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Blackened Tab

by Metallica
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================================================================================
                               M E T A L L I C A
 
                                       -
 
                               B L A C K E N E D
================================================================================
 
 
                             ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
                         (c) Elektra/Vertigo Records (1988)
                             http://www.metallica.com/
 
 
                                 Standard Tuning
                                   E A D G B E
 
                                  Tempo = 94 BPM
                            Time Signature = 7/8 (Varies)
 
 
 
                          -----------------------------
                                 Transcribed by
 
                                 PADDY MCMULLAN
                           pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com
 
                         Version 1.0 [21st September 2012]
 
                                  Date  Tabbed
                               21st September 2012
                             -----------------------
 
                             Tablature Symbols Used:
 
 
 (/)       -  Legato Slide (Blank space indicates length of slide)
 \         -  Slide Down to/Down From
 /         -  Slide Up to/Up From
 ( )       -  Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note
 REST      -  Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space
 |_3_|     -  Triplet Notes
 ...       -  Palm Mute
 5b6       -  Bend
 6r5       -  Release Bend
 13b;      -  Three Quarter Note Bend
 5~~       -  Vibrato (Whammy vibrato will be specified when required)
 <5>       -  Harmonic (Natural & Pinch Harmonics indicated with N & P)
 x         -  Dead Note/Muted Note
 %         -  Whammy Bar Articulation
 5h7       -  Hammer-On
 7p5       -  Pull-Off
 *         -  Staccato Notes (Bring the indicated note(s) to an abrupt end)
 |__[1,2]  -  Alternate Endings/Beginnings
 
 
 
================================================================================
Intro (Backwards): Guitars 1, 2, 3 & 4 (Distortion)       [ Time 00:00 - 00:37 ]
================================================================================
 
 
[ Tempo = 74 BPM ]
 
 
This entire section fades in from silence, reaching maximum volume during the
final bar
 
 
 
---------
Guitar 1:
---------
 
 
| |--------------------|-------------------|
| |--------------------|-------------------|
|4|--20----------------|--(20)-------------|
|/|--------------------|-------------------|
|4|--------------------|-------------------|
| |--------------------|-------------------|
 
           |___3___|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--(20)----(21h23p21)-21---(23b24r23)--(23b24r23)----|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--23p21-21------23p21-21----- \-|--16--16------12----12----|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
 
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--(11\9)-------9--9------|--11--------9----12p11----|--(11\9)-------9--9------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
 
              |_3__|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------8----(9h11p9)-9---(11b12r11)|--11p9-9------11p9-9------||
|--9--------------------------------|--------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------||
 
 
 
---------
Guitar 2:
---------
 
 
| |--------------------|-------------------|
| |--19----------------|--(19)-------------|
|4|--------------------|-------------------|
|/|--------------------|-------------------|
|4|--------------------|-------------------|
| |--------------------|-------------------|
 
            |__3___|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--(19)----(20h22p20)-20---(22b24r22)----(22b24r22)----|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
 
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--22p20-20------22p20-20------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--19\16--16------14--16--14-- /16--|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--14p12-12------14p12-12------|--- /16--16------14--12--14-- /16--|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 
                                             |_3__|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--14p12-12------14p12-12------|-------8----(9h11p9)-9---(11b12r11)|
|------------------------------|-\9--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|--11p9-9------11p9-9------||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
 
 
 
---------
Guitar 3:
---------
 
 
| |--------------------|-------------------|
| |--------------------|-------------------|
|4|--16----------------|--(16)-------------|
|/|--------------------|-------------------|
|4|--------------------|-------------------|
| |--------------------|-------------------|
 
            |__3___|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--(16)----(17h19p17)-17---(19b21r19)---(19b21r19)----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--19p16-16------19p16-16---- \-|--4-- /7------(7b9r7)---(7b9r7)--|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
|-------------------------||
|-------------------------||
|--(7\4)-4------4--4------||
|-------------------------||
|-------------------------||
|-------------------------||
 
 
 
---------
Guitar 4:
---------
 
 
| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|4|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|/|--4----------------|--(4)--------------|--(4)------5--------|
|4|--2----------------|--(2)--------------|--(2)------3--------|
| |--2----------------|--(2)--------------|--(2)------3--------|
 
|--------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|--7-----------------|--------4----5--------|--7------------------|
|--5--------2--------|--------2----3--------|--5--------2--2------|
|--5--------0--------|--2--3--2----3--------|--5--------0--0------|
 
|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|--------4----5--------|--7------------------|--4--------5--------|
|--------2----3--------|--5--------2--2------|--2--------3--------|
|--2--3--2----3--------|--5--------0--0------|--2--------3--------|
 
|----------------------||
|----------------------||
|----------------------||
|--7--7----------------||
|--5--5------2--2------||
|--5--5------0--0------||
 
