Holy Diver - Dio
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Holy Diver-Dio
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Tabbed by: jschoolcraft
Email: jschoolcraft@hotmail.com

Tuning:standard



[Riff 1]
.. .. .. .. .. ..
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-55-5-55-5-7-8---5-55-5-55-8-3---5-55-5-55-8-3-5-3-5------------------|
A|--3-33-3-33-3-5-6---3-33-3-33-6-1---3-33-3-33-6-1-3-1-3------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
.. .. .. .. .. ..
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-55-5-55-5-7-8---5-55-5-55-8-3---5-55-5-55-8-3-5-3--------------------|
A|--3-33-3-33-3-5-6---3-33-3-33-6-1---3-33-3-33-6-1-3-1-6------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------4------------------|


[Riff 2]

.. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|x2
D|--5-55-5-55-5-55-5-----5-55-5-55-3-33-3-33--------------|
A|--3-33-3-33-3-33-3-6---3-33-3-33-1-11-1-11-6-66-6-66-6--|
E|-------------------4-----------------------4-44-4-44-4--|

e|--0---0------------------------------------------------|
B|--0---0------------------------------------------------|
G|--0---0------------------------------------------------|
D|--5---3--55-33-------3-55-33-------3-55-33-------------|
A|--3---1--33-11-66--6-1-33-11-66--6-1-33-11-6-----------|
E|--0---0--------44--4---------44--4---------4-----------|

.. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|x2
D|--5-55-5-55-5-55-5-----5-55-5-55-3-33-3-33--------------|
A|--3-33-3-33-3-33-3-6---3-33-3-33-1-11-1-11-6-66-6-66-6--|
E|-------------------4-----------------------4-44-4-44-4--|

e|--0---0------------------------------------------------|
B|--0---0------------------------------------------------|
G|--0---0------------------------------------------------|
D|--5---3--55-33-------3-55-33-------3-55-33-------------|
A|--3---1--33-11-66--6-1-33-11-66--6-1-33-11-6-----------|
E|--0---0--------44--4---------44--4---------4-----------|


[Riff after the solo]

Everything below is right after the solo.
.. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|repeat this 2x
G|--------------------------------------------------------| again.
D|--5-55-5-55-5-55-5-----5-55-5-55-3-33-3-33--------------|
A|--3-33-3-33-3-33-3-6---3-33-3-33-1-11-1-11-6-66-6-66-6--|
E|-------------------4-----------------------4-44-4-44-4--|
.. .. .. ..
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------| repeat that over and over then it
G|------------------------------------| slowly fades
D|--5-55-5-55-5-7-8--5-55-5-55-8-3----|
A|--3-33-3-33-3-5-6--3-33-3-33-6-1----|
E|------------------------------------|


Any questions email me and ill get back yo you a.s.a.p. but be sure to set
the r.e. as "holy diver" again my email is jschoolcraft@hotmail.com


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| . Palm mute

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
DIO - HOLY DIVER

written by : Lars Spangenberg

[INTRO]

E |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
D |-----5-------5-------5-7-8-------|-5-------5-------8----3-------|
A |-----3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6-------|-3---3-3-3---3-3-6----1-------|
E |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--| |--| |--| |--|
PM PM PM PM

E |---------------------------|-----------|
B |---------------------------|-----------|
G |---------------------------|-----------|
D |5-------5-------8-----3----|-5---3--5--|
A |3---3-3-3---3-3-6-----1----|-3---1--3--|
E |---------------------------|-----------|
|--| |--|
PM PM

E |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
D |-----5-------5-------5-7-8-------|-5-------5-------8----3-------|
A |-----3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6-------|-3---3-3-3---3-3-6----1-------|
E |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--| |--| |--| |--|
PM PM PM PM

