Overlord Tab by Black Label Society

Overlord tab by Black Label Society

Guitar Tab

Artist: Black Label Society
Album: Order Of The Black
Song: Overlord

Tuning (Low to High): DGCFAD

Intro:
Set the volume on the guitar to around 3 or 4. Using a Wah is optional, but gives a more
authentic sound.

D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|-----------2-4^5-4--2-2-----2----|
C|-4-4-4-2-4--------------2-2------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

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Play this 4 times, and on the last note of the 4th repeat, add a little vibrato and
swell the volume on the guitar to 10.

Main Riff:


D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|-----------2-4^5-4--2-2------2---|
G|-4-4-4-2-4-0-2^3-2--0-0--2-2-0---|
D|-2-2-2-0-2---------------0-0-----|

Play this 4 times also, on the 4th time, the drums have a fill and the lyrics kick in.


Pre-Chorus:


D|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------|
F|---------------------------------|-----------------|
C|--11-11-6-7-9-9-6-7-9--7---6--11-|-9^10-9-7--------|
G|--9--9--------7-------5-5-4-4/9--|---------9-7-----|
D|---------------------------------|-------------9-7-|
PM                                           . . . .

D|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------|
F|---------------------------------|-----------------|
C|--11-11-6-7-9-9-6-7-9--7---6--11-|-----------7-----|
G|--9--9--------7-------5-5-4-4/9--|----7---7-9------|
D|---------------------------------|-7-9-------------|


Play through this once, and then go back the the main riff.


Bridge:


D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------2--------------|
G|------------------------------2-3-4---4-3-2-3-2----|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-5-------------------5-2|
AH " " " " " " " " " " " "
PM                          . . . . . . . . . . . .


D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------4-2---4-2---4-2-------------------|
G|---------------------4-----4-----4-2-3-2-----------|
D|-2-2-222-2-2-222-------------------------2---------|
AH                 "     "     "
PM     ...     ...                   . . . .


D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------2----------------------|
G|----------------------2-3-4---4-3-2-3-2------------|
D|-2-2-222-2-2-222--2-5-------------------5-2--------|
PM     ...     ...  . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Solo:
This solo isn't 100% perfect, but I find it fits fairly well if played at the same tempo.

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------16--16-18-16-18-20-18-20|
C|---------------------------------16---16-18-16-18--18--------------------|
G|---------14--14-16-14-16-18-16-18---18-----------------------------------|
D|16-14-16---16------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------16-18--16-19---16-18--16-19-----|
A|17--17-19-19BU21-(RP)21-RP21BD19~~~~--19------19------19-----19------19--|
F|--20---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-19--18------------------16-16--------16-16-------16-16-------16-16------|
A|---18--17---------19bBU21------19BU21-------19BU21------19BU21-----------|
F|-----17--16--19~~~-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-161616161616-19-16-------------21-16-------------19-16------------------|
A|--------------------19-16-------------19-16-------------19-16-19BU21-----|
F|--------------------------18-16-------------18-16------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------16-----------------|
A|-----16161919-----16161919-----16161919-----16161919-----19P16-19BU21~~--|
F|-1818---------1818---------1818---------1818-----------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-16------16-19BU21DB19-16------------------------------------------------|
A|---19BU21----------------19-16-------------T1916T1916T1916T1815T1815T18--|
F|-------------------------------18BU20BD18~~------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|1714T1714T1714T171613T1613T1613T16T1916T1916T1916T1815T1815T181714T1714--|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------10------12------15------17------19--19BU24|
A|T1714T171613T1613T1613T16-10S12---12S14---14S17---17S19---19S21--21------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Break:

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-11-11-11-11-11-11-16-14-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--14-12-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Back to the main riff, then play the chorus once more and then play the main riff 'til
the end.

Feel free to rate and/or comment, but most of all, play it loud!
Enjoy guys (and gals)
S.D.M.F

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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