Holy Wars The Punishment Due Tab

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Tuning: E A D G B E
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Holy Wars... And The Punishment Due
 
From: bprenike@socs.uts.EDU.AU (Brett Phillip Renike)
 
Intro:
                                       hold the chords for 7/8 of a bar
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------2----------------------------------------4----|
A|-5-6-7-------------------------------2----5-6-7-------------------------------4----|
E|---------5-6-7---7-6-5---5-4-3---3-5-0------------5-6-7---7-6-5---5-4-3---3-5-2----|
 
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-6-7---------------------------7-8-9----------------------------|
E|---------5-6-7---7-6-5---5-4-3-----------8-9-10---10-9-8---9-8-7--|
 
 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-5-6-7-------------------------------|
E|---------5-6-7---7-6-5---5-4-3---0-0-|
 
 
Riff A:
 
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-5^7------10^7----------5^7------5^7------7--8--|
E|-----000-------00000000-----000------0000-5--6--|
 
 
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------9-----|
A|-5^7------10^7----------5^7------5^7------7--8--|
E|-----000-------00000000-----000------0000----6--|
 
 
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------4-----|
A|-5^7------10^7----------5^7------5^7------2--5--|
E|-----000-------00000000-----000------0000----3--|
 
Ending 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------4----------4------|
A|-5^7------10^7--------9------8-----7---0---2----------2-5-4--|
E|-----000-------000000-7--00006---005--------------------3-2--|
         Repeat Riff A using ending 2
 
Ending 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-5^7------10^7-----------------------------|
E|-----000-------0000007---00006---005---0---|
 
 
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-5^7------10^7-------6-------5-----4-------|
E|-----000-------000000----0000----00----0---|
 
 
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------4-------3-----2-------|
A|-5^7------10^7-------------------------3---|
E|-----000-------000000----0000----00--------|
 
 
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------9-------8-----8-7-----|
A|-5^7------10^7-------------------------8---|
E|-----000-------000000----0000----00--------|
 
 
Riff B: (x8)
 
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-5^7------10^7----------5^7------5^7------9-----|
E|-----000-------00000000-----000------0000-7-----|
 
Play over riff B
 
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7----------------7-------9-------------------|
D|-5-------5-------5--------7---------------9-------|
A|-------------7--------------------7---6-------5---|6/7 vibrato hold for
E|--------------------------------------------------| one section of riff B
 
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------4-----------3---|
G|-----7----------------7---------------------------|
D|-5-------5-------5------------4-----------4-------|
A|-------------7------------6-----------5-----------|5/7 vibrato hold for
E|--------------------------------------------------| one section of riff B
    Repeat these two riffs
 
 
Riff C:
 
-4-/-5-----4-------4-/-5-------5-\-4-------4-\-5----|
-2-/-3--0--2--0-0--2-/-3--0-0--3-\-2--0-0--2-\-3----|
 
-5^7------10^7----------5^7------5^7-----2-----|
-----000-------00000000-----000------00003--0--|
 
-1-/-2-----1-------1-/-2-------2-\-1-------1-\-2----|
-2-/-3--0--2--0-0--2-/-3--0-0--3-\-2--0-0--2-\-3----|
 
-5^7------10^7----------5^7------5^7-----5-----|
-----000-------00000000-----000------00003--0--|
 
-4-/-5-----4-------4-/-5-------5-\-4-------4-\-5----|
-2-/-3--0--2--0-0--2-/-3--0-0--3-\-2--0-0--2-\-3----|
 
-5^7------10^7----------5^7------5^7-----2-----|
-----000-------00000000-----000------00003--0--|
 
-1-/-2-----1-------1-/-2-------2-\-1-------1-|
-2-/-3--0--2--0-0--2-/-3--0-0--3-\-2--0-0--2-|
       Riff B, Riff C (x 3)
 
 
Holy Wars rhythm:  4x
---------------9---8----------------------------------------------------|
-5-6-7--------10---9---5-6-7----------------5-6-7--------7---6---5-6-7--|
-------0-0-0-----------------0-0-0--6---7-5-------0-0-0-----------------|
 
-------7---6---5-6-7-------------2-4-5-----4-----2-3-5---------------|
-0-0-0---------------0-0-0-2---0-3-5-6-0-3-5---0-3-5-6-0-0-6---5-3-5-|
 
