Midnight Mountain Tab by Cathedral
CATHEDRAL
MIDNIGHT MOUNTAIN
From their '93 album 'The Ethereal Mirror'
Tabbed by: Jason Mathie
Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca
Here's the best song from 'The Ethereal Mirror', in my opinion.
Comments:
I will only use the necessary strings for each riff, so be careful to
make sure you're playing on the right strings.
There's lots of little guitar licks I didn't tab, because they would
drive me crazy to try to arrange. If you really want to play the song
exactly as it sounds on the CD, it's up to you to memorize every little
detail.
Guitars are tuned to C. Hope you have phat strings. Garry Jennings
and Adam Lehan are the guilty parties on this album, I don't know
which guitarist plays which part.
Notation explanation:
+1/2
|b15r-p13~| This means to prebend up one semitone at fret 15,
|---------| pick the note, release the bend, pull off to the 13th
|---------| fret, and play some vibrato.
Generally one dash is a sixteenth note in length. So ---- is one beat.
Sometimes there's a lot of double digit fret positions or notation
symbols so I have to stretch it out more. When that happens I'll use
the usual method of writing the note lengths underneath each note.
q=quarter (1 beat) e=eighth (1/2 beat) s=sixteenth (1/4 beat)
Uppercase signifies a rest.
I've put in the lyrics again, although I know a couple of the lines
are not quite right, I can't understand exactly what Lee is saying.
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Tempo: 140 bpm
Intro
/== Left Gtr only ================\
Eb |----------4---9-|6---------------|/11---9---8-----|4---------------|
Bb |----------4---9-|6---------------|/11---9---8-----|4-------------6-|
F |2-----4---2---7-|4---------------|/9----7---6---x-|2-------------4-|
C |0-----2---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Eb |----------4---9-|6---Oh--yeah!---|/11---9---4-----|
Bb |----------4---9-|6---------------|/11---9---4-----|
F |2-----4---2---7-|4---------------|/9----7---2-----|
C |0-----2---------|----------------|--------------x-|
+1/2 +1/2 +1/2 +1/2
C |b15r-p13-b15r-p13-b15r-p13|-b15r-p13--------------|----------------|
G |--------14-------14-------|14-------14-14-12-14-12|14p12h14~--RGtr-|
Eb |--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------|
Bb |--------------------------|------------11-9--11-9-|11p9-h11~--LGtr-|
F |--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------|
C |--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------|
| e+s s e e+s s e e+s s |e e+s s e e e e e |s s q |
| | | |
Eb |--------------------------|-----------------------|----Ooooh-------|
Bb |6-------------------------|---------------------4-|6-------------4-|
F |6-------------------------|---------------------2-|4-------------2-|
C |4-------------------------|-----------------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----Come-on-now-|-----/7---5-----|
Eb |------4---------|----------------|6-4-------------|
Bb |6\----2---------|4-6-6-----------|----6---------4-|
F |4\------------6-|2-4-4-----------|--------------2-|
C |--------------4-|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----/7---5-----|
Eb |----------------|------4---------|----------------|6-4-------------|
Bb |6-------------4-|6\----2---------|4-6-6-----------|----6---------4-|
F |4-------------2-|4\------------6-|2-4-4-----------|--------------2-|
C |----------------|--------------4-|----------------|----------------|
Riff A /=== 1,3 ========================\
G ||---------------|----------------|--------------|-----/7---5------||
Eb ||*--------------|------4---------|--------------|6-4-------------*||
Bb ||--6----------4-|6\----2---------|4-6-6---------|----6---------4--||
F ||*-4----------2-|4\------------6-|2-4-4---------|--------------2-*||
C ||---------------|--------------4-|--------------|-----------------||
/=== 2 ==========================\/=== 4 ==========================\
C |--------------|RGtr-/14--12-----||----------------|---------------||
G |--------------|LGtr-/7---5-----*||----------------|--------------*||
Eb |--------------|6-4--------------||----------------|---------------||
Bb |4-6-6---------|----6---------4--||4-6-6\\\\\\\\---|-----rest------||
F |2-4-4---------|--------------2-*||2-4-4\\\\\\\\---|--------------*||
C |--------------|-----------------||----------------|---------------||
Play Riff A with lyrics:
Sliding down a mountain
Dusk turns into day
The antidote of elation
Lifeless masses wake
Jaws of suxiety open
A vampire luring me
A fatal invitation
Sight hazing from me
Riff B /=== 1 ======================\
G ||--7----10-------|---------/12--10---|7----10-------|-------------||
Eb ||*-6----9--------|---------/11--9----|6----9--------|------------*||
Bb ||--4----7--------|---------/9---7----|4----7--------|----7-4------||
F ||*-------------7-|9p7h9--------------|------------4-|7p4---------*||
C ||----------------|-------------------|--------------|-------------||
q+e h e s s s S+E q q+e q+e h e e e e e+q Q
/=== 2 ===========================\
G |7----10---------|----------------|
Eb |6----9----------|----------------|
Bb |4----7----------|----7---------4-|
F |----------------|7h9---9-------2-|
C |--------------9-|----------------|
q+e h e e e e e+q E e
Play Riff B with lyrics:
Oh midnight mountain
I require
Inner re-location
Back to pinnacles high
Play Riff A with lyrics:
Drowning in empty forces
Sinking in banal
I crave the isolation
Of eventide when perception climbs
I just need the injection
A dose to boost my flight
A sonic blast of moonlight
Nucleus ignites
