Angel Dust Lyrics

As recorded by Venom
(From the 1981 Album WELCOME TO HELL)
Music by Venom
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Mantas'
Q=150
A5 N.C. A5 N.C.
Gtr I
Q Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S Q
A5 N.C. A5 N.C. A5 F5 G5
Q Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S Q Q Q Q E E
|-2--2-------------|-2--2-------------|-2--3--3--3S5-|
|-0--0--5p0-3p0----|-0--0--5p0-3p0----|-0--3--3--3S5-|
|---------------3--|---------------3--|----1--1--1S3-|
A5 N.C. A5 N.C. A5 N.C.
Q Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S Q
Pre-Verse
A5 F5 G5 A5 N.C.A5 C5 D5 C5
Q Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------||o--------------|-------------|
|-2--3--3--3S5-||--2--2------2--|-5--5--7--5--|
|-0--3--3--3S5-||o-0--0--3-4-0--|-3--3--5--3--|
|----1--1--1S3-||---------------|-------------|
A5 N.C.A5 C5 G5
Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|-------------o||
|-0--0--3-4-0--|-3--3--5--5--o||
Verse I
A5 N.C.A5 N.C.A5 N.C.A5
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q
C5 D5 C5 A5 N.C.A5 N.C.A5
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q
Verse II
A5 N.C.A5 C5 G5 E5 N.C. E5 N.C.
Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S Q
E5 N.C. G5 A5 G5 E5 N.C.
Q Q S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q S S S S Q
E5 N.C. E5 N.C. G5 A5 G5
Q Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S Q Q Q Q Q
E E E E E Q. +E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q.
Verse III
A5 N.C. A5 A5 N.C.
Q Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S Q
||o------------------|------------------|------------------|
||o-0--0--5p0-3p0----|-0--0--5p0-3p0----|-0--0--5p0-3p0----|
Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q S S Q E E 6x
|--------------o||-||o-----------------|-----------------o||
|-2--3--3--3S5--||-||--7-7-7-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5--5-5-5--7-7--||
|-0--3--3--3S5-o||-||o-7-7-7-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5--5-5-5--5-7-o||
|----1--1--1S3--||-||--5-5-5-3-1-1-1-1-|-3-3--3-3-3----5--||
A5 N.C. A5 N.C. A5 N.C.
Q Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S Q
||o------------------|------------------|------------------|
||o-0--0--5p0-3p0----|-0--0--5p0-3p0----|-0--0--5p0-3p0----|
Verse IV
A5 F5 G5 A5 N.C.A5 N.C.A5
Q Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q
|--------------o||--------------|--------------|
|-2--3--3--3S5--||-2--2------2--|-2--2------2--|
|-0--3--3--3S5-o||-0--0--3-4-0--|-0--0--3-4-0--|
|----1--1--1S3--||--------------|--------------|
A5 N.C.A5 C5 C5 D5 C5 A5 N.C.A5 N.C.A5
Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q
A5 N.C.A5 C5 C5 G5 E5 N.C. E5 N.C.
Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S Q
|--------------|-------------||o------------------|------------------|
|-0--0--3-4-0--|-3--3--5--5--||o-2--2-------------|-2--2-------------|
E5 N.C. G5 A5 G5 F5 G5
Q Q S S S S Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E Q.
|------------------|-------------o||----------------|
|-2--2-------------|-5--5--7--5--o||-3-3-3-5-5-5----|
+E E E E E E Q E E E E E Q.
E E E E E E E E E Q S S Q E E
||o-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-7-7-7-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5--5-5-5--5-7-o||
TP
Q E E E E Q S S S S S S S S S S +Q +E
A5 N.C. A5
Q Q S S S S Q Q Q
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