 
 
================================================================================
Part 1: Guitars 1 & 2                                     [ Time 00:37 - 01:14 ]
================================================================================
 
 
[ Tempo = 94 BPM ]
 
 
Guitar 2 rests after the first bar and doesn't join in again until after the
9/8 bar below
 
 
| |----------------------------||
| |----------------------R-   -||
|3|----------------------E-   -||
|/|--3-------------------S-   -||
|4|--1-------2--3-3-2-2--T-   -||
| |----2--3-----1-1-0-0--------||
       ..............
 
| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|7|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|/|-------------------------------8---|---------------------3-----------------|
|8|-----7----7----7-8-7----7----7---7-|-----7----7----7-8-7-1-------2--3-3----|
| |--0----0----0--------0----0--------|--0----0----0----------2--3---------1--|
    ...  ...  ...      ...  ...         ...  ...  ...         ..............
 
                                    |_______________________________________[1]
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|*|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------3-----------------|*|
|-----7----7----7-8-7----7----7---7-|-----7----7----7-8-7-1-------2--3-3----| |
|--0----0----0--------0----0----6---|--0----0----0----------2--3---------1--| |
  ...  ...  ...      ...  ...         ...  ...  ...         ..............
 
|______________________________________________[2]
| |----------------------------------------------|
| |-----------------------R----------------------|
|9|-----------------------E----------------------|
|/|-----------------------S----------------------|
|8|--2--5--5-5-5-2--5--5--T--5--5-5-5-2--4--4----|
| |--0--3--3-3-3-0--3--3-----3--3-3-3-0--2--2----|
     ................        .............
 
 
 
From here both guitars repeat bars 2, 3, 4 & 5 twice (ignoring the
alternate ending)
 
 
 
================================================================================
Part 2: Guitars 1 & 2                                     [ Time 01:14 - 01:36 ]
================================================================================
 
 
| |-------------------------------------| |
| |-------------------------------------| |
|3|-------------------------------------|*|
|/|--------------------3----------------|*| x 4
|4|--2--2--2--2--2--2--1--------2--1----| |
| |--0--0--0--0--0--0-----2--3--------3-| |
     ................     ....
 
||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
||--------------------3----------------|--------------------3----------------|
||--2--2--2--2--2--2--1--------2--1----|--2--2--2--2--2--2--1--------2--1----|
||--0--0--0--0--0--0-----2--3--------3-|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----2--3--------3-|
    ................     ....            ................     ....
 
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|*|
|--------------------3-----------------|--------------------3---------------|*|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--1--------1--4--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--1-------2--1----| |
|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----2--3-----2--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3----2--3--------3-| |
   ................     ....              ................    ....
 
 
 
Guitar 2 plays the following variation on the final bar:
 
 
|------------------------------------| |
|------------------------------------| |
|------------------------------------|*|
|--------------------3---------------|*|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--1-------2--7 \--| |
|--3--3--3--3--3--3----2--3-----7 \--| |
   ................    ....
 
 
 
Blackened is the end
Winter it will send
Throwing all you see
Into obscurity
 
Death of mother earth
Never a rebirth
Evolution's end
Never will it mend
 
Never!
 
 
 
================================================================================
Part 3: Guitars 1 & 2                                     [ Time 01:36 - 01:59 ]
================================================================================
 
 
| |-----------------------------------|
| |-----------------------------------|
|7|-----------------------------------|
|/|-------------------------------8---|
|8|-----7----7----7-8-7----7----7---7-|
| |--0----0----0--------0----0--------|
    ...  ...  ...      ...  ...
 
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------3-----------------|
|-----7----7----7-8-7-1-------2--3-3----|
|--0----0----0----------2--3---------1--|
  ...  ...  ...         ..............
 
| |-----------------------------------------------|
| |-----------------------------------------------|
|9|-----------------------------------------------|
|/|-----------------------------------------------|
|8|-----7----7----7-8-7----7----7---7-2--2--2--2--|
| |--0----0----0--------0----0----6---0--0--0--0--|
    ...  ...  ...      ...  ...       ..........
 
 
| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| |---------------*--------*--------|-----------------------------------|
|4|--9------------7--------5--------|-----------------------------------|
|/|--9------------7--------5--------|--4------------*-----------*-------|
|4|--7------7--7--5--5--5--3--5--5--|--4--------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------|
| |---------5--5-----3--3-----3--3--|--2--------3-3-3-------3-3-3-------|
            ....     ....     ....              .....       .....
 
