Nuclear Assault
Betrayal
From the album Game Over (1986)
Standard Tuning
To get the sound of the palm mutes from this album, I would suggest turning down
your gain from standard 80's metal and turning down the pick up volume on your guitar.
Tabbed by: Connor McLeod
Email: McLeodyProductions@yahoo.com
*KEY*
. = Palm Mute
, = Light Palm Mute
/ = Slide
// = Hold for a moment, then slide down the neck
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----9/10-----7/9-------3------4/5-------|
A|-----7/8------5/7-------1------2/3-4/5---|
E|-0-0-------0-0------0-0----0-0-----2/3---| x6
. . . . . . . .
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------| Come in on first repeat of
B|-----------------------------------------| guitar 1, then play the
G|-----------------------------------------| main riff.
D|-------------------------------4/5-------|
A|-2-----------------------------2/3-4/5---|
E|-0---------------------------------2/3---|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/n/nuclear-assault/302482.html ]
Both Guitars
Note: Each power chord is
played 16 times, except
the last 2, which are both
played 8 times.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------3333333333333333-9999999999999999-33333333---------------|
A|-2222222222222222-1111111111111111-7777777777777777-11111111-33333333------|
E|-0000000000000000--------------------------------------------11111111------| x2
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,
Both Guitars back to main riff 4x, then to chorus twice.
Then,
Both Guitars
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|-2------|
E|-0------|
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------3---5---7-----------|
A|-------1---3---5-----------|
E|-000000-000-000-0----------| x8
...... ... ... .
On 4th time,
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------3---5---7-----------|
A|-------1---3---5-----------|
E|---------------------------|
Then guitar 2 plays the riff guitar 1 is playing 4x.
Backing riff to solo
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-7---10---9--------------|
A|-5---8----7--------------|
E|--000--000-0000000-------|
... ... .......
The rest of it is just repeated from the riffs above, and I'm sure you can find
which ones to play where.
And end it with
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------3---5---7---9//-----|
A|-------1---3---5---7//-----|
E|-000000-000-000-0----------|
...... ... ... .
