CULTS OF THE SHADOW (Bassline) As recorded by Therion (From the 1996 Album THELI) Transcribed by rumitema@freemail.hu Words by T. Karlsson/C. Johnsson Music by C. Johnsson Gtr I (Ab Db Gb B E) - 'Picked Bass' Gtr II (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Accoridan' Intro Q=144 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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1. 2. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Chorus Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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1. 2. Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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+Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E
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1. 2. +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E
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Verse E E Q H H E E E E E E Q H H E E E E
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E E Q H H E E E E E E Q H H E E E E
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$ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/therion/cults_of_the_shadow_btab.html ) Interlude E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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To Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Chorus Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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1. 2. Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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+Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E
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1. 2. +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E
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Interlude W W W W 4x
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H H H H H H H H
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Bridge 6/4 E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E +E +W
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4/4 E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E
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1.,2.,3. E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E 4x
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4. E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
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D.S. al Coda & E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Outro E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E
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1.,2.,3. E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E 4x
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4.=H Q=80 |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q W
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Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
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