Intro: Part 1 E|------------|--------------------------------------------| B|------------|--------------------------------------------| G|-5--4-------|--------------------------------------------| D|-3--2--5----|-------2-----------2-----------2-----3--2---| A|-------3--5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-5-| e|----------3-|------------------------------------------3-| P.M{_________________________________} Part 2 E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----3---2-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1---0-| e|-------------------------------------------| P.M{_________________________________} Play Part 1 and Part 2 another time in the same order and then put this piece just after Part 2 E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-3---2----3---2----3--2-----| A|-1---0----1---0----1--0-5---| e|------------------------3---| Riff 1 E|------------------------------------------------------------ B|------------------------------------------------------------ G|-2---------3--2--3--2---------2p0---0-2-3-2---------3--2--0- D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-----3-------0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0- A|------------------------------------------------------------ e|------------------------------------------------------------ P.M{_____} {_____} {_____} E ---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------| -3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| A ---------------------------------| e ---------------------------------| P.M{_____________________________} Repeat this Riff four times, the two latter during verse. The Riff above is arragned for one guitar play only. To get a more correct sound, let guitar 1 play high notes, and guitar 2 constantly on P.M.ed loose string. Riff 2 {Fill-1-------} {Fill-2-------} E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-7-------------------------8-------------------------| e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| P.M{_________________________________________________} First time playing Riff 2, do not use the fill, use the fill during the second time. Fill 1 Fill 2 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-----------------|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------| A|-----------------8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------8-8-8-8-| e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Riff 3 This part 4x -- with -- This part 2x E|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------| G|-------------15-14--------------------15-14----|-------------------| D|-12-14-------------15-14--12-14-------------15-|-7---5---7-------5-| A|-------12-13--------------------12-13----------|-5---3---5---8---3-| e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------6-----| Riff 4 2x {Fill-1-&-2------} Fill 1 E|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------|-(19)-14-(19)-14-(19)-14-| D|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------| Fill 2 E|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-14-12-14-12-14-12-| First time use Fill 1, second time Fill 2 D|-------------------| A|-------------------| e|-------------------| Riff 5 Part 1 2x Part 2 2x E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|----------------5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-| A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------| e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| P.M{____________} {____________} Riff 6 2x E|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-16-------14-17-16-------| D|----16-17----------17-16-| A|-------------------------| e|-------------------------| Before playing Riff 6 two times, play this short fill: A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| P.M{____________} Do also use this once after Riff 6 Play: Riff 6 1x (w/o any fills 'n stuff like that) During the coming verse, there's just a dull loose A string humming, exept the caracteristic "The Martyr" riff coming up Riff 7 1x E|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|---4-2-4---2-----| A|-2-------5---4-5-| e|-----------------| Some more A-S humming Play: Riff 7 3x Now break into Chorus Riff 8 March off... End 1 E|-----------------------------------------------|---------------| B|-----------------------------------------------|---------------| G|-----------------------------------------------|---------------| D|-4-------------4---5---------------------------|-4-------------| A|-2-------------2-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| e|---0-0-0-0-0-0---3---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------| P.M{_________} {_________} {_________} {_________} End 2 E|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|-2--4--5----| A|-0--2--3--5-| e|----------3-| First two times use End 1, during the third use End 2. Riff 9 {Fill-1-&-2----------------} End 1 End 2 E|---------------------------------|--------|-------| B|---------------------------------|--------|-------| G|---------------------------------|--------|-------| D|-4---------4---------4---------4-|--------|-4---2-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4---5--|-5---4-| e|---------------------------------|-5---7--|-------| P.M{_____________________________} First time use End 1 and Fill 1, second time use End 2 and Fill 2 Maybe to obvious??? Fill 1 E|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------7-7---------| G|-4---2---0---------------------------7p4-6h7-| D|---5---4---2-4-------------2~~---------------| A|---------------5-2/4---4-5-------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| Fill 2 E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4---2---0-----0-2-4~~~-2-----| A|---5---4---2-4------------5-4-| e|------------------------------| Repeat the Huge Riff 9 procedure Play: Riff 7 2x Riff 10 E|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-5-5-5-4--5-5-5-7-| e|-3-3-3-2--3-3-3-5-| Play: Riff 7 2x Play: Riff 10 1x Riff 11 2x E|--------------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------------------- G|--------------------------------------------------------- D|-4-------------4-------------4-------------4------------- A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- e|--------------------------------------------------------- P.M{_____________________________________________________} E ---------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------- G ---------------------------------------- D -5---------5---------5---------5-------- A -3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3- e ---------------------------------------- P.M{____________________________________} E -------------------------------------------------------| B -------------------------------------------------------| G -------------------------------------------------------| -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A ---------------------------------2-------------2-2-2-2-| e -------------------------------------------------------| Riff 12 2x Riff 13 4x E|----------------------------------||----------| B|----------------------------------||----------| G|----------------------------------||----------| D|-4-----5-4-x-5---4-----5-4-x-7--5-||--4-------| A|-2-4-5-3-2-x-3---2-4-5-3-2-x-5--3-||--2----5--| e|---2-3-------------2-3------------||-------3--| Riff 14 4x (2x solo) End 1 E|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| B|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| D|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| A|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------5-------5-|-------5-------5-| e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| P.M{_____________________________________________} {_____________} End 2 E|---------| First 3 times use End 1, on the last one use End 2. B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|-5---7---| e|-3---5---| SOLO (not transcribed) Riff 15 E|--------------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------------------- G|--------------------------------------------------------- D|-4-------------4-------------4-------------4------------- A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- e|--------------------------------------------------------- P.M{_____________________________________________________} E ---------------------------------------------------------| B ---------------------------------------------------------| G ---------------------------------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------------------------| A -5-------------5-------------5-------------5-------------| e -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| P.M{_____________________________________________________} Play Riff 15 with the combination thing below Combi thing::: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Play: Riff 7 2x Riff 16 2x E|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|---4-2-4---2-----| D|---------5---4-5-| A|-2---------------| e|-----------------| Play: Riff 7 2x Play: Riff 16 2x In the last riff, skip the last tone --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now there is a kind of bridge back to Riff 1 E|--------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------- G|--------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------------- A|-4-------------4----------------------------- e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2- P.M{_________________________} E -------------------------------------| B -------------------------------------| G -------------------------------------| D -------------------------------------| A -5---------5-------------------------| e -3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--6p3-5p3-6p3-5p3-| P.M{________________} E|------------------------------------------------------------------- B|------------------------------------------------------------------- G|------------------------------------------------------------------- D|-4-------------5-4-5-4-------------4p2-0-2-4-5-4-------------5-4-2- A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- e|------------------------------------------------------------------- P.M{___________} {_________} {_________} E ---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------| D ---------------------------------| A -5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-| e ---------------------------------| P.M{_____________________________} Play: Riff 1 3x Play: Riff 2 2x SOLO (not transcribed) Play: Riff 8 5x The third and the fith time has second ending Outro Part 1 2x Part 2 2x E|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|---5-3-5---3-----| G|---4-2-4---2-----|---------5---4-5-| D|-2-------5---4-5-|-2---------------| A|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------| Play Part 1 3x and end on first tone There's actually some backrground humm here, but that should not be escpecially hard to figure out I use to do the easy things in a song first, therefore the solos ain't transcribed yet, It'll do without them right now, they usually take some time to transcribe and i feel like a sick mushroom right now... BYE and go on tabbing out your brains transcribed by Axel Hallingbäck mailto:[email protected]

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