Holy Diver tab by Dio

Tabs

INTRO:

E MajorE |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
BB |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
G+G |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
D MajorD |-----5-------5-------5-7-8-------|-5-------5-------8----3-------|
A augmentedA |-----3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6-------|-3---3-3-3---3-3-6----1-------|
E MajorE |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
      |--|  |--|         |--|  |--|
       PM   PM          PM   PM


E MajorE |---------------------------|-----------|
BB |---------------------------|-----------|
G+G |---------------------------|-----------|
D MajorD |5-------5-------8-----3----|-5---3--5--|
A augmentedA |3---3-3-3---3-3-6-----1----|-3---1--3--|
E MajorE |---------------------------|-----------|
   |--|  |--|
    PM   PM

E MajorE |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
BB |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
G+G |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
D MajorD |-----5-------5-------5-7-8-------|-5-------5-------8----3-------|
A augmentedA |-----3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6-------|-3---3-3-3---3-3-6----1-------|
E MajorE |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
      |--|  |--|         |--|  |--|
       PM   PM          PM   PM

E MajorE |---------------------------|-----------------------|
BB |---------------------------|-----------------------|
G+G |---------------------------|-----------------------|
D MajorD |5-------5-------8-----3----|-5---3------------3----|
A augmentedA |3---3-3-3---3-3-6-----1----|-3---1--6-------6-1----|
E MajorE |---------------------------|--------4-------4------|
   |--|  |--|
    PM   PM

VERSES:

E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5----------|
A augmentedA |----3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-6--|
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------------4--|
    |------------------------------------------------------|
                PM

E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-5-------5-------3-------3---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-3---3-3-3---3-3-1---1-1-1---1-1-6-------6-------6-------6-------|
E MajorE |---------------------------------4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
                  PM

E MajorE |--------|*this is played instead
BB |--------| of the last three notes
G+G |--------| of the bar above in the
D MajorD |---3----| 2nd + 3rd + 4th verse
A augmentedA |-6-1----|
E MajorE |-4------|

E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------------|
BB |---------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |---------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5*------|
A augmentedA |-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3----6\-|
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------4\-|
  |----------------------------------------------|
             PM

E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-5-------5-------3-------3-------5-------5-------5-------5-|
A augmentedA |-3---3-3-3---3-3-1---1-1-1---1-1-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------|
               PM

*This bar is only played in the third verse
right before the solo instead of the one above

E MajorE |------------------------------------------|
BB |------------------------------------------|
G+G |------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |---5-------5-------3-------3-------6------|
A augmentedA |---3---3-3-3---3-3-1---1-1-1---1-1-6------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------------4------|
   |-------------------------------|
          PM
1st PRE-CHORUS:

 ...gotta get awaaaaaay...
E MajorE |------------------4-----------------|
BB |------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------------------5------------|
D MajorD |-6----------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-6----------------------------------|
E MajorE |-4----------------------------------|
   let ring

1st CHORUS

E MajorE |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
BB |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
G+G |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
D MajorD |-----5-------5-------5-7-8-------|-5-------5-------8----3-------|
A augmentedA |-----3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6-------|-3---3-3-3---3-3-6----1-------|
E MajorE |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
      |--|  |--|         |--|  |--|
       PM   PM          PM   PM

E MajorE |---------------------------|-----------|
BB |---------------------------|-----------|
G+G |---------------------------|-----------|
D MajorD |5-------5-------8-----3----|-5---3--5--|
A augmentedA |3---3-3-3---3-3-6-----1----|-3---1--3--|
E MajorE |---------------------------|-----------|
   |--|  |--|
    PM   PM

go back to verses then to 2nd prchorus

2nd PRE-CHORUS:

E MajorE |-----------------4------4-----------------------------------|
BB |-------------------4------4---------------------------------|
G+G |---------------5----5-------------3---------------5---------|
D MajorD |--------6-------------------------3---------------5---------|
A augmentedA |-10\----6-------------------------1---------------3---------|
E MajorE |--------4---------------------------------------------------|
         let ring
   *not sure
   about the
   slide

2nd CHORUS:

E MajorE |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |--5-5*------------3-3*--------------------------------------3------|
D MajorD |--5-5-------------3-3-------------6-6*----------6-----------3------|
A augmentedA |--3-3-------------1-1-------------6-6-----------6-----------1------|
E MajorE |----------------------------------4-4-----------4------------------|


E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |---5-5*------------3-3*-----------------------------------3-------|
D MajorD |---5-5-------------3-3-----------6------------6-----------3-------|
A augmentedA |---3-3-------------1-1-----------6------------6-----------1-------|
E MajorE |---------------------------------4------------4-------------------|


E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |--5-5*------------3-3*------------------------------------3-------|
D MajorD |--5-5-------------3-3-----------6-6*----------6-----------3-------|
A augmentedA |--3-3-------------1-1-----------6-6-----------6-----------1-------|
E MajorE |--------------------------------4-4-----------4-------------------|


E MajorE |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |---5-5*------------3-3*--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |---5-5-------------3-3-----------6---------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---3-3-------------1-1-----------6---------------------------------|
E MajorE |---------------------------------4---------------------------------|

back to verses then to guitar solo


GUITAR SOLO:

     1/2
      /\
E MajorE |-------//\\-----------------------------------------------------|
BB |----10//--\(10)-8---------------------8-\-7-5-5~~---------------|
G+G |----10/----(10)-8-10-8----------------8-\-7-5-5~~---------------|
D MajorD |----------------------10-8-8~~--------------------5-------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------------------------------8-5-5~~///--|
E MajorE |----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |           |---|                   |
 |            PM                    |
E MajorE |----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-3-5---------------------------8-5-----------------5-5----------|
A augmentedA |-1-3---------------------------6-3-----------------3-3----------|
E MajorE |----------------------------------------------------------------|


