Gates of Ishtar - "Inanna (Intro)" Guitar Tab
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Band: Gates Of Ishtar
Album: A Bloodred Path
Song: Inanna
Copyright (c) Spinefarm Records 1996
Version 1.0 - 13/07/09
Transcribed By: Ludool
Email: ludool@hotmail.fr
. - 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
Tuning D
Riff A
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|-----------------------------------------------7"------------------|
|-----7"-10"-7"----7"-10"-7"----7"----7"-9"-10"----9"---------------|
|--0"-----------0"-----------8"----8"-------------------------------|
Bass plays:
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10---10-9-7---7-5-3---3-7-5-7-5---10---10-9-7---7-5-3---3-7-5-7-5-|
|---0-0--0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0--------0-0--0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0----|
Riff B
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10---10-9-7---7-5-3---3-7-5-7-5---10---10-9-7---7-5-3---3-7-5-7-5-|
|---0-0--0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0--------0-0--0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff C
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9---9-7-5---5-4-7---7-5-4-5-4---9---9-7-5---5-4-7---7-5-4-5-4-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0--------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff D
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7---5---5---3---3---2-----------------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7---9---9---12---12---14---16---------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-----------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
then thrilled:
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-7777777755555555333333332222--------------|
|-----------------------------3333----------|
Riff E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------it ends on:----------|
|--9----7----5----4-----9----7----5----4-------------------9--------|
|--7----5----3----2--5--7----5----3----2--5----------------7--------|
|--------------------3--------------------3-------------------------|
End melody:
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------9---7-9-11--9-11-12-11-12-14-12-14-16-------|
|-----------7---9-11---------------------------------------------|
|-7---9---10-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------16f-----------------------------------------------|
|--14-16-17-16-17---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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END
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