VENOM "Black Metal" 1982
transcribed by Michiel Hautus from The Netherlands (june 2000)
just translations of each part: arrangements should be clear after listening
RIFF A/VERSE
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |-3--------------|----------------|-2--------------|----------------|
D |-3--------------|----------------|-2--------------|----------------|
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |-----3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|-3----3----3----|
G |-1--------------|----------------|----------------|-2----2----2----|
D |-1--------------|----------------|----------------|-0----0----0----|
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |-----3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-1----3----1----|----------------|
RIFF B/BRIDGE
| 3 times |
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |-5--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |-5--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |----------------|----------------|-10\--7-------5-|---7-----7------|
E |-----5-5-5-5-5-5|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-8-\--5-------3-|---5-----5------|
RIFF C/CHORUS
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|-2--------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|-3--------------|----------------|
A |-5--------------|----------------|-0--------------|----------------|
E |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|----------------|----------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |-3--------------|----------------|-4------------5-|-------4--------|
D |-3--------------|----------------|-3------------5-|-------3--------|
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
ENDING CHORUS
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|-5-------5------|-5-------5------|
A |-5--------------|----------------|-5-------5------|-5-------5------|
E |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3-------3------|-3-------3------|
BREAK 1st time ("Lay down your souls to the gods rock'n roll")
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |-7--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |-7------r e s t-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |-5--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------x\-|
BREAK 2st time ("Lay down your souls to the gods rock'n roll" etc....)
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |-7--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |-7------r e s t-|----------------|----------------|----------2-----|
A |-5--------------|----------------|----------------|----------2-----|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------0-----|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |-3--------------|----------------|----------------|----------3-----|
A |-3------r e s t-|----------------|----------------|----------3-----|
E |-1--------------|----------------|----------------|----------1-----|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------5-----|
D |-5------r e s t-|----------------|----------------|----------5-----|
A |-5--------------|----------------|----------------|----------3-----|
E |-3--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |-7--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |-7--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |-5--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------x\-|
INTERLUDE
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |-7--------------|----------------|----------------|-5----5----6----|
E |-5---5-5-5-5-5-5|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-3----3----4----|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |-7--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |-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|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |-7-----------5--|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |-7-----------5--|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| play 3 times |
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
E |-6p5p3-6p5p3-6p5p3-6p5p3--6-6-3--|-6p5p3-6p5p3-6p5p3-6p5p3|
I'm not sure if Venom could play the last part like this, playing it an octave higher
on the D wire is easier, also I'm not sure of the part correct is at all.
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |-5------7-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |-5------7-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |-3------5-------|----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
| play 3 times |
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
E |-6p5p3-6p5p3-6p5p3-6p5p3--6-6-3--|-6p5p3-6p5p3-6p5p3-6p5p3|
E |----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|
G |-5------7-------|----------------|
D |-5------7-------|----------------|
A |-3------5-------|----------------|
E |----------------|-------------x\-|
END
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---||
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---||
G |-7--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---||
D |-7------r e s t-|----------------|----------------|----------3-----|-5-||
A |-5--------------|----------------|----------------|----------3-----|-5-||
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------1-----|-3-||
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