EXTAR'S SHEET METAL PRESENTS

M E T A L  A L T A R  B A S S  T A B

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* - mute strings/kill sustain

> > R I F F   S T R U C T U R E < <

>>INTRO Rhythm 2<< 

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|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|-2------------------------|----------------------------|

>>INTRO Rhythm 4<<

|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--0--2--2--2--2--2--3-------|

|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--0-------------------------|

>>Verse Rhythm<<

|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--3-------|
|Palm muted------------------------------------|

|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------3--2-------|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--3----------------|
|Palm muted----------------|

>>Chorus Rhythm 1<<

|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--2--2--2--3--------------|--2--2--2--0----------------|

>>Solo Rhythm<<

|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--6-----7--6-------|
|Palm muted---------------------------|

>>Last chord<<

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|--2-----*-----------------|


> > S O N G   S T R U C T U R E < <

[Time marks] represent reference points from original recording (http://www.extarscube.com/cube3/audio/extar_-_metal_altar.mp3). Bear in mind the verse riff is played instead of intro rhythm 4 in recording. Original is about 150-155bpm, but it sounds better nearer 170bpm.

BASS		Guitar 2
TACET		INTRO 1		[0:04]
TACET		INTRO 1
INTRO 2		INTRO 2		[0:17]
INTRO 2		INTRO 2
INTRO 2		INTRO 2
INTRO 2		INTRO 2
INTRO 4		INTRO 4		[0:42]
INTRO 4		INTRO 4
VERSE		VERSE		[1:08]
VERSE		VERSE
VERSE		VERSE
VERSE		VERSE
CHORUS 1	CHORUS 1	[1:33]
CHORUS 1	CHORUS 1
CHORUS 1	CHORUS 1
CHORUS 1	CHORUS 1
VERSE		VERSE		[1:59]
VERSE		VERSE
VERSE		VERSE
VERSE		VERSE
CHORUS 1	CHORUS 1	[2:25]
CHORUS 1	CHORUS 1
CHORUS 1	CHORUS 1
CHORUS 1	CHORUS 1 (Pick slide into Solo Rhythm)
SOLO (x8)	SOLO (x8)	[2:50]
SOLO		SOLO
SOLO		SOLO
SOLO		SOLO
SOLO		SOLO
SOLO		SOLO
SOLO		SOLO
SOLO		SOLO
VERSE		VERSE		[3:16]
VERSE		VERSE
VERSE		VERSE
VERSE		VERSE
CHORUS 1	CHORUS 1	[3:41]
CHORUS 1	CHORUS 1
CHORUS 1	CHORUS 1
CHORUS 1	CHORUS 1
LAST		LAST

That's it, and it should be accurate. So you've got no excuses now. :D