Welcome to Hell - by Venom Originally recorded on the album Welcome to Hell (1981 Neat Records) Words and music by Conrad Lant and Jeff Dunn Tune down guitars three half-steps (to C#) Note - letters above staff are time vales for notes underneath. Lyrics are below staff. I would notate palm-muting, but due to the quality of the recording (playing) it is hard to tell. May your ears be your guide. I would transcribe the bass part, but to avoid redundancy I left it out. It only follows the guitar. Rhythm in 4/4 Intro - Riff 1 (guitar and drums only first time) e e e e e e e e e e e q q. e e e e e e e e ||---------------------|-----------------|-------------------| ||-o-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| ||--------5-----5------|-5-----5----7~~--|------5-----5------| ||-o------5-----5------|-5-----5----7~~--|------5-----5------| ||----0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-----------|--0-0---0-0---0-0--| ||---------------------|-----------------|-------------------| (Bass enters first time) e e e q q. e e e e e e e e e e e q q. |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-5-----5---7~~---|------5-----5------|-5-----5---7~~-----| |-5-----5---7~~---|------5-----5------|-5-----5---7~~-----| |---0-0-----------|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| e e e e e e e e e e e q q. |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|------------------o-|| |-----5-----5------|--5-----5----7~~----|| |-----5-----5------|--5-----5----7~~--o-|| |-0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0-------------|| |------------------|--------------------|| Verse 1 e e e e e e e e e e e q q. e e e e e e e e ||---------------------|-----------------|-------------------| ||-o-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| ||--------5-----5------|-5-----5----7~~--|------5-----5------| ||-o------5-----5------|-5-----5----7~~--|------5-----5------| ||----0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-----------|--0-0---0-0---0-0--| ||---------------------|-----------------|-------------------| Fight we will fight right Living low in e e e e e e e e e e e q q. e e e e e e e e |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-5-----5---7~~---|------5-----5------|-5-----5---7~~-----| |-5-----5---7~~---|------5-----5------|-5-----5---7~~-----| |---0-0-----------|--0-0---0-0---0-0--|---0-0-------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| a world of our own-- Des - tined to live right e e e e e e e e e e e q q. |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|------------------o-|| |-----5-----5------|--5-----5----7~~----|| |-----5-----5------|--5-----5----7~~--o-|| |-0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0-------------|| |------------------|--------------------|| We're taking hell as our home --- Bridge: e e e e e e e e e e e q q. |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |------9-----9------|--9-----7~~---7~~------| |------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~------| |--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0----------------| Bur - ning lives burning e e e e e e e e e e e q q. |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------9--------9--------|--9--------12----11--------| |--------7--------7--------|--7--------10----9---------| |--0--0-----0--0-----0--0--|-----0--0------------------| asking me for the mercy of God e e e e e e e e e e e q q. |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |------9-----9------|--9-----7~~---7~~------| |------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~------| |--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0----------------| An - cient cries crying e e e e e e e e e e e q q. |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |------9-----9------|--9-----7~~---7~~----| |------7-----7------|--7-----5~~---5~~----| |--0-0---0-0---0-0--|----0-0--------------| Acting fast upon the ways of the dog Chorus: e e e q. e e e e e e e e e e |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |---------------3-------|-------------------| |--3---2---0----3---3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| Wel come to Hell e e e q. e e e e e e e e e e |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |---------------3-------|-------------------| |--3---2---0----3---3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| Wel come to Hell e e e q. e e e e e e e e e e |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |---------------3-------|-------------------| |--3---2---0----3---3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-2-0----| |---------------1---1-1-|--1-1-1-1-------1--| Wel come to Hell e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |----------------3--|-(3)------------5----| |-3-2-0----3-2-0-3--|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3--5----| |-------3--------1--|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1--3----| Hell ---- q e e e e e e |-------------------| |-------------------| |-------------------| |-(5)---------------| |-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5---| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---| Riff 1 (see above) Verse 2 (see music above, lyrics below) Bridge Chorus Interlude q q q e e q q q q |-----------------------|---------------------| |-o---------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-o--2---4---5----4--2--|--(2)---4---5---4----| |----2---4---5----4--2--|--(2)---4---5---4----| |----0---2---3----2--0--|--(0)---2---3---2----| q q q q e q h+e |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|------------------o-| repeat |-------------------|-------4----3-------| four times |--2---4---5---4----|---5---4----3-----o-| (notes on |--2---4---5---4----|---5---2----1-------| lyrics below) |--0---2---3---2----|---3----------------| (double-time feel) s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-o-------------------------------|-------------------------------o-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-o-------------------------------|-------------------------------o-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-o-------------------------------|-------------------------------o-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-o-------------------------------|-------------------------------o-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-o-------------------------------|-------------------------------o-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-o-------------------------------|-------------------------------o-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (end double-time feel) w (w) (w) (w) |--------|--------|--------|---------| |--------|--------|--------|---------| |---9----|--(9)---|--(9)---|---(9)---| |---9----|--(9)---|--(9)---|---(9)---| |---7----|--(7)---|--(7)---|---(7)---| |---0----|--(0)---|--(0)---|---(0)---| Riff 1 Verse 3 Chorus, with below ending after last bar: s s s q+s hr |---------------------| |---------------------| |--------2------------| |--------2------------| |--0-0-0-0------------| |---------------------| Lyrics for verse 2&3 Verse 2 Kill we will kill death Masturbating on the deeds we have done Hell commands Death Kill Argue not or feel the death of the son Interlude (overdub of a woman reciting Psalm 23) Leave your souls at his feet Kiss the flames, scorn defeat Verse 3 Die we won't die here Our choice of difference is what you'll never know Mortal voids live die Buried deep beneath the fall of the snow