This is the title track off Bolt Thrower's 'Warmaster'. Top song, all hail the warmasters!
TUNING - down 1 and a half steps.
W-
H-
A----------------------------|
T----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
V----------------------------|
E-4------4-------------------|
R-22222222222222-4-3-0-6-3-0-| X6
...... ...... . (dots mean palm mutes)
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|------------4------|
|----5-4---3---3-2~-|
|-2------5----------| X4 love this riff!!!!
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-4------4------7------5------|
|-2222222222222250000003000000 X4 kind of the same as the first riff,
...... ...... ...... ...... but with a different ending...
|-|-----------------------------|
|-|-----------------------------|
|-|-----------------------------| this is the bit where it breaks down to one
|-|-----------------------------| guitar playing this sick riff..."horns up"
|4|----3-5-4---4-----3-5-4---3--|
|2|222-------5---222-------5----| X6
... ...
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------| this is the tremolo picky bit :P
|---------------------------------|
|----555888777---555---777--------|
|-000---------000---000-----------| X4
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|------------ pinch ------------------|
|------------ harm. ------------------| WARMASTUUUUURR!!
|-2--------------7------5-7-8-7-------|
|-00000002000000 000000---------------| X8
...... ...... ......
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------| well, nothing much to say about this one...
|-----2-----2------------------|
|6-00-0--00-0-3-5-6-5-3--------| X8
.. ..
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------| this is a random little fill...
|-------------------------------------| BEWARE!! the timing is very
|2--3-2--5-2-7-8--5-2--5-7------------| strange on this bit...!!
|0--1-0--3-0-5-6--3-0--3-5------------| X1
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| WAAARR!! MMAAA!!! STTUUURR!!!
|----------------------------------|
|2--3-2--8-5\6--2--3-2-5-7---------|5 note: the second time this riff is played
|0--1-0--6-3\4--0--1-0-3-5---------|3 X3 you just play the 5th fret powerchord
instead of sliding down to the 3rd fret.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bolt_thrower/war_master_tab_ver_2.html ]
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|----------------------- this little tune is played under the solo--|
|2----0-1-0--3----0-1-0------------------------------------------------| i suck at
but i think i'll give it
|0--0--------1--1------------------------------------------------------| X8 a go
just for you guys ;-)
SOLO!!!!!!!!!!
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-\17~ -------- bend up ------------------------------|
|-------17-16--13(14)13----------------13----13\14/13-|
|-----------------------15-14~ --14-15----15----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
bend up play bent note
|-22(24)-(24)-(24)(24)(24)(24~)-19\20/19-16-14~ (16)(16)(17)(17)14\15/14 12~-|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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then back to the tremolo picky riff which plays under the next solo, which is basically
and random notes. I will try and tab it...
|-64738608780356=-==-9749dgoi---36987698769867--------|
|-17435-08-3-89 =809mb----------5368798709760---------|
|-6597---46-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------89375697609287--3870287-------------|
|-90370987n nnoooooooooooooooooooo RRAAARRGHHH!!------|
|-------------------------1---------------------------|
PERFECT!! right, then this riff plays...
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|----2\3/2--1-2-----|
|-22----------------| X8
pinch
| bend up ---------------------harm. -----------------------|
|-15(17)-15~--12\13/12 12\13/12 17~ ------------------------|
|--------------------------------------11-12-11----11-12-11-|
|-----------------------------------14----------14----------|
|----------------------------------------tremolo picking ---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
then some more random notes and feedback, then it goes into this riff...
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|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------| back to this beastie, then the song finishes
|-----2-----2------------------| on an open E chord, or whatever it's called
|6-00-0--00-0-3-5-6-5-3--------| X8 in this tuning...
.. ..
if you've go this far, give yourself a pat on the back, well done mate!! have fun
the song and remember to STAY METAL!!!!
