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Song: Supermonstars (The Anthem of the Phantoms)
Band: Lordi
Tabbed by: unspeakable.elvis@gmail.com
Tuning: D standard (low to high: D G C F A D)
Legend:
.       palm mute
h       hammer on
p       pull off
/       slide up to note
\       slide down from note
7b9     bend 7th fret major second up
9r7     release previous bend
x       dead note
(n)     ghost note
~       vibrato
[9]     artificial (pinch) harmonic on 9th fret
7b9-b9  bend 7th fret up major second, then strike string again while bent

Intro
~~~~~
|---------------------------------| \
|---------------------------------|  |
|---------------------------------|  |
|---------------------------------|  |
|-4-------------------------------|  |
|-2-------------------------------|  |
                                      > Play x2
                                     |
|---------------------------------|  | 
|---------------------------------|  |
|-------------------------4-------|  |
|-----------------2-------2-------|  |
|-----------------0---------------|  |
|---------------------------------| /

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-------------4---------------2---|
|-4-----------2---4-----------0---|
|-2---------------2---------------|

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------4-------|
|-----------------2-------2-------|
|-4---------------0---------------|
|-2-------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-4-------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

Main Riff (Play x2)
~~~~~~~~~
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---5-4---2-4---5-4---5-4---2-5-4-|
|-0-3-2-2-0-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-0-3-2-|
  .     .     .     .     .

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---5-4---2-4---5-4---5-4---2-5-4-|
|-2-3-2-2-0-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-0-3-2-|
  .     .     .     .     .

Lick just before first verse
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-9-------9-------9---------12p11p9-12b14~~~--|
|-12b14---12b14---12b14-b14-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

Verse (play x2)
~~~~~
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------6-|
|-4-------------4---------------4-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
    . . . . . .   . . . . . . .

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-2---2---4-5-4---2-5-4-|
|-----------0-0-0-0-2-3-2-2-0-3-2-|
    . . . .   .   . .     .

Bridge
~~~~~~
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
  . . . . . . . . .     .     .

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-------|
|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-------|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------------|
  loose palm mute

Chorus
~~~~~~
|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|
|-2---x-5-5---x-5-----------------|
|-0---x-5-3---x-3-5-5-5-5-3-----3-|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-1-----1-|
|---------------------------------|
                    .   .

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3---5---|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-1---3---|
|---------------------------------|
  . . . . . . . . . . . .

|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|
|-2---x-5-5---x-5-----------------|
|-0---x-5-3---x-3-5-5-5-5-3-----3-|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-1-----1-|
|---------------------------------|
                    .   .

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|---------------------------------|
  . . . . . . . . .     .     .  

Then back to Main Riff (x1), Verse, Bridge, Chorus, after which:

Solo Rhythm
~~~~~~~~~~~
|---------------------------------| \
|---------------------------------|  |
|---------------------------------|  |
|-------------------------------6-|  |
|-4-------------4---------------4-|  |
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|  |
    . . . . . .   . . . . . . .      |
                                      > Play x2
                                     |
|---------------------------------|  | 
|---------------------------------|  |
|---------------------------------|  |
|-7-------------------------------|  |
|-5-5-5-5-5-2---2---4-5-4---2-5-4-|  |
|-----------0-0-0-0-2-3-2-2-0-3-2-| /
    . . . .   .   . .     .

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------------|
  loose palm mute

Solo
~~~~
|-----------14---------------14---------------|
|-14--------16b18--14--------16b18r16-16b18---|
|-16b18------------16b18----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|
|-7-------------9------10---------------------|
|-9b11----------11b13--12b14------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------|
|-17b19r17-14-17p14-------|
|-------------------16p14-| Play
|-------------------------| x4
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|

|-17b19r17-14-17p14-------17b19r17-14-17p14--------------|
|-------------------17p14-------------------17p14-17b19~-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------7-----------9-------6h7-| Play
|-7h9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-----9-9-----| x2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
      . .     . . . .     . .

|--------------------------------------14-------------|
|----------------15---------17--------------------15--|
|-14b16-16-16-16------16-16------16-16------16-16-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

|-------17-------17-/21-22~~~------\------------------|
|-14h15----14h15--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
After solo: Back to Chorus x2, then Main Riff ad nauseum while fading out.