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Band: Bathory
Song: The Golden Walls of Heaven
Transcribed by: Warrick McPherson
E-mail: sirwarrick@hotmail.com
Tuning: Standard E
Notation:
/\ - Slide
M - Mute
P - Pull Off
H - Hammer on
X - Harmonics
Riff 1 - Opening riff
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|-6-6-6-6666-6-6666-6667-7-7-7777-7-7777-777-|
|-4-4-4-4444-4-4444-4445-5-5-5555-5-5555-555-|
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|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8888-8-8888-8889-9-9-9999-9-9999-999-|
|-6-6-6-6666-6-6666-6667-7-7-7777-7-7777-777-|
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|--------------------------------------|
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|-10-10-10-10101010-10-10101010-101010-|
|-8--8--8--8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8--|
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|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-11-11-11-11111111-11-11111111-111111-|
|-9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9--|
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|--------------------------------------|
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|--------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12121212-12-12121212-121212-|
|-10-10-10-10101010-10-10101010-101010-|
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|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-13-13-13-13131313-13--6\5-----|
|-11-11-11-11111111-11--4\3-6\5-|
|---------------------------4\3-|
Riff 2
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------5\4------------------------------------4\3-----|
|-------------------3\2---5\4---6--------------------6\5---2\1---3-|
|-00000000-00000000-----0-3\2-0-4--00000000-00000000-4\3-0-----0-1-|
M M M M
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------5\4------------------------------------4\3-----|
|-3\2---------------3\2---5\4---6--------------------6\5---2\1---3-|
|-1\0-0000-00000000-----0-3\2-0-4--00000000-00000000-4\3-0-----0-1-|
M M M M
Riff 3
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-55555555-55555555-55555555-55555555-55555555-55555555-55555-7-8-8-|
|-33333333-33333333-33333333-33333333-33333333-33333333-33333-5-6-6-|
Note: The spacing is merely for timimg purposes, and to make it
easier to read.
Now go back and play:
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 2
Riff 4
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|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-3---------3--------3--------3------|
|-1--000000-1-000000-1-000000-1-0000-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-3---------3--------3--------3------|
|-1--000000-1-000000-1-000000-1-0000-|
The last time you play this riff, finish it off as shown below:
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-3---------3--------3--------3---3-3-2-|
|-1--000000-1-000000-1-000000-1-0-1-1-0-|
Riff 5
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-00000000-1p0-1p0-00000000-1p0-1p0-00000000-1p0-1p0-00000000-1p0-1p0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-00000000-1p0-1p0-00000000-1p0-1p0-00000000-1p0-1p0-00000000-1p0-1p0-|
Now go back and play riff 2 again, then move on to riff 6.
Riff 6 - Played underneath solo
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|-555555-555555-555555-555555-555555-555555-555555-555555-|
|-333333-333333-333333-333333-333333-333333-333333-333333-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-555555-555555-555555-555555-555555-555555-555555-555555-|
|-666666-666666-666666-666666-666666-666666-666666-666666-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-333333-333333-333333-333333-333333-333333-333333-333333-|
|-111111-111111-111111-111111-111111-111111-111111-111111-|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/bathory/49269.html ]
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|---------------------------------------------------------|
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|-222222-222222-222222-222222-222222-222222-222222-222222-|
|-000000-000000-000000-000000-000000-000000-000000-000000-|
Note: The above riff is played twice through. When you arrive at
the E type chord the second time through, simply play it once and
hold it, rather than speed picking it.
Now go back and play:
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 2
Riff 7
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------4/5-----5/6-----6/7-----7/8-|
|-------2/3-----3/4-----4/5-----5/6-|
|-00000-----000-----000-----000-----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----4/5-----5/6-----6/7-----7/8-|
|-----2/3-----3/4-----4/5-----5/6-|
|-000-----000-----000-----000-----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----4/5-----5/6-----6/7-----7/8-|
|-----2/3-----3/4-----4/5-----5/6-|
|-000-----000-----000-----000-----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----4/5-----5/6-----6/7-----7/8-|
|-----2/3-----3/4-----4/5-----5/6-|
|-000-----000-----000-----000-----|
The last time the above riff is played, play it as shown below:
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-----4/5-----5-6\5---7\6---8--|
|-----2/3-----3-4\3---5\4---6--|
|-000-----000-------0-----0----|
M M
Riff 8
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------4\3-----------------------------4\3----------------------|
|-6\5---2\1---4--3\2--------------6\5---2\1---4--3\2-------------|
|-4\3-0-----0-2--1\0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4\3-0-----0-2--1\0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
Riff 9
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|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------4\3------------4\3------------4\3------------4\3-----|
|-6\5---2\1---4--6\5---2\1---4--6\5---2\1---4--6\5---2\1---4-|
|-4\3-0-----0-2--4\3-0-----0-2--4\3-0-----0-2--4\3-0-----0-2-|
M M M M M M M M
Now play riff 8, then riff 9 again.
Riff 10
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|-00000000-00000000-1p0-0000-00000000-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-2p0-0000-00000000-3p0-0000-00000000-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------12-|
|---------------------------------------12-|
|---------------------------------------12-|
|-7p0-8p0-9p0-10p0-11p0-12p0-13p0-14p0--12-|
XX
Note: The notes on the 12th fret are all natural harmonics.
Riff 11 - Played underneath solo
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|-555555-555555-555555-555555-555555-555555-555555-555555-|
|-333333-333333-333333-333333-333333-333333-333333-333333-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-555555-555555-555555-555555-333333-333333-333333-333333-|
|-444444-444444-444444-444444-444444-444444-444444-444444-|
Riff 12 - Played underneath solo
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|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-444444-444444-444444-444444-444444-444444-444444-444444-|
|-222222-222222-222222-222222-222222-222222-222222-222222-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-444444-444444-444444-444444-222222-222222-222222-222222-|
|-333333-333333-333333-333333-333333-333333-333333-333333-|
Riff 13
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|---------------------------------------------------------|
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|-222222-222222-222222-222222-222222-222222-222222-222222-|
|-000000-000000-000000-000000-000000-000000-000000-000000-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-444444-444444-555555-555555-666666-666666-777777-777777-|
|-222222-222222-333333-333333-444444-444444-555555-555555-|
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|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-888888-999999-101010101010-111111111111-|
|-666666-777777-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
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|-------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------------|
|-121212131313-141414151515-////////\-|
|-101010111111-121212131313-////////\-|
Now go back and play riff 2 again, then end the song as shown below.
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|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-6\5---------------|
|-4\3-6\5-4\3-5/6-2-|
|-----4\3-2\1-3/4-0-|
Any questions/suggestions just e-mail me.
