Venom - Die Hard guitar tab
Die Hard - by Venom
Originally recorded on the Acid Queen 12" single (Neat Records, 1982)
also appears on the album Black Metal (licensed to Combat Records, 1982)
Words and music by Conrad Lant, Tony Bray, and Jeff Dunn
Transcribed by Mark Vignati (gs01mcv@panther.gsu.edu)
Tune guitar and bass down three half steps, to C#.
Song is in 4/4 time.
Intro - guitar only
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|-----|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|
|-0-0-|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------2p0----0-0--|
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(Bass and drums enter)
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s e s e s s s e s e s s s e s e s s s s s s e s s
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Verse 1
s e s e s s s e s e s s s e s e s s s s s s e s s
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| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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Sa-tan Fa-ther Help me from this grave
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| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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De-mons War-riors Ever be my slaves
Bridge
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|--------5---------5-3-|---------2h4p2---2--4---|
|--3-3-3---------------|-2-2-2-2-------4--------|
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I can't reason with men and mortal fools
q e e e e e e q e e e e q
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|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5------|-4--4-4-4-4--------5----|
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| e e e e e. s e s s e e e e s s s s q
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|------2-5---------5-3-|---------2h4p2----------|
|--3-3-----------------|-2-2-2-2-------4--------|
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They will die hard hear the golden rule
(Bk.) Die-
Chorus
h. q h. q h. q
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|-5-----------7--|--5-----------7--|--5-----------7---|
|-5-----------7--|--5-----------7--|--5-----------7---|
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| e e e e e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e q
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-5--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-5---|
Legions armed Men of war Captors of
in steel reviled the brave
(Bk)Hard-- Die Hard--- Die Hard--
e e e e e e e s s
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
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| e e e e e e e s s
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|
Between verses 1&2
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|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0----0-0-0-----0----0-0--|
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s e s e s s s e s e s s s e s e s s s s s s e s s
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|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5--2p0-----------------|
|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|
|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------2p0----0-0--|
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|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0----0-0-0-----0----0-0--|
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Verse 2 (music same as verse 1)
Sinner, Liar, guard your crown of thorns
Priestess, Parson, live your lives of scorn
Bridge 2
I can raise the fires of hell and blasphemy
We will grow strong, Satanic Royalty
Chorus
h. q h. q h. e e
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|----------------|-----------------|--------------2-9--|
|-5-----------7--|--5-----------7--|--5-----------2-9--|
|-5-----------7--|--5-----------7--|--5-----------0-7--|
|-3-----------5--|--3-----------5--|--3----------------|
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-5--|--3-3-3-3-3-3------|
Legions armed Men of war Captives of
in steel and feeling the brave
(Bk)Hard-- Die Hard--- Die Hard--
Bridge
h. e e h. e e h. e e
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|-7-------------2--9--|-7------------2--9--|-7-------------2--9--|
|-7-------------2--9--|-7------------2--9--|-7-------------2--9--|
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h. q (h) e e q (q) h. s s
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|-7---------------4---|-(4)-----------5---|-(5)--4------------||
|-7---------------4---|-(4)-------2-4-5---|-(5)--4------------||
|-5---------------2---|-(2)-------0-2-3---|-(3)--2------0-0---||
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|-5----5-5--------2---|-(2)-------0-2-3---|-(3)--2----x/Xx---||
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s e s e s s s e s e s s s e s e s s s s s s e s s
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|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|
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s e s e s s s e s e s s s e s e s s s s s s e s s
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Through the fires of Hell!
Solo (Note - I couldn't figure out the solo, so what follows is
the bass part which goes under the solo.)
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|-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-|
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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
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|-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-|
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e e e e e e e e e s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-7-7-5-5-4-4-3-3-|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-5-5-4-4-3-3-|-7--------------7-5---5-7-5------|
|-----------------|----0-0-0-0-0-0-----7-------7-5--|
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e s s s s s s s s s e s s s e q e q q
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|---------------------------------|--------/14~~---------|
|-7--------------7-5---5----5-----|-7-7--7----------------|
|----0-0-0-0-0-0-----7----7---7---|-----------------5-----|
(Bk.Voc) Die --
Chorus
Verse 3
s e s e s s s e s e s s s e s e s s s s s s e s s
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|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|
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Evil Angels Vultures of the night
e e e e e e e e e s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
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|-7-7-5-5-4-4-3-3-|-2-------------------------------|
|-7-7-5-5-4-4-3-3-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-5-5-3-3-2-2-1-1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
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| e e e e e e e e e s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-7-7-5-5-4-4-3-3-|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-5-5-4-4-3-3-|-7-------------------------------|
|-----------------|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
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Bridge 3
Ride the wings of Hades, Death is on our side
Furnace burning bright, We ain't getting tired
Chorus
Outro
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|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0----0-0-0-----0----0-0--|
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s e s e s s s e s e s s s e s e s s s s s s e s s
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|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5--2p0-----------------|
|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|
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|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0----0-0-0-----0----0-0--|
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s e s e s s s e s e s s s e s e s s s s s s e s s
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|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|
|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------2p0----0-0--|
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| q h.r wr
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|--7--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--0--------------------------|-------------------------------|
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s e s e s s s e s e s s s e s e s s s s s s q
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|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5--2p0-----------------|
|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0------5------|
|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------2p0--5------|
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|-----------------------------|------------------------5------|
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fermata free time - gtr riff cues ending notes.
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|----------------------0h2p0--0--|--2--2------------------|
|--(5)-----------0h2p0------2----|--2--2------------------|
|--(5)-------0h2p0---------------|--0--0------------------|
|--(3)---------------------------|------------------------|
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|--(7)---------------------------|--9--9------------------|
|--(5)---------------------------|--7--7------------------|
|--------------------------------|--0--0------------------|
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