• Song:

    Messiah

  • Artist:

    Hellhammer

  • Album:

    Apocalyptic Raids 1990 ...

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                                     MESSIAH
                            As recorded by Hellhammer
                       (From the 1983 Album SATANIC RITES)

Words by Tom Gabriel Fischer

Music by Tom "Satanic Slaughter" Warrior, Martin "Slayed Necros" Ain, Bruce Day

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Tom G. Warrior'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Feedback'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Also Tom G. Warrior'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Extra Overdrive'

 Feedback Intro
  Q=156
 4/4
       Gtr II
         <
  H      H
|--------------|
|--------------|
|------[19]----|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|


  Gtr I
  E H..         +W           +W           W          +H.      Q
|-------------|------------|------------|----------|-------------|
|-------------|------------|------------|----------|-------------|
|-------------|------------|------------|----------|-------------|
|-3-3---------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-3--------|-(3)------3--|
|-3-3---------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-3--------|-(3)------3--|
|-1-1---------|-(1)--------|-(1)--------|-1--------|-(1)------1--|


 Main Riff
  Q=182
  E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|


   AARRRGHHH!
    E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3--o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1---||


  Q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E   Q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2--2--2-|
|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0--0--0--0-|


   Verse
    E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3--o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1---||


   MESSIAH!
    W          +W           W          +W
||-----------|------------|----------|---------||
||o----------|------------|----------|--------o||
||-----------|------------|----------|---------||
||-----------|------------|----------|---------||
||o-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----o||
||--0--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)-----||


 Weird timed riff
 7/8         4/4
  H..         W          W          W
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-5---------|-4--------|-3--------|-2----|
|-3---------|-2--------|-1--------|-0----|


  Q=175
                              4/4
  W                            W
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6--------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-4--------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs III, IV
| Q  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
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6--9p7p6h9p7p6h9p7p6-6-6-6-|-8p7p5h8p7p5h8p7p5h8p7p5h8p5-5-5-|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|


  W                                 W
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-4-------------------------------|-3----------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-1----------------------------------|
|
| 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
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5-5-5-|-6p5p3h6p5p3h6p5p3h6p5p3h6-6-6-5----|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|


            4/4
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|-4--------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----|
|
| Gtr III
| W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|----------|----------|----------|------|


            4/4
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|-4--------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----|


   Verse
    Q=182
   4/4
    E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1--||


  W          +W           W          +W
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)----|


   6-6-6
    E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3--o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1---||


   MESSIAH!
                                      1.
    W          +W           W          +W
||-----------|------------|----------|---------||
||o----------|------------|----------|--------o||
||-----------|------------|----------|---------||
||-----------|------------|----------|---------||
||o-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----o||
||--0--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)-----||


  2.
  +W
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-(2)------------|
|-(0)------------|
|
| Gtr III
|  H     H
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|--------4tr5----|


 Weird timed riff
 7/8         4/4
  H..         W          W          W
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-5---------|-4--------|-3--------|-2----|
|-3---------|-2--------|-1--------|-0----|


  Q=175
                              4/4
  W                            W
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6--------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-4--------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q  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
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6--9p7p6h9p7p6h9p7p6-6-6-6-|-8p7p5h8p7p5h8p7p5h8p7p5h8p5-5-5-|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|


  W                                 W
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-4-------------------------------|-3----------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-1----------------------------------|
|
| 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
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5-5-5-|-6p5p3h6p5p3h6p5p3h6p5p3h6-6-6-5----|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|


            4/4
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|-4--------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----|
|
| W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|----------|----------|----------|------|


            4/4
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|-4--------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----|


   Bridge
    W          +Q.   Q  E +Q     W          +Q.   Q  E +Q     3x
||-----------|-----------------|----------|-------------------||
||o----------|-----------------|----------|------------------o||
||-----------|-----------------|----------|-------------------||
||-----------|-------9--9-(9)--|----------|-------9--9-(9)----||
||o-2--------|-(2)---7--7-(7)--|-2--------|-(2)---7--7-(7)---o||
||--0--------|-(0)-------------|-0--------|-(0)---------------||
|
|   Gtr III
|   W          +W                W          +W                3x
||-----------|-----------------|----------|-------------------||
||o----------|-----------------|----------|------------------o||
||-----------|-----------------|----------|-------------------||
||-----------|-----------------|----------|-------------------||
||o-2--------|-(2)-------------|-2--------|-(2)--------------o||
||--0--------|-(0)-------------|-0--------|-(0)---------------||


   Verse
    Q=182
    E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3--o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1---||


  W          +W           +W           +W
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)---------------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)---------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W           W            W            Q     E Q   Q.
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------2s7\-------|
|----------|------------|------------|--4tr5-------------|


   Verse
    E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3--o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1---||


   MESSIAH!
                            1.
    W          +W           +W           +W
||-----------|------------|------------|---------||
||o----------|------------|------------|--------o||
||-----------|------------|------------|---------||
||-----------|------------|------------|---------||
||o-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----o||
||--0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)-----||


  2.
  W          W
|----------|------|
|----------|------|
|----------|------|
|----------|------|
|----------|------|
|----------|------|


 Weird timed, but groovy riff
 7/8         4/4
  H..         W          W          W
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-5---------|-4--------|-3--------|-2----|
|-3---------|-2--------|-1--------|-0----|


  Q=175
                              4/4
  W                            W
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6--------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-4--------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q  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
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6--9p7p6h9p7p6h9p7p6-6-6-6-|-8p7p5h8p7p5h8p7p5h8p7p5h8p5-5-5-|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|


  W                                 W
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-4-------------------------------|-3----------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-1----------------------------------|
|
| 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
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5-5-5-|-6p5p3h6p5p3h6p5p3h6p5p3h6-6-6-5----|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|


            4/4
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|-4--------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----|
|
| W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|----------|----------|----------|------|


            4/4
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|-4--------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----|


   Verse
    Q=182
   4/4
    E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1--||


  W          +W           +W           +W
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)---------------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)---------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W           W            W            Q     E Q   Q.
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------2s7\-------|
|----------|------------|------------|--4tr5-------------|


   Verse
    E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3--o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1---||


   MESSIAH!
    W          +W           W          +W
||-----------|------------|----------|---------||
||o----------|------------|----------|--------o||
||-----------|------------|----------|---------||
||-----------|------------|----------|---------||
||o-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----o||
||--0--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)-----||


 Weird timed riff
 7/8         4/4
  H..         W          W          W
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-5---------|-4--------|-3--------|-2----|
|-3---------|-2--------|-1--------|-0----|


  Q=175
                              4/4
  W                            W
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6--------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-4--------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q  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
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6--9p7p6h9p7p6h9p7p6-6-6-6-|-8p7p5h8p7p5h8p7p5h8p7p5h8p5-5-5-|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|


  W                                 W
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-4-------------------------------|-3----------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-1----------------------------------|
|
| 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
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5-5-5-|-6p5p3h6p5p3h6p5p3h6p5p3h6-6-6-5----|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|


            4/4
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|-4--------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----|
|
| W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|----------|----------|----------|------|


            4/4
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|-4--------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----|


 Final chord / Fade-Out
  W          +W
|----------|--------*|
|----------|--------*|
|----------|--------*|
|----------|--------*|
|-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-0--------|-(0)----*|


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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