Guitar tabs with lyrics
Title: Thus Spake the Nightspirit
Band: Emperor
Album: Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
Transcription: Robinson Marks (rbj125@hotmail.com)
This is the first tab i've written. it should give you a good idea
of how to play the song. It wasn't the easiest to transcribe--
with all the backround buzzing and general noise common in Emperor tunes-
so tell me if i've got something wrong - by writing to my email. I havn't
distinguished parts between Ishan and Samoth- cause i don't know, but you
can figure that out.
symbols:
h-hammer on
p-pull off
/-slide up
\-slide down
[]- pinch harmonics
Intro riff:
e-----------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------[17]
g-------------9\8---4/7--2/6------------9\8--7h 9p7--6-------
d-------2/---10\9---5/8--2/7--------2/-10\9--8h10p8--7-------
a-------0---------------------------0------------------------
e-0-1-0-----------------------0-1-0--------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------9\8---4/7--2/6------------9\8--77h97-----------
d-------2/---10\9---5/8--2/7--------2/-10\9--88--8-----------
a-------0---------------------------0------------------------
e-0-1-0-----------------------0-1-0----------------/12\\\tr1-
Riff A:bass and guitar -tremelo everything reapeat x2 e------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------------ g------------------------------------------------------------ d------------------------------------------------------------ a-------5-7-6-3---------1-0---------------------------------- e-0-2-3---------1-0-2-3-----1-4-1---------------------------- It's hard to say, but this sounds like the other guitar part Riff A: guitar 2 -tremelo everything repeat x2 e------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------------ g-------------------------3-2---1------------------------------- d--2-4-5-4-5-4-5-3--2-4-5-----3---3------------------------------- a------------------------------------------------------------ e------------------------------------------------------------ Riff B: bass part -w/ tremelo e------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------------ g------------------------------------------------------------ d------------------------------------------------------------ a------6---------- 7------------------------------------------ e--0-5---1-0-3-4-0----8-7-3-2--6-5-1--------------------------- Riff B: guitar sounds something like this figure out the strumming rythm yourself repeat x2 e------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------------ g---------8--------------------9--------------7--6----------- d------7--8--3------5--6--2----9--10--9----8--8--7--3-------- a--2---7--6--3---2--5--6--2----7--10--9----8--8--7--3-------- e--0---5-----1---0--3--4--0--------8--7----6--6--5--1-------- Now do RiffsA augmentedA and
BB again, enter vocals w/lyrics this time, substitute last chord of Riff
BB w/ this: ------------ ------------ --9/10\9---- --9/10\9---- --7/8\\7---- ------------ Riff C: guitar repeat x2 e------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------------ g--121212-11-11-11--121212--999--11-11-11-------------------- d--121212-11-11-11--121212--999--12-12-12--10-10-10---9-9-9-- a------------------------------------------11-11-11--101010-- e------------------------------------------------------------ e------------------------------------------------------------ b----------------------------------------12----------------- g------------14/16-------14/16---------12--12--------------- d-888-------------16-----------16-------------121212-11-11-11 a-999---12------------11-----------10---------141414-13-13-13 e------------------------------------------------------------ Riff D: the rythm guitar and bass do something like this: e------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------------ g------------------------------------------------------------ d----------2-------------------------------------------------- a---7\\2--1---------4---------3--4----4h5p4-4---------------- e-0----------02220-----5-5-0---------------5-5p4-0h2---------- Riff D: lead guitar solo comes in somewhere-- you figure it out e------------------14-----17-----19--20------20--------20----21\---- b------------14-------14------17-------19--19--19----19--19---------- g---15-p14------14-----------------------17--------18------18------- d---------16--------------------------------------------------- a------------------------------------------------------------ e------------------------------------------------------------ e-----9h10p9---9---------------------------------------------------- b-----------10--10p9----------------------------------------------- g--------------------10h11---------------------------------------- d------------------------------------------------------------ a------------------------------------------------------------ e------------------------------------------------------------ rythm guitar: (with lead guitar doing same 1 octave above) -with tremelo e------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------------ g------------------------------------------------------------ d---------------------5---------5--------5-------5------------------ a--------4---2---2----3----4----3----4---3---4---3---4-------------- e--2-4-5---5---4-----------2---------2-------2-------2----------- i think this next part is basically like this: do 4X e----------------------10-------8----10--------------------------- b----------------------11-------9----11--------------------------- g----7---8--7---8------12------10----12-------------------------------- d----7---8--7---8------12------10----12------------------------------- a----5---6--5---6------10-------8----10------------------------------- e------------------------------------------------------------ -Go back to Riff
D MajorD and latter section again. -then do Riff C. Interludish guitar riff: "Thus spake the nightspirit" do 4X e------------------------------------------------------------ b-----------0-----------0-------------------------------------- g---------0---0-------6---6-------------------------------------- d-------6-----------6-------6----------------------------------- a-----6-----------4-------------------------------------------- e---4--------------------------------------------------------- slow section: e-------------------------------0----------------------------- b-------------------------------0----------------------------- g---5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------0----0---------etc etc, does------ d---4--4--2--4--5--4--2----4----4----5--- ------more of the same--- a---3--3--3--3--3--3--3----2----2----2--------------------------- e--------------------------0----0----0-------------------------- finale: sounds something like this: retard e------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------------ g------------------------------------------------------------ d-------7-5-4-----5-4--2-0-------4--2--0-------------------------------- a-----5--------3-------------2------------2------------------------ e--------------------------------------------0----------------
ⓘ Guitar tab for 'Thus Spake The Nightspirit' by Emperor, a black metal band formed in 1991 from Akkerhaugen, Norway