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M Y D Y I N G B R I D E
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O N E O F B E A U T Y ' S D A U G H T E R S
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A LINE OF DEATHLESS KINGS
(c) Peaceville Records - 2006
http://www.mydyingbride.org/
Tune Down a 1/2 Step [7-String Guitars]
Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Tempo = 70 BPM
Time Signature = 4/4
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Transcribed by
PADDY MCMULLAN
stinkypoohpants@yahoo.co.uk
Version 2.0
20th January 2010
(Corrections Outlined at Bottom of Tab)
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Tablature Symbols Used:
p - Pull-Off
h - Hammer-On
P.M... - Palm Mute
\ - Slide Down to/Down From
/ - Slide Up To/Up From
( / ) - Legato Slide
( ) - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note
REST - Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space
<5> - Natural Harmonics
X\ - Pick Scrapes
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Riff 1a: Guitar 1 with Heavy Distortion (Play 4 times)
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||-----------------------| |
||-----------------------| |
||-----------------------|*|
||-----------------------| |
||--4--------------------|*|
||-------2--4------4--2--| |
||-------0------------0--| |
P.M ...
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Riff 1b: Guitar 2 with Heavy Distortion (Play 4 times)
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||-----------------------| |
||-----------------------| |
||-----------------------|*|
||-----------------------| |
||--7-------4------4-----|*|
||--5----2--4------4--2--| |
||--5----0--2------2--0--| |
... ...
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Riff 2a: Guitar 1 (Play 4 times)
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||-----------------------------| |
||-----------------------------| |
||-----------------------------|*|
||-----------------------------| |
||--4---4-6-7------------------|*|
||------------4----2--(2h4p2)--| |
||-----------------0-----------| |
...
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Riff 2b: Guitar 2 (Play 4 times)
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||---------------------------| |
||---------------------------| |
||---------------------------|*|
||---------------------------| |
||--4---4-----4--------------|*|
||--5---5-4h5-4----2--2h4-2--| |
||--5---5-----2----0------0--| |
...
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Lead Riff 1: Guitar 3 with Heavy Distortion (And a multitude of effects)
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[ The volume gradually fades in, reaching its peak during bar 4 ]
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--4--4--(5\4)-4--4--4--(7\4)-4--|--4--4--(5\4)-4--4--4--(7\4)-4--|
||--4--4--(5\4)-4--4--4--(7\4)-4--|--4--4--(5\4)-4--4--4--(7\4)-4--|
||--2--2--(3\2)-2--2--2--(5\2)-2--|--2--2--(3\2)-2--2--2--(5\2)-2--|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|*|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------5-5-5-5-| |
|--4--4--(5\4)-4--4--4--(7\4)-4--|--4--4--(5\4)-4--4--4--5-5-5-5-|*|
|--4--4--(5\4)-4--4--4--(7\4)-4--|--4--4--(5\4)-4--4--4--3-3-3-3-| |
|--2--2--(3\2)-2--2--2--(5\2)-2--|--2--2--(3\2)-2--2--2----------| |
* At this point, guitars 1 and 2 play the following:
||-----------------------||
||--R- ---------||
||--E- ---------||
||--S- -5-5-5-5-||
||--T- -5-5-5-5-||
||---------------3-3-3-3-||
||-----------------------||
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Riff 3.1: Guitar 1 (Play 3 times)
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||--------------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------------|
||--(4)--(4)--(4)---(4)--(4)--(4)--(4)---(4)--|
||---4----4----5p 4--4----4----4----7p 4--4---|
||---4----4----4-----4----4----4----4-----4---|
||--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--(4)--(4)--(4)---(4)--(4)--(4)--(4)---(4)--|
|---4----4----5p 4--4----4----4----7p 4--4---|
|---4----4----4-----4----4----4----4-----4---|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--(4)--(4)--(4)---(4)--(4)--(4)--(4)---(4)--|
|---4----4----5p 4--4----4----4----7p 4--4---|
|---4----4----4-----4----4----4----4-----4---|
|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------| |
|------------------------------------------| |
|------------------------------------------|*|
|--(4)--(4)--(4)---(4)--(4)--(4)-5-5-5-5-5-| |
|---4----4----5p 4--4----4----4--5-5-5-5-5-|*|
|---4----4----4-----4----4----4--3-3-3-3-3-| |
|------------------------------------------| |
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Riff 3.2: Guitar 2 (Play 3 times)
