How the Gods Kill Album Guitar Tablature

How the Gods Kill Album Guitar Tablature
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%%%%%%%%%%          DANZIG III HOW THE GODS KILL (1992)            %%%%%%%%%%
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

[Disclaimer:  All basses and guitars tuned as noted.  All chords used are
              power chords (e.g., C# is -x-4-6-6-x-x-) unless otherwise
              indicated.  These fan-authored transcriptions offer the basic
              chords and structure of the songs, and are not complete scores.
              Although some transcriptions may not have distinct parts for 
              each instrument, all are written for both bass and guitar.]

GODLESS - half-step down
=======
transcription: Ryq

   bassline:
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|  Notes:  Guitar plays an Em
Db|-----4-5-4-------|-----4-5-7---9---|  chord at the beginning of
Ab|-7-----------5---|-7---------------|  each measure, then feeds back
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|  until the new measure.

   verse riff:
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|---------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|---------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-9---------9---------|-9---------12-12-12-12-12-12-|
Ab|-7---------7---------|-7---------10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Eb|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-------------------|
        pm-->     pm-->       pm-->

Notes:  All 'G's:  -x-10-12-12-x-x-

-songflow-
 burly drum intro...
 G               w/solo
 verse riff (8x)
 G   A# D#  (4x) w/fills
 E          (4x) w/feedback and hammer
 bassline   (2x)
 E          (3x) w/feedback and hammer
 E          (bass only)
 verse riff (first measure only; 2x) + verse riff
 verse riff (4x) w/solo
 verse riff (8x)
 G   A# D#  (4x) w/fills
 verse riff (4x) w/solo
 verse riff (8x)
 G   A# D#  (4x) w/fills
 E          (2x) w/organ until end
 bassline
 E          (2x) w/feedback and hammer
 E               w/hammer


ANYTHING - half-step down
========
transcription: Liam Wolfen Cullen
solo tab:      Christian Cayeux

Intro:
Eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------4--------4-----4--|
Db|-----4--------4-----4-----|
Ab|--2--------2--------------|
Eb|--------------------------|

Riff 1:
Eb|--------------------------| R |--------------------------
Bb|--------------------------| E |--------------------------
Gb|--------4--------4-----4--| P |--------4--------4-----4--
Db|-----4--------4-----4-----| E |-----4--------4-----4-----
Ab|--2--------2--------------| A |--2--------2--------------
Eb|--------------------------| T |--------------------------

(CONTINUED)
Eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------5--------7--------|
Ab|-----5--------7-----7--0--|
Eb|--3--------5--------------|

Riff 2:  ("...And it's freedom..")
Eb|--------------------------| R |--------------------------| R |
Bb|--------------------------| E |--------------------------| E |
Gb|--------------------------| P |--------------------------| P |
Db|--------5--------5-----5--| E |--------9--------9-----9--| E |
Ab|-----5--------5-----5-----| A |-----9--------9-----9-----| A |
Eb|--3--------3--------------| T |--7--------7--------------| T |

Riff 2, part 2:
Eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------5--------7--------|
Ab|-----5--------7--------7--|
Eb|--3--------5--------5-----|

all of the song follows these patterns, the basic chords are B, G and A 
played in the same style as 'Mother'.

BASIC PICKING PATTERN:
  |-----------------------------|
  |-----------------------------|
  |-------X--------X------X-----|
  |----X--------X------X-----X--|
  |--X-------X------------------|
  |-----------------------------|


Solo:

  Full  Full
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--19b---19b--19-19---19p17---------------19--16------------------|
|----------------------------19-17-16-----19--16h17---------------|
|--------------------------------------19-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

    ~~~~                     Full
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------18----19----18---18---18----18------------------------|
|---15---15----15----15------20b-----20----20P18------18h20-------|
|-------------------------------------------------20--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

                                   Full        Full
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--20----18----17------------17h18-20b---17h18h20b-(20)h17--------|
|--------------------18---20--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