E |---------------------------|-----------------------|
B |---------------------------|-----------------------|
G |---------------------------|-----------------------|
D |5-------5-------8-----3----|-5---3------------3----|
A |3---3-3-3---3-3-6-----1----|-3---1--6-------6-1----|
E |---------------------------|--------4-------4------|
|--| |--|
PM PM


[VERSES]

E |---------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5----------|
A |----3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-6--|
E |------------------------------------------------------------4--|
|------------------------------------------------------|
PM

E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-5-------5-------3-------3---------------------------------------|
A |-3---3-3-3---3-3-1---1-1-1---1-1-6-------6-------6-------6-------|
E |---------------------------------4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
PM

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

E |---------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------|
D |-5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5*------|
A |-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3----6\-|
E |------------------------------------------------------4\-|
|----------------------------------------------|
PM

E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-5-------5-------3-------3-------5-------5-------5-------5-|
A |-3---3-3-3---3-3-1---1-1-1---1-1-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
PM

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

E |------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------|
D |---5-------5-------3-------3-------6------|
A |---3---3-3-3---3-3-1---1-1-1---1-1-6------|
E |-----------------------------------4------|
|-------------------------------|
PM

[1st PRE-CHORUS]

...gotta get awaaaaaay...
E |------------------4-----------------|
B |------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------5------------|
D |-6----------------------------------|
A |-6----------------------------------|
E |-4----------------------------------|
let ring


[1st CHORUS]

E |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
D |-----5-------5-------5-7-8-------|-5-------5-------8----3-------|
A |-----3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6-------|-3---3-3-3---3-3-6----1-------|
E |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--| |--| |--| |--|
PM PM PM PM

E |---------------------------|-----------|
B |---------------------------|-----------|
G |---------------------------|-----------|
D |5-------5-------8-----3----|-5---3--5--|
A |3---3-3-3---3-3-6-----1----|-3---1--3--|
E |---------------------------|-----------|
|--| |--|
PM PM

go back to verses then to 2nd prchorus


[2nd PRE-CHORUS]

E |-----------------4------4-----------------------------------|
B |-------------------4------4---------------------------------|
G |---------------5----5-------------3---------------5---------|
D |--------6-------------------------3---------------5---------|
A |-10\----6-------------------------1---------------3---------|
E |--------4---------------------------------------------------|
let ring
*not sure
about the
slide


[2nd CHORUS]

E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--5-5*------------3-3*--------------------------------------3------|
D |--5-5-------------3-3-------------6-6*----------6-----------3------|
A |--3-3-------------1-1-------------6-6-----------6-----------1------|
E |----------------------------------4-4-----------4------------------|


E |------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---5-5*------------3-3*-----------------------------------3-------|
D |---5-5-------------3-3-----------6------------6-----------3-------|
A |---3-3-------------1-1-----------6------------6-----------1-------|
E |---------------------------------4------------4-------------------|


E |------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--5-5*------------3-3*------------------------------------3-------|
D |--5-5-------------3-3-----------6-6*----------6-----------3-------|
A |--3-3-------------1-1-----------6-6-----------6-----------1-------|
E |--------------------------------4-4-----------4-------------------|


E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---5-5*------------3-3*--------------------------------------------|
D |---5-5-------------3-3-----------6---------------------------------|
A |---3-3-------------1-1-----------6---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------4---------------------------------|

back to verses then to guitar solo


[GUITAR SOLO]

1/2
/\
E |-------//\\-----------------------------------------------------|
B |----10//--\(10)-8---------------------8-\-7-5-5~~---------------|
G |----10/----(10)-8-10-8----------------8-\-7-5-5~~---------------|
D |----------------------10-8-8~~--------------------5-------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------8-5-5~~///--|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |---| |
| PM |
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-3-5---------------------------8-5-----------------5-5----------|
A |-1-3---------------------------6-3-----------------3-3----------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|


