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Song
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Song: Beyond the Black
Artist: Metal Church
Album: Metal Church (1985)
Tabbed by Chris Rezendes (dudemcrude@yahoo.com)
Tuning: Half step down Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Notation Key
v: vibrato
t: tremolo bar
^: bend
.: palm mute
~: trill
p: pull-off
h: hammer-on
x: ghost note
/: slide up
\: slide down
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Fig. 1
Eb|-------------| Bb|----------0--| Gb|--------0----| x8 Db|------9------| Ab|----7--------| Eb|--0----------|
Fig. 2
Eb|-------4----| Bb|---------4--| Gb|-----6------| x8 Db|---6--------| Ab|-4----------| Eb|------------|
Repeat Fig. 1 x8
Repeat Fig. 2 x8
Here are the little leads that Gtr. 2 plays over Fig. 1
The first time The second time
Eb|-------------------| e|-------------------|-------------------------| Bb|--7----------------| B|--7----------------|--7h8p7---5h7p5---3h5p3--| Gb|-----9--7--7h9--7--| G|-----9--7--7h9--7--|-------------------------| Db|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------| E|-------------------|-------------------------|
Fig. 3 x2
Eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| Db|--9-----9-----9------------|--9-----9-----9------------|--9-----9-----9------------| Ab|--7-----7-----7------------|--7-----7-----7------------|--7-----7-----7------------| Eb|--0-000-0-000-0-000000000--|--0-000-0-000-0-000000000--|--0-000-0-000-0-000000000--|
... ... ......... ... ... ......... ... ... .........
Eb|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------- Db|--9-----9-----9------------|--6------------6------------6------------6------------6------------ Ab|--7-----7-----7------------|--4-444444444--4-444444444--4-444444444--4-444444444--4-444444444-- Eb|--0-000-0-000-0-000000000--|-------------------------------------------------------------------
... ... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... .........
Eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|--6------------6------------6------------| Ab|--4-444444444--4-444444444--4-444444444--| Eb|-----------------------------------------|
......... ......... .........
Riff 1 x4
Gtr. 1
Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------7-------7/8-8-------7-8-10--10-8-7--7------| Eb|--0-0-0---0-0-0-------0-0-0-------------------8-7--|
Gtr. 2 (slightly louder)
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------9-------9/10-10-------9-10-12--12-10-9--9------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------8-7--| Eb|--0-0-0---0-0-0---------0-0-0--------------------------|
Fig. 4 x4
Eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------5-4--| Db|--------2-------2-3-------2----5-4--| Ab|--------2-------2-3-------2----3-2--| Eb|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0---------|
. . . . . . . . .
Fig. 4B x2 (Negotiations are over...)
Eb|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------| Bb|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------| Gb|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------5-4--| Db|--------9-------2-3--|--------9-------2-3--|--------9-------2-3--|--------9-----5-4--| Ab|--------7-------2-3--|--------7-------2-3--|--------7-------2-3--|--------7-----3-2--| Eb|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--|--0-0-0-0----------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fig. 5 x1
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------|--6-----------------6----------------| Db|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9------|--6-----------------6----------------| Ab|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------|--4---4-6-7-6-4-----4---4-6-7-6-4----| Eb|--0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000--|----------------7-----------------7--|
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
(Two guitars arranged for one)
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------|--6---6-8-9-8-6-----6---6-8-9-8-6----| Db|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9------|--6-------------9---6-------------9--| Ab|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------|--4---4-6-7-6-4-----4---4-6-7-6-4----| Eb|--0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000--|----------------7-----------------7--|
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Eb|-----|-----| Bb|-----|-----| Gb|-----|-----| Db|--7--|--4--| Ab|--7--|--4--| Eb|--5--|--2--|
Repeat Riff 1 x2
Repeat Fig. 4B x2
Repeat Fig. 5 x1
Repeat Riff 1 x1
Fig. 6 x1
Eb|-----|-----| Bb|-----|-----| Gb|-----|-----| Db|--7--|--4--| Ab|--7--|--4--| Eb|--5--|--2--|
Repeat Fig. 1 x8
Fig. 7 x1
Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|--6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6------| Ab|--4-444-4-444-4-444-4-444-4-444-4-444-4-444-4-444--| Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Fig. 1 x8
Repeat Fig. 7 x1
Riff 2 x1
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------7------7------7------7------7------7------7-8-10-10-8-7-7------| Eb|--0000---0000---0000---0000---0000---0000---0000-----------------8-7--|
Repeat Riff 1 x8
Repeat Fig. 6 x1
Riff 3 x4 (Two guitars arranged for one)
Eb|-------------| Bb|-------------| Gb|--6-8-9-8-6--| Db|-------------| Ab|--4-6-7-6-4--| Eb|-------------|
Fig. 8 x1
Eb|-----|------|-----| Bb|-----|------|-----| Gb|-----|------|-----| Db|--7--|--10--|--9--| Ab|--7--|--10--|--9--| Eb|--5--|---8--|--7--|
Repeat Riff 1 x5
Repeat Fig. 6 x1
Repeat Riff 3 x4
Repeat Fig. 8 x1
Repeat Riff 3 x1
Riff 4 x2
Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|--33333333333333--3-5-6--33333333333333-0-1-2--|
Repeat Riff 1 x2
Repeat Riff 4 x2
Repeat Riff 1 x6
Repeat Fig. 6 x1
Repeat Riff 3 x4
Repeat Fig. 8 x1
Repeat Riff 1 x9
Repeat Fig. 6 x1
Repeat Riff 3 x4
Repeat Fig. 8 x1
Repeat Riff 1 x2
End x1
Eb|------------------|-----------------------|-----|-----| Bb|------------------|-----------------------|-----|-----| Gb|------------------|-----------------------|-----|-----| Db|------9-----9-10--|--12-10-9----9---------|--2--|--3--| Ab|------7-----7--8--|--10--8-7-10-7-10-9-7--|--2--|--3--| Eb|--000---000-------|-----------8----8-7-5--|--0--|--1--|
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