                                      Full        Full~~~~~~~~~~
|----------------------------------17-19b-(19)p17-19b-------------|
|-------17h19h20---------17h19h20---------------------------------|
|---20-----------17h18h20-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

                Full         Full                       Full
|---17--19--20--20b-(20)-19--20b-(20)-19--20h19h17------17b-------|
|---------------------------------------------------19------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

                             Full      Full
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---20--18--17----------17h18-20b--17h18h20-(20)p17---------------|
|---------------18--20--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

                                   Full          Full~~~~~~~~~~~
|-------------------------------17--19b-(19)p-17-19b--------------|
|---17h19h20----------17h19h20------------------------------------|
|------------17h18h20---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


BODIES - half-step down
======
transcription: Joseph Ninosky, Ryq

 INTRO:
eb--------------------------------------------------
Bb--------------------------------------------------
Gb-------12--12-----12--12--14p12-------------------
Db----14---------14----------------14~~~~~----------
Ab-------------------------------------------------- 
Eb--------------------------------------------------

eb--------------------------------------------------
Bb-------14------------14---------------------------
Gb-------14--14~~~-----14--------12--12--14p12------
Db----14------------14--------14---------------14~~~
Ab--------------------------------------------------
Eb--------------------------------------------------

eb--------------------------------------------------
Bb---12----------15--12------12---------------------
Gb---14(bend)------------14------14--12---14--12----
Db------------------------------------------------14
Ab--------------------------------------------------
Eb--------------------------------------------------

eb--------------------------------------------------
Bb--------------------------------------------------
Gb---12---------------------------------------------
Db-------14--12--14~~~~~~~~-------------------------
Ab--------------------------------------------------
Eb--------------------------------------------------


   verse riff:
Eb|---------0---0-------------------|
Bb|---------0---0-------------------|
Gb|---------0---0-------------------|
Db|-2---2-----------2---2-----------|
Ab|-2---2-----------2---2-----------|
Eb+-0---0-----------0---0---3~------+
  |                                 |
  |                                 |
Gb+---------------------------------+
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----7---5---5-------7---5------|
Eb|-0---------------0-----------3---|

-songflow-
 hi-hat...
 riff  (4x) bass only
 riff  (4x) w/intro solo
 riff  (4x)
 riff  (8x) chorus
 riff  (8x) verse
 riff  (8x) chorus
 riff  (4x) w/solo
 riff (12x) bridge (no guitar)
 riff (12x) chorus


HOW THE GODS KILL - half-step down
=================
transcription: Robert Flemming, Ryq

   intro/outro riff:
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|
Db|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---2---2---2-----|---2---2---2-----|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-----2-|-0-------0-------|
Eb|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|---------------3-|


   intro end:
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----0-------0---|-----2-----------|
Db|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---2---2---2-----|---2-------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-----2-|-0---------------|
Eb|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|---------3---3---|


   verse 1 riff:
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----12-------10--------8--------7----------------|
Gb|----12-------11--------9--------7-----4-----4/---|
Db|--------------------------------------5-----5/---|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0--------0--------0--------0-----0-------------|


   chorus riff:
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-------5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----4-------4---|-----4---4-------|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|
Db|---5---5---5---5-|---5-------5-2-0-|---2---2---2-----|---2---2---2-----|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-----2-|-0-------0-------|
Eb|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|-----------------|---------------3-|


   chorus end:
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-------5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----4-------4---|-----4---4-------|-----0-------0---|-----2-----------|
Db|---5---5---5---5-|---5-------5-2-0-|---2---2---2-----|---2---2---2-----|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-----2-|-0-------0---0-2-|
Eb|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   chorus end (continued):
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
Db|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-----|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|
Ab|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-----2-|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   chorus end (continued):
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------|
Db|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|---2-------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------5---5---|
Eb|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|---------3---3---|


   verse 2/verse 3 riff:
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|----AH-------AH-------AH-------AH-----5-----5----|
Ab|----10--------9--------7--------5-----5-----5----|
Eb|--0--------0--------0--------0-----0--3-----3----|
             pm       pm       pm    pm

   verse 2 end:
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----9-------7-------5-------4----5-----5----|
Ab|----10-------9-------7-------5----5-----5----|
Eb|--0--------0--------0--------0-----0--3-----3----|
             pm       pm       pm    pm


   verse 3 end:
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----12------10-------8-------7----------------|
Gb|----12------11-------9-------7----------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0--------0--------0--------0-------------------|


