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Cross the Threshold

Loudblast
Tab

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Song

Here's one of my favourite song from the best french death metal band ever...

"Cross The Threshold" by LOUDBLAST from the album Cross The Threshold

Transcription : Julien Lincy

Email me for any question or correction at : julien.lincy@caramail.com

#Tuning : down own whole step (D,A,F,C,G,D)

#Effects : / slide

~ vibrato

PM palm mute

#Use a heavy distortion to play this song

#Introduction:

Riff 1

|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------3--3---------------   Gtr. I
|---7--7--5/7~---7--7--5/7~---7--7--2/5~---3--3--3/8~---------
|---7--7---------7--7---------7--7---------1--1---------------
|---5--5---------5--5---------5--5----------------------------

|PM:.... .... .... ....

|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------3--3---------------   Gtr. II
|---7--7---------7--7---------7--7---------3--3---------------
|---7--7--5/7~---7--7--5/7~---7--7--2/5~---1--1--3/8~---------
|---5--5---------5--5---------5--5----------------------------

PM:.... .... .... ....

Riff 2

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

|--------------------------------------------------------------- Both guitars

|---------------------------------------------------------------
|-------5/7^----3/7^----2/5^-1--3/8^----------------------------
|----3-------1-------0------------------------------------------

PM:... ... ...

Riff 3

|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------  Gtr. 1
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|---------5/7^----3/7^-----2/5^--1-1---3/8^--------------------
|----3-3------1-1------0-0-------------------------------------

|PM:..... ..... .....

|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------  Gtr. 2
|---------5/7^----3/7^-----2/5^------3/8^----------------------
|-------------------------------1-1----------------------------
|----3-3------1-1------0-0-------------------------------------

PM:..... ..... .....

Riff 4

|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------3--3---------------  Both guitars
|---7--7---------7--7---------7--7---------3--3---------------
|---7--7--5/7~---7--7--5/7~---7--7--2/5~---1--1--3/8~---------
|---5--5---------5--5---------5--5----------------------------

PM:.... .... .... ....

Riff 5

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

|------------------------------------------------------------- Both guitars

|-----------------------------------3-3-----------------------
|---5-5--5/7~--3-3--3/7~-2-2--2/5~--1-1---3/8~----------------
|---3-3--------1-1-------0-0----------------------------------

PM:.... ..... ..... .....

Riff 6 (Gtr. 1)

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

PM:.......................................................................

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-2-----2------------2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----
|---3-3---3-3--2-3-5---5-3----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

PM:........................................................................

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------------2------4-----4-----4-----4----
|---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---3-3---3-3--2-3-5---5-3----2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

PM:........................................................................

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

PM:..................................................................

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----7-
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

PM:........................................................................

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

PM:...............

Interlude (Gtr. 1)

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

|--8/10~-10/11-11\10-10\8-8\6-6\5~---8-10-11-10~--13\11-11/15-15\13-11-10~-

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--7/9~-9/10-10\9-9\7--7\5--5\4~----7-9-10-9~---12\10-10/14-14\12-10-9~----
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------
|-----------------9-10-12-------------
|--------9-10-12-----------12-12/14~--
|-10-12-------------------------------
|-------------------------------------

PM:.....................

Riff 7

let ring

|-------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------   Gtr. 1
|-------------------------------------
|-/7------7-7/9--5-5/7--/10-----5-----
|-------------------------------------

Riff 8

let ring let ring

|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------   Gtr. 1
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-/7------7-7/9--5-5/7--/10-----5------/7------7-7/9--5-5/7--/10-----5---
|------------------------------------------------------------------------

|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------   Gtr. 2
|--4-4-4-------------------------------5-5-5-----------------------------
|--4-4-4-------------------------------5-5-5-----------------------------
|--2-2-2-------------------------------3-3-5-----------------------------

PM:..... .....

Riff 9

|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------   Gtr. 2
|--4-4-4-------------------------------5-5-5-----------------------------
|--4-4-4-------------------------------5-5-5-----------------------------
|--2-2-2-------------------------------3-3-5-----------------------------

PM:..... .....

Riff 10

let ring

|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--4-----------5-5---------------------5-5--------5-5----
|--4-----------5-5---5--/9---5---4-----5-5--------5-5----
|--2-----------3-3---------------------3-3--------3-3----

PM:.. ... ... ...

#And here is the song structure :

*Riff 1 -> 2 times *Riff 2 -> 1 time

*Riff 3 -> 1 time *Riff 4 -> 2 times

*Riff 5 -> 2 times *Riff 6 -> 1 time

*Interlude *Riff 4 -> 2 times

*Riff 3 -> 2 times *Riff 6 -> 1 time

*Riff 7 -> 2 times *Riff 8 -> 2 times

*Riff 9 -> 4 times *Riff 10 -> 1 time

*Solo (if anyone could transcribe it...)

*Riff 4 -> 2 times *Riff 5 -> 2 times

*Riff 6 -> 2 times *The end...

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