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BLACK METAL
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'

 Intro
  Q=167
  N.C.
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|


    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
||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||--5-----------------------------|-4-----------------------------|
||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-|
||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  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
|-------------------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------------------|--------------------o||
|-------------------------------|-------------9-9-9---||
|-3-----------------------------|-------------9-9-9---||
|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-2---------7-7-7--o||
|-------------------------------|-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
||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||--5-----------------------------|-4-----------------------------|
||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-|
||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  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
|-------------------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------------------|--------------------o||
|-------------------------------|-------------9-9-9---||
|-3-----------------------------|-------------9-9-9---||
|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-2---------7-7-7--o||
|-------------------------------|-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
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-7-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-7-----------------------------|-4------------------------------|
|-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--|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|


  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
|-------------------------------|--------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------|
|-------------------------------|-7------------|
|-7-----------------------------|-7------------|
|-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----9-7--9-7--|
|-------------------------------|----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
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------------|-4------------------------------|
|-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--|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|


  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
|-------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------9-9-9--|
|-3-----------------------------|-------------9-9-9--|
|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-2---------7-7-7--|
|-------------------------------|-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
||------------------------------------|-------------|
||o-----------------------------------|-0-----------|
||------------------------------------|-0-----------|
||------------------------------------|-------------|
||o-7-(7)-----------------------------|---------0---|
||--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
|------------|---------------||
|-1----------|-2----3----1--o||
|-0-------x--|-0--x-2--x-0---||
|---------x--|----x----x-----||
|---------x--|----x----x----o||
|------------|---------------||


 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
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-7-(7)-----------------------------|-7-----7-----7-----7------|
|-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
|-------------|-------|
|-------------|-------|
|-------------|-------|
|-2-----------|-------|
|-2-----------|-------|
|-0-----------|-------|


 Breakdown
  &
  E5                    F5   G5
  E Q.   H      H    Q  Q    E Q.   H      H    Q  Q
|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
|-2-----------|---------3--|-5-----------|---------5--|
|-2-----------|---------3--|-5-----------|---------5--|
|-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
|-------------|------------|----------|----------------------------------|
|-------------|------------|----------|----------------------------------|
|-------------|---------7--|-9--------|----------------------------------|
|-7-----------|---------7--|-9--------|----------------------------------|
|-7-----------|------------|-7--------|-xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsx--|
|-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
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


                                                  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.
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------2--2--3---|
|-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---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|


  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
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


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


  E5 D5
  Q  Q  E E S S S S   E E S S E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-9--7--------------|-------------------|
|-9--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|


    N.C.                                    C5
    S     S S S     S S S     S S S     S S E E
||----------------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------5-5-|
||o-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-|
||----------------------------------------------|


  N.C.                                    C5
  S     S S S     S S S     S S S     S S E E
|----------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------5-5--||
|-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-o||
|----------------------------------------------||


  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
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


    N.C.                                    C5
    S     S S S     S S S     S S S     S S E E
||----------------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------5-5-|
||o-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-|
||----------------------------------------------|


  N.C.                                    C5
  S     S S S     S S S     S S S     S S E E
|----------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------5-5--||
|-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-o||
|----------------------------------------------||


        D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
  E5
                    |-3--|
  H.      Q    H    Q  Q Q
|------------|--------------|
|------------|--------------|
|-9-------9--|-9------------|
|-9-------9--|-9------------|
|-7-------7--|-7------------|
|------------|------0s12s0--|


 Ending
  &&
  E5
  E Q.   H      W          W
|-------------|----------|------|
|-------------|----------|------|
|-------------|----------|------|
|-2-----------|----------|------|
|-2-----------|----------|------|
|-0-----------|----------|------|


                       G5  A5
  W          H    Q.   E   E +E   H.
|----------|-------------|--------------*|
|----------|-------------|--------------*|
|----------|-------------|--------------*|
|----------|-----------5-|-7-(7)\-------*|
|----------|-----------5-|-7-(7)\-------*|
|----------|-----------3-|-5-(5)\-------*|



Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
 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
-----------
 |  - 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
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