e e e     e e e q     q.
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~------|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0----------------|
      Bur - ning      lives     burning

   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  q      q.
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------7--------7--------|--7--------10----9---------|
|--0--0-----0--0-----0--0--|-----0--0------------------|
        Having need for the mercy of God

   e e e e e e e e     e e e q     q.
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~------|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0----------------|
      An -  cient     lives  crying

   e e e e e e e e     e e e q     q.
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~----|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0--------------|
   Acting fast upon way of the dog

Chorus:

   e   e   e    q.  e e    e e e e e e e e
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|--3---2---0------------|-------------------|
|---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
  Wel come to  Hell


   e   e   e    q.  e e    e e e e e e e e
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|--3---2---0------------|-------------------|
|---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
  Wel come to  Hell

   e   e   e    q.  e e    e e e e e e e e
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|--3---2---0------------|----------3-2-0----|
|---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-------1--|
  Wel come to  Hell

  e e e e  e e e e     q  e e e e e  e
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-3-2-0----3-2-0----|---------------------|
|-------3--------1--|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1--3----|
                Hell ----

   q  e e e e e e
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|

Riff 1:

  e e e e e e e e    e e e q   q.
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----5-----5-----5-|------5---7~~------|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|

  e e e e e e e e    e e e q    q.
|------------------|--------------------||
|----5-----5-----5-|----5---7~~---------||
|-0-0---0-0---0-0--|-0-0----------------||
|------------------|--------------------||

e e e e e e e e    e e e q   q.
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----5-----5------5|-------5---7~~-----|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|

  e e e e e e e e    e e e q    q.
|------------------|--------------------||
|-----5-----5-----5|--------5----7~~----||
|-0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0-------------||
|------------------|--------------------||

Verse 2:

      e e e e e e e e    e e e q    q.      e e e e e e e e
||---------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
||--------5-----5------|-5-----5----7~~--|------5-----5------|
||----0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-----------|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|
||---------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
        Kill  we       will  kill  death   Masturbating on the

  e e e e e e e e    e e e q    q.      e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5-----5---7~~---|------5-----5------|-5-----5---7~~-----|
|---0-0-----------|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 deeds we have done--    Hell com-mands death kill

   e e e e e e e e    e e e q    q.
|------------------|--------------------||
|-----5-----5------|--5-----5----7~~----||
|-0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0-------------||
|------------------|--------------------||
 Argue not of feel the death of the sun

Bridge:

   e e e e e e e e     e e e q     q.
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~------|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0----------------|
      Bur - ning      lives     burning

   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  q      q.
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------7--------7--------|--7--------10----9---------|
|--0--0-----0--0-----0--0--|-----0--0------------------|
        Having need for the mercy of God

   e e e e e e e e     e e e q     q.
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~------|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0----------------|
      An -  cient     cries  crying

   e e e e e e e e     e e e q     q.
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~----|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0--------------|
   Acting fast upon the way of the dog

Chorus:

   e   e   e    q.  e e    e e e e e e e e
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|--3---2---0------------|-------------------|
|---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
  Wel come to  Hell


   e   e   e    q.  e e    e e e e e e e e
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|--3---2---0------------|-------------------|
|---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
  Wel come to  Hell

   e   e   e    q.  e e    e e e e e e e e
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|--3---2---0------------|----------3-2-0----|
|---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-------1--|
  Wel come to  Hell

  e e e e  e e e e     q  e e e e e  e
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-3-2-0----3-2-0----|---------------------|
|-------3--------1--|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1--3----|
                Hell ----

   q  e e e e e e
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|


Interlude:

     q   q   q    e  e      q    q   q   q
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|----0---2---3----2--0--|--------2---3---2----|

   q   q   q   q        e   q    h+e
|-------------------|----------------------|   (Repeat four
|-------------------|----------------------|    times)
|-------------------|-------2----1---------|

|--0---2---3---2----|---3----------------|
                                     Lets go!

Break Down:

  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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

    w
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---0~----|

Riff 1:

  e e e e e e e e    e e e q   q.
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----5-----5-----5-|------5---7~~------|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|

  e e e e e e e e    e e e q    q.
|------------------|--------------------||
|----5-----5-----5-|----5---7~~---------||
|-0-0---0-0---0-0--|-0-0----------------||
|------------------|--------------------||

e e e e e e e e    e e e q   q.
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----5-----5------5|-------5---7~~-----|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|

  e e e e e e e e    e e e q    q.
|------------------|--------------------||
|-----5-----5-----5|--------5----7~~--o-||
|-0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0-------------||
|------------------|--------------------||

Verse 3:

      e e e e e e e e    e e e q    q.      e e e e e e e e
||---------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
||--------5-----5------|-5-----5----7~~--|------5-----5------|
||----0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-----------|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|
||---------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
        Die  we       won't  die  live   Our choice of difference

  e e e e e e e e    e e e q    q.      e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5-----5---7~~---|------5-----5------|-5-----5---7~~-----|
|---0-0-----------|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 is what you'll never know--    Mortal voids live die

   e e e e e e e e    e e e q    q.
|------------------|--------------------||
|-----5-----5------|--5-----5----7~~----||
|-0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0-------------||
|------------------|--------------------||
 Buried deep beneath the fall of the snow

Bridge:

   e e e e e e e e     e e e q     q.
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~------|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0----------------|
      Bur - ning      lives     living

   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  q      q.
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------7--------7--------|--7--------10----9---------|
|--0--0-----0--0-----0--0--|-----0--0------------------|
        Having need for the mercy of God

   e e e e e e e e     e e e q     q.
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~------|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0----------------|
      An -  cient     cries  crying

   e e e e e e e e     e e e q     q.
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~----|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0--------------|
   Acting fast upon the ways of the dog

Chorus:

   e   e   e    q.  e e    e e e e e e e e
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|--3---2---0------------|-------------------|
|---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
  Wel come to  Hell


   e   e   e    q.  e e    e e e e e e e e
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|--3---2---0------------|-------------------|
|---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
  Wel come to  Hell

   e   e   e    q.  e e    e e e e e e e e
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|--3---2---0------------|----------3-2-0----|
|---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-------1--|
  Wel come to  Hell

  e e e e  e e e e     q  e e e e e  e
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-3-2-0----3-2-0----|---------------------|
|-------3--------1--|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1--3----|
                Hell ----

   q  e e e e e e
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|


   s s s q+s   hr
|---------------------|
|--------2------------|
|--0-0-0-0------------|
|---------------------|

Simple View:
Intro x1
Riff 1 x1
Verse 1 x1
Bridge x1
Chorus x1
Riff 1 x1
Verse 2 x1
Bridge x1
Chorus x1
Interlude x1
Break Down x1
Riff 1 x1
Verse 3 x1
Bridge x1
Chorus x1

I am not sure about the bass chords in the beginning and end, but on the live videos, it 
like he plays chords. If it doesn't sound right, just play the root note, however I 
this song with some distortion like Venom does and the chords sound fine.


Effects:
Light or Medium Distortion - Through whole song
Wah or Chorus or Flanger or Phaser - Through the interlude

Email me at Mitch4117@gmail.com for questions, my mistakes, or bass tab requests.
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