Tom: A
Album: Cruelty and the Beast
Version 1.0 1998
Transcribed by: Alexander Westers
E-mayl: *
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==----|*==----|
|--------------------7==----|*==----|
|--------------------5==----|*==----|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-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'.
