Kings of Metal Manowar
As recorded by Manowar
(From the 1988 Album KINGS OF METAL)
Transcribed by Sergio Miguélez(elmomias@hotmail.com)
Words by Joey DeMaio Music by Joey DeMaio & Ross the Boss
[A5]x 0 2 2 x x
[E5]0 2 2 x x x
[G5]3 5 5 x x x
E5(type 2)
0 2 x x x x
G5(type 2)
3 5 x x x x
A5(type 2)
5 7 x x x x
[G5/D]x x 0 0 3 3
[D]x x 0 2 3 2
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'solo'
Intro
Moderate Heavy Metal Q=133
[Bb5] [A5] [G#5] [G5] [G#5] [G5] [F#5] [F5]
[4/4] Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3--| |-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--|
Verse
[E5]W +Q +S S E [G5/D]Q Q [E5]W +Q +Q H
||-----------|--------------------||----------|----------------| ||o----------|--------------------||----------|----------------| ||-----------|--------------7-----||----------|----------------| ||--9--------|-(9)--(9)-----5--7--||-9--------|-(9)--(9)-------| ||o-7--------|-(7)--(7)--------5--||-7--------|-(7)--(7)-------| ||--0--------|-(0)--(0)-----------||-0--------|-(0)--(0)-------|
|
| Gtr II
| W +H Q Q W +W
||-----------|--------------3--2--||----------|----------------| ||o----------|--------------3--3--||----------|----------------| ||-----------|--------------0--2--||----------|----------------| ||--2--------|-(2)----------0--0--||-2--------|-(2)------------| ||o-2--------|-(2)----------------||-2--------|-(2)------------| ||--0--------|-(0)----------------||-0--------|-(0)------------|
[E5] [G5] [G5] [A5] ~~~~[G5/D] [E5]
Q E S S E E +Q E E +E E +H +W +W
|-----------------------|-------------------|------------|--------| |-----------------------|-------------------|------------|--------| |-----------------------|-------------------|------------|--------| |-9--12-----12s14-(14)--|-14-7-(7)-9-(9)----|-(9)--------|-(9)----| |-7--10-x---10s12-(12)--|-12-5-(5)-7-(7)----|-(7)--------|-(7)----| |-----------------------|-------------------|------------|--------|
|
| Q E S S E E +Q E E +E E +H +W +W
|-----------------------|--3-2-(2)----------|------------|--------| |-----------------------|--3-3-(3)----------|------------|--------| |-----------------------|--0-2-(2)----------|------------|--------| |-----------------------|--0-0-(0)-2-(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)----| |-2---5------5s=7--(7)--|----------2-(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)----| |-0---3-0----3s=5--(5)--|----------0-(0)----|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
$
[E5] [G5] [G5] [A5] [G5/D] [E5] [A5] PM----|
Q E S S E E +Q E E +E E +H W +H. S S S S
|-----------------------|-------------------|----------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|----------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|-2--------|-(2)---------------| |-9--12-----12s14-(14)--|-14-7-(7)-9-(9)----|-2--------|-(2)---------------| |-7--10-x---10s12-(12)--|-12-5-(5)-7-(7)----|-0--------|-(0)------0-0-0-0--| |-----------------------|-------------------|----------|-------------------|
|
| Q Q E E +Q E E +E E +H W +W
|-----------------------|--3-2-(2)----------|----------|-------------------| |-----------------------|--3-3-(3)----------|----------|-------------------| |-----------------------|--0-2-(2)----------|-9--------|-(9)---------------| |-----------------------|--0-0-(0)-2-(2)----|-7--------|-(7)---------------| |-2---5------5s=7--(7)--|----------2-(2)----|-0--------|-(0)---------------| |-0---3------3s=5--(5)--|----------0-(0)----|----------|-------------------|
[C] [D5/A] [C] [D5/A] [C] [D5/A] [A5] [E5]
PM----| PM----| PM
E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E +H W +W
|---------------------------|--------------------|----------|--------| |---------------------------|--------------------|----------|--------| |--8p=7---------8p7---------|--8p=7--------------|----------|--------| |--7--7---------7-7---------|--7--7-----2-(2)----|-9--------|-(9)----| |-------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|-------0---0-(0)----|-7--------|-(7)----| |---------------------------|--------------------|-0--------|-(0)----|
|
| +W +Q. E +H W +W
|---------------------------|--------------------|----------|--------| |---------------------------|--------------------|----------|--------| |-(9)-----------------------|-(9)-------2-(2)----|----------|--------| |-(7)-----------------------|-(7)-------2-(2)----|-2--------|-(2)----| |-(0)-----------------------|-(0)-------0-(0)----|-2--------|-(2)----| |---------------------------|--------------------|-0--------|-(0)----|
Chorus
[E5]Q [G5] E S S [G5] E [A5] E +Q [G5/D] E E +E [E5]E +H [E5]W [G5] W
|-----------------------|-------------------||----------|-------| |-----------------------|-------------------||----------|-------| |-----------------------|-------------------||----------|-------| |-9--12-----12s14-(14)--|-14-7-(7)-9-(9)----||-9--------|-12----| |-7--10-x---10s12-(12)--|-12-5-(5)-7-(7)----||-7--------|-10----| |-----------------------|-------------------||----------|-------|
|
| Q E S S E E +Q E E +E E +H W W
|-----------------------|--3-2-(2)----------||----------|-------| |-----------------------|--3-3-(3)----------||----------|-------| |-----------------------|--0-2-(2)----------||----------|-------| |-----------------------|--0-0-(0)-2-(2)----||-2--------|--5----| |-2---5------5s=7--(7)--|----------2-(2)----||-2--------|--5----| |-0---3-0----3s=5--(5)--|----------0-(0)----||-0--------|--3----|
[A5]Gtr II[E5] [E5] [G5]
W W W W
| | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/]
Gtr I
W W W W
|-----------|----------|----------|-------| |-----------|----------|----------|-------| |-----------|----------|----------|-------| |-14--------|-9--------|-9--------|-12----| |-12--------|-7--------|-7--------|-10----| |-----------|----------|----------|-------|
To Coda
[A5] W [E5]W W [D5] W
| |
[/] [/]
\7
W W H H +W
|-----------|----------|------------|---------|| |-----------|----------|------------|--------o|| |-----------|----------|------------|---------|| |-14--------|-9--------|------7-----|-(7)-----|| |-12--------|-7--------|------5-----|-(5)----o|| |-----------|----------|------------|---------||
