The Battle Rages On

(início)

INTRO

MAIN RIFF
Dm                                (Kbd appears)

Repeat the main riff (throughout with kbd)
1st VERSE
Dm                    C  (from here on organ only)
Been so many words so much to say
Dm                     F         Gm
Words are not enough to keep the guns at bay
Main riff (with gtr)
2nd verse
Dm               C   Gtr fill #1
Some live in fear some do not
Dm                        F            Gm
some gamble everything on who gets the final shot
The first half of the main riff
SECOND RIFF (using D min harmonic scale)
A                                                          Bb
Oh dont't talk to me of love                          It's obvious

C/E         Dm          Bb/D       Dm        Bb C
  it's not enough   Annihilation   Kill them all

G10=========I10====-----10=====---I10=====7===9====I
D10=========I12====-----12=====---I12=====8===10===I

Dm     Bb/D       C         Bb  C     Dm      Bb/D
Capitulation    watch the mighty fall The road to glory
E10=====10========I12--------6===8===I10=======10=====I
B10=====11========I13--------6===8===I10=======11=====I
G10=====10========I12--------7===9===I10=======10=====I
D10=====10========I14--------8===10==I12=======12=====I

Dm          Bb  C Dm        C     Bb       G
is lined in red   And thoug the   gone
                  reason now is
E10=======6==8===I10=====8======--I6======I3=====I
B10=======6==8===I10=====8======--I6======I3=====I
G10=======7==9===I10=====9======--I7-=====I4=====I
D12=======8==10==I12=====10=====--I8======I5=====I

Gm
  The battle rages on
E3===================I
B3===================I
G3===================I     main riff
D5============I

3rd verse (guitar murders the chords)
Dm (gtr D5)         C5
Was it love or hate that got here first
Dm (D5)        F5           Gm  (G5)
Hate's a habit it's hard to shake the curse
The first half of the main riff
4th verse (now melody chords with fills)
Dm               C
Kill to live and live to die
Dm          F            Gm
Human nature you let the strong survive
1/2 of the usual riff...
2nd riff and top 4 string chords as above
A
Oh don't talk to me of love
   Bb     C/E         Dm
Be serious it's not enough
      Bb/D   Dm        C Bb
Annihilation kill them all
Dm            C          Bb C  Dm
 Capitulation watch the mighty fall
            Bb/D  Dm          Bb C
The road to glory is lined in red
Dm             C             Bb   G Gm
And though the reason now is gone
The battle rages on
                  Guitar solo
                  (organ plays chords)
IE5   I     I     I     I
IH5   IG5   IH5   IA5 H5I
Guitar & org power chords:
(D bass throughout)
D        F        G       Bb       C       Eb       F      G (fill)
(let ring)

D0------I3-------I5------I3-------I5------I8-------I10----I--------I
A0------I3-------I5------I3-------I5------I8-------I10----I9/10----I
D0------I3-------I5------I--------I-------I--------I------I--------I

G12-------------------------------I--------------------------------I
D12-------------------------------I--------------------------------I
A10-------------------------------I--------------------------------I

 X X   X X===D D X X X D X W W===  X X   X X===  X X===X X X====

 X X   X X===W W X X X X X========
(!=basic beat X=strum D=lh damped strum W=less powerful strum)
(transcribed approximately especially this strumming part)
Second riff twice:
1st time kbd-gtr-kbd-gtr
2nd time unisono + chainsaw fills from 2nd gtr
Annihilation....as played earlier with gtr licks in 10th position...
THE END
D (bass)
(org chord progressions)
Gtr riff n+1 times

the last bar of the main riff x 3 times
ending the last time in high D (7th fret on B|-stiring)
the first bar of the main riff
and that's the song
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Gtr fill #1