Band: Vader
Album: The Beast
Song: Dark Transmission


Suffixes for bend:
fb - full bend       hb - half bend
qb - quarter bend    t - tap bend
^ - Hold bend        r - release bend
~ - vibrato bend

Suffixes for harmonic:
ph - pinched harmonic      nh ? natural harmonic
ah ? artificial harmonic   hh ? harp harmonic

Suffixes for mute:
. ? palm mute            x ? staccato mute
, - light palm mute      ; - heavy palm mute

Other:
/ - slide up to            \ - slide down to       
h - hammer on              p - pull off
? - sustained note         * - see comment
" - tremolo note           <> - Trill
L ? left channel only      R ? right channel only
= - 12 string guitar part 

Tuning C# F# B E G# C#

Intro A (0:00) play twice
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 1
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Intro B (0:12)
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 1
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 3
|-2-2-------------2-2-------------5-5-------------3-3-------------|
|-0-0-------------0-0-------------3-3-------------1-1-------------|
    x               x               x               x
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 4
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Wah FX
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


Intro C (0:18)
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 1
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 3
|-2-2-------------2-2-------------5-5-----5-5-----3-3-----3-3-----|
|-0-0-------------0-0-------------3-3-----3-3-----1-1-----1-1-----|
    x               x               x       x       x       x
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 4
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Wah FX
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 1a (0:24) play 3 times
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-2--------5"------6/9/10--|
|-0----3-2-----4"--4/7/8---|
       . .             

Riff 1b (0:33)
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-2----5-5-5-5-7-4-3--|
|-0----3-3-3-3-5-2-1--|
       . . . . . . .

Riff 1a x 1 (0:36)

Fill 1 (0:45)
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| gtr 1
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----------------------------------|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| gtr 2
|----------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Riff 2a (0:47)
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-3-3---2---2/3---2-----6-6-5-6--|
|-1-1-1-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-4-4-3-4--|
      .   .     .   . .

Riff 2b (0:50)
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-3-3---2---2/3---2-----6-6-7-6--|
|-1-1-1-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-4-4-5-4--|
      .   .     .   . .

Riff 2a x 1 (0:54)

Riff 2c (0:56)
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-3-3---2---2/3---5-6-6-6\5-5--|
|-1-1-1-0-0-0---0-3-4-4-4\3-3--|
      .   .     .

Riff 2a x 1 (1:00)
Riff 2b x 1 (1:03)
Riff 2a x 1 (1:06)

Riff 2d (1:09)
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-3-3---2---2/3---2-----5-5-6-5--|
|-1-1-1-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-3-3-4-3--|
      .   .     .   . .

Fill 1 (1:12)
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|-3-----6-5--|
|-1-----4-3--|
 
Riff 3 (1:14) play 4 times
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-2------------------------------|-2-2-----------------5/6-6-6\5-5-3--|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-1-2-0-2-1-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3/4-4-4\3-3-1--|
     . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       . . . . . . . .

Riff 4 (1:39) play 4 times
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5/6-6\5-5\4--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/4-4\3-3\2--|
  . . . . . . . . . . .

Intro A x 1/2 (1:51)
Riff 1a x 1/3 (1:56)

Fill 3a (2:00)
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-2----5--3---|
|-0----3--1---|

Riff 1a x 1 (2:03)

Fill 3b (2:06)
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-2----5-5/6-6\5-3--|
|-0----3-3/4-4\3-1--|

Riff 3 x 1/2 (2:09)

Riff 5 (2:21) play 4 times
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------5\4--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3"--5"-6"--3\2--|
  . . . . . . . . . . .   .  .

Intro B x 1 (2:33)
Riff 1a x 1 (2:39) but play all power chords, no tremolo notes
Fill 3a x 1 (2:42)
Riff 1a x 1 (2:45) but play all power chords, no tremolo notes

Fill 4 (2:48)
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-2---------------|
|-0----3"--4"-1"--|
       .   .  .

Riff 2a x 1 (2:50)
Riff 2b x 1 (2:53)
Riff 2a x 1 (2:57)
Riff 2b x 1 (2:59)
Riff 5 x 1 (3:02)
Riff 1a x 1 (3:14)
Fill 3a x 1 (3:17)
Riff 1a x 1 (3:21)

Fill 5 (3:24)
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-1"---1-4-3-1--|
       . . . .

Riff 3 x 2 (3:27) but repeat the individual parts 4 times each
Intro C x 1 (4:02)
End.
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