This is a song from one of my favourite bands, DIO! The song is called
Holy diver.
Before we start i just wanna make a note! There was this guy who said that my tab was unreadable so i have
done some small changes so it will be easier to understand.
Ok, here it comes!
This is the intro and the chorus
Play this part twice
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G|--5----5-5-5--5-5---5--7/8--|--5----5-5-5----5-5----8--3--|-5----5-5-5-8-3--5-3-5-|
D|--5----5-5-5--5-5---5--7/8--|--5----5-5-5----5-5----8--3--|-5----5-5-5-8-3--5-3-5-|
A|--3----3-3-3--3-3---3--5/6--|--3----3-3-3----3-3----6--1--|-3----3-3-3-6-1--3-1-3-|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
Play this part twice
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
G|--5----5-5-5--5-5---5--7/8--|--5----5-5-5----5-5----8--3--|--5---3-----3---5--|
D|--5----5-5-5--5-5---5--7/8--|--5----5-5-5----5-5----8--3--|--5---3--6--3---5--|
A|--3----3-3-3--3-3---3--5/6--|--3----3-3-3----3-3----6--1--|--3---1--6--1---3--|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------4---------|
This is the verse ( that i call the 1:st part of the verse ).
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5---5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5-----5-5-5-------|
D|--5---5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-3-5----5-5-5----5-5-5-----5-5-5--6----|
A|--3---3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3-----3-3-3--6----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------4----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5----5-5-5----3-3-3----3-3-3--------------------------------------|
D|--5----5-5-5----3-3-3----3-3-3--5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----|
A|--3----3-3-3----1-1-1----1-1-1--5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----|
E|--------------------------------3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----|
Then play this ( part 2 )
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5---5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5-----5-5-5-------|
D|--5---5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-3-5----5-5-5----5-5-5-----5-5-5--6----|
A|--3---3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3-----3-3-3--6----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------4----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5----5-5-5----3-3-3----3-3-3--5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----|
D|--5----5-5-5----3-3-3----3-3-3--5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----|
A|--3----3-3-3----1-1-1----1-1-1--3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Here take the c ( lets call it rock chord ).
E|---------|
B|---------|
G|----5----|
D|----5----|
A|----3----|
E|---------|
Then comes the chorus (at the top of the page) again. But this time
skip the 2:nd part of the chorus. You got it?
Then you play the verse again but this time you shall play this
At the end of the first part of the verse:
E|------------|
B|------------|
G|----3--5----|
D|----3--5----|
A|----1--3----|
E|------------|
i hope that this is understandable.
When the 2:nd part of the verse is finished you shall play these
two "rock chords".
E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|----3----5----|
D|----3----5----|
A|----1----3----|
E|--------------|
Then comes this. And this part i want to call, something like, "Unusual thing".
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---5--5----3--3-------------3----5--5----3--3--------3---5--5---3--3-----|
D|--2---5--5----3--3--6--6----6--3----5--5----3--3--5--5--3---5--5---3--3--6--|
A|--0---3--3----1--1--6--6----6--1----3--3----1--1--5--5--1---3--3---1--1--6--|
E|--------------------4--4----4---------------------3--3-------------------4--|
It continues here, i didnt have enough space.
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------3----5--5----3--3-------|
D|-6----6--3----5--5----3--3--6----|
A|-6----6--1----3--3----1--1--6----|
E|-4----4---------------------4----|
First you play the 1:st part of the verse as usual. But when you come to the
2:nd part you shall play the verse with a small change.
Play it like this:
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5---5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5-----5-------|
D|--5---5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-3-5----5-5-5----5-5-5-----5--6----|
A|--3---3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3-----3--6----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------4----|
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--5----5-5-5----3-3-3----3-3-3-----3--5----|
D|--5----5-5-5----3-3-3----3-3-3--6--3--5----|
A|--3----3-3-3----1-1-1----1-1-1--6--1--3----|
E|--------------------------------4----------|
Then comes the solo that i havent figured out but i can (almost) insure
you that it will come later on, when i have figured it out.
Now you shall play the whole verse again.
Now comes a bridge that goes like this:
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--2----4----2----4--5----|
D|--2----4----2----4--5----|
A|--0----2----0----2--3----|
E|-------------------------|
Then comes the chorus again in an outro til the end of the song.
Thats it thats the hole song! Now enyoy yourself! Im 100 procent sure that
this is how you shall play!
If you want the text then here it comes!
Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm yeah yeah
Holy diver you've been down too long in the midnight sea
oh what's becoming of me
Ride the tiger you can see his stripes but you know he's clean
oh don't you see what I mean
Gotta get away holy diver yeah
Got shiny diamonds like the eyes of a cat in the black and blue
something is coming for you
look out
Race for the morning you can hide in the sun 'till you see the light
oh we will pray it's all right
Gotta get away get away
Between the velvet lies
there's a truth that's hard as steel yeah
The vision never dies
life's a never ending wheel say
Holy diver you're the star of the masquerade
no need to look so afraid
jump jump jump on the tiger you can feel his heart but you know he's mean
some light can never be seen yeah
Holy diver you've been down too long in the midnight sea
oh what's becoming of me
no no
Ride the tiger you can see his stripes but you know he's clean
oh don't you see what I mean
Gotta get away get away gotta get away get away
Holy diver sole survivor your honour's clean
Holy diver holy diver never cut in the middle comin' after you holy diver
Oh holy diver yeah alright get away get away get away
Holy diver holy diver whoa holy diver hmm hmm hmm hmm
now i hope that the song is understandable! Groar `_ยด on you who complains.
