The Battle Rages On
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INTRO
(Dm) (strings) (Bb/D) fill (dr)
(E)|-------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
(B)|-------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
(G)|-------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
(D)|-------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
(A)|1p0-0--------|1p0-0-----------|1p0-------------|1p0-0--------|
(D)|---3--1p0----|---3-1p0--------|-----1p0--------|---3--0=====-|
MAIN RIFF
(Dm) (Kbd appears)
(E)|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
(B)|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
(G)|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
(D)|----------------------3p0=------|----------------------3p0=-|
(A)|1p0---0-----1p0-3p0-----------0)|1p0---0-----1p0-3p0--------|
(D)|----3---1p0---------3------(3---|----3---1p0---------3------|
?????
(E)|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
(B)|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
(G)|--------------------------------|------------------------2=5-|
(D)|----------------------3p0=------|3p0-0-2p0-0-3p0-0-5p0-0-----|
(A)|1p0---0-----1p0-3p0--------(0h3)|----------------------------|
(D)|----3---1p0---------3-----------|----------------------------|
?????
Repeat the main riff (throughout with kbd)
1st VERSE
(Dm) (C)(from here on organ only)
Been so many words so much to say
(Dm) (F) (Gm)
Words are not enough to keep the guns at bay
Main riff (with gtr)
2nd verse
(Dm) (C) Gtr fill #1
Some live in fear some do not
(Dm) (F) (Gm)
some gamble everything on who gets the final shot
The first half of the main riff
SECOND RIFF (using (D) min harmonic scale)
(A) (Bb)
Oh dont`t talk to me of love It`s obvious
(E)|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------|
(B)|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------|
(G)|---67-6---------|--67-6---------|---67-6---------|---67-6----|
(D)|-78--8-7857-5--5|78--8-7857-5757|-78--8-7857-5--5|-78--8-78==|
(A)|-----------8-78-|----------8----|-----------8-78-|-----------|
(D)|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------|
(C/E) (Dm) (Bb/D) (Dm) (Bb) (C)
it`s not enough Annihilation Kill them all
(E)|-----------|10====-----10=====---|10=====6===8====|
(B)|-----------|10====-----11=====---|10=====6===8====|
(G)|10=========|10====-----10=====---|10=====7===9====|
(D)|10=========|12====-----12=====---|12=====8===10===|
(A)|-----------|---------------------|----------------|
(D)|-----------|---------------------|----------------|
(Dm) (Bb/D) (C) (Bb) (C) (Dm) (Bb/D)
Capitulation watch the mighty fall The road to glory
(E)|10====10========|12--------6===8===|10=======10=====|
(B)|10====11========|13--------6===8===|10=======11=====|
(G)|10====10========|12--------7===9===|10=======10=====|
(D)|10====10========|14--------8===10==|12=======12=====|
(A)|----------------|------------------|----------------|
(D)|----------------|------------------|----------------|
(Dm) (Bb) (C) (Dm) (C) (Bb) (G)
is lined in red And thoug the gone
reason now is
(E)|-10=======6==8===|10=====8===--|-6===|-3=|
(B)|-10=======6==8===|10=====8===--|-6===|-3=|
(G)|-10=======7==9===|10=====9===--|-7-==|-4=|
(D)|-12=======8==10==|12=====10==--|-8===|-5=|
(A)|-----------------|-------------|-----|---|
(D)|-----------------|-------------|-----|---|
(Gm)
The battle rages on
(E)|-3=|
(B)|-3=|
(G)|-3=| main riff
(D)|-5=|
(A)|---|
(D)|---|
3rd verse (guitar murders the chords)
(Dm) (gtr (D)5) (C)(5)
Was it love or hate that got here first
(Dm) (D5) (F)(5) (Gm)(G5)
Hate`s a habit it`s hard to shake the curse
The first half of the main riff
4th verse (now melody chords with fills)
(Dm) (C)
Kill to live and live to die
(Dm) (F) (Gm)
Human nature you let the strong survive
1/2 of the usual riff...
2nd riff and top 4 string chords as above
(A)
Oh don`t talk to me of love
(Bb) (C/E) (Dm)
Be serious it`s not enough
(Bb/D) (Dm) (C) (Bb)
Annihilation kill them all
(Dm) (C) (Bb) (C) (Dm)
Capitulation watch the mighty fall
(Bb/D) (Dm) (Bb) (C)
The road to glory is lined in red
(Dm) (C) (Bb) (G) (Gm)
And though the reason now is gone
The battle rages on
Guitar solo
(organ plays chords)
IE5 I I I I
IH5 IG5 IH5 IA5 (H)5I
Guitar & org power chords:
(D bass throughout)
(D) (F) (G) (Bb) (C) (Eb) (F) (G) (fill)
(E)|---|---|---|---|---|---|----|--------|
(B)|---|---|---|---|---|---|----|--------|
(G)|---|---|---|-1-|-3-|-6-|-8--|----12==|
(D)|-0-|-3-|-5-|-3-|-5-|-8-|-10-|--------|
(A)|-0-|-3-|-5-|-3-|-5-|-8-|-10-|9/10----|
(D)|-0-|-3-|-5-|---|---|---|----|--------|
(E)|-----|
(B)|-----|
(G)|-12--|
(D)|-12--|
(A)|-10--|
(D)|-----|
(!=basic beat X=strum (D)=lh damped strum W=less powerful strum)
(transcribed approximately especially this strumming part)
Second riff twice:
1st time kbd-gtr-kbd-gtr
2nd time unisono + chainsaw fills from 2nd gtr
Annihilation as played earlier with gtr licks in 10th position
THE END
(D) (bass)
(org chord progressions)
Gtr riff n+1 times
(E)|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
(B)|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
(G)|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
(D)|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
(A)|1p0-0---------|1p0-0---------|1p0--0---------|1p0-0----------|
(D)|---3-1p0--0-0-|---3-1p0--0-0-|----3-1p0--0-0-|---3--0--0-0---|
the last bar of the main riff x 3 times
ending the last time in high (D) (7th fret on (B)-stiring)
the first bar of the main riff
and that`s the song
×××××××××
Gtr fill #1
some do not
(E)|-----------|
(B)|-----------|
(G)|-(7)^9r7=5=|
(D)|-----------|
(A)|-----------|
(D)|-----------|