                         |__3__|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------*-----------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------7-----------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------7--------5--5-----|--4------------------------*----|
|--2------7--7--5--5--5--3--3--5--|--4--------5--5-5-5--2--4--4----|
|--0------5--5-----3--3--------3--|--2--------3--3-3-3--0--2--2----|
          ....     .............              ..............
 
| |-----------------------------------|
| |-----------------------------------|
|7|-----------------------------------|
|/|-------------------------------8---|
|8|-----7----7----7-8-7----7----7---7-|
| |--0----0----0--------0----0--------|
    ...  ...  ...      ...  ...
 
|---------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------||
|---------------------3-----------------||
|-----7----7----7-8-7-1-------2--3-3----||
|--0----0----0----------2--3---------1--||
  ...  ...  ...         ..............
 
 
 
Guitar 2 rests during the final 2 bars
 
 
Fire
To begin whipping dance of the dead
Blackened is the end
To begin whipping dance of the dead
Colour our world blackened
 
 
 
================================================================================
Part 4: Repeat Part 2 with the following variations       [ Time 01:59 - 02:14 ]
================================================================================
 
 
Guitar 2 replaces the final bar with the following:
 
 
|-------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------||
|--------------------3----------------||
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--1-------(2/10)\ -||
|--3--3--3--3--3--3----2--3-----------||
   ................    ....
 
 
Blistering of earth
Terminate its worth
Deadly nicotine
Kills what might have been
 
Callous frigid chill
Nothing left to kill
Never seen before
Breathing nevermore
 
Never
 
 
 
================================================================================
Part 5: Repeat Part 3 with the following variations       [ Time 02:14 - 02:34 ]
================================================================================
 
 
Add the following bar to the end of Part 3:
 
 
| |-------------------------------||
| |-------------------------------||
|3|-------------------------------||
|/|------------------*-------*----||
|4|--5--5-5-5--2--4--4----3--3----||
| |--3--3-3-3--0--2--2----1--1----||
     ..............      ...
 
 
 
================================================================================
Part 6 (Interlude): Guitars 1, 2, 3 & 4                   [ Time 02:34 - 04:07 ]
================================================================================
 
 
[ Tempo = 63 BPM ]
 
 
--------------
Guitars 1 & 2:
--------------
 
 
| |------------------------|----------------------------------|
| |------------------------|----------------------------------|
|4|------------------------|----------------------------------|
|/|------------------------|----------------------------------|
|4|--2---------------------|----7-------------8-7-------------|
| |--0--------------- \0-5-|--6---0-0-0-0-5-6-----0-0-0-0-0-5-|
                                  .......         ........
 
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------8------ \-----|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------8------ \-----|---------------------8---------------|
|----7-------------6-6------ \-----|----7---------- /7-----7-------------|
|--6---0-0-0-0- /6-6-----------0-5-|--6---0-0-0-0------6-----0-0-0-0-0-5-|
       .......                            .......            ........
 
|----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------||
|--------------------8-------------||
|--------------------8---8 \ ------||  Full band enters
|----7---------------6---6 \ ------||
|--6---0-0-0-0- /6-6-----6 \ --0-5-||
       .......
 
 
||----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|--------------------8----------|
||----------------------------------|--------------------8----------|
||----7-2-2-2-2-----8-7-2-2-2-2-----|----7-2-2-2-2-------6----------|
||--6---0-0-0-0-5-6-----0-0-0-0-0-5-|--6---0-0-0-0- /6-6-6------0-5-|
        .......         .......            .......
 
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-------------------8----------------|
|----7-2-2-2-2- /7-----7-2-2-2-2-----|
|--6---0-0-0-0-----6-----0-0-0-0-0-5-|
       .......           .......
 
|-------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------||
|--------------------8----------------------||
|--------------------8----------------------||  Vocals enter
|----7-2-2-2-2-------6----------------------||
|--6---0-0-0-0- /6-6-6------(5 b7)-0-(5 b7)-||
       .......
 
 
||----------------------------|------------------------------------|
||----------------------------|------------------------------------|
||----------------------------|--------------------8---------------|
||--2--------2------------2---|--(2)--------2-2----8---------------|
||--2--2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2---|--(2)--2-2-2-2-2----6---------------|
||--0--0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0---|--(0)--0-0-0-0-0 /6-6------0-(5b 7)-|
       .....        .....             .....
 
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------8---------------|
|--2--------2------------2---|--(2)--------2-2----8---------------|
|--2--2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2---|--(2)--2-2-2-2-2----6---------------|
|--0--0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0---|--(0)--0-0-0-0-0 /6-6------0-(5b 7)-|
      .....        .....             .....
 
