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Song
Band: Celtic Frost
Album: to Mega Therion
Song: Circle of the Tyrants
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Unless noted, the song is doubled through out with two rhythm guitars.
Tunning E B G D A E
Riff 1
|-------|----------------| |-------|----------------| |-------|*--------------*|Gtr 1 |-------|*--------------*| |-------|----6-----5-4---| |-12\-0-|-6-----5------0-|
Play Riff 1 four times
Riff 2
|----------------| |----------------| |*--------------*|Gtr 2 |*---8-----7-6--*| |-8--6--7--5-4---| |-6-----5------0-|
.
Play Riff 2 with Riff 1 the last two times
Riff 3
|-------------------| |-------------------| |*-----------------*| |*-----------------*| |-----8--6--7-76-65-| |-0-0-6--4--5-54-43-|
. . . .
Play Riff 3 four times
Riff 4 (Verse)
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|----------------2-|------------------|------------------| |-3----------------|----------------0-|-6----------------|------------------|
|-1-11111111111111-|-11111111111111---|-4-44444444444444-|-4444444444444444-|
.............. .............. .............. ................
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |-3----------------|----------------4-|-3----------------|----------------4-|
|-1-11111111111111-|-11111111111111-2-|-1-11111111111111-|-1111111111111112-|
.............. .............. .............. ................
Riff 5
|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |*----------------|------------------*| |*----------------|------------------*| |-5-----5-6-----6-|-5-----5-4\(3)/(4)-|
|-3-33333-4-44444-|-3-33333-2\(1)/(2)-|
.... .... ....
Play Riff 5 twice
Riff 6 (chorus)
|-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |---------*---*---| |-3-4-5-6-6/7-6/7-| |-1-2-3-4-4/5-4/5-|
*These slides are grace notes
Play Riff 6 once
Play Riff 3 four times
Play Riff 4 once
Play Riff 5 twice
Play riff 6 once
Riff 7
|---|----------------|----------------| |---|----------------|----------------| |---|*---------------|---------------*|Gtr 1 |---|*---------------|---------------*| |---|----6-----5-4---|----6-----------| |-0-|-6-----5------0-|-6-----5--4-3-0-|
. . .
Riff 8
|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|Gtr 2 |----8-----7-6---|----8-----------| |-8--6--7--5-4---|-8--6--7--6-5---| |-6-----5------0-|-6-----5--4-3-0-|
. .
Play Riff 7 twice with riff 8 the second time
Riff 9A
|-----------------------| |-----------------------| |*---------------------*| |*---------------------*| |-2------7----6-7-5-----| |-0-0000-5--0-4-5-3-----|
. .... .
Play Riff 9A four times
Riff 9B
|------------------------------| |------------------------------| |*----------------------------*| |*----------------------------*| |-2------7---------------------|
|-0-0000-5--0-4444444444444444-|
.... . ................
Play Riff9B four times
Riff 10
|----------------------| |----------------------| |*--------------------*| |*--------------------*| |----6-5-5---7-8-8-----| |-0--4-3-3---5-6-6-----|
.
Play Riff 10 four times
Play Riff 9A four times
Play Riff 9B four times
Play Riff 10 four times
Riff 11
|-----------------------| |-----------------------| |*---------------------*| |*---------------------*|
|--5-5555555555-5\4-5\4-|
|--3-3333333333-3\2-3\2-|
Play Riff 11 four times
Riff 12 (solo)
|--------------------|-----|-----|------------------| |--------------------|-----|-----|------------------| |*-------------------|--%--|--%--|-----------------*| |*---------5---------|-----|-----|-----------------*| |-7-777777-3----5----|-----|-----|-7-88888888888888-| |-5-555555------3----|-----|-----|-5-66666666666666-|
Play Riff 12 four times
Riff 13
|-------------------| |-------------------| |*-----------------*| |*-----------------*| |-----7---6-7-5\4---| |-0-0-5-0-4-5-3\2---|
Play Riff 13 four times
Riff 14
|------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------| |*-----------------------------|--------------------------------*| |*-----------------------------|--------------------------------*| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6/7--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4/5--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Play Riff 14 four times
Riff 15
|------------------| |------------------| |*----------------*| |*----------------*| |---5-4-4--7-8-8---| |-0-3-2-2--5-6-6---|
Play Riff 15 four times
Play Riff 13 four times
Play Riff 14 four times
Play Riff 15 four times
...and end!
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