Countess Bathory Venom
Countess Bathory - by Venom Transcribed from album "Black Metal" (1982) Words and music by Conrad Lant and Jeff Dunn Tune guitar down three half-steps (to C#) Note for rhythms: entire song in 4/4. timing for notes indicated above notes: q=quarter note, e=eighth note, s=sixteenth, etc. notes to PM (Palm Mute) are UNDER the staff, as are lyrics. Intro - Guitar w/dist. & chorus (Bass enters on repeat) q q s s s s s s s s q q s s s s s s s s |----------------------------------|--------------------------| |o---------------------------------|-------------------------o| |---9--9---------------------------|--7--7--------------------| |o--9--9---------------------------|--7--7-------------------o| |---7--7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--5--5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| |---------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|--------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---| (Drums enter) q q s s s s s s s s q q s s s s s s s s |-----------------------------------|--------------------------| |o----------------------------------|-------------------------o| |----9--9---------------------------|--7--7--------------------| |o---9--9---------------------------|--7--7-------------------o| |----7--7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--5--5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| |----------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|--------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---| Pre-Verse: q q s s e q q q s s e e e q q s s e q |------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |--2--2---------5--|-2--2---------7--5--|--2--2---------5------| |--2--2---------5--|-2--2---------7--5--|--2--2---------5------| |--0--0--0-0-0--3--|-0--0--0-0-0--5--3--|--0--0--0-0-0--3------| |------------------|--------------------|----------------------| PM---| PM---| PM------------| [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| |--------------------------------------| PM----------------------------------| Verse: w (h) h w (h) h |--------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------| |--------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------| |-2------------|--(2)-------------|--2------------|--(2)---------5--| |-2------------|--(2)--------5----|--2------------|--(2)---------5--| |-0------------|--(0)--------5----|--0------------|--(0)---------3--| |--------------|-------------3----|---------------|-----------------| Welcoming the virgins fair In the castle known to all, to live a noble life . . . the Count's infernal wife. w (h) h w (h) h |--------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------| |--------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------| |-2------------|--(2)-------------|--2------------|--(2)---------5--| |-2------------|--(2)--------5----|--2------------|--(2)---------5--| |-0------------|--(0)--------5----|--0------------|--(0)---------3--| |--------------|-------------3----|---------------|-----------------| She invites the peasants there But when evening spreads its wings with endless lavish foods . . . she rapes them of their blood. Chorus: q q s s s s s s s s q q s s s s s s s s |-----------------------------------|--------------------------| |o----------------------------------|--------------------------| |----9--9---------------------------|--7--7--------------------| |o---9--9---------------------------|--7--7--------------------| |----7--7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--5--5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| |----------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|--------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---| C o u n t e s s - - - - - - -> q q s s s s s s s s q q s s s s s s s s |-----------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------o| |----9--9---------------------------|--7--7--------------------| |----9--9---------------------------|--7--7-------------------o| |----7--7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--5--5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| |----------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|--------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---| B a t h o r y - - - - - - - - > Pre-verse (see above) Verse 2 (see music above, add'l lyrics below) Chorus (see above) Bridge: e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |o-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---4------4------4------4-------|--4------4------4------4-------| |o--4------4------4------4-------|--4------4------4------4-------| |---2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--|--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| ____________________ ____________________ / 1.-3. / 4. w h h w h h w (w) |-------|------------||-------|-------------|----------|----------| |-------|-----------o||-------|-------------|----------|----------| |--7----|---6---5----||---7---|----6--------|----9-----|----(9)---| |--7----|---6---5---o||---7---|----6---5----|----9-----|----(9)---| |--5----|---4---3----||---5---|----4---5----|----7-----|----(7)---| |-------|------------||-------|--------3----|----0-----|----(0)---| Interlude: e e e e e e e e e e e e q q |------------------------------|--------------------------| |o-----------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| |o----------------7------------|--------------------------| |---7--10--9--10-----10--9--7--|--10--9--7--9---10--12----| |------------------------------|----------------8---10----| ___________________ / 1. e e e e e e e e e e e e h |------------------------------|--------------------------|| |------------------------------|-------------------------o|| |------------------------------|--------------------------|| |-----------------7------------|-------------------------o|| |---7--10--9--10-----10--9--7--|--10--9--7--9---10--------|| |------------------------------|----------------8---------|| ____________________ / 2. e e e e e e e e e e e e q q |------------------------------|--------------------------|| |------------------------------|--------------------------|| |------------------------------|--------------------------|| |-----------------7------------|--------------------------|| |---7--10--9--10-----10--9--7--|--10--9--7--9---10--12----|| |------------------------------|----------------8---10----|| Chorus (see above) Pre-Verse (see above) Verse 3 (see music above, add'l lyrics below) Chorus (see above) Bass Solo/Ending: e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |o-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---4------4------4------4-------|--4------4------4------4-------| |o--4------4------4------4-------|--4------4------4------4-------| |---2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--|--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| ____________________ ____________________ / 1.-3. / 4. trem end on w h h free time ------> pick---------------| cue |-------|------------||-------|-------------|----------|------------| |-------|-----------o||-------|-------------|----------|------------| |--7----|---6---5----||---7---|----6---5----|----4-----|-----4------| |--7----|---6---5---o||---7---|----6---5----|----4-----|-----4------| |--5----|---4---3----||---5---|----4---3----|----2-----|-----2------| |-------|------------||-------|-------------|----------|------------| Additional lyrics 2. All day long the virgins sit and feast on endless meals The Countess Bath'ry sips her wine Her skin doth crack and peel But when night time fills the air One must pay the price The Countess takes her midnight bath With blood that once gave life 3. Living in her self-styled hell The Countess dressed in black Life so distant death so near No blood to turn thy bath The castle walls are closing in She's crippled now with age She welcomes death with open arms The reaper turns the page ---------
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