Tuning: Half step down 
 
Notation Key 
v: vibrato 
t: tremolo bar 
^: bend 
.: palm mute 
~: trill 
p: pull-off 
h: hammer-on 
x: ghost note 
/: slide up 
\: slide down 
 
Comments: This has to be like the coolest Metal Church song ever.  I found a song called 
"Big Guns" on the internet and downloaded it, but it doesn't sound like any song I ever 
heard on any of my Metal Church albums, and I couldn't find it in the official Metal 
Church discography or on any bootleg discographies.  It sounds just like Metal Church. 
Anybody know about this?  It definitely rocks.  Anyway, back to this song, which, like I 
said, is like the coolest Metal Church song ever.  I think I'm going to tab Merciless 
Onslaught sometime in the near future, too. Anyway, the tab came out excellent IMO, and 
if you spot a mistake, point it out to me mo-fo.  That's what I thought.  Peace, Cats 
and Kittens. 
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Fig. 1  x8 
e|-------------| 
B|------0---0--| 
G|----0---0----| 
D|--2----------| 
A|-------------| 
E|-------------| 
 
Fig. 2 x1 
e|----4-------|--4-------|--4-------|--4-------| 
B|------4-----|----4-----|----4-----|----4-----| 
G|--------6---|------6---|------6---|------6---| 
D|------------|----------|----------|----------| 
A|--4----(4)--|-----(4)--|-----(4)--|-----(4)--| 
E|------------|----------|----------|----------| 
 
e|--4-------|--4-------|--4-------|--4-----| 
B|----4-----|----4-----|----4-----|--------| 
G|------6---|------6---|------6---|----6---| 
D|----------|----------|----------|--------| 
A|-----(4)--|-----(4)--|-----(4)--|---(4)--| 
E|----------|----------|----------|--------| 
 
Repeat Fig. 1 x8 
Repeat Fig. 2 x1 
 
Here are the little leads that Gtr. 2 plays over Fig. 1 
  The first time              The second time 
e|-------------------|    e|-------------------|-------------------------| 
B|--7----------------|    B|--7----------------|--7h8p7---5h7p5---3h5p3--| 
G|-----9--7--7h9--7--|    G|-----9--7--7h9--7--|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------|    D|-------------------|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------|    A|-------------------|-------------------------| 
E|-------------------|    E|-------------------|-------------------------| 
 
Fig. 3 x2 
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
D|--9-----9-----9------------|--9-----9-----9------------|--9-----9-----9------------| 
A|--7-----7-----7------------|--7-----7-----7------------|--7-----7-----7------------| 
E|--0-000-0-000-0-000000000--|--0-000-0-000-0-000000000--|--0-000-0-000-0-000000000--| 
      ...   ...   .........       ...   ...   .........       ...   ...   ......... 
 
e|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--9-----9-----9------------|--6------------6------------6------------6------------| 
A|--7-----7-----7------------|--4-444444444--4-444444444--4-444444444--4-444444444--| 
E|--0-000-0-000-0-000000000--|------------------------------------------------------| 
      ...   ...   .........       .........    .........    .........    ......... 
 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--6------------6------------6------------6------------| 
A|--4-444444444--4-444444444--4-444444444--4-444444444--| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
      .........    .........    .........    ......... 
 
Riff 1  x4 
  Gtr. 1 
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------7-------7/8-8-------7-8-10--10-8-7--7------| 
E|--0-0-0---0-0-0-------0-0-0-------------------8-7--| 
 
  Gtr. 2 (slightly louder) 
e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------9-------9/10-10-------9-10-12--12-10-9--9------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------8-7--| 
E|--0-0-0---0-0-0---------0-0-0--------------------------| 
 
Fig. 4 x4 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------5-4--| 
D|--------2-------2-3-------2----5-4--| 
A|--------2-------2-3-------2----3-2--| 
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0---------| 
    . . .   . . .     . . . 
 
