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Black To The Blind Tabs

(ver. 1)
Vader
Band:  Vader

Copyright (c)  



.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note        <> - Trill

Tuning - Whole Step (D etc.)

Notes: This is a bloody hard song to play and there's a lot to remember (as with most Vader songs). The fast picking parts are not accurate but listen to the song for timings. This is as closely tabbed as we can get, but feel free to Email us at any time if you have any improvements or suggestions. Hail Vader!!

Intro Riff - This is fast to play, and watch out for all the variations on the riff.

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4-5-4---3333333-----------------4-5-4---3333333-----|
|---2222222-4-5-------5-------------2222222-4-5-------5-------------|
		. . . . . .				  . . . . . .
    |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4-5-4---3333333---------------555555555-------------|
|---2222222-4-5-------5-------------222222222-----------------------|
		. . . . . .				

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4-5-4---3333333----------------4-5-4---4h5p4h5------|
|---2222222-4-5-------5------------2222222-4-5-------5--------------|
		. . . . . .				 . . . . . .

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4-5-4---3333333---------------4-5-4---5-7-5-4-------|
|---2222222-4-5-------5-----------2222222-4-5-------5---------------|
		. . . . . .				. . . . . . . . . .

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4-5-4---3333333---------------4-5-4---4h5p4h5-------|
|---2222222-4-5-------5-----------2222222-4-5-------5---------------|
		. . . . . .				. . . . . .

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4-5-4---4-5-4--------5-------------6\5--------------|
|---2222222-4-5-------5-------5------3\2-2-2-2-2-2-4\3--------------|
		. . . . . . . . . .	  ......

Riff A - x4

This has really wierd timing so you'll probably have to listen to it to get it right.

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5\4----------------------6-5-5\4---------5\4--------------------|
|---3\2-2-2-2-2-2p0-0-0-0-0--4-3-3\2-2-2-2-2-3\2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
        . . . .     . . . .          . . . .     . . . . . . .

Fill 1

|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-----------------3-3-5-6----|
|---1111-3p1-3h4--1-1-3-4----|
    .... . . . .

Riff B (Singing Starts - "Black to the Blind..")

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5--------------|
|-----------------------3-0-2222222----|
|---0000000000333333333----------------|
				. .

|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------4----------------------------|
|--------------2-0-11111111--33333333333----|
|---0000000033------------------------------|
		   . .

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5--------------|
|-----------------------3-0-2222222----|
|---0000000000333333333----------------|
				. .

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------2-0-11111111-1-2-00000000---------------------------|
|---00000000033-----------------------------------------------------|
		    . .		

Riff C

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---33333333332222222222------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
|------------------------4-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
					. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---22222222221111111111------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
|------------------------3-2--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------|
					. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---33333333332222222222------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
|------------------------4-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
					. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---22222222221111111111-----1111111111-2222222---------------------|
|------------------------3-2--------------------3-2-----------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------2222333311111111111-111111111122220000000000000-----|
|---00000000000-----------------------------------------------------|

Fill 2

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------4-5--------4-5----|
|---3-3-2-3----3-3-2-3----|
|---1-1--------1-1--------|
|-------------------------|
    . . . .    . . . .

Back to Riff B

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5--------------|
|-----------------------3-0-2222222----|
|---0000000000333333333----------------|
				. .

|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------4----------------------------|
|--------------2-0-11111111--33333333333----|
|---0000000033------------------------------|
		   . .

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5--------------|
|-----------------------3-0-2222222----|
|---0000000000333333333----------------|
				. .

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------2-0-11111111-1-2-00000000---------------------------|
|---00000000033-----------------------------------------------------|
		    . .	

Back to Riff C - Note the change at the end of the riff.

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---33333333332222222222------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
|------------------------4-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
					. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---22222222221111111111------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
|------------------------3-2--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------|
					. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---33333333332222222222------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
|------------------------4-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
					. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---22222222221111111111-----1111111111-1-2-3-----------------------|
|------------------------3-2----------------------------------------|

Solo 1 - We had to tab this kick-arse solo (Part of it anyway).

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------7-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------8------9---8-6--8-9-8---5/6-5--------3/9------------------|
|-----6-----6---------------------------6-7-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff D - Under Solo

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------555555555555555------|
|---4444444444444455555555555555544444444444444---------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------333333333333333-4----|
|---4444444444444455555555555555544444444444444----------------2----|

Riff E (After Solo) - x8 (The eighth time is different)

|-------|---------------------------------------|
|-------|---------------------------------------|
|-------|---------------------------------------|
|-------|---------------------------------------|
|--6\---|-----------5\4-------------------------|
|-------|---0-0-0-0-3\2-0-0-0-0-3p0-1-4-2-0-----|
            . . . .     . . . .     . . . .

Eighth-time ended

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------5\4------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
|---0-0-0-0-3\2-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|
    . . . .     . .

Riff F - x2

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--5\4------5\4------3/4----------------|
|--3\2-0000-3\2-0000-1/2-000000000000---|
	 ....     ....     ............

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--5\4------5\4------4\3----------------|
|--3\2-0000-3\2-0000-2\1-111111111111---|
       ....     ....     ............

Riff G - x4 - This riff is different on the 4th time. Also we don't know how many times the chord below is played so you will have to listen to the song again for timings and stuff.

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------5----5\4-------------------|
|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-00-3\2-------------------|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
							 ..

Fourth-time ending

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|

Fill

|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|---22----22----22----22-----|
|---00----00----00----00-----|
    ..    ..    ..    ..

Riff H - x4 - This is another bloody mad riff to play. This is about as right as we can make it out to be.

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------2-3-2--------------2-3-2-------|
|---0000-2p0-2-3-------3-0000-2p0-3-------3-2---|
    ....			 ....

Fill

|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------3-----------|
|---1111-3p1-3h4-1----11\----|
    ....

Back to Riff F - x2

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--5\4------5\4------3/4----------------|
|--3\2-0000-3\2-0000-1/2-000000000000---|
	 ....	    ....	 ............

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--5\4------5\4------4\3----------------|
|--3\2-0000-3\2-0000-2\1-111111111111---|
	 ....	    ....	 ............

Fill

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------5----5----------------------------|
|---22222222222222222222222-3-22-3-222222222222222222222222---|

|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|---------3---|
|-----4-2-1---|
|---0-2-0-----|
    .

Riff G - Rhythm under second solo

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------1111111111111111-------------------------------|
|---00000000000000000----------------000000000000000011111111111111-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------1111111111111111---------------333-5/6-|
|--33334444-00000000000000000----------------00000000000000-111-3/4-|
										...

Back to Riff B

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5--------------|
|-----------------------3-0-2222222----|
|---0000000000333333333----------------|
				. .

|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------4----------------------------|
|--------------2-0-11111111--33333333333----|
|---0000000033------------------------------|
		   . .

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5--------------|
|-----------------------3-0-2222222----|
|---0000000000333333333----------------|
				. .

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------2-0-11111111-1-2-00000000---------------------------|
|---00000000033-----------------------------------------------------|
		    . .		

Then to Riff C again

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---33333333332222222222------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
|------------------------4-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
					. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---22222222221111111111------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
|------------------------3-2--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------|
					. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---33333333332222222222------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
|------------------------4-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
					. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

This time the ending is different:

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------5-------------------|
|---22222222222211111111111-----1111111111111---3-5-4-2-------------|
|---------------------------3-2-------------------3-2-0-------------|
								  . .
            
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