Tabs
Band: Bathory
Song: Revenge of the Blood on Ice
Album: Blood on Ice
Genre: Viking Metal
Lyrics and Music: Quorthon
Tabbed by: "Vikingbard" aka. vikingman369
Email: [email protected]
tabbed for D MajorD standard, but can also be played in drop D MajorD or drop C, if you're feeling lucky
(Intro)
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------7----------7--------9--------10---|
G+G|-------7----------7--------9--------10---|
D MajorD|-0--0--5----0--0--5--0--0--7--0--0--8----|
. . . . . . . .
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------7----------7--------5--------3----|
G+G|-------7----------7--------5--------3----|
D MajorD|-0--0--5----0--0--5--0--0--3--0--0--1----|
. . . . . . . .
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------7----------7--------9--------10---|
G+G|-------7----------7--------9--------10---|
D MajorD|-0--0--5----0--0--5--0--0--7--0--0--8----|
. . . . . . . .
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------7----------7--------5--------3----|
G+G|-------7----------7--------5--------3----|
D MajorD|-0--0--5----0--0--5--0--0--3--0--0--1----|
. . . . . . . .
(Intro 2)
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------|
C majorC|-5--2--7-------------------9--------10---|
G+G|-5--2--7-------------------9--------10---|
D MajorD|-3--0--5-------------------7--------8----|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------7-------------------5--------3----|
G+G|-------7-------------------5--------3----|
D MajorD|---0---5-------------------3--------1----|
.
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------7-------------------9--------10---|
G+G|-------7-------------------9--------10---|
D MajorD|---0---5-------------------7--------8----|
.
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------7-------------------5--------3---5--|
G+G|-------7-------------------5--------3---5--|
D MajorD|---0---5-------------------3--------1---3--|
.
(Verse)
"Fifteen years have passed..."
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
FF|---------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|--2----------5--4--2--0--7--5--4--5--4--2-----3---5/7\5--|
G+G|--2----------5--4--2--0--7--5--4--5--4--2-----3---5/7\5--|
D MajorD|--0----------3--2--0-----5--3--2--3--2--0-----1---3/5\3--|
"On a steed..."
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------|
C majorC|--2----------5--4--2--0--2-----2-----3---|
G+G|--2----------5--4--2--0--2-----2-----3---|
D MajorD|--0----------3--2--0-----0-----0-----1---|
"Guide me, my ravens"
D MajorD|---------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|
FF|---------------------|
C majorC|--4--------4---------|
G+G|--4--------4---------|
D MajorD|--2--------2---------|
"Let your eyes be mine..."
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------------------------------------------7--------------4---|
G+G|--9-7-9---------------7----7-9-7-9-10-9-10---10-9-10-9-7--4---|
D MajorD|--------9-7-9-10-8-10---10--------------------------------2---|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|--5----7----6-------------5--------4--------------------------------|
G+G|--5----7----6-------------5--------4--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--3----5----4----0--0--0--3--0--0--2--0--0--3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|--9----5----7----6-------------5--------4--------------------------------|
G+G|--9----5----7----6-------------5--------4--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7----3----5----4----0--0--0--3--0--0--2--0--0--3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D MajorD|------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
FF|------------------------------------------|
C majorC|--2---3---2---5---3---2---3---2---5---7---|
G+G|--2---3---2---5---3---2---3---2---5---7---|
D MajorD|--0---1---0---3---1---0---1---0---3---5---|
"Cry Old Crow..."
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------------------------------------------|(2x)
C majorC|--6---5---4---------3---------3---------3--------3--------3--------|
G+G|--6---5---4---------3---------3---------3--------3--------3--------|
D MajorD|--4---3---2---1--1--1---1--1--1---1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
"Come out of darkness..."
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|--2------------2------------------2------------2------------|
G+G|--2------------2------------------2------------2------------|
D MajorD|--0------3-2-0-0------3-2-0-3-2-0-0------3-2-0-0------3-2-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"I will not let my sword..."
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|--4------------4------------------4------------4------------|
G+G|--4------------4------------------4------------4------------|
D MajorD|--2------3-2-0-2------3-2-0-3-2-0-2------3-2-0-2------3-2-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[*]
D MajorD|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
FF|-----------------------|
C majorC|--2------0---3------5--|(4x)
G+G|--2------0---3------5--|
D MajorD|--0-----(0)--1------3--|
"Gathering speed..."
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-2-3-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-3-2-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D MajorD|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
FF|-----------------------|
C majorC|--2------0---3------5--|(4x)
G+G|--2------0---3------5--|
D MajorD|--0-----(0)--1------3--|
"This is the moment..."
