• Song:

    Mother Earth Father Thunder

  • Artist:

    Bathory

  • Album:

    Nordland

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
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