band: Bathory song: Mother Earth Father Thunder album: Nordland I year: 2002 genre: viking metal i do not own any of Bathory's material, this is not for profit but for the musical enjoyment of fans like myself who have been unable to procure tabs of Quorthon's viking-themed material. tuning is drop C ( C G C F A D ) Enjoy! (riff A) D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| F|---5/7-7-7-5-7-9-5-2--2-2-----------------------------------| C|---5/7-7-7-5-7-9-5-2--2-2------3/5-5-5-3-5-7-3-0--0-0-------| G|---3/5-5-5-3-5-7-3-0--0-0-0-0--3/5-5-5-3-5-7-3-0--0-0-------| C|-------------------------------3/5-5-5-3-5-7-3-0--0-0-000---| (riff B) D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| F|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5----5/7-7--7--5/7-7--7--7-5---| C|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--5/7-7--7--5/7-7--7--7-5---| G|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3/5-5--5--3/5-5--5--5-3---| C|-------------------------------3----------------------------| (riff C) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2---------------------------| C|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---| G|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---| C|-------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---| (riff D) D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------5--5/7-7--7--5/7-7--7--7-----| C|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5p0-5--5/7-7--7--5/7-7--7--7-2---| G|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5p0-3--3/5-5--5--3/5-5--5--5-2---| C|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5p0--------------------------2---| (riff E) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------2-2-2-2---------------------------| C|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---| G|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---| C|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---| (riff F) D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| F|-------7-5-5/7--7-7---------------------------| C|---0---7-5-5/7--7-7-----3--2--3/5-5----5--3---| G|---0---5-3-3/5--5-5-----3--2--3/5-5----5--3---| C|---0----------------0-0-3--2--3/5-5--0-5--3---| (riff G) D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| F|-------7-5-5/7--7-7-----------------------| C|---0---7-5-5/7--7-7-----3--2--3/5-5---3---| G|---0---5-3-3/5--5-5-----3--2--3/5-5---3---| C|---0----------------0-0-3--2--3/5-5---3---| (riff H) D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------5/7-7--7--5/7-7--7--7-5---| C|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--5/7-7--7--5/7-7--7--7-5---| G|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3/5-5--5--3/5-5--5--5-3---| C|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------------------| (riff I) D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------| C|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0---| G|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0---| C|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0---| Order of Play riff A - 4x riff B - 3x riff C - 1x riff D - 3x riff E - 1x riff F - 3x riff G - 1x riff A - 4x riff B - 3x riff C - 1x riff D - 3x riff E - 1x riff F - 3x riff G - 1x riff A - 4x riff H - 3x (play under guitar solo) riff I - 1x