Artist: Kalmah
Song: Bitter Metallic Side
Album: The Black Waltz
Tuning: DGCFAD
Tab: Brock.T - Swamplord
I do not wish to take any credit for this tab. I just want those people who do not have
pro to experience this song.
To see me playing guitar, check out: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1971157294
- Synthesised Choir Intro Begins
W W W
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A||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
F||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
W W
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W W
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Guitar I enters
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E S E E S S E S S S E E S E E S S S S S S S
----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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----------------------------------|-------------------------0--2--3--5-|
-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--2--3-------------|
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E S E E S S E S S S E E S E E S S S S S S S
----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------------|-------------------------0--2--3--5-|
-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--2--3-------------|
Deep growling vocals bridge to the next riff...
W W W
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|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
-----------------------------------------|-------------------|
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-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-|-------------------|
W W
------------------|-------------------|
------------------|-------------------|
------------------|-------------------|
------------------|-------------------|
------------------|-------------------|
------------------|-------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
-----------------------------------------|
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-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-|
The Main riff enters
Guitar I | Guitars I & II
PM PM PM PM |
S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S | Q E E Q E E
------------------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------------------|------------------------|
-----------5----------7-5---5-5-4---|--9----9--7--9----9--7--|
-7--7--5-7---7--5--7------7-------7-|--7----7--5--7----7--5--|
------------------------------------|--0----0--0--0----0--0--|
PM PM PM PM
S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S Q E E Q E E
------------------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------------------|------------------------|
-----------5----------7-5---5-5-4---|--9----9--7--9----9--7--|
-7--7--5-7---7--5--7------7-------5-|--7----7--5--7----7--5--|
------------------------------------|--0----0--0--0----0--0--|
PM PM PM PM
S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S Q E E Q E E
------------------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------------------|------------------------|
-----------0----------0-------------|------------------------|
----------------------------------4-|--9----9--7--9----9--7--|
-3--3--2-3---3--2--3----3-2-3-5-7---|--7----7--5--7----7--5--|
------------------------------------|--0----0--0--0----0--0--|
PM PM PM PM
S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
-----------0----------0-------------|
----------------------------------4-|
-3--3--2-3---3--2--3----3-2-3-5-7---|
------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
--21-20-18-------------21-20-18----------18-------|
-----------21-20-18-------------21-20-18----21-20-|
--------------------21----------------------------|
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This is played on the Keyboard, (by Marco Sneck) but it bridges the next riff and will
the song sound better if you play it
Guitar I
S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|*-8-8---8--10--12----------------|-8-8---8--10--12------------7-8-|
|-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|------------------9-7-5-7-9-----|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|*--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Guitar II
S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|*-8-----8--10--12----------------|-8-----8--10--12----------------|
|----9-9--------------------------|---9-9--------------------------|
|-------------------2-2-2---2-2-2-|----------------------------4-5-|
|*--------------------------------|------------------7-5-3-5-7-----|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Guitar I
S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------7--8--8-7-5-7-8-10-12-|----------7--8--10-8-7-8-7-----|
|-5-5---5------------------------|-5-5---5-------------------9-8-|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Guitar II
S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------7--8--8-7-5-7-8-10-12-|----------7--8--10-8-7-8-7----*|
|-5-5---5------------------------|-5-5---5-------------------9-8-|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Guitars I & II
PM PM PM PM
S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S Q E E Q E E
------------------------------------|-----------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------|
-----------5----------7-5---5-5-4---|-9----9--7--9----9--7--|
-7--7--5-7---7--5--7------7-------7-|-7----7--5--7----7--5--|
------------------------------------|-0----0--0--0----0--0--|
Guitars I & II
PM PM PM PM
S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S Q E E Q E E
------------------------------------|-----------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------|
-----------5----------7-5---5-5-4---|-9----9--7--9----9--7--|
-7--7--5-7---7--5--7------7-------5-|-7----7--5--7----7--5--|
------------------------------------|-0----0--0--0----0--0--|
Guitars I & II
PM PM PM PM
S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S Q E E Q E E
------------------------------------|-----------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------|
-----------0----------0-------------|-----------------------|
----------------------------------4-|-9----9--7--9----9--7--|
-3--3--2-3---3--2--3----3-2-3-5-7---|-7----7--5--7----7--5--|
------------------------------------|-0----0--0--0----0--0--|
Guitars I & II
PM PM PM PM
