• Song:

    The Call Of The Absu Deep

  • Artist:

    Ancient

  • Album:

    Svartalvheim

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THE CALL OF THE ABSU DEEP (Bassline)
As recorded by Ancient
(From the 1994 Album SVARTALVHEIM)

Transcribed by Historiae
	

Words by Grim Music by Aphazel

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'

  Q=120
 4/4
               Gtr I
  Wx3          H    a Q  a E S S
|------------|-------------------|
|------------|---------------7p5-|
|------------|------0h3--0h5-----|
|------------|-------------------|


    Q  Q  E E E S S   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E S S   Q  Q  E E E E
||------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------||
||o-------------7p5-|---------------|-------------7p5-|---------------o||
||o-----------5-----|---------------|-----------5-----|---------------o||
||--0--7--7p5-------|-0--7--3-2-5-3-|-0--7--7p5-------|-0--7--3-2-0-2--||


   Verse
    $
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4S5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4S5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||


    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||


 12/8
  E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E. E.
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-3--5--|


  E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|


   Chorus
    E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
||----------------------------------------------|


  E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  4x
|----------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
|----------------------------------------------||


                                    D.S.
  E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------------------------------|


   Bridge
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--------------------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------o||
|--------------------------------------------------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---||


                                                                      6/8
                                                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   H.      +H.        +H.
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|--------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|--------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|--------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-------(0)------|-(0)----|


 Interlude
  Wx35
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|


   4/4
    Q  Q  E E E S S   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E S S   Q  Q  E E E E
||------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||o-------------7p5-|---------------|-------------7p5-|----------------o||
||o-----------5-----|---------------|-----------5-----|----------------o||
||--0--7--7p5-------|-0--7--3-2-5-3-|-0--7--7p5-------|-0--7--3-2-0-2---||


   Verse
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4S5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4S5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||


    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||


 12/8
  E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E. E.
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-3--5--|


  E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|


   Chorus
    E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
||----------------------------------------------|


  E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  8x
|----------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
|----------------------------------------------||


   Out-Chorus
    E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
||----------------------------------------------|


  E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
|----------------------------------------------||



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   - 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
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