As recorded by Therion (From the 1996 Album THELI) Words and Music by C. Johnsson Gtr I (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Guitar 1' Gtr II (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Sitar' Gtr III (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Guitar 2' Gtr IV (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Strings' Gtr V (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Trombone' Gtr VI (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Piano' Intro Q=104 N.C. 4/4 Gtrs I, III Q E E E E E E 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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2. Gtr III
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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Lead: C. Johnsson B5 A5 E E E E +E E E E E E E E +Q +E E
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|-14--9--9-12-(12)--9--9--9-|-14--9-12-11-(11)--(11)-12-|
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| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +Q +E E | | W W
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G5 F#5 G5 A5
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Q. E E E E E E E S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S
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B5 A5 E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S
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G5 S S S S E S S E S S E S S
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F#5 G5 A5
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Q E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
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Verse N.C. Gtrs I, III 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 4x
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B5 A5 G5 F#5 G5 A5 PM PM PM E. S H. E. S H. E. S H. E. S Q E E E E
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B5 A5 G5 F#5 G5 A5 Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E E E E E E
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Chorus Bm A G F# Gtrs I, III
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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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H.=H Q=80 Bm A G F#5
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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 W
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Bridge Q=144 N.C. Gtr I Wx2 Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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Verse B5 A5C5 B5 A5C5 Gtrs I, III
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E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E 4x
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Bridge B5 G5 F#5 E5 Gtr II Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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G5 F#5 E5 Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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Q=144 N.C. Gtr I Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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Verse B5 A5C5 B5 A5C5 Gtrs I, III
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E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E 4x
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Interlude B5 F#5
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E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S
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G5 E5
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E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
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N.C. Gtr IV TP TP W +W
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TP TP W +W
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F# G E G E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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F# G E G E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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C# E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Bridge N.C. Gtr I Wx2 Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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Verse B5 A5C5 B5 A5C5 Gtrs I, III
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E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E 4x
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Outro B5 G5 Gtr VI S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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F#5 E5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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G5 F#5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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1. E5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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B5 F#5 Gtr IV E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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G5 E E E E E E E E
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|--3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3-|
A5 Bb5 B5 E E E E E E E E 4x H H
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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 <n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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