"Gates of Valhalla" - as recorded on "Hell on Stage Live" by Manowar

The whole song is based on the same repeated chord sequence, played 
in a few diffrent ways.

Intro:
Played on bass, I can't see the point in tabbing it all sound to sound.
Just play it on these chords and show some invention:

dm, am, C, G, bm (American B, i.e. European H), F#, am, E.

Now, the riffs:

Riff one (for the better performance, play it with the pick in just one 
          direction): 
E
B
G
D 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7         7     7     7     7                      
A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  7  5 7   5 7   5 7   5 7     
E                                                  5                          

E
B
G
D     7        5 5 (...) 5        5     5     5     5     5                 
A 5 7   5 7    3 3       3 5  3 5   3 5   3 5   3 5   3 5   3 5                              
E                          3        

E
B
G
D 4 4 (...) 4        4     4     4     4     4                                          
A 2 2       2 2  2 4   2 4   2 4   2 4   2 4   2 4                                            
E             4                                     

E
B
G
D 2 2 (...) 0        2     2     2     2     2      7 - and here you start        
A 0 0       2 2  0 2   0 2   0 2   0 2   0 2   0 2  5   the riff again and                                    
E             0                                         again, till:

Riff 2 (I think it's so-called Bridge)

E
B
G
D 7                   5                 4                  2
A 5           7       3       5         2        4         0       2
E             5               3                  2                 0  
  Valhalla... Gods... Open... Gates...  Great... Battle... With... In Hand...

Then you play the solo (Anybody has the tab?!) or just improvise in the
G-dur scale (presence of C and F# states it clearly enough) or in E-moll
scale (the sister scale for G-Dur) or, prefereably, both of them...

Now, Riff 1 again and...

... the "Final Battle Cry" is screamed upon Riff 3:

E
B
G
D 7   7   7   7  7 2
A 5   5   5   5  5 0
E 

And the ending... you play it upon the monochromatic scale with fifths
through one octave, starting with F#5:

E
B
G
D
A 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 13
E 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8  8  8  9  9  9  10 10 10 11 11 11 

E
B
G
D
A 14 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 16
E 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 

And let the amplifier scream for additional effects or improvise some more.

(...) means that i didn't see the point of typing the same fifth 24 times 
(you don't have to count it, just play it as you hear) 

Again, this song has a simple harmonic idea, but is great nevertheless...
Death to false metal, Hail and Eternal Glory to Manowar!!!!

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