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HEAVY METAL MANIA - Holocaust
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Tabbed by: Benjamin Gheysels
Date: 2005-7-23
Album: The nightcomers
Tuning: standard tuning
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| ps pick scrape
| . mute note
This is not completely accurate, but it's close. I've added between brackets
when a riff starts. Check out the structure at the end!
Play with distortion
Intro riff: guitar 1 plays this 19 times, then ---
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e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-5-------------------------------------------6-5------------------------|
G|-----7-5-7-----------------------------------------7-5-7-5----------------|
D|-----------5-----------------------------------------------8-7-5----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------8-7-5----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill 1 (7"): guitar 2: 4x after guitar 1 has played the above riff 4x
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------12-10-12-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------10--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill 2 (14"): play this 4 times. Guitar 1 is between brackets
e|----------------8h10p8-7hold----------------------------------------------|
B|-(6)-(5)------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------(7)-(5)-(7)-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------(5)----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2 (20"): Guitar 2 now plays chords. Guitar 1 still plays Riff 1.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2---3---5---7---9----10------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---3---5---7---9----10------------------------------------------------|
E|---0---1---3---5---7-----8------------------------------------------------|
Let these chords ring. The last chord should ring twice as long
Riff 3 (32"): Guitar 2 plays this 2 times. The last time, no stop but ring.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--2-2--------2--2-2----------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--2-2-stop---2--2-2-stop (ring)----------------------------------------|
E|--0--0-0--------0--0-0----------------------------------------------------|
Fill 3 (33"): guitar 1 repeats this
e|----------------12-14-15-(12)---------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4 (45"): twin guitar stuff. Difficult to separate both guitars, so I'll
just tab out one. Play each part 4 times.
e|--12-14-15-|-9-11-12-|-7-9-10-|-5-7-8-|-3-5-6-|-9-11-12-|-----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(End of Riff 4): this is wrong!
e|12-14-15-12-14-15-14-12----------------------------------------12-14/17---|
B|------------------------15-14-12-----------------------12-14-15--------15~|
G|--------------------------------14-12---------11-12-14--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------14-12-14----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When Guitar 1 is finished with Riff 4, it plays these chords (1'05"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---10----9----7----5----4-------------------------------------------------|
A|---10----9----7----5----4-------------------------------------------------|
E|---8-----7----5----3----2-------------------------------------------------|
let these chords ring
(end' of Riff 4): Guitar 2 plays this when the other guitar is doing the riff
above. Play each part 4 times. Listen to the song to know when to play this.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12-|-------9-|------7-|------5-|------4-|-------------------------|
D|--12-14----|--9-11---|--7-9---|--5-7---|--4-6---|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 5 (1'14"): play this 10 times (the last time only play the first chord)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9-9-9-9-9-9--5----7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7--3----5-5-5------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
. . .
Riff 6 (1'47"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5---4-4---7-7--9-9----5---7---9--------------------------------------|
A|---3-3---2-2---5-5--7-7----5---7---9--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------3---5---7--------------------------------------|
Riff 5 (1'57"): play this 2 times
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9-9-9-9-9-9--5----7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7--3----5-5-5------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . .
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/h/holocaust/61492.html ]
Riff 6 (2'04"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5---4-4---7-7--9-9----5-5---7---9------------------------------------|
A|---3-3---2-2---5-5--7-7----5-5---7---9------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------3-3---5---7------------------------------------|
Riff 5 (2'13"): play this 2 times
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9-9-9-9-9-9--5----7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7--3----5-5-5------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
. . .
Riff 7 (2'20"): play 8 times
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--5--7--9--|--9-9-9-9-9-9--5--7-7-------------------------------------|
A|---2--5--7--9--|--7-7-7-7-7-7--3--5-5-------------------------------------|
E|---0--3--5--7--|----------------------------------------------------------|
let ring . . .
Fill 4 (2'37"): guitar 1 plays this after 3x first part of Riff 7
e|--16-16-16-16-16p14p12----12b-12~-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------14-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill 5 (2'49"): after 5x first part of Riff 7
e|--22-22-22-22-22p20p18----18b-18~-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------20-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill 6 (3'03"): after 7x first part of Riff 7
e|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11~------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 6 (3'13"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5---4-4---7-7--9-9----5-5---7---9------------------------------------|
A|---3-3---2-2---5-5--7-7----5-5---7---9------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------3-3---5---7------------------------------------|
Background riffs for solo (guitar 1 plays solo, guitar 2 plays these riffs))
Riff 7 (3'23): play this over and over again.
Listen to the record for when to hold the last note
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3--0hold-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 6 (3'34"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5---4-4---7-7--9-9----5-5---7---9------------------------------------|
A|---3-3---2-2---5-5--7-7----5-5---7---9------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------3-3---5---7------------------------------------|
Riff 8 (3'44"): play first part 4 times, second part 2 times,
then first part 2 times
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-4-2---2------|--5-4-2---2---------------------------------------------|
A|--5-4-2---2stop--|--3-2-0---0stop-----------------------------------------|
E|--3-2-0---0------|--------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 6 (3'58"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5---4-4---7-7--9-9----5-5---7---9------------------------------------|
A|---3-3---2-2---5-5--7-7----5-5---7---9------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------3-3---5---7------------------------------------|
Riff 7 (4'07): play this over and over again.
Listen to the record for when to hold the last note
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3--0hold-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 6 (4'19"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5---4-4---7-7--9-9----5-5---7---9------------------------------------|
A|---3-3---2-2---5-5--7-7----5-5---7---9------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------3-3---5---7------------------------------------|
Riff 9 (4'29"): guitar 1 plays this over and over again till end,
note between brackets only at very end.
e|---12-14-15--(/17~)-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill 7 (4'29"): Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------12--(/14~)---------------------------|
B|-------------------------------12-15--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---2-2-------2--2-2----------------------------------------------------|
A|--2---2-2stop---2--2-2stop------------------------------------------------|
E|--0---0-0-------0--0-0----------------------------------------------------|
Finish with E-chord.
That's it! Enjoy!
Structure:
guitar 1 guitar 2
-intro riff: 19x -fill 1: 4x
-fill 2: 4x
-riff 2
-fill 3 -riff 3: 2x
-riff 4 (end) -riff 4 (end')
-riff 5: 10x -riff 5: 10x
-riff 6 (chorus) -riff 6 (chorus)
-riff 5: 2x -riff 5: 2x
-riff 6 (chorus) -riff 6 (chorus)
-fill 4 -riff 7: 8x
-fill 5
-fill 6
-riff 6 (chorus) -riff 6 (chorus)
-solo -riff 7: repeat
-riff 6
-riff 8
-riff 6
-riff 7
-riff 6
-riff 9 -fill 7
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