Black Metal Lyrics

As recorded by Venom
(From the 1983 Album BLACK METAL)
Words and Music by Venom
Arranged by Venom
Gtr I (C# F# B E G# C#) - 'Mantas'
Q=167
N.C.
Gtr I
Wx4
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM------------------------| PM----|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S E E Q
|-------------------------------|--------------------o||
|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-2---------7-7-7--o||
$
$$
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM------------------------| PM----|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S E E Q
|-------------------------------|--------------------o||
|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-2---------7-7-7--o||
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 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 Q E Q E Q
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM------------------------| PM----|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S E E Q
PM------------------------| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H. Q
||o-----------------------------------|-0-----------|
||o-7-(7)-----------------------------|---------0---|
||--3h=5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|
H. Q Q E Q E Q
|-1----------|-2----3----1--o||
|---------x--|----x----x----o||
To Coda
To Coda
PM------------------------| PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-3h=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--|
D.S. al Coda
E Q. H W
&
E Q. H H Q Q E Q. H H Q Q
E Q. H H Q Q W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-7-----------|------------|-7--------|-xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsx--|
|-5-----------|------------|----------|-xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsx--|
PM----------------------------------------------------------|
E 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
PM--------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E. E.
PM----------------------------------------------------------|
E 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
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
Q Q E E S S S S E E S S E E E E E
N.C. C5
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
||o---------------------------------------------|
||o-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-|
N.C. C5
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|---------------------------------------------o||
|-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-o||
PM----------------------------------------------------------|
E 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
N.C. C5
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
||o---------------------------------------------|
||o-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-|
N.C. C5
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|---------------------------------------------o||
|-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-o||
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
H. Q H Q Q Q
|------------|------0s12s0--|
Ending
&&
E Q. H W W
W H Q. E E +E H.
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