• Song:

    Better To Reign In Hell

  • Artist:

    Cradle Of Filth

  • Album:

    Damnation And A Day

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

.  - palm mute                ~  - vibrato
  \  - slide down               b  - bend
  /  - slide up                    f  - full
  h  - hammer on                   h  - half
  p  - pull off                    r  - release
  <> - artificial harmonic      () - let ring
  T  - tap                      tr - trill
  {3}- triplet                  NH - natural harmonic
  X  - pickslide/muffled note


  Tuning: Down two steps (C F Bb Eb G C)



   RIFF A:

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-4-------------------------------------------------------4-------|
  |-2-----------5---2---------------2-------4-------5-------2-------|
  |-------------3---0---------------0-------2-------3---------------|


  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-5-------------------------------------------------------4-------|
  |-3-----------5---2---------------2-------4-------5-------2-------|
  |-------------3---0---------------0-------2-------3---------------|


  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------4-------|
  |-7-----------5---2---------------2-------4-------5-------2-------|
  |-5-----------3---0---------------0-------2-------3---------------|


  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-2-------5-------4-------7-------2---5---4---5---7---5---4---5---|
  |-0-------3-------2-------5-------0---3---2---3---5---3---2---3---|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|


  -> RIFF A x 2


   RIFF B:

   RIFF B1
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------5-------------|
  |-7p4---6p4---7p4-7p4---6p4---7p4-----------------4---7-6---4-6-7-|
  |---------------------------------------------------------7-------|
  |---------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-7-5-----------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|


   RIFF B2
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------7p0-------------------------------5-------------|
  |-7p4---6p4---7p4-------6p4---7p4-----------------4---7-6---4-6-7-|
  |---------------------------------------------------------7-------|
  |---------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-7-5-----------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|


   RIFF B3 (see later)

    Clean...                                        Distorted...
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------7p0---------------------------------------------|
  |-7p4---6p4---7p4-------6p4---7p4---------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  |---------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  |-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
                                                    . . . . . . . .
   RIFF B1 x 2
   RIFF B2 x 2


  -> RIFF B x 1


   RIFF C:

   RIFF C1
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-7---6---4---6---3-----------------------------------------------|
  |-5---4---2---4---1-----------------------------------------------|


  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-7---6---4---6---3-----------4---3-------4-------8-------9-------|
  |-5---4---2---4---1-----------2---1-------2-------6-------7-------|


   RIFF C2
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-9---8---6---8---5-------------6/5-------------------------------|
  |-7---6---4---6---3-------------4/3-------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|


  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-9---8---6---8---5-------------6/5-------6-------10------11------|
  |-7---6---4---6---3-------------4/3-------4-------8-------9-------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    .   .   .   .

  RIFF C1 x 2
  RIFF C2 x 2


  -> RIFF C x 1


   RIFF D:

   RIFF D1
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-5-------------------------------5-------------------------------|
  |-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-8---7---5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-8---7---|
  |-3---5-5-3---5-5-3---5-5-6---5---3---5-5-3---5-5-3---5-5-6---5---|
        . . .   . . .   . . .   .       . . .   . . .   . . .   .

   RIFF D2
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-5-------------------------------9-/-10--8-------5tr2----4tr2----|
  |-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-8---7---7-/-8---6-----------------------|
  |-3---5-5-3---5-5-3---5-5-6---5-----------------------------------|
        . . .   . . .   . . .   .

    RIFF D3
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-5-------------------------------9-/-10--8-----------------------|
  |-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-8---7---7-/-8---6---------------9tr11---|
  |-3---5-5-3---5-5-3---5-5-6---5-------------------7tr9------------|
        . . .   . . .   . . .   .