Fig. 4B x2 (Negotiations are over...) 
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------| 
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------| 
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------5-4--| 
D|--------9-------2-3--|--------9-------2-3--|--------9-------2-3--|--------9-----5-4--| 
A|--------7-------2-3--|--------7-------2-3--|--------7-------2-3--|--------7-----3-2--| 
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--|--0-0-0-0----------| 
    . . .   . . .         . . .   . . .         . . .   . . .         . . . 
 
Fig. 5 x1 
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9------| 
A|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------| 
E|--0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000--| 
      ...   ...   ...   ...   ...   ...   ...   ... 
 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|--6-----------------6----------------| 
D|--6-----------------6----------------| 
A|--4---4-6-7-6-4-----4---4-6-7-6-4----| 
E|----------------7-----------------7--| 
 
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9------| 
A|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------| 
E|--0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000--| 
      ...   ...   ...   ...   ...   ...   ...   ... 
 
     (Two guitars arranged for one) 
e|-------------------------------------|-----|-----| 
B|-------------------------------------|-----|-----| 
G|--6---6-8-9-8-6-----6---6-8-9-8-6----|-----|-----| 
D|--6-------------9---6-------------9--|--7--|--4--| 
A|--4---4-6-7-6-4-----4---4-6-7-6-4----|--7--|--4--| 
E|----------------7-----------------7--|--5--|--2--| 
 
Repeat Riff 1 x2 
Repeat Fig. 4B x2 
Repeat Fig. 5 x1 
Repeat Riff 1 x1 
 
Fig. 6 x1 
e|-----|-----| 
B|-----|-----| 
G|-----|-----| 
D|--7--|--4--| 
A|--7--|--4--| 
E|--5--|--2--| 
 
Repeat Fig. 1 x8 
 
Fig. 7 x1 
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|--6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6------| 
A|--4-444-4-444-4-444-4-444-4-444-4-444-4-444-4-444--| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
 
Repeat Fig. 1 x8 
Repeat Fig. 7 x1 
 
Riff 2 x1 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------7------7------7------7------7------7------7-8-10-10-8-7-7------| 
E|--0000---0000---0000---0000---0000---0000---0000-----------------8-7--| 
 
Repeat Riff 1 x8 
Repeat Fig. 6 x1 
 
Riff 3 x4 (Two guitars arrange for one) 
e|-------------| 
B|-------------| 
G|--6-8-9-8-6--| 
D|-------------| 
A|--4-6-7-6-4--| 
E|-------------| 
 
Fig. 8 x1 
e|-----|------|-----| 
B|-----|------|-----| 
G|-----|------|-----| 
D|--7--|--10--|--9--| 
A|--7--|--10--|--9--| 
E|--5--|---8--|--7--| 
 
Repeat Riff 1 x5 
Repeat Fig. 6 x1 
Repeat Riff 3 x4 
Repeat Fig. 8 x1 
Repeat Riff 3 x1 
 
Riff 4 x2 
e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------| 
E|--33333333333333--3-5-6--33333333333333-0-1-2--| 
 
Repeat Riff 1 x2 
Repeat Riff 4 x2 
Repeat Riff 1 x6 
Repeat Fig. 6 x1 
Repeat Riff 3 x4 
Repeat Fig. 8 x1 
Repeat Riff 1 x9 
Repeat Fig. 6 x1 
Repeat Riff 3 x4 
Repeat Fig. 8 x1 
Repeat Riff 1 x2 
 
End x1 
e|------------------|-----------------------|-----|-----| 
B|------------------|-----------------------|-----|-----| 
G|------------------|-----------------------|-----|-----| 
D|------9-----9-10--|--12-10-9----9---------|--2--|--3--| 
A|------7-----7--8--|--10--8-7-10-7-10-9-7--|--2--|--3--| 
E|--000---000-------|-----------8----8-7-5--|--0--|--1--|
 
Tabbed by Chris Rezendes ([email protected])