1
E |--------------------------------------------------/\~~~----|
B |-----------8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5---------------------/---------|
G |-----------8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-5-3-5~~----------/----------|
D |-10-13-10-----------------------------8-7-5----/-----------|
A |-------------------------------------------8-8/------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |--8-5------8------7-----------3-5--------------------------|
A |--6-3------6------5-----------1-3--------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|


1
E |-22~~~~~~~~--18/\(18)--18------16------18----------|
B |-------------------------18-16---16 15---16-15~~~--|
G |---------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
E |---------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------|
D |-8-5------------3-5---------------------------8-5--|
A |-6-3------------1-3---------------------------6-3--|
E |---------------------------------------------------|


2
E |--------18p16p15------------------/\-----------------------|
B |----------------18-18p16p15-13-13/---13p11-13-13~~~\\\\\\--|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-8------7------3-5---------------------------8-5-----------|
A |-6------5------1-3---------------------------6-3-----------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|

1
E |-----------------------------------------------------------/\-----|
B |----------------------------------------------------------/--\----|
G |---------------------------------------------------------/--------|
D |--17-18-17----20-18-17-18-------------------------------/---------|
A |-----------18------------18-17-----17-17-18-18-20-20-20/----------|
E |-------------------------------20---------------------------------|
| |-------------------------------------------------| |
| PM |
E |------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-5-5---------------------------8-5-------------------8--------7---|
A |-3-3---------------------------6-3-------------------6--------5---|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------|


E |------------------------------------------------------------|*he uses PH
B |------------------------------------------------------------|for all the
G |-12-13-13p12p10-12-13p12p10----10-12-13-13p12p10-10---10----|notes on the
D |----------------------------13----------------------13------|G String
A |------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
E |------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---6--------------6--------------6--------------6-----------|
E |---4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4-|
|------| |------| |------| |------|
PM PM PM PM

E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------|
G |-12-13-13p12p10-12-10----10-------------------------|
D |----------------------------13----13p12p10-10~~~~---|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------|
D |-3--------------3--------------3--------------3-----|
A |-1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1-----|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
|------| |------| |------|
PM PM PM

E |---------------------------------------------------11--10------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------13--11----|
G |-12-13-13p12p10-12-10---10-12-13-13p12p10-12-13-13-------------------|
D |---------------------13----------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------3-----------3---------|
A |-6-----------6-----------6-----------6---------1---1---1---1---1---1-|
E |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----------------------|
|-----| |-----| |-----| |-----| |----| |-----|
PM PM PM PM PM PM


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

back to verses then to 3rd Pre-Chorus


[3rd PRE-CHORUS]

E |---------4------4--------------------4-----4-----------------------------|
B |-----------4------4--------------------4-----4---------------------------|
G |------5------5----------3----------5-----5-----------3------3---5--------|
D |--6---------------------3-------6--------------------3------3---5--------|
A |--6---------------------1-------6--------------------1------1---3--------|
E |--4-----------------------------4----------------------------------------|
let ring


[3rd CHORUS]

play this until it fades out

E |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
D |-----5-------5-------5-7-8---|-5-------5-------8----3----|
A |-----3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-3---3-3-3---3-3-6----1----|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|--| |--| |--| |--|
PM PM PM PM
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
D |-----5-------5-------5-7-8---|-5-------5-------8----7----|
A |-----3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-3---3-3-3---3-3-6----5----|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|--| |--| |--| |--|
PM PM PM PM

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PM : Palm Mute
p : Pull off
h : Hammer on
/ : Slide up
\ : Slide down
~ : vibrato
PH : Pitch Harmonic
* : break
/\
/ : Bend
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comments:This is my first tab i ever wrote but ive been playing for a while so it
shouldnt be to bad. i did this tab all by myself so i dont know if its 100% correct.
So if u have any corrections pleas write me. have fun.
DIO ROCKS!!!!!!!

please rate ;-)
Song info
Holy Diver
Dio
2001
  • Rock
  • Hard Rock
  • Heavy Metal
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