BOLT THROWER - COVERT ASCENSION

Taken from 'Honour Valour Pride' (Copyright 2001 Metal Blade Records)

Tabbed by: Jon McGavin (yourdeadgroom@yahoo.com.au) 

Tune all strings down 1.5 steps (C#)


Key:  .  = palm mute (below note, not above!)
      ~  = vibrato
     (2) = sustain/ghost note
      \  = slide down
      /  = slide up
     PT  = pick tab
      T  = tap
      p  = pull off
      h  = hammer-on
     ph  = pinch harmonic
      b  = bend up
      r  = release
      *  = tremolo pick note shown

 Riff A1 - 0:00
 |-------------------------|
 |-------------------------|
 |-------------------------|
 |-4-5-2----2--2-2-2-3-2-3-|
 |-4-5-2----2--2-2-2-3-2-3-|
 |-2-3-0----0--0-0-0-1-0-1-|
            .  . . .

 Riff A2 - 0:07 [play part in () first time only]
 |-----------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 |-(-10-9-10-)-10-12-9----9--------10-9-10-|
 |-(-8--7-8--)-9--10-7----7--------8--7-8--|
 |----------------------0----0-0-0---------|

 Riff A3 - 0:31 [speed pick all]
 |------------------|
 |------------------|
 |------------------|
 |------------------|
 |------------------|
 |-1-2-0------1-0-1-|


 Riff B1 - 0:44 [lead guitar]
 |-------------------|
 |-------------------|
 |-------------------|
 |-7-6---------------|
 |-----8-7--8-7-8-5--|
 |-------------------|


 Riff B2 - 0:44 [rhythm guitar]
 |-----------|----------|------------------|
 |-----------|----------|------------------|
 |-----------|< play 3x-|------------------|
 |-----------|----------|------------------|
 |-2-2-------|----------|-2-2----------1---|
 |-0-0-------|----------|-0-0-----1-3----3-|


 Riff B3 - 0:56 [speed pick all]
 |-------------------|
 |-------------------|
 |-------------------|
 |-------------------|
 |---------------1-3-|
 |-0--------1-3------|


 Riff B4 - 1:21
 |---------------------|
 |---------------------|
 |---------------------|
 |---------------------|
 |-2-2------------1----|
 |-0-0-------1-3----3--|


 Riff C - 1:46 [speed pick all]
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |-0-------3-2--3-2-|-0------6-5--6-5-|-0------3-2--3-2-|-0------6-5--6-3-|


 Riff D - 3:01 [part in () is not played first time]
 |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |-(-3-)-*2-----*2----------------------|-----2-2-*2-------3-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-|
 |-(-1-)-*0-----*0------0-7-6-3-6-3-2-6-|-2-0-0-0-*0-------1-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-|


 Riff E - 3:39 [speed pick all]
 |----------------------------|-----------------------||
 |----------------------------|-----------------------||
 |----------------------------|-----------------------||
 |----------------------------|-----------------------||
 |----------------------------|-----------------------||
 |-0----------0-7-6-3-6-3-2-6-|-2-0----1--0-1--2--0-1-||

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