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Blood on My Hands

Demons & Wizards
Tab

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Song

Demons & Wizards: Blood On My Hands

transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)

leads by: Russ Elton

Jake (Jakeh0@aol.com)

Alberto Damora (mleadc00@estudiantes.unileon.es)

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Date last modified: 12/27/00

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Tuning: Eb

This is used over riff 1 in the

beginning of the song.

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|-0-000-000-000-000-000--[etc]-|

* *** *** *** *** ***

Riff 1 x2

eb|---------------------------|--------------|
Bb|---------------------------|--------------|
Gb|-9----7-7----4-5----4------|--------------|
Db|-9----5-7----2-5----5----2-|--------------|
Ab|-7------5------3----2----2-|--------------|
Eb|-------------------------0-|-3-2-0--3-2-3-|

* * * * * *

Lead into next section:

eb|-17^^r-17-15-14-15^r-14-|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|

Riff 2

Guitar 1 x2

eb|-------------------------------|------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|------------------|
Db|-2-------9---------------------|-2--------4-------|
Ab|-2-------7---------------------|-3--------5-------|
Eb|-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-0-3-2-3-|----3-2-3---3-2-3-|

* *** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"And as I bear......"

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-2-------9---------------------|
Ab|-2-------7---------------------|
Eb|-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-0-3-2-3-|

* *** * * * * * * * * * *

Guitar 2

eb|-12----12----14----14----15----17----19---|
Bb|-15^^--15^^--17^^--17^^--18^^--20^^--22^^-|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|

Riff 3

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------4-|
Db|-9-----12-10--9-10-9--7-----9--7--5-7-5--5---------5-|
Ab|-7--77--7--7--7--7-7--5--55-5--5--5-5-5--3--3-2-3--2-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

** ** * * *

"And what have started......"

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------2-------9---------------------|
Ab|-------2-------7---------5-----------|
Eb|-3-2-3-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-0-3-2-3-|

* * * * *** * * * * * * * * *

Riff 4

eb|-----0--------0--------0------------------------|
Bb|-------0--------0--------0----------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9---------2--------7---------------------------|
Ab|-7---------3--------5--------5-----7-------5--7-|
Eb|-----------------------------3--3--5--5-5--3--5-|

* * *

"Runes of a long forgotten time...."

Play Riff 1 "By the ancient..."

Play Riff 2 "Lost in time......"

Play Riff 3 "The curse lives......"

Play Riff 4 "Roam......"

Play Riff 1 "By the ancient..."

Play Riff 2 "Oh it seems......."

Riff 5

Guitar 1

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------3----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----4-5---5-4-5-2~~---2-4-5-4-2-4---------2-4-2~~------------|
Db|-2---------------------------------5~~---5----------4-2-0-2~~-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

eb|---------2----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----3-5---5-3-5-3~~-----3-5-3---3-----------3----------------|
Gb|-0---------------------5-------5---5~~---4-5---5~~--2---------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------5-4-5~~-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|

This lead comes in over riff 5 the second time:

Guitar 3

eb|-14-12----15-12----14-12----15-12----17-12-15-12-|
Bb|-------12-------12-------12-------12-------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|-14-12----15-12----14-12----15-12----17-12-15-12-|
Bb|-------13-------13-------13-------13-------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|-15-12----17-12----15-12----17-12----19----17-14-|
Bb|-------13-------13-------13-------13----15-------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|-15~~----15^-14-----------------------|
Bb|----------------17--15--14------------|
Gb|----------------------------16-15-----|
Db|----------------------------------17--|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

Guitar 4

eb|-17-15----19-15----17-15----19-15----20-15-19-15-|
Bb|-------15-------15-------15-------15-------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|-17-15----19-15----17-15----19-15----20-15-19-15-|
Bb|-------17-------17-------17-------17-------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|-19-15----20-15----19-15----20-15----22---20-17-|
Bb|-------17-------17-------17-------17----19------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
eb|-19~---19^-17------------------------|
Bb|---------------20--19--17------------|
Gb|---------------------------19-18-----|
Db|---------------------------------21--|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

End of leads

Play Riff 4 solo rhythm

Here's the leads over this part:

Guitar 2 plays top notes

eb|-----------------------------------------12-14-15-17-17b19r17-|
Bb|-/8~~--8-10-12-8~~--8-10-12-10~~--/13-15----------------------|
Gb|-/9~~--9-11-12-9~~--9-11-12--7~~------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-15-14-15-12~~~-12-14-15-12~~~-12-14-17b19r17p15-17~~-|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-17-19~~-21~---19-17-19~~-|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|

End leads

Play Riff 1 with this addition:

Guitar 2

eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-7~~---9-10---------7--9-----------------|
Eb|-------------10~~---------8~~--7~~---0---|

Guitar 3

eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-9~~--11-12---------9-11-----------------|
Db|-------------12~~--------10~~--9~~-------|
Ab|-------------------------------------7~~-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

Play Riff 2 "Lost in time........"

Here's the ending lead:

eb|-/10-10-10-10-12~-/15~-14~-\10~-12~~-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------15b17-15-13-12----------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------14-12-14b16r14~-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-14b16r14-12-11~-12b14r12-11-9~~-|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|-------12----12----14----14----15----17----19---|
Bb|---12--15^^--15^^--17^^--17^^--18^^--20^^--22^^-|
Gb|-11---------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

notation:

^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]

^r = bend and release

x = mute with fret-hand

* = mute with palm-hand

X\\ = pick slide

h = hammer-on

p = pull-off

~ = vibrato

t = tap-on

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

h. = harmonics

ah = artificial harmonic

(9) = ghost note

tm = trem picking

tr = trill

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