Therion – Seven Secrets Of The Sphinx (Guitar Tab)

C# Tuning (C#-F#-B-E-G#-C#)

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BAND: THERION http://www.element.hr/ ALBUM: DEGGIAL (NUCLEAR BLAST, 2000) ~megatherion SONG NAME: SECRET OF THE SEVEN SPHINX [email protected] version 1.1 update 01/25/'00 TUNING: C# This is the TAB for the LEAD GUITAR only! The Rythm guitar uses riffs which are constantly palm-muted and very simple... please send updated or corrections to me, at [email protected] this tab is NOT perfect...

  RIFF 1
C#|-------------------|
G#|-------------------|
E |-------------------|
B |-------------------|
F#|--5-5-5-5-6-5-3-5--|
C#|--3-3-3-3-4-3-1-3--|
     * *   *

  RIFF 2
C#|-------------------|
G#|-------------------|
E |-------------------|
B |--5-5-5-5-6-5-3-5--|
F#|--3-3-3-3-4-3-1-3--|
C#|-------------------|
     * *   *

  RIFF 3
C#|---------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------15-14-13-12--|
F#|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------|

C#|---------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------15-14-13-12--|
F#|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------|

  CHORD 1
C#|--0------------|
G#|--3------------|
E |--4------------|
B |--3------------|
F#|---------------|
C#|---------------|

  OUTRO RIFF
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |--10-10----------------------------10-10-----------4/3/4---|
F#|---7--7---7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3---7--7-7-7-7-7---2/1/2---|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
             * * * * * * * * * * * *        * * * *
             /\
             not very sure about this

RIFF 1 x8 RIFF 2 x4 RIFF 1 x4 RIFF 3 x4 CHORD1 x4 RIFF 3 x4 CHORD1 x4 RIFF 1 x8 RIFF 2 x4 RIFF 1 x4 RIFF 3 x4 CHORD1 x4 RIFF 3 x4 CHORD1 x4 OUTRO x4 I'm not sure if there is another riff with CHORD 1... I think it's something like RIFF3, but played an octave lower ... ??? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Therion "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx" Deggial Tabbed by: Drew Schinzel < [email protected] > 2/26/00 C# tuning I didn't note palm-muting, but it's pretty obvious where they use it.

   Riff 1                                               
C#|---------------------------|
G#|---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|
B |--5-5--5--5--6--5--3--5----|
F#|--5-5--5--5--6--5--3--5----|
C#|--3-3--3--3--4--3--1--3----|

   riff 2                                                              
C#|----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-11-9-88------------------11-9-88-------------------|
E |---------88888888-7-888-----------77777777-5-777----|
B |----------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------------------|

   riff 3  This is just how I play it, it's hard to hear it            
C#|---------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------|
E |-5--5--55-6-66---6-5--5--5--55--8-88-6-------|
B |---------------8-----------------------8-----|
F#|---------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------|

   ending riff                                                       
C#|------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------3333------------1-0-1-----|
C#|-3333-3333-3333------3333-3333------------|

   A second guitar plays this at the beginning of the ending riff
C#|------------|
G#|-8-8-8-8----|
E |-7-7-7-7----|
B |------------|
F#|------------|
C#|------------|

LEGEND: * = palm mute / = slide