Bathory - "A Fine Day To Die" Guitar Tab
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Album: Blood, Fire, Death
Band: Bathory
Song: A Fine Day to Die
Transcribed by: Warrick McPherson
E-mail: sirwarrick@hotmail.com
Notation:
T - Tap
P - Pull Off
H - Hammer On
/\- Slide
. - Palm Mute
X - Mute
Tuning - The introduction of the song is in Eb, yet the main body
of the song is in Standard E.
Introduction (Eb)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
|---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---3---0---0---3---3-|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
|---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1---0---0---0-----|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------2-----2-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------| Now go back and repeat the first
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| two bars 2 times to make up the
|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-| first 2 passages.
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
|---------------------------------|
When you are repeating the second bar for the 2nd time, end it as
shown below:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------|
|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----1---0---|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-----2---2---2-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Now go back and repeat the first two bars one last time in order
to complete the last passage of the introduction. This time, when
completing the 2nd bar, end it as shown below:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1 - Opening riff (E)
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------4------------------|
|-5---5-5-3-5-----------5-3-5--2--4------------------|
|-3---3-3-1-3--2-2-2-2--3-1-3--2--2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|--------------0-0-0-0---------0-----2-2-2-2-2/3-3-0-|
. . . . . . .
Riff 2
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------5\4-4----------5\4-5\4----------5\4-4---------8-8-8-|
|-2--2---3\2-2--2-------3\2-3\2--2-------3\2-2--5-5-5--6-6-6-|
|-0--0-0--------0-000-0----------0-000-0--------3-3-3--------|
. ... . ... . . .
Riff 3
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------3-----------3-----------3-----3-----3-----|
|-2--2-1-3----2--2-1-3----2--2-1-3---1-3---1-3---|
|-0--0---1-0--0--0---1-0--0--0---1-0---1-0---1-0-|
. . . . .
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------3-----------3-----------3-----3-----3-----|
|-2--2-1-3----2--2-1-3----2--2-1-3---1-3---1-3---|
|-0--0---1-0--0--0---1-0--0--0---1-0---1-0---1-0-|
. . . . .
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-9--9-8------9--9-8------9--9-8-----8-----8-----|
|-7--7-6-8----7--7-6-8----7--7-6-8---6-8---6-8---|
|--------6-0---------6-0---------6-0---6-0---6-0-|
. . . . .
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-9--9-8------9--9-8------9--9-8-----8-----8-----|
|-7--7-6-8----7--7-6-8----7--7-6-8---6-8---6-8---|
|--------6-0---------6-0---------6-0---6-0---6-0-|
. . . . .
Riff 3 - Accompanying lead
|--------------------------------------------|
|-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5--12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------|
|-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5--13p8p5-13p8p5-13p8p5-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------|
|-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5--12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------|
|-10p8p5-10p8p5-10p8p5--10p8p5-10p8p5-10p8p5-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------|
|-10p7p4-10p7p4-10p7p4--10p7p4-10p7p4-10p7p4-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------|
|-10p7p4-10p7p4-10p7p4--12p7p4-12p7p4-12p7p4-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------|
|-10p7p4-10p7p4-10p7p4--10p7p4-10p7p4-10p7p4-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------|
|-8p5p0-8p5p0-8p5p0--8p5p0-8p5p0-8p5p0-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
Riff 4
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------3--3-|
|-2--2--3-2--2---2--2--3-2--2---4--4-5--4-4---5--5--3--3-|
|-0--0--0-0--0-2-3--3--3-3--3-0-2--2-2--2-2-0-1--1--1--1-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------3--3----|
|-2--2--3-2--2---2--2--3-2--2---4--4-5--4-4---5--5--3--3----|
|-0--0--0-0--0-2-3--3--3-3--3-0-2--2-2--2-2-0-1--1--1--1-00-|
..
Riff 5
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4--------------5-------------4---------------5-|
|---------------2--------------5-------------2---------------5-|
|-2--2----5\4---2--2-----5\4---3--2----5\4---2--2------5\4---3-|
|-0--0-00-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0----0--0-3\2-0----0--000-3\2-0---|
.. . ... . . . ... .
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------4--------------5-------------4--------------5-|
|------------2--------------5-------------2--------------5-|
|-2----5\4---2--2-----5\4---3--2----5\4---2--2-----5\4---3-|
|-0--0-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0----0--0-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0---|
. . ... . . . ... .
Now go back and play riff 3 again, then move onto riff 6.