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|----------------------------|--------------------10---------------||
|--4--------4------------4---|--(4)--------4-4----10---------------||
|--4--4-4-4-4------4-4-4-4---|--(4)--4-4-4-4-4----8---- /13\ ------||
|--2--2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2---|--(2)--2-2-2-2-2 /8-8---- /13\ --0-5-||
      .....        .....             .....
 
 
||----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|--------------------8----------|
||----------------------------------|--------------------8----------|
||----7-2-2-2-2-----8-7-2-2-2-2-----|----7-2-2-2-2-------6----------|
||--6---0-0-0-0-5-6-----0-0-0-0-0-5-|--6---0-0-0-0- /6-6-6------0-5-|
        .......         .......            .......
 
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-------------------8----------------|
|----7-2-2-2-2- /7-----7-2-2-2-2-----|
|--6---0-0-0-0-----6-----0-0-0-0-0-5-|
       .......           .......
 
|-------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------||
|--------------------8----------------------||
|--------------------8----------------------||
|----7-2-2-2-2-------6----------------------||
|--6---0-0-0-0- /6-6-6------(5 b7)-0-(5 b7)-||
       .......
 
 
||----------------------------|------------------------------------|
||----------------------------|------------------------------------|
||----------------------------|--------------------8---------------|
||--2--------2------------2---|--(2)--------2-2----8---------------|
||--2--2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2---|--(2)--2-2-2-2-2----6---------------|
||--0--0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0---|--(0)--0-0-0-0-0 /6-6------0-(5b 7)-|
       .....        .....             .....
 
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------8---------------|
|--2--------2------------2---|--(2)--------2-2----8---------------|
|--2--2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2---|--(2)--2-2-2-2-2----6---------------|
|--0--0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0---|--(0)--0-0-0-0-0 /6-6------0-(5b 7)-|
      .....        .....             .....
 
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|----------------------------|--------------------10---------------||
|--4--------4------------4---|--(4)--------4-4----10---------------||
|--4--4-4-4-4------4-4-4-4---|--(4)--4-4-4-4-4----8------13  \  ---||
|--2--2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2---|--(2)--2-2-2-2-2 /8-8------13  \  ---||
      .....        .....             .....
 
 
 
Guitar 2 holds the E5 chord in bar 1 for 4 bars, joining in with the following:
 
 
 (Bar 5)
|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------||
|--(2)--------14\ -13\ ---------||
|--(0)--------12\ -11\ 13\ -0-5-||
 
 
 
----------------
Guitar 3 (Fill):
----------------
 
 
The notes on the B-string are not to be played directly; these are
representative of feedback.  Hold the note on the A-string only.
 
 
 (Fade in)
 
||---------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
||--(20)---------------------------|--(20)--------------|--(20)-------------|
||---------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
||---------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
||---7~~---------------------------|--(7)---------------|--(7)--------------|
||---------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
 
                                    % - yank whammy bar upwards
|-------------------|---------------%----|----------------------||
|--(20)-------------|--(20)--------(20)--|-----R--            --||
|-------------------|--------------------|-----E--            --||
|-------------------|--------------------|-----S--            --||
|--(7)--------------|--(7)---------(7)---|--2--T--            --||
|-------------------|--------------------|--0-------------------||
 
 
 
----------------
Guitar 4 (Fill):
----------------
 
 
The notes on the B-string are not to be played directly; these are
representative of feedback.  Hold the note on the D-string only.
 
 
 (Fade in)
 
||---------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
||--(12)---------------------------|--(12)--------------|--(12)-------------|
||---------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
||---5~~---------------------------|--(5)---------------|--(5)--------------|
||---------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
||---------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
 
                                    % - yank whammy bar upwards
|-------------------|---------------%----|----------------------||
|--(12)-------------|--(12)--------(12)--|-----R--            --||
|-------------------|--------------------|-----E--            --||
|--(5)--------------|--(5)---------(5)---|-----S--            --||
|-------------------|--------------------|--2--T--            --||
|-------------------|--------------------|--0-------------------||
 
 
 
Opposition
Contradiction
Premonition
Compromise
 
Agitation
Violation
Mutilation
Planet dies
 
Darkest colour
Blistered earth
True death of life
 
Termination
Expiration
Cancellation
Human Race
 
Expectation
Liberation
Population
Laid to waste
 
See our mother
Put to death
See our mother die
 
 
 
================================================================================
Part 7: Guitars 1, 2, 3 & 4                               [ Time 04:07 - 04:31 ]
================================================================================
 
 
---------
Guitar 1:
---------
 
                                  |__3__|
| |-------------------------------------------|
| |-------------------------------------------|
|3|-------------------------------------------|
|/|-------------------------------------------|
|4|------9-10----9-10----9-10-12-(10h12p10\9)-|
| |- /12------12------12----------------------|
              ..      ..
 
| |-------------------------------------------|
| |-------------------------------------------|
|7|-------------------------------------------|
|/|-------------7-9----7-9-10-(9h10p9\7)------|
|8|-----9-10--------10----------------------9-|
| |--12------12--------------------------10---|
     ..      ..     ..
 
