Covenant - Towards The Crown Of Nights
Submitted By: Ramy Sidky
EMail: ramy_petrucci@dreamtheater.zzn.com
Album: In Times Before the Light
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tunning D# G# C# F# A# D# (D sharp)
Riff A
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------4------------------------| Guitar 1
|------------4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-2------------------------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2--------------------------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1
|5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-------2-2-2-2------------------------------------|
|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-5-4-2-2-2-2------------------------|
|------------------0-------------3-2-0-0-0-0------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2
|2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2
|7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
|7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
Riff B
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|9-/-12-\-8---9-----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1
|9-/-12-\-8---9---------------5-/-8-\-4---5-------------------------|
|7-/-10-\-6---7---------------5-/-8-\-4---5-------------------------|
|-----------------------------3-/-6-\-2---3-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2
|2----------------------------5-------------------------------------| (Only the first time)
|2----------------------------5-------------------------------------|
|0----------------------------3-------------------------------------|
Then guitar 2 enters with a pickslide and follows guitar 1
Riff C
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1
|------------2222---------------------------------------------------|
|222255554444-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/c/covenant/36963.html ]
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|4444---------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2
|----444422225555---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tremolo picking both guitars
Riff D
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitars 1 & 2
|4444444455555555---------------------------------------------------|
|2222111122223333---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tremolo picking
Riff E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitars 1 & 2
|4-------6---7---3-------4---6---7-------9---10--9---7---6---7------|
|2-------4---5---1-------2---4---5-------7---8---7---5---4---5------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Only the second time
|4------------------------------------------------------------------| to enter Riff F
|2------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff F
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1
|----------------4444444444444444----------------4444444422222222---|
|2222444422220000----------------2222444422220000-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2
|--------------------------------------------------------22222222---|
|22224444222200005555555555555555222244442222000055555555-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tremolo picking both guitars
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| End of track
|4------------------------------------------------------------------| (Guitars 1 & 2)
|2------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|Song Structure
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Riff A (4x)
Riff B (6x)
Riff A (4x)
Riff B (6x)
Riff C (13x)
Riff D (2x)
Riff E (8x)
Riff C (8x)
Riff D (2x)
Riff E (8x)
Riff F (6x)
Covenant is from the best black metal projects on earth ... This album "In times before
the light" is really a masterpiece , I find great art in their tracks . Their melodic
black metal riffs are really outstanding , with the keyboards making a great atmosphere
combining melody with agressiveness ...
Listen to the track for more accurate timings .
The tab is complete and all riffs are present . Good Luck :)))
Transcribed by Ramy Sidky (Tragic Darkness) ,
and all corrections , comments and suggestions are welcomed at
ramy_petrucci@dreamtheater.zzn.com
