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Rapture

Paradise Lost
Tab

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Song

rapture

by Paradise Lost

from the fabulous '91 album 'gothic'

transcribed by Christian Reindel(creindel@gmx.de)

any questions or corrections- e-mail me

Copyright (c) (Peaceville) (1991)

Version 1.0 - (24.06.04)

Tune down to B (2.5 steps)

~ bend the note normal

~~~~~ bend the note rapidly

X muffled string

Intro

Riff 1 - 2 times

guitar 2

B |-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|
A |-------6-------5~~~------|
E |---8-------8-------------|
B |-------------------------|

. p.m.

Riff 2 - 4 times

guitar 1

B |-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|
E |--3----6----3------------|
B |--1----4----1----3~------|

. p.m.

guitar 2

B |-------------------------|
F#|--6----------------------|
D |-----5-------------------|
A |--------6--5-----5~~~~---|
E |--------------8----------|
B |-------------------------|

Riff 3 - 1 time

guitar 1

B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--5--------4-------------------------5--------4--------------------------|
E |--3--------2--------6---------5------3--------2--------6----------5------|
B |--------------------4---------3------------------------4----------3------|

. . . . p.m.

guitar 2

B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--10-9----10--9h10--10-9-------------10-9----10--9h10--10-9--------------|
E |-------12----------------12-10------------12----------------12-10--------|
B |-------------------------------12---------------------------------12-----|

. . p.m.

guitar 1

B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--10-------9--------6---------5------10-------9--------6----------5--(5)-|
E |--8--------7--------4---------3------8--------7--------4----------3--(3)-|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

. . .

guitar 2 end Riff 3

B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--10-9----10--9h10--10-9-------------10-9----10--9h10--10-9--------------|
E |-------12----------------12-10------------12----------------12-10--------|
B |-------------------------------12---------------------------------12-(12)|

. .

Fill 1

guitar 1 + 2

B |-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------|
E |----B-----A-----S-----S------------/--8h9p8--9--9-8----|
B |---------------------------------------------7--7-6----|

Riff 4 - 1 time

guitar 1 + 2

B |-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------|
A |--10-10--10----9-9--9----10-10--10---------------------|
E |--8--8---8-----7-7--7----8--8---8-----8h9p8--9--9-8----|
B |---------------------------------------------7--7-6----|

Riff 4a - 1 time

guitar 1

B |-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------|
A |--10-10--10----9-9--9----10-10--10---------------------|
E |--8--8---8-----7-7--7----8--8---8-----8h9p8--9--9-8----|
B |---------------------------------------------7--7-6----|

guitar 2

B |-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------10~~-------9~~~-------10~~~-------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------8h9p8--9--9-8----|
B |---------------------------------------------7--7-6----|

Riff 5 - 1 time

guitar 1

B |-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------8-----7--------------------8-----7-------------|
E |--5--------------------------5-------------------------|
B |--------------------6--5-----------------------6--5----|

guitar 2

B |-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
D |--7~~~~-------9~~~~~---------7~~~~~--9h10p9~~~~--------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------|

back to Riff 4a - 2 times - in agony we are now ...

than Riff 5 - 1 time - repulsed by the false harmony ...

than Riff 6 - 2 times

guitar 1

B |-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |--------5~~~-------5~~~-------5~~~-------5~~~----|
E |--6--3-------6--3-------6--3-------6--3----------|
B |--4--1-------4--1-------4--1-------4--1----------|

guitar 2

B |-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |--10~~~------8~~~--------------------------------|
E |------------------------11~~~------8~~~~---------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|

Riff 6a - 2 times

guitar 1

B |-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------3-----------------------------------|
E |--6----------1---------3-3--3------3-3--3--------|
B |--4--------------------1-1--1------1-1--1--------|

. . . . p.m.

guitar 2

B |-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |--10~~~------8~~~--------------------------------|
E |-----------------------11~~~-------8~~~----------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|

Fill 2 - guitar 1 + 2

fool ish man must

B |-------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------|
A |--3------------6-------8-------|
E |--1-----3------4-------6-------|
B |--------1----------------------|

Riff 7 - 2 times - guitar 1 + 2

die

B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------9-9-8---------8-8-7--6--------------------------|
A |--10-----7-7-6--9------6-6-5--4--------------------------|
E |--8-------------7--------------------9-9--8-8---X-X------|
B |-------------------------------------7-7--6-6---X-X------|

. . . . p.m.

back to Riff 4a - 2 times - remove the weight of sin ...

again Riff 7 - 2 times - resist the throes of his embrace ...

back to Riff 3 - 1 time

than Riff 8 - 2 times

guitar 1

B |----------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------5-----5---------------------|
A |----------6--6----------3-----3--6--5--3---3-/------|
E |--4----4--4--4--3----3-----------4--3--1---1-/------|
B |--2----2--------1----1------------------------------|

guitar 2

B |----------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------10----10--------------------|
A |----------11-11------------------11-10-8~~~-8-------|
E |--9----9--------8----8------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------|

Riff 9 - 2 times

guitar 1

B |----------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------10-------------------------|
E |--8----8--10-10-11----11-8-----8h9p8------6~~~------|
B |--6----6--8--8--9-----9-----------------------------|

guitar 2

B |----------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------10----10h11p10---8~~~------|
A |--8----8--10-10-------------------------------------|
E |----------------11----11----------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------|

guitarsolo starts ...

with Riff 8 - 2 times

than Fill 2

than Riff 7 - 2 times

after guitarsolo ...

again Riff 4a - 2 times

back to Riff 7 - 2 times - for the sins that he creates ...

again Riff 4a - 2 times - remove the weight of sin ...

back to Riff 5 - 1 time

ending

guitar 1 + 2

B |---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--3------------6-------8------10--/////////////////////--------|
E |--1-----3------4-------6------8---////////////////////---3-----|
B |--------1------------------------------------------------1-----|

end.

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