-songflow-
 intro riff    (3x)
 intro end
 verse 1 riff (12x)
 chorus riff   (3x)
 chorus end
 verse 2 riff  (8x)
 verse 2 end   (4x)
 chorus riff   (3x)
 chorus end
 verse 3 riff  (8x)
 verse 3 end   (4x)
 outro riff    (4x)
 E


DIRTY BLACK SUMMER - standard
==================
transcription: Jimmie Spradlin, Ryq
solo tab:      Jimmie Spradlin

  main riff:
E|----------------------------(8)--|  Notes:  The '*' denotes where to
B|----------------------------(8)--|  play an artificial harmonic.
G|----------------------------/5*--|  The notes in parens are played
D|-----5-4-----5-4-----5-4---------|  when the riff moves into the
A|/7-0-------0-------0-------0-----|  verse.
E|---------------------------------|


  verse riff:
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------8---|-----------------------------8---|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------8---|-----------------------------8---|
A|-7-7-7-777-7-7-777-7-7-777-7-6---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6---|
E|-5-5-5-555-5-5-555-5-5-555-5-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
   pm>   pm-->   pm-->   pm-->       pm------------------------>

  verse riff (continued):
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------8---|-------------------------5-------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------8---|-------------------------5---5---|
A|-7-7-7-777-7-7-777-7-7-777-7-6---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3---5---|
E|-5-5-5-555-5-5-555-5-5-555-5-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----3---|
   pm>   pm-->   pm-->   pm-->       pm-------------------->


  bridge:
E|---5-5---5-(trem)----------------|--8--8-8-8----8-(trem)-----------|
B|-5-5-5---8-----------------------|--8--8-8-8---11------------------|
G|-5-----5-5-----------------------|--8--8-8---8--8------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------|-10-10---------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------|-10------------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|--8------------------------------|


  bridge end:
E|-5-5-5---5-(trem)----------------|--8---8-----8-----10-10-10-------|
B|-5-5-5---8-----------------------|-11---8-8---------10-10-10-------|
G|-5-5---5-5-----------------------|--8---------------10-10-10-------|
D|-7-------------------------------|-10---------------12-12-12-------|
A|-7-------------------------------|-10-----------/12-12-12-12-------|
E|-5-------------------------------|--8-8-----8---/10-10-10-10-------|


  solo:
E+-----------------------------5-8--8-------------------------8-------
B+------------------------/5-8---------------8-5----------------------
G+-5--7^-7-7-7-7--7^--5---------------5-8-5------8-5--8-5-8-5---5-8-5-
D+----------------------7---------------------------------------------
A+--------------------------------------------------------------------
E+--------------------------------------------------------------------

  solo continued:
E+--------------5-----------------------------------------
B+---5--8-5--8^---8-5-------------------------------------
G+-7------------------8-7-5----8--------------------------
D+---------------------------7---7-5----------------------
A+-----------------------------------7-6--53-5-3---------
E+------------------------------------------------/20----


-songflow-
 storm...
 main riff (8x)
 verse
 main riff (4x)
 verse
 bridge   bridge end
 main riff (4x)
 bridge   bridge end   w/solo
 main riff (4x)
 verse
 bridge (3x)   bridge end
 main riff (8x)
 C  G
 bridge (first measure only)
 storm...


