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In the Blood

Metal Church
Tab

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

Song

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Song: In the Blood

Artist: Metal Church

Album: Metal Church (1985)

Tabbed by Chris Rezendes (dudemcrude@yahoo.com)

Date started tab: 7-24-02

Date finished tab: 7-24-02

Tuning: Half step down

Notation Key

v: vibrato

t: tremolo bar

^: bend

.: palm mute

~: trill

p: pull-off

h: hammer-on

x: ghost note

/: slide up

\: slide down

Comments: Metal Church kicked ass. They kicked my ass. They kicked your ass. The kicked everybody's ass. But I digress. The tab came out just great IMO, and if you spot a mistake, please point it out to me or send me the correction. Whatever. Later.

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Intro x2

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--2-5-2--2-5-2--2-5-2--2-5-7--|
A|--0-3-0--0-3-0--0-3-0--0-3-5--|
E|------------------------------|

Fig. 1 x3

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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8------------------8-8-x--|
A|--6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-x--|
E|--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|

. . . . . . .

Fig. 2 x4 (chorus)

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

Fig. 3 x1

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|--5-5-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|--3-3-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Repeat Fig. 1 x2

Repeat Fig. 2 x4

Fig. 4 x6

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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fig. 4B x2 (under solo)

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

Fig. 5 x1

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------8-8--8-8-8------------------8-8-x--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6--6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-x--|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|

Repeat Fig. 1 x2

Repeat Fig. 2 x4

Fig. 6 x1

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----------------|
A|--3--3--4--3--5--3--6--3--3--3--4--3--5--3--6-----6-5-3-3--|
E|--1-----2-----3-----4-----1-----2-----3-----4-----4-3-1-1--

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