As If By Magic Tab by Rotting Christ


Band:  ROTTING CHRIST
Album: A DEAD POEM
Song:  AS IF BY MAGIC

Copyright (c)
Version 1.0 - 04-04-2004

Transcribed By: FABIAN RODRIGUEZ
Email:          rotting_shaggyy@hotmail.com


.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo picking         - Trill

Tunning E A D G B E
                                                                               >


 INTRO
 GUITARS 1 & 2                                           (4 TIMES)
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--2-----2-2----2--2-----2-2----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---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|



 GUITAR 2 (GUITAR 1 W/INTRO)
 LET RING ALL NOTES ALL THE WAY
 (*)
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--2---------------9---------------7--------------10-------9\--|
|-2--2-----------/7--------------\5--------------/9-------/7-----|
|-0--0-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|


 GUITAR 1 & 2                                   (4 TIMES FROM *)      4TH TIME
|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|-2--2-----2-2----2--2-----2-2----2--2-----2-2----2--2-----2-2--|--2-  REST  -|
|-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----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|




 1ST VERSE                                                   (4 TIMES ALL)
 GUITAR 1 (PLAY CHORDS BELOW)
 A5                    G5        F5               E5

 GUITAR 2              P.H.
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------/8--6-----8--6---------101010-888-666-555-|
|-2~ ~-2~ ~-2~ ~-2~ ~-/12~ ~ ----------5--------5-5/9---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|



 FIG 1                     P.H.
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2222222222222222---------5~ ~ ~|-2222222222222222-----------------|
|-000000000000000055555555-------|-00000000000000005555555533332222-|
|-----------------33333333-------|-----------------3333333311110000-|



 GUITAR 2 (GUITAR 1 FIG 1)          (4 TIMES)
|-------------------------------------------|
|-/6--5-------------------/8--6-------------|
|--------5--7--5h7p5\4-----------9-10--7/9--|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


 FIG 2                                                    (2 TIMES)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2------2---2----2------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----|
     .               .               .               .




 2ND VERSE                                                   (4 TIMES ALL)
 GUITAR 1 (PLAY CHORDS BELOW)
 A5                    G5        F5               E5

 GUITAR 2              P.H.
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------/8--6-----8--6---------101010-888-666-555-|
|-2~ ~-2~ ~-2~ ~-2~ ~-/12~ ~ ----------5--------5-5/9---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|



 FIG 1                     P.H.
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2222222222222222---------5~ ~ ~|-2222222222222222-----------------|
|-000000000000000055555555-------|-00000000000000005555555533332222-|
|-----------------33333333-------|-----------------3333333311110000-|



 GUITAR 2 (GUITAR 1 FIG 1)          (4 TIMES)
|-------------------------------------------|
|-/6--5-------------------/8--6-------------|
|--------5--7--5h7p5\4-----------9-10--7/9--|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


 FIG 2                                                    (2 TIMES)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2------2---2----2------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----|
     .               .               .               .



 SOLO (W/ VERSE RIFF)
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9h10p9-9-9---9h10p9-7-9---9-9h10p9----9h10p9-9--10-9----9--|
|------------------------------------12----------------12----|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/12h13h15p13p12h13p12h13p12h13h15p13p12h13h15p13p12h13h15p13p12h13p12-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h14p12h14p12-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------114p12h14p12h14-14~ ~ ~141414-121212-101010-999--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-10--9-----------10--9--3h5p3--2~ ~--|
|-------10--7~ ~----------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

                        -fade out-->
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------/12--14~ ~--12-12h14~ ~---|
|-10--9----10/12-10--12-12/14~ ~ ~ ~----------------------------|
|-------10------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|



|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14p12h14p12---------------------------------------------------14p12h14p12-|
|------------14p12h14p12-----------------------------14p12h14p12------------|
|-----------------------12h14p12h14---------12-14-12------------------------|
|----------------------------------14-12-14---------------------------------|




                                                                 *fullbend
|------------------12h13h15h17p15p13-------------------------------------------|
|-12h13h15p13p12h13------------------12h15p13p12--------12h13h15-15fb-^--------|
|-----------------------------------------------14p12h14-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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