                                |__3__|
| |-----------------------------------------|
| |-----------------------------------------|
|3|-----------------------------------------|
|/|-----------------------------------------|
|4|----9-10----9-10----9-10-12-(10h12p10\9)-|
| |-12------12------12----------------------|
            ..      ..
 
 
| |-------------------------------------------|
| |-------------------------------------------|
|7|-------------------------------------------|
|/|-------------7-9----7-9-10-(9h10p9\7)----7-|
|8|-----9-10--------10-------------------9----|
| |--12------12-------------------------------|
     ..      ..     ..
 
                              |_3__|
| |-------------------------------------|
| |-------------------------------------|
|3|-------------------------------------|
|/|-----7-9----7-9----7-9-10-(9h10p9\7)-|
|4|--10-----10-----10-------------------|
| |-------------------------------------|
     ..     ..     ..
 
                              |_3__|
| |------------------------------------------|
| |------------------------------------------|
|7|------------7-9----7-9-11-(9h11p9\7)----7-|
|/|-----7-9--------9--------------------7----|
|8|--10-----10-------------------------------|
| |------------------------------------------|
     ..     ..    ...
 
                              |_3__|
| |-------------------------------------|
| |-------------------------------------|
|3|-----7-9----7-9----7-9-11-(9h11p9\7)-|
|/|--9------9------9--------------------|
|4|-------------------------------------|
| |-------------------------------------|
    ...    ...    ...
 
                              |_3__|
| |------------------------------------------||
| |------------7-8----7-8-10-(8h10p8\7)----7-||
|7|-----7-9--------9--------------------7----||
|/|--9------9--------------------------------||
|8|------------------------------------------||
| |------------------------------------------||
    ...    ...    ...
 
 
 
---------
Guitar 2:
---------
 
                               |_3__|
| |--------------------------------------|
| |--------------------------------------|
|3|--------------------------------------|
|/|------7-9----7-9----7-9-10-(9h10p9\7)-|
|4|- /10-----10-----10-------------------|
| |--------------------------------------|
             ..     ..
 
                              |_3__|
| |------------------------------------------|
| |------------------------------------------|
|7|------------7-9----7-9-11-(9h11p9\7)------|
|/|-----7-9--------9-----------------------7-|
|8|--10-----10--------------------------9----|
| |------------------------------------------|
     ..     ..    ...
 
                             |_3__|
| |------------------------------------|
| |------------------------------------|
|3|------------------------------------|
|/|----7-9----7-9----7-9-10-(9h10p9\7)-|
|4|-10-----10-----10-------------------|
| |------------------------------------|
           ..     ..
 
                              |_3__|
| |------------------------------------------|
| |------------------------------------------|
|7|------------7-9----7-9-11-(9h11p9\7)----7-|
|/|-----7-9--------9--------------------9----|
|8|--10-----10-------------------------------|
| |------------------------------------------|
     ..     ..    ...
 
                              |_3__|
| |-------------------------------------|
| |-------------------------------------|
|3|-----7-9----7-9----7-9-11-(9h11p9\7)-|
|/|--9------9------9--------------------|
|4|-------------------------------------|
| |-------------------------------------|
    ...    ...    ...
 
                              |_3__|
| |------------------------------------------|
| |------------7-8----7-8-10-(8h10p8\7)----7-|
|7|-----7-9--------9--------------------7----|
|/|--9------9--------------------------------|
|8|------------------------------------------|
| |------------------------------------------|
    ...    ...    ...
 
                              |_3__|
| |-------------------------------------|
| |-----7-8----7-8----7-8-10-(8h10p8\7)-|
|3|--9------9------9--------------------|
|/|-------------------------------------|
|4|-------------------------------------|
| |-------------------------------------|
    ...    ...    ...
 
                                  |__3___|
| |--------------------------------------------------||
| |-----7-8----10-12----10-12-13-(12h13p12\10)----10-||
|7|--9------9--------12------------------------11----||
|/|--------------------------------------------------||
|8|--------------------------------------------------||
| |--------------------------------------------------||
    ...    ...       ..
 
 
 
--------------
Guitars 3 & 4:
--------------
 
 
|________________________[1]
| |----------------------| |------------------------| |
| |----------------------| |------------------------| |
|3|----------------------|7|------------------------|*|
|/|--9---7---5---4-------|/|------7---5---4---------|*| x 4
|4|--7---5---3---2-5--4--|8|--2---5---3---2---5--4--| |
| |----------------3--2--| |--0---------------3--2--| |
                   ....                       ....
 
 
|__________________[2,3,4]
| |----------------------|
| |----------------------|
|3|----------------------|
|/|------7---5---4-------|
|4|--2---5---3---2-5--4--|
| |--0-------------3--2--|
                   ....
 
