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Blood Fire Death is the fourth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. It was released on 8 October 1988, through Music for Nations sublabel, Under One Flag. The album, although mostly black metal, includes some of the first examples of Viking metal. According to the book Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult by Dayal Patterson, Blood Fire Death began a second trilogy, an era Quorthon described as the "pre-Christian Swedish Viking Era".
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- Standard tuning - Intro 1/2 step down
- album name
- Blood Fire Death
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v1 Guitar
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T - Tap P - Pull Off H - Hammer On /\- Slide . - Palm Mute X - Mute
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Tuning - The introduction of the song is in Eb, yet the main body
of the song is in Standard E.
Introduction (Eb)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
|---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---3---0---0---3---3-|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
|---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1---0---0---0-----|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------2-----2-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------| Now go back and repeat the first
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| two bars 2 times to make up the
|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-| first 2 passages.
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
|---------------------------------|
When you are repeating the second bar for the 2nd time, end it as
shown below:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------|
|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----1---0---|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-----2---2---2-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Now go back and repeat the first two bars one last time in order
to complete the last passage of the introduction. This time, when
completing the 2nd bar, end it as shown below:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1 - Opening riff (E)
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------4------------------|
|-5---5-5-3-5-----------5-3-5--2--4------------------|
|-3---3-3-1-3--2-2-2-2--3-1-3--2--2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|--------------0-0-0-0---------0-----2-2-2-2-2/3-3-0-|
. . . . . . .
Riff 2
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------5\4-4----------5\4-5\4----------5\4-4---------8-8-8-|
|-2--2---3\2-2--2-------3\2-3\2--2-------3\2-2--5-5-5--6-6-6-|
|-0--0-0--------0-000-0----------0-000-0--------3-3-3--------|
. ... . ... . . .
Riff 3
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------3-----------3-----------3-----3-----3-----|
|-2--2-1-3----2--2-1-3----2--2-1-3---1-3---1-3---|
|-0--0---1-0--0--0---1-0--0--0---1-0---1-0---1-0-|
. . . . .
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------3-----------3-----------3-----3-----3-----|
|-2--2-1-3----2--2-1-3----2--2-1-3---1-3---1-3---|
|-0--0---1-0--0--0---1-0--0--0---1-0---1-0---1-0-|
. . . . .
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-9--9-8------9--9-8------9--9-8-----8-----8-----|
|-7--7-6-8----7--7-6-8----7--7-6-8---6-8---6-8---|
|--------6-0---------6-0---------6-0---6-0---6-0-|
. . . . .
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-9--9-8------9--9-8------9--9-8-----8-----8-----|
|-7--7-6-8----7--7-6-8----7--7-6-8---6-8---6-8---|
|--------6-0---------6-0---------6-0---6-0---6-0-|
. . . . .
Riff 3 - Accompanying lead
|--------------------------------------------|
|-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5--12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------|
|-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5--13p8p5-13p8p5-13p8p5-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------|
|-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5--12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------|
|-10p8p5-10p8p5-10p8p5--10p8p5-10p8p5-10p8p5-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------|
|-10p7p4-10p7p4-10p7p4--10p7p4-10p7p4-10p7p4-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------|
|-10p7p4-10p7p4-10p7p4--12p7p4-12p7p4-12p7p4-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------|
|-10p7p4-10p7p4-10p7p4--10p7p4-10p7p4-10p7p4-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------|
|-8p5p0-8p5p0-8p5p0--8p5p0-8p5p0-8p5p0-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
Riff 4
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------3--3-|
|-2--2--3-2--2---2--2--3-2--2---4--4-5--4-4---5--5--3--3-|
|-0--0--0-0--0-2-3--3--3-3--3-0-2--2-2--2-2-0-1--1--1--1-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------3--3----|
|-2--2--3-2--2---2--2--3-2--2---4--4-5--4-4---5--5--3--3----|
|-0--0--0-0--0-2-3--3--3-3--3-0-2--2-2--2-2-0-1--1--1--1-00-|
..
Riff 5
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4--------------5-------------4---------------5-|
|---------------2--------------5-------------2---------------5-|
|-2--2----5\4---2--2-----5\4---3--2----5\4---2--2------5\4---3-|
|-0--0-00-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0----0--0-3\2-0----0--000-3\2-0---|
.. . ... . . . ... .
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------4--------------5-------------4--------------5-|
|------------2--------------5-------------2--------------5-|
|-2----5\4---2--2-----5\4---3--2----5\4---2--2-----5\4---3-|
|-0--0-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0----0--0-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0---|
. . ... . . . ... .
Now go back and play riff 3 again, then move onto riff 6.
Riff 6
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---4---5------4---4---5------4---4---5------4---4---5-|
|-2---4---5------2---4---5------2---4---5------2---4---5-|
|-2---2---3------2---2---3------2---2---3------2---2---3-|
|-0--------------0--------------0--------------0---------|
Note: The last time you play this riff, play it as shown below:
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-4---4--------------------------|
|-2---4---5\4----5\4----7----5\4-|
|-2---2---3\2-0--3\2-0--5----3\2-|
|-0------------------------------|
Now go back and play:
Riff 3
Riff 6
Riff 3
Riff 7
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-8888-8-8888-7-7777-7-77----3-3333-3-3333-------9\--------9\-|
|-8-8888-8-8888-7-7777-7-77----3-3333-3-3333-------7\--------7\-|
|-6-6666-6-6666-5-5555-5-55-00-1-1111-1-1111-0-0-0-----0-0-0----|
.. . . . . . .
