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Electra Descending

Christian Death
Tab

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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 96 13:29:19 +0100

From: Nicolas Ramain <nramain@dir.univ-rouen.fr>

Subject: TAB: Electra Descending by Christian Death

+ CHRISTIAN DEATH +

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Electra Descending

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L.P.: "the Decomposition of Violets" - Live in Hollywood (1985)

Song transcribed by : nramain@dir.univ-rouen.fr -nico- (11/02/96)

Here is my own interpretation of this song; If you are

disagree with some notes or chords, please send me

your suggestions via E-Mail.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TABLATURE EXPLANATION -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

3/8 : Slide up (the second note is not struck)

3/8s : Slide up (the two notes are struck)

12\0 : Slide down

6~ : Vibrato

5b(7)r : Bend and release (only the first note is struck)

l(5) : Left hand muting

r(5) : Right hand muting

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Riff 1

e:------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-r(0-7-7-7)-7~-r(0-7-7-7)-7~-r(0-8-8-8)-8~-r(0-8-8-8)-8~-8\-|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 4

e:---------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B:----------13~\-|----------13\-----1-1-1/8-|----------13\--------------|
G:---------------|--------------------------|------------------/5-5-5-3-|
D:---------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
A:-----2/10------|-----2/10-----------------|-----2/10------------------|
E:-3-3-----------|-3-3----------1-1---------|-3-3----------1-1----------|

Riff 5 Riff 6

e:--------------------------|-----------------------------|
B:----------13-13/15-13-13\-|----------13\----------------|
G:--------------------------|-----------------------------|
D:--------------------------|-----------------------------|
A:-----2/10-----------------|-----2/10--------------------|
E:-3-3----------------------|-3-3----------1-0-1-l(1)-1-0-|

Riff 7 Riff 8

e:--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:----------13-12-12/15-13\-|----------13-12-13-l(13)-13-12\-|
G:--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:--------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:-----2/10-----------------|-----2/10-----------------------|
E:-3-3----------------------|-3-3----------------------------|

Riff 9 Riff 10

e:-------------------------|--------------------------|
B:-----------------1-1-1/8-|--------------------------|
G:-------------------------|-----------------/5-5-5-3-|
D:-----3/5-3-0-------------|-----3/5-3-0--------------|
A:-------------------------|--------------------------|
E:-3-3---------1-1---------|-3-3---------1-1----------|

Riff 11 Riff 12

e:--------------------------|--------------------------|
B:----------13-15-15/17-15\-|----------13-13/16-13-13\-|
G:--------------------------|--------------------------|
D:--------------------------|--------------------------|
A:-----2/10-----------------|-----2/10-----------------|
E:-3-3----------------------|-3-3----------------------|

Riff 13 Riff 14 Riff 15

e:------------------------------------|----------0---|-0-15-0-0-19-0-0-17\-|
B:------------------------------------|-0-7b(8)r---0-|---------------------|
G:-7-7-7-10-10-10-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-|--------------|---------------------|
D:------------------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
A:------------------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
E:------------------------------------|--------------|---------------------|

Riff 16 Riff 17

e:-0-15-0-19-0-17-|-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-17\-|
B:----------------|----------------------|
G:----------------|----------------------|
D:----------------|----------------------|
A:----------------|----------------------|
E:----------------|----------------------|

Playing order :

1/2x2/1/3/4/1/5/6/1/13x2/14

15x2/14/15x2/14/15x2/14/15x4/16x4/17 ...

+ enjoy +

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