Morbid Tales

Tab

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

Song

This is the title track from Celtic Frost's first album.

The first couple of seconds are just an A5 collecting feedback

e|----|
B|----|
G|-2--|
D|-2--|
A|-0--|
E|----|

Intro Riff:

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------3---2---|
A|-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-4-2-2-1---0---|
E|-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-2-0-0---------|

* * * * * * * * *

Gtr.1 play 8 times, with gtr.2 doubling the 5-8 times.

Verse Riff:

e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------3--3--3--|---------------------------------| Gtr.1
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1--1--1--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2b-2h0-2h0-2b-|

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

e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------3--3--3--|-------------------4b-4h2-4h2-4b-| Gtr.2
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1--1--1--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|

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

Play 2 times.

Make the bends in bar 2 just slightly shy of 1/2 step for both guitars.

Bridge Riff:

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------3-----|-----------------------5-----|
A|-2---2-2-4-----2---2-2-1-----|-2---2-2-6-----2---2-2-3-----|
E|-0---0-0-2-----0---0-0-------|-0---0-0-4-----0---0-0-------|

* * * * * * * *

Play 4 times.

Interlude Riff:

e|--------------------|------------------|
B|--------------------|------------------|
G|--------------------|------------------|
D|--------------------|-----------10\9---|
A|--------------------|------------8\7---|
E|-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0--------|

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

Play 4 times.

Chorus Riff:

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-4--4-4-3--3-3-4--4-4-3--3-3-|
A|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-|-2--2-2-1--1-1-2--2-2-1--1-1-|
E|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-----------------------------|

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

Play 4 times.

e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-2---| Gtr.2 Let Ring
A|-2---|
E|-0---|
e|-----|-----------------------------|
B|-----|-----------------------------|
G|-----|-----------------------------|
D|-2---|-----------------------------| Gtr.1
A|-2---|-----------------------------|
E|-0---|-0--0--3--2--0h1-0h1-0h1-0h1-|

Gtr.2 plays the riff in the second bar 4 times.

Then the solo is played over top of the Bridge Riff 2 times, then repeat the song

from the begining.

Here is the structure:

Intro riff 8 times, last 4 doubled by gtr.2.

Verse riff twice.

Bridge riff 4 times.

Interlude riff 4 times.

Chorus riff 4 times.

Gtr.1's fill 4 times.

Bridge riff 2 times, with solo.

Intro riff 8 times, last 4 doubled by gtr.2.