BLACK METAL
As recorded by Venom
(From the 1983 Album BLACK METAL)
Transcribed by David Harris

Words and Music by Venom
Arranged by Venom

Gtr I (C# F# B E G# C#) - 'Mantas'
Tempo - 167

[Intro]

N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
C#|--------|
G#|--------|
E |--------|
B |--------|
F#|--------|
C#|--------|

C5(A) B5(A)
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
C#||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G#||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B ||--5-----------------------------|-4-----------------------------|
F#||o-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C#||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Bb(A) G5E5
PM------------------------| PM----|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S E E Q
C#|-------------------------------|---------------------||
G#|-------------------------------|--------------------o||
E |-------------------------------|-------------9-9-9---||
B |-3-----------------------------|-------------9-9-9---||
F#|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-2---------7-7-7--o||
C#|-------------------------------|-3-0-0-0-0-0---------||

[Verse]
$
$$
C5(A) B5(A)
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
C#||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G#||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B ||--5-----------------------------|-4-----------------------------|
F#||o-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C#||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Bb(A) G5E5
PM------------------------| PM----|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S E E Q
C#|-------------------------------|---------------------||
G#|-------------------------------|--------------------o||
E |-------------------------------|-------------9-9-9---||
B |-3-----------------------------|-------------9-9-9---||
F#|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-2---------7-7-7--o||
C#|-------------------------------|-3-0-0-0-0-0---------||

D5(B) B5
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
C#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-7-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-7-----------------------------|-4------------------------------|
F#|-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
C#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

D5(B) D5/B5A5 B5A5
PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E Q E Q
C#|-------------------------------|--------------|
G#|-------------------------------|--------------|
E |-------------------------------|-7------------|
B |-7-----------------------------|-7------------|
F#|-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----9-7--9-7--|
C#|-------------------------------|----7-5--7-5--|

C5(A) B5(A)
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
C#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-5-----------------------------|-4------------------------------|
F#|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
C#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Bb(A) G5E5
PM------------------------| PM----|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S E E Q
C#|-------------------------------|--------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|--------------------|
E |-------------------------------|-------------9-9-9--|
B |-3-----------------------------|-------------9-9-9--|
F#|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-2---------7-7-7--|
C#|-------------------------------|-3-0-0-0-0-0--------|

[Chorus]
A5A5 G (A)
PM------------------------| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H. Q
C#||------------------------------------|-------------|
G#||o-----------------------------------|-0-----------|
E ||------------------------------------|-0-----------|
B ||------------------------------------|-------------|
F#||o-7-(7)-----------------------------|---------0---|
C#||--3h=5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|

Gsus4 C#/G D5/E Gsus4
H. Q Q E Q E Q
|------------|---------------||
C#|-1----------|-2----3----1--o||
G#|-0-------x--|-0--x-2--x-0---||
E |---------x--|----x----x-----||
B |---------x--|----x----x----o||
F#|------------|---------------||
C#
[Interlude]
To Coda
To Coda
A5A5
PM------------------------| PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
C#|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
F#|-7-(7)-----------------------------|-7-----7-----7-----7------|
C#|-3h=5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

D.S. al Coda
E5
E Q. H W
C#|-------------|-------|
G#|-------------|-------|
E |-------------|-------|
B |-2-----------|-------|
F#|-2-----------|-------|
C#|-0-----------|-------|

[Breakdown]
&
E5 F5 G5
E Q. H H Q Q E Q. H H Q Q
C#|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
G#|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
E |-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
B |-2-----------|---------3--|-5-----------|---------5--|
F#|-2-----------|---------3--|-5-----------|---------5--|
C#|-0-----------|---------1--|-3-----------|---------3--|

A5 D5/A E5
E Q. H H Q Q W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
C#|-------------|------------|----------|----------------------------------|
G#|-------------|------------|----------|----------------------------------|
E |-------------|---------7--|-9--------|----------------------------------|
B |-7-----------|---------7--|-9--------|----------------------------------|
F#|-7-----------|------------|-7--------|-xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsx--|
C#|-5-----------|------------|----------|-xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsx--|

[Bridge]
B5
PM----------------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
C#|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-4-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C#|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

A5 Bb5
PM--------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E. E.
C#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------2--2--3---|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--0--1---|
C#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|

B5
PM----------------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
C#|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-4-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C#|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E5 D5
Q Q E E S S S S E E S S E E E E E
C#|-------------------|-------------------|
G#|-------------------|-------------------|
E |-9--7--------------|-------------------|
B |-9--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
F#|-7--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C#|-------------------|-------------------|

N.C. C5
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
C#||----------------------------------------------|
G#||o---------------------------------------------|
E ||----------------------------------------------|
B ||------------------------------------------5-5-|
F#||o-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-|
C#||----------------------------------------------|

N.C. C5
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
C#|----------------------------------------------||
G#|---------------------------------------------o||
E |----------------------------------------------||
B |-----------------------------------------5-5--||
F#|-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-o||
C#|----------------------------------------------||

B5
PM----------------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
C#|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-4-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C#|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

N.C. C5
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
C#||----------------------------------------------|
G#||o---------------------------------------------|
E ||----------------------------------------------|
B ||------------------------------------------5-5-|
F#||o-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-|
C#||----------------------------------------------|

N.C. C5
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
C#|----------------------------------------------||
G#|---------------------------------------------o||
E |----------------------------------------------||
B |-----------------------------------------5-5--||
F#|-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-5b5.5p3p0-3-3-o||
C#|----------------------------------------------||

D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
E5
|-3--|
H. Q H Q Q Q
C#|------------|--------------|
G#|------------|--------------|
E |-9-------9--|-9------------|
B |-9-------9--|-9------------|
F#|-7-------7--|-7------------|
C#|------------|------0s12s0--|

[Ending]
&&
E5
E Q. H W W
C#|-------------|----------|------|
G#|-------------|----------|------|
E |-------------|----------|------|
B |-2-----------|----------|------|
F#|-2-----------|----------|------|
C#|-0-----------|----------|------|

G5 A5
W H Q. E E +E H.
C#|----------|-------------|--------------*|
G#|----------|-------------|--------------*|
E |----------|-------------|--------------*|
B |----------|-----------5-|-7-(7)\-------*|
F#|----------|-----------5-|-7-(7)\-------*|
C#|----------|-----------3-|-5-(5)\-------*|

Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths