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                       M O U R N I N G   B E L O V E T H

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                             T R A C E   D E C A Y
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                              A DISEASE FOR THE AGES
                         (c) Prophecy Productions - 2008
                        http://www.mourningbeloveth.com/


                              Tune Down 1 & 1/2 Steps
                                  C# F# B E G# C#

                                  Tempo =  80 BPM
                               Time Signature = 4/4



                          -----------------------------
                                 Transcribed by

                                 PADDY MCMULLAN
                           stinkypoohpants@yahoo.co.uk

                                   Version 1.0
                                4th October 2009
                             -----------------------

                             Tablature Symbols Used:


 P.M...    -  Palm Mute
 p         -  Pull-Off
 h         -  Hammer-On
 (/)       -  Legato Slide (Blank space indicates length of slide)
 \         -  Slide Down to/Down From (Blank space indicates length of slide)
 /         -  Slide Up To/Up From (Blank space indicates length of slide)
 ( )       -  Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note
 REST      -  Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space
 |_3_|     -  Triplet notes
 ~~        -  Vibrato



================================================================================
Section 1: Guitars 1 & 2 w/ Heavy Distortion (Play 7 times)
================================================================================


                |_3_|
||-----------------------------|---------------------------||
||-----------------------------|---------------------------||
||-----------------------------|---------------------------||
||-----------------------------|---------------------------||
||--2--------(2  h3p2)-0--0h3--|--(3)--2--2~~-----2--3--0--||
||--0--------------------------|------------------------0--||


|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|--8------8--8------8--|--------8-------------9--|
|--8------8--8------8--|--------8----------8--9--|
|--6------6--6------6--|--6--6--6----6--6--6--7--|
|--6------6--6------6--|--6--6--6----6--6--6--7--|
                          P.M.       ....

After the first repeat replace the first two bars with the following:


                   |_3_|
||---------------------------------|----------------------------|
||---------------------------------|----------------------------|
||--9-- \--------------------------|----------------------------|
||--9-- \--------------------------|-------2--------------------|
||--7-- \--2----(2   h3p2)-0--0h3--|--(3)--2--2~~-----2--3--2p0-|
||--7-- \--0-----------------------|----------------------------|



After the last repeat replace the last bar with the following:



|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------8----------(8/9)--|
|--------8----------(8/9)--|
|--6--6--6----6--6--(6/7)--|
|--6--6--6----6--6--(6/7)--|
   ....       ....



During this section the tempo gradually increases to 88 BPM



================================================================================
Section 2 - Part I: Guitars 1 & 2 (Play twice) [ Tempo = 68 BPM ]
================================================================================


||----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
||----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
||--9--------9------  \ |--5--------5--------|--------4--------4- / |
||--9--------9------  \ |--5--------5--------|--------4--------4- / |
||--7--------7------  \ |--3--------3--------|--2--3--2--------2- / |
||--7--------7------  \ |--3--------3--------|--2--3--2--------2- / |
                                                ....

|-------------------| |
|-------------------| |
|--7----------------|*|
|--7----------------|*|
|--5----------------| |
|--5----------------| |



================================================================================
Section 2 - Part II: Guitars 1 & 2 (Play 4 times)
================================================================================


||----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
||-----R-    -----------|-----R-    ----------|---------------------|
||-----E-    -9---------|-----E-    -5--------|--------4--------4 / |
||--9--S-    -9---------|--5--S-    -5--------|--------4--------4 / |
||--7--T-    -7---------|--3--T-    -3--------|--2--3--2--------2 / |
||--7---------7---------|--3---------3--------|--2--3--2--------2 / |
   ...                    ...                    ....

|-------------------| |
|-------------------| |
|--7----------------|*|
|--7----------------|*|
|--5----------------| |
|--5----------------| |



During this section the tempo gradually increases to 78 BPM



================================================================================
Section 3.1: Guitars 1 & 2 (Play twice)
================================================================================


||--------------------|-------------------||---------------------------|
||-----R-            -|-------------------||---------------------------|
||-----E-            -|--9----------------||-- \-----------------------|
||--9--S-            -|--9----------------||-- \--4--4--5--5--2--2--4--|
||--7--T-            -|--7----------------||-- \--2--2--3--3--0--0--2--|
||--7-----------------|--7----------------||-- \-----------------------|
   ...

|------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|--4---------------------|--5----------------|-(5)---5--5 / 7---7---7 \ |
|--2------5--4--2----2-2-|--3----------------|-(3)---3--3 / 5---5---5 \ |
|---------3--2--0----0-0-|-------------------|--------------------------|
          ....       ...

|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--4-----------------------|---------9--9--9---8---9--|
|--2-----------------2h3p0-|--2--- / 7--7--7---6---7--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|


|----------------------|------------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|-------------------|
|-/11------------------|-(11)-------------------------|-------------------|
|-/9-------------------|-(9)--9--9--10--7 / 9 \ 5--4--|--2----------------|
|----------------------|------7--7--8---5 / 7 \ 3--2--|--0----------------|


|---------------------------| |
|---------------------------| |
|---------------------------|*|
|-----4--4--5--5 / 8--8--9--|*|
|--2--2--2--3--3 / 6--6--7--| |
|--0------------------------| |



After the first repeat replace the first three bars with the following two bars:



||-------------------|---------------------------|
||-------------------|---------------------------|
||-------------------|---------------------------|
||--9----------------|-- \--4--4--5--5--2--2--4--|
||--7----------------|-- \--2--2--3--3--0--0--2--|
||-------------------|---------------------------|



On the last repeat ignore the last two bars



During this section the tempo gradually increases to 92 BPM



================================================================================
Section 3.2: Guitar 3 w/ Heavy Distortion (Play twice)
================================================================================


||-----------------------------||--------------------|
||--R--------------------------||--------------------|
||--E--4--4 h 5--5\ -----------||--------------------|
||--S----------------1--1 h 2--||--2~~---------------|
||--T--------------------------||--------------------|
||-----------------------------||--------------------|


|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-(2)----------------------|-------------------------|--5----------------|
|-----2--2--3--3--0--0--2--|--2~~--------------------|--3----------------|
|--------------------------|----------3--2--0----0-0-|-------------------|
                                                 ...

|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|-(5)---5--5 / 7---7---7\ -|----------------------------|
|-(3)---3--3 / 5---5---5\ -|--2~~-----2h3-2p0-2~~-------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|


|--------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
|-(2)-- / 7--7--7---6---7--|--/ 9~~---------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|

                            |_3_|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----9--9--10 \ 7 / 9--5---4h5p4--|--2~~---------------------------|
|-(9)------------------------------|---------- \2--2h3-2p0-2p0------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------3p2-|


|---------------------------||
|---------------------------||
|-----4--4--5--5 \ 3--3--4--||
|-----x--x--x--x---x--x--x--||
|-----2--2--3--3 \ 1--1--2--||
|--0------------------------||



After the first repeat ignore the first bar



On the last repeat ignore the last two bars



================================================================================
Section 4.1: Guitars 1 & 2 (Play 5 times) [ Tempo = 68 BPM ]
================================================================================


||-----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
||-----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
||-----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
||-----------------------|--5-------------------|---------------------|
||--2------2--2------2-0-|--3------------3h5----|--5---------------0--|
||--0------0--0------0-0-|----------------------|--3------------3-----|
           ....      ...

|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|--4------2--4--2--------|-------------------------|
|--2------0--2--0--5--4--|--2------2-2--2------2-0-|
|------------------3--2--|--0------0-0--0------0-0-|
         ...   ...   ...           ...         ...

|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|--5-------------------|---------------------|
|--3------------3h5----|--5---------------0--|
|----------------------|--3------------3-----|


|---------------------------| |
|---------------------------| |
|---------------------------|*|
|--4------2-2-4--2-2--------|*|
|--2------0-0-2--0-0-5--4-4-| |
|--------------------3--2-2-| |
          ...    ...    ...



During this section the tempo gradually increases to 82 BPM



================================================================================
Section 4.2: Guitar 3 (Play 5 times)
================================================================================


||----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
||----------------------|--5---------------5--|-------------------|
||--2---------------2-0-|--3---------------3--|--5----------------|
||--0---------------0-0-|---------------------|--3----------------|
                    ...

|-------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|--5---------------5--|
|--2~~------------- /11\ -|--2---------------2-0-|--3---------------3--|
|------------------ /11\ -|--0---------------0-0-|---------------------|
                                             ...

|---------------------|----------------------|/|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|/|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|/|----------------------|
|------------------2--|----------------------|/|----------------------|
|--5------------5--0--|--2~~----------- /9\ -|/|------------2---------|
|--3------------3-----|---------------- /9\ -|/|--0------0------------|
                                                        ...

|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------5--4--5--4----------|-----------------------5--|
|--3----------------5~~- \--|------------0h2-5-2-------|
|---------------------------|--3~~-----3---------------|

                                                  |_3_|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-(5\4)     h5p4\2--2h4------2--4-|--5---5-5--5-4-4h5p4\2---- /--|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--10---10-10--10-9-9h10p9------------|
|--------------------------10 \ 7--9--|
|-------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--10~~--- / 12-12-12-12 \ 10-10-10--7-7-10-|
|-------------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------| |
|---------------------------------| |
|---------------------------------|*|
|---------------------------------|*|
|--10\9--9-9-10p9\7-9-9~~----  \--| |
|---------------------------------| |



After the first repeat, ignore the first 8 bars



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Section 4.3: Guitar 4 w/ Heavy Distortion (Play Once)
================================================================================


This part enters during the last repeat of the previous riffs


||---------------------|--------------------------|
||---------------------|-------8--7--8--7---------|
||------------4--------|--5----------------7-- \--|
||--2------2-----------|--------------------------|
||---------------------|--------------------------|
||---------------------|--------------------------|

                                                          |__3__|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------3------(5/8)-8-|-(8\7)-7--  h8p7\5h7-7~~-----5--7--|
|--0------0h2-4---4~~----------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

                |_3_|
|------------------------------|
|--8---8-8--8-7-7h8p7\5---- /--|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|

                     |__3___|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--13---13-13--13-12-12h13p12-------------|
|-----------------------------12 \ 9--11--|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--12---- / 14-14-14-14\ 12-12-12--9-9-12-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

              |__3___|
|----------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------||
|--12/ 11--11-11h12p11\9-11-11~~----- \--||
|----------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------||



================================================================================
Guitars 1 & 2 play Section 1 seven times [ Adhere to tempo changes ]
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================================================================================
Guitars 1 & 2 play Section 2 - Part I twice [ Adhere to tempo changes ]
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================================================================================
Guitars 2 & 3 play Section 2 - Part II 4 times, ending on the following:
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||--------------------||
||-----R-            -||
||-----E-            -||
||--9--S-            -||
||--7--T-            -||
||--7-----------------||
   ...



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End
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Tab summary:        Section 1 x 7
                    Section 2:
                              Part I x 2
                              Part II x 4
                    Section 3 x 2
                    Section 4:
                              4.1 x 5
                              4.2 x 5
                              4.3 x 1
                    Section 1 x 7
                    Section 2:
                              Part I x 2
                              Part II x 4

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