Bathory - "Suffocate" Guitar Tab
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Bathory - Suffocate
off the album Requiem (1994)
published by Black Mark
* = palm mute
ah = artificial harmonic
~ = vibrato
/\ = slide
() = ghost note
Drop D tuning.
Intro riff
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6~~-0-5~~-0-|
* * * * * * * ah * ah *
Riff 1a
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
D|3~~-0-0-0-0-0-0-6~~-0-5~~-0-|
ah * * * * * * ah * ah *
Riff 1b
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|3---3-0-0-0-0-0-6--(6)0-5--(5)0-|
D|3---3-0-0-0-0-0-6--(6)0-5--(5)0-|
* * * * * * *
Chorus riff
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|3---0-0-2/3-0-0-3/4-0-0-4/5-0-0-|
D|3---0-0-2/3-0-0-3/4-0-0-4/5-0-0-|
* * * * * * * *
Verse riff
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|0-0-0-3/2-0-0-6/5---0-3---0-2-3-|
D|0-0-0-3/2-0-0-6/5---0-3---0-2-3-|
* * * * * *
Riff 2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-__3__----__3__----__3__--|
D|/-----\--/-----\--/-----\-|
A|3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5\|
D|3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5\|
Solo riff 1
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3/4-------------3/4-------------|3/4-----7\4-----3/4-------------|
D|3/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|3/4-4-4-7\4-4-4-3/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Solo riff 2
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|2\0-------------3\0-------------|2\0-----4\3-----3\0-------------|
D|2\0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3\0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2\0-0-0-4\3-0-0-3\0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Solo riff 3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|3/4-----7\4-----3/4-----7\4-----|
D|3/4-4-4-7\4-4-4-3/4-4-4-7\4-4-4-|
Solo riff 4
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|3/4-----7\4-----6\\-5\\-3\\-2\\-|
D|3/4-4-4-7\4-4-4-6\\-5\\-3\\-2\\-|
Outro riff
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6~~-0-5~~-0 3~~-|
* * * * * * * * ah * ah * ah
Structure:
Intro riff
Riff 1a x3
Riff 1b x4
Chorus riff x8
Verse riff x8
Chorus riff x8
Verse riff x8
Chorus riff x8
Riff 2
Solo riff 1 x2
Solo riff 2
Solo riff 1
Solo riff 2
Solo riff 1 (1st half only)
Solo riff 3 x2
Solo riff 4
Intro riff
Riff 1a x3
Chorus riff x12
Outro riff
Probably my most inaccurate tab ever, done in a hurry.
Don't have the inspiration to look into it more closely.
It'll set you on the right path though.
-J. Cromwood (smoermeliathotmail.com)
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