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: Dave MacLean (deathmaster213@hotmail.com)

Tune all strings down 1/2 step


Key:  .  = palm mute
      ~  = vibrato
     (2) = sustain/ghost note


Note: The main verse riff is so awesome it's untrue...



Intro fade in

 Riff A - Both guitars. x2 (miss out first half on the first repetition)

Eb:|------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb:|------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb:|------------------------------------------------------------------
Db:|-8-------------------------------8--------------------------------
Ab:|-6-------------------------------6--------------------------------
Eb:|-6---00000000000000000000000000006---0000000000000000000000000000-
         ............................    ............................

    ------------------------------------------------------------------|
    ------------------------------------------------------------------|
    ------------------------------------------------------------------|
    -8-------------------------------8-------------------8---8---8----|
    -6-------------------------------6-------------------6---6---6----|
    -6---00000000000000000000000000006---00000000000000006---6---6----|
         ............................    ................

 Riff B1. x1

    Guitar 1
   |-------------------------------------------------------|
   |-------------------------------------------------------|
   |-------------------------------------------------------|
   |----7----7----8----7----5---10--8--7-5-------5-7---5---|
   |-5-----5----5----5----5------------------6-------5-----|
   |-------------------------------------------------------|
   | .     .    .    .    .                  .       .     | palm mute lightly
   |Guitar 2                                               |
   |-------------------------------------------------------|
   |-------------------------------------------------------|
   |-------------------------------------------------------|
   |-7---------------------------8-----------5-------------|
   |-5---------------------------6-----------3-------------|
   |-5---------------------------6-----------3-------------|


 Riff B2. x9 - Verse

    Guitar 1
   |-------------------------------------------------------|
   |-------------------------------------------------------|
   |-------------------------------------------------------|
   |----7----7----8----7----5---10--8--7-5-------5-7---5---|
   |-5-----5----5----5----5------------------6-------5-----|
   |-------------------------------------------------------|
   | .     .    .    .    .                  .       .     | palm mute lightly
   |Guitar 2                                               |
   |-------------------------------------------------------|
   |-------------------------------------------------------|
   |-------------------------------------------------------|
   |-7---------------------------8-----------5---7---5-----|
   |-5---------------------------6-----------3---5---3-----|
   |-5---------------------------6-----------3---5---3-----|


 Riff C. x4 - Chorus

   |---------------------------------------------|
   |---------------------------------------------|
   |---------------------------------------------|
   |-2-------------------------------------------|
   |-2---3---3-5-6---5-6-5-2--3-------5-6------3-|
   |-0---1-0-1-3-4---3-4-3-0--1-------3-4------1-|
           .

 Riff D1. x1 - Outro part 1

    Guitar 1
   |---------------------------------------------
   |---------------------------------------------
   |---------------------------------------------
   |-2------------2------------2----6--5~----3---
   |-0------0--0--0------0--0--0----4--3~-0--1-0-
   |-0------0--0--0------0--0--0----4--3~-0--1-0-
   |        .  .         .  .             .       VERY heavy palm muting
   |Guitar 2
   |---------------------------------------------
   |---------------------------------------------
   |---------------------------------------------
   |-2-------------------------------------------
   |-0-------------------------------------------
   |-0-------------------------------------------


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


 Riff D2. x1 - Outro part 2

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

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

 Riff D3. Both guitars x 1 million, listen to the song

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


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