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Take the Throne

Hypocrisy
Tab

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Song

HYPOCRISY - TAKE THE THRONE

From the Album: PENETRALIA

Copyright Nuclear blast 1990

Version 1.0 June 2001

Transcribed by: James Williams (INVERTED)

Email: smann@ainet.com

This is a great song for those of you who still like the old shit!

Notation used:

" - Tremolo note h - Hammer on

. - Palm mute p - Pull off

x - Mute all string (Stuccato) \ - Slide down

/ - Slide up

Tuning: "C"F"A#"D#"G"C"(2 whole steps down)

Riff 1 - A

|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---------5----3------7----4----1h2p1--2-------------|
|--2------3----1------5----2-----------0------3x-3x--|
|--0------------------------------------------1x-1x--|

Riff 1 - B

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|---------5----3------7----4----1h2p1--2---------|
|--2------3----1------5----2-----------0------3--|
|--0------------------------------------------1--|

Riff 2 - A

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------3----5--4---------------3-------------5--4--|
|--2x---2--3--1----3--2----2x---2--3--1----5--4--3--3--2--|
|--0x---0--1---------------0x---0--1-------3--2--1--------|

pm . . .

Riff 2 - B is actully play over Riff 2- A towards the

end of the song. So listen to the song and read song structure

for correct tempo.

Fill 1 Riff 2 - B (palm mute all strings all down strokes)

|-----|--------------------------------------------------
|-----|--------------------------------------------------
|-----|--------------------------------------------------
|-----|--------------------------------------------------
|--2--|--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-
|--0--|--0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-

pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fill 2

------------------|-----|
------------------|-----|
------------------|-----|
------------------|-----|
-5-5-5-5-4-4-3-3--|--2--|
-3-3-3-3-2-2-1-1--|--0--|

. . . . . . . .

Riff 3 ( play each note 4 times)

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------5"--|
|--0"-7"-6"-5"-0"-7"-6"-5"-0"-7"-6"-5"-0"-7"-6"-----|
|---------------------------------------------------|

Riff 4 ( ""play note 8 times)(" play note 4 times)

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------0""--5""--4""--3""--|
|--0""--3""--5"--4"----------------------|

For Riffs 5 - A through 5 - C play all open chords

as palm muted triplets.Note there are some time changes

in the triplets, but your have to figure them out yourself.

Riff 5 - A

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------5--6--6--5---3\4-4--4--3--|
|--2-----------------------------------3--4--4--3---1\2-2--2--1--|
|--0--000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000----------------------------|

pm ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Riff 5 - B

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------5-\6--6--5---3-\4--4--3---|
|--2-----------------------------------3-\4--4--3---1-\2--2--1---|
|--0--000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000----------------------------|

pm ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Riff 5 - C

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------5\6-6--6--5---3\4-4--4--3--|
|--2-----------------------------------3\4-4--4--3---1\2-2--2--1--|
|--0--000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-----------------------------|

pm ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Riff 6 (Solo Riff)

|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|--0""-3""-1""-5"-4"--|

SONG STRUCTURE:

Riff (1-A) x 2

Riff (1-B) x 2

Riff (2-A) x 4

Riff ( 3 ) x 5

Riff ( 4 ) x 4

Riff ( 3 ) x 4

Riff ( 4 ) x 4

Riff (5-A) x 4

Riff (5-B) x 4

Riff (5-C) x 2

Riff ( 6 ) x 10

Riff (1-B) x 2

Riff (2-A) x 4 |

Riff (2-A) x 2|------------------------|Gtr 1|---Gtr 1 and Gtr 2

Fill ( 1 ) Riff (2-B) x 2 Fill ( 2 )---|Gtr 2|---overlap here

Riff ( 3 ) x 5 |

Riff ( 4 ) x 4

Riff ( 3 ) x 2 End!

Well, here's one more page in the Death Metal diary. Hope you

like it.If anybody cares I've also tabed Corrosive, Dying, and

Body Bag by Obituary and Attachment to the Ancestor by Hypocrisy.

Feel free to email me and let me know what you think.

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