Riff 6
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---4---5------4---4---5------4---4---5------4---4---5-|
|-2---4---5------2---4---5------2---4---5------2---4---5-|
|-2---2---3------2---2---3------2---2---3------2---2---3-|
|-0--------------0--------------0--------------0---------|
Note: The last time you play this riff, play it as shown below:
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-4---4--------------------------|
|-2---4---5\4----5\4----7----5\4-|
|-2---2---3\2-0--3\2-0--5----3\2-|
|-0------------------------------|
Now go back and play:
Riff 3
Riff 6
Riff 3
Riff 7
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-8888-8-8888-7-7777-7-77----3-3333-3-3333-------9\--------9\-|
|-8-8888-8-8888-7-7777-7-77----3-3333-3-3333-------7\--------7\-|
|-6-6666-6-6666-5-5555-5-55-00-1-1111-1-1111-0-0-0-----0-0-0----|
.. . . . . . .
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-8-8888-8-88----3---5---|
|-8-8888-8-88----3---5---|
|-6-6666-6-66-00-1---3---|
..
Now go back and play:
Riff 3
Riff 6
Riff 3
The following section contains both an acoustic guitar and an
electric guitar. I have written the parts out seperately below.
Interlude
Acoustic guitar
|-------0----------0----------0----------0---|
|---------0------0---0----------0----------0-|
|-----4--------4------------4----------4-----|
|---2--------2------------2----------2-------|
|-----------------------5----------5---------|
|-0------------------------------------------|
|-------0----------0----------0----------0---|
|---------0----------0----------0------0---0-|
|-----4----------4----------4--------2-------|
|---2----------2----------0--------0---------|
|-3----------3----------2--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
The above riff is repeated throughout the interlude. The last time
it is played, play it as shown below.
|-------0----------0----------0----------0---|
|---------0------0---0----------0----------0-|
|-----4--------4------------4----------4-----|
|---2--------2------------2----------2-------|
|-----------------------5----------5---------|
|-0------------------------------------------|
|-------0----------0-------------------------|
|---------0----------0--------0----------0---|
|-----4----------4----------2---2------2---2-|
|---2----------2----------1----------1-------|
|-3----------5----------2----------2---------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0----------0----------0----------0----------0---|
|-----2---0------2---2------2---2------2---2------2---2-|
|---1----------1----------1----------1----------1-------|
|-2----------2----------2----------2----------2---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
Electric Guitar
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-2-hold-------------------------------------|
|-2-hold-------------------------------------|
|-0-hold-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-2-hold---------------2-hold----------------|
|-2-hold---------------2-hold----------------|
|-0-hold---------------0-hold----------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|----2-2------2-2------2-2------2-2----------|
|----2-2------2-2------2-2------2-2----------|
|----0-0------0-0------0-0------0-0----------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------4------------------------|
|----2-2------2-2------2-2----4------------------------|
|----2-2------2-2------2-2----2--------------2-5---2-5-|
|----0-0------0-0------0-0-------------------0-3---0-3-|
. .
Now go back and play:
Riff 3
Riff 4
Riff 8 - This is basically the same as riff 5 except with a bar
or two added.
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4--------------5-------------4---------------5-|
|---------------2--------------5-------------2---------------5-|
|-2--2----5\4---2--2-----5\4---3--2----5\4---2--2------5\4---3-|
|-0--0-00-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0----0--0-3\2-0----0--000-3\2-0---|
.. . ... . . . ... .
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------4--------------5-------------4--------------5-|
|------------2--------------5-------------2--------------5-|
|-2----5\4---2--2-----5\4---3--2----5\4---2--2-----5\4---3-|
|-0--0-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0----0--0-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0---|
. . ... . . . ... .
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------5--------------5-------------5--------------5-|
|------------5--------------5-------------5--------------5-|
|-2----5\4---3--2-----5\4---3--2----5\4---3--2-----5\4---3-|
|-0--0-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0----0--0-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0---|
. . ... . . . ... .
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------4--------------5-------------4--------------5-|
|------------2--------------5-------------2--------------5-|
|-2----5\4---2--2-----5\4---3--2----5\4---2--2-----5\4---3-|
|-0--0-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0----0--0-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0---|
. . ... . . . ... .
Now go back and play riff 3 one last time.
Riff 9 - This is basically the same as riff 4, but a little longer.
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------3--3-|
|-2--2--3-2--2---2--2--3-2--2---4--4-5--4-4---5--5--3--3-|
|-0--0--0-0--0-2-3--3--3-3--3-0-2--2-2--2-2-0-1--1--1--1-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2--2--3-2--2---2--2--3-2--2---4--4-5--4-4---|
|-0--0--0-0--0-2-3--3--3-3--3-0-2--2-2--2-2-0-|
|-----------------------------0---------------|
|-----------------------------0---------------|
|-----------------------------X---------------|
|---------------333333-333333-2---------------|
|-555555-555555-333333-333333-2---------------|
|-111111-111111-111111-111111-0---------------|
Well there you go, it's pretty long but it's an awesome song.
Everything in this tab is correct as far as I can tell, but if you
have any questions or suggestions just e-mail me.
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