 
 
================================================================================
Guitar Solo: Guitars 1, 2 & Lead Guitar w/ Distortion     [ Time 04:31 - 05:33 ]
================================================================================
 
 
--------------
Guitars 1 & 2:
--------------
 
 
|________________________________________________[1-6]
| |------------------------------------------------| |
| |------------------------------------------------| |
|4|------------------------------------------------|*|
|/|------------------------------------------------|*| x 7
|4|--2--5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--4--2h3-| |
| |--0--3--0--2--0--3--0--2--0--3--0--2--0--2------| |
     ........................................
 
|_______________________________________________[7]
|------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------4-5-||
|--------------------------------------------4-5-||
|--2--5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--4--2-3-||
|--0--3--0--2--0--3--0--2--0--3--0--2--0--2------||
   ........................................
 
 
[ Tempo = 94 BPM ]
 
| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
| |--R--  ------------------------|---------------------------------||
|7|--E--  ------------------------|---------------------------------||
|/|--S--  ------------------*-----|------------------*--------*-----||
|8|--T--  --5--5-5-5--2--4--4-----|--5--5-5-5--2--4--4-----3--3-----||
| |---------3--3-3-3--0--2--2-----|--3--3-3-3--0--2--2-----1--1-----||
            ..............           ..............       ...
 
 
 
| |------------------------------------------|
| |------------------------------------------|
|4|------------------------------------------|
|/|------------------------------------------|
|4|-----7----7----7----7----5----5----5----5-|
| |--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----|
    ...  ...  ...  ...  ...  ...  ...  ...
 
|------------------------------------------| |
|------------------------------------------| |
|------------------------------------------|*|
|------------------------------------------|*| x 2
|-----8----8----8----8----7----7----7--5h7-| |
|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0---------| |
  ...  ...  ...  ...  ...  ...  ...
 
 
| |--------------------------||
| |--------------------------||
|2|--------------------------||
|/|--------------------------||
|4|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--||
| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--||
     ......................
 
 
| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| |-----------------*--------*--------|---------------------------------------|
|4|--9---- \--------7--------5--------|---------------------------------------|
|/|--9---- \--------7--------5--------|--4--------------*-------------*-------|
|4|--7---- \--7--7--5--5--5--3--5--5--|--4--------5--5--5-------5--5--5-------|
| |-----------5--5-----3--3-----3--3--|--2--------3--3--3-------3--3--3-------|
              ....     ....     ....              .......       .......
 
                                                       |__3__|
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------||
|---------------*--------*--------| |---------------------------||
|---------------7--------5--------|3|---------------------------||
|---------------7--------5--------|/|--4------------------------||
|--2------7--7--5--5--5--3--5--5--|4|--4--------5--5-5-5--5--5--||
|--0------5--5-----3--3-----3--3--| |--2--------3--3-3-3--3--3--||
          ....     ....     ....                ..............
 
 
| |------------------------------------------|
| |------------------------------------------|
|4|------------------------------------------|
|/|------------------------------------------|
|4|-----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7-|
| |--0----0----0----6----5----5----5----5----|
    ...  ...  ...  ...  ...  ...  ...  ...
 
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------5----5-----------|
|-----5----5----5----5--3----3-------5----5-|
|--3----3----3----3---------------3----3----|
  ...  ...  ...  ...   ...  ...  ...  ...
 
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7-|
|--0----0----0----6----5----5----5----5----|
  ...  ...  ...  ...  ...  ...  ...  ...
 
|--------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------5--5--5--5--------------||
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--||
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------3--3--3--3--||
   ..............................................
 
 
 
------------
Lead Guitar:
------------
 
 
In order to conform to horizontal character limits I've had to split certain
bars in two (and sometimes four) to get them to fit.
 
 
| |--------------------------------------|
| |-----7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7 /12-13-|
|4|--/9-----9-----9-----9-----9----------|
|/|--------------------------------------|
|4|--------------------------------------|
| |--------------------------------------|
 
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--13-12\10-12-10\8-10-8-7-8-7---7-----------------------|
|------------------------------9---9-7-9-7-6-7p6---------|
|------------------------------------------------7--7h9--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
   |_3_|             |_3_|
|-----------------------------------7-9-|
|----------------7-8-7h8p7---7-8-11-----|
|--6h7p6---6-7-9-----------9------------|
|--------9------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
        ...
 
   |_3_|                                         T
|--7h9p7----7-9-10-12\11-9-7----7-9-9h10-(10/12)-19p12-|
|--------11------------------11------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
 