LEFT HAND BLACK - half-step down
===============
transcription: D.EVIL, Ryq

   intro:                    bridge:
Eb|----------------------|  |---------------------|
Bb|----------------------|  |---------------------|
Gb|----------------------|  |---------------------|
Db|-2--------------5--5--|  |-2----5---2------ah--|
Ab|-2----7--5------5--5--|  |-2----5---2-------7--|
Eb|-0----------3---3--3--|  |-0----3---0--00000---|
                                          pm-->

   bass verse riff:
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-----------------------5--|
Ab|-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7----|
Eb|--------------------------|


   fill:  (variations of this are used during the verses)
Eb|----------------------------------------
Bb|----------------------------------------
Gb|-9---7--------7-------------------------
Db|-----------9------9---7---9-------------
Ab|----------------------------------7-----
Eb|----------------------------------------

Notes:  The 'G' power chords transcribed in the intro riff are used 
        only in the beginning.  Other calls to the intro riff do not 
        use the G chord.

-songflow-
 intro      (8x) w/'G' power chord
 bridge     (4x)
 bass riff (12x) w/fills
 G
 D  E       (4x)
 D
 intro      (4x)
 bass riff  (6x) w/fills; rhythm guitar plays palm-muted low E
 G
 D  E       (4x)
 D
 intro      (4x)
 bridge     (4x)
 bass riff  (4x)
 bass riff  (4x) w/fills; rhythm guitar plays palm-muted low E
 G
 D  E      (12x)
 D
 E


HEART OF THE DEVIL - half-step down
==================
transcription: Ryq

   intro:                   verse riff:
Eb|------------------|   Eb|------------------|------------------|
Bb|------------------|   Bb|------------------|------------------|
Gb|------------------|   Gb|------------------|------------------|
Db|-------------5----|   Db|-9--------9-------|-9-10-10-10-10-10-|
Ab|-------5--7-----7-|   Ab|-7--------7-------|-7--8--8--8--8--8-|
Eb|-5--7-------------|   Eb|-------0--------0-|------------------|
                                pm       pm

Notes:  During the riff, a second guitar adds F and E (third string, 10th 
        and 9th frets) to the first two verses.  This is the guitar that 
        solos, then proceeds to feed back for the remainder of the song.

-songflow-
 vocals...
 intro
 verse riff (16x)
 A  G A  G
 verse riff (10x)
 A  G A  G
 verse riff  (2x)
 A  G A  G
 verse riff  (8x) w/solo
 A  G A  G
 verse riff (10x)
 A  G A  G
 verse riff  (2x)
 A  G A  G
 verse riff  (2x)
 A B C D     (2x)
 verse riff  (2x)
 A B C D     (2x)
 E


SISTINAS - half-step down
========
transcription: Robert Flemming, Ryq

   riff:
Eb|------3-----3------|
Bb|----5-----5-----5--|
Gb|--5-----5-----5----|
Db|-------------------|
Ab|-------------------|
Eb|-------------------|
  (pm throughout)

chords:
C  -0-3-2-0-1-0-    Em -0-2-2-0-0-0-
G  -x-x-0-0-0-3-    F  -x-x-3-2-1-1-
Am -x-0-2-2-1-0-    Dm -x-x-0-2-3-1-

Notes:  During the chorus, there is a distorted guitar low
        in the mix that highlights the chord changes.

-songflow-
 (with riff throughout song)
 C  Em (6x)
 F  G  F
 Em
 C  Em (6x)
 F  G  F
 Em
 C  Em  Am  Dm
 C  Em  F
 Em
 C  Em (6x)
 F  G  F
 Em
 C  Em  Am  Dm
 C  Em  F
 Em
 C  Em (4x) w/vocal melody
 riff fades out...


