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Mark of Cain

Therion
Tab

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Song

Therion "Mark of Cain"

Crowning of Atlantis

tabbed by: Drew Schinzel < analogkid82@yahoo.com > 8/11/99

notes: Therion play this one in C# tuning, but it's not really necessary.

Nothing too complex here, any comments, questions or corrections email me at

< analogkid82@yahoo.com >.

riff 1

|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|-2--0--5---7--5--2-0-2-----------|-2--0--5---7--5--2-0-2--|
|-2--0--5---7--5--2-0-2---3-5-6---|-2--0--5---7--5--2-0-2--|
|-------------------------3-5-6---|--------------------(0)-|
|---------------------------------|------------------------|

riff 2

|-12---12-12-12\--------------------------------|
|-----------------13-12-10-12-13--12-10-12-13---|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

rhythm guitar here plays some A5's

Riff 1 2x

Riff 2 8x

riff 3

|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--7----5----3----7----5---|
|--7----5----3----7----5---|
|--5----3----1----5----3---|

With riff 3, the first three chords are played 16 times each, the last two

are played 8 times each. Just listen to the CD.

riff 4 play 3x ending

|-12-----------15-13-12-----|----------------|

|----13-12-13-----------13--|-13--12-----12--|

|---------------------------|---------14-----|
|---------------------------|----------------|
|---------------------------|----------------|
|---------------------------|----------------|

riff 5 riff 5A

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--5----5\--0---0--1---5---8-6----------|
|--2-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|---------------------------------------|
|--2----5---3----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|---------------------------------------|
|--0----5---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|---------------------------------------|
|-------3---1---------------------|---------------------------------------|

Riffs 5 and 5A are played together, and then together with riff 4 also.

riff 6

|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-2-----5---7--5--2-----2------------|-2-----5---7--5--2-----2----|
|-2--5--5---7--5--2--5--2---3--5--6--|-2--5--5---7--5--2--5--2----|
|-0--5--3---5--3--0--5--0---3--5--6--|-0--5--3---5--3--0--5--0----|
|----3---------------3------1--3--4--|----3---------------3-------|

Riff 3 2x

Riff 4 4x (together with 5 and 5A)

Riff 5 4x (together with 5A)

Riff 1 2x

Riff 2 4x

Riff 3 2x

Riff 4 4x (together with 5 and 5A)

Riff 1 2x

Riff 6 4x

End the song with a bunch of A5's.

Legend:

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