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ETERNITY HOLDS (Bassline)
As recorded by Nocturnal Rites
(From the 1999 Album THE SACRED TALISMAN)
Transcribed by Carlos Acosta (Geeko)
Words and Music by Nocturnal Rites
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Picked Bass'
Intro
Moderate Power Metal Q=153
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E a Q E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|-(5)---2h3--3-2-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----0----------3s2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------0-------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------3--|-(3)-0----3--3--|
Verse
$
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-----------3-2---|-------------------|--------------0-|
|-------------------|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-0----3---|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-----------3-2---|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|---------------3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-0----3-1-|
Pre-Chorus
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-1-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E q q Q.
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|---3--3--3----|
Chorus
$$
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E a Q E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|-(5)---2h3--3-2------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----0----------3s2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D.S.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------0-------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------3--|-(3)-0----3--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E a Q E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|-(5)---2h3--3-2------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----0----------3s2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
To Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------0-------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------3--|-(3)-0----3--3--|
Guitar Solo
W +W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2s4-5-|
|----------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
||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---|---------------3-2--|
||------------------|-----------------|---------------3-|-(3)-1-1-0-1-0------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------0-------|----------------o||
|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------3--|-(3)-0----3--3---||
Breakdown
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
D.S.S. al Coda
W W Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q
|----------|----------|--------------|----------------|
|----------|----------|--------------|----------------|
|----------|----------|------0-------|----------------|
|----------|----------|-1---------3--|-(3)-0----3--3--|
Outro
&
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E a Q E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|-(5)---2h3--3-2------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----0----------3s2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------0-------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------3--|-(3)-0----3--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E H
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-|-5\----------*|
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
