Black Line Lyrics

As recorded by Overkill
(From the 1999 Album NECROSHINE)
Words and Music by Overkill
Arranged by Overkill
Gtr I (A E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1'
Gtr II (A E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 2'
Gtr III (A E A D G B E) - 'Solo Guitar for Outro'
New York Trash Metal Q=168
Gtrs I, II
W +W +W +W
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
||o-----5------5--|-----5------5--|-----5------5--|-----5------5---|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
PM| PM| PM|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E. S +Q
|---------------|------------------o||
|-----5------5--|-----5--5--3-(3)--o||
Gtrs I, II
W H. Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
||o----------|------------|----------------|-----------------o||
||o-6--------|-8-------3--|-5--3-5-6-5-x-x-|-5--3-5-6-5-x-x--o||
Gtrs I, II
W W W W
W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Gtr I
W W
||o-----------------|-----------------|
||o-5---------------|-5---------------|
| Gtr II
| PM---------------------------------
||o-----------------|-----------------|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
W W
W W W W
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-5---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-5---------------o||
| PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
Pre-Verse
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
|-5b5.5-5-5--5-5-5--|-5-5-5--5-5-5--|-5-5-5--5-5-5--|-5-5-5--5-5-5--|
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
||o-----5------5--|-----5------5--|-----5------5--|-----5------5---|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
PM| PM| PM|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E. S +Q
|---------------|------------------o||
|-----5------5--|-----5--5--3-(3)--o||
W H. Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
||o----------|------------|----------------|-----------------o||
||o-6--------|-8-------3--|-5--3-5-6-5-x-x-|-5--3-5-6-5-x-x--o||
W W W W
W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Gtr I
W W
||o-----------------|-----------------|
||o-5---------------|-5---------------|
| Gtr II
| PM---------------------------------
||o-----------------|-----------------|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
W W
W W
| PM---------------------------------
W W W
|-----------------|-----------------o||------|
|-3---------------|-5---------------o||-5----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-----------------|-----------------o||------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||-5----|
First Guitar Solo
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr II
| +W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H H
| PM-----------------------------------|
| +W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S E E H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 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
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q Q Q Q E E
| PM----------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q Q Q H
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S E E E E S S S S
| PM----------------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E E E Q E Q
| S S S S S S S S E Q.
H H S S S S a a E S S E E Q
| PM---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 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
E S S E E E S S E E
| PM----------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S E E E S S Q
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q Q Q Q Q Q
| PM--------------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q Q Q H
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
| PM----------------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S S S S S Q Q
| S S S S S S S S Q Q
Second Guitar Solo
Gtr I
Q E E H Q E E Q E E
||o-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Gtr II
| 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
||o-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Q E E H
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q E E Q E E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q E E H Q E E H
| 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
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q
S S S S S S S S H
|-14-12-14-12----14----14-------o||
|-------------------------------o||
| Q Q H
|-------------------------------o||
|--7-----------8----------10----o||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q
S S S S S S S S q E E
| Q Q Q Q
W +W
| W +W
Gtr I
Q. Q. E E Q Q Q Q
||o-------------------|-------------|
||o-------------------|-------------|
Q E Q E Q +E Q. Q. E
Q. Q. E E Q Q Q Q
Q E Q E Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|-------------o||
|--------------|-------------o||
Q E Q E Q +E Q. H
Q E Q E Q +E Q. H
Drum Solo
Wx2
Gtr I
W W
| Gtr II
| PM---------------------------------
W W
W W Q. Q. Q +W
| PM------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +W
| Gtr III
| W W W H. E E
Gtr I
W W
| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------------
| Gtr III
| W Q Q Q Q
W W
| Q Q Q Q W
W W Q. Q. Q +W
| PM------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +W
| W W Q E Q E Q +W
Gtr I
Q. Q. Q +W Q. Q. Q +W
||o--------------|------------o||--------------|---------*|
||o-3----3----5--|-(5)--------o||-3----3----5--|-(5)\----*|
| Gtr II
| Q. Q. Q +W Q. Q. Q +W
||o--------------|------------o||--------------|---------*|
||o-3----3----5--|-(5)--------o||-3----3----5--|-(5)\----*|
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S