Celtic Frost - "The Usurper" Guitar Tab
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CELTIC FROST - THE USURPER
From the Album TO MEGA THERION
Copyright 1985 - NOISE RECORDS
Version 1.0 - (JAN. - 2001)
Transcribed by: REAPER
For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact
(YOUR NAME): at (YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS)
Check Out Death Warp, With More Transcriptions On It:
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~ekubica
.. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
ph - pinch harmonic
f - full bend h - half bend
* - see comment r - release t - tap bend
X - percussion mute ~ - vibrato bend
@ - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
Tune Gtr to E
Riff A
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|-------------8-----5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4------|
|12-/-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-3/2-3/2-3/2-3/2------|
Riff B
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3------5------4------5------3------5------4--------------------|
|-----3------5------4------5------3------5------4--------------------|
|0000-1-0000-3-0000-2-0000-3-0000-1-0000-3-0000-2-0000-3b------------|
Riff C
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-----8-7------9-8------1110111011101110---------|
|0000-6/5-0000-7/6-0000-9/8-9/8-9/8-9/8----------|
Riff D
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------5-4-5----------|
|----2------2-----2-3-2-3-GIT-II-------2-----2-----2-----------------|
|0-000--0-000-0-000----------------0-000-0-000-0-000-----------------|
Riff E
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|6-444444-6-444444------|
|4-222222-4-222222------|
Riff F
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------4---------------------4---------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4---------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---------|
Riff G
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------3---------------|
|----------------------3-3-------------|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-3-4-----------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---1-2-----------|
Riff H
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------4-5------------------4-5--------|
|-0000-0000-0h2p0-2-3--0000-0000-0p2p0-2-3--------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Riff I
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|----------------------------------------|
|-----------3--3-----------3-3-----------|
|2222-22222-1--1-2222-2222-1-1-----------|
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