Dio - Holy Diver Tab

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DIO - HOLY DIVER

written by : Lars Spangenberg

INTRO:

  E                                                                
  B                                                                
  G                                                                
  D      5       5       5 7 8        5       5       8    3       
  A      3   3 3 3   3 3 3 5 6        3   3 3 3   3 3 6    1       
  E                                                                
            |--|    |--|                 |--|    |--|
             PM      PM                   PM      PM


  E                                       
  B                                       
  G                                       
  D 5       5       8     3     5   3  5  
  A 3   3 3 3   3 3 6     1     3   1  3  
  E                                       
      |--|    |--|
       PM      PM


  E                                                                
  B                                                                
  G                                                                
  D      5       5       5 7 8        5       5       8    3       
  A      3   3 3 3   3 3 3 5 6        3   3 3 3   3 3 6    1       
  E                                                                
            |--|    |--|                 |--|    |--|
             PM      PM                   PM      PM


  E                                                   
  B                                                   
  G                                                   
  D 5       5       8     3     5   3            3    
  A 3   3 3 3   3 3 6     1     3   1  6       6 1    
  E                                    4       4      
      |--|    |--|
       PM      PM

VERSES:

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


  E                                                                  
  B                                                                  
  G                                                                  
  D  5       5       3       3                                       
  A  3   3 3 3   3 3 1   1 1 1   1 1 6       6       6       6       
  E                                  4   4 4 4   4 4 4   4 4 4   4 4 
    |--------------------------------------------------------------|
                                   PM


  E         *this is played instead
  B          of the last three notes
  G          of the bar above in the
  D    3     2nd + 3rd + 4th verse
  A  6 1    
  E  4      


  E                                                          
  B                                                          
  G                                                          
  D  5       5       5       5       5       5       5*      
  A  3   3 3 3   3 3 3   3 3 3   3 3 3   3 3 3   3 3 3    6\ 
  E                                                       4\ 
    |----------------------------------------------|
                          PM


  E                                                            
  B                                                            
  G                                                            
  D  5       5       3       3       5       5       5       5 
  A  3   3 3 3   3 3 1   1 1 1   1 1 3   3 3 3   3 3 3   3 3 3 
  E                                                            
   |--------------------------------------------------------|
                              PM


  E                                           
  B                                           
  G                                           
  D    5       5       3       3       6      
  A    3   3 3 3   3 3 1   1 1 1   1 1 6      
  E                                    4      
     |-------------------------------|
                    PM
1st PRE-CHORUS:
 ...gotta get awaaaaaay...

  E                   4                 
  B                                     
  G                        5            
  D  6                                  
  A  6                                  
  E  4                                  
     let ring

1st CHORUS

  E                                                                
  B                                                                
  G                                                                
  D      5       5       5 7 8        5       5       8    3       
  A      3   3 3 3   3 3 3 5 6        3   3 3 3   3 3 6    1       
  E                                                                
            |--|    |--|                 |--|    |--|
             PM      PM                   PM      PM


  E                                       
  B                                       
  G                                       
  D 5       5       8     3     5   3  5  
  A 3   3 3 3   3 3 6     1     3   1  3  
  E                                       
      |--|    |--|
       PM      PM

Go back to verses then to 2nd prchorus
2nd PRE-CHORUS:

  E                  4      4                                   
  B                    4      4                                 
  G                5    5             3               5         
  D         6                         3               5         
  A  10\    6                         1               3         
  E         4                                                   
                 let ring
     *not sure
     about the
     slide

2nd CHORUS:

  E                                                                    
  B                                                                    
  G   5 5*            3 3*                                      3      
  D   5 5             3 3             6 6*          6           3      
  A   3 3             1 1             6 6           6           1      
  E                                   4 4           4                  


  E                                                                   
  B                                                                   
  G    5 5*            3 3*                                   3       
  D    5 5             3 3           6            6           3       
  A    3 3             1 1           6            6           1       
  E                                  4            4                   


  E                                                                   
  B                                                                   
  G   5 5*            3 3*                                    3       
  D   5 5             3 3           6 6*          6           3       
  A   3 3             1 1           6 6           6           1       
  E                                 4 4           4                   


  E                                                                    
  B                                                                    
  G    5 5*            3 3*                                            
  D    5 5             3 3           6                                 
  A    3 3             1 1           6                                 
  E                                  4                                 

Back to verses then to guitar solo
GUITAR SOLO:
          1/2
           /\

  E        //\\                                                     
  B     10//  \(10) 8                     8 \ 7 5 5~~               
  G     10/    (10) 8 10 8                8 \ 7 5 5~~               
  D                       10 8 8~~                    5             
  A                                                     8 5 5~~///  
  E                                                                 
  |                      |---|                                     |
  |                       PM                                       |

  E                                                                 
  B                                                                 
  G                                                                 
  D  3 5                           8 5                 5 5          
  A  1 3                           6 3                 3 3          
  E                                                                 

                                                     1

  E                                                   /\~~~    
  B            8 8 8 7 7 7 5 5 5                     /         
  G            8 8 8 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 5 3 5~~          /          
  D  10 13 10                             8 7 5    /           
  A                                            8 8/            
  E                                                            
  |                                                           |
  |                                                           |

  E                                                            
  B                                                            
  G                                                            
  D   8 5      8      7           3 5                          
  A   6 3      6      5           1 3                          
  E                                                            

                  1

  E  22~~~~~~~~  18/\(18)  18      16      18          
  B                          18 16   16 15   16 15~~~  
  G                                                    
  D                                                    
  A                                                    
  E                                                    
  |                                                   |
  |                                                   |