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-8-8888-8-88----3---5---|
|-8-8888-8-88----3---5---|
|-6-6666-6-66-00-1---3---|
..
Now go back and play:
Riff 3
Riff 6
Riff 3
The following section contains both an acoustic guitar and an
electric guitar. I have written the parts out seperately below.
Interlude
Acoustic guitar
|-------0----------0----------0----------0---|
|---------0------0---0----------0----------0-|
|-----4--------4------------4----------4-----|
|---2--------2------------2----------2-------|
|-----------------------5----------5---------|
|-0------------------------------------------|
|-------0----------0----------0----------0---|
|---------0----------0----------0------0---0-|
|-----4----------4----------4--------2-------|
|---2----------2----------0--------0---------|
|-3----------3----------2--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
The above riff is repeated throughout the interlude. The last time
it is played, play it as shown below.
|-------0----------0----------0----------0---|
|---------0------0---0----------0----------0-|
|-----4--------4------------4----------4-----|
|---2--------2------------2----------2-------|
|-----------------------5----------5---------|
|-0------------------------------------------|
|-------0----------0-------------------------|
|---------0----------0--------0----------0---|
|-----4----------4----------2---2------2---2-|
|---2----------2----------1----------1-------|
|-3----------5----------2----------2---------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0----------0----------0----------0----------0---|
|-----2---0------2---2------2---2------2---2------2---2-|
|---1----------1----------1----------1----------1-------|
|-2----------2----------2----------2----------2---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
Electric Guitar
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-2-hold-------------------------------------|
|-2-hold-------------------------------------|
|-0-hold-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-2-hold---------------2-hold----------------|
|-2-hold---------------2-hold----------------|
|-0-hold---------------0-hold----------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|----2-2------2-2------2-2------2-2----------|
|----2-2------2-2------2-2------2-2----------|
|----0-0------0-0------0-0------0-0----------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------4------------------------|
|----2-2------2-2------2-2----4------------------------|
|----2-2------2-2------2-2----2--------------2-5---2-5-|
|----0-0------0-0------0-0-------------------0-3---0-3-|
. .
Now go back and play:
Riff 3
Riff 4
Riff 8 - This is basically the same as riff 5 except with a bar
or two added.
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4--------------5-------------4---------------5-|
|---------------2--------------5-------------2---------------5-|
|-2--2----5\4---2--2-----5\4---3--2----5\4---2--2------5\4---3-|
|-0--0-00-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0----0--0-3\2-0----0--000-3\2-0---|
.. . ... . . . ... .
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------4--------------5-------------4--------------5-|
|------------2--------------5-------------2--------------5-|
|-2----5\4---2--2-----5\4---3--2----5\4---2--2-----5\4---3-|
|-0--0-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0----0--0-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0---|
. . ... . . . ... .
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------5--------------5-------------5--------------5-|
|------------5--------------5-------------5--------------5-|
|-2----5\4---3--2-----5\4---3--2----5\4---3--2-----5\4---3-|
|-0--0-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0----0--0-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0---|
. . ... . . . ... .
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------4--------------5-------------4--------------5-|
|------------2--------------5-------------2--------------5-|
|-2----5\4---2--2-----5\4---3--2----5\4---2--2-----5\4---3-|
|-0--0-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0----0--0-3\2-0----0-000-3\2-0---|
. . ... . . . ... .
Now go back and play riff 3 one last time.
Riff 9 - This is basically the same as riff 4, but a little longer.
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------3--3-|
|-2--2--3-2--2---2--2--3-2--2---4--4-5--4-4---5--5--3--3-|
|-0--0--0-0--0-2-3--3--3-3--3-0-2--2-2--2-2-0-1--1--1--1-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2--2--3-2--2---2--2--3-2--2---4--4-5--4-4---|
|-0--0--0-0--0-2-3--3--3-3--3-0-2--2-2--2-2-0-|
|-----------------------------0---------------|
|-----------------------------0---------------|
|-----------------------------X---------------|
|---------------333333-333333-2---------------|
|-555555-555555-333333-333333-2---------------|
|-111111-111111-111111-111111-0---------------|
Well there you go, it's pretty long but it's an awesome song.v1 Lyrics
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Orgy of silence Conspiracy of peace Only the sound Of the cold northern breeze Twinsun sink fading Behind the black lake Asleep is the mountains Yet the night is awake Strange is the night Now black stars rise And many moons circle Through silent the night Along the black mountainside scattered By the campfires awaiting the dawn Two times a hundred men in battles Tried by the steel in the arrow, axe and the sword By battle worn hunger torn awaitening For the sun to break through the cold haze And for the banners of Ebal to appear On the hill in the sun's first warm rays The elder among the men looked deep into The fire and spoke loud with pride Tomorrow is a fine day to die Now the morning advance from far east Now the sun breaks through dustclouds and haze Now a forest of spears appears on the hill And steel shines bright in the sun's first rays Die Die Die Die