 Bolt Thrower - "Powder burns" Guitar Tab
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Artist: Bolt Thrower
Title: Powder Burns
Album: Mercenary
Copyright 1998 Metal Blade Records
Tabbed by: Michael Jaenke (jaenkem@fbb.fh-darmstadt.de)
Tuning: C# (1,5 Steps down)
Key: . = palm mute
~ = vibrato
(2) = sustain/ghost note
Note: most parts taken from deathmaster, but bolt thrower always plays
in C# not Eb.
So intro/outro fits.
Intro fade in
Riff A - Both guitars. x2 (miss out first half on the first repetition)
:|------------------------------------------------------------------
:|------------------------------------------------------------------
:|------------------------------------------------------------------
:|-8-------------------------------8--------------------------------
:|-6-------------------------------6--------------------------------
:|-6---00000000000000000000000000006---0000000000000000000000000000-
............................ ............................
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-8-------------------------------8-------------------8---8---8----|
-6-------------------------------6-------------------6---6---6----|
-6---00000000000000000000000000006---00000000000000006---6---6----|
............................ ................
Riff B1. x1
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---9-----9----10---9----7---12-10--9-7------5--9---5---|
|-7-----7----7----7----7------------------8-------7-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
| . . . . . ~ ~ . . ~ | palm mute lightly
|Guitar 2 |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--------------------------10-----------7-------------|
|-7---------------------------8-----------5-------------|
|-7---------------------------8-----------5-------------|
Riff B2. x9 - Verse
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---9-----9----10---9----7---12-10--9-7------5--9---5---|
|-7-----7----7----7----7------------------8-------7-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
| . . . . . ~ ~ . . ~ | palm mute lightly
|Guitar 2 |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--------------------------10-----------5-x-7-x-5-----|
|-7---------------------------8-----------3-x-5-x-3-----|
|-7---------------------------8-----------3-x-5-x-3-----|
Riff C. x4 - Chorus
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|2-4--5-4-5-7-8---7-8-7-4--5-------7-8------5-|
|0-2--3-2-3-5-6---5-6-5-2--3-------5-6------3-|
.
Riff D1. x1 - Outro part 1
Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|-2------2--2--2------2--2--2----6--5~-2--3-2-
|-0------0--0--0------0--0--0----4--3~-0--1-0-
| . . . . . VERY heavy palm muting
|Guitar 2
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|-2-------------------------------------------
|-0-------------------------------------------
Guitar 1 (cont.)
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|-2------2--2--2------2--2--2----6--5~-2--3-2-
|-0------0--0--0------0--0--0----4--3~-0--1-0-
. . . . . |
Guitar 2 (cont.) |
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(2)------------------------------------------|
(0)------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 (cont.)
|--------------------------------------------- loop till end
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|-2------2--2--2------2--2--2----6--5~-2--3-2-
|-0------0--0--0------0--0--0----4--3~-0--1-0-
. . . . . |
Guitar 2 (cont.) |
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(2)---------------------------- 6--5~-2--3-2-|
(0)---------------------------- 4--3~-0--1-0-|
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