Be Forewarned Tab by Pentagram

Be Forewarned tab by Pentagram

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

"Be Forewarned"
by Pentagram aka Macabre
Recorded July 6, 1972 at The Fireplace

       6 5 4 3 2 1
Tuning D A D G A D                           6 5 4 3 2 1
...but the recording is a 1/2 step down, so: C#G#C#F#G#C#

Key of Dm


D5 - 0002XX
D5(add b6) - 0003XX
D5(add6) - 0004XX
Gm - 5553XX
F5 - 333XXX
G5 - 555XXX
C5 - X355XX
Bb5 - X133XX

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

12/8 Time (Same as 4/4 but every beat is a triplet)


Intro:
  Dm
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--8------8------8------8-------|--8------8------8------8-------|
G|------7------7------7------7---|------7------7------7------7---|
D|----7------7------7------7-----|----7------7------7------7-----|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


Verse:
  D5                          D5(add b6)                 D5(add6)                  D5(add b6)
D|------0-----0-----0-----0-|------0-----0-----0-----0-|------0-----0-----0-----0-|------0-----0-----0-----0-|
A|----0-----0-----0-----0---|----0-----0-----0-----0---|----0-----0-----0-----0---|----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|--2-----2-----2-----2-----|--3-----3-----3-----3-----|--4-----4-----4-----4-----|--3-----3-----3-----3-----|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
"As I awake                  In the darkness            And I look around          There is no sound
It’s so tranquil             It’s so calm like you      But now I hear a noise     Is there any way to out...

                                                                                    ...of this nightmare?
Strumming (12/8 time) - d=down, u=up
1  .  .  2  .  .  3  .  .  4  .  .
d  d  d  d  d  d  d  du d  d  d  d


D5 - 0002XX
D5(add b6) - 0003XX
D5(add6) - 0004XX


      D5                         D5(add b6)
"I’m alone now        And you’re laughing at me
     D5(add6)               D5(add b6)
But I take life         In a way that you could never see
              D5                    D5(add b6)
So if you’re leaving     You better let me know
            D5(add6)                             D5(add b6)
’Cause I’ve already started my plan      And I’m never gonna let you go no no"


Pre Chorus:
Gm - 5553XX

   Gm
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--3-------------3-------------|--3-------------3-------------|
D|--5-------------5-------------|--5-------------5-------------|
A|--5-------------5-------------|--5-------------5-------------|
D|--5-------------5-------------|--5-------------5-------------|
"I’ve lived on the dark side of the moon..."

   D5
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2--1-1-1--0-0-0--1-1-1--|--2-2-2--1-1-1--0-0-0--1-1-1--|
D|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
D|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
  "And I’ve been to the heart of the sun"

   Gm
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--3-------------3-------------|--3-------------3-------------|
D|--5-------------5-------------|--5-------------5-------------|
A|--5-------------5-------------|--5-------------5-------------|
D|--5-------------5-------------|--5-------------5-------------|
"I’ve gone to bed with many ladies, killed many men..."

   D5
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2--1-1-1--0-0-0--1-1-1--|--2-2-2--1-1-1--0-0-0--1-1-1--|
D|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
D|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
"Before my sixteenth year was done..."


Chorus:
F5 - 333XXX
G5 - 555XXX
C5 - X355XX
Bb5 - X133XX


        F5     G5                C5           F5
"So you be forewarned ’cause I’m coming after you
        G                     Bb5
When I catch ya no I’m gonna never never let you go"
   D5
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2--1-1-1--0-0-0--1-1-1--|--2-2-2--1-1-1--0-0-0--1-1-1--|
D|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
D|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|


Pre Chorus:
   Gm
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--3-------------3-------------|--3-------------3-------------|
D|--5-------------5-------------|--5-------------5-------------|
A|--5-------------5-------------|--5-------------5-------------|
D|--5-------------5-------------|--5-------------5-------------|
"Some people think I’m an advocate of Lucifer"

   D5
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2--1-1-1--0-0-0--1-1-1--|--2-2-2--1-1-1--0-0-0--1-1-1--|
D|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
D|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
"And some say I’m a child of god, yes they do"

   Gm
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--3-------------3-------------|--3-------------3-------------|
D|--5-------------5-------------|--5-------------5-------------|
A|--5-------------5-------------|--5-------------5-------------|
D|--5-------------5-------------|--5-------------5-------------|
"Some people think I’ve got the nine lives of a cat"

   D5
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2--1-1-1--0-0-0--1-1-1--|--2-2-2--1-1-1--0-0-0--1-1-1--|
D|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
D|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
And others say I’m filthy as a dog


Chorus:
        F5     G5                C5            F5
"So you be forewarned I’ll come prowlin’ after you
        G5                    Bb5
When I catch ya no I’m gonna never never let you go"
   D5
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2--1-1-1--0-0-0--1-1-1--|--2-2-2--1-1-1--0-0-0--1-1-1--|
D|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
D|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|


Breakdown: x4
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------000-555-|-----444-111-000-|-----000-111-----|---------000-555-|
D|-000-333---------|-333-------------|-555---------111-|-000-333---------|

...or up an octave if you’d like
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------777-|-----666---------|-----------------|-------------777-|
D|---------777-----|---------888-777-|-555-777-888-----|---------777-----|
A|-555-888---------|-888-------------|-------------666-|-555-888---------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Solo:
   C5            D5               C5            D5
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--5-------------7-------------|--5-------------7-------------|
D|--5-------------7-------------|--5-------------7-------------|
A|--3-------------5-------------|--3-------------5-------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|


Chorus:
 F5     G5                C5            F5
"Be forewarned I’ll come prowlin’ after you
        G5                    Bb5
When I catch ya no I’m gonna never never let you go"
   D5
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2--1-1-1--0-0-0--1-1-1--|--2-2-2--1-1-1--0-0-0--1-1-1--|
D|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
D|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|


Outro:
   A5            Bb5              C5            Bb5              D5
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------||
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------||
G|--2----------2--3----------3--|--5----------5--3----------3--|--2---2-----||
D|--2----------2--3----------3--|--5----------5--3----------3--|--0---0-----||
A|--0----------0--1----------1--|--3----------3--1----------1--|--0---0-----||
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|--0---0-----||
   1      2 + a  3      4 + a     1      2 + a  3      4 + a

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