-----------5---4-1-------------8---7-5-|
-3-0-0-0-0-6---5-3-5-3-0-0-0-0-6---5-3-|
 
-5-6-7-------------------------------2----|
---------5-6-7---7-6-5---5-4-3---5-3-0----|
 
 
Marty's Spanish Solo
 
 
Bridge to ...The Punishment Due:   4x
 
-10-9---10-----10-9---9-----9-10-12---|
-8--7-0-8--0-0-8--7-0-7-0-0-7-8--10---|
 
...The Punishment Due:
   Play these two times
e|--------------------hold -----------------0-------0-------|
B|--------------------C    -------------------0-------0-----|
G|--------------------one  ---------------------------------|
D|--------------------bar  ---------------------------------|
A|----/7---9-----10---     ----/7---9---2-1-----1-0-----0-2-|
E|-0-0---7---0-8-8----     -0-----7---0-3-2-----2-1-----1-0-|
                                     alternate between major and fifth
                                      chords
 
When the drums kick in:
       The only change is you play the C chord 7 times missing
the first beat.  Play 4x
 
For the solo rhythm figure, skip the E chord of the above rhythm figure.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-0-------------1---------------3-0-------------1-----------|
G|-----------0---------3---3-----------------0---------3---3---------|
D|-----0-------3-0---3-------3-----------------3-0---3-------3-------|
A|---2-------------1-------------------2-----------1-----------------|
E|-3---------------------------0-1-2-3-------------------------0-1-2-|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------0-------0-------|
B|-------3-0-------------1---------------3-0-----------0-------0-----|
G|-----------0---------3---3-----------------0-----------------------|
D|-----0-------3-0---3-------3-----------------3---------------------|
A|---2-------------2-------------------2---------3-----------------2-|
E|-3---------------------------0-1-2-3-------------2-----2-1-----1-0-|
 
Go back to where drums kick in, playing riff 5x, adding harmonics on
fifth fret in first bit of thumping C's.
 
 
Riff E, 4x
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------3---3---3---3---3-3-3---3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3---|
   harmonics
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-------4-/-5-----4-------4-/-5-------5-\-4-------4-\-5----|
E|-3--0----2-/-3--0--2--0-0--2-/-3--0-0--3-\-2--0-0--2-\-3----|
alternate with major thirds on 2nd and fourth repeat
end riff E
 
 
Riff F, 8x
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------0---0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|
   harmonics
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-------4-/-5-----4-------4-/-5-------5-\-4-------4-\-5----|
E|-3--0----2-/-3--0--2--0-0--2-/-3--0-0--3-\-2--0-0--2-\-3----|
alternate with major thirds on 2nd and fourth repeat
end riff E
 
 
Riff G, 13x
 
-5^7------5^7----------5^7-------5^7-------9-------|
-----000-------000-0-0-----000-------000---7-------|
 
Play over Riff G on repeats 5-10
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7----------------7-------9-------------------|
D|-5-------5-------5--------7---------------9-------|
A|-------------7--------------------7---6-------5---|6/7 vibrato hold for
E|--------------------------------------------------| one section of riff B
 
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------4-----------3---|
G|-----7----------------7---------------------------|
D|-5-------5-------5------------4-----------4-------|
A|-------------7------------6-----------5-----------|5/7 vibrato hold for
E|--------------------------------------------------| one section of riff B
 
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7----------------7-------9-------------------|
D|-5-------5-------5--------7---------------9-------|
A|-------------7--------------------7---6-------5---|6/7 vibrato hold for
E|--------------------------------------------------| one section of riff B
 
 
After Riff G play
 
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-5^7------5^7----------5^7-------5^7-------5-------|
E|-----000-------000-0-0-----000-------000---3---0---|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-/-5-----4-------4-/-5-------5-\-4---------------|
E|-2-/-3--0--2--0-0--2-/-3--0-0--3-\-2--0-0--3--0----|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-/-2-----1-------1-/-2-------2-\-0-------5-------|
E|-2-/-3--0--2--0-0--2-/-3--0-0--3-\-2--0-0--3---0---|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------2-|
A|-4-/-5-----4-------4-/-5-------5-\-4---------5-6-7-----2-|
E|-2-/-3--0--2--0-0--2-/-3--0-0--3-\-2--0-0--2-------7-0-0-|
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