Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Tuned down 1/2-step Comments: I never was, nor am now, a fan of Hot in the shade; sure there were a few decent songs but as a whole I didn't like it much. That's why I love this song. The first time I heard it was when MTV showed the video and I flipped. Gene was back in killer form and the riffs were not of this earth. This was indeed a Revenge worth the wait. The song is characteristic for its lack of full power chords; there are plenty of little diads and octaves but very few three-note chords. Nevertheless it creates a very big sound due to the guitars and bass often playing in unison for the riffs. Look out for the wonderfully strange 7 against 4 feel at the end of the solo. And the solo is just right for this song: it screams, stings, spits and moans. I was very happy to see Bruce go the more conventional blues box route on this album (although this doesn't exactly fit that bill), I think it fits him better than the 80's style guitar-hero antics he often got caught up iin before. Oh, the E's in Rhy. Figs 1a and 1b are semi-harmonics. And, there's an extremely obnoxious guitar (I've never heard such over the top, bee-buzz-like distorsion before) that doubles some of the diads. Put on headphones and prepared to be stunned. Key: / = slide up = slide down b = bend (whole step) b^ = bend (1/2 step) b^^ = bend (1 1/2 steps) pb = pre-bend r = release-bend t = tap with righthand finger h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = Vibrato * = Natural Harmonic #(#) = Trill ** = Artificial Harmonic x = Dead notes (no pitch) P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes) () = Dive war (/) = Release war Tp = Tap wplectrum Rhythm Fig. 1a Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|--4/5-----4/5-----------4/5-----4/5-------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|--2/3-----2/3-----------2/3-----2/3-------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|--------3--2~------2--3--------3--2~------2--3--| Ab|--1--1----------1--------1--1----------1--------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. Rhythm Fig. 1b Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|--4/5-----4/5-----------4/5-----4/5-------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|--2/3-----2/3-----------2/3-----2/3-------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|--------3--2~------2--3--------3-----5-----2/-3-| Ab|--1--1----------1--------1--1-----1-----1-------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. Rhythm Fig. 2 Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------2------/7~---5~-------------| Db|--4/5-----4/5-------2------/7~---5~-------------| Ab|--------------------0----0----------------------| Eb|--2/3-----2/3-------------------------0--1------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|----1-/6----5----4------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3a Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------5----5--4----------/8-------| Db|--4/5-----4/5-------5----5--4----------/8-------| Ab|--------------------3----3--2--0--0--0----------| Eb|--2/3-----2/3-----------------------------------| P.M. - > Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|--7~-------------7-----7--5/-7--7--x--5~--------| Db|--7~-------------7-----7--5/-7--7--x--5~--------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3b Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------5----5--4----------/8-------| Db|--4/5-----4/5-------5----5--4----------/8-------| Ab|--------------------3----3--2--0--0--0----------| Eb|--2/3-----2/3-----------------------------------| P.M. - > Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|--7~------------7--x--5~------------------------| Db|--7~------------7--x--5~------------------------| Ab|-------5--5--5----------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| P.M. - > Rhythm Fig. 4a Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------7----5----------7----5-------5--4~-------| Db|------------------------------------5--4~-------| Ab|--0----5----3--0----0--5----3--0----------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|--3--------3------------------------------------| Gb|--2--------2------------------------------------| Db|--0--------0----------0-------------------------| Ab|-----0--3-------0--3----------3----2----1-------| Eb|-------------------------1----------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4b Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------7----5----------7----5-------5--4~-------| Db|------------------------------------5--4~-------| Ab|--0----5----3--0----0--5----3--0----------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|--3--------3------------------------------------| Gb|--2--------2------------------------------------| Db|--0--------0----------0---3---------------------| Ab|-----0--3-------0--3----------------------------| Eb|--------------------------1---------------------| P.M. P.M. Rhythm Fig. 4c Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------7----5----------7----5-------5--4~-------| Db|------------------------------------5--4~-------| Ab|--0----5----3--0----0--5----3--0----------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|--3--------3------------------------------------| Gb|--2--------2------------------------------------| Db|--0--------0----------0-------------------------| Ab|-----0--3-------0--3----------3---------2-------| Eb|-------------------------1---------1------------| P.M. P.M. < - - - 2x - - - > Rhythm Fig. 5 