Tuning: Eb
This is used under riff 1 in the
beginning of the song.
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-2----------------------------|
Eb|-0--0-000-000-000-000-000-...-|
* *** *** *** *** ***
Riff 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-9----------12---7----------9---|
Ab|-7----------10---5----------7---|
Eb|----------0----0----------0---0-|
* * * *
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-5----------5-----------|
Ab|-3----------2------2----|
Eb|----------0------0-0----|
* *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-9----------12---7----------9---|
Ab|-7----------10---5----------7---|
Eb|----------0----0----------0---0-|
* * * *
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-5----------5-----------------------|
Ab|-3----------2------2----5-4---4-5-4-|
Eb|----------0------0-0----3-2-0-2-3-2-|
* * * * * * * *
Lead into next section:
eb|-17b19-17-15-14-15b17r15-14-|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
Riff 2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------9---------------------|
Ab|-2-------7---------5-4---4-5-4-|
Eb|-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-2-3-2-|
* *** * * * * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------9---------------------|
Ab|-2-------7---------5-4---4-5---|
Eb|-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-2-3-0-|
* *** * * * * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-5----------7------------|
Ab|-3----3-0-3-5------5-4-5-|
Eb|-3----3-0-3-5----0-3-2-3-|
* * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------9---------------------|
Ab|-2-------7---------5-4---4-5-4-|
Eb|-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-2-3-2-|
* *** * * * * * * * * * *
"And as I bear..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------9---------------------|
Ab|-2-------7---------5-4---4-5-4-|
Eb|-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-2-3-2-|
* *** * * * * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------9---------------------|
Ab|-2-------7---------5-4---4-5---|
Eb|-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-2-3-0-|
* *** * * * * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-5----------7------------|
Ab|-3----3-0-3-5------5-4-5-|
Eb|-3----3-0-3-5----0-3-2-3-|
* * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------9---------------------|
Ab|-2-------7---------5-4---5-----|
Eb|-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-3-0-0-|
* *** * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar fill over Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|-12~~------12----14--------14----|
Bb|-----------15b17-17b19~----17b19-|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|-15-------17-------19-----|
Bb|-18b20~---20b22~---22b24~-|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-(12~~)------12----10--------10----|
Bb|-------------15b17-13b15~----13b15-|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|--8--------7---------7-----|
Bb|-11b13~---10b12~----10b13~-|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
Riff 3
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-9-------12---10---7-9---|
Ab|-7----77--7-7--7-7-7-7-0-|
Eb|-------------------------|
** * *
"And what have started..."
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-7-------9---7---5-7---5----5-4-5-5-|
Ab|-5----55-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3----3-2-3-2-|
Eb|------------------------------------|
** * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|---------------9---------------------|
Ab|-5-4-5-2-------7---------5-4---4-5---|
Eb|-3-2-3-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-2-3-0-|
* * * * *** * * * * * * * * *
Riff 4
eb|------0-------------0-------------0--------|
Bb|--------0-------------0-------------0------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-9-------------2-------------7-------------|
Ab|-7-----------0-3-----------0-5-------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------0-|
* * *
"Runes of a long forgotten time..."
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-5------7--------5-7---|
Ab|-5------7----7---5-7---|
Eb|-3----0-5----5-0-3-5-0-|
* * * *
Riff 1a
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-9----------12---7----------9---|
Ab|-7----------10---5----------7---|
Eb|----------0----0----------0---0-|
* * * *
"By the ancient..."
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-5----------5-----------------------|
Ab|-3----------2------2----5-4---4-5---|
Eb|----------0------0-0----3-2-0-2-3-0-|
* * * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-9----------12---7----------9---|
Ab|-7----------10---5----------7---|
Eb|----------0----0----------0---0-|
* * * *
"By the ancient..."
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-5----------5-----------------------|
Ab|-3----------2------2----5-4---4-5-4-|
Eb|----------0------0-0----3-2-0-2-3-2-|
* * * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 "Lost in time..."
