Heavy Metal Mania

Tabbed by: Benjamin Gheysels
Date: 2005-7-23
Album: The nightcomers

Tuning: standard tuning

| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| ps  pick scrape
| .  mute note

This is not completely accurate, but
 it's close. I've added between 
brackets
when a riff starts. Check out the 
structure at the end!

Play with distortion

Intro riff: guitar 1 plays this 19 
times, then ---
                                    
             |
e|--------------------------------
B|-6-5----------------------------
G|-----7-5-7----------------------
D|-----------5--------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------
e|---------------------------------
B|---------------6-5---------------
G|-------------------7-5-7-5-------
D|---------------------------8-7-5-
A|---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------
e|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|8-7-5----| 
E|---------| 


Fill 1 (7"): guitar 2: 4x after guitar 1 has played the above riff 4x
e|--------------------------------
B|-11-10--------------------------
G|-------12-10-12-----------------
D|----------------10--------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------


Fill 2 (14"): play this 4 times. 
Guitar 1 is between brackets
e|----------------8h10p8-7hold----
B|-(6)-(5)------------------------
G|--------(7)-(5)-(7)-------------
D|-------------------(5)----------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------


Riff 2 (20"): Guitar 2 now plays cho
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|---2---3---5---7---9----10------
A|---2---3---5---7---9----10------
E|---0---1---3---5---7-----8------

  Let these chords ring. The last 
chord should ring twice as long


Riff 3 (32"): Guitar 2 plays this 2 
e|----------------------------
B|----------------------------
G|----------------------------
D|--2--2-2--------2--2-2------
A|--2--2-2-stop---2--2-2-stop 
E|--0--0-0--------0--0-0------
  times. The last time, no stop but r
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|(ring)----------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 


Fill 3 (33"): guitar 1 repeats this
e|----------------12-14-15-(12)---
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------


Riff 4 (45"): twin guitar stuff. 
Difficult to separate both guitars, 
so I'll
              just tab out one. Play
 each part 4 times.
e|--12-14-15-|-9-11-12-|-7-9-10-|-
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------
e|5-7-8-|-3-5-6-|-9-11-12-|---------
B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------

(End of Riff 4): this is wrong!
e|12-14-15-12-14-15-14-12-------
B|------------------------15-14-
G|------------------------------
D|------------------------------
A|------------------------------
E|------------------------------
e|---------------------------------12-14/17---| 
B|12-----------------------12-14-15--------15~| 
G|--14-12---------11-12-14--------------------| 
D|--------14-12-14----------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 


When Guitar 1 is finished with Riff 4, it plays these chords (1'05"):
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|---10----9----7----5----4-------
A|---10----9----7----5----4-------
E|---8-----7----5----3----2-------

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     let these chords ring


(end' of Riff 4): Guitar 2 plays 
this when the other guitar is doing 
the riff
above. Play each part 4 times. 
Listen to the song to know when to 
play this.
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------12-|-------9-|------7-|-
D|--12-14----|--9-11---|--7-9---|-
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------
e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|-----5-|------4-|-----------------
D|-5-7---|--4-6---|-----------------
A|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------


Riff 5 (1'14"): play this 10 times (the last time only play the first chord)
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|---9-9-9-9-9-9--5----7-7-7------
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7--3----5-5-5------
E|--------------------------------
     .   .   .                    


Riff 6 (1'47"):
e|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|---5-5---4-4---7-7--9-9----5---
A|---3-3---2-2---5-5--7-7----5---
E|---------------------------3---
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|7---9--------------------------------------| 
A|7---9--------------------------------------| 
E|5---7--------------------------------------| 


Riff 5 (1'57"): play this 2 times
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|---9-9-9-9-9-9--5----7-7-7------
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7--3----5-5-5------
E|--------------------------------
     .   .   .           . .      


Riff 6 (2'04"):
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|---5-5---4-4---7-7--9-9----5-5--
A|---3-3---2-2---5-5--7-7----5-5--
E|---------------------------3-3--
e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|-7---9----------------------------
A|-7---9----------------------------
E|-5---7----------------------------


Riff 5 (2'13"): play this 2 times
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|---9-9-9-9-9-9--5----7-7-7------
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7--3----5-5-5------
E|--------------------------------
     .   .   .                    