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||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--4--4--(5\4)-4--4--4--(7\4)-4--|--4--4--(5\4)-4--4--4--(7\4)-4--|
||--4--4--(5\4)-4--4--4--(7\4)-4--|--4--4--(5\4)-4--4--4--(7\4)-4--|
||--2--2--(3\2)-2--2--2--(5\2)-2--|--2--2--(3\2)-2--2--2--(5\2)-2--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|*|
|--------------------------------|----------------------5-5-5-5-5-| |
|--4--4--(5\4)-4--4--4--(7\4)-4--|--4--4--(5\4)-4--4--4-5-5-5-5-5-|*|
|--4--4--(5\4)-4--4--4--(7\4)-4--|--4--4--(5\4)-4--4--4-3-3-3-3-3-| |
|--2--2--(3\2)-2--2--2--(5\2)-2--|--2--2--(3\2)-2--2--2-----------| |
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Lead Riff 2: Guitar 1 (Play twice) [ Guitar 2 plays Riff 3.2 throughout ]
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||----------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
||--4----------(4/7)----|--6------------7----|--9----11----- \--4----|
||----------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------| |
|----------------------------| |
|----------------------------|*|
|------------------5-5-5-5-5-| |
|------------------5-5-5-5-5-|*|
|-(4/7)--6---------3-3-3-3-3-| |
|----------------------------| |
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Riff 4: Guitars 1 and 2 (Play 4 times)
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||---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |
||---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |
||---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|*|
||---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |
||--6-7-4--7--------4--7--------4--|--6-7-4--7--------4--(7\6)-------------|*|
||--4-5-4--5--4--5--4--5--4--5--4--|--4-5-4--5--4--5--4--(5\4)-3--3--3--3--| |
||--4-5-2--5--4--5--2--5--4--5--2--|--4-5-2--5--4--5--2--(5\4)-3--3--3--3--| |
.... .... .... ..........
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Guitars 1 and 2 repeat Riff 3 twice
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Guitar 1 repeats Lead Riff 2 once, accompanied by Riff 3.2 played by guitar 2
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Guitars 1 and 2 repeat Riff 4 four times
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Guitars 1 and 2 repeat Riff 1 four times
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Guitars 1 and 2 repeat Riff 2 four times
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Riff 5a: Guitar 1 (Play once through)
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||-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
||-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
||-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
||--7----------------|-------------------|--7---------------------|
||--7----------------|--7----------------|--7---------------------|
||--5----------------|-------------------|--5-----------5h7----5--|
|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|--7----------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|--7----------------|--5----------------|
|--4-----------2----4--|--5----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|--7--------------------|-------------------||
|--7--------------------|-------------------||
|--5----------5h7----5--|--4----------------||
Hold the last note for a further 2 bars
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Riff 5b: Guitar 2 (Play 4 times)
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||-------------------|-------------------| |
||-------------------|-------------------| |
||-------------------|-------------------|*|
||--7----------------|-------------------|*|
||--7----------------|--7----------------| |
||--5----------------|--4----------------| |
Hold the last chord for a further 2 bars
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Outro
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The outro consists of volume swells, panning from left to right,
then right to left. A rough estimate of the harmonics used here are is follows:
||------------||
||------------||
||------------||
||------------||
||--<7>-------||
||--<5>-------||
Each swell lasts for only one bar.
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End
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Tab summary: Riff 1a + 1b X 4
Riff 2a + 2b X 4
Lead Riff 1 X 1
Riff 3 X 3
Lead Riff 2 X 1
Riff 4 X 4
Riff 3 X 2
Lead Riff 2 X 1
Riff 4 X 4
Riff 1 X 4
Riff 2 X 4
Riff 5a X 1 + Riff 5b X 4
Outro
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Corrections (20/01/2010):
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* Changed the guitar tuning to standard 7-string.
* Corrected numerous small errors.
