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Traditional Christianity has been accused of many things, especially by those who either hate her or wish to supplant her. But one thing traditional Christianity does not do is deny the reality of the human condition. And no matter how much we may hate it, a part of that reality is war.
Most times, I believe war can and should be avoided. Yet there are times when an aggressor will not listen to reason, will not sit down at the negotiating table, and will leave no recourse of action other than fighting back. Catholic theology, as expressed by St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, calls this the “Just War Doctrine;” Eastern Orthodox and most Protestants subscribe to similar formulations.
Most living today would agree the last time such a course of action was necessary was World War II, and the debate rages on about whether Daesh/ISIS/ISIL/whatever they call themselves this week may also be a “war is necessary” type of situation. I’ll keep my opinion to myself for the time being.
While the Church condemns needless war, she never ceases to pray for the soldiers sent to fight and prays their fight will be in the pursuit of justice and defense of the defenseless. It’s for this reason that a blessing for weapons exists, the Benedictio Armorum.
This blessing comes from the Roman Pontifical, translated by Bishop Jason Spadafore (who also translated The Vatican II Rite of Exorcism). The original Latin can be found at the Liturgia Latina website.
Piece: Sentenced To Burn
Instrument: Drums
INTRO
t -o-----o---------|-----------------|
T -------------o---|---o-------------| Repeat
F -----------------|---------o---o---| 1x
B -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
1st part |----repeat-2x----|
C -x---------------|-----------------|
H -----x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|
S -o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|
B -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
|----repeat-1x----|
C -x---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H -----x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|-x---x-------x---|
S -o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|-o-----o-o-o-----|
B -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
verse |----repeat-2x----|
C -x---------------|-----------------|
H -----x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|
S -o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|
B -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
|----repeat-1x----|
C -x---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H -----x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|-x---x-----------|
t -----------------|-----------------|-------------o-o-|
S -o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|-o-----o-o-o-----|
B -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
2nd part
C -x---------------|-----------------|-x---------------|---------x-------|
H -----x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|-----x---x---x---|-x---x-------x---|
S -o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|
B -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
C -x---------------|-x-------x-------|-x---------------|-----------------|
H -----x---x---x---|-----x-------x---|-----x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|
S -o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|
B -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
repeat 1st part
verse |----repeat-2x----|
C -x---------------|-----------------|
H -----x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|
S -o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|
B -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
C -x---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H -----x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|-----------------|
t -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----o-o---------|
T -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------o-o-----|
F -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------o-o-|
S -o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|-o-------o-----o-|-o-o-------------|
B -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
repeat 2nd part
t -o-----o---------|-----------------|
T -------------o---|---o-------------| Repeat
F -----------------|---------o---o---| 1x
B -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
repeat 1st part
verse |----repeat-2x----|
C -x---------------|-----------------|
H -----x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|
S -o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|
B -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
C -x---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H -----x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|-----------------|
t -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-o-o-o-----------|
T -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------o-o-o-----|
F -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------o-o-|
S -o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|-o-------o-----o-|-----------------|
B -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
repeat 2nd part
t -o-----o---------|-----------------|
T -------------o---|---o-------------| Repeat
F -----------------|---------o---o---| 1x
B -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
|----repeat-2x----|
C -x---------------|-----------------|
H -----x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|
S -o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|
B -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
|----repeat-1x----|
C -x---x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|-x---x---x-------|
t -----------------|-----------------|-----------o-o-o-|
S -o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|
B -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
|----repeat-6x----|
C|-----------------|-----------------|
H|-x---x---x---x---|-x-------x---x---|
S|---------o-------|---o-o-o---o---o-|
B|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
|----repeat-5x----|
C|-x-------x-------|---------x-------|---------x---x---|
H|-----x-------x---|-x---x-------x---|-x---x-----------|
S|---------o-------|---------o-------|---------o---o---|
B|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
|----repeat-7x----|
C|-----------------|
H|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S|-o---o---o---o---|
