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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-
       ............................    ............................

    ------------------------------------------------------------------|
    ------------------------------------------------------------------|
    ------------------------------------------------------------------|
    -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.)                             |
    ---------------------------------------------|
    ---------------------------------------------|
    ---------------------------------------------|
    ---------------------------------------------|
    (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.)                             |
    ---------------------------------------------|
    ---------------------------------------------|
    ---------------------------------------------|
    ---------------------------------------------|
    (2)---------------------------- 6--5~-2--3-2-|
    (0)---------------------------- 4--3~-0--1-0-|

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