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MESSIAH
As recorded by Hellhammer
(From the 1983 Album SATANIC RITES)
Words by Tom Gabriel Fischer
Music by Tom "Satanic Slaughter" Warrior, Martin "Slayed Necros" Ain, Bruce Day
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Tom G. Warrior'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Feedback'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Also Tom G. Warrior'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Extra Overdrive'
Feedback Intro
Q=156
4/4
Gtr II
<
H H
|--------------|
|--------------|
|------[19]----|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
Gtr I
E H.. +W +W W +H. Q
|-------------|------------|------------|----------|-------------|
|-------------|------------|------------|----------|-------------|
|-------------|------------|------------|----------|-------------|
|-3-3---------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-3--------|-(3)------3--|
|-3-3---------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-3--------|-(3)------3--|
|-1-1---------|-(1)--------|-(1)--------|-1--------|-(1)------1--|
Main Riff
Q=182
E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|
AARRRGHHH!
E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3--o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1---||
Q Q E E E E +E Q Q Q E Q Q E E E E +E Q Q Q E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2--2--2-|
|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0--0--0--0-|
Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3--o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1---||
MESSIAH!
W +W W +W
||-----------|------------|----------|---------||
||o----------|------------|----------|--------o||
||-----------|------------|----------|---------||
||-----------|------------|----------|---------||
||o-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----o||
||--0--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)-----||
Weird timed riff
7/8 4/4
H.. W W W
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-5---------|-4--------|-3--------|-2----|
|-3---------|-2--------|-1--------|-0----|
Q=175
4/4
W W
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6--------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-4--------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs III, IV
| Q 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
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6--9p7p6h9p7p6h9p7p6-6-6-6-|-8p7p5h8p7p5h8p7p5h8p7p5h8p5-5-5-|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
W W
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-4-------------------------------|-3----------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-1----------------------------------|
|
| 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
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5-5-5-|-6p5p3h6p5p3h6p5p3h6p5p3h6-6-6-5----|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
4/4
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|-4--------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----|
|
| Gtr III
| W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
4/4
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|-4--------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----|
Verse
Q=182
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1--||
W +W W +W
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)----|
6-6-6
E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3--o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1---||
MESSIAH!
1.
W +W W +W
||-----------|------------|----------|---------||
||o----------|------------|----------|--------o||
||-----------|------------|----------|---------||
||-----------|------------|----------|---------||
||o-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----o||
||--0--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)-----||
2.
+W
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-(2)------------|
|-(0)------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H H
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|--------4tr5----|
Weird timed riff
7/8 4/4
H.. W W W
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-5---------|-4--------|-3--------|-2----|
|-3---------|-2--------|-1--------|-0----|
Q=175
4/4
W W
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6--------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-4--------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q 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
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6--9p7p6h9p7p6h9p7p6-6-6-6-|-8p7p5h8p7p5h8p7p5h8p7p5h8p5-5-5-|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
W W
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-4-------------------------------|-3----------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-1----------------------------------|
|
| 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
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5-5-5-|-6p5p3h6p5p3h6p5p3h6p5p3h6-6-6-5----|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
4/4
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|-4--------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----|
|
| W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
4/4
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|-4--------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----|
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Bridge
W +Q. Q E +Q W +Q. Q E +Q 3x
||-----------|-----------------|----------|-------------------||
||o----------|-----------------|----------|------------------o||
||-----------|-----------------|----------|-------------------||
||-----------|-------9--9-(9)--|----------|-------9--9-(9)----||
||o-2--------|-(2)---7--7-(7)--|-2--------|-(2)---7--7-(7)---o||
||--0--------|-(0)-------------|-0--------|-(0)---------------||
|
| Gtr III
| W +W W +W 3x
||-----------|-----------------|----------|-------------------||
||o----------|-----------------|----------|------------------o||
||-----------|-----------------|----------|-------------------||
||-----------|-----------------|----------|-------------------||
||o-2--------|-(2)-------------|-2--------|-(2)--------------o||
||--0--------|-(0)-------------|-0--------|-(0)---------------||
Verse
Q=182
E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3--o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1---||
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)---------------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)---------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W W Q E Q Q.
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------2s7\-------|
|----------|------------|------------|--4tr5-------------|
Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3--o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1---||
MESSIAH!
1.
W +W +W +W
||-----------|------------|------------|---------||
||o----------|------------|------------|--------o||
||-----------|------------|------------|---------||
||-----------|------------|------------|---------||
||o-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----o||
||--0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)-----||
2.
W W
|----------|------|
|----------|------|
|----------|------|
|----------|------|
|----------|------|
|----------|------|
Weird timed, but groovy riff
7/8 4/4
H.. W W W
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-5---------|-4--------|-3--------|-2----|
|-3---------|-2--------|-1--------|-0----|
Q=175
4/4
W W
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6--------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-4--------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q 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
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6--9p7p6h9p7p6h9p7p6-6-6-6-|-8p7p5h8p7p5h8p7p5h8p7p5h8p5-5-5-|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
W W
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-4-------------------------------|-3----------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-1----------------------------------|
|
| 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
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5-5-5-|-6p5p3h6p5p3h6p5p3h6p5p3h6-6-6-5----|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
4/4
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|-4--------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----|
|
| W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
4/4
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|-4--------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----|
Verse
Q=182
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1--||
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)---------------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)---------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W W Q E Q Q.
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------2s7\-------|
|----------|------------|------------|--4tr5-------------|
Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3--o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1--1-1-1---||
MESSIAH!
W +W W +W
||-----------|------------|----------|---------||
||o----------|------------|----------|--------o||
||-----------|------------|----------|---------||
||-----------|------------|----------|---------||
||o-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----o||
||--0--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)-----||
Weird timed riff
7/8 4/4
H.. W W W
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------|
|-5---------|-4--------|-3--------|-2----|
|-3---------|-2--------|-1--------|-0----|
Q=175
4/4
W W
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6--------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-4--------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q 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
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6--9p7p6h9p7p6h9p7p6-6-6-6-|-8p7p5h8p7p5h8p7p5h8p7p5h8p5-5-5-|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
W W
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-4-------------------------------|-3----------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-1----------------------------------|
|
| 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
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5p4h7p5-5-5-|-6p5p3h6p5p3h6p5p3h6p5p3h6-6-6-5----|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
4/4
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|-4--------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----|
|
| W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
4/4
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-3----|
|-4--------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----|
Final chord / Fade-Out
W +W
|----------|--------*|
|----------|--------*|
|----------|--------*|
|----------|--------*|
|-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-0--------|-(0)----*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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