Metal Church Lyrics

As recorded by Metal Church
(From the 1985 Album METAL CHURCH)
Music by David Wayne, Kurdt Vanderhoof, and Craig Wells
Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Rhythm 1'
Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Rhythm 2'
Gtr III (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Lead Guitar'
Moderate Rock Q=101
Gtrs I, II
Wx5 H Q E S S Q. E +H +H.. S S
|------------|---------------||o-----------------|-----------------o||
|------------|-----------4-4-||o-4----10-(10)----|-(10)--------4-4-o||
Q. E +H +H H W +W
Gtr I
\0.25___/
Q. E +Q +E +E +H.. S S
| Gtr II
| \0.25___/
| Q. E +Q +E +E +H.. S S
G5/D N.C.
Q. E +H +E E E E +H
| Q. E +H +E E E E +H
Q. E +H +H Q.. S H.. E
| Q. E +H +H Q.. S W
W +W +W
| +W +W +W
N.C.(C#5) D5C#5
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
PM--------------------------------|
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM--------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
PM--------------------------------|
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1st Verse
PM--------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
||o-------------------------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-|
PM--------------------------------|
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|-----------------------------------------o||
|-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-o||
Gtr I
\0.25___/
Q. E +E +E +Q +H.. E
| Gtr II
| \0.25___/
| Q. E +E +E +Q +H.. E
C#5 G5/D N.C.
Q. E +H +E E E E +H
| Q. E +H +E E E E +H
Q. E +H +H Q.. S W +W
| Q. E +H +H Q.. S W +W
2nd Verse
N.C.(C#5) D5C#5
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
||o-------------------------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-|
PM--------------------------------|
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 6x
|-----------------------------------------o||
|-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-o||
Q E E +E E S E. Q E E +H Q E E +E E S E. Q E E +H
||o-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------o||
||--6--9-6-(6)-4-4S6--|-6--9----------|-6--9-6-(6)-4-4S6--|-6--9-----------||
||o-4--7-4-(4)-2-2S4--|-4--7-7-(7)----|-4--7-4-(4)-2-2S4--|-4--7-7-(7)----o||
PM--------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
||o-------------------------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-|
PM--------------------------------|
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------o||
|-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-o||
3rd Verse
PM--------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
||o-------------------------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-|
PM--------------------------------|
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|-----------------------------------------o||
|-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-o||
Q E E +E E S E. Q E E +H Q E E +E E S E. Q E E +H
||o-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------o||
||--6--9-6-(6)-4-4S6--|-6--9----------|-6--9-6-(6)-4-4S6--|-6--9-----------||
||o-4--7-4-(4)-2-2S4--|-4--7-7-(7)----|-4--7-4-(4)-2-2S4--|-4--7-7-(7)----o||
N.C.
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
||o----------------------------------------------|
||o----------------------------------------------|
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
||o----------------------------------------------|
||o-------------------11--9-----9-11-------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----------------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------------o||
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----------------------------------------------o||
|-------------------11--9-----9-11-------------o||
Guitar Solo
Gtr III
H Q E +E S S S S S S S S S S S S s s s s E E
|--------------6b8-(6)-|-6p4-6p4---4-6p4---------------------|
| Gtrs I, II
| Q. E +Q Q W
H E S S E +E E
|-------------20-17-20b22r(20)-17-|
| Q. E +Q Q
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T +T T T +T T T T T T
|-20----20----------------20------------------------------20b22-(20)----20p17-----|
|-------------------------------------------19b21-(19)------------------------19--|
+S +S +E
17b18r(17)b20==(17)r(17)-|
| W
+E. S Q Q Q
|-(17)\-------------19b21--|
| Q. E +Q Q
S S S S S S E E E E +S S E. +S
|----------19b21----------19-16------------19-19-----(19)\-|
|-------------------------------18b20-(18)----18pb20-(18)\-|
| W
H Q Q +H +Q +Q
|--------------7b9===|=(7)----(7)r=(7)--|
| Q. E +Q Q W
Gtr I
Q. E +Q Q W Q. E +H +W
| Gtr II
| Q. E +Q Q W Q. E +H +E E E E H
Harmony Interlude
N.C.
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
||o----------------------------------------------|
||o----------------------------------------------|
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
||o----------------------------------------------|
||o-------------------11--9-----9-11-------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 4x
|----------------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------------o||
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 4x
|----------------------------------------------o||
|-------------------11--9-----9-11-------------o||
2nd Solo
Gtr III
T T
H Q S S S S S
| Gtrs I, II
| Q. E +Q Q
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
| Q Q Q Q
\1___/ \1___/ \1.5___/
Q E E +S E +S E +S S Q.. S S S S S S S +S +E
|-----------------------------------|-7b10----7-5-7-5-7-5---4-(4)-(4)-|
|-------0---(0)h2---(2)h5-----(5)h7-|---------------------------------|
| Q. E +Q Q Q Q Q Q
+E E Q Q Q +Q Q S +E. Q
|-(4)\------------4--|-(4)--6--6b7r(6)-6--|
|-----------------4--|-(4)--6--6b7r(6)-6--|
| Q. E +Q Q Q Q Q Q
H Q S S S S S S
| Q. E +Q Q
S S S S S S S S S S +S S S +S S T T T T T +T +T
|----11-12-11-9-11-11-9-11-11b12r(11)-9-11b12r(11)-9-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------12-10-12-10-12b13r(12)-(12----|
+T +T +S.
b13r(12)-(12)b15-(12)-|
| Q Q Q Q
H.=H
W W Q E E +H E E E E E E E E
| Q. E +Q Q W Q. E +H +W
Q=85
E E E E +H W W W
| +W H H W +W
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