Sweet Blasphemy - Black Veil Brides Tabbed by: speakingofno1 E-mail: hmanuel_64@yahoo.com Tuning: Drop C# This tab is not very accurate, but its better than nothing. For now its the only complete tab of Sweet Blasphemy, from beginning to end. That said, if you have any corrections or better ways to play it, feel free to tell me so. This song is composed of 4 guitars playing in harmony in some parts of the song, mostly in the chorus.This is how they're seperated: /LEAD 1 LEAD GUITAR \LEAD 2 /RHYTHM 1 RHYTHM \RHYTHM 2 Intro/Chorus: Lead 1 |------12----------------------9----------------------------------------| |-9-10-----10-9-10----10-9--10---10-------------------------------------| |------------------11---------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| x4 Lead 2 (plays after lead 1 has played x2) |---------------------------------12------------------------------------| |-12-14-----14-12-14-----14-12-14----14---------------------------------| |-------14-----------14-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 Rhythm 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0--0--0--0-0--0-2--4--4-4-7h9p7--------7------------------------------| |-0--0--0--0-0--0-2--4--4-4-------11p9p7---11-7-9-----------------------| |-0--0--0--0-0--0-2--4--4-4---------------------------------------------| x4 Rhythm 2 |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------6h7p6-------6-------| |-0--0--0--0-0--0-2--4--4-4-------9p7p6---9-6-7-| |-0--0--0--0-0--0-2--4--4-4---------------------| |-0--0--0--0-0--0-2--4--4-4---------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------9h11p9---------9----------| -0--0--0--0-0--0-2--4--4-4--------12p11p9---12-9-11--| -0--0--0--0-0--0-2--4--4-4---------------------------| -0--0--0--0-0--0-2--4--4-4---------------------------| x2 Pre-verse w/ Solo 1: Lead 1 |-------10h12h14p12---------12--14/17-16h17-----------------------------| |-10h12-------------12h14h15---------------17-17-15---------------------| |---------------------------------------------------16-18~--------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Lead 2 |-------------------------------14/17-16h17---16-14-12-14~--------------| |------------------------------------------17---------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0~----------------------------2~--------------------------------------| |-0~----------------------------2~--------------------------------------| |-0~----------------------------2~--------------------------------------| Verse: Rhythm 1 |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |---------2h4---------2h4---------4p2----4p2-2----| |-4-----------4-----------0----------4-0----4-4p2-| |-4-44444-----4-44444-----0-00000------0----------| ..... ..... ..... -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| ---------2h4---------2h4---7-6-4-6-4---4-6-7-4---| -4-----------4-----------0-----------7---------7b| -4-44444-----4-44444-----0-----------------------| x2 ..... ..... Rhythm 2 |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |---------6h7---------6h7---------7p6----7p6-6----| |-4-----------4-----------0----------7-0----9-9p7-| |-4-44444-----4-44444-----0-00000------0----------| ..... ..... ..... --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| ----------6h7---------6h7---9-7-6-7-6---6-7-9-6---| --4-----------4-----------0-----------7---------7b| --4-44444-----4-44444-----0-----------------------| x2 ..... ..... Pre-chorus: Rhythm 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------4-----0-------------------0---------9-----7--------------------| |-0-0000---0-0---2222-6-2-2-4-4444---4-4-7-7---7-7---7-7----------------| x4 .... . . .... . . .... . . . . . . . . (The 4th time rhythm 1 repeats the above, its played differently, like this) |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------6h7p6-------6------------------| |----------------------------------------------9p7p6---9-6-7-6----------| |--------4-----0-------------------0------------------------------------| |-0-0000---0-0---2222-6-2-2-4-4444---4-4--------------------------------| .... . . .... . . .... . . (At that same time, rhythm 2 comes in) Rhythm 2 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------6h7p6-------7-6---6------------| |----------------------------------------------9p7p6-----9--------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| The chorus is then played the same way its played in the beginning. After the chorus comes the 2nd pre verse. Pre-verse w/ Solo 2: Lead 1 |----15h17-10h12h14---------------------------------| |-17----------------10h12h14-9h10h12-7h9h10---------| |-------------------------------------------7-6-7~--| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------20b----------------| -------------------------12h14------19-17-19~------| ----------------11h13h14---------------------------| -------11h12h14------------------------------------| -12h14---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| Lead 2 --------------------------------20b-19-16-17~------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| Rhythm 