Guitar Solo
[A5]Gtrs I, II
W +W
| |
[/] [/]
Gtr III
~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q
|-----5-5-----5-5-----5-|--8-8-8-5------------| |-----5-5-----5-5-----5-|--5-5-5-5-7b9r(7)-5--| |-7b9-----7b9-----7b9---|----------7b9r(7)-5--| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|
[E5]W
|
[/]
\2__________________________________
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-5h==8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8--|
|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|
[E5]W [A5] W
| |
[/] [/]
\2 | \7
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8-|-------12-14-15-14-12---------------------| |---------------------------------|-12-15----------------15-13-12------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------14-12------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------10---| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
+W [E5]W +W
| | |
[/] [/] [/]
~~~~~~
+W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q
|-------------|---------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------|-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-|--0----------------------------| |-------------|-2b4-----2b4---------|----[2]b4-[2]b4-[2]b4-0--------| |-(10)--------|---------------------|------------------------2-(2)--| |-------------|---------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
[A5] W
|
[/]
\1
|------6-------| |------6-------| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------12-14-15-10h13p10h13-| |----------------------------------12-13-14----------------------| |-------------------------11-12-14-------------------------------| |----------------10-12-14----------------------------------------| |-------10-12-14-------------------------------------------------| |-12-14----------------------------------------------------------|
+W
|
[/]
\2
S S S S S S S S Q +Q
|-10h13p10h13p10h13p10h13---------------| |-------------------------15b17r=(15)---| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
[E5]Gtrs I, [F5]II[F#5] [G5] [G#5] [A5]
PM| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM PM
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-2-------3------------4-------|-------5--------------6-------7------| |-0---0-0-1------1---1-2-----2-|--2----3-------3---3--4----4--5----5-|
|
| Gtr III
| Q. E +Q Q +E E +Q Q Q
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-5-------6-----(6)----7-------|-(7)---8------(8)-----9------10------| |-7b9-----8b10==(8)r---9b11====|=(9)r-10b12==(10)r---11b13---12b14---| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
[Bb5] PM| [B5] PM--| [C5] PM
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |--8---------9-------------10-------| |--6----6-6--7-------7---7--8-----8-|
|
| Q. E +Q Q
|-----------------------------------| |-11--------12-----(12)----13-------| |-13b15-----14b16==(14)r---15b17====| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
Verse
Gtr II[C#5] [D5] [Eb5] [E5]
W W
|
[/]
Gtr I
PM PM--| PM PM
E E E E E E E E W
|----------------------------------------||----------------------------| |----------------------------------------||----------------------------| |----------------------------------------||----------------------------| |----------------------------------------||--9-------------------------| |-------11-------------12-------13-------||--7-------------------------| |---8----9-------9---9-10----10-11----11-||--0-------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| +E E +Q Q Q Q Q E E Q
|----------------------------------------||----------------------------| |-(13)--14-----(14)----15-------16-------||-17-----17-----17-17--------| |-(15)r-16b18==(16)r---17b19----18b20----||-19b21--19b21--------19b21--| |----------------------------------------||----------------------------| |----------------------------------------||----------------------------| |----------------------------------------||----------------------------|
E5(typG5(typE 2)G5(A5(type 2)
+W Q E E E E +Q
| | | | | | |
/ / / o / / /
~~~~~~
+H +Q Q Q E S S E E +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-(9)-----------(9)-----------|--9----12--------12s14-(14)----| |-(7)-----------(7)-----------|--7----10----x---10s12-(12)----| |-(0)-----------(0)-----------|-------------------------------|
|
| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-17--17--------17--17--------|-17-17-----------17-17---------| |--------19b21---------19b21--|-------19b21------------19b21--| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
[G5/D] E [D]E +E [E5]E +H +W +W
| | | | | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
E E +E E +H +W +W
|----------------------|-------------|---------|| |----------------------|-------------|---------|| |----------------------|-------------|---------|| |-14----7-(7)-9-(9)----|--(9)--------|-(9)-----|| |-12----5-(5)-7-(7)----|--(7)--------|-(7)-----|| |----------------------|-------------|---------||
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H H +W W
|----------------------|-------------|---------|| |---------------17-----|-(17)--------|---------|| |-19b21----------------|-------------|---------|| |----------------------|-------------|---------|| |----------------------|-------------|---------|| |----------------------|-------------|---------||
&
W W
|----------|------|| |----------|------|| |----------|------|| |----------|------|| |----------|------|| |----------|------||
Out-Chorus
[A5]Gtrs I, II[E5] [A5] [E5]
W W W W 6x
||-----------|----------|----------|-------|| ||o----------|----------|----------|------o|| ||--9--------|----------|-9--------|-------|| ||--7--------|-9--------|-7--------|-9-----|| ||o-0--------|-7--------|-0--------|-7----o|| ||-----------|-0--------|----------|-0-----||
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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