B|ooooooooooooooooo|
|----repeat-2x----|
C|-x---------------|-----------------|
H|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| repeat
S|-o---o---o---o---|-o---o---o---o---| 1x
B|ooooooooooooooooo|ooooooooooooooooo|
|----repeat-1x----|
C -x---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H -----x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|
S -o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|-o-------o-----o-|
B -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
|----repeat-1x----|
C -x---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H -----x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|-x---x-------x---|
S -o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|-o-----o-o-o---o-|
B -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
|----repeat-1x----|
C -x---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H -----x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|
S -o-------o-------|-o-------o-------|-o-------o-----o-|
B -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
|----repeat-1x----|
C -x---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H -----x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|-----------------|
S -o-------o-------|-o-------o-----o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
B -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
repeat 2nd part
S -o---------------|
B -o---------------|
END
Piece: Gutted
Instrument: Bass
Tuning B,E,A,D,G
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------| x7
A|-----------------------------------|
E|--------2-1-0-4-3-0-3-2-0--|
B|--2-1-0--------------------------|
Intro part 2
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|------1--------------|
B|-2---------2----1----|
Verse 1
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------| x5
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|----00043---11132---00043---11132-----|
B|-2----------1---------2----------1------------|
Pre Chores
G|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------| x4
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------1-4-|
B|-0000-7-5-0000-----|
Verse 2
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------| x4
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------1-4|
B|-0000-7-5-0000-7-5-0000-7-5-0000-----|
Play this part after the 4 time on verse 2
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-0000-7-5-0000-7-5-0000-7-5-0000-7-5-|
Verse 3
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------| x6
A|----------------------------------------|
E|---------6------6--------6----------|
B|-5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5---2----3-4-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------| x4
A|--------------------|
E|-------6-----8-----9-|
B|-5-4-5---7-----6----|
Pre Bridge
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--000000111111444444333333000000444444333333000000-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------D|--------------------------------------------------------A|----------------------------------------------
----------E|------------
--------------------------------------------B|--111111000000111111444444333333000000444444333333000000
Chores
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------| x2
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------6-----6--------6----------|
B|-5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5---2----3-4-|
Bridge
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------6-4-5--3-4----------------2-3--1-2-------|
B|-5-6--4-5--4-5--------------3-3-3-2-2-2---------------1-1-1-|
G|--------|----------|
D|--------|----------|
A|--------|----------|
E|--------|----------|
B|-0-0-0--|-5-6--4-5-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------| x6
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------2-3--1-2-----------------------|
B|-3-3-3-2-2-2-----------1-1-1-0-0-0-5-6--4-5-|
Intro (second time)
G|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------| x4
A|------------------------------------|
E|--------2-1-0-4-3-0-3-2-0--|
B|--2-1-0---------------------------|
Intro part 2
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|------1--------------|
B|-2---------2----1----|
Pre Outro
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------| x7
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
B|--0000000021002100--|
Verse 4
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------| x2
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|----00043---11132---00043---11132-|
B|-2----------------1--------2-------1--------|
Outro
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
B|-1----3----2----1-|
Piece: Grunt On Your Grave
Instrument: Bass
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-3--------------------------------------------------------------
-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-3--------------------------------------------------------------
Vesre is above
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-2-0-2-0-2-0------------------------------------------------------------------
-0-2-0-2-0-2-7-8--------------------------------------------------------------
This is the chorus
-6/9p8----------------------------------6/9p8-6/9p8---------------------------
------8-8-8p6-6-84b-3-3-2-2-1-1-0-1/10---------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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This is the solo, keep playin the 6/9p8 until fade out
Piece: Disposal Of The Body
Instrument: Bass
Riff A: (4 times)
G#----------------------
C#--7---5-4----8---6-5--
Riff B: (once)
G#--------------------------------------------------------
C#--4------4------4------4--4--4--4--4444-3333-2222-1111--
Riff C: (3 times)
G#--3--2-2-2-2222--5--2-2-2-2222--3--2-2-2-2222--5555-3333--
C#----------------------------------------------------------
Riff D: (once)
G#--3--2-2-2-2222--5--2-2-2-2222-----------------------
C#--------------------------------4444-3333-2222-1111--
Riff E: (once)
G#--22222222-------------------------5555--
C#-----------4444-3333-00000000-6666-------
Riff F: (once)
F#-----------------------------------------
C#--44444444-------------------------------
G#------------5555-4444-55555555-33333333--
C#-----------------------------------------
Riff E: (once)
Riff G: (once)
F#-----------------------------------------
C#-----------------------------------6666--
G#-----------5555-8888-55555555-8888-------
C#--66666666-------------------------------
