Therion - In the Desert of Set

      
 
 IN THE DESERT OF SET (Bassline)
 As recorded by Therion
 (From the 1996 Album THELI)
 
 Transcribed by rumitema@freemail.hu
 
 Words and Music by C. Johnsson
 
 Gtr I (G# C# F# B E) - 'Picked Bass'
 
 Intro
 Q=104
 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 4x

 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 ||o---------2-1-----|---------2-1-----|---------2-1-----|---------2-1------o||
 ||--2-2-3-2-----2-3-|-2-2-3-2-----2-3-|-2-2-3-2-----2-3-|-2-2-3-2-----2-3---||
 ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 

 
 Lead: C. Johnsson
 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

 ||----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------||
 ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------o||
 ||--2--2-2--2-2-2-|-0--0-0--0-0-0-|---------------|------------0-0---||
 ||o---------------|---------------|-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-2--2-2-3-3------o||
 ||----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------||
 

 
 Verse
 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 4x

 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 ||o---------2-1-----|---------2-1-----|---------2-1-----|---------2-1------o||
 ||--2-2-3-2-----2-3-|-2-2-3-2-----2-3-|-2-2-3-2-----2-3-|-2-2-3-2-----2-3---||
 ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 

 
 E. S H. E. S H. E. S H. E. S Q E E E E

 ||---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------||
 ||o--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------o||
 ||--2--2-2-------|-0--0-0-------|--------------|-------------0-----||
 ||o--------------|--------------|-3--3-3-------|-2--2-2--3--------o||
 ||---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------||
 

 
 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

 ||----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------||
 ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------o||
 ||--2--2-2--2-2-2-|-0--0-0--0-0-0-|---------------|------------0-0---||
 ||o---------------|---------------|-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-2--2-2-3-3------o||
 ||----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------||
 

 
 Chorus
 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 
                                 

 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 

 
 H.=H Q=80
 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

 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
 |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2----|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
 

 
 Bridge
 Q=144
 E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E 3x

 ||------------------------|------------------------||
 ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
 ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--||
 ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
 ||------------------------|------------------------||
 

 
 Verse
 E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E 4x

 ||------------------------|------------------------||
 ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
 ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--||
 ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
 ||------------------------|------------------------||
 

 
 Bridge
 H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W

 ||----------------|---------------|---------------|-------||
 ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|------o||
 ||--2-------(2)---|---------------|---------------|-------||
 ||o-------------3-|-2-------(2)-0-|-3-------(3)-2-|-0----o||
 ||----------------|---------------|---------------|-------||
 

 
 E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E

 ||------------------------|------------------------||
 ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
 ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--||
 ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
 ||------------------------|------------------------||
 

 
 Verse
 E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E 4x

 ||------------------------|------------------------||
 ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
 ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--||
 ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
 ||------------------------|------------------------||
 

 
 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 
                                 

 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
 ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 ||o---------------3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--o||
 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 

 
 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 
                                 

 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
 ||------1-2-4-2-1---|-----1-2-4-2-1---|-----1-2-4-2-1---|-----1-2-4-2-1-----||
 ||o-2-3-----------3-|-2-3-----------3-|-2-3-----------3-|-2-3-----------3--o||
 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 

 
 E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E

 |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 |-2----2----2---|-3----0----3---|-2----2----2---|-3----0----3---|
 |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 

 
 E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E

 |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 |-4----4----4---|-5----2----5---|-4----4----4---|-5----2----5---|
 |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 

 
 E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E

 |---------------|---------------|
 |---------------|---------------|
 |-4----4----4---|-4----4----4---|
 |---------------|---------------|
 |---------------|---------------|
 

 
 Bridge
 E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E 3x

 ||------------------------|------------------------||
 ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
 ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--||
 ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
 ||------------------------|------------------------||
 

 
 Verse
 E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E 4x

 ||------------------------|------------------------||
 ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
 ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--||
 ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
 ||------------------------|------------------------||
 

 
 Outro
 1.
 E. S E Q E E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E Q E E E

 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
 ||--2--2-2-2--2-2---|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 ||o---------------3-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-0-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-2-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--o||
 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 

 
 2.
 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 
                                 

 |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-----------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|-----------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
 |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||o-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-----------------|
 

 
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x Q +Q H

 |-----------------|------------------||---------------*|
 |-----------------|-----------------o||---------------*|
 |-----------------|------------------||---------------*|
 |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-o||-7--(7)\-------*|
 |-----------------|------------------||---------------*|
 

 
 
 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

 ----------------
 

 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