Electric Wizard – Saturnine (Guitar Tab)
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The final track from Witchcult today. Played in B standard.
Riff 1: intro and verse |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |----7-----7-----7--7-5h7-7--5h7-7--| |-----------------------------------| |-5-----8-----5---------------------| Riff 2a: the melody that plays straight after riff 1 |----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------8b^-8p6--------| |---------------------------5h7---------7-5-7~-| |-5h7-7-7--7-5h7-7-7--7-5h7--------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| Riff 2b: second part of the melody |------------------------------------8h10-12b^-12-10-------10-8-10-| |-8h10-10-10--10-8h10-10-10--10-8h10-----------------12-10---------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 3: chorus |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-7--7--7--7--7-7\5-7-5-3--3-3br-| |-5--5--5--5--5-5\3-5-3-1--1-----| Riff 4: an alternate version of the chorus, played before the first solo |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-9--9--9--9--9-9\7-9-7-5--5-8-8-| |-7--7--7--7--7-7\5-7-5-3--3-6-6-|
The first solo is played over the chorus riff.It may be a bit off due to effects and any
I made. Broken down into sections to make it easier to read.
Solo 1: |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------5h7-9b^-9p7-------------| |-5h7--5h7--5h7--------------9p7-9b*-7~--| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------6h8-8b^-8p6---10b^-10p8-10p8-10~~-| |-----6h8-8~-6h8-------------8---------------------| |-5h7----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------20----20----| |------17------17------17------17------17------17-20----20----20-| |-19b^----19b^----19b^----19b^----19b^----19b^-------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-21~--21~21~--21~-21~--21~--21~--21-21p18-18h20-20b*--18--| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|
That's as much of the solo as I could get, be sure to use a lot of vibrato in that last
bit.
I couldn't tab the second solo, there's too many effects + 2 guitars soloing over each
complicated it a bit further. From what I could hear, it seems that a lot of that solo is
around the same sort of licks as the opening melody and the first solo, with a few
licks thrown in, such as:
|-----------------| |-----------------| |-----7-------7---| |-5h7----5h7------| |-----------------| |-----------------|
Those sorts of fairly basic rock fills. The second solo is played over the verse riff.
And finally, a fact about the song: on the rise above records website, the biography of
Wizard includes a short paragraph stating that this song is the definate highlight from
album, and helps to show how great the album is.
Symbols used in the tab:
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
r = reverse bend (from the bend, return to normal)
b^ = sustained bend (hold the note)
* = mute the string quickly after you hit the note
/ or \ = slide
~ = hold note, vibrato