Eb|------------------------------------3--2~-------| Bb|------------------------------------3--2~-------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|--2---------------------------------------------| Ab|--2---------------------------------------------| Eb|--0----5~---3--0----0--5~---3--0----------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|--2---------------------------------------------| Ab|--2-------------------------3----2----1---------| Eb|--0----5~---3--0----0--1------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 6 Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|--0-------0------3----2----1----0---------0-----| Eb|------0------1-----------------------0----------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------2----3----4----------| Ab|-------3----2----1----0----2----3----4----------| Eb|--1------------------------0----1----2----------| Rhythm Fig. 7 Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------2------------2-----------| Db|-----------------------2------------2-----------| Ab|-------3----2----1-----0------------0-----------| Eb|--1---------------------------------------------| < - - - - 2x - - > Riff 1 Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|-(3~)-------------------------------------------| Gb|--3~--------------------------------------------| Db|--3~--------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Riff 2 Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------3--8b~---------------------------------| Gb|--3---------------------------------------------| Db|-----5------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Riff 3 Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|--3**~-----8**b--8**b---------------------------| Gb|------------------------3**--5**~----()--------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Solo Eb|-----------------------------15----15---15------| Bb|--15------------15()-----17----17----17---17---| Gb|--16------------16()---------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Tremolo pick Let ring - - - - - - - Eb|--15----15----15----15--------------------------| Bb|-----17----17----17-----------------------------| Gb|-------------------------16----------15----14---| Db|----------------------------1514-13----13------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| - - - - - - - - - - > Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------13-----------------------------------| Db|--1312-11----11---7*()-----------------------| Ab|--------------------7*()----------7~----7--9---| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------8----8----10-----| Gb|----------7**~---7(9)()-------10b--10b--12b----| Db|------7-9---------------------------------------| Ab|--10--------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|--11----12---12-12----12-12------15p12-----12---| Gb|--13b---14b-----14b------14b~----------15-------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| < - 8x - > Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------12~--| Gb|--15p12-14p12----12-14p12-14b-----14p12----12~--| Db|--------------14------------------------14------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|--14~-----13--12-11/12~----16p12~--------/14~---| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|--10~-----9---8-7/-9~------12p9~----------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------13~---15~---15b-r15p13------------------| Gb|--14~--------------------------14~-----14-16-17-| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------17-20-----17-20-----------12-----| Bb|-----17-20-20b-------20b-------20b~------15b----| Gb|--19--------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Eb|--13----14----15--------------------------------| Bb|--16b---17b---18b~------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------x-----------------------| Eb|-----------------------x---------5------------| Pick scrape Outro solo (w/ wah) Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|--20b-------20b-------20b-----------------------| Gb|--------------------------------19**b----r19p17-| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------13--| Gb|------------------10--9--8------10--9--8--------| Db|--19~-------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------/8-------------8------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|--13--12--11--10~-------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| UNHOLY Simmons, Vincent [Fade in and randomly pick muted strings] [Rhy. Fig 1a] [Rhy. Fig 1a] I was there through the ages Chained snakes to their cages I have seen you eat your own [Rhy. Fig 2] I'm the cycle of pain Of a thousand year old reign [Rhy. Fig 1a] I'm suicide and salvation The omen to nations That you worship on all fours [Rhy. Fig 3a] I'm the infection and famine That's knocking at your door That's why you're feeling so [Rhy. Fig 4a] Unholy Oh, I was created by man, you know I'm.... [Rhy. Fig 4b] Unholy Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Riff 1] I am the incubus I lay the egg in you The worm that burrows Through your brain [Rhy. Fig 2] But you are the beast That calls me by my name [Rhy. Fig 1b] You send your children to war To serve bastards and whores So now you know [Rhy. Fig 3b] You created me On the day that you were born [Rhy. Fig 4a] (2x) Unholy I was created by man, yeah I'm the Lord of the flies, you know I'm Unholy >From the left hand of power comes the father of lies [Rhy. Fig 4c] Unholy - Unholy! [Rhy. Fig 5] [Solo over Rhy. Fig 5 (3x)] [Rhy. Fig 6] [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Riff 2] I lay you down to sleep Your soul to keep Better cross your heart before you die [Rhy. Fig 3a w/ Riff 3] And now you know Know that you are mine That's why you're feeling so [Rhy. Fig 4a (3x) w/ Outro solo] Unholy, Unholy, Unholy [Rhy. Fig 7] Unholy!!