Belphegor - "Swarm of Rats" Guitar Tab
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G: Belphegor - Swarm of Rats
Tabbed Monday, Feb 04 2008
Band: Belphegor
Album: Goatreich - Fleshcult
Song: Swarm of Rats
Transcribed By: Elathen
Email: ningalia87@yahoo.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
- slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on p - pull off
, - slight palm mute [] - second guitar
" " tremolo note <> - Trill
Suffixes for bend
f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend
t - tap bend * - see comment
^ - Hold bend r - release bend
x – Staccato ~ - vibrato bend
Tuning E A D G B E
Riff 1a
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-------5"---6"---5"---------5"-----------|
|--3"------------------3"---------6"--5"--|
|-[3]-----------------[4]-----------------|
|-[1]-----------------[2]-----------------|
" "
Riff 1b
|----------------------4"-----3"---------|
|----------------------3"-----3"----5"---|
|------5"---6"----5"----------------3"---|
|--3"------------------------[2]---[4]---|
|-[3]-----------------[4]----[2]---[4]---|
|-[1]-----------------[2]-----"----"-----|
" "
Riff 2a
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-----------0"---1"----3"---5"---3"---0"---|
|------3"----------------------------------|
|--3"--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
Riff 2b
|---------------------^-------------------|
|-----------------1"--1"--------------2"--|
|-------0"---1"------------3"----0"-------|
|--3"-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
Repeat Riff 1a
Repeat Riff 1b
Repeat Riff 2a
Repeat Riff 2b
Riff 3
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--3-3---2"--------------4-4--3-3----6--5--6--5----------|
|--3-3-------4"--3"--4"--4-4--3-3----4--3--4--3--7--6----|
|--1-1-------------------2-2--1-1----------------5--4----|
|---------------------------------------------------4^---|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--3-3---2"-----2"--1"---3-3---4-4--4--------------------|
|--3-3-------4"----------3-3---4-4--4----6--7--6---------|
|--1-1-------------------1-1---2-2--2----4--5--4---------|
. . . . .
Riff 4a
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-----2"------2"---1"-------6"--5"--6"--5"-------------|
|---------4"----------------4"--3"--4"--3"----7"--6"---|
|--0"------------------0"---------------------5"--4"---|
. .
Riff 4b
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|------2"-------------------------------------------------|
|---------4"--3"---4"-----2-2-2-2--///7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6----|
|--0"-----------------0"--0-0-0-0--///0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 4c
|--------------------------4"--2"---0"---3"--4"---5"---|
|-----------------------2"-2"--2"---2"---2"--2"---2"---|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------2"----------------------------------------------|
|---------4"--3"---4"----------------------------------|
|--0"--------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4d
|------------------------------------------------4^--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|------2"------2"--1"--------------------------------|
|---------4"---------------2-2-2-2-2--6"--5"--6"-----|
|--0"------------------0"--0-0-0-0-0--4"--7"--4"-----|
Riff 5
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--3------------------2---------------------|
|--3---3--3-3-3-3-3---2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2----|
|------1--1-1-1-1-1-------0--0-0-0-0-0-0----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--3----------------------------------------|
|--3---3--3-3-3-3-3----4----4--3------------|
|------1--1-1-1-1-1----4----4--3------------|
. . . . . .
Repeat Riff 5
Riff 6a
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------6"--5"----------|
|--6"--5"--3"--2"-3"------6"--5"---3"---------6"--5"--|
|---------------------4"------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
Riff 6b
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------6"--5"--|
|--6"--5"--3"--2"-3"-----6"--5"---3"--6"--5"----------|
|-------------------4"--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Riff 4a
Repeat Riff 4b
Repeat Riff 4d
Repeat Riff 4c
Repeat Riff 5 x 2
Repeat Riff 6 x 2
Riff 7 (Over solo)
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--3-----4-----3-----7---4---------------|
|--3-----4-----3-----7---4---------------|
|--1-----2-----1-----5---2---------------|
Repeat Riff 7 (w/ Trem picking)
Repeat Riff 7
Repeat Riff 7 (w/ Trem picking)
Repeat Riff 4a
Repeat Riff 4b
Repeat Riff 4c
Repeat Riff 4d
Repeat Riff 5 x 2
Repeat Riff 6 a
Repeat Riff 6 b
Repeat Riff 5 x 2
Riff 7 - Fill 1
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------^------------5"--6"-5"-----6"---------|
|--6"--8p--5"--6"-6"---6p--8"-------------5"-----5"-6"--|
|------"---------------"--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Riff 5 x 2
Repeat Riff 7
Riff 8
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--3"---------3"--------3"------------------------|
|-----4"--3"----4"--3"----4"--3"--4"--6"--4"--3"--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Riff 8, Gtr 2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--6"---------6"-------6"-------------------------|
|-----6"--5"-----6"-5"----6"-5"--6"--8"---6"--5"--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Riff 8 - End.
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