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Rotting Misery

Paradise Lost
Tab

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

Song

rotting misery

by Paradise Lost

from the fabulous '90 album 'lost paradise'

Copyright (c) (Peaceville) (1990)

Version 2.0 - (02.06.04)

transcribed by Christian Reindel(creindel@gmx.de)

any questions or corrections- e-mail me

Tune down to B (2.5 steps)

~ bend the note normal

~~~~~ bend the note rapidly

Intro

Riff 1 - 2 times

B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------3~------------------------|
E |------4~---1~---3~--------1~-0-----------------------------|
B |-1~------------------3~---------------3-4--3---2-3--2------|

Riff 1a - 1 time - unleashed upon man ...

guitar 1

B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------3~------------------------|
E |------4~---1~---3~---------1~-0----------------------------|
B |-1~------------------3~---------------3-4--3---2-3--2------|

guitar 2

B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------10~-----------------------|
A |-----11~---8~---10~--------8~-7~---------------------------|
E |-8~-----------------10~---------------10~~~~---9~~~~-------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 1b - 1 time - the daggers poised...

guitar 1

B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------3~------------------------|
E |------4~---1~---3~---------1~-0-------5-(5)---4-(4)--------|
B |-1~------------------3~---------------3-(3)---2-(2)--------|

guitar 2

B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------10~-----------11~~~~~~~---|
A |-----11~---8~---10~--------8~-7~---------------------------|
E |-8~-----------------10~---------------10~~~~---------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2 - 2 times - this rotting misery

guitar 1

B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------5-(5)----5-------|
E |--5-(5)----5---------2-(2)----2---------4-(4)----4---------3-(3)----3-------|
B |--3-(3)----3---------0-(0)----0---------2-(2)----2--------------------------|

guitar 2 (Keyboard arr. for gtr.)

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

Riff 3 - 2 times - the beggars are all gathered ...

B |---------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------|
B |-2--5-5-4---4--7-7-6---6--9-9-8---8--11-11~~-|

Riff 4 - 1 time rotting misery

guitar 1

B |----------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------6-(6)------|
E |--7-(7)-----7--4-(4)-----4--6-(6)-----6--4-(4)------|
B |--5-(5)-----5--2-(2)-----2--4-(4)-----4-------------|

guitar 2

B |----------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------4--3--6~~~~------|
A |--7~~~~~----7--4~~~~~----4--6~--6-------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------|

Riff 3a - 2 times

guitar 1

B |--------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2---5--5--4----4---7--7--6----6---9--9--8---8--11-11~~-|

guitar 2

B |--------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------|
E |-9--12-12-11---11--14-14-13---13--16-16-15---15--18-18~~|
B |--------------------------------------------------------|

back to Riff 1 - 2 times with guitarsolo

than Riff 1a - 2 times - clouded realities...

guitar 1

B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------3~------------------------|
E |------4~---1~---3~---------1~-0----------------------------|
B |-1~------------------3~---------------3-4--3---2-3--2------|

guitar 2

B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------10~-----------------------|
A |-----11~---8~---10~--------8~-7~---------------------------|
E |-8~-----------------10~---------------10~~~~---9~~~~-------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 5 - 1 time

guitar 1

B |---------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------9-(9)---5-(5)--------------------|
E |--5-(5)---6-(6)---7-(7)---3-(3)---7-(7)---4-(4)----|
B |--3-(3)---4-(4)-------------------5-(5)---2-(2)----|

guitar 2

B |-15~~~~~~~~~~----------------------/--14~~~~~~~~\--|
F#|------------------5~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------|

Riff 6 - 4 times - die, die, die

guitar 1

B |------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|
D |------------------------------|
A |--------3------------5--------|
E |-2------1------4-----3--------|
B |-0-------------2--------------|

guitar 2

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

back to riff 3 - 2 times

than riff 4 - 1 time

Riff 7 - 4 times

guitar 1

B |---------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------|
A |-3--2------------------6---5-----------------------|
E |-1--0--4-(4)-----------4---3----3-(3)--------------|
B |-------2-(2)--------------------1-(1)--------------|

guitar 2

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

end.

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