Riff 7 (2'20"): play 8 times
e|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|---------------|---------------
D|---2--5--7--9--|--9-9-9-9-9-9--
A|---2--5--7--9--|--7-7-7-7-7-7--
E|---0--3--5--7--|---------------
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|5--7-7-------------------------------------| 
A|3--5-5-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 

     let   ring    .   .   .


Fill 4 (2'37"): guitar 1 plays this 
after 3x first part of Riff 7
e|--16-16-16-16-16p14p12----12b-
B|-----------------------14-----
G|------------------------------
D|------------------------------
A|------------------------------
E|------------------------------
e|12~-----------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 


Fill 5 (2'49"): after 5x first part 
of Riff 7
e|--22-22-22-22-22p20p18----18b-
B|-----------------------20-----
G|------------------------------
D|------------------------------
A|------------------------------
E|------------------------------
e|18~-----------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 


Fill 6 (3'03"): after 7x first part 
of Riff 7
e|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11~------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------


Riff 6 (3'13"):
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|---5-5---4-4---7-7--9-9----5-5--
A|---3-3---2-2---5-5--7-7----5-5--
E|---------------------------3-3--
e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|-7---9----------------------------
A|-7---9----------------------------
E|-5---7----------------------------


Background riffs for solo (guitar 1 
plays solo, guitar 2 plays these 
riffs))

Riff 7 (3'23): play this over and 
over again.
               Listen to the record 
for when to hold the last note
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|---0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3--0hold-----


Riff 6 (3'34"):
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|---5-5---4-4---7-7--9-9----5-5--
A|---3-3---2-2---5-5--7-7----5-5--
E|---------------------------3-3--
e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|-7---9----------------------------
A|-7---9----------------------------
E|-5---7----------------------------



Riff 8 (3'44"): play first part 4 
times, second part 2 times,
                then first part 2 
times
e|----------------------------
B|----------------------------
G|-----------------|----------
D|--5-4-2---2------|--5-4-2---
A|--5-4-2---2stop--|--3-2-0---
E|--3-2-0---0------|----------
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|2---------------------------------------------| 
A|0stop-----------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 


Riff 6 (3'58"):
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|---5-5---4-4---7-7--9-9----5-5--
A|---3-3---2-2---5-5--7-7----5-5--
E|---------------------------3-3--
e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|-7---9----------------------------
A|-7---9----------------------------
E|-5---7----------------------------


Riff 7 (4'07): play this over and 
over again.
               Listen to the record 
for when to hold the last note
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|---0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3--0hold-----


Riff 6 (4'19"):
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|---5-5---4-4---7-7--9-9----5-5--
A|---3-3---2-2---5-5--7-7----5-5--
E|---------------------------3-3--
e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|-7---9----------------------------
A|-7---9----------------------------
E|-5---7----------------------------


Riff 9 (4'29"): guitar 1 plays this 
over and over again till end,
                note between 
brackets only at very end.
e|---12-14-15--(/17~)-------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------


Fill 7 (4'29"): Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|--2---2-2-------2--2-2---------
A|--2---2-2stop---2--2-2stop-----
E|--0---0-0-------0--0-0---------
e|------12--(/14~)---------------------------| 
B|12-15--------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 

Finish with E-chord.


That's it! Enjoy!


Structure:

guitar 1                guitar 2

-intro riff: 19x        -fill 1: 4x
                        -fill 2:
                        -riff 2 
-fill 3                 -riff 3:
-riff 4 (end)           -riff 4 
-riff 5: 10x            -riff 5:
 |4x    
 |      
-|2x    
-|end') 
-|10x   

-riff 6 (chorus)        -riff 6 
-|(chorus) 

-riff 5: 2x             -riff 5: 
-|2x 

-riff 6 (chorus)        -riff 6 
-|(chorus) 

-fill 4                 -riff 7: 
-fill 5                          
-fill 6                          
-|8x 
-|   
-|   

-riff 6 (chorus)        -riff 6 
-|(chorus) 

-solo                   -riff 7: 
                        -riff 6  
                        -riff 8  
                        -riff 6  
                        -riff 7  
                        -riff 6  
-|repeat 
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-riff 9                 -fill 7 

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