Demons & Wizards: Gallows Pole

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1 (Acoustic)
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-7----7---7-10---10----10---10-5---5-|
Eb|----0---0------0-----0----0------0---|
   "Endless stairs..."
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|---5---5-8---8----8---8-7---|
Eb|-0---0-----0----0---0-----0-|

eb|------------------------------------------------0--|
Bb|------------------------------------------------0--|
Gb|------------------------------------------------9--|
Db|------------------------------------------------9--|
Ab|-7----7---8-7---7----7---8-7---7----7---8-7---7-7--|
Eb|----0---0-----0----0---0-----0----0---0-----0------|


Guitar fills
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|-16b17------------17b19r17-17~--|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|

eb|--------------|
Bb|--------------|
Gb|-1614p12-14~-|
Db|--------------|
Ab|--------------|
Eb|--------------|

eb|-----------------|
Bb|-------12--------|
Gb|-------12--------|
Db|-12h14-------14--|
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|

End guitar fills


Riff 2 (Distortion)
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-2------5-2-------5-4-3----3----|
Ab|-2--2-2-5-2-2-2-2-5-4-3----3----|
Eb|----0-0-----0-0-0------------00-|
       * *     * * *            **
   "Call me Messiah..."
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-2------5-2---------------------|
Ab|-2--2-2-5-2-2-2-2---------------|
Eb|----0-0-----0-0-0-3-2-1~-----00-|
       * *     * * * a a a      **
   "A true lord..."


Riff 3
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-2--------------5--------------|
Ab|-2--2----2------5--5----5------|
Eb|-0--0-00-0-0000-3--3-33-3-3333-|
       * ** * ****    * ** * **** 
   "Am I evil..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-4--------------7-------------|
Ab|-4--4----4------7--7----7-5-4-|
Eb|-2--2-22-2-2222-5--5-55-5-3-2-|
       * ** * ****    * ** * * * 


Play Riff 2   "Towards the sun..."
Play Riff 3   "I am condemned..."


Riff 4
Use this the first time
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------2-0-2-5---------5-0-5-7-|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-5-5-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0---------3-3-3-3---------|
      * * * *         * * * *
   "A shattered heart..."
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-10-10101010-10-12-10-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-3-5--8--8-8-8-8--8-10--8-|
Eb|------------------------------------|
    * * * *           * * * * 


Use this the rest of the time
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------2-0-2-5---------5-0-5-7-|
Ab|----2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-5-5-|
Eb|-00-0-0-0-0-0---------3-3-3-3---------|
         * * * *         * * * *
   "The rising of..."
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-10-10101010-10-12-10-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-3-5--8--8-8-8-8--8-10--8-|
Eb|------------------------------------|
    * * * *           * * * * 



Riff 5 (Play 2x)
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|---------4-5-7--5-4-5--4---4----|
Ab|-7~----7-----------------7---5~-|
Eb|--------------------------------|

eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-----4-5--4----5--4-----|
Ab|-5-7--------5-------5~--|
Eb|------------------------|


Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------4-5~--4---4~-----------|
Db|-5~----5-7---------7-----7-5-7-4~-|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|

eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|-------4~------4~-------|
Db|-4-5-7-----7-4-----7-4~-|
Ab|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|


Riff 5a
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|----------7-9-10--9-7-9--7----7----|
Ab|-10~---10------------------10---9~-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|------7-9~--7----7~----------|
Ab|-9-10---------10-----10-9-10-|
Eb|-----------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|----------7-9-10--9-7-9--7----7----|
Ab|-10~---10------------------10---9~-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|------7-9~--7----7~-------------|
Ab|-9-10---------10-----10-9-10-7~-|
Eb|--------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------7-9~--7----7~-------------|
Db|-10~----9-10---------10-----10-9-10-7~-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|--------7~-----------------|
Db|-7-9-10-----10-9-10--9-7-9-|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------7-9~--7----7~-------------|
Db|-10~----9-10---------10-----10-9-10-7~-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|--------7~---------------------|
Db|-7-9-10-----10--9-10--9-7-9-9~-|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|


Play Riff 1     "Endless stairs..."

Guitar fills
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-12-----[14]15r14p12-14--|
Db|----14-------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|

eb|-19--|
Bb|------|
Gb|------|
Db|------|
Ab|------|
Eb|------|

eb|-12-------------------------|
Bb|----15p12-------------------|
Gb|----------14~--------12-----|
Db|---------------------12-14~-|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|

End guitar fills

Play Riff 2     "Collapse of the mother..."
Play Riff 4     "And when I laugh..."
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 5a

Ending (Acoustic, except the last two chords, E5, are distortion)
eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|------------------|
Db|-9-7--10--9--7-9--|
Ab|-8-8---8--8--8-7--|
Eb|------------------|
    "Nothing is real..."
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-9-7--10--9--7-9----2-2-|
Ab|-8-8---8--8--8-7----2-2-|
Eb|--------------------0-0-|


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