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RITES OF PASSAGES
As recorded by Demons & Wizards
(From the 1999 Album DEMONS & WIZARDS)
Transcribed by Francis Gagné
Words and Music by Schaffer / Kürsch
C5
x 3 5 5 x x
B5
x 2 4 4 x x
A5
x 0 2 2 x x
D5
x 5 7 7 x x
G5
3 5 5 x x x
E5
0 2 2 x x x
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm 1 (Left)'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm 2 (Right)'
Q=60
C5 B5 C5 A5 C5 D5C5 B5
5/4
Gtr I
Q W Q W H E E E Q.
||--------------|-------------|-------------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------------|
||--5--4--------|-5--2--------|-5----7-5-----4----|
||--5--4--------|-5--2--------|-5----7-5-----4----|
||o-3--2--------|-3--0--------|-3----5-3-----2----|
||--------------|-------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM|
| Q W Q W H E E S S Q.
||--------------|-------------|-------------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------------|
||--5--4--------|-5--2--------|-5----7-5-----4----|
||--5--4--------|-5--2--------|-5----7-5-----4----|
||o-3--2--------|-3--0--------|-3----5-3-2-2-2----|
||--------------|-------------|-------------------|
1. 2.
C5B5G5A5 C5B5G5E5
11/8 11/8 4/4
+Q +W E E E W E E E W +W
|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|--------*|
|-----------------|----------------o||----------------|--------*|
|-(4)--(4)--------|-5-4---2---------||-5-4------------|--------*|
|-(4)--(4)--------|-5-4-5-2---------||-5-4-5-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-(2)--(2)--------|-3-2-5-0--------o||-3-2-5-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-----------------|-----3-----------||-----3-0--------|-(0)----*|
|
| +Q +W E E E W E E E W +W
|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|--------*|
|-----------------|----------------o||----------------|--------*|
|-(4)--(4)--------|-5-4---2---------||-5-4------------|--------*|
|-(4)--(4)--------|-5-4-5-2---------||-5-4-5-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-(2)--(2)--------|-3-2-5-0--------o||-3-2-5-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-----------------|-----3-----------||-----3-0--------|-(0)----*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
