rapture by Paradise Lost from the fabulous '91 album 'gothic' transcribed by Christian Reindel(creindel@gmx.de) any questions or corrections- e-mail me Copyright (c) (Peaceville) (1991) Version 1.0 - (24.06.04) Tune down to B (2.5 steps) ~ bend the note normal ~~~~~ bend the note rapidly X muffled string Intro Riff 1 - 2 times guitar 2 B |-------------------------| F#|-------------------------| D |-------------------------| A |-------6-------5~~~------| E |---8-------8-------------| B |-------------------------| . p.m. Riff 2 - 4 times guitar 1 B |-------------------------| F#|-------------------------| D |-------------------------| A |-------------------------| E |--3----6----3------------| B |--1----4----1----3~------| . p.m. guitar 2 B |-------------------------| F#|--6----------------------| D |-----5-------------------| A |--------6--5-----5~~~~---| E |--------------8----------| B |-------------------------| Riff 3 - 1 time guitar 1 B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |--5--------4-------------------------5--------4--------------------------| E |--3--------2--------6---------5------3--------2--------6----------5------| B |--------------------4---------3------------------------4----------3------| . . . . p.m. guitar 2 B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |--10-9----10--9h10--10-9-------------10-9----10--9h10--10-9--------------| E |-------12----------------12-10------------12----------------12-10--------| B |-------------------------------12---------------------------------12-----| . . p.m. guitar 1 B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |--10-------9--------6---------5------10-------9--------6----------5--(5)-| E |--8--------7--------4---------3------8--------7--------4----------3--(3)-| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| . . . guitar 2 end Riff 3 B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |--10-9----10--9h10--10-9-------------10-9----10--9h10--10-9--------------| E |-------12----------------12-10------------12----------------12-10--------| B |-------------------------------12---------------------------------12-(12)| . . Fill 1 guitar 1 + 2 B |-------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------| E |----B-----A-----S-----S------------/--8h9p8--9--9-8----| B |---------------------------------------------7--7-6----| Riff 4 - 1 time guitar 1 + 2 B |-------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------| A |--10-10--10----9-9--9----10-10--10---------------------| E |--8--8---8-----7-7--7----8--8---8-----8h9p8--9--9-8----| B |---------------------------------------------7--7-6----| Riff 4a - 1 time guitar 1 B |-------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------| A |--10-10--10----9-9--9----10-10--10---------------------| E |--8--8---8-----7-7--7----8--8---8-----8h9p8--9--9-8----| B |---------------------------------------------7--7-6----| guitar 2 B |-------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------| D |---------10~~-------9~~~-------10~~~-------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------| E |--------------------------------------8h9p8--9--9-8----| B |---------------------------------------------7--7-6----| Riff 5 - 1 time guitar 1 B |-------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------| A |--------8-----7--------------------8-----7-------------| E |--5--------------------------5-------------------------| B |--------------------6--5-----------------------6--5----| guitar 2 B |-------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------| D |--7~~~~-------9~~~~~---------7~~~~~--9h10p9~~~~--------| A |-------------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------| back to Riff 4a - 2 times - in agony we are now ... than Riff 5 - 1 time - repulsed by the false harmony ... than Riff 6 - 2 times guitar 1 B |-------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------| A |--------5~~~-------5~~~-------5~~~-------5~~~----| E |--6--3-------6--3-------6--3-------6--3----------| B |--4--1-------4--1-------4--1-------4--1----------| guitar 2 B |-------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------| A |--10~~~------8~~~--------------------------------| E |------------------------11~~~------8~~~~---------| B |-------------------------------------------------| Riff 6a - 2 times guitar 1 B |-------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------| A |-------------3-----------------------------------| E |--6----------1---------3-3--3------3-3--3--------| B |--4--------------------1-1--1------1-1--1--------| . . . . p.m. guitar 2 B |-------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------| A |--10~~~------8~~~--------------------------------| E |-----------------------11~~~-------8~~~----------| B |-------------------------------------------------| Fill 2 - guitar 1 + 2 fool ish man must B |-------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------| D |-------------------------------| A |--3------------6-------8-------| E |--1-----3------4-------6-------| B |--------1----------------------| Riff 7 - 2 times - guitar 1 + 2 die B |---------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------| D |---------9-9-8---------8-8-7--6--------------------------| A |--10-----7-7-6--9------6-6-5--4--------------------------| E |--8-------------7--------------------9-9--8-8---X-X------| B |-------------------------------------7-7--6-6---X-X------| . . . . p.m. back to Riff 4a - 2 times - remove the weight of sin ... again Riff 7 - 2 times - resist the throes of his embrace ... back to Riff 3 - 1 time than Riff 8 - 2 times guitar 1 B |----------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------| D |------------------------5-----5---------------------| A |----------6--6----------3-----3--6--5--3---3-/------| E |--4----4--4--4--3----3-----------4--3--1---1-/------| B |--2----2--------1----1------------------------------| guitar 2 B |----------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------| D |------------------------10----10--------------------| A |----------11-11------------------11-10-8~~~-8-------| E |--9----9--------8----8------------------------------| B |----------------------------------------------------| Riff 9 - 2 times guitar 1 B |----------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------10-------------------------| E |--8----8--10-10-11----11-8-----8h9p8------6~~~------| B |--6----6--8--8--9-----9-----------------------------| guitar 2 B |----------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------10----10h11p10---8~~~------| A |--8----8--10-10-------------------------------------| E |----------------11----11----------------------------| B |----------------------------------------------------| guitarsolo starts ... with Riff 8 - 2 times than Fill 2 than Riff 7 - 2 times after guitarsolo ... again Riff 4a - 2 times back to Riff 7 - 2 times - for the sins that he creates ... again Riff 4a - 2 times - remove the weight of sin ... back to Riff 5 - 1 time ending guitar 1 + 2 B |---------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------| D |---------------------------------------------------------------| A |--3------------6-------8------10--/////////////////////--------| E |--1-----3------4-------6------8---////////////////////---3-----| B |--------1------------------------------------------------1-----| end.