THERION - RIDERS OF THELI
From the Album LEPACA KLIFFOTH
Copyright 1995 Nuclear Blast GmbH.
Version 1.0a - July 1997
Transcribed by: RICHARD BROADHEAD II()
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~ - vibrato / - slide up to note
h - hammer on \ - slide down to note
p - pull off X - percussion note
. - palm mute bf - bend string full step
Tuning: C#(every string down 1.5 steps)
Play Riff A with Fill A Twice
Riff A
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2---2---2223-2-3-2---2---2223-2-3-5---5---5553-5-3-2---2---2223-2-3-|
|-0---0---0001-0-1-0---0---0001-0-1-3---3---3331-3-1-0---0---0001-0-1-|
Fill A these are three tens & an eight
|-7---7---7778-7-8-7---7---7778-7-8-10---10---1010108-10-8-7---7---7778-7-8-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff A
Riff B
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2---2---2223-2-3-2---2---2223-2-3-5---5---5553-5-3-5-6----6-5-3--|
|-0---0---0001-0-1-0---0---0001-0-1-3---3---3331-3-1-3-4----4-3-1--|
Riff C
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| I
|-4---4---4442-4-5-------5---6---5---4---4---4442-4-5-------5---6---5---|
|-2---2---2220-2-3-----3---3---3---3-2---2---2220-2-3-----3---3---3---3-|
. . . . . . . .
Play Riff C a total of 2 times
Play Riff A
Play Riff B
Play Riff C 2x
Riff D(play with fill 2)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2------------1---------2------------1---------5---3-6-2---4-3-1---1-------|
|-0------1-3-4---4-3-1-3-0------1-3-4---4-3-1-3-3---1-4-0---------4---4-3-1-|
Fill 2(synth arranged for guitar)
|-----------------------------------------------------------8-7-5---8-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------9---9-8-6-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2----------------------2----------------------5---3-6-2-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff E
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------1---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------1---------5-5--5555--
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-3-4---4-3-1-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-3-4---4-3-1-3-3-3--3333--
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
continuation of Riff E (end of Riff E)
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------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------| GTR I
------------------------------------------------|
-3--3--3--6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-3-1---1-------|
-1--1--1--4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------4---4-3-1-|
. . . . . . . .
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/therion/44732.html ]
Riff F
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|-----9-----9---9------------------------9-----9---9-----7-----7---7-|
|-7-7---7-7---7-------10-----10---10-7-7---7-7---7---5-5---5-5---5---|
|-----------------8-8----8-8----8------------------------------------|
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
|-7-----7---7---7\3------3----3----3/7-----7---7---7\5-----5---5---5-|
|---5-5---5---5-----1-1----1----1------5-5---5---5-----3-3---3---3---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
continuation of Riff F (end of Riff F)
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------7-------------------------------| GTR I
|-----9-----9---9--------------------5---------------7---------------|
|-7-7---7-7---7-------10-----10---10-----------------5---------------|
|-----------------8-8----8-8----8------------------------------------|
| . . . . . . . . . .
|
|-7-----7---7---7\3------3----3----3/10----10--10--10\7----7---7---7-|
|---5-5---5---5-----1-1----1----1------8-8---8---8-----5-5---5---5---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff F.2
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|-9-9---9-9-9----------------------9-9---9-9-9--7---7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-777-7-7--10---10---10-101010-7-7-777-7-7--5-555-5-5-5-|
|--------------8--888--888--8-8-8---------------------------|
.. .. .. .. ..
continuation of Riff F.2 (end of Riff F.2)
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------7-7---7-7----------------| GTR I
|-9-9---9-9-9----------------------5-5-555-555--7---7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-777-7-7--10---10---10-101010--------------5-555-5-5-5-|
|--------------8--888--888--8-8-8---------------------------|
.. .. .. .. .. ..
____________________ _____________
Riff F.3 | 1. | 2. 7X
||------------------------------------------------||---||-------||
||------------------------------------------------||---||-------||
||------------------------------------------------||---||*-----*||
||-9-9-----9----------------9-9-----9-7-7---7---7-||---||*-----*||
||-7-7-77777-10-----10---10-7-7-77777-5-5-555-555-||-9-||----9--||
||-----------8--88888--888------------------------||-7-||--777--||
.... .... .. .... .. .. . ...
Play Riff A Twice With Fill A
Play Riff A Up Half A Step With Fill A Up Half A Step
Play Riff B Up Half A Step With Fill 3
Fill 3 *these are 3 elevens and a 9
|-8---8--8889-8-9-8----8---8889-8-9-11--11--1111119-11-9-11-12---12-11-9-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff C Up Half A Step 2x
Play Riff C Up Half A Step 2x with Fill 4
Fill 4
|--------------------|
|-10-10-10-8-10-11---|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|----------|---------|
|-tremolo--|---------|
|-the fuck-|---------|
|-out of---|---------|
|-6--------|-5---2---|
|-4--------|-3---0---|
Solo(harmonized with an inverted fifth using the Digitech GSP 2101, until)
(further stated )
|-3-2-0-------------------3-2-0---------0-0------|--7-5-3-------------------|
|-------3-0---0-----------------3-0---3-----3-3--|--------7--7--5-5-5~------|
|---------------2-0------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------4-2--------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
*here the harmony is a 4th, created by the
Napalm Harmony of a Digitech GSP 2101, this
harmony continues until the end of the solo
|-------3---------2-3-5-3-2-|--------17-19-17-15--15-15-15--------|
|-3-5-5---5---5-5-----------|-17-17------------------------15-15--|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-22-22-22-22--14-12-------------------------------------15-151515-14-------|
|--------------------15-12-----------12-121212-15-151515--------------------|
|--------------------------12-121212----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-19p17p15-19p17p15-19p17p15-----------------|
|----------------------------18p17p15-17~----|
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