S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|
------------0----------0-------------|
-----------------------------------4-|
--3--3--2-3---3--2--3----3-2-3-5-7---|
-------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-21-20-18-------------21-20-18----------18-------|
|----------21-20-18-------------21-20-18----21-20-|
|-------------------21----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Keyboard Riff again
Guitars I & II
H H H H H Q Q
|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-2--------7--------|--5--------4--------|--7--------5----4----|
|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Guitars I & II
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H H
------------------------------------------|--------------------|
------------------------------------------|--------------------|
------------------------------------------|--------------------|
--2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-|--2--------7--------|
------------------------------------------|--------------------|
------------------------------------------|--------------------|
Guitars I & II
H H H Q Q
--------------------|---------------------|
--------------------|---------------------|
--------------------|---------------------|
--5--------4--------|--7--------5----4----|
--------------------|---------------------|
--------------------|---------------------|
Guitars I & II
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-|2--2-0-2-5-2--L-2-0-2-5-4-2-0|
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Guitar I
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S
-------------------------------|------------------------------|
-------------------------------|------------------------------|
-------------------------------|---------0--------------------|
-2--2-0-2-5-2--L-2-0-2-5-4-2-0-|----------------------0-2-4-5-|
-------------------------------|3--3-2-3---3--L-3-2-3---------|
-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Guitar II
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S
-------------------------------|------------------------------|
-------------------------------|----------------------3-5-7-8-|
-------------------------------|---------0--------------------|
-2--2-0-2-5-2--L-2-0-2-5-4-2-0-|------------------------------|
-------------------------------|3--3-2-3---3--L-3-2-3---------|
-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Guitar I & II |-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S
-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
----------0------------------------|------------------------------|
-----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|2--2-0-2-5-2--L-2-0-2-5-4-2-0-|
-3--3-2-3---3--L-3-2-3-------------|------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
Guitar I
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|----------0--------------------|
-2--2-0-2-5-2--L-2-0-2-5-4-2-0-|-----------------------0-2-4-5-|
-------------------------------|-3--3-2-3---3--L-3-2-3---------|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Guitar II
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-----------------------3-5-7-8-|
-------------------------------|----------0--------------------|
-2--2-0-2-5-2--L-2-0-2-5-4-2-0-|-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-3--3-2-3---3--L-3-2-3---------|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/kalmah/76243.html ]
Guitars I & II |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------0------------------------|----------4---2-------------4---2---|
-----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2---5---5---4-2-2-2---5---5---4-|
-3--3-2-3---3--L-3-3-3-------------|------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Guitar I |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-------4---4-5---7-5---4---4-2------|-----------------------------------|
-2---5---2-----2---------2-----5-4--|--------5-4-2-4-5---------5-4-2-5-7|
------------------------------------|3-3-3-------------3-3-3------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Guitar II
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----------4---2-------------4---2--|-----------------------------------|
-2-2-2---5---5---4-2-2-2---5---5---4|--------5-4-2-4-5---------5-4-2-5-7|
------------------------------------|3-3-3-------------3-3-3------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Guitar I
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|----------4---2-------------4---2----|
---------5-4-2-4-5---------5-4-2-5-7|2-2-2---5---5---4-2-2-2---5---5---4--|
-3-3-3-------------3-3-3------------|-------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Guitar II |-3-| |-3----------------|
H Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|----------4---2-------------4---2--|
------------------------------------|2-2-2---5---5---4-2-2-2---5---5---4|
-2-----------------3-------5--------|-----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Guitar I |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
-----4---4-5---7-5-4---4-2------|-------------------------------------|
-2-5---2-----2-------2-----5-4--|---------5-4-2-4-5---------5-4-2-5-7-|
--------------------------------|-3-3-3-------------3-3-3-------------|
--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Guitar II
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----------4---2-------------4---2--|-----------------------------------|
-2-2-2---5---5---4-2-2-2---5---5---4|--------5-4-2-4-5---------5-4-2-5-7|
------------------------------------|3-3-3-------------3-3-3------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Guitar I
|-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
----------5-4-2-4-5---------5-4-2-5-7-|
--3-3-3-------------3-3-3-------------|
--------------------------------------|
Guitar II
H Q Q
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
--2-----------------3---------5-------|
--------------------------------------|
Guitar I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|*------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|4-----4-2-------4-----4-2------|4-----4-2-------4---4-5-2---2-5|
|--2-2-----5-4-5---2-2-----5-4-5|--2-2-----5-4-5----------------|
|*------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Guitar II
S TTTTS S S S S S TTTTS S S S S S TTTTS S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------*|
