Seven Secrets Of The Sphinx

Tom: Cm

  RIFF 1
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-6-5-3-5--|
E|--3-3-3-3-4-3-1-3--|
     * *   *

  RIFF 2
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-6-5-3-5--|
A|--3-3-3-3-4-3-1-3--|
E|-------------------|
     * *   *

  RIFF 3
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------15-14-13-12--|
A|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------15-14-13-12--|
A|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

  CHORD 1
E|--0------------|
B|--3------------|
G|--4------------|
D|--3------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

  OUTRO RIFF
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-10----------------------------10-10-----------4/3/4---|
A|---7--7---7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3---7--7-7-7-7-7---2/1/2---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
             * * * * * * * * * * * *        * * * *
             /\
             not very sure about this

RIFF 1 x8
RIFF 2 x4
RIFF 1 x4
RIFF 3 x4
CHORD1 x4
RIFF 3 x4
CHORD1 x4
RIFF 1 x8
RIFF 2 x4
RIFF 1 x4
RIFF 3 x4
CHORD1 x4
RIFF 3 x4
CHORD1 x4
OUTRO  x4

I'm not sure if there is another riff with CHORD 1... I think
it's something like RIFF3, but played an octave lower ... ???

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Therion "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx"
Deggial
2/26/00

C# tuning

I didn't note palm-muting, but it's pretty obvious where they use it.


   Riff 1                                               
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--5-5--5--5--6--5--3--5----|
A|--5-5--5--5--6--5--3--5----|
E|--3-3--3--3--4--3--1--3----|
                                                     
   riff 2                                                              
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-9-88------------------11-9-88-------------------|
G|---------88888888-7-888-----------77777777-5-777----|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
                                                                    
   riff 3  This is just how I play it, it's hard to hear it            
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5--55-6-66---6-5--5--5--55--8-88-6-------|
D|---------------8-----------------------8-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
                                                                    
   ending riff                                                       
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|----------------3333------------1-0-1-----|
E|-3333-3333-3333------3333-3333------------|
       
   A second guitar plays this at the beginning of the ending riff
E|------------|
B|-8-8-8-8----|
G|-7-7-7-7----|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|

 LEGEND: 
 * = palm mute
 / = slide