  E                                                    
  B                                                    
  G                                                    
  D  8 5            3 5                           8 5  
  A  6 3            1 3                           6 3  
  E                                                    

                                          2

  E         18p16p15                  /\                       
  B                 18 18p16p15 13 13/   13p11 13 13~~~\\\\\\  
  G                                                            
  D                                                            
  A                                                            
  E                                                            
  |                                                           |
  |                                                           |

  E                                                            
  B                                                            
  G                                                            
  D  8      7      3 5                           8 5           
  A  6      5      1 3                           6 3           
  E                                                            

1

  E                                                            /\     
  B                                                           /  \    
  G                                                          /        
  D   17 18 17    20 18 17 18                               /         
  A            18            18 17     17 17 18 18 20 20 20/          
  E                                20                                 
                                                                    
  |                     PM                                           |

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


  E                                                             *he uses PH
  B                                                             for all the
  G  12 13 13p12p10 12 13p12p10    10 12 13 13p12p10 10   10    notes on the
  D                             13                      13      G String
  A                                                             
  E                                                             
  |                                                            |
  |                                                            |

  E                                                             
  B                                                             
  G                                                             
  D                                                             
  A    6              6              6              6           
  E    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4 
          |------|       |------|       |------|       |------|
             PM             PM             PM             PM


  E                                                     
  B                                                     
  G  12 13 13p12p10 12 10    10                         
  D                             13    13p12p10 10~~~~   
  A                                                     
  E                                                     
  |                                                    |
  |                                                    |

  E                                                     
  B                                                     
  G                                                     
  D  3              3              3              3     
  A  1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1     
  E                                                     
        |------|       |------|       |------|
           PM            PM              PM


  E                                                    11  10            
  B                                                            13  11    
  G  12 13 13p12p10 12 10   10 12 13 13p12p10 12 13 13                   
  D                      13                                              
  A                                                                      
  E                                                                      
  |                                                                     |
  |                                                                     |

  E                                                                      
  B                                                                      
  G                                                                      
  D                                                3           3         
  A  6           6           6           6         1   1   1   1   1   1 
  E  4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4                       
       |-----|     |-----|     |-----|     |-----|    |----|     |-----|
         PM          PM          PM          PM         PM         PM


  E                                                                          
  B  16p15p13                                                                
  G          15 15p13p12   13p12p10                10 10~ 12 12 12~ 15 15 15~
  D                     15         13 12 12~ 13 13~                          
  A                                                                          
  E                                                                          
  |                                                                         |
  |                                                                         |

  E                                                                          
  B                                                                          
  G                                                                          
  D     8            7                3           3           3           3  
  A     6            5                1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1  
  E                                                                          
                                        |-----|     |-----|     |-----|
                                          PM          PM          PM
                          1/4

  E                         /\                        
  B                        /                          
  G  13 13 13 12 10     12/                           
  D                  13    13 12~~~~~~~~              
  A                                                   
  E                                                   
  |                                                  |
  |                                                  |

  E                                                   
  B                                                   
  G                                5         3        
  D      6~~~      5~~~            3         1        
  A                                                   
  E                                                   

Back to verses then to 3rd Pre-Chorus
3rd PRE-CHORUS:

  E          4      4                    4     4                             
  B            4      4                    4     4                           
  G       5      5          3          5     5           3      3   5        
  D   6                     3       6                    3      3   5        
  A   6                     1       6                    1      1   3        
  E   4                             4                                        
                 let ring

3rd CHORUSplay this until it fades out


  E                                                         
  B                                                         
  G                                                         
  D      5       5       5 7 8    5       5       8    3    
  A      3   3 3 3   3 3 3 5 6    3   3 3 3   3 3 6    1    
  E                                                         
            |--|    |--|              |--|    |--|
             PM      PM                PM      PM

  E                                                         
  B                                                         
  G                                                         
  D      5       5       5 7 8    5       5       8    7    
  A      3   3 3 3   3 3 3 5 6    3   3 3 3   3 3 6    5    
  E                                                         
           |--|    |--|              |--|    |--|
            PM      PM                PM      PM

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E
B
G
D	5 5 5 5 5 5 5
A	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6
E	4
E
B
G
D	5 5 3 3
A	3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 6 6
E	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
E		*this is played instead
B		of the last three notes
G		of the bar above in the
D	3	2nd + 3rd + 4th verse
A	6 1
E	4
E
B
G
D	5 5 5 5 5 5 5*
A	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6\
E	4\
E
B
G
D	5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5
A	3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
E
E	//\\
B	10// \(10) 8 8 \ 7 5 5~~
G	10/ (10) 8 10 8 8 \ 7 5 5~~
D	10 8 8~~ 5
A	8 5 5~~///
E
E	/\~~~
B	8 8 8 7 7 7 5 5 5 /
G	8 8 8 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 5 3 5~~ /
D	10 13 10 8 7 5 /
A	8 8/
E
E	/\
B	/ \
G	/
D	17 18 17 20 18 17 18 /
A	18 18 17 17 17 18 18 20 20 20/
E	20
E		*he uses PH
B		for all the
G	12 13 13p12p10 12 13p12p10 10 12 13 13p12p10 10 10	notes on the
D	13 13	G String
A
E
E	11 10
B	13 11
G	12 13 13p12p10 12 10 10 12 13 13p12p10 12 13 13
D	13
A
E
E
B	16p15p13
G	15 15p13p12 13p12p10 10 10~ 12 12 12~ 15 15 15~
D	15 13 12 12~ 13 13~
A
E
E	4 4 4 4
B	4 4 4 4
G	5 5 3 5 5 3 3 5
D	6 3 6 3 3 5
A	6 1 6 1 1 3
E	4 4