song: Vinterblot
album: Nordland I
band: Bathory
artist: Quorthon
tuning - drop C ( C G C F A D )
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|
C|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12---|4x
G|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12---|
C|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12---|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
F|--------10--------9---------12--------10--9--|
C|--------10--------9---------12--------10--9--|
G|--------8---------7---------10--------8---7--|
C|--0--0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0---------|
. . . . . . . . . . .
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------(12)-|8x
C|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12--8----(12)-|
G|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12--8---------|
C|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12--8---------|
[verse]
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|
C|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12---|
G|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12---|
C|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12---| \
]4x
D|----------------------------------------|/
A|----------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------|
C|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12--8--|
G|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12--8--|
C|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12--8--|
[verse lead]
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|------7---7---5---5---------------|------7---7---5---5---------------|2x
G|----------------------8---8---7---|----------------------8---5-------|
C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|------7---7---10--10--9---9-------|------7---7---10--10--9-----------|
G|------------------------------10--|--------------------------10------|
C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|------7---7---10--10--9---9-------|----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------10--|------8---8---7-5-2-3-------------|
C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[lead into chorus]
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
F|--------10--------9---------7-----------------|
C|--------10--------9---------7-----------------|
G|--------8---------7---------5-----------------|
C|--0--0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--0--0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[chorus]
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------|
C|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12--8--|3x
G|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12--8--|
C|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12--8--|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
F|--------10--------9---------7-----------------|
C|--------10--------9---------7-----------------|
G|--------8---------7---------5-----------------|
C|--0--0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--0--0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[chorus lead]
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|---------8-10-----10----8----|---------8-10--13-12---8----|
F|--7-9-10-------10----10---9--|--7-9-10--------------------|
C|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bathory/vinterblot_tab.html ]
D|-----------------------------|------------------|
A|---------8-10-----10----8----|------------------|
F|--7-9-10-------10----10---9--|--10--9-7---------|
C|-----------------------------|----------9--10---|
G|-----------------------------|------------------|
C|-----------------------------|------------------|
[play the chorus twice]
[first chorus ends this way]
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
F|--------10--------9---------|
C|--------10--------9---------|
G|--------8---------7---------|
C|--0--0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0--|
. . . . . . . .
[break]
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------(12)-|3x
C|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12--8----(12)-|
G|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12--8---------|
C|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12--8---------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------|
C|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12--8--|
G|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12--8--|
C|--12---12---12-12---10--12---12--12--8--|
[verse 2]
[play chorus]
[second chorus ends thus...]
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
F|--------10--------9---------7-----------------|
C|--------10--------9---------7-----------------|
G|--------8---------7---------5-----------------|
C|--0--0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--0--0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[break]
[verse 3]
[play chorus]
[third chorus ends like first]
[solo - play the break under the solo]
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--12b~~~-12b14r12-10-9-10-9h10p9---------------------9-10-12-12--10h12p10-9h10----|
C|---------------------------------12-10-12------10-12------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------12------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------13-15-15b~-15b~-15b~---|
F|--9-9-10-9h10p9-------------------------------9-10-12-14--------------------------|
C|----------------10----10-12-12-10-12-----10-12------------------------------------|
G|-------------------12------------------12-----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--15-17-18-17-15-17-17h18p17-15h17p15~~15\-15-15-15-15-15-18-15--13b15~-15b~-15b~-|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--15-17-18-17-17h18p17-15h17~~-15h17p15-13h15-13----13------|
F|-------------------------------------------------14----14~--|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
[last part]
[lead]
D|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--13--13b15~-b15-b15b15-b15-b15-b15~--|--13b15~-b15-b15b15-b15-b15-b15\--|
F|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[rhythm]
D|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|---------12---12--12-12--10--12--12---|-----12---12--12-12--10--12--12---|
G|---------12---12--12-12--10--12--12---|-----12---12--12-12--10--12--12---|
C|---------12---12--12-12--10--12--12---|-----12---12--12-12--10--12--12---|
\ - slide down
/ - slide up
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
. - palm mute
~ - slight bend (vibrato)
b - bend
r - return
() - optional note
Remember: your ears are your best instrument
ENJOY! \m/