#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# BLACK METAL As recorded by Venom (From the 1983 Album BLACK METAL) Transcribed by David Harris Words and Music by Venom Arranged by Venom Gtr I (C# F# B E G# C#) - 'Mantas' Intro Q=167 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| C5(A) B5(A) PM------------------------| PM------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||--5-----------------------------|-4-----------------------------| ||o-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| Bb(A) G5E5 PM------------------------| PM----| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S E E Q |-------------------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------------------|--------------------o|| |-------------------------------|-------------9-9-9---|| |-3-----------------------------|-------------9-9-9---|| |-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-2---------7-7-7--o|| |-------------------------------|-3-0-0-0-0-0---------|| Verse $ $$ C5(A) B5(A) PM------------------------| PM------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||--5-----------------------------|-4-----------------------------| ||o-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| Bb(A) G5E5 PM------------------------| PM----| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S E E Q |-------------------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------------------|--------------------o|| |-------------------------------|-------------9-9-9---|| |-3-----------------------------|-------------9-9-9---|| |-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-2---------7-7-7--o|| |-------------------------------|-3-0-0-0-0-0---------|| D5(B) B5 PM------------------------| PM------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7-----------------------------|-4------------------------------| |-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| D5(B) D5/B5A5 B5A5 PM------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E Q E Q |-------------------------------|--------------| |-------------------------------|--------------| |-------------------------------|-7------------| |-7-----------------------------|-7------------| |-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----9-7--9-7--| |-------------------------------|----7-5--7-5--| C5(A) B5(A) PM------------------------| PM------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5-----------------------------|-4------------------------------| |-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb(A) G5E5 PM------------------------| PM----| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S E E Q |-------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------9-9-9--| |-3-----------------------------|-------------9-9-9--| |-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-2---------7-7-7--| |-------------------------------|-3-0-0-0-0-0--------| Chorus A5A5 G (A) PM------------------------| PM S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H. Q ||------------------------------------|-------------| ||o-----------------------------------|-0-----------| ||------------------------------------|-0-----------| ||------------------------------------|-------------| ||o-7-(7)-----------------------------|---------0---| ||--3h=5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------| Gsus4 C#/G D5/E Gsus4 H. Q Q E Q E Q |------------|---------------|| |-1----------|-2----3----1--o|| |-0-------x--|-0--x-2--x-0---|| |---------x--|----x----x-----|| |---------x--|----x----x----o|| |------------|---------------|| Interlude To Coda To Coda A5A5 PM------------------------| PM| PM| PM| PM| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-----------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------| |-7-(7)-----------------------------|-7-----7-----7-----7------| |-3h=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--| D.S. al Coda E5 E Q. H W |-------------|-------| |-------------|-------| |-------------|-------| |-2-----------|-------| |-2-----------|-------| |-0-----------|-------| Breakdown & E5 F5 G5 E Q. H H Q Q E Q. H H Q Q |-------------|------------|-------------|------------| |-------------|------------|-------------|------------| |-------------|------------|-------------|------------| |-2-----------|---------3--|-5-----------|---------5--| |-2-----------|---------3--|-5-----------|---------5--| |-0-----------|---------1--|-3-----------|---------3--| A5 D5/A E5 E Q. H H Q Q W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------|------------|----------|----------------------------------| |-------------|------------|----------|----------------------------------| |-------------|---------7--|-9--------|----------------------------------| |-7-----------|---------7--|-9--------|----------------------------------| |-7-----------|------------|-7--------|-xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsx--| |-5-----------|------------|----------|-xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsx--| Bridge B5 PM----------------------------------------------------------| E 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 |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| A5 Bb5 PM--------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E. E. |---------------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------2--2--3---| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--0--1---| |---------------------------------|-------------------------| B5 PM----------------------------------------------------------| E 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 |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| PM--------------------------------------------------------------| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E5 D5 Q Q E E S S S S E E S S E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-9--7--------------|-------------------| |-9--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-7--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-------------------|-------------------| N.C. C5 S S S S S S S S S S S S E E ||----------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------5-5-| ||o-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-| ||----------------------------------------------| N.C. C5 S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |----------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------5-5--|| |-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-o|| |----------------------------------------------|| B5 PM----------------------------------------------------------| E 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 |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| N.C. C5 S S S S S S S S S S S S E E ||----------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------5-5-| ||o-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-| ||----------------------------------------------| N.C. C5 S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |----------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------5-5--|| |-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-o|| |----------------------------------------------|| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda E5 |-3--| H. Q H Q Q Q |------------|--------------| |------------|--------------| |-9-------9--|-9------------| |-9-------9--|-9------------| |-7-------7--|-7------------| |------------|------0s12s0--| Ending && E5 E Q. H W W |-------------|----------|------| |-------------|----------|------| |-------------|----------|------| |-2-----------|----------|------| |-2-----------|----------|------| |-0-----------|----------|------| G5 A5 W H Q. E E +E H. |----------|-------------|--------------*| |----------|-------------|--------------*| |----------|-------------|--------------*| |----------|-----------5-|-7-(7)-------*| |----------|-----------5-|-7-(7)-------*| |----------|-----------3-|-5-(5)-------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths