Band: Cradle of Filth Album: Cruelty and the Beast Song: Bathory Area Copyright (c) Music for Nations, 1998 Version 1.0 1998 Transcribed by: Alexander Westers E-mayl: infernal_purge@hotmail.com Note: This is my first tab, which indeed took me awhile. Note: b = bend ~ = vibrato note = = let ring h = hammer on p = pull off . = staccato note (palm muted) \ = slide down to Note: Tuning is custom D d| A| F| C| G| D| -----------------------=[BENIGHTED LIKE USHER]=-------------------------------- Intro |------------------|-15b----------------| |--/------------\--|-(played crescendo)-| |-/--8 measures--\-|----(4 measures)----| |-\---nothing----/-|--------------------| |--\------------/--|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| Riff 1 R. Guitar |---------------|------------------|----------------|---------------| |-8b------------|-8\1-5=-8=p7-7=h8-|-7=------7=--5=-|-8=-5=h7-7=-7=-| |---------------|------------------|----------------|---------------| |---------------|------------------|----------------|---------------| |---------------|------------------|----------------|---------------| |---------------|------------------|----------------|---------------| |---------------|------------------|----------------|---------------| |-8b------------|-8\1-5=-8=p7-7=h8-|-7=------7=--5=-|-8=-5=h7-7=-7=-| |---------------|------------------|----------------|---------------| |---------------|------------------|----------------|---------------| |---------------|------------------|----------------|---------------| |---------------|------------------|----------------|---------------| |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------------| |-8.7.8.-7=p5-7=p5-7=h8p7-|-5=-5=-8=p7-7=h8-|-7=-5-7=-5-|-7\55-7\55-875-875-| |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------------| |---------------|------------------|----------------|---------------| |-8b------------|-8\1-5=-8=p7-7=h8-|-7=------7=--5=-|-8=-5=h7-7=-7=-| |---------------|------------------|----------------|---------------| |---------------|------------------|----------------|---------------| |---------------|------------------|----------------|---------------| |---------------|------------------|----------------|---------------| L. Guitar |----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-5==------------=-=--2=--5=-4=-|-4=-----4=-2=-|-5=-2=--4=-4=-| |----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-5==------------=-=--2=--5=-4=-|-4=-----4=-2=-|-5=-2=--4=-4=-| |----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-2.2.2.2=-2=-2=-|-2=-2=--5=-4=-|-4=-----4=----|-4=-4=-542542-| |-2.2.2.2=-2=-2=-|-2=-----------|--------------|--------------| |-0.0.0.0=-0=-0=-|-0=-----------|--------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-5==------------=-=--2=--5=-4=-|-4=-----4=-2=-|-5=-2=--4=-4=-| |----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Riff 2: R. Guitar: |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-222222222222-222222222222-|-222222222222-555555444444-| |-222222222222-222222222222-|-222222222222-555555444444-| |-000000000000-000000000000-|-000000000000-333333222222-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-444444444444-444444444444-|-444444444444-444444444444-| |-444444444444-444444444444-|-444444444444-444444444444-| |-222222222222-222222222222-|-222222222222-222222222222-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-222222222222-222222222222-|-222222222222-555555444444-| |-222222222222-222222222222-|-222222222222-555555444444-| |-000000000000-000000000000-|-000000000000-333333222222-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-444444444444-444444444444-|-444444444444-444444444444-| |-444444444444-444444444444-|-444444444444-444444444444-| |-222222222222-222222222222-|-222222222222-222222222222-| L. Guitar |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-222222222222-222222222222-|-222222222222-555555444455-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-444444444444-444444222222-|-555555222222-444444444444-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| Solo: |-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-|-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12----------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------13-12-10-|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-12-11-9---------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------10-9-7--------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------10-9-7-------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------8-7-5-| ----------------------=[A MURDER OF RAVENS IN FUGUE]=-------------------------- Riff 3 L. Guitar (twice) |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-887755887755-887755887755-|-887755887755-887755887755-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-886655886655-886655886655-|--------------5==----------| |---------------------------|-5==----------------7==----| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| R. Guitar |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------7==----|-5.-----------------4==----| |--------------------7==----|-5.-----------------4==----| |--------------------5==----|-3.