Tabs
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Zeromus - The Black Mages
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Tabbed by: JenoUnion
E-mail: [email protected]
This is without a doubt my favorite Black Mages song, but I couldn't find any tabs of it. I
tried my hand at learning it by ear and this is what I got. It might not be 100% accurate, but
it's a pretty good start. If some parts are confusing, consult the key.
Intro
Rhythm Guitar
e|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---7----4----5----8-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---5----2----3----6-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---7----4----5----8-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---5----2----3----6-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---7----4----5----8-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---5----2----3----6-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|
Lead Guitar (All natural harmonics, listen to song for timing)
e|--R------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--S--------------------------------5~----v---v---v---v---v---v---v---------|
D MajorD|--T--------------------------5---5-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--x----------------------------5-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--x------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------3~--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Both Guitars
e|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------3---5-3------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------1---3-1-5-6-3-5---6----------------------------|
E MajorE|-5-2-3---5--------------------------------------------|
Main Riff
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------4*--|
E MajorE|-3--331--3--330-1-2--3--331--3--330-1-2--3--331--3--330-1-2--3--331--3--0-------|
ppp ppp p p ppp ppp p p ppp ppp p p ppp p
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------4*--|
E MajorE|-3--331--3--330-1-2--3--331--3--330-1-2--3--331--3--330-1-2--3--331--3--0-------|
ppp ppp p p ppp ppp p p ppp ppp p p ppp p
Melody Riff
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------13b15--13--11--------------------16b18--16--15------------|
G+G|-14-------------------14--12--15--17-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------15---17b18---17-------------------------------|
BB|-16----13-15-16-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
First Solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15--11-13--13b15--------------------|
G+G|-/11----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-11-14-13----13-11--------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------14-------12b14r12-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------11~------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------14-17b18---r17-15-18b20---r18-15-17b18---r17-15-18b20---|
G+G|----------12-14-15---------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-12-13-15------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------16b18-------------------------------------|
BB|-18b20-----15-------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|---R------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---E--------------------------16~-------------------------------|
G+G|---S--------------------/15-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---T------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---x------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---x------------------------------------------------------------|
*For this next section, dip the whammy bar a bit and hit the note, then raise it back up
to normal pitch; for the E MajorE and 
F#F# at the end of each part, apply vibrato with the whammy*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------7----10----9~----------------------9----12-----11~------------|
D MajorD|--5----8-----------------------------7----10-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Keyboard Melody (All of the notes on the D MajorD string played here are semi-harmonics)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----4-----4---------4-----4---------5-----5---------5-----5---------------|
A augmentedA|-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-----------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----4-----4---------4-----4---------5-----5---------5-----5---------------|
A augmentedA|-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-----------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------5-----5---------5-----5---------------|
A augmentedA|-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-----------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
e|----------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----2-----2----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-0---0-0---0-0------7--5--3-----------|
E MajorE|-----------------/x\--5--3--1------/x\--|
p p p p p p
Rockin' Break (Hard to express the timing in tab...listen to the song)
e|-----R----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----S----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----T----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------4---3---4--3--5---4---5--4------------------------------|
D MajorD|------4---3---4--3--5---4---5--4------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--4---------4-5-2-3-8-----------6------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--4---------2-3-0-1-6---6-6-6-8-4------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2---2-2-2-------------------6--------------------------------------------|
p p p p p p
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------5-----------------------5-7-8-----|
D MajorD|--------------------------5-----7--8---4---------4--8---7-8-5-7---5-----5-7-8-----------|
A augmentedA|-5--6--5--8---6--5--8--5-----5-------8-----5--6-----------------8---6-8-----------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*Drum Fill*
Guitar Solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-17---------------14--------------------------------20---------20---------------------|
G+G|-16b18--16p14h16------16--14--------------19b21-b21----b21-b21----b21-b21-19b21-------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------16-14--16/-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-x/16b18--r16-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------17p15p14-----17b18--r17-17p15p14-------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------17----------------------17-15-17/19--15-17-18-14-17-15~-----|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----13----13--------------------------------------/15-13-16-15-18-16-------|
G+G|-------11----14-11-8-11-8v-^7-8-10-v^12-14-15-11v--------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--13b15--11-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------12----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------12---------------10-8----------7-------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------12-13-10-12-9------10-8-5-7---4~--v-------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*Natural Harmonics*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-0v-----5^--v-7^--v----3~--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Keyboard Solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------4*--|
E MajorE|-3--331--3--330-1-2--3--331--3--330-1-2--3--331--3--330-1-2--3--331--3--0-------|
ppp ppp p p ppp ppp p p ppp ppp p p ppp p
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------4*--|
E MajorE|-3--331--3--330-1-2--3--331--3--330-1-2--3--331--3--330-1-2--3--331--3--0-------|
ppp ppp p p ppp ppp p p ppp ppp p p ppp p
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------5/7-\5--|
E MajorE|-6--664--6--660-4-5--6--664--6--660-4-5--6--664--6--660-4-5--6--664--6--4-----------|
ppp ppp p p ppp ppp p p ppp ppp p p ppp p
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------5/7*----|
E MajorE|-6--664--6--660-4-5--6--664--6--660-4-5--6--664--6--660-4-5--6--664--6--4-----------|
ppp ppp p p ppp ppp p p ppp ppp p p ppp p
Melody Riff
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------13b15--13--11--------------------16b18--16--15------------|
G+G|-14-------------------14--12--15--17-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
*Two guitars here, one ends the riff normally and the other starts it again with an A*
e|----------------15---17b18---17-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-16----13-15-16-------------------13b15--13-11--------------------16b18--16--15-----|
G+G|------------------------------------------------14--12--15--17----------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------12-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------15---17b18---17-------------------------------|
BB|-16----13-15-16-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro
e|-------10--13-12-10----12-10-------10--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-13b15--------------13-------13-12----13-12-10-13-12-10----12-10-------10--------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------12-------12-10----12-10-9-12-10-9-7--|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---10----12-----13-----14-----15-----15-----17~----------------------------|
G+G|-7----/9----/10----/11----/12----/13----/14--------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----15----------------15-----------------15--------------------------|
BB|--15----18p15-------15----18p15-------15-----18p15--------------------|
G+G|--------------17b19-------------17b19--------------17b19--------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------15----------------15-----------------15--------------------------|
BB|-------15----18p15-------15----18p15-------15-----18p15--------------------|
G+G|-17b19-------------17b19-------------17b19--------------17b19--------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----17----------------17-----------------17--------------------------|
BB|--17----20p17-------17----20p17-------17-----20p17--------------------|
G+G|--------------19b21-------------19b21--------------19b21--------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------20----------------20-----------------20----------------20---------|
BB|-------17----20p17-------17----20p17-------17-----20p17-------17----20p17---|
G+G|-19b21-------------19b21-------------19b21--------------19b21---------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*Natural harmonics*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-0v------^9v---^7v---^5v---^3~---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-6-3-5-------------------|
E MajorE|---------6-5-2-3*----------|
There you have it. Sorry if some things aren't perfect, but I tried my best. Let me know what
you think in the comments!
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| v whammy dip
| ^ whammy rise
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off (inside tab)/palm mute (under tab format)
| ~ vibrato
| * pinch harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| r Bend release
