Band: Vader Album: Black to the Blind Song: Black to the Blind Copyright (c) Transcribed By: Andrew & Graham Cray Email: darkfuneral70@hotmail.com . - palm mute / - slide up to \ - slide down to ~ - vibrato h - hammer on b - Bend p - pull off Suffixes for bend t - tap f - full bend h - half bend ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend * - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend , - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note " - tremolo note <> - Trill Tuning - Whole Step (D etc.) Notes: This is a bloody hard song to play and there's a lot to remember (as with most Vader songs). The fast picking parts are not accurate but listen to the song for timings. This is as closely tabbed as we can get, but feel free to Email us at any time if you have any improvements or suggestions. Hail Vader!! Intro Riff - This is fast to play, and watch out for all the variations on the riff. |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------4-5-4---3333333-----------------4-5-4---3333333-----| |---2222222-4-5-------5-------------2222222-4-5-------5-------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------4-5-4---3333333---------------555555555-------------| |---2222222-4-5-------5-------------222222222-----------------------| . . . . . . |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------4-5-4---3333333----------------4-5-4---4h5p4h5------| |---2222222-4-5-------5------------2222222-4-5-------5--------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------4-5-4---3333333---------------4-5-4---5-7-5-4-------| |---2222222-4-5-------5-----------2222222-4-5-------5---------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------4-5-4---3333333---------------4-5-4---4h5p4h5-------| |---2222222-4-5-------5-----------2222222-4-5-------5---------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------4-5-4---4-5-4--------5-------------6\5--------------| |---2222222-4-5-------5-------5------3\2-2-2-2-2-2-4\3--------------| . . . . . . . . . . ...... Riff A - x4 This has really wierd timing so you'll probably have to listen to it to get it right. |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---5\4----------------------6-5-5\4---------5\4--------------------| |---3\2-2-2-2-2-2p0-0-0-0-0--4-3-3\2-2-2-2-2-3\2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fill 1 |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-----------------3-3-5-6----| |---1111-3p1-3h4--1-1-3-4----| .... . . . . Riff B (Singing Starts - "Black to the Blind..") |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-----------------------5--------------| |-----------------------3-0-2222222----| |---0000000000333333333----------------| . . |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--------------4----------------------------| |--------------2-0-11111111--33333333333----| |---0000000033------------------------------| . . |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-----------------------5--------------| |-----------------------3-0-2222222----| |---0000000000333333333----------------| . . |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------4---------------------------------------------------| |---------------2-0-11111111-1-2-00000000---------------------------| |---00000000033-----------------------------------------------------| . . Riff C |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---33333333332222222222------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------| |------------------------4-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---22222222221111111111------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| |------------------------3-2--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---33333333332222222222------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------| |------------------------4-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---22222222221111111111-----1111111111-2222222---------------------| |------------------------3-2--------------------3-2-----------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------2222333311111111111-111111111122220000000000000-----| |---00000000000-----------------------------------------------------| Fill 2 |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------4-5--------4-5----| |---3-3-2-3----3-3-2-3----| |---1-1--------1-1--------| |-------------------------| . . . . . . . . Back to Riff B |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-----------------------5--------------| |-----------------------3-0-2222222----| |---0000000000333333333----------------| . . |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--------------4----------------------------| |--------------2-0-11111111--33333333333----| |---0000000033------------------------------| . . |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-----------------------5--------------| |-----------------------3-0-2222222----| |---0000000000333333333----------------| . . |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------4---------------------------------------------------| |---------------2-0-11111111-1-2-00000000---------------------------| |---00000000033-----------------------------------------------------| . . Back to Riff C - Note the change at the end of the riff. |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---33333333332222222222------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------| |------------------------4-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---22222222221111111111------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| |------------------------3-2--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---33333333332222222222------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------| |------------------------4-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---22222222221111111111-----1111111111-1-2-3-----------------------| |------------------------3-2----------------------------------------| Solo 1 - We had to tab this kick-arse solo (Part of it anyway). |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------7-----------------------------------------------------| |---------8------9---8-6--8-9-8---5/6-5--------3/9------------------| |-----6-----6---------------------------6-7-------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff D - Under Solo |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------555555555555555------| |---4444444444444455555555555555544444444444444---------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------333333333333333-4----| |---4444444444444455555555555555544444444444444----------------2----| Riff E (After Solo) - x8 (The eighth time is different) |-------|---------------------------------------| |-------|---------------------------------------| |-------|---------------------------------------| |-------|---------------------------------------| |--6\---|-----------5\4-------------------------| |-------|---0-0-0-0-3\2-0-0-0-0-3p0-1-4-2-0-----| . . . . . . . . . . . . Eighth-time ended |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-----------5\4------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----| |---0-0-0-0-3\2-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----| . . . . . . Riff F - x2 |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |--5\4------5\4------3/4----------------| |--3\2-0000-3\2-0000-1/2-000000000000---| .... .... ............ |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |--5\4------5\4------4\3----------------| |--3\2-0000-3\2-0000-2\1-111111111111---| .... .... ............ Riff G - x4 - This riff is different on the 4th time. Also we don't know how many times the chord below is played so you will have to listen to the song again for timings and stuff. |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------5----5\4-------------------| |---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-00-3\2-------------------| |---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------| .. Fourth-time ending |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------| |---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------| Fill |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |---22----22----22----22-----| |---00----00----00----00-----| .. .. .. .. Riff H - x4 - This is another bloody mad riff to play. This is about as right as we can make it out to be. |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |----------------2-3-2--------------2-3-2-------| |---0000-2p0-2-3-------3-0000-2p0-3-------3-2---| .... .... Fill |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------3-----------| |---1111-3p1-3h4-1----11\----| .... Back to Riff F - x2 |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |--5\4------5\4------3/4----------------| |--3\2-0000-3\2-0000-1/2-000000000000---| .... .... ............ |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |--5\4------5\4------4\3----------------| |--3\2-0000-3\2-0000-2\1-111111111111---| .... .... ............ Fill |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------5----5----------------------------| |---22222222222222222222222-3-22-3-222222222222222222222222---| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |---------3---| |-----4-2-1---| |---0-2-0-----| . Riff G - Rhythm under second solo |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------1111111111111111-------------------------------| |---00000000000000000----------------000000000000000011111111111111-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------1111111111111111---------------333-5/6-| |--33334444-00000000000000000----------------00000000000000-111-3/4-| ... Back to Riff B |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-----------------------5--------------| |-----------------------3-0-2222222----| |---0000000000333333333----------------| . . |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--------------4----------------------------| |--------------2-0-11111111--33333333333----| |---0000000033------------------------------| . . |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-----------------------5--------------| |-----------------------3-0-2222222----| |---0000000000333333333----------------| . . |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------4---------------------------------------------------| |---------------2-0-11111111-1-2-00000000---------------------------| |---00000000033-----------------------------------------------------| . . Then to Riff C again |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---33333333332222222222------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------| |------------------------4-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---22222222221111111111------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| |------------------------3-2--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---33333333332222222222------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------| |------------------------4-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This time the ending is different: |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------5-------------------| |---22222222222211111111111-----1111111111111---3-5-4-2-------------| |---------------------------3-2-------------------3-2-0-------------| . .