Play Riff B with lyrics (leaving out the last chord):
Oh midnight mountain
I'm revived
Stimulus transcending
Back to pinnacles high
Riff C (let these chords ring)
G |--------------7-|----------------|--------------10|----------------|
Eb |6-----4---------|--4-------------|9-----7---------|--7-------------|
Bb |6-----6---6-----|------------6---|9-----9---9-----|------------9---|
F |4---4-4-----4---|----------------|7---7-7-----7---|----------------|
C |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |--------------5-|----------------|------10--------|----------------|
Eb |4-----2---------|--2-------------|9-7---------9---|7---------------|
Bb |4-----4---4-----|------------4---|9---9-----------|7---------------|
F |2---2-2-----2---|----------------|7---------------|5---5---5---5h7-|
C |----------------|----------------|----------------|--7---7---7-----|
Play Riff C
Riff D1
Eb |6---------------|----------------|6---------------|----------------|
Bb |6----/5-4-----7-|7---------------|6----/5-4-----4-|2---------------|
F |4----/5-4-----7-|7-------5---5h7-|4----/5-4-----4-|2-------5---5h7-|
C |-----/3-2-----5-|5-----7---7-----|-----/3-2-----2-|0-----7---7-----|
Riff D2
Eb |6-------------9-|9---------------|6-----3-3-----3-|----------------|
Bb |6-----8-8-----9-|9---------------|6-----3-3-----3-|2---------------|
F |4-----8-8-----7-|7-------7---7h9-|4-----1-1-----1-|2-------7---7h9-|
C |------6-6-------|------9---9-----|----------------|0-----9---9-----|
Eb |8-------------11|11--------------|8---------------|----------------|
Bb |8-----1010----11|11--------------|8-----1010----4-|4-----4-4-----4-|
F |6-----1010----9-|9-------7---7h9-|6-----1010----4-|4-----4-4---x-2-|
C |------8-8-------|------9---9-----|------8-8-----2-|2-----2-2---x---|
Play Riff D1 2x
Play Riff D2 with lyrics:
Screaming at doleful skies
Absorbing all my sighs
Responding to my cries
Downcast a thunder of reprise
Bass solo pattern - with random gtr noises (play once)
Eb |----------------|----------------|----------on-a--|landslide..-----|
Bb |6---------------|--------------4-|6---------------|--------------4-|
F |4---------------|--------------2-|4---------------|--------------2-|
C |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Eb |----------------|----------------|---------it-was-|out-of sight----|
Bb |6---------------|--------------4-|6---------------|----------------|
F |4---------------|--------------2-|4---------------|----------------|
C |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Then LeftGtr plays Riff C while the RightGtr plays the following:
play legato
C |9---------------|----11h12-11p9--|9/12~-----------|--------12-12-14|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Eb |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bb |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C |14---------13p12|----------------|12--------------|10-----10--10h12|
G |----------------|12--------------|----------------|-----12--12-----|
Eb |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bb |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Play Riff D1 2x
Play Riff D2 with lyrics (leaving out the last chord):
Won't let the next sunrise
Signal my landslide
From ecstatic highs
I'm on top of their demise
Then this intro reprise, featuring a little speed change:
Eb |----------4---9-|6---------------|/11---9---8-----|4---------------|
Bb |----------4---9-|6---------------|/11---9---8-----|4---------------|
F |2-----4---2---7-|4---------------|/9----7---6---x-|2---------------|
C |0-----2---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Eb |----------4---9-|6---Oh--yeah!---|/11---9---4-----|
Bb |----------4---9-|6---------------|/11---9---4---6-|
F |2-----4---2---7-|4---------------|/9----7---2---6-|
C |0-----2---------|----------------|--------------4-|
Tempo change to 110 bpm
Eb |----------------|
Bb |6---------\\\\\-|
F |6---------\\\\\-|
C |4---------\\\\\-|
Riff E1
Bb |------------7~~-|----------------|
F |79-99-99-97-----|79-99-99-97-----|
C |-----------9----|-----------97~~-|
harm . .. .. . . .. .. .
Play Riff E1 2x (2nd time scream 'Can you FEEL the GROOVE!')
RightGtr plays Riff E1 2x while LeftGtr plays a quick solo
Riff E2
Bb |------------7b8-|----------------|
F |79-99-99-97-----|79-99-99-97-----|
C |-----------9----|-----------97\5-|
harm . .. .. . . .. .. .
Play Riff E2 2x
Riff F1
Eb |----------2-4---|---------22------|
Bb |4\2-4\2---2-4---|4\2-4\2--22--22--|
F |4\2-4\2---0-2---|4\2-4\2--00--22--|
C |2\0-2\0---------|2\0-2\0------00--|
Play Riff F1 2x (2nd time scream 'Let's f**k it up!')
Riff F2
Eb |----------------|----------------|
Bb |4-------7-----4-|6-----7-9---11--|
F |4-----6-7-----2-|4-----5-7---9---|
C |2-----4-5-------|----------------|
Play Riff F2
Play Riff E1 2x
Play:
Bb |------------7b9-|----------------|------------7b9-|------------7---|
F |79-99-99-97-----|79-99-99-97-----|79-99-99-97-----|79-99-99-97\7---|
C |-----------9----|-----------97\5-|-----------9----|------------5---|
harm . .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. .
Groovin' all night
Bb |----------------|----------------|
F |------rest------|------rest------|
C |----------------|----------------|
Play Riff F1 2x
Play Riff F2
End on:
Bb |4\\\\\----------|
F |4\\\\\----------|
C |2\\\\\----------|
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Wow, there's a lot of fun riffs in that song.
Now I'm working on a tune from Morbid Angel's 'Formulas Fatal..' album
E-mail me with any concerns, questions, requests, corrections...
Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca
