Credle of Filth

The Black Goddess Rises

Credle of Filth


Tom: Bm

  Riff 1:
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-2---4-5-3------|
A|-2---4-5-3--3-1-|
E|-0---2-3-1------|
   hold    hold


  Riff 2: "Thee I invoke, bornless one..."
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-----------7---------------7-----------7---------|
A|-7---7h8-6---7---7h8-------5-7---7h8-6---7---7h8---|
E|-5-----------5-------6---6---5-----------5-------6-|
   hold        hold          hold          hold


  Riff 3: "Thou art darkest Gabrielle..."     1.
E|-------------------------------------------|---|
B|-------------------------------------------|---|
G|-------------------------------------------|---|
 |-4s5s4-22-4s5s4-22-4s5s4-4s5s4-4s5s4-4s5s4-|-2-|
 |-4s5s4-22-4s5s4-22-4s5s4-4s5s4-4s5s4-4s5s4-|-2-|
 |-2s3s2-00-2s3s2-00-2s3s2-2s3s2-2s3s2-2s3s2-|-0-|


  Riff 4: Unsure about this riff, but it's so atonal on the recording that
          nobody will really know if you're playing it wrong.
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-3-22-3-22-3-22-----1h2-3-22-3-3-2-------------|
A|-3-22-3-22-3-22-2h3-----3-22-3-----3p2-3p2-0---|
E|-1-00-1-00-1-00---------1-00-1---------------3-|


  Riff 5: Unsure about this one too. Try for speed rather than accuracy ;)
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-2222-2222-2222-----1h2-2222-2222-----------------|
A|-2222-2222-2222-2h3-----2222-2222-2h3-2p1h2p1-----|
E|-0000-0000-0000---------0000-0000-------------3-2-|


  Riff 6a: "You are in my dreams..."         Riff 6b: 
E|---------------------------------------| |------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------| |------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------| |-9--------10---9--------|
D|-2-------3-2-4-5-4-2-----------2-4-5-4-| |-----10-9--------10-9-8-|
A|-----3-2---2-4-5-4-----3-2-1---2-4-5-4-| |------------------------|
E|-----------0-2-3-2-------------0-2-3-2-| |------------------------|


  Riff 7: "Oh, how I craved for you..."
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2-4-2-0---0h2p0-------------------------|
A|---------------------0---0-2-3---3-2--3--2---|
E|-------------------------------------------0-|


  Riff 8: "And the night draws in beside her..."
                          1.                   2.
E|-----------------------|--------------------|-----|
B|-----------------------|--------------------|-----|
G|-----------------------|--------------------|-----|
D|-2-4-5--x-5--x-7--x-7--|-x-9--x-9--x-9--x-9-|-7-2-|
A|-2-4-5--x-5--x-7--x-7--|-x-9--x-9--x-9--x-9-|-7-2-|
E|-0-2-3--x-3--x-5--x-5--|-x-7--x-7--x-7--x-7-|-5-0-|
                                                  hold

  Riff 9: "Ishtar, my queen; come forth to me..."
E|-----------------|------------------------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------------------------|
G|-----------------|------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5-|


  Riff 10: "Ah, the lies... the jew..."
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-3-22-3-22-3-22-----1h2-|
A|-3-22-3-22-3-22-2h3-----|
E|-1-00-1-00-1-00---------| Song structure:
  - Feedback and keyboards
  - Riff 1 x4
  - Riff 2 x1
  - Riff 3 x4 ignoring the bar labelled 1. until the fourth repetition
  - Riff 4 x1
  - Riff 5 x1
  - Riff 6a x2 with 6b played as a harmony the second time
  - Keyboard interlude
  - Riff 7 x2
  - Riff 8 x4 ignoring the bar marked 2. entirely
  - Riff 7 x2
  - Riff 8 x4 ignoring the bar marked 1. the fourth time and playing the bar
    marked 2. in its stead
  - Bass lead
  - Riff 9 x1
    Note: The solo is started over these bars and carries on for a while under
    the lyrics. I usually don't tab solos due to a preference for writing my
    own, but if anyone *really* wants it, mail me.
  - Riff 10 x10 with second half of solo over bars one to eight
  - Riff 6a x2 with 6b played as a harmony the second time
  - Bass interlude (slight variation of riff 1)
  - Riff 1 x4
  - Riff 2 x1
  - Riff 3 x4 ignoring the bar labelled 1. until the fourth repetition

 Okay, I apologise for the inadequacies of this transcription, but I found it
 really difficult to get passionate over transcribing a mono-guitar song (hey,
 I'm a Gemini through and through, okay? ;) Next up is either The Principle of
 Evil Made Flesh or Of Mist and Midnight Skies.