SODOM – WITCHING METAL
(In The Sign Of Evil, 1984)

Key
after note vibrato
^ after note heavy vibrato
slide down
/ slide up
+ tap
h hammer
p pull
n natural harmonic
s pinching harmonic (squeal)
tremolo pick
t trill
b bend
|-3-| triplet

n number above the tab play the first part then the first finishing part
play the first part a second time and then play the second finishing part
etc.

Riff 1

E -------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------
D -------------------------7--5-7--5---
A -------------------------7--5-7--5---
E -00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-5--3-5--3---

Riff 1A

E -------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------------------7--5-7--5---
A -------------------------------------------------7--5-7--5---
E -00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-5--3-5--3---

Riff 2

E -------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------
E -55-55-85-55-85-55-85-55-33-33-63-33-63-33-63-33-

Fill 1

E --------------------
B --------------------
G --------------------
D --------------------
A --------------------
E -5----/--------

Fill 2

E --------
B --------
G --------

[-5-2-2–]
E [-5-2-2–]-3-0-0–

Order

Riff 1 x 7
Riff 1A x 4
Riff 1 x 3
Riff 2 x 2
Fill 1 x 1
Riff 1 x 4
Riff 1A x 4
Riff 1 x 3
Solo over Riff 1 x 8
Riff 1 x 4
Solo over Riff 1 x 5
Riff 1 x 8
Miscellaneous noise
Solo over Riff 1 x 6
Miscellaneous noise
Fill 2 x 1

Tabbed by Radiohater 2004

As recorded by Sodom
(from the Album Persecution Mania)

Music by Sodom

Fig. 1 (with palm muting)

E----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
E----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
E----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
E----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2

Fig. 2 (play 4 times)

E---------------------------
B---------------------------
G---------------------------
D---------------------------
A--2--2--5/7----7--7--------
E--0--0--3/5----5--5--------

CHORUS Fig. 3 (palm muting)

E--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D-4------------------------------------------------
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
E--------------------------------------------------

Shrill cries!!

E--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D-2------------------------------------------------
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
E--------------------------------------------------

Angel dies!!

E--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D-4------------------------------------------------
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
E--------------------------------------------------

Shrill cries!!
(Let ring)

E--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D--2-----------------------------------------------
A--0----------5-----------2------------------------
E-------------3-----------0------------------------

Out break of evil!!

[repeat Fig.2, 4 times]

Fig. 4 (play twice)

E-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D--4-------------------------------------------7---6---7---6--
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5---4---5---4--
E-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D--4-------------------------------------------2--------------
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0-------5------
E------------------------------------------------------3------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D--4-------------------------------------------7---6---7---6--
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5---4---5---4--
E-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D--4----------------------------------------------------------
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5--------------
E----------------------------------------------3--------------

Fig 5. (play twice)
[repeat Fig. 1, except 4th line]
[repeat Fig. 2, 4 times]
[repeat CHORUS Fig. 3]
[repeat Fig. 2, 4 times]
[repeat Fig.4 for SOLO twice]