Band:  Venom
Album: Black Metal
Song:  Countess Bathory

Copyright (c)  Combat Records (1982)

Transcribed By: Johnny (Miskimmin)



.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note        <> - Trill

Tuning C# F# B E G# C#

Main Riff
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9---------------7-7---------------------------------------------|
|-9-9--------10-----7-7---------9-----------------------------------|
|-7-7--------10-----5-5---------9-----------------------------------|
|-----888888-8--88-------777777-7-----------------------------------|
      ......    ..       ......

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2------------2-2----------------2-2------------2*---------------|
|-2-2---------5--2-2---------7-\-5--2-2--------5---2*---------------|
|-0-0-000000--3--0-0-000000--5-\-3--0-0-000000-3---0*---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
      ......         ......             ......     *Drop Whammy Bar Slowly

Rhythm behind lyrics
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2----------------2--------5-------2----------------2-------5------|
|-2----------------2--------5-------2----------------2-------5------|
|-0-------5b-------0--------3-------0--------5b------0-------3------|
|---------3b---------------------------------3b---------------------|
               "Countess.........
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---4---------9-9----------------7-7------------------------------|
|-4---4---------9-9----------------7-7---------9--------------------|
|-2---2---------7-7---------10-----5-5---------9--------------------|
|--------------------888888-8--88-------777777-7--------------------|
                     ......    ..       ......

Bridge
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--5--4--2-2-------------------------7--5--4--2-2-----------------|
|-7--5--4--2-2--2----------------------7--5--4--2-2-2---------------|
|-5--3--2--0-0--0--000-000-000-000-00--5--3--2--0-0-0---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
           .       ... ... ... ... ..           .

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------5--4----------9-9------------------------------|
|--------------------5--4--5b------9-9------------------------------|
|-000-000-000-000-00-3--2--5b------7-7------------------------------|
|--------------------------3b------0-0------------------------------|
  ... ... ... ... ..


|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------7---------------------------------------------------|
|-7--10--9--10-----10--9--7---10--9--7--9---10--12------------------|
|-------------------------------------------8---10------------------|
  ,   ,  ,   ,  ,   ,  ,  ,    ,  ,  ,  ,

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------7---------------------------------------------------|
|-7--10--9--10-----10--9--7---10--9--7--9---10----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------8-----------------------|
  ,   ,  ,   ,  ,   ,  ,  ,    ,  ,  ,  ,

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9----------------7-7--------------------------------------------|
|-9-9----------------7-7---------9----------------------------------|
|-7-7---------10-----5-5---------9----------------------------------|
|------888888-8--88-------777777-7----------------------------------|
       ......    ..       ......

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