DO YOU WEAR THE MARK - standard
====================
transcription: Robert Flemming, Ryq

  intro:
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------9---------12---------9-----12--12--12--|
A|-------7---------10---------7-----10--10--10--|
E|-0-0-0------0-0-0-------0-0-0------0-------------|
   pm-->      pm-->       pm-->     pm


  verse riff:
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|------------------------H*-------|---------------------------------|
D|-0h2---------0h2----/5-(17)-(5)~|-0h2---------0h2---------5---7---|
A|-0h2---------0h2-----------------|-0h2---------0h2---------5---7---|
E+-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-------------|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-3---5---+
 |     pm---->     pm>                   pm---->     pm---->         |
 |                                                                   |
G+---------------------------------|---------------------------------+
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5h7---------5h7-----------------|-5h7---------5h7-----------------|
E|-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-3--15------|-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-3---5---|

                          *tap above 17th fret to get harmonic
                          Vibrato 5th then slide down from 5th.

  verse end/chorus riff:
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|------------------------H*-------|---------------------------------|
D|-0h2---------0h2----/5-(17)-(5)~|-0h2---------2-5---------5---7---|
A|-0h2---------0h2-----------------|-0h2---------2-5---------5---7---|
E|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-------------|-0---0-0-0-0-0-3-----0---3---5---|
       pm---->     pm>                   pm---->        pm


  bridge 1:             bridge 2:             bridge 3:
E|--------------------||--------------------||--------------------|
B|--------------------||--------------------||--------------------|
G|--------------------||--------------------||--------------------|
D|-9-----------------||-9-----------------||-9-----------------|
A|-7-----------------||-7-----------------||-7-----------------|
E|------0-----3^----0-||------0---0-3^----0-||------0-0-0-3^----0-|
                   pm        pm  pm      pm         pm-->      pm

  bridge end:
E|--------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------|-------------------|
G|--------------------|-------------------|
D|-9---------5---7---|-2-----------------|
A|-7---------5---7---|-2-----------------|
E|------0-0-0-3---5---|-0-----------------|
        pm-->

  outro riff:
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-0h2-----0h2-----0h2-----5---7---|
E|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-3---5---|
       pm>     pm>     pm>

-songflow-
 intro (2x)
 intro (4x)
 E
 verse riff (4x)
 verse riff (3x)
 verse end
 G  C  A  chorus riff
 G  C  A  verse riff
 verse riff (3x)
 verse end
 G  C  A  chorus riff
 G  C  A  verse riff
 verse riff
 bridge 1 (8x)
 bridge 2 (8x)
 bridge 3 (7x)
 bridge end
 hi-hat...
 verse riff (2x)
 verse riff (3x) w/solo
 verse end       w/solo
 G  C  A         w/solo
 outro (2x)  G  C  A   [2x]
 outro (2x)  G  C  A
 E


WHEN THE DYING CALLS - half-step down
====================
transcription: Jimmie Spradlin, Ryq

   riff 1a:         riff 2:            riff 1b:         riff 3:
Eb|---------------||-----------------||---------------||-----------------|
Bb|---------------||-----------------||---------------||-----------------|
Gb|---------------||-----------------||---------------||-4-------4-------|
Db|---------------||-4-------4-------||-2^--0-2^--0---||-4-------4-------|
Ab|-2^--0-2^--0---||-4-------4-------||---------------||-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
Eb|---------------||-2---2-2-2---2-2-||---------------||-----------------|
                         pm>     pm>                         pm>     pm>

-songflow-
 riff 1a
 F#   riff 1a     (4x)
 riff 2   riff 1a (4x)
 riff 3   riff 1b
 riff 3   riff 1a
 riff 2   riff 1a (2x)
 D  B  D  B [break]
 riff 1a
 F#   riff 1a     (4x)
 riff 2   riff 1a (4x)
 riff 3   riff 1b
 riff 3   riff 1a
 riff 2   riff 1a (2x)
 D  B  D  B [break]
 riff 1a
 F#   riff 1a     (4x)
 riff 3   riff 1b      w/solo
 riff 3   riff 1a      w/solo
 riff 2   riff 1a (2x) w/solo
 D  B  D  B [break]    w/solo
 riff 1a               w/solo
 F#   riff 1a     (4x) w/solo
 F#   riff 1a     (4x)
 D  B  D  B [break]
 riff 1a               (slowly)
 F#                    (mix fades down)
 F#
Previous guitar tablature in Danzig :: Next guitar tablature in Danzig