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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
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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
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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
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| - 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
