• Song:

    Take The Throne

  • Artist:

    Hypocrisy

  • Album:

    Penetralia

HYPOCRISY - TAKE THE THRONE
                    From the Album: PENETRALIA
                    Copyright Nuclear blast 1990
                    
                       Version 1.0 June 2001

Transcribed by: James Williams (INVERTED)
Email: smann@ainet.com


 This is a great song for those of you who still like the old shit!


Notation used:

" - Tremolo note                     h - Hammer on
. - Palm mute                        p - Pull off
x - Mute all string (Stuccato)       \ - Slide down
                                     / - Slide up

Tuning: "C"F"A#"D#"G"C"(2 whole steps down)


Riff 1 - A
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---------5----3------7----4----1h2p1--2-------------|
|--2------3----1------5----2-----------0------3x-3x--|
|--0------------------------------------------1x-1x--|

Riff 1 - B
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|---------5----3------7----4----1h2p1--2---------|
|--2------3----1------5----2-----------0------3--|
|--0------------------------------------------1--|

Riff 2 - A
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------3----5--4---------------3-------------5--4--|
|--2x---2--3--1----3--2----2x---2--3--1----5--4--3--3--2--|
|--0x---0--1---------------0x---0--1-------3--2--1--------|
pm                                         .  .  .

 Riff 2 - B is actully play over Riff 2- A towards the
end of the song. So listen to the song and read song structure 
for correct tempo.

Fill 1 Riff 2 - B (palm mute all strings all down strokes)
|-----|--------------------------------------------------
|-----|--------------------------------------------------
|-----|--------------------------------------------------
|-----|--------------------------------------------------
|--2--|--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-
|--0--|--0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-
 pm      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    
                  Fill 2 
------------------|-----|
------------------|-----|
------------------|-----|
------------------|-----|
-5-5-5-5-4-4-3-3--|--2--|
-3-3-3-3-2-2-1-1--|--0--|
 . . . . . . . .

Riff 3  ( play each note 4 times)
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------5"--|
|--0"-7"-6"-5"-0"-7"-6"-5"-0"-7"-6"-5"-0"-7"-6"-----|
|---------------------------------------------------|

Riff 4 ( ""play note 8 times)(" play note 4 times)
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------0""--5""--4""--3""--|
|--0""--3""--5"--4"----------------------|

 For Riffs 5 - A through 5 - C play all open chords
as palm muted triplets.Note there are some time changes
in the triplets, but your have to figure them out yourself.

Riff 5 - A
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------5--6--6--5---3\4-4--4--3--|
|--2-----------------------------------3--4--4--3---1\2-2--2--1--|
|--0--000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000----------------------------|
pm    ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Riff 5 - B
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------5-\6--6--5---3-\4--4--3---|
|--2-----------------------------------3-\4--4--3---1-\2--2--1---|
|--0--000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000----------------------------|
pm    ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Riff 5 - C
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------5\6-6--6--5---3\4-4--4--3--|
|--2-----------------------------------3\4-4--4--3---1\2-2--2--1--|
|--0--000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-----------------------------|
pm    ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Riff 6 (Solo Riff)
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|--0""-3""-1""-5"-4"--|

SONG STRUCTURE:

Riff (1-A) x 2
Riff (1-B) x 2
Riff (2-A) x 4
Riff ( 3 ) x 5
Riff ( 4 ) x 4
Riff ( 3 ) x 4
Riff ( 4 ) x 4
Riff (5-A) x 4
Riff (5-B) x 4
Riff (5-C) x 2 
Riff ( 6 ) x 10
Riff (1-B) x 2                         
Riff (2-A) x 4                         | 
Riff (2-A) x 2|------------------------|Gtr 1|---Gtr 1 and Gtr 2
Fill ( 1 ) Riff (2-B) x 2 Fill ( 2 )---|Gtr 2|---overlap here 
Riff ( 3 ) x 5                         |               
Riff ( 4 ) x 4
Riff ( 3 ) x 2 End!


 Well, here's one more page in the Death Metal diary. Hope you 
like it.If anybody cares I've also tabed Corrosive, Dying, and 
Body Bag by Obituary and Attachment to the Ancestor by Hypocrisy.
Feel free to email me and let me know what you think.
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