Song: Blackened
Artist: Stryper
Album: Second Coming
Tuning: half-step down (eb Bb Gb Db Ab eb)
Key
v = vibrato
m = palm mute
DB = dive bomb
p = pull off
h = hammer on
* = pinch harmonic
T = tap note
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
tr(#) = tremolo pick while playing notes every # picks
tabs in parentheses () are the notes that guitar 2 plays in harmony
[INTRO]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------7-7-7v----------5-5-5v---------3-3-3v-------------------------|
A|--\\-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0------------------------7-8--5-7--3-5--2-3-----|
E|------------------------------------1-1-1-1--------------------------------|
m m m m m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------(5-5-5v)--------(4-4-4v)-------(2-2-2v)------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------7-7-7v----------5-5-5v---------3-3-3v---------------------2---|
A|-----0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0------------------------7-8--5-7--3-5--2---0---|
E|------------------------------------1-1-1-1--------------------------------|
[BASS SOLO]
[VERSE]
m m m m m m m m m m m m m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0DB---2---------------------------5---5------5----7---7---10-9-7---------|
A|--------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3---3--0-7---7--5---5----------10------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
m m m m m m m m m m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9---7---5---7---5-------------------------------------------|
D|--10-----2-------------------------9p7------10-----9------------------/----|
A|--8------0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----10---8------7--2-2-2-2-2-2-----/----|
E|---------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
[CHORUS]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------2v---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2------------------5v---------------3v-----------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3-----------7-8--5-7--3-5--2-3---|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3----------1-1-1-1--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------(5v)-------------(4v)-------------(2v)----------------------------|
G|----------2v---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2------------------5v---------------3v-----------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3-----------7-8--5-7--3-5--2-----|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3----------1-1-1-1--------------------------------|
[VERSE]
m m m m m m m m m m m m m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5---5------5----7---7-----7------------------|
A|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3---3--0-7---7--5---5--5---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
m m m m m m m m m m m m m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2---------------------------5---5------5----7---7---10-9-7---------|
A|--------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3---3--0-7---7--5---5----------10------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
m m m m * m m m m m m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9---7---5---7---5-------------------------------------------|
D|--10-----2-------------------------9p7------10-----9-----------------------|
A|--8------0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----10---8------7--2-2-2-2-2-2--10p9v---|
E|---------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
[CHORUS]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------2v---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2------------------5v---------------3v-----------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3-----------7-8--5-7--3-5--2-3---|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3----------1-1-1-1--------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------10-12-13-|
G|----------5v---------------4v---------------2v--------------------9-10-12----------|
D|--2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------7-9-10------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3---------7-8-10-------------------------|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3----------1-1-1-1----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------2v--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2------------------5v---------------3v----------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3-----------7-8--5-7--3-5--2-3--0-2---------|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3----------1-1-1-1-----------------------------------3-5--1v-|
[SOLO]
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stryper/blackened_tab.html ]
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--pd9---9h14h16p---9h14h17p---9h14h16--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
| m m m m m m m m m m m m m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
T T T T T T
e|---10h12h13p12p10p8h-10h12h13p12p10p8---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------13p12p10p8h10h12h-13p12p10p8----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------12p11p9p7p9p11h-12p11p9p7v-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
| m m m m m m m m m m
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------2----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------0---0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------10-12v--12-14-14b15r14-12-14v----17b19v--|
B|---------7-6v----------10-12v----------------------------------------12---------|
G|------------------------------------12------------------------------------------|
D|-------9------------12--------pd10----------------------------------------------|
A|--pd7---------pd10--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
| m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------5--------------7------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3---5--5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
E|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 *NOTE: here Guitar 1 turns on their octave pedal
e|--19-20--17-19--15-14-15--12-----------15-17-18b19p17p15p17v----|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------0DB-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
| m m m m m m m m m m
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9----------------------------------------------2--------------|
A|--7---------------------------5------------------0--0-0-0-0-0---|
E|------------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3----------------------|
Guitar 1 *NOTE: tremolo pick the open e, while every 3 play the note shown
e|--0tr(3)---19--20--17--19--15--17--14--15--12--14--10--12--8--10--7--8--3--5v---|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
| m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------5--------------7------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3---5--5-5-5-5-5-----5-7\----------|
E|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------3-5\----------|
[DRUM SOLO]
[BRIDGE]
m m m m m m m m m m m
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--\--2---------\--2---------------------------------|
A|--\--0----3----\--0----3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E|----------1------------1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
[CHORUS]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------2v---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2------------------5v---------------3v-----------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3-----------7-8--5-7--3-5--2-3---|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3----------1-1-1-1--------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5v---------------4v---------------2v--------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3---------12h14-0-0-17h19-0-0-12h14-0-0-15h17---|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3----------1-1-1-1-----------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------2v---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2------------------5v---------------3v-----------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3-----------7-8--5-7--3-5--2-3---|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3----------1-1-1-1--------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------2v-------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2------------------5v---------------3v---------|
A|--0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3------------|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3----------1-1-1-1------------|
[ENDING]
*NOTE: for the last note, Guitar 1 plays the A chord, while Guitar 2 plays the note C
e|-----------------------------------------|------|
B|-----------------------------------------|------|
G|-----------------------------------------|------|
D|--------------------------------------2--|------|
A|--7-8--5-7--3-5--2-3--0-2-------------0--|--3v--|
E|--------------------------3-5--1-3--0----|------|
That's it! It sounds right to me, but if you think I made a mistake leave a comment to
give me a heads up,
and to tell me how to fix it.