|4-----4-2-------4-----4-2------|4-----4-2-------4---4-5-2---2-5|
|--2222----5-4-5---2222----5-4-5|--2222----5-4-5---2-------2----|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Repeat Riff 4 times
Guitar I
PM PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-4-----4-2-------4---4-5-2---2-5-|-----------------------------------|
---2-2-----5-4-5-----------------|----------5----------7-5---5-5-4---|
---------------------------------|7--7--5-7---7--5--7------7-------7-|
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Guitar II
S TTTTS S S S S S S S S S S S S H Q Q
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-4-----4-2-------4---4-5-2---2-5-|-----------------------------------|
---2222----5-4-5---2-------2-----|------------------3--------5-------|
---------------------------------|------------------3--------5-------|
---------------------------------|------------------1--------3-------|
Guitar I
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----------5----------7-5---5-5-4---|-----------5----------7-5---5-5-4--|
-7--7--5-7---7--5--7------7-------5-|-7--7--5-7---7--5--7------7-------7|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Guitar II
H Q Q H Q Q
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-------------------3--------5-------|-------------------3--------5------|
-------------------3--------5-------|-------------------3--------5------|
-------------------1--------3-------|-------------------1--------3------|
Guitar I
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----------5----------7-5---5-5-4---|-----------5----------7-5---5-5-4--|
-7--7--5-7---7--5--7------7-------5-|-7--7--5-7---7--5--7------7-------5|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Guitar II PM PM PM PM
H Q Q S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-------------------3--------5-------|-----------5----------7-5---5-5-4--|
-------------------3--------5-------|-7--7--5-7---7--5--7------7-------5|
-------------------1--------3-------|-----------------------------------|
Guitar I & II PM PM PM PM
Q E E Q E E S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
--------------------------|------------5----------7-5---5-5-4---|
--7----5S--7--7----5S--7--|--7--7--5-7---7--5--7------7-------5-|
--7----5S--7--7----5S--7--|-------------------------------------|
Guitars I & II PM PM PM PM
Q E E Q E E S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
--------------------------|------------0----------0-------------|
--------------------------|-----------------------------------4-|
--7----5S--7--7----5S--7--|--3--3--2-3---3--2--3----3-2-3-5-7---|
--7----5S--7--7----5S--7--|-------------------------------------|
Guitars I & II
Q E E Q E E
--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
--------------------------|------------0----------0-------------|
--------------------------|-----------------------------------4-|
--7----5S--7--7----5S--7--|--3--3--2-3---3--2--3----3-2-3-5-7---|
--7----5S--7--7----5S--7--|-------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--21-20-18-------------21-20-18----------18-------|
|-----------21-20-18-------------21-20-18----21-20-|
|--------------------21----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
Keyboard Riff again
Guitar I
S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|*-8-8---8--10--12----------------|--8-8---8--10--12----------------|
|-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|*--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Guitar II
S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
--8-----8--10--12----------------|--8-----8--10--12----------------|
----9-9--------------------------|----9-9--------------------------|
-------------------2-2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------------------4-5-|
---------------------------------|-------------------7-5-3-5-7-----|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Guitars I & II
S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----------7--8--8-7-5-7-8-10-12-|-----------7--8--10-8-7-8-7----*|
--5-5---5------------------------|--5-5---5-------------------9-8-|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-------------------------------*|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Repeat Riff Twice
Guitars I & II
H H H H H Q Q
|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|*--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|---2--------7--------|--5--------4--------|--7--------5----4----|
|*--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2---|
|-------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------|
Repeat Riff 3 Times
Guitar I
Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S E E E E
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--12-----L------------------------|
|-12----L--9-12-11-9-7--9--12--|------------12-14-11------12--11--|
|------------------------------|----------------------12----------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Guitar II
H H H H
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---7-------------5-------------|---5---------------4-------------|
---7-------------5-------------|---5---------------4-------------|
---5-------------3-------------|---3---------------2-------------|
Guitar I
Q E S S S S E E E
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--12----L--9-12-11-9-7--9--12--|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
Guitar II
H H
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
----2-------------7-------------|
----2-------------7-------------|
----0-------------5-------------|
Guitars I & II
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
------------------------------------------||
------------------------------------------||
------------------------------------------||
------------------------------------------||
----------------------------------------2-||
--0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-||
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
. - note dotted
|-n-| - n-tuplets
Tablature Legend
----------------
NH - natural harmonic
AH - artificial harmonic
TH - tapped harmonic
SH - semi harmonic
PH - pitch harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
S - shift slide
s - legato slide
/ - slide into from below or out of upwards
\ - slide into from above or out of downwards
~ - vibrato
W - wide vibrato