Guitar fill over Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|-12--------12----14--------14----|
Bb|-15b17~----15b17-17b19~----17b19-|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|-15-------17-------19-----|
Bb|-18b20~---20b22~---22b24~-|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-12--------12----10--------10----|
Bb|-15b17~----15b17-13b15~----13b15-|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|--8--------7---------7-----|
Bb|-11b13~---10b12~----10b13~-|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
Play Riff 3 "The curse lives..."
Play Riff 4 "Roam..."
Play Riff 1a "By the ancient..."
Play Riff 2 "Oh it seems..."
Guitar fill over Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|-12--------12----14--------14----|
Bb|-15b17~----15b17-17b19~----17b19-|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|-15-------17-------19-----|
Bb|-18b20~---20b22~---22b24~-|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-12--------12----10--------10----|
Bb|-15b17~----15b17-13b15~----13b15-|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|--8--------7---------7-----|
Bb|-11b13~---10b12~----10b13~-|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------7-------------------4----------|
Db|-------9-10---10-9-10-7~----5-7---7-5-7-5~-|
Ab|-7~----------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|-----4----------------|
Db|-5-7---7~----4--------|
Ab|---------------7-5-7~-|
Eb|----------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-------7-9/11-9-7-9-7~----5-7-9-7-5-7-5~-|
Db|-5~--------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|-4-5-7-5~-------------|
Db|-------------7-5-4-5~-|
Ab|----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|
This lead comes in over riff 5 the second time:
Guitar 3
eb|-14p12--15p12--14p12--15p12--17p12-15p12-|
Bb|------12-----12-----12-----12------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|-14p12--15p12--14p12--15p12--17p12-15p12-|
Bb|------13-----13-----13-----13------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|-15p12--17p12--15p12--17p12--19--17-14-15~-|
Bb|------13-----13-----13-----13--15----------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
eb|-15b17-14-----------------|
Bb|---------17-15-14---------|
Gb|-----------------16-15----|
Db|----------------------17~-|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
Guitar 4
eb|-17p15--19p15--17p15--19p15--20p15-19p15-|
Bb|------15-----15-----15-----15------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|-17p15--19p15--17p15--19p15--20p15-19p15-|
Bb|------17-----17-----17-----17------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|-19p15--20p15--19p15--20p15--22--20-17-19~-|
Bb|------17-----17-----17-----17--19----------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
eb|-19b20-17----------------|
Bb|---------20-19-17--------|
Gb|-----------------19-18---|
Db|----------------------21-|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
End of leads
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Here is the lead over this part:
Guitar 2 plays harmony notes in ()
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|--/8~----8-10-12-8~----8-10-12-10~--|
Gb|-(/9~----9-11-12-9~----9-11-12-11~)-|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|--------12-14-15-17-17b19--17-15-14--15--12~--|
Bb|-/13-15---------------------------------(12~)-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
eb|--12-14-15-12~----12-14-17b19r17p15-17~--|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-(/9-11-12--9~-----9-11-14b16r14p12-14~)-|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|--17-19~----19b21----19p17-19~--|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-(14-16~----16b18----16p14-16~)-|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
End leads
Play Riff 1 with this addition:
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-7~----9-10---------7--9----------------|
Eb|-------------10~----------8~----7~----0-|
Guitar 3
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-9~---11-12---------9-11-----------------|
Db|-------------12~---------10~----9~-------|
Ab|--------------------------------------7~-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Play Riff 2 "Lost in time..."
End with this:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------9-----------------------|
Ab|-2-------7---------5-4---4-5-4-2-|
Eb|-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
* *** * * * * * * * * * *
Here's the ending lead:
eb|-/10-10-10-10-12~-/15~-14~-~-12~-|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-15b17-15-13-12----------------|
Gb|---------------14-12-14b16r14~-|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-14b16r14-12-11~-12b14r12-11-9~~-|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|-------------------12~-|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|----------12-14-16-----|
Db|-12-14-16--------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|
eb|-12----14-------14----15-------17-------19------|
Bb|-15b17-17b18~---17b18-18b20~---20b22~---22b24~~-|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
{10}12 = pre-bend.
{10}12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
leads by: Jake (Jakeh0@aol.com)
Alberto Damora (mleadc00@estudiantes.unileon.es)
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Date last modified: March 12, 2005
