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Shadows Over a Lost Kingdom

Dissection
Tab

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

Song

Band: Dissection

Album: The Somberlain

Song: Shadows Over a Lost Kingdom

Tune to drop D (easiest way to play it)

Riff A Relaxed feel-Listen to the song and you'll understand!

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
d|--2-2h3p0------2----2-2h3p0-2h3p0--2h3p0-|
A|------------0-1-------------------1------|
D|-0--------0--------0---------------------|

Riff B-listen closely for that little hammer-on thingy at the end

E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----5--------------5------------5--------------5------------|
D|-0-7-7-0-7-6-2--0-7-7-8-7-6--0-7-7-0-7-6-2--0-7-7-8-7h8p7-6-|

riff c

E|---------------|
B|---------------|play a
G|---------------|couple
d|--6b~-0--6b~-0-|times
A|---------------|
D|-0------0------|

then...

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

|---7p6p0-7p6p0-7p6p0-7p6p0-|

|---------------------------|
|-0-------------------------|

Fast part!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|------------------222333222-|not sure on this part...
|------------001100----------|sound is muddy!
|000111333111----------------|

then...

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

|---------------|riff on variations of

|-0-1-3---0-1-0-|this for awhile.

|-0-1-3---0-1-0-|
|-0-1-3---0-1-0-|

this happens at about 1:47

|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-0-3-4--0-3-1-3-|
|-0-3-4--0-3-1-3-|
|-0-3-4--0-3-1-3-|

the rest of the song is just riffs A and B. Listen for order-tabbed by Jeff

Peters <metalboy@mindspring.com> -corrections/comments welcome-keep rockin'!

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