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Nocturnal

God Dethroned
Tab

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Song

'Noctunal' by God Dethroned (track 2 from 'Bloody Blasphemy')

Transcribed by parisc97@erols.com

. = palm mute

~ = vibrato

Tune down one step (DGCFAd)

RIFF 1 2x, tremolo picking with lyrics

e |-------------------------|-----------------------|
B |-------------------------|-----------------------| There's movement in the night.
G |-------------------------|-----------------------| Shades are dancing in a pale moonlight.
D |---0-2-3-2---------------|---0-2-3-2----------2--| Nocturnal occurrencies.
A |-0---------3-5-3-2-3-2---|-0---------3-5-3-2-3-3-| Imagination no the night is real.
E |-----------------------3-|-----------------------|

RIFF 2 2x, tremolo picking, with lyrics

e |-------------------------------------| I'm looking for the truth.
B |-------------------------------------| But never can I find a trace.
G |-------------------------------------| Of bloody witches rituals.
D |-9---10----12\1012-7---10----9\7-9\7-| In the night I hear them howl.
A |-7----8----10\-810-5----8----7\5-7\5-| A sound so loud it must be real.
E |-------------------------------------| Or is it in my fantasy.

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RIFF 3 4x, this riff rules!

e |-------------------------------------------------| * These notes are
B |-------------------------------------------------|   tremolo picked
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------7----7--------------10----10--------------|
A |-0-000--0-0---7~-----8-888----8-8-------5------3-|
E |-----------------8-7----------------3333---1111--|

... . . * * ... . . .... ....

RIFF 3 with lyrics 4x:

As sunlight fades into a twilight.

The moon contrasts against a darkening sky.

Temperature of the air is going down.

A veil of fog is forming low above the ground.

RIFF 1 2x with verse 1.

RIFF 2 2x with "chorus".

RIFF 3 4x

RIFF 1 2x with verse 1.

RIFF 2 2x with chorus.

THE END

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