   T     T       T       T     T       T     T
         |__3__| |__3__| |__3___| |_3___|    |_3_|
|--19p12-19p9h12-19p10p9-19p12-18p7h10-18 p7-18p10p7-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
 
   T    T      T        T       T           T
        |__3_| |_3_||_3||_____7______|
|--18p9-18p7\6-18p9p7p6---------------------------|
|-----------------------18p8h12-18  p8  h12-18p7--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
 
   T            T     T
      |______7______| |_________7________|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--17p11p7h8h11-17 p7-17  p8p7-17  p8p7-17 p|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
 
   |____7____|
          T         T
|-----------------------------------|
|  11p8p7-17  p11p7-----------------|
|-------------------17p9\7 h 9------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
 
 
                Hold bend             |___3__|          |___3__|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--(17b19)-(17 b19)--(19r17) p15-17--(15h17p15\14)-15--(14h15p14)----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------16-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
|-----(19b21)--(19b21)--19--18--15--14--15--15p14----15p14----/12-14-|
|-------------------------------------------------17-------15--------|
|--15----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                |__5___|
|(14)--18p14p12-18p14p12-18p14p12-18p14p12-18p14p12-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
 
 
|-18p14p12-18p14p12-18p14p12-18p14p12-18-18p14p12--19-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
[ Tempo = 94 BPM ]
 
                                          3/4 bend
| |--(19)\--------------|------------| |-----------------------19-|
| |---------R--       --|--        --| |--15----------------14/---|
|7|---------E--       --|--        --|4|-(14   b;)----------------|
|/|---------S--       --|--        --|/|--------------------------|
|8|---------T--       --|--        --|4|--------------------------|
| |---------------------|------------| |--------------------------|
 
 
         |__3___| |__3___| |_3_| |__3___| |__3___| |__3___| |__3___|
|--24-22-20\19-19-23-20-19\17-17-21p19p17-16\15-15-19-17-15\14h15-15-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   |__3___| |_3_| |_3_|        |____3_____|
|--17-15-14\12-15-14-12\9-9-13-11p10\9-7h10-11-10\9-7-------|
|---------------------------------------------------0--(10b |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
        |__3____|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| 12)--(10b12) (12r10)-8-7---7h8p7---7----------x-|
|--------------------------9-------9---9p7-9~~--7-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
 
                                            % Steadily pull bar up one step
|-------------------------------------| |-------------|
|------------P-----P------------------| |---N---------|
|--10-9-7---<9>---<7>-----------------|2|--<5>--------|
|---------9-----9-----9-7-------------|/|--<5>--------|
|-------------------------9-7-5~~-----|4|---%---------|
|-------------------------------------| |-------------|
 
 
| |--------------------------------------|
| |--12---- \----------*---------*-------|
|4|--12---- \--7--7--7h9--7--5-5h7--5--4-|
|/|--12---- \--7--7----------------------|
|4|--------------------------------------|
| |--------------------------------------|
               ....
 
   |_3_|            |_3_| |_3__|        |_3__| |___3__|
|---------------------------------7h8p7-----(7/8)-(8/10h12)-|
|-----------------7-8p7---7-8-10--------10------------------|
|--5 p4------- /9-------9-----------------------------------|
|-------4---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
                                                 % Pre-bend bar up one step and
                                                   gradually release
 
                                                  |_3__| |3|
|--(12 p10p8)-7-------------------------------|------------------------%----|
|-----------------------(9p7)------(7p5)------|--(12 p10p9p8)-7--------0----|
|-----------------------(9p7)------(7p5)------|------------------------0----|
|-----------------------(9p7)------(7p5)------|------------------------0----|
|------------------0-0------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------0-0--------0-0--|-----------------------------|
                   ...        ...        ...
 
 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12p0h12p0h12p0h12p0h12p0h12p0h11p0h11p0h9p0h9p0h9p0h9p0h9p0h9p0h9p0h9p0h|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
16p0h16p0h16p0h16p0h16p0h16p0h14p0h14p0h12p0h12p0h12p0h12p0h12p0h12p0h12p0h12p0|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
      |_3_|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2p0h2p0h2h4p0h4p0h5p0h5p0h4p0h4p0  h5p0h5p0h7p0h7p0h9p0h9p0h9p0-9p0h9-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
|-----------------------||
|---N-------------------||
|--<5>------------------||   % - Gradually pull bar up one step, then begin
|--<5>------------------||       releasing and pulling the bar repeatedly
|---%-------------------||
|-----------------------||
 
 
 