  RIFF D1 x 1
  RIFF D2 x 1
  RIFF D1 x 1
  RIFF D3 x 1


  -> Riff D x 2

  -> Riff A x 2

  -> RIFF B1 x 2
  -> RIFF B2 x 1
  -> RIFF B3 x 1

  -> RIFF C x 1

  -> Riff D x 2

  -> Riff A x 2


   RIFF E:

                    Heavy Distortion...
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-9---8---6---8---5---5---5-----6/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
  |-7---6---4---6---3---3---3-----4/3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|


    Heavy Distortion...
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-9---8---6---8---5---5---5-----6/5---5---6---6---10--10--11--11--|
  |-7---6---4---6---3---3---3-----4/3---3---4---4---8---8---9---9---|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|


  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-9---8-------6---5---5---5---6---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
  |-7---6-------4---3---3---3---4---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    .   .

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-9---8---6---8---5---5---5---6---5---5---6---6---10--10--11--11--|
  |-7---6---4---6---3---3---3---4---3---3---4---4---8---8---9---9---|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|


  -> RIFF E x 1


    RIFF F:

    Flanger...
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-7-7-6-6-4-4-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

    Flanger...
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-7-7-6-6-4-4-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|


  -> RIFF F x 2

  -> interlude


   RIFF G:

   RIFF G1
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-8---------------7---------------4---------------6---------------|
  |-6---------------5---------------2---------------4---------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   RIFF G2
  |-----------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
  |-----------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
  |-5-----------------------5-------5-----------------------5-------|
  |-5-----------------------5-------5-----------------------5-------|
  |-3-----------------------3-------3-----------------------3-------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   RIFF G3
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   RIFF G1 x 1
   RIFF G2 x 1
   RIFF G3 x 1
   RIFF G2 x 1
   RIFF G1 x 1


   -> RIFF G x 1


  RIFF H:

    RIFF H1
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
  |-11--6-6-6---9-9-9---8-8-8---8---11--6-6-6---9-9-9---8-8-8---8---|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  | Slight PM...                                                    |
  |                                                                 |
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-6-feedback------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|


    RIFF H2
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-9-9---------6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|
  |-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------5-5-5-5-------------------------|


    RIFF H3
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-3-/-4---4---4-/-6---6---6-\-4---4-------3-----------------------|
  |-1-/-2---2---2-/-4---4---4-\-2---2-------1-------6-------5-------|
  |-------------------------------------------------4-------3-------|

   RIFF H1 x 1
   RIFF H2 x 1
   RIFF H1 x 1
   RIFF H3 x 1


  -> RIFF H x 2


   RIFF I:

   (They're 11's etc, incase you didn't know)

   RIFF I1
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111-| GTR I
  |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                 |
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-X\--------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   RIFF I2
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-1212121212121111111111119-9-9-9-1414141414141212121212129-9-9-9-|
  |-101010101010-9-9-9-9-9-97-7-7-7-1212121212121010101010107-7-7-7-|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|


   RIFF I3
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-121212121212111111111111141414141515151515151414141414149-9-9-9-|
  |-101010101010-9-9-9-9-9-9121212121313131313131212121212127-7-7-7-|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|


   RIFF I4
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-1212121212121111111111119-9-9-9---------------------------------|
  |-101010101010-9-9-9-9-9-97-7-7-7-7---6-----------6---4-----------|
  |---------------------------------7---6-----------6---4-----------|
  |---------------------------------5---4-----------4---2-----------|

   RIFF I1    x 1 (without GTR II)
   RIFF I2    x 1
   RIFF I1    x 1 (with GTR II)
   RIFF I2    x 1
   RIFF I1    x 1 (without GTR II)
   RIFF I3    x 1
   RIFF I1    x 1 (with GTR II)
   RIFF I4    x 1


  -> RIFF I  x 1
  -> RIFF C2 x 1
  -> RIFF D  x 1
  -> RIFF A  x 2



   RIFF J:

   (Variation on RIFF A)

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-4---------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-2-----------5---2-----------------------------------------------|
  |-------------3---0-----------------------------------------------|


  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-5---------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-3-----------5---2-----------------------------------------------|
  |-------------3---0-----------------------------------------------|


  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-7-----------5---2-----------------------------------------------|
  |-5-----------3---0-----------------------------------------------|


  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-2-------5-------4-------7-------2---5---4---5---7---5---4---5---|
  |-0-------3-------2-------5-------0---3---2---3---5---3---2---3---|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|


  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
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