Riff H: (once)
G#------------------------
C#--4--(rest for guitar)--
Riff C: (twice)
Riff E: (once)
Riff F: (once)
Riff E: (once)
Riff G: (once)
Riff I: (once)
G#----------------3-1-0--4-2-1--6-4-3--7-5-4--9-7-6--10-8-7--
C#--7-5-4--8-6-5---------------------------------------------
Riff J: (once)
G#----------------------------------------
C#--00000000-00000000-00000000-0000-4444--
Riff K: (once)
G#----------------------------------------
C#--00000000-00000000-00000000-4444-3333--
Riff L: (twice)
G#-----------------------------------------
C#--00000000-00000000-4444-3333-2222-1111--
Piece: Blowtorch Slaughter
Instrument: Bass
Tune down so that e=b, a=e, d=a, g=d,
D||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A||--------4-4-4-4-|--------4-4-4-4-|--------4-4-4-4-|--------4-4-4-4-|
E||--6--5----------|--6--5----------|--6--5----------|--6--5----------|
B||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
------------------------|----------------|----------------------------------|
--------4-4-4-4---------|----------------|----------------------------------|
--6--5----------6-6-5-5-|--0-0----4/5-0--|--6-6-6-6-9-6-6-6-9-6-6-6-9-6-6-6-|
------------------------|------4---------|----------------------------------|
------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
--4-4-4-4---------|----------------|-------------------------------|
----------6-6-5-5-|--0-0----4/5-0--|----------0----------0------0--|
------------------|------4---------|--2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2----|
------------------|----------------|----------------------------------------|
--4-4-4-4---------|----------------|----------------------------11-11-10-10-|
----------6-6-5-5-|--0-0----4/5-0--|--6-6-6-6-9-6-6-6-9-9-12-12-------------|
------------------|------4---------|----------------------------------------|
3x
------------------|----------------||--------------------------------||
--4-4-4-4---------|----------------||*------------------------------*||
----------6-6-5-5-|--0-0----4/5-0--||*----------0----------4--3--0--*||
------------------|------4---------||---2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-----------||
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
----------------2-5-3--6--4-7/8-|----------------2-5-3--6--4-7/8-|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
----------------2-5-3--6--4-7/8-|----------------2-5-3--6--4-7/8-|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|*----------------------------------|----------------------------------*||
|*----------------------------------|----------------------------------*||
|---2h3h2h0-2h3h6h3-2h3h2h0-2h3h6h3-|--2h3h2h0-2h3h6h3-2h3h2h0-2h3h6h6--||
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
----------------2-5-3--6--4-7/8-|----------------2-5-3--6--4-7/8-|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
----------------2-5-3--6--4-7/8-|----------------2-5-3--6--4-7/8-|
3x
|--------------------------------||-----------------|
|*------------------------------*||-----------------|
|*----------0----------4--3--0--*||-----------------|
|---2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-----------||--2----3----5----|
|---------------------------------------------||
|*-------------------------------------------*||
|*--------------1/3-4------------------------*||
|---3-4-6-4-6-8-------------------------------||
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------1/3-------------------------------------------------|
--3-4-6-4-6-8-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------1/3-------------------------------------------------|
--3-4-6-4-6-8-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------1/3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
--3-4-6-4-6-8-----------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------1/3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
--3-4-6-4-6-8-----------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------1/3-------------------------------------------------|
--3-4-6-4-6-8-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------1/3---------------------------------------------|
--3-4-6-4-6-8-----9-9-6-6-8-8-5-5-7-7-4-4-6-6-3-3-5-5-2-4-4-1-|
2x
|------------------------------------------------||
|*----------------------------------------------*||
|*----------------------------------------------*||
|---9-9-6-6-8-8-5-5-7-7-4-4-6-6-3-3-5-5-2-4-4-1--||
2x
----------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
*--------------------------*||--------------------------------------------|
*--------------------------*||-----------------------------------4--3--0--|
---2----3----5---1--0--6/---||--2----3----5---1--0-----2----5-------------|
------------------------------|------------------------------|
------------------------------|------------------------------|
----------0----------4--3--0--|----------0----------4--3--0--|
--2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----------|--2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----------|
------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
------------------------------|----------------------------11-11-10-10-|
----------0----------4--3--0--|--9-6-6-6-9-6-6-6-9-9-12-12-------------|
--2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----------|----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|----------------------------11-11-10-10-|
--12-9-9-9-12-9-9-9-12-9-9-9-12-9-9-9-|--9-6-6-6-9-6-6-6-9-9-12-12-------------|
--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
3x
-------------------------------||--------------------------------||
-------------------------------||*------------------------------*||
--12-9-9-9-12-9-9-9------------||*----------0----------4--3--0--*||
--------------------2---2---2--||---2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-----------||
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
----------------2-5-3--6--4-7/8-|----------------2-5-3--6--4-7/8-|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
----------------2-5-3--6--4-7/8-|----------------2-5-3--6--4-7/8-|
|----------------------||------------------------||------------------------||
|*--------------------*||*----------------------*||*----------------------*||
|*--------------------*||*----------------------*||*----------------------*||
|---2--------2---------||---2----2----2----2-----||---2----2----2----2-----||
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