 
----------
Lead Fill: [ Enter on Bar 9 of the Guitar Solo ]
----------
 
                  Hold bend             |__3___|          |__3___|
|--(17b19)---(17 b19)---(19r17)h15-17--(15h17p15\14)-15--(14h15p14)----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------17-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
|-----(22b24)--(22b24)--22--21--18--17--18--18p17----18p17--------|
|--16---------------------------------------------20-------19-- \-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
================================================================================
Part 8: Repeat Part 1                                     [ Time 05:33 - 05:50 ]
================================================================================
 
================================================================================
Part 9: Repeat Part 2                                     [ Time 05:50 - 06:05 ]
================================================================================
 
 
Smouldering decay
Take her breath away
Millions of our years
In minutes disappears
 
Darkening in vain
Decadence remains
All is said and done
Never is the sun
 
Never
 
 
 
================================================================================
Part 10: Repeat Part 3 with the following variations      [ Time 06:05 - 06:42 ]
================================================================================
 
 
| |-----------------------------------|
| |-----------------------------------|
|7|-----------------------------------|
|/|-------------------------------8---|
|8|-----7----7----7-8-7----7----7---7-|
| |--0----0----0--------0----0--------|
    ...  ...  ...      ...  ...
 
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------3-----------------|
|-----7----7----7-8-7-1-------2--3-3----|
|--0----0----0----------2--3---------1--|
  ...  ...  ...         ..............
 
| |-----------------------------------------------|
| |-----------------------------------------------|
|9|-----------------------------------------------|
|/|-----------------------------------------------|
|8|-----7----7----7-8-7----7----7---7-2--2--2--2--|
| |--0----0----0--------0----0----6---0--0--0--0--|
    ...  ...  ...      ...  ...       ..........
 
| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| |---------------*--------*--------|-----------------------------------|
|4|--9------------7--------5--------|-----------------------------------|
|/|--9------------7--------5--------|--4------------*-----------*-------|
|4|--7------7--7--5--5--5--3--5--5--|--4--------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------|
| |---------5--5-----3--3-----3--3--|--2--------3-3-3-------3-3-3-------|
            ....     ....     ....              .....       .....
 
                         |__3__|
|---------------------------------|  |---------------------------|
|---------------*-----------------|  |---------------------------|
|---------------7-----------------|13|---------------------------|
|---------------7--------5--5-----|/ |--4------------------------|
|--2------7--7--5--5--5--3--3--5--|16|--4--------5--5-5-5--5--5--|
|--0------5--5-----3--3--------3--|  |--2--------3--3-3-3--3--3--|
          ....     .............                 ..............
 
| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| |---------------*--------*--------|-----------------------------------|
|4|---------------7--------5--------|-----------------------------------|
|/|---------------7--------5--------|--4------------*-----------*-------|
|4|--2------7--7--5--5--5--3--5--5--|--4--------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------|
| |--0------5--5-----3--3-----3--3--|--2--------3-3-3-------3-3-3-------|
            ....     ....     ....              .....       .....
 
                         |__3__|
|---------------------------------| |------------------------------|
|---------------*-----------------| |------------------------------|
|---------------7-----------------|7|------------------------------|
|---------------7--------5--5-----|/|--4---------------------------|
|--2------7--7--5--5--5--3--3--5--|8|--4--------5--5-5-5--2--4--4--|
|--0------5--5-----3--3--------3--| |--2--------3--3-3-3--0--2--2--|
          ....     .............                .................
 
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|------------------*--------*-----|
|--5--5-5-5--2--4--4-----3--3-----|
|--3--3-3-3--0--2--2-----1--1-----|
   ..............       ...
 
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|-----7----7----7-8-7----7----7---2-||
|--0----0----0--------0----0----6-0-||
  ...  ...  ...      ...  ...
 
 
 
Fire
To begin whipping dance of the dead
Blackened is the end
To begin whipping dance of the dead
 
Fire
Is the outcome of hypocrisy
Darkest potency
In the exit of humanity
Colour our world blackened
 
Blackened
 
 
 
================================================================================
End
================================================================================
 
Tab summary:        Intro (Backwards Guitar)
                    Part 1
                    Part 2
                    Part 3
                    Part 4
                    Part 5
                    Part 7
                    Guitar Solo
                    Part 8
                    Part 9
                    Part 10
 
                    END

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98dsmtuner
Great job man, this tab is definitely the best on here, 5 stars for sure
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funkster92
That is the best tab i have ever seen in a long time... looks like you put some time into this so you deserve a big THANK YOU.. really helped me out to undesrtand the song really well. MILLION THANKS!, AGAIN!
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Maniac_Samson
Best Blackened tab on this site. Only a few corrections needed: The hammeron-pulloff tripplets aren't ghost-notes. They are definately played. The rest of it is gorgeous, especially adding the propper tempi to the measures. Great job!!!
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