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PRELUDIUM
As recorded by Therion
(From the 1996 Album THELI)
Transcribed by rumitema@freemail.hu
Music by C. Johnsson
Gtr I (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Flute'
Gtr II (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Trombone'
Gtr III (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Timpani'
Intro
Q=90
4/4
Gtr II
<
W W E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+H
|----------|-----------|------12------------|
|----------|-12--------|---12----12-(12)----|
|----------|-----------|-9------------------|
|----------|-----------|--------------------|
|----------|-----------|--------------------|
|----------|-----------|--------------------|
>
+W +W +W +W
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
Gtr I
W W H. Q H Q. E|-12--------|-14--------|----------12--|-------14----11-| (022100@1)|-----------|-----------|-13-----------|-12-------------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------|----------------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------|----------------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------|----------------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------|----------------|
W W H. Q H H
|-12--------|-14--------|----------12--|-------14----|
|-----------|-----------|-13-----------|-12----------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------|-------------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------|-------------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------|-------------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------|-------------|
Gtr II
W E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+Q. E (022100@1) H. Q H H
|-----------|------12--------------|--------------|-------------|
|-12--------|---12----12-(12)---12-|-13-------10--|-12----------|
|-----------|-9--------------------|--------------|-------11----|
|-----------|----------------------|--------------|-------------|
|-----------|----------------------|--------------|-------------|
|-----------|----------------------|--------------|-------------|
W E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+Q. E|---------------------|---------12------------------| (022100@1)|-12------------------|------12----12-(12)-------12-|
|---------------------|---9-------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+H +E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E|-19-24-20-19-(19)----|-(19)-20-19---------20-19-20-| (022100@1)|---------------------|------------22-(22)----------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
H. Q H H
|---------------------|-------------|
|-13------------10----|-12----------|
|---------------------|-------11----|
|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|-------------|
|
| Q Q Q. E (022100@1) H H
|-22------------------|-------------|
|------22--20------22-|-19----------|
|---------------------|-------21----|
|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|-------------|
H.=H
W E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+Q. E (022100@1) H. Q
|---------------------|---------12------------------|---------------------|
|-12------------------|------12----12-(12)-------12-|-13------------10----|
|---------------------|---9-------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+H +E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) Q Q Q. E|-19-24-20-19-(19)----|-(19)-20-19---------20-19-20-|-22------------------| (022100@1)|---------------------|------------22-(22)----------|------22--20------22-|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
H H W
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|-12------------------------------------------------|-12----*|
|--------------------------11-----------------------|-------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|
| H H W
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|-19------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|--------------------------21-----------------------|-21----*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|
| Gtr III
| <
| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0----*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
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 (x24432@1) - 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
