Virgin Steele - Blood Of The Saint Chords & Tabs

Transcribed by: Petar Kirkovski 09/10/2011
Artist: Virgin Steele 
Song: Blood of the Saints 
Album: The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell - Part One 

I didn't insert tempo and note duration, listen the song to play it right.


Intro Riff 1

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3/5---5-----7-----8-----7---3-------5-----3--5-4------4--------|
A|-3/5----------------------------------------------6-5----6-5-3--|
E|-1/3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-----3-3---3-3----------------------|

Riff 1

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-----7-----8-----7---3-------5-----3--5-4------4--------|
A|------------------------------------------------6-5----6-5-3--|
E|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-----3-3---3-3----------------------|

Riff 2

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|  
D|-3----------3--------3-2-3----|  
A|-3----------3--------1-0-3----|
E|-1---111111-1---111------1----|

Riff 3

E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---5------5------5------5----|
D|-----5------5------5------5--|
A|-3------5------6------5------|
E|-----------------------------|

Riff 4 

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-5--7--8--7--|
E|-3--5--6--5--|

Riff 5

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5----7--8--3--5--8--7--3-----7--8--3--5------------|
A|-5----5--6--1--3--6--5--1--5--5--6--1--3--4--5--7---|
E|-3-------------------------3--------------2--3--5---|

Riff 6
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/virgin_steele/blood_of_the_saint_tab.html ]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8----3--------5-----7-----8-----7---3-------5-----3----5-4-------4--------|
A|-6----3-----------------------------------------------------6-5-----6-5-3--|
E|------1----3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-----3-3---3-3-------------------------|
                     
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-8----5----7----------------------------------|
A|-6----3----5-----5-6p5-3-5-3---3--------------| <-----\ Not too sure about the ending
E|-----------------------------6---6-8p6-5-3-2--| <-----/

Riff 7 Solo Riff

E|----------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------|  
G|----------------------------------------------|   3x
D|-8---------5----------------------------------|
A|-6--666666-3--333333-5----------5-------------|
E|---------------------3--333333--3--333-3-5-6--|

4th time at the end of the solo

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8---------5---------7---------------------------------------|
A|-6--666666-3--333333-5--555555--5-6p5-3-5-3---3--------------|<-----\ Again not too sure
E|--------------------------------------------6---6-8p6-5-3-2--|<-----/ for the ending


Song structure:

Intro Riff 1, Riff 1

Riff 2                                        Riff 1
London is mine, New York and Paris shall fall 

Riff 2                                        Riff 1
One Ring to Rule in Darkness to bind them all 

Riff 3
Come to me now a moth to the Flame 

Riff 3
Burning your eyes as you stare 
                            
                            Riff 1 x2
With the Blood of the Saints 


Riff 2                                             Riff 1
Stand on the shore watching the ships as they burn

Riff 2                                             Riff 1
None will be found the sea will be their final urn 

Riff 3
Come to me now a moth to the Flame 

Riff 3
Burning your eyes as you stare 

Riff 4 x2
I will devour a Specter of Power I will be King for a Day 

Riff 5 x2

Riff 6
In passion denied you call to the gods 


In gluttonous sin your face so sublime 

                            Riff 1 x2 
With the Blood of the Saints 

Solo start (Not figure it up yet)

Solo Riff 7

After the solo till the end repeat riffs, listen the song for the exact order

That's it 

Enjoy