#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# BIRTH OF VENUS ILLEGITIMA As recorded by Therion (From the 1998 Album VOVIN) Transcribed by Jerry Music by Christofer Johnsson Arranged by Christofer Johnsson & Jan Kazda F51 (133xxx@1)3 3 x x x Amx (x02210@1)x 7 5 x x Gx (320003@1)x 5 4 x x A55 (x022xx@1)7 7 x x x B57 (x244xx@1)9 9 x x x G53 (355xxx@1)5 5 x x x C58 (x355xx@1)10 10 x x x E50 (022xxx@1)2 x x x x Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'lead' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'rhythm' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'clean' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'acoustic' Intro Q=110 AmG Am (x02210@1) AmG Am (x02210@1) 4/4 Gtr III Q Q EQ (022100@1) E (022100@1) +H.. E (022100@1) Q Q EQ (022100@1) E (022100@1) +Q. Q EQ (022100@1)||----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o------------^5-|-(5)----------|------------^5-|-(5)---8--6----o|| ||-----5--4-5--^5-|-(5)----------|----5--4-5--^5-|-(5)--------9---|| ||-----7--5-7--^7-|-(7)----------|----7--5-7--^7-|-(7)------------|| ||o-0-------------|--------------|-0-------------|---------------o|| ||----------------|------------0-|---------------|----------------|| Am (x02210@1)GAm Am (x02210@1)GAm Am (x02210@1)GAm 4/4 Gtr II EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------5---4-5-----|-----5---4-5-----|-----5---4-5-----| ||------7---5-7-----|-----7---5-7-----|-----7---5-7-----| ||o-0-0---0-----0-0-|-0-0---0-----0-0-|-0-0---0-----0-0-| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| F5 (133xxx@1) E5 (022xxx@1) Gtr II W W W W |----------|----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|----------|------o|| |----------|----------|----------|-------|| |-3--------|-3--------|-2--------|-2-----|| |-3--------|-3--------|-2--------|-2----o|| |-1--------|-1--------|-0--------|-0-----|| F5 (133xxx@1) Gtr II EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| A5 (x022xx@1) B5 (x244xx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) Gtr II EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE 4x |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o|| |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| Am (x02210@1)GAm Am (x02210@1)GAm Am (x02210@1)GAm Gtr II EE EE EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE E (022100@1)EE ||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| ||o------------------|-------------------|--------------------| ||------5---4-5------|-------5---4-5-----|-------5---4-5------| ||------7---5-7------|-------7---5-7-----|-------7---5-7------| ||o-0-0---0-----0--0-|--0--0---0-----0-0-|--0--0---0------0-0-| ||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| | | Gtr I | H EQ (022100@1) E (022100@1) +H EQ (022100@1) E (022100@1) +H EQ. (022100@1)||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| ||o------------------|-------------------|--------------------| ||--5-------4-5---/7-|-(7)-------5-4---2-|-(2)-------4-5------| ||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| ||o------------------|-------------------|--------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| F5 (133xxx@1) E5 (022xxx@1) Gtr II W W |--------------|---------------|| |--------------|--------------o|| |--------------|---------------|| |-3------------|-2-------------|| |-3------------|-2------------o|| |-1------------|-0-------------|| | | Gtr I | Q Q EQ. (022100@1) Q Q EQ. (022100@1)|--------------|---------------|| |--------------|--------------o|| |-7--5--4-2----|-5--4--2-1-----|| |--------------|---------------|| |--------------|--------------o|| |--------------|---------------|| F5 (133xxx@1) G5 (355xxx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) Gtr II EE EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E|-----------------------|----------------------| (022100@1)|-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-/7-| |---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-/7-| |---1-1-1-1--1--1--1--1-|---1--1-1-1-1-/3-3-/5-| | | Gtr I | H E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) +W |-----------------------|----------------------| |-10-------12-13-15-13-|-(13)-----------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| A5 (x022xx@1) B5 (x244xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1) B5 (x244xx@1) EE EE EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1) EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1)EQ (022100@1)|----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---7--/9-9-/10-10-9-9--| |---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---7--/9-9-/10-10-9-9--| |---5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-|---5--/7-7--/8--8-7-7--| | | Gtr I | H Q E (022100@1)E (022100@1) +W |----------------------|-------------------------| |-/12-------10------10-|-(10)--------------------| |----------------13----|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| F5 (133xxx@1) G5 (355xxx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) Gtr II EE EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E|-----------------------|---------------------| (022100@1)|-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-7-| |---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-7-| |---1-1-1-1--1--1--1--1-|---1--1-1-1-1-/3-3-5-| | | Gtr I | H E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) +W |-----------------------|---------------------| |-/10-------12-13-15-13-|-(13)----------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| A5 (x022xx@1) E5 (022xxx@1) Gtr II EE EE EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E|----------------------|--------------------| (022100@1)|----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|--------------------| |---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| | | Gtr I | H Q E (022100@1)E (022100@1) +Q. H E|----------------------|--------------------| (022100@1)|-/12-------10------10-|-(10)-----9-------6-| |----------------13----|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| E (022100@1)EE EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E|-------------------|---------------------| (022100@1)|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2--| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--| | | +Q. H E (022100@1) +Q. H +E |-------------------|---------------------| |-(6)-----5---------|---------------------| |-----------------5-|-(5)-----4-------(4)-| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| Interlude AmG Am (x02210@1) AmG Am (x02210@1) Gtr III Q Q EQ (022100@1) E (022100@1) +H.. E (022100@1) Q Q EQ (022100@1) E (022100@1) +Q. Q EQ (022100@1)||----------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|| ||o------------^5-|-(5)----------|------------^5-|-(5)---8--6-----o|| ||-----5--4-5--^5-|-(5)----------|----5--4-5--^5-|-(5)--------9----|| ||-----7--5-7--^7-|-(7)----------|----7--5-7--^7-|-(7)-------------|| ||o-0-------------|--------------|-0-------------|----------------o|| ||----------------|------------0-|---------------|-----------------|| Am (x02210@1)GAm Am (x02210@1)GAm Am (x02210@1)GAm Gtr II EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------5---4-5-----|-----5---4-5-----|-----5---4-5-----| ||------7---5-7-----|-----7---5-7-----|-----7---5-7-----| ||o-0-0---0-----0-0-|-0-0---0-----0-0-|-0-0---0-----0-0-| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| F5 (133xxx@1) E5 (022xxx@1) W W W W |----------|----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|----------|------o|| |----------|----------|----------|-------|| |-3--------|-3--------|-2--------|-2-----|| |-3--------|-3--------|-2--------|-2----o|| |-1--------|-1--------|-0--------|-0-----|| F5 (133xxx@1) Gtr II EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| A5 (x022xx@1) B5 (x244xx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE 4x |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o|| |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| F5 (133xxx@1) G5 (355xxx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) Gtr II EE EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E||------------------------|----------------------| (022100@1)||o-----------------------|----------------------| ||------------------------|----------------------| ||----3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-/7-| ||o---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-/7-| ||----1-1-1-1--1--1--1--1-|---1--1-1-1-1-/3-3-/5-| | | Gtr I | H E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) +W ||------------------------|----------------------| ||o-/10-------12-13-15-13-|-(13)-----------------| ||------------------------|----------------------| ||------------------------|----------------------| ||o-----------------------|----------------------| ||------------------------|----------------------| A5 (x022xx@1) B5 (x244xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1) B5 (x244xx@1) Gtr II EE EE EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1) EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1)EQ (022100@1) 3x |----------------------|--------------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------------o|| |----------------------|--------------------------|| |---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---7--/9-9-/10-10-9-9---|| |---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---7--/9-9-/10-10-9-9--o|| |---5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-|---5--/7-7--/8--8-7-7---|| | | Gtr I | H Q E (022100@1)E (022100@1) +W 3x |----------------------|--------------------------|| |-/12-------10------10-|-(10)--------------------o|| |----------------13----|--------------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------------o|| |----------------------|--------------------------|| F5 (133xxx@1) G5 (355xxx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) Gtr II EE EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E (022100@1) EE EE EE E (022100@1)E|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| (022100@1)|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-/7-|---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-| |---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-/7-|---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-| |---1-1-1-1--1--1--1--1-|---1--1-1-1-1-/3-3-/5-|---5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-| | | Gtr I | H E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) +W H Q E (022100@1)E|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| (022100@1)|-/10-------12-13-15-13-|-(13)-----------------|-/12-------10------10-| |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------13----| |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E5 (022xxx@1) Gtr II E (022100@1)EE EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| (022100@1)|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2--| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--| | | Gtr I | Q. H E (022100@1) +Q. H E (022100@1) +Q. H +E |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-10------9-------6-|-(6)-----5---------|---------------------| |-------------------|-----------------5-|-(5)-----4-------(4)-| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| String intro F5 (133xxx@1) Gtr II EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| A5 (x022xx@1) B5 (x244xx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o|| |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| Outro F5 (133xxx@1) Gtr II EE EE EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E|---------------------|--------------------------| (022100@1)|---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |--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---| |--1-1-1-1--1-1--1--1-|---1--1-1-1-1-1---1---1---| | | Gtr I | H q E (022100@1)E (022100@1) +H ES (022100@1)S S S S S |---------------------|--------------------------| |-13-------12------10-|-(10)---------------------| |---------------12----|--------------5-7-9-7-5---| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| A5 (x022xx@1) Gtr II EE EE EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E|---------------------|--------------------| (022100@1)|---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |--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--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |--5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-|---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| | | Gtr I | H Q E (022100@1)E (022100@1) +W |---------------------|--------------------| |-12-------10------10-|-(10)---------------| |---------------13----|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| F5 (133xxx@1) Gtr II EE EE EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E|---------------------|--------------------------| (022100@1)|---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |--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---| |--1-1-1-1--1-1--1--1-|---1--1-1-1-1-1---1---1---| | | Gtr I | H q E (022100@1)E (022100@1) +H ES (022100@1)S S S S S |---------------------|--------------------------| |-13-------12------10-|-(10)---------------------| |---------------12----|--------------5-7-9-7-5---| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| A5 (x022xx@1) E5 (022xxx@1) Gtr II EE EE EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| (022100@1)|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| |--7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|--------------------|-------------------| |--7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| | | Gtr I | H Q E (022100@1)E (022100@1) +Q. H E (022100@1) +Q. H E|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| (022100@1)|-12-------10------10-|-(10)-----9-------6-|-(6)-----5---------| |---------------13----|--------------------|-----------------5-| |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| Am (x02210@1) Gtr II E (022100@1)EE EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E (022100@1) W +W +W |-------------------|---------------------|----------|------------|--------*| |-------------------|---------------------|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----*| |-------------------|---------------------|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----*| |-------------------|---------------------|-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----*| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2--|----------|------------|--------*| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--|----------|------------|--------*| | | Gtr I | +Q. H E (022100@1) +Q. H +E W W W |-------------------|---------------------|----------|------------|--------*| |-------------------|---------------------|----------|------------|--------*| |-(5)-----4-------2-|-(2)-----1-------(1)-|----------|------------|--------*| |-------------------|---------------------|----------|------------|--------*| |-------------------|---------------------|----------|------------|--------*| |-------------------|---------------------|----------|------------|--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b (x24432@1) - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths