Welcome to Hell - by Venom
Originally recorded on the album Welcome to Hell (1981 Neat Records)
Tune down guitars three half-steps (to C#)
Note - letters above staff are time vales for notes underneath. Lyrics
are below staff.
Rhythm in 4/4
Intro: (bass enters second time through intro Riff 1)
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Riff 1:
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|-----5-----5-----5-|------5---7~~------|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------|
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e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|----5-----5-----5-|----5---7~~---------||
|-0-0---0-0---0-0--|-0-0----------------||
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e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|-----5-----5------5|-------5---7~~-----|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------|
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e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|-----5-----5-----5|--------5----7~~----||
|-0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0-------------||
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Verse 1:
e e e e e e e e e e e q q. e e e e e e e e
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Fight we will fight right Living on with
e e e e e e e e e e e q q. e e e e e e e e
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|-5-----5---7~~---|------5-----5------|-5-----5---7~~-----|
|---0-0-----------|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------|
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a will of our own-- Des - tined to live right
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|-----5-----5------|--5-----5----7~~----||
|-0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0-------------||
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We're taking hell as our home ---
Bridge:
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~------|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0----------------|
Bur - ning lives burning
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|--------7--------7--------|--7--------10----9---------|
|--0--0-----0--0-----0--0--|-----0--0------------------|
Having need for the mercy of God
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~------|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0----------------|
An - cient lives crying
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~----|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0--------------|
Acting fast upon way of the dog
Chorus:
e e e q. e e e e e e e e e e
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|--3---2---0------------|-------------------|
|---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
Wel come to Hell
e e e q. e e e e e e e e e e
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|-----------------------|-------------------|
|--3---2---0------------|-------------------|
|---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
Wel come to Hell
e e e q. e e e e e e e e e e
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|--3---2---0------------|----------3-2-0----|
|---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-------1--|
Wel come to Hell
e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e
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|-3-2-0----3-2-0----|---------------------|
|-------3--------1--|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1--3----|
Hell ----
q e e e e e e
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|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
Riff 1:
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|-----5-----5-----5-|------5---7~~------|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
|------------------|--------------------||
|----5-----5-----5-|----5---7~~---------||
|-0-0---0-0---0-0--|-0-0----------------||
|------------------|--------------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|-----5-----5------5|-------5---7~~-----|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
|------------------|--------------------||
|-----5-----5-----5|--------5----7~~----||
|-0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0-------------||
|------------------|--------------------||
Verse 2:
e e e e e e e e e e e q q. e e e e e e e e
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||--------5-----5------|-5-----5----7~~--|------5-----5------|
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Kill we will kill death Masturbating on the
e e e e e e e e e e e q q. e e e e e e e e
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|-5-----5---7~~---|------5-----5------|-5-----5---7~~-----|
|---0-0-----------|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------|
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deeds we have done-- Hell com-mands death kill
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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Argue not of feel the death of the sun
Bridge:
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~------|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0----------------|
Bur - ning lives burning
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|--------7--------7--------|--7--------10----9---------|
|--0--0-----0--0-----0--0--|-----0--0------------------|
Having need for the mercy of God
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~------|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0----------------|
An - cient cries crying
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~----|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0--------------|
Acting fast upon the way of the dog
Chorus:
e e e q. e e e e e e e e e e
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|-----------------------|-------------------|
|--3---2---0------------|-------------------|
|---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
Wel come to Hell
e e e q. e e e e e e e e e e
|-----------------------|-------------------|
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|--3---2---0------------|-------------------|
|---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
Wel come to Hell
e e e q. e e e e e e e e e e
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|--3---2---0------------|----------3-2-0----|
|---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-------1--|
Wel come to Hell
e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e
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|-3-2-0----3-2-0----|---------------------|
|-------3--------1--|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1--3----|
Hell ----
q e e e e e e
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|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
Interlude:
q q q e e q q q q
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q q q q e q h+e
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Lets go!
Break Down:
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
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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
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|-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-|
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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
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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Riff 1:
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|-----5-----5-----5-|------5---7~~------|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
|------------------|--------------------||
|----5-----5-----5-|----5---7~~---------||
|-0-0---0-0---0-0--|-0-0----------------||
|------------------|--------------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|-----5-----5------5|-------5---7~~-----|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------|
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e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|-----5-----5-----5|--------5----7~~--o-||
|-0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0-------------||
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Verse 3:
e e e e e e e e e e e q q. e e e e e e e e
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||--------5-----5------|-5-----5----7~~--|------5-----5------|
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Die we won't die live Our choice of difference
e e e e e e e e e e e q q. e e e e e e e e
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|-5-----5---7~~---|------5-----5------|-5-----5---7~~-----|
|---0-0-----------|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------|
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is what you'll never know-- Mortal voids live die
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|-----5-----5------|--5-----5----7~~----||
|-0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0-------------||
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Buried deep beneath the fall of the snow
Bridge:
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~------|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0----------------|
Bur - ning lives living
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------7--------7--------|--7--------10----9---------|
|--0--0-----0--0-----0--0--|-----0--0------------------|
Having need for the mercy of God
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~------|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0----------------|
An - cient cries crying
e e e e e e e e e e e q q.
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|-------------------|---------------------|
|------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~----|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0--------------|
Acting fast upon the ways of the dog
Chorus:
e e e q. e e e e e e e e e e
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|--3---2---0------------|-------------------|
|---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
Wel come to Hell
e e e q. e e e e e e e e e e
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|--3---2---0------------|-------------------|
|---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
Wel come to Hell
e e e q. e e e e e e e e e e
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|--3---2---0------------|----------3-2-0----|
|---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-------1--|
Wel come to Hell
e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-3-2-0----3-2-0----|---------------------|
|-------3--------1--|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1--3----|
Hell ----
q e e e e e e
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|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
s s s q+s hr
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|--------2------------|
|--0-0-0-0------------|
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Simple View:
Intro x1
Riff 1 x1
Verse 1 x1
Bridge x1
Chorus x1
Riff 1 x1
Verse 2 x1
Bridge x1
Chorus x1
Interlude x1
Break Down x1
Riff 1 x1
Verse 3 x1
Bridge x1
Chorus x1
I am not sure about the bass chords in the beginning and end, but on the live videos, it
like he plays chords. If it doesn't sound right, just play the root note, however I
this song with some distortion like Venom does and the chords sound fine.
Effects:
Light or Medium Distortion - Through whole song
Wah or Chorus or Flanger or Phaser - Through the interlude
Email me at Mitch4117@gmail.com for questions, my mistakes, or bass tab requests.
