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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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