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Better to Reign in Hell

Cradle of Filth
Tab
★4.1(5)

3 versions

Tab3

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

Song

. - palm mute ~ - vibrato

\ - slide down b - bend

/ - slide up f - full

h - hammer on h - half

p - pull off r - release

<> - artificial harmonic () - let ring

T - tap tr - trill

{3}- triplet NH - natural harmonic

X - pickslide/muffled note

Tuning: Down two steps (C F Bb Eb G C)

RIFF A:

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-4-------------------------------------------------------4-------|
  |-2-----------5---2---------------2-------4-------5-------2-------|
  |-------------3---0---------------0-------2-------3---------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-5-------------------------------------------------------4-------|
  |-3-----------5---2---------------2-------4-------5-------2-------|
  |-------------3---0---------------0-------2-------3---------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------4-------|
  |-7-----------5---2---------------2-------4-------5-------2-------|
  |-5-----------3---0---------------0-------2-------3---------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-2-------5-------4-------7-------2---5---4---5---7---5---4---5---|
  |-0-------3-------2-------5-------0---3---2---3---5---3---2---3---|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

-> RIFF A x 2

RIFF B:

RIFF B1

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------5-------------|
  |-7p4---6p4---7p4-7p4---6p4---7p4-----------------4---7-6---4-6-7-|
  |---------------------------------------------------------7-------|
  |---------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-7-5-----------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF B2

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------7p0-------------------------------5-------------|
  |-7p4---6p4---7p4-------6p4---7p4-----------------4---7-6---4-6-7-|
  |---------------------------------------------------------7-------|
  |---------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-7-5-----------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF B3 (see later)

Clean... Distorted...

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------7p0---------------------------------------------|
  |-7p4---6p4---7p4-------6p4---7p4---------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  |---------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  |-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

. . . . . . . .

RIFF B1 x 2

RIFF B2 x 2

-> RIFF B x 1

RIFF C:

RIFF C1

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-7---6---4---6---3-----------------------------------------------|
  |-5---4---2---4---1-----------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-7---6---4---6---3-----------4---3-------4-------8-------9-------|
  |-5---4---2---4---1-----------2---1-------2-------6-------7-------|

RIFF C2

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-9---8---6---8---5-------------6/5-------------------------------|
  |-7---6---4---6---3-------------4/3-------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-9---8---6---8---5-------------6/5-------6-------10------11------|
  |-7---6---4---6---3-------------4/3-------4-------8-------9-------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

. . . .

RIFF C1 x 2

RIFF C2 x 2

-> RIFF C x 1

RIFF D:

RIFF D1

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-5-------------------------------5-------------------------------|
  |-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-8---7---5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-8---7---|
  |-3---5-5-3---5-5-3---5-5-6---5---3---5-5-3---5-5-3---5-5-6---5---|

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

RIFF D2

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-5-------------------------------9-/-10--8-------5tr2----4tr2----|
  |-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-8---7---7-/-8---6-----------------------|
  |-3---5-5-3---5-5-3---5-5-6---5-----------------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . .

RIFF D3

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-5-------------------------------9-/-10--8-----------------------|
  |-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-8---7---7-/-8---6---------------9tr11---|
  |-3---5-5-3---5-5-3---5-5-6---5-------------------7tr9------------|

. . . . . . . . . .

RIFF D1 x 1

RIFF D2 x 1

RIFF D1 x 1

RIFF D3 x 1

-> Riff D x 2

-> Riff A x 2

-> RIFF B1 x 2

-> RIFF B2 x 1

-> RIFF B3 x 1

-> RIFF C x 1

-> Riff D x 2

-> Riff A x 2

RIFF E:

Heavy Distortion...

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-9---8---6---8---5---5---5-----6/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
  |-7---6---4---6---3---3---3-----4/3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Heavy Distortion...

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-9---8---6---8---5---5---5-----6/5---5---6---6---10--10--11--11--|
  |-7---6---4---6---3---3---3-----4/3---3---4---4---8---8---9---9---|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-9---8-------6---5---5---5---6---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
  |-7---6-------4---3---3---3---4---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

. .

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-9---8---6---8---5---5---5---6---5---5---6---6---10--10--11--11--|
  |-7---6---4---6---3---3---3---4---3---3---4---4---8---8---9---9---|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

-> RIFF E x 1

RIFF F:

Flanger...

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-7-7-6-6-4-4-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Flanger...

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-7-7-6-6-4-4-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

-> RIFF F x 2

-> interlude

RIFF G:

RIFF G1

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-8---------------7---------------4---------------6---------------|
  |-6---------------5---------------2---------------4---------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF G2

  |-----------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
  |-----------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
  |-5-----------------------5-------5-----------------------5-------|
  |-5-----------------------5-------5-----------------------5-------|
  |-3-----------------------3-------3-----------------------3-------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF G3

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF G1 x 1

RIFF G2 x 1

RIFF G3 x 1

RIFF G2 x 1

RIFF G1 x 1

-> RIFF G x 1

RIFF H:

RIFF H1

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
  |-11--6-6-6---9-9-9---8-8-8---8---11--6-6-6---9-9-9---8-8-8---8---|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

| Slight PM... |

| |

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-6-feedback------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF H2

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-9-9---------6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|
  |-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------5-5-5-5-------------------------|

RIFF H3

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-3-/-4---4---4-/-6---6---6-\-4---4-------3-----------------------|
  |-1-/-2---2---2-/-4---4---4-\-2---2-------1-------6-------5-------|
  |-------------------------------------------------4-------3-------|

RIFF H1 x 1

RIFF H2 x 1

RIFF H1 x 1

RIFF H3 x 1

-> RIFF H x 2

RIFF I:

(They're 11's etc, incase you didn't know)

RIFF I1

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111-| GTR I

  |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-X\--------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF I2

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-1212121212121111111111119-9-9-9-1414141414141212121212129-9-9-9-|

|-101010101010-9-9-9-9-9-97-7-7-7-1212121212121010101010107-7-7-7-|

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF I3

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-121212121212111111111111141414141515151515151414141414149-9-9-9-|

|-101010101010-9-9-9-9-9-9121212121313131313131212121212127-7-7-7-|

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF I4

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-1212121212121111111111119-9-9-9---------------------------------|
  |-101010101010-9-9-9-9-9-97-7-7-7-7---6-----------6---4-----------|
  |---------------------------------7---6-----------6---4-----------|
  |---------------------------------5---4-----------4---2-----------|

RIFF I1 x 1 (without GTR II)

RIFF I2 x 1

RIFF I1 x 1 (with GTR II)

RIFF I2 x 1

RIFF I1 x 1 (without GTR II)

RIFF I3 x 1

RIFF I1 x 1 (with GTR II)

RIFF I4 x 1

-> RIFF I x 1

-> RIFF C2 x 1

-> RIFF D x 1

-> RIFF A x 2

RIFF J:

(Variation on RIFF A)

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-4---------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-2-----------5---2-----------------------------------------------|
  |-------------3---0-----------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-5---------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-3-----------5---2-----------------------------------------------|
  |-------------3---0-----------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-7-----------5---2-----------------------------------------------|
  |-5-----------3---0-----------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-2-------5-------4-------7-------2---5---4---5---7---5---4---5---|
  |-0-------3-------2-------5-------0---3---2---3---5---3---2---3---|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-0---------------------------------------------------------------|

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