                           1
E MajorE |--------------------------------------------------/\~~~----|
BB |-----------8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5---------------------/---------|
G+G |-----------8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-5-3-5~~----------/----------|
D MajorD |-10-13-10-----------------------------8-7-5----/-----------|
A augmentedA |-------------------------------------------8-8/------------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------|
 |                              |
 |                              |
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |--8-5------8------7-----------3-5--------------------------|
A augmentedA |--6-3------6------5-----------1-3--------------------------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------|


         1
E MajorE |-22~~~~~~~~--18/\(18)--18------16------18----------|
BB |-------------------------18-16---16 15---16-15~~~--|
G+G |---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------|
 |                          |
 |                          |
E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------|
BB |---------------------------------------------------|
G+G |---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-8-5------------3-5---------------------------8-5--|
A augmentedA |-6-3------------1-3---------------------------6-3--|
E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------|


                     2
E MajorE |--------18p16p15------------------/\-----------------------|
BB |----------------18-18p16p15-13-13/---13p11-13-13~~~\\\\\\--|
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------|
 |                              |
 |                              |
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-8------7------3-5---------------------------8-5-----------|
A augmentedA |-6------5------1-3---------------------------6-3-----------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------|

1
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------/\-----|
BB |----------------------------------------------------------/--\----|
G+G |---------------------------------------------------------/--------|
D MajorD |--17-18-17----20-18-17-18-------------------------------/---------|
A augmentedA |-----------18------------18-17-----17-17-18-18-20-20-20/----------|
E MajorE |-------------------------------20---------------------------------|
 | |-------------------------------------------------|       |
 |           PM                      |
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-5-5---------------------------8-5-------------------8--------7---|
A augmentedA |-3-3---------------------------6-3-------------------6--------5---|
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------------------|


E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------------|*he uses PH
BB |------------------------------------------------------------|for all the
G+G |-12-13-13p12p10-12-13p12p10----10-12-13-13p12p10-10---10----|notes on the
D MajorD |----------------------------13----------------------13------|G+G String
A augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------------|
 |                              |
 |                              |
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---6--------------6--------------6--------------6-----------|
E MajorE |---4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4-|
     |------|    |------|    |------|    |------|
       PM       PM       PM       PM

E MajorE |----------------------------------------------------|
BB |----------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-12-13-13p12p10-12-10----10-------------------------|
D MajorD |----------------------------13----13p12p10-10~~~~---|
A augmentedA |----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------------------------------|
 |                          |
 |                          |
E MajorE |----------------------------------------------------|
BB |----------------------------------------------------|
G+G |----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-3--------------3--------------3--------------3-----|
A augmentedA |-1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1-----|
E MajorE |----------------------------------------------------|
    |------|    |------|    |------|
      PM      PM       PM

E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------11--10------------|
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------13--11----|
G+G |-12-13-13p12p10-12-10---10-12-13-13p12p10-12-13-13-------------------|
D MajorD |---------------------13----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                   |
 |                                   |
E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------3-----------3---------|
A augmentedA |-6-----------6-----------6-----------6---------1---1---1---1---1---1-|
E MajorE |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----------------------|
    |-----|   |-----|   |-----|   |-----|  |----|   |-----|
     PM     PM     PM     PM     PM     PM


E MajorE |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |-16p15p13----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |---------15-15p13p12---13p12p10----------------10-10~-12-12-12~-15-15-15~|
D MajorD |--------------------15---------13-12-12~-13-13~--------------------------|
A augmentedA |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                     |
 |                                     |
E MajorE |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |----8------------7----------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3--|
A augmentedA |----6------------5----------------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
E MajorE |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                    |-----|   |-----|   |-----|
                     PM     PM     PM
             1/4
E MajorE |------------------------/\------------------------|
BB |-----------------------/--------------------------|
G+G |-13-13-13-12-10-----12/---------------------------|
D MajorD |-----------------13----13-12~~~~~~~~--------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |--------------------------------------------------|
 |                         |
 |                         |
E MajorE |--------------------------------------------------|
BB |--------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-------------------------------5---------3--------|
D MajorD |-----6~~~------5~~~------------3---------1--------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |--------------------------------------------------|

back to verses then to 3rd Pre-Chorus

3rd PRE-CHORUS:

E MajorE |---------4------4--------------------4-----4-----------------------------|
BB |-----------4------4--------------------4-----4---------------------------|
G+G |------5------5----------3----------5-----5-----------3------3---5--------|
D MajorD |--6---------------------3-------6--------------------3------3---5--------|
A augmentedA |--6---------------------1-------6--------------------1------1---3--------|
E MajorE |--4-----------------------------4----------------------------------------|
         let ring


3rd CHORUS
play this until it fades out

E MajorE |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
BB |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
G+G |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
D MajorD |-----5-------5-------5-7-8---|-5-------5-------8----3----|
A augmentedA |-----3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-3---3-3-3---3-3-6----1----|
E MajorE |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
      |--|  |--|       |--|  |--|
       PM   PM        PM   PM
E MajorE |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
BB |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
G+G |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
D MajorD |-----5-------5-------5-7-8---|-5-------5-------8----7----|
A augmentedA |-----3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-3---3-3-3---3-3-6----5----|
E MajorE |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
      |--|  |--|       |--|  |--|
      PM   PM        PM   PM

🏷Legend:
PM : Palm Mute
p : Pull off
h : Hammer on
/ : Slide up
\ : Slide down
~ : vibrato
PH : Pitch Harmonic
* : break
 /\
/  : Bend

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