Evocation Of Vovin Tab by Therion


Therion "Evocation of Vovin"
Lepaca Kliffoth
tabbed by: Drew Schinzel 
5/1/00

Legend:
~ vibrato
p pulloff
* repeat
/ slide up
\ slide down

C# tuning (every string down 1.5 steps).

The song looks tricky, especially in the structure of it, but just pay attentio
n to
the CD and it should all be clear.


  riff 1  first time through it's muted.
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|*---------7-----------*|*--------5----------*|
|*--7-9-10---10-9-7-9--*|*--6-7-9---9-7-6-7--*|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|*-------------------*|*---------7-----------*|
|*------6-7-6--------*|*--7-9-10---10-9-7-9--*|
|---7-8-------8-7-8---|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|

 riff 2
|-----12-8-12----12-8-12----12-8-12----12-8-12--|
|--10---------10---------10---------10----------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

|----10-7-10---10-7-10---10-7-10---10-7-10-------------------------------------------|
|--9---------9---------9---------9------------12-9-12---12-9-12---12-9-12---12-9-12--|
|-------------------------------------------9---------9---------9---------9----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----12-8-12----12-8-12----12-8-12----12-8-12--|
|--10---------10---------10---------10----------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

  Riff 3
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----2----2---------2----2---------------------------2----2--|
|--5--2----2------5--2----2------5--3----3---5----5---2----2--|
|--5--0-00-0------5--0-00-0------5--3----3---5----5---0-00-0--|
|--3--------------3--------------3--1-11-1---3-33-3-----------|
  This is used under the solo, but without the pattern shown here - they just s
trum the
  A5s and G5s a bunch of times.

  The rhythm notated above is for the verse, which begins at 1:26


  solo 1:08
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------13--13\12-12--12--12--|
|--------------------12--14--14--14-14--14-14--14--14-----------------------|
|------------12-14~---------------------------------------------------------|
|--12--14-15----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------/17~--17\15--15/17-17-17-15---|
|--13--13--13--13\12-12\10-10-10-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|--20p19p17-20p19p17-20p19p17-20p19p17-20p19p17-20p19p17-20p19p17-20p19-17\--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--13--12-13-15-13-12----------------------15p13p12-15p13p12---------------------|
|----------------------13--12-13-15-13-12---------------------15p13p12-15p13p12--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--15p13p12----------15p13p12------------------|
|-----------15p13p12----------15p13p12---------|
|--------------------------------------14~~----|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

  At 1:40, chug 11 palm-muted A5s, then go into riff 4

  Riff 4
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|*-----------------*|*-------------2--*|
|*--------------2--*|*-------------2--*|
|--1-1-1---0----2---|--1-1-1---0---0---|
|--------3---1--0---|--------3---3-----|

  At 2:00, keep playing riff 4 but chug the ending chords 11 times palm-muted e
ach repetition.

  At 2:16, play the little piece below then repeat riffs 3 and 4 again.

  short bridge 2:16
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|------3--------5----|
|----3---3----5---5--|
|--1--------3--------|


  Riff 5 3:07
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--5---------2----------------2-----|
|--5------5--2------5--3------2--5--|
|--3------5--0------5--3------0--5--|
|---------3---------3--1---------3--|
  when the solo comes in, just strum each chord a bunch of times.

 solo 3:13
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--9h10-10--9-9-----------9--9h10-10--9-9-----------9---|
|---------------12-12--12-----------------12-12--12-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--9h10-10--12-12--12-12--12--12--12\10-10--10-10--9-9--9--|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--10-9~---10-9~----------------------------|
|-----------------12-10~-----------9-10~~---|
|--------------------------12-10~-----------|
|-------------------------------------------|

  Riff 5-A 3:25  This is also used under the solo at 3:38
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5----5----5----5-----2----2----2----2-----------------------2----------------------|
|--5----5----5----5--5--2----2----2----2--5--3----3----3----3--2--5----5----5----5----|
|--3-33-3-33-3-33-3--5--0-00-0-00-0-00-0--5--3----3----3----3--0--5----5----5----5----|
|--------------------3--------------------3--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-----3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-|

 solo 3:38
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------15~--15\13-13-13--12-12-12~--|
|--12h14-14--17--14-14-14--12h14-14--17--14-14-14-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----15----------15----------15----------15-----------17~--17-17-19~--19-19h20-20~~--|
|--12----13-12-13----13-12-13----13-12-13----13-12-13---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Riff 6  3:51
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|*--5--5---4--4---2--2---------------------------*|
|*--5--5---4--4---2--2---5--5---3---3--5--7--5---*|
|---3--3---2--2---0--0---5--5---3---3--5--7--5----|
|-----------------------3--3---1---1--3--5--3-----|

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|*--5----5---4----4---2----2-----------------------------*|
|*--5----5---4----4---2----2--5----5---3---3--5--7--5----*|
|--3-33-3---2-22-2---0-00-0---5----5---3---3--5--7--5-----|
|-----------------------------3-33-3---1---1--3--5--3-----|
  The second time through this second part, palm-mute 4 F5s then do the G5 A5 G
5 and let it ring.

  4:19  This may be doubled an octave higher.
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--10---9---7---5---3--3-5-7-5~--12--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

  ending
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--10---9---7---5--3--3--3--3--5-7-5---|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

  If you've just got to play the last synth notes on your guitar, here it is.
|----------------------|
|--8-8-8--10--12--13~--|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|