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Strike of the Beast Guitar Tablature 
EXODUS - STRIKE OF THE BEAST
(Bonded By Blood, 1985)

Key
= after note = vibrato
^ after note = heavy vibrato 
 = slide down
/ = slide up
+ = tap
h = hammer
p = pull
n = natural harmonic
s = pinching harmonic (squeal)
* = tremolo pick
t = trill
b = bend
|-3-| = triplet

n number above the tab = play the first part then the first finishing part
			 play the first part a second time and then play the second finishing part
			 etc.

Riff 1

E -------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------------------
D --------------------------8-7-----------------------------------8-7------
A ---------8-7-----10-7---------10-7---------8-7---------10-7---------10-7-
E -0-0-0-0-----0-0------0-0----------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0------0-0----------

E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------
D --------------------------8-7-------------------------------7----
A ---------8-7-----10-7---------10-7---------8-7-----10-7----------
E -0-0-0-0-----0-0------0-0----------0-0-0-0-----0-0------0-0------

Riff 1A

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------
D --------------------------8-7-------------------------------8-7------
A ---------8-7-----10-7---------10-7---------8-7-----10-7---------10-7-
E -0-0-0-0-----0-0------0-0----------0-0-0-0-----0-0------0-0----------

E -------------------------------------------------------------- ----------
B -------------------------------------------------------------- ----------
G -------------------------------------------------------------- ----------
D --------------------------8-7-------------------------------5- -5--4--3--
A ---------8-7-----10-7---------10-7---------8-7-----10-7-----5- -5--4--3--
E -0-0-0-0-----0-0------0-0----------0-0-0-0-----0-0------0-0-3- -3--2--1--

Riff 1B

E ------------------------------------------------------------- ----------
B ------------------------------------------------------------- ----------
G -9----------------9----------------9----------------9-------- ----------
D -9----------------9----------------9----------------9------5- -5--4--3--
A -7----------------7----------------7----------------7------5- -5--4--3--
E -----------------------------------------------------------3- -3--2--1--

Riff 1C

E -------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------------------
D --------------------------8-7-----------------------------------8-7------
A ---------8-7-----10-7---------10-7---------8-7---------10-7---------10-7-
E -0-0-0-0-----0-0------0-0----------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0------0-0----------

E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------
D --------------------------8-7-------------------------------------
A ---------8-7-----10-7---------10-7---------8-7-----10-7-----------
E -0-0-0-0-----0-0------0-0----------0-0-0-0-----0-0------0-0-3--2--

Riff 1D

E -----------------------------------
B -----------------------------------
G -----------------------------------
D --------------------------8-7------
A ---------8-7-----10-7---------10-7-
E -0-0-0-0-----0-0------0-0----------

Riff 1E

E ---------------------------------
B ---------------------------------
G ---------------------------------
D ---------------------------------
A -------------------------1-0-----
E -0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-----3-0-

Riff 2

E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---0---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3---2---1--
	
Riff 2A

E --------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------10---9---10--
D -------------------------------------------------10---9---10--
A -8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 ---7---8 --
E --------------------------------------------------------------

E ---------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------12---11---10--
D -------------------------------------------------12---11---10--
A -8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10---9 ---8 --
E ---------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 2B

E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------2--------2--------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------2--------2--------
E -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0--------0--------
				       					 
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------9--------9--------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------9--------9--------
A -8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7--------7--------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 3

E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------
G -7----------------9----------------5--------------4--5--5--5--5--5--7--
D -7----------------9----------------5--------------4--5--5--5--5--5--7--
A -5----------------7----------------3--------------2--3--3--3--3--3--5--
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
			       			       |--3--|  |--3--|

Riff 3A 

E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -7----------------9----------------5--------------4--5--5--5--5--5--7--5--5--5--5--5--7--5--5--5--5--5--7--5-
D -7----------------9----------------5--------------4--5--5--5--5--5--7--5--5--5--5--5--7--5--5--5--5--5--7--5-
A -5----------------7----------------3--------------2--3--3--3--3--3--5--3--3--3--3--3--5--3--3--3--3--3--5--3-
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
			       			       |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|

Riff 3B

E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -7----------------9----------------5--------------4--5--5--5--5--5--7--5--5--5--5--5--7--5--5--5--5--5--7--5-
D -7----------------9----------------5--------------4--5--5--5--5--5--7--5--5--5--5--5--7--5--5--5--5--5--7--5-
A -5----------------7----------------3--------------2--3--3--3--3--3--5--3--3--3--3--3--5--3--3--3--3--3--5--3-
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
			       			       |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--| 

E ------------------------------------------- ---
B ------------------------------------------- ---
G ------------------------------------------- ---
D -2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2- ---
A -2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2- ---
E -0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0- -0-

Riff 4A

E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ---------8--7----------7--5----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6--5--0-0-0-0---------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------6--5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-

Riff 4

E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------10--9----------9--7------------------------------------------8--7------------------------------------------------
D ---------8 --7----------7--5------------------------------------------8--7----------8--7----------------------------------
A -0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6--5--0-0-0-0-8--7----------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6--5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-

Riff 4B

E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------
A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E -----------------------------------------------------------------

E ---------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------------
A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------
E -------------------------6--5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-

Fill 1

E ---------------------
B ---------------------
G ---------------------
D ---------------------
A ---------------------
E -3----4----5----6----

Riff 5

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--2-----------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2---3---2----3--2-----
E -------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------------------------------------3--

Riff 5A

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--2-----------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2--------
E -------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------------------

Order

Riff 1 x 1
Riff 1A/1B x 1
Riff 1 x 1
Riff 1C x 1
Riff 2 x 1
Riff 1D x 4
Riff 2A x 1
Riff 1D x 4
Riff 3 x 1
Riff 1 x 1
Riff 1C x 1
Riff 2 x 1
Riff 1D x 4
Riff 2A x 1
Riff 1D x 4
Riff 3 x 1
Riff 1D x 4
Riff 3A x 1
Riff 4A x 2
Riff 4 x 2
Riff 4B x 4
Solo over Riff 2B x 1
Solo over Fill 1 x 1
Solo over Riff 5 x 3
Solo over Riff 5A x 1
Riff 2 x 1
Riff 1E x 4
Riff 2A x 1
Riff 1E x 4
Riff 3 x 1
Riff 1D x 4
Riff 3B x 1

Tabbed by Radiohater 2003
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