Suicide Messiah tab by Black Label Society

Tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: C minorCm

Intro:

Guitar played behind base line below.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------0~-------------------0~---------------------------|
E MajorE|-3b(full)---0~---------3b(full)--0~---------------------------|

This is the base part, but sounds great on guitar and is fun to play.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------5p3-----5p3---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3h5-------5------5------5----------5-------5-------3h5------5-----5-------3--5--|
E MajorE|------0-0----0-0----0-0----0----------------------------0-0----0-0---0-0---3--5--|x4

Verse 1:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3h5---------3p0----------3h5----3p0-------------|
E MajorE|-0-----0-0---3p0--0-0-0---0---0--3p0---0-0-------|x8


Chorus:

e|--------------|  |---------------------------------|  |-------------|
BB|--------------|  |---------------------------------|  |-------------|
G+G|--------------|  |---------------------------------|  |-------------|
D MajorD|--------------|  |---------------------------------|  |-------------|
A augmentedA|-3~-------5~--|  |--3h5-------3----------3--5------|  |-3~-----5\---|
E MajorE|-3~-------5~--|x1 |--0-----0-0-3--0-0-0---3--5------|x2 |-3~-----5\---|x1

e|---------------------------------------|  |------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|  |------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|  |------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------|  |------------|
A augmentedA|-0~----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|  |-3~---5\----|
E MajorE|-0~----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|x3 |-3~---5\----|x1


Verse 2:

e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3h5---------3p0----------3h5----3p0------------|
E MajorE|-0-----0-0---3p0--0-0-0---0---0--3p0---0-0------|x8

Chorus: x2

e|--------------|  |---------------------------------|  |-------------|
BB|--------------|  |---------------------------------|  |-------------|
G+G|--------------|  |---------------------------------|  |-------------|
D MajorD|--------------|  |---------------------------------|  |-------------|
A augmentedA|-3~-------5~--|  |--3h5-------3----------3--5------|  |-3~-----5\---|
E MajorE|-3~-------5~--|x1 |--0-----0-0-3--0-0-0---3--5------|x2 |-3~-----5\---|x1

e|---------------------------------------|  |------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|  |------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|  |------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------|  |------------|
A augmentedA|-0~----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|  |-3~---5\----|
E MajorE|-0~----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|x3 |-3~---5\----|x1

[Solo}

e|-17~--17bend up do not release------------------------------------|
BB|----------------17b(1/2)--17b(1/2)---17b(1/2)----15------15-------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------16-----------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------10---------------------10--------|
BB|--------------13p10--13b(full)------13p10-|
G+G|-12b(full)--------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|x2

e|-15--13--10---13--10------13------10--13p10-----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------13------13------------------10--------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------13--------12b(1/2)p10------10----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------12-------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-17~--17(full)bend up do not release---------------------------------------|
BB|----------------17b(1/2)--17b(1/2)---17b(1/2)----15------15----------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------16--------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-10h13p10------10h13p10------------15h18p15-------15h18p15-----------------|
G+G|-----------12------------12------------------17-------------17-------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2

e|---------------------------------------------------------------20b(full) up tremelo pick\-|
BB|-15h20p15-------15h20p15--------10h13p10------10h13p10------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------17-------------17--------------12------------12--------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|*t = Tap from open to fret with picking hand*
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|(0t15p12p0)x16---(0t17p12p0)x16---(0t20p12p0)x16--|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-15b(full)up&back down----{15bfull--15bfull-15bfull}------20b\(full)up&down-----{20bfull}---|
BB|--------------------------{15bfull--15bfull-15bfull}----------------------------{20bfull}---|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*{B string is pinched between pick and string}*


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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| t  Tapping
| b  bend
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Let Ring
| N  Tremolo
Full - Full Step Bend
1/2 - Half Step Bend

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