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Band: Isis
Album: SNGL > 05
Song: DIVINE MOTHER (THE TOWER CRUMBLES)
Copyright (c) Neurot Recordings
Version 1.0 - 04/13/06
Transcribed By: John - Fat Bastard
Email: jms_destroyer@hotmail.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
> - Continue in Riff
Tuning: Drop B (B F# B E G# C#)
Riff 1a
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------| x8
|-444-4-|-444-4-|-444-4-|-444-4-| Or triple hit 4 32 times
|-444-4-|-444-4-|-444-4-|-444-4-|
|-444-4-|-444-4-|-444-4-|-444-4-|
... . ... . ... . ... .
Lead in Riff 1, Played after 1a is played 4 times
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|>
|-9-----|-9-----|-9-----|-9-----|-9-----|-9-----|-9-----|-9-----|>
|-12----|-12----|-12----|-12----|-12----|-12----|-12----|-12----|>
|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|>
|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|>
|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|>
. . . . . . . .
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-9-----|-9-----|-9-----|-9-----|-12----|-12----|-11----|-11----|
|-12----|-12----|-12----|-12----|-12----|-12----|-12----|-12----|
|-12----|-12----|-12----|-12----|-12----|-12----|-12----|-12----| X2
|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|
|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|
. . . . . . . .
Riff 2a, guitar left
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|>
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|>
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|>
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|>
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|>
|-0---0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|>
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-| X2
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 2B, guitar left
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|>
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|>
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|>
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|>
|-3h5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|>
|-0---0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|>
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-| X2
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 2b, guitar right
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|>
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|>
|-------(nothing-yet--just-weird-keyboard-sample)-------|>
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|>
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|>
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|>
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| X2
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|
Riff 3
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|>
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|>
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|>
|-3-----3-----|-------------|-3-----3-----|-------------|>
|-5-----5-----|-------------|-5-----5-----|-------------|>
|-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|>
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3-----3-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-| x3
|-3-----3-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-3-----3-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
. . . . . .
Back to Riff 2
Back to Riff 3
Back to Riff 1a, x4
Riff 1b, x4
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-888-8-|-888-8-|-888-8-|-888-8-| Same Here
|-888-8-|-888-8-|-888-8-|-888-8-| (either x4, or Triple hit 8 16 times)
|-888-8-|-888-8-|-888-8-|-888-8-|
... . ... . ... . ... .
Back to Riff 1a and b
Riff 4, Guitar One
|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|
|---------|-4-------|---------|---------|--------|
|---------|-7-------|---------|---------|--------|
|-0-------|---------|-5-------|-10----9-|-9-9-9--|
|-0-------|---------|-5-------|-10----9-|-9-9-9--|
|-0-------|---------|-5-------|-10----9-|-9-9-9--|
Riff 4, Guitar Two
|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
|---------|-4-------|---------|---------|-9--9--9--|
|---------|-7-------|---------|---------|-12-12-12-|
|-0-------|---------|-5-------|-10----9-|----------|
|-0-------|---------|-5-------|-10----9-|----------|
|-0-------|---------|-5-------|-10----9-|----------|
Break
|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
|-9----------|-9----10---|-9----------|-9----10---|
|-6----------|-6----7----|-6----------|-6----7----|
|-6----------|-6----7----|-6----------|-6----7----|
|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
Riff 5, Strum the Break
Lead 5a
|-------------------------|-------------------------|>
|-------------------------|---------------4---4---4-|>
|-5/7---8-----10----7---7-|-5/7---8-----7---7---7---|>
|-----0---0-0---0-0-------|-----0---0-0-------------|>
|-------------------------|-------------------------|>
|-------------------------|-------------------------|>
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------6---6---6-|
|-5/7---8-----10----7---7-|-5/7---8-----7---7---7---| X2
|-----0---0-0---0-0-------|-----0---0-0-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Lead 5b
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|>
|-------------------------------|-------------------11----11----11-|>
|---------15-----17-----14---14-|---------15-----14----14----14----|>
|-10/12-0----0-0----0-0---------|-10/12-0----0-0-------------------|>
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|>
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|>
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------13----13----13-|
|---------15-----17-----14---14-|---------15-----14----14----14----|
|-10/12-0----0-0----0-0---------|-10/12-0----0-0-------------------| X2
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Back to Riff 5a, then 5b
The Very Last One is played:
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----11----11----11----11----11----11-|
|---------15-----17-----14---14-|-14----14----14----14----14----14----|
|-10/12-0----0-0----0-0---------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Riff 6
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 7
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-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-------------|-0---0-0-0-0-------------|
. . . . . . . . .
Riff 8
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------4-4-4-6-6-6-|-------------4-4-4-6-6-6-|
|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-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-------------|-0---0-0-0-0-------------|
Riff 9
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------4-4-4-6-6-6-|-------------4-4-4-6-6-6-|
|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0---0---0---------------|-0---0---0---------------|
|-0---0---0---------------|-0---0---0---------------|
|-0---0---0---------------|-0---0---0---------------|
Final Riff
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------15-15-15-15-15-15-|-------------15-15-15-15-15-15-|
|-0---0---0---12-12-12-12-12-12-|-0---0---0---12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-0---0---0---12-12-12-12-12-12-|-0---0---0---12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-0---0---0---12-12-12-12-12-12-|-0---0---0---12-12-12-12-12-12-|
. . . . . .
The Very Last one is:
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|>
|-------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|>
|-------------15-15-15-15-15-15-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|>
|-0---0---0---12-12-12-12-12-12-|-------------------------|>
|-0---0---0---12-12-12-12-12-12-|-------------------------|>
|-0---0---0---12-12-12-12-12-12-|-------------------------|>
. . .
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|-0-------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------------------|
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