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Holy Diver

Dio
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Tab3

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

INTRO

E |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
D |-----5-------5-------5-7-8-------|-5-------5-------8----3-------|
A |-----3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6-------|-3---3-3-3---3-3-6----1-------|
E |---------------------------------|------------------------------|

|--| |--| |--| |--|

PM PM PM PM

E |---------------------------|-----------|
B |---------------------------|-----------|
G |---------------------------|-----------|
D |5-------5-------8-----3----|-5---3--5--|
A |3---3-3-3---3-3-6-----1----|-3---1--3--|
E |---------------------------|-----------|

|--| |--|

PM PM

E |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
D |-----5-------5-------5-7-8-------|-5-------5-------8----3-------|
A |-----3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6-------|-3---3-3-3---3-3-6----1-------|
E |---------------------------------|------------------------------|

|--| |--| |--| |--|

PM PM PM PM

E |---------------------------|-----------------------|
B |---------------------------|-----------------------|
G |---------------------------|-----------------------|
D |5-------5-------8-----3----|-5---3------------3----|
A |3---3-3-3---3-3-6-----1----|-3---1--6-------6-1----|
E |---------------------------|--------4-------4------|

|--| |--|

PM PM

VERSES

E |---------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5----------|
A |----3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-6--|
E |------------------------------------------------------------4--|
       |------------------------------------------------------|

PM

E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-5-------5-------3-------3---------------------------------------|
A |-3---3-3-3---3-3-1---1-1-1---1-1-6-------6-------6-------6-------|
E |---------------------------------4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-|
    |--------------------------------------------------------------|

PM

E |--------|*this is played instead
B |--------| of the last three notes
G |--------| of the bar above in the
D |---3----| 2nd + 3rd + 4th verse
A |-6-1----|
E |-4------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------|
D |-5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5*------|
A |-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3----6\-|
E |------------------------------------------------------4\-|
    |----------------------------------------------|

PM

E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-5-------5-------3-------3-------5-------5-------5-------5-|
A |-3---3-3-3---3-3-1---1-1-1---1-1-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
   |--------------------------------------------------------|

PM

*This bar is only played in the third verse

right before the solo instead of the one above

E |------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------|
D |---5-------5-------3-------3-------6------|
A |---3---3-3-3---3-3-1---1-1-1---1-1-6------|
E |-----------------------------------4------|
     |-------------------------------|

PM

1st PRE-CHORUS

...gotta get awaaaaaay...

E |------------------4-----------------|
B |------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------5------------|
D |-6----------------------------------|
A |-6----------------------------------|
E |-4----------------------------------|

let ring

1st CHORUS

E |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
D |-----5-------5-------5-7-8-------|-5-------5-------8----3-------|
A |-----3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6-------|-3---3-3-3---3-3-6----1-------|
E |---------------------------------|------------------------------|

|--| |--| |--| |--|

PM PM PM PM

E |---------------------------|-----------|
B |---------------------------|-----------|
G |---------------------------|-----------|
D |5-------5-------8-----3----|-5---3--5--|
A |3---3-3-3---3-3-6-----1----|-3---1--3--|
E |---------------------------|-----------|

|--| |--|

PM PM

go back to verses then to 2nd prchorus

2nd PRE-CHORUS

E |-----------------4------4-----------------------------------|
B |-------------------4------4---------------------------------|
G |---------------5----5-------------3---------------5---------|
D |--------6-------------------------3---------------5---------|
A |-10\----6-------------------------1---------------3---------|
E |--------4---------------------------------------------------|

let ring

*not sure

about the

slide

2nd CHORUS

E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--5-5*------------3-3*--------------------------------------3------|
D |--5-5-------------3-3-------------6-6*----------6-----------3------|
A |--3-3-------------1-1-------------6-6-----------6-----------1------|
E |----------------------------------4-4-----------4------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---5-5*------------3-3*-----------------------------------3-------|
D |---5-5-------------3-3-----------6------------6-----------3-------|
A |---3-3-------------1-1-----------6------------6-----------1-------|
E |---------------------------------4------------4-------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--5-5*------------3-3*------------------------------------3-------|
D |--5-5-------------3-3-----------6-6*----------6-----------3-------|
A |--3-3-------------1-1-----------6-6-----------6-----------1-------|
E |--------------------------------4-4-----------4-------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---5-5*------------3-3*--------------------------------------------|
D |---5-5-------------3-3-----------6---------------------------------|
A |---3-3-------------1-1-----------6---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------4---------------------------------|

back to verses then to guitar solo

GUITAR SOLO

1/2

/\

E |-------//\\-----------------------------------------------------|
B |----10//--\(10)-8---------------------8-\-7-5-5~~---------------|
G |----10/----(10)-8-10-8----------------8-\-7-5-5~~---------------|
D |----------------------10-8-8~~--------------------5-------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------8-5-5~~///--|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|

| |---| |

| PM |

E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-3-5---------------------------8-5-----------------5-5----------|
A |-1-3---------------------------6-3-----------------3-3----------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|

