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Song: Black Castle
Band: Solitude Aeturnus
Album: Beyond the Crimson Horizon
Tabbed by: TrollFaceJesus
Hey everyone, this is my tab for this song, and I think it sounds pretty awesome.
All of the rhythm sections in the song are here, but I didn't tab out the solo.
Hopefully everything in here is accurate, and you guys find this tab to be helpful!
If you have any comments, questions or corrections to point out, please feel free
to leave a message here, or to send me an email! :D
Tuning: D-Standard
Intro (0:00)
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Riff 1a (Guitar 1 & 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------| x1
D|-----------------------|
A|----4-/-5-------4-/-5--|
E|0---2-/-3---0---2-/-3--|
. .
Riff 1b (Guitar 1 & 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------| x1
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----4-/-5-------4-/-5---8------|----4-/-5-------4-/-5--|
E|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| 0---2-/-3---0---2-/-3---6------|0---2-/-3---0---2-/-3--|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Verse I (0:09)
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Riff 1c (Guitar 1 & 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a
E|-------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------| x1
D|-------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------|----4-/-5-------4-/-5---8------|----4-/-5-------5-/-4--|
E|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| 0---0---0---0--|0---2-/-3---0---2-/-3---6------|0---2-/-3---0---3-/-2--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 1d (Guitar 1 & 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------| x1
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----4-/-5-------4-/-5---8------|----4-/-5-------5-/-4--|
E|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| 0---2-/-3---0---2-/-3---6------|0---2-/-3---0---3-/-2--|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 1e (Guitar 1 & 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 5 e + a
E|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------| x1
D|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------|----4-/-5-------4-/-5---8--------------|
E|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| 0---0---0---0--|0---2-/-3---0---2-/-3---6-------5------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bridge I (0:31)
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Riff 2a (Guitar 1 & 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|--------9\7-9-----------9\7----|--------9\7-9------------------|
A|--------7\5-7-----------7\5-8--|--------7\5-7---5tr7-----------|
E|0---0-0---------0---0-0-----6--| 0---0-0-----------------6------|
. . . . . . . . .
Riff 2b (Guitar 1 & 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|--------9\7-9-----------7/9-7--|--------9\7-9------------------|
A|--------7\5-7-----------5/7-5--|--------7\5-7---5tr7-----------|
E|0---0-0---------0---0-0--------| 0---0-0-----------------6---5--|
. . . . . . . . .
Riff 2a x 1
Riff 2c (Guitar 1 & 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 5 e + a
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| x1
D|--------9\7-9-----------7/9-7--|--------9\7-9--------------------------|
A|--------7\5-7-----------5/7-5--|--------7\5-7---5tr7-------------------|
E|0---0-0---------0---0-0--------| 0---0-0-----------------6-------5------|
. . . . . . . . .
Verse II (0:50)
===============
Riff 1a x 1
Riff 1c x 1
Riff 1d x 1
Riff 1f (Guitar 1 & 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|-------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------|----4-/-5-------4-/-5---8------|
E|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| 0---0---0---0--|0---2-/-3---0---2-/-3---6------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chorus I (1:13)
===============
Riff 3a (Guitar 1)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|2---------------2--------------| 2---3-------------------14\----|
E|0---------------0--------------| 0---1-------------------12\----|
Riff 3a (Guitar 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x2 Note: Play the chord in the "( )"
D|----------------2--------------|----3----------(3)------14\----| on the second time only.
A|2---------------2--------------| 2---3----------(3)------14\----|
E|0--------------(0)-------------| 0---1-------------------12\----|
^
Note: When you see chords marked
like this, put more emphasis on
the high-end of the chord, or omit
the root note completely.
Riff 3b (Guitar 1)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x3
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|2---------------2--------------| 2---3-----------3--------------|
E|0---------------0--------------| 0---1-----------1-------3v-----|
Riff 3b (Guitar 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x3
D|----------------2--------------|----3-----------3--------------|
A|2---------------2--------------| 2---3-----------3--------------|
E|0--------------(0)-------------| 0---1----------(1)------3v-----|
Riff 3c (Guitar 1)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|-------------------------------|----------------5-------4------|
A|2---------------2--------------| 2---3-----------3-------2------|
E|0---------------0--------------| 0---1--------------------------|
Riff 3c (Guitar 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|----------------2--------------|----3-----------5-------4------|
A|2---------------2--------------| 2---3-----------3-------2------|
E|0-----------0--(0)-------------| 0---1--------------------------|
Riff 4 (Guitar 1 & 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4------------------------------| 3----------------------/14\----|
E|2------------------------------| 1----------------------/12\----|
Bridge II (1:47)
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Riff 5a (Guitar 1 & 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|2---------------7--------------|----------------5-------7------|
E|0-----------------------7------| 6b--------------3-------5------|
^
Note: Bend this note a 1/4 step.
Riff 5b (Guitar 1 & 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|2---------------7--------------|----------------5-------3------|
E|0-----------------------7------| 6b--------------3-------1------|
^
Note: Bend this note a 1/4 step.
Riff 5a x 1
Riff 5b x 1
Riff 5a x 1
Riff 5b x 1
Solo I (2:16)
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Riff 3b x 3
Riff 3c x 1
Riff 4 x 1
Riff 6 (Guitar 1)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|2------------------------------|-----------------------/14\----|
E|0------------------------------|-----------------------/12\----|
Riff 6 (Guitar 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|-------------------------------| 9------------------------------|
A|2------------------------------| 7------------------------------|
E|0------------------------------|-----------------------/12\----|
Bridge III (2:43)
=================
Riff 7a (Guitar 1 & 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 7b (Guitar 1 & 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|-------------------------------| 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 7a x 1
Riff 7b x 1
Solo II (2:58)
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Riff 7a x 1
Riff 7b x 1
Riff 7a x 1
Riff 7b x 1
Verse III (3:13)
================
Riff 1a x 1
Riff 1c x 1
Riff 1d x 1
Riff 1f x 1
Chorus II (3:36)
================
Riff 3a x 2
Riff 3b x 3
Riff 3c x 1
Ending (4:04)
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Riff 8 (Guitar 1 & 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------| 2------------------------------|
E|2-2-2-2-4-2-3-2-1-1-1-1-3-1-3-2| 0------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note: I'm not actually 100% sure about this riff, but I think that
this is fairly close to how they play it in the song.
And that's it!
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| v vibrato
| + harmonic
| • mute note
| b bend
| pb pre-bend
| br bend release
| pbr pre-bend release
| brb bend release bend