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0--0-----------2--2---4--4--------7---7-7---2---2-2-------------------| |-0--0-----------2--2---4--4--------7---7-7---2---2-2-------------------| |-0--0-----------2--2---4--4--------7---7-7---2---2-2-------------------| The verse is played exactly the way its played the first time. The pre-chorus is the same, except it is repeated only x2 instead of x4. Then the chorus is played again, same as always. Bridge: Lead 1 |-------------------------| |---------------------------| |-------------------------| |---------------------------| |-------------------------| THEN |---------------------------| |--/9-7-6~--/11-9-7~------| |--/9-7-6-------------------| |-------------------------| |---------9-7-9-------------| |-------------------------| x3 |---------------------------| Lead 2 |-------------------------| |---------------------------| |-------------------------| |---------------------------| |--/7-6-4~--/9-7-6--------| THEN |--/7-6-4-------------------| |-------------------------| |---------7-6-7-------------| |-------------------------| |---------------------------| |-------------------------| x3 |---------------------------| Rhythm 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0---0-0--2---2-2--4---4-4--7---7-7------------------------------------| |-0---0-0--2---2-2--4---4-4--7---7-7------------------------------------| |-0---0-0--2---2-2--4---4-4--7---7-7------------------------------------| x2 Interlude: Lead 1 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------4h6p4-4b-4-2-4-2h4----------------------| |-----------------------4-7--------------------7h9p7-6h7------------| |-12-9h11-7h9----5--5-7----------------------------------9h11p9-7h9-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| -------9-------7-------5-------4---------------------------------------| -7---7---7---7---7-5-7---7-5-7-----------------------------------------| ---9-------9---------------------9h11-7h9-6h7--------------------------| -----------------------------------------------9h11-7h9-6h7-4\2--------| ----------------------------------------------------------------5~-----| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . Lead 2 |---------------------9b------------------------------------------------| |------------------------10-9-10----------------------------------------| |-----------------7~--------------9b-9-7-9-7h9--------------------------| |---------4h7----------------------------------11h12p11-9h11-7h9p7-6h7--| |-4h5-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------12---------10---------9---------------------------------------| -10-9-10----10-9-10----10-9-10---10-9-10-12-9h10-7h9-------------------| -----------------------------------------------------9h11-7h9-6h7-4h6--| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . ------------| ---5--------| -4---4\2----| ------------| ------------| ------------| (You're gonna have to figure out the strumming pattern on your own on this one below) Rhythm 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------6---------------------------------------------------| |-0-----2-----4-----6-----/7-6------------------------------------------| |-0-----2-----4-----4----------5~---------------------------------------| |-0-----2-----4---------------------------------------------------------| Breakdown: This is played at the 2nd and 4th Lead 1 repeats instead |--------------------------------------------| |----------------------| |---------------------------------4h5--------| |----------------------| |----6-4h6-----6-4h6-----6-4h6--------4-6----| |----------------------| |--0-------7---------7-4-------5----------7--| |------9---------------| |------------7-------------------------------| |--6h9---9p6h9---------| |--------------------------------------------| x4 |----------------------| \_______/-------------------------------| Rhythm 1 (Comes after Lead 1 plays x2) |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-6-6-7-7------| x2 (All are palm muted, there is also a pickslide at the last repeat instead of 77774477) Then play the whole chorus, but twice this time, since its the last one Finally, the Outro: Rhythm 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------7-7-7-9-------------------------------------| |--7h9p7-6h7----------------x-x-x-x--4-4\-------------------------------| |------------11-9-7-9-5~----5-5-5-7--4-4\-------------------------------| |------------------------------------4-4\-------------------------------| Rhythm 2 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------111111-14--------------------------------| |--11h12p11-9h11-9-7-6-7-------x-x-x--x---4-4\--------------------------| |------------------------9~----9-9-9--12--4-4\--------------------------| |-----------------------------------------4-4\--------------------------| And thats it, I guess. Again, its not very accurate, but it will be useful. If the strumming patterns in this tab confuse you, just listen to the song, its pretty obvious where everythings at. Key: | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend