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The Return of the Mighty Raven

Ablaze My Sorrow
Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Ablaze My Sorrow - The Return of the Mighty Raven

written by Carlsson/Ablaze My Sorrow

transcription by Pham Binh

This is my first tab so there's probably some fucked up shit in here.

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me if you have questions, comments, or corrections. anita_job@yahoo.com

Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Cabret/1176

Guitar tuning from low to high (at least this is how I do it)

D A D G B E

* = palm mute

/ = slide

Main Riff (Riff A) x8<br>

E |-----------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------|
G |----------000222333222-------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------0002223332222222222-|
A |-----------------------------------------------------|
D |5-00-5-00--------------3-00-3-00---------------------|

** ** ** **

In a Time when the Northman stood proud...

Riff B x3

E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |333333111111--------33331111------111111------------------------|
G |-------------333333----------3333--------333333222222222222222--|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |333333111111--------33331111------111111-----------444-----------|
G |-------------333333----------3333--------333333222-----2223333---|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff B (Transposed) x3

E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |7777775555533333777755553333555533332222---------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------444---------------------|
G |777777555553333377775555333355553333222-----222233333-----------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Main Riff (Riff A) x2

Distorted Bass Fill

Riff B x2

Riff C x2

E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---7-hold-this-note---7-hold-this-note-----7-hold-this-note----7-hold-this-note--------|
A |-8------------------8-------------------6--------------------8-------------------------|
D |-8------------------8-------------------6--------------------8-------------------------|

Prepare the Return of the Mighty Raven...

Riff D x2

E |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-1-11111111--8-6-8-6--1-11111111--8-6-8-6--0-0000000-3/5-5-5/7----------|
A |-1-11111111--8-6-8-6--1-11111111--8-6-8-6--0-0000000-3/5-5-5/7----------|
D |-1-11111111--8-6-8-6--1-11111111--8-6-8-6--0-0000000-3/5-5-5/7----------|

******** * * * * ******** * * * * ******* *

(Riff D cont.)

E |--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------|
D |-0-0000000-3/5-5-5/7------------|
A |-0-0000000-3/5-5-5/7------------|
D |-0-0000000-3/5-5-5/7------------|

******* *

Riff A x4

Riff B x2

Riff E (rhthym) x2

E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-7-hold-this-note--7-hold-this-note--6-hold-this-note--6-hold-this-note---------------|
A |-7-hold-this-note--7-hold-this-note--6-hold-this-note--6-hold-this-note---------------|
D |-7-hold-this-note--7-hold-this-note--6-hold-this-note--6-hold-this-note---------------|

As lightning strikes the sky...

Riff E (lead comes in on second time) x1

E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----7-----7-9-7------7------7-9-7--------6------6-7-6-------------|
A |---7-----7----------7------7------------6------6-------------------|
D |-7-----7----------7------7------------6------6---------------------|

This is the fill between Riff E and Riff F:

E |------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------|
D |7-hold-6-7-9-7-6-6/7-6--------------------|
A |7-hold------------------------------------|
D |7-hold------------------------------------|

Riff F x2

E |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-77-77hold--77-7-9-7-------77-77hold--77-7-9-7--66-66hold--66-6-7-6-----|
A |-77---------77-------------77---------77--------66---------66-----------|
D |-77---------77-------------77---------77--------66---------66-----------|

** ** ** ** ** **

Riff D x2

Riff A x4

Bass Fill

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