Therion – Preludium (Guitar Tab)

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# As recorded by Therion (From the 1996 Album THELI) Transcribed by [email protected] Music by C. Johnsson Gtr I (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Flute' Gtr II (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Trombone' Gtr III (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Timpani' Intro Q=90 4/4 Gtr II < W W E E E E +H
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|----------|-12--------|---12----12-(12)----|
|----------|-----------|-9------------------|
|----------|-----------|--------------------|
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   +W            +W            +W            +W
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|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)----|
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  Wx8
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  Gtr I
   W           W           H.       Q     H     Q.    E
|-12--------|-14--------|----------12--|-------14----11-|
|-----------|-----------|-13-----------|-12-------------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------|----------------|
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   W           W           H.       Q     H     H
|-12--------|-14--------|----------12--|-------14----|
|-----------|-----------|-13-----------|-12----------|
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  Gtr II
   W          E  E  E  E  +Q.    E    H.       Q     H     H
|-----------|------12--------------|--------------|-------------|
|-12--------|---12----12-(12)---12-|-13-------10--|-12----------|
|-----------|-9--------------------|--------------|-------11----|
|-----------|----------------------|--------------|-------------|
|-----------|----------------------|--------------|-------------|
|-----------|----------------------|--------------|-------------|

   W                      E   E  E  E  +Q.        E
|---------------------|---------12------------------|
|-12------------------|------12----12-(12)-------12-|
|---------------------|---9-------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
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| Gtr I
|  E  E  E  E  +H        +E   E  E  E  +E   E  E  E
|-19-24-20-19-(19)----|-(19)-20-19---------20-19-20-|
|---------------------|------------22-(22)----------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|

   H.            Q       H     H
|---------------------|-------------|
|-13------------10----|-12----------|
|---------------------|-------11----|
|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|-------------|
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|  Q    Q   Q.      E    H     H
|-22------------------|-------------|
|------22--20------22-|-19----------|
|---------------------|-------21----|
|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|-------------|

                                                           H.=H
   W                      E   E  E  E  +Q.        E    H.            Q
|---------------------|---------12------------------|---------------------|
|-12------------------|------12----12-(12)-------12-|-13------------10----|
|---------------------|---9-------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
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| Gtr I
|  E  E  E  E  +H        +E   E  E  E  +E   E  E  E    Q    Q   Q.      E
|-19-24-20-19-(19)----|-(19)-20-19---------20-19-20-|-22------------------|
|---------------------|------------22-(22)----------|------22--20------22-|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|

   H                        H                          W
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|-12------------------------------------------------|-12----*|
|--------------------------11-----------------------|-------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
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|  H                        H                          W
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|-19------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|--------------------------21-----------------------|-21----*|
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| | Gtr III | < | |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
|  S S S S S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S S S S S S    W
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
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|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0----*|
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Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide <n> - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths