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Song

CATHEDRAL - HOPKINS (THE WITCHFINDER GENERAL)

From THE CARNIVAL BIZARRE

Copyright 1995 Earache Records

Transcribed by MARKUS MARJOMAA

For questions, comments, or corrections e-mail mmarjoma@mail.student.oulu.fi

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. - palm mute / - slide up to

\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato

h - hammer on 5b(7) - bend to

p - pull off (7)r5 - release bend from

tr - trill

Order of riffs:

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Riff A

Riff B

Riff C

Riff D

Riff C

Riff D

Fill 1

Riff E

Riff F

Riff G

Riff E + Lick 1

Fill 1

Riff C

Riff D

Fill 2

End

Tune down to C

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RIFF A - play 2 times

1. 2.

|---------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
|---------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
|---------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
|---------------------------------------------------|-7-6-----|-9-7-6---|
|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-5-4-7-7-|-7-5-4-7-|
|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----5-5-|-------5-|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RIFF B - Guitar I - play 2 times

|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|-----7p6-7p6---6/7-9p7-9p7h9~-----7p6-7p6-----------------6---|-7/9-9~-|
|-7/9---------9----------------7/9---------9-------7---7h9---9-|--------|
|--------------------------------------------7h8h9---9---------|--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------|

Second time

only.

RIFF B - Guitar II - play 4 times

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RIFF C (verse) - play 4 times

1. 2. 3. 4.

|---------------------------------------------------|---------|------------|---------|-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------|---------|------------|---------|-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------|---------|------------|---------|-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------|-7-6-----|------------|-9-7-6---|-----------|
|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-5-4-7-7-|------------|-7-5-4-7-|-----------|
|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----5-5-|-5b(7)r5-2~-|-------5-|-5b(7)r5-0-|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RIFF D (chorus) - play 2 times

1. 2.

|-------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
|---------------------4---------------------------|---------|---------|
|-------5---------------5p4---------5-------------|-------7-|-------7-|
|---5-7---7-5-7---5-7-------5---5-7---7-5-7---5-7-|-2-7\5-5-|-7-9\7-5-|
|-7-------------7-------------7-------------7-----|-0-5\3---|-0-7\5---|

FILL 1

Guitar I

|-19-------15/17-15----14-14tr15--14\-|
|----19-17----------15----------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

|

|Guitar II

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-9--------5/7---5-----4---4/---------|
|-7--9--7--3/5---3--5--2---2/---------|
|----7--5-----------3-----------------|

RIFF E - play 4 times

1,3 2,4

|---------|-------|--------|--------------------------------------|
|---------|-------|--------|--------------------------------------|
|---------|-11/12-|--------|-7--7-7-9/11-9--9-9-6/7-9-7\6-7-------|
|-7/9-9-9-|-9-/10-|-9h10p9-|-5--5-5-7/9--7--7-7-4/5-7-5\4-5-7-7-7-|
|-5/7-7-7-|-------|--------|--------------------------------5-5-5-|
|---------|-------|--------|--------------------------------------|

RIFF F - play 2 times

1. 2.

|----------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
|----------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
|----------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-8-8-8..-|-5-5-5..-|
|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-6-6-6..-|-3-3-3..-|
|----------------------------------------------|---------|---------|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .etc. Play like previous chord

RIFF G - play 2 times

1. 2.

|----------------------------|----------------------|--------------|
|------12------------12------|-----9----------9-----|-----6------6-|
|---------9-------------9----|-------6----------6---|-------3----3-|
|---11------11----11------11-|---8-----8----8-----8-|---5-----5--5-|
|-9-------------9------------|-6----------6---------|-3----------3-|
|----------------------------|----------------------|--------------|

Let notes ring

LICK 1 - play 2 times

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---9-11-12-14~-12h14p12~-11h12p11~-12p11-----------|
|-9---------------------------------------12/14\12~-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

FILL 2 - play 3 times

|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-9-----5/7-5---|
|-7-9-7-3/5-3-5-|
|---7-5-------3-|

END

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-3--2--10--7~--6-|
|-3--2--10--7~--6-|
|-1--0--8---5~--4-|

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*-Markus Marjomaa, mmarjoma@mail.student.oulu.fi*

*-http://www.student.oulu.fi/~mmarjoma/ *

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* "The higher we rise, the smaller we seem to *

* those who cannot fly." *

* -Nietzsche *

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