1

E |--------------------------------------------------/\~~~----|
B |-----------8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5---------------------/---------|
G |-----------8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-5-3-5~~----------/----------|
D |-10-13-10-----------------------------8-7-5----/-----------|
A |-------------------------------------------8-8/------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|

| |

| |

E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |--8-5------8------7-----------3-5--------------------------|
A |--6-3------6------5-----------1-3--------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|

1

E |-22~~~~~~~~--18/\(18)--16--15-----------------18-------|
B |------------------------------16--15-18-16-15----16-15~|
G |-------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------|

| |

| |

E |---------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------|
D |-8-5------------3-5---------------------------8-5--|
A |-6-3------------1-3---------------------------6-3--|
E |---------------------------------------------------|

2

E |--------18p16p15------------------/\-----------------------|
B |----------------18-18p16p15-13-13/---13p11-13-13~~~\\\\\\--|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|

| |

| |

E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-8------7------3-5---------------------------8-5-----------|
A |-6------5------1-3---------------------------6-3-----------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|

1

E |-----------------------------------------------------------/\-----|
B |----------------------------------------------------------/--\----|
G |---------------------------------------------------------/--------|
D |--17-18-17----20-18-17-18-------------------------------/---------|
A |-----------18------------18-17-----17-17-18-18-20-20-20/----------|
E |-------------------------------20---------------------------------|
  | |-------------------------------------------------|              |

| PM |

E |------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-5-5---------------------------8-5-------------------8--------7---|
A |-3-3---------------------------6-3-------------------6--------5---|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------|*he uses PH
B |------------------------------------------------------------|for all the
G |-12-13-13p12p10-12-13p12p10----10-12-13-13p12p10-10---10----|notes on the
D |----------------------------13----------------------13------|G String
A |------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

| |

E |------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---6--------------6--------------6--------------6-----------|
E |---4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4-|
          |------|       |------|       |------|       |------|

PM PM PM PM

E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------|
G |-12-13-13p12p10-12-10----10-------------------------|
D |----------------------------13----13p12p10-10~~~~---|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|

| |

| |

E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------|
D |-3--------------3--------------3--------------3-----|
A |-1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1-----|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
        |------|       |------|       |------|

PM PM PM

E |---------------------------------------------------11--10------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------13--11----|
G |-12-13-13p12p10-12-10---10-12-13-13p12p10-12-13-13-------------------|
D |---------------------13----------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

| |

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------3-----------3---------|
A |-6-----------6-----------6-----------6---------1---1---1---1---1---1-|
E |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----------------------|
       |-----|     |-----|     |-----|     |-----|    |----|     |-----|

PM PM PM PM PM PM

E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-16p15p13----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------15-15p13p12---13p12p10----------------10-10~-12-12-12~-15-15-15~|
D |--------------------15---------13-12-12~-13-13~--------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

| |

E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----8------------7----------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3--|
A |----6------------5----------------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----| |-----| |-----|

PM PM PM

1/4

E |------------------------/\------------------------|
B |-----------------------/--------------------------|
G |-13-13-13-12-10-----12/---------------------------|
D |-----------------13----13-12~~~~~~~~--------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------|

| |

| |

E |--------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------5---------3--------|
D |-----6~~~------5~~~------------3---------1--------|
A |--------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------|

back to verses then to 3rd Pre-Chorus

3rd PRE-CHORUS

E |---------4------4--------------------4-----4-----------------------------|
B |-----------4------4--------------------4-----4---------------------------|
G |------5------5----------3----------5-----5-----------3------3---5--------|
D |--6---------------------3-------6--------------------3------3---5--------|
A |--6---------------------1-------6--------------------1------1---3--------|
E |--4-----------------------------4----------------------------------------|

let ring

3rd CHORUS

play this until it fades out

E |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
D |-----5-------5-------5-7-8---|-5-------5-------8----3----|
A |-----3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-3---3-3-3---3-3-6----1----|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------|

|--| |--| |--| |--|

PM PM PM PM

E |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
D |-----5-------5-------5-7-8---|-5-------5-------8----7----|
A |-----3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-3---3-3-3---3-3-6----5----|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------|

|--| |--| |--| |--|

PM PM PM PM

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

PM : Palm Mute

p : Pull off

h : Hammer on

/ : Slide up

\ : Slide down

~ : vibrato

PH : Pitch Harmonic

* : break

/\

/ : Bend

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

comments:This is my first tab i ever wrote but ive been playing for a while so it

shouldnt be to bad. i did this tab all by myself so i dont know if its 100% correct.

So if u have any corrections pleas write me. have fun.

DIO ROCKS!!!!!!!

please rate ;-)

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