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A TOUCH OF MEDIEVAL DARKNESS (Bassline)
As recorded by Desaster
(From the 1996 Album A TOUCH OF MEDIEVAL DARKNESS)
Transcribed by Historiae
Words by Occulto Music by Desaster
Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=150
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
W +H. Q H. +E E E E E E H
||-----------|-------------|---------------|----------------||
||o----------|-------------|---------------|---------------o||
||o-5--------|-(5)------3--|-5-------(5)-7-|-8-10-8-7-5----o||
||-----------|-------------|---------------|----------------||
W +H. Q W q q H
||-----------|-------------|----------|-------------||
||o----------|-------------|----------|------------o||
||o----------|-------------|----------|------------o||
||--5--------|-(5)------3--|-5--------|-3--3--5-----||
W +H. Q H. +E E E E E E H
||-----------|-------------|---------------|----------------||
||o----------|-------------|---------------|---------------o||
||o-5--------|-(5)------3--|-5-------(5)-7-|-8-10-8-7-5----o||
||-----------|-------------|---------------|----------------||
q q Q E E E E E E H q q Q E E E E E E H
||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
||o--------------|-2------------|--------------|---5----------o||
||o-3--3--5--3-5-|---5-3-5-5----|-3--3--5--5-7-|-8---8-7-7----o||
||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
q q E E E E E E E E E E E E q q E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
||----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------||
||o---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------o||
||o-3--3--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3--3--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o||
||----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------||
2/4 4/4
|-3-|
q q W W W H Q Q Q
|-------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
|-------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
|-3--3--|----------|----------|----------|----------3-|
|-------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
Main Riff
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
||----------------------|-----------------|
||o---------------------|-----------------|
||o-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3-|
||----------------------|-----------------|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
|---------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|------------------o||
|-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3--o||
|---------------------|-------------------||
Variation A
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-|
||----------------------|---------------------|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3---|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3-| |--3--| |3| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
|---------------------|------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------o||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-o||
|---------------------|------------------||
Main Riff
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
||----------------------|-----------------|
||o---------------------|-----------------|
||o-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3-|
||----------------------|-----------------|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
|---------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|------------------o||
|-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3--o||
|---------------------|-------------------||
Variation B
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
||----------------------|-----------------|
||o---------------------|-----------------|
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||----------------------|-----------------|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q 4x
|---------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|------------------o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
|---------------------|-------------------||
Main Riff
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
||----------------------|-----------------|
||o---------------------|-----------------|
||o-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3-|
||----------------------|-----------------|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
|---------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|------------------o||
|-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3--o||
|---------------------|-------------------||
Variation C
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
||----------------------|-----------------|
||o---------------------|-----------------|
||o-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-|
||----------------------|-----------------|
|3-| |--3--| |3-| |--3--| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
|-------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-------------------------------|------------------|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3-| |--3--| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|3-| |--3--| |3-| |--3--| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
|-------------------------------|------------------||
|-------------------------------|-----------------o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o||
|-------------------------------|------------------||
Breakdown
Q=100
W +W +W H H
|----------|------------|------------|-----------|
|----------|------------|------------|-----------|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-3----5----|
|----------|------------|------------|-----------|
Q=120
W +W +W H H 3x
||-----------|------------|------------|------------||
||o----------|------------|------------|-----------o||
||o-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-3----5----o||
||-----------|------------|------------|------------||
Q=150
W W W E E E E E E Q 4x
||-----------|----------|----------|-------------------||
||o----------|----------|----------|------------------o||
||o-5--------|-5--------|-5--------|-10-8-7-5-3-7-5---o||
||-----------|----------|----------|-------------------||
|-3-|
W W W H Q Q Q
|----------|----------|----------|-------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-------------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------3--|
|----------|----------|----------|-------------|
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
Main Riff
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
||----------------------|-----------------|
||o---------------------|-----------------|
||o-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3-|
||----------------------|-----------------|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
|---------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|------------------o||
|-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3--o||
|---------------------|-------------------||
Variation B
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
||----------------------|-----------------|
||o---------------------|-----------------|
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||----------------------|-----------------|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q 4x
|---------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|------------------o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
|---------------------|-------------------||
Main Riff
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
||----------------------|-----------------|
||o---------------------|-----------------|
||o-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3-|
||----------------------|-----------------|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
|---------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|------------------o||
|-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3--o||
|---------------------|-------------------||
Variation A
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-|
||----------------------|---------------------|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3---|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3-| |--3--| |3| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
|---------------------|------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------o||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-o||
|---------------------|------------------||
Outro
Q=100
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----*|
|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
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
----------------
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
-----------
| - 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