-----------------2==----| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-2====--------------4==----|-5===---------5==---4==----| |-2====--------------4==----|-5===---------5==---4==----| |-0====--------------2==----|-3===---------3==---2==----| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-555555888888-777777555555-|-555555888888-777777555555-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-555555888888-666666555555-|--------------555555-------| |---------------------------|-555555555555-------777777-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| Riff 4: |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-555555888888-777777555555-|-555555888888-777777555555-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-555555888888-666666555555-|--------------555555-------| |---------------------------|-555555555555-------777777-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| Riff 5 (twice for R. Guitar, thrice for L. Guitar) |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-55----88-77557755-|-44-------55-------| |---5566------------|---556688---556655-| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|----------55-------| |-55----88-77557755-|-88775577---887788-| |---5566------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| Then R. Guitar: |-------66-55--55---|-------------------| |-88---------88--88-|-77----66-88-------| |---7788------------|---7788-----778877-| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------66-55--55---|-6655--55-88665566-| |-88---------88--88-|-----88------------| |---7788------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| Riff 6 L. Guitar (four times) |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-2b-----------|-2b-----------|-2b-----------|-5b-----------| |----3--322222-|----3--322222-|----3--322222-|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|----3--322222-| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| R. Guitar (third and fourth time) |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-2b-4--422222-|-2b-4--422222-|-2b-4--422222-|-5b-----------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|----3--322222-| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Riff 7 (twice): L. Guitar |--------5=--|--------5=--|--------5=--|------3-53---| |-3--5-6-----|-3--5-6-----|-3--5-6-----|-3--6-----65-| |------------|------------|------------|-------------| |------------|------------|------------|-------------| |------------|------------|------------|-------------| |------------|------------|------------|-------------| R. guitar |------------|------------|------------|-------------| |--------5=--|--------5=--|--------5=--|------3-53---| |-2--4-5-----|-2--4-5-----|-2--4-5-----|-2--5-----54-| |------------|------------|------------|-------------| |------------|------------|------------|-------------| |------------|------------|------------|-------------| Riff 4 agayn Riff 6 agayn Riff 7 agayn Fill to Riff 8: L. Guitar |--------5=-|--------5=-|--------5=-|-----------------------------------------| |-3--5-6----|-3--5-6----|-3--5-6----|-----------------------------------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-5=-4.4.4.-4=-4.4.4.-4=-4.4.4.-4=-4.4.4.-| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-5=-4.4.4.-4=-4.4.4.-4=-4.4.4.-4=-4.4.4.-| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-3=-2.2.2.-2=-2.2.2.-2=-2.2.2.-2=-2.2.2.-| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------------------| R. Guitar |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------------------| |--------5=-|--------5=-|--------5=-|-6~--------------------------------------| |-2--4-5----|-2--4-5----|-2--4-5----|----4.4.4.-4=-4.4.4.-4=-4.4.4.-4=-4.4.4.-| |-----------|-----------|-----------|----4.4.4.-4=-4.4.4.-4=-4.4.4.-4=-4.4.4.-| |-----------|-----------|-----------|----2.2.2.-2=-2.2.2.-2=-2.2.2.-2=-2.2.2.-| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------------------| ----------------------=[EYES THAT WITNESSED MADNESS]=-------------------------- Riff 8 (Transition from [A MURDER OF RAVENS IN FUGUE] I placed it here, because it is more a passage of this part than the previous.) These are the most significant notes (keyboard plays an octave higher) |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-----4-4-2--------2-------|------------------2-------| |-2=--------5--4-5---5-4-2-|-----5-5-4-2--4-5---4-2---| |-2=-----------------------|-3=---------------------5-| |-0=-----------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-----4-4-2--------2-------|-2-5-5-5-4-2------2-2-4-5-| |-2=--------5--4-5---5-4-5-|--------------5-4---------| |-2=-----------------------|--------------------------| |-0=-----------------------|--------------------------| Riff 9 |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----8-8-9=-8=-|----8-8-9-8-6-|----6-6-8=-6=-|----6-6-8-6-5-| |-6=--6--------|-6=--6--------|-5=--5--------|-5=--5--------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-7=-676-7=-6=-=-=--676-7-6-4-|---------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|-888888-999888-|-888888-888888-| |--------------|--------------|-888888-999888-|-888888-888888-| |--------------|--------------|-666666-777666-|-666666-666666-| Riff 8 agayn Riff 10: |--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| |-------9-10-12-9-10-|-----------------------------------------------------| |-12==--9-10-12-9-10-|-111111111111-111111111111-101010101010-101010101010-| |-12==--7--8-10-7--8-|-111111111111-111111111111-101010101010-101010101010-| |-10==---------------|--9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-| After this, a keyboard fill is played, followed by riff 10 in slower rhythm. There are bits of solo, which I decided not to include, because I think it is not a significant addition to the song. The song ends on the C5-chord: |------| |------| |------| |-12==-| |-12==-| |-10==-| Followed by noise, and then it transits to 'Portrait of the Dead Countess'.
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