Solitude Aeturnus

Black Castle

Solitude Aeturnus


Tom: Bm

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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)
============

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)
==============

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)
===============

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)
================

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)
=============

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)
==============

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)
=============

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