D MajorD|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|
FF|-----------------|
C majorC|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|
D MajorD|-0-2-3-2-3-2-0-0-|
. . . . . . . .
D MajorD|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
FF|-----------------------|
C majorC|--2------0---3------5--|(4x)
G+G|--2------0---3------5--|
D MajorD|--0-----(0)--1------3--|
"So close..."
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-2-3-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-3-5-3-5-7-5-7-8-7-8-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D MajorD|---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------|
FF|---------------------------------------|
C majorC|--7------9---10---------7------5---3---|
G+G|--7------9---10---------7------5---3---|
D MajorD|--5------7---8------0---5------3---1---|
.
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------------------|
C majorC|------7------9---10---------7------5---8~--|
G+G|------7------9---10---------7------5---8~--|
D MajorD|--0---5------7---8------0---5------3---6~--|
. .
Then there is a break, followed by something that sounds like a clean guitar passage
played along with the bass.
D MajorD|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|------2------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----2---2----|---2---1-------------1---2---4---2---1---2---1-------|
D MajorD|--0-------0--|-1---1---1-4-1-1-4-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-4-1-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---2---1-------------1---2---2---1-------2---1-------|
D MajorD|-1---1---1-4-1-1-4-1---1---1---1---1-4-1---1---1-4-1-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------------------------------|(2x)
C majorC|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---1---0-------------0---1---1---0---3---1---0-------0-|
D MajorD|-0---0---0-3-0-0-3-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-3-0---|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---2---1-------------1---2---2---1---4---2---1-------1-|
D MajorD|-1---1---1-4-1-1-4-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-4-1---|
(After the break, distortion cuts in and it gets epic! Play all these riffs slowly)
D MajorD|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|
FF|----------------|
C majorC|--17----15--15--|(4x)
G+G|--17----15--15--|
D MajorD|--15----13--13--|
D MajorD|----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------|
FF|----------------------------|
C majorC|--14---12--12--15---17--17--|(4x)
G+G|--14---12--12--15---17--17--|
D MajorD|--12---10--10--13---15--15--|
"I ride..."
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-2-3-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-3-2-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D MajorD|----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------|
FF|----------------------------|
C majorC|--14---12--12--15---17--17--|(4x)
G+G|--14---12--12--15---17--17--|
D MajorD|--12---10--10--13---15--15--|
"On that day..."
D MajorD|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|
FF|-----------------|
C majorC|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|
D MajorD|-0-2-3-2-3-2-0-0-|
. . . . . . . .
D MajorD|----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------|
FF|----------------------------|
C majorC|--14---12--12--15---17--17--|(4x)
G+G|--14---12--12--15---17--17--|
D MajorD|--12---10--10--13---15--15--|
"By my father..."
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-2-3-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-3-5-3-5-7-5-7-8-7-8-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D MajorD|---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------|
FF|---------------------------------------|
C majorC|--7------9---10---------7------5---3---|
G+G|--7------9---10---------7------5---3---|
D MajorD|--5------7---8------0---5------3---1---|
.
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------|
FF|----------------------------------------------|
C majorC|------7------9---10---------7------5---3---5--|
G+G|------7------9---10---------7------5---3---5--|
D MajorD|--0---5------7---8------0---5------3---1---3--|
. .
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|--7---7--------7--------5--5---5--------5--------4---|
G+G|--7---7--------7--------5--5---5--------5--------4---|
D MajorD|--5---5--0--0--5--0--0--3--3---3--0--0--3--0--0--2---|
. . . . . . . .
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|--------4---------4--------4--------4--------5~--|
G+G|--------4---------4--------4--------4--------5~--|
D MajorD|--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--3~--|
. . . . . . . . . .
(then it gets fast!)
D MajorD|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|
FF|-9'-7'-10'-12'-|
C majorC|-9'-7'-10'-12'-|
G+G|-7'-5'-8'--10'-|
D MajorD|-0'-0'-0'--0'--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
FF|--9~----------9--------------|
C majorC|--9~----------9----------2---|
G+G|--7~---------------------2---|
D MajorD|--0~---------------------0---|
And that, as they say, is all, folks! Enjoy and stay metal! \m/
[*] - The chord progression is D, C, Eb, FF then back to D.
Play the C majorC chord either by playing the power chord on the 5th fret
(x577xx), or the fifth and octaves (as shown in the tabs).
After the break, the same progression is used, but it sounds higher in the song.
Play either higher down the fret-board (as shown in the tabs), or on the 5th string.
(D MajorD - 0799xx, C majorC - x577xx, Eb MajorEb - x81010xx, FF - x101212xx) for best sound.
Play it slower the second time around.
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
~ - hold note
. - palm mute