Venom
Countess Bathory
Black Metal
1982


   Intro/Main Riff

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       PM  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      PM  . . . . . . .

   Pre-Verse

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      PM . . . . . .      PM . . . . . .       PM . . . . . .    PM . . . . . . . . .

   Verse

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   Main Riff

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       PM  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      PM  . . . . . . .

   Pre-Verse

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B |--2-2--------------5--2-2-------------7\5--2-2--------------5----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2*--|
F#|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5\3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0*--|
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      PM . . . . . .      PM . . . . . .       PM . . . . . .    PM . . . . . . . . .

   Verse

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C#|----------3B3R-----------------3B---------------3B3R-----------------3B3R------------|

   Main Riff

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       PM  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      PM  . . . . . . .

   Bridge

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   Interlude

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  PM .   .  .   .  .   .  .  .    .  .  .  .

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  PM .   .  .   .  .   .  .  .    .  .  .  .

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  PM .   .  .   .  .   .  .  .    .  .  .  .

   Main Riff

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B |--9-9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--7-7--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
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       PM  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      PM  . . . . . . .

   Pre-Verse

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E |--2-2-----------------2-2------------------2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2*--|
B |--2-2--------------5--2-2-------------7\5--2-2--------------5----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2*--|
F#|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5\3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0*--|
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      PM . . . . . .      PM . . . . . .       PM . . . . . .    PM . . . . . . . . .

   Verse

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F#|--0-------5B5R-------0-------3-5B-------0-------5B5R-------0-------3-5B5R------2--2--|
C#|----------3B3R-----------------3B---------------3B3R-----------------3B3R------------|

   Main Riff

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B |--9-9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--7-7--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
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   Bridge

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   Outro

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   Keys:                   Tunings:

 *-Whammy Bar               E-C#
 B-Bend                     B-G#
 R-Release after Bend       G-E
 \/-Slide                   D-G
 PM-Palm Mute               A-F#
 ()-Ghost Note              E-C#
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