#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #Unless specified otherwise, this is NOT an official tab from the band members.# #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature Cradle Of Filth - Better to Reign in Hell From the album Damnation and a Day Copyright 2003 Epic/Red Ink Version 1.0 - July 2003 Transcribed by: BozoNightmare Comments, Questions, Corrections,mail/messenger SixStringSlaughter@hotmail.com Notes: Each riff is broken up into parts. The number of times to play each part in that riff is listed after all parts of the riff. "->" followed by a particular riff, indicates when to actually play that riff/part of a riff. Notation: . - palm mute ~ - vibrato \ - slide down b - bend / - slide up f - full h - hammer on h - half p - pull off r - release <> - artificial harmonic () - let ring T - tap tr - trill {3}- triplet NH - natural harmonic X - pickslide/muffled note Tuning: Down two steps (C F Bb Eb G C) RIFF A: |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------------------------------4-------| |-2-----------5---2---------------2-------4-------5-------2-------| |-------------3---0---------------0-------2-------3---------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-5-------------------------------------------------------4-------| |-3-----------5---2---------------2-------4-------5-------2-------| |-------------3---0---------------0-------2-------3---------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------4-------| |-7-----------5---2---------------2-------4-------5-------2-------| |-5-----------3---0---------------0-------2-------3---------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-2-------5-------4-------7-------2---5---4---5---7---5---4---5---| |-0-------3-------2-------5-------0---3---2---3---5---3---2---3---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| -> RIFF A x 2 RIFF B: RIFF B1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------5-------------| |-7p4---6p4---7p4-7p4---6p4---7p4-----------------4---7-6---4-6-7-| |---------------------------------------------------------7-------| |---------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-7-5-----------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| RIFF B2 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------7p0-------------------------------5-------------| |-7p4---6p4---7p4-------6p4---7p4-----------------4---7-6---4-6-7-| |---------------------------------------------------------7-------| |---------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-7-5-----------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| RIFF B3 (see later) Clean... Distorted... |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------7p0---------------------------------------------| |-7p4---6p4---7p4-------6p4---7p4---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |---------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| . . . . . . . . RIFF B1 x 2 RIFF B2 x 2 -> RIFF B x 1 RIFF C: RIFF C1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-7---6---4---6---3-----------------------------------------------| |-5---4---2---4---1-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-7---6---4---6---3-----------4---3-------4-------8-------9-------| |-5---4---2---4---1-----------2---1-------2-------6-------7-------| RIFF C2 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-9---8---6---8---5-------------6/5-------------------------------| |-7---6---4---6---3-------------4/3-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-9---8---6---8---5-------------6/5-------6-------10------11------| |-7---6---4---6---3-------------4/3-------4-------8-------9-------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| . . . . RIFF C1 x 2 RIFF C2 x 2 -> RIFF C x 1 RIFF D: RIFF D1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-5-------------------------------5-------------------------------| |-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-8---7---5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-8---7---| |-3---5-5-3---5-5-3---5-5-6---5---3---5-5-3---5-5-3---5-5-6---5---| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RIFF D2 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-5-------------------------------9-/-10--8-------5tr2----4tr2----| |-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-8---7---7-/-8---6-----------------------| |-3---5-5-3---5-5-3---5-5-6---5-----------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . RIFF D3 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-5-------------------------------9-/-10--8-----------------------| |-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-8---7---7-/-8---6---------------9tr11---| |-3---5-5-3---5-5-3---5-5-6---5-------------------7tr9------------| . . . . . . . . . . RIFF D1 x 1 RIFF D2 x 1 RIFF D1 x 1 RIFF D3 x 1 -> Riff D x 2 -> Riff A x 2 -> RIFF B1 x 2 -> RIFF B2 x 1 -> RIFF B3 x 1 -> RIFF C x 1 -> Riff D x 2 -> Riff A x 2 RIFF E: Heavy Distortion... |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-9---8---6---8---5---5---5-----6/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |-7---6---4---6---3---3---3-----4/3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| Heavy Distortion... |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-9---8---6---8---5---5---5-----6/5---5---6---6---10--10--11--11--| |-7---6---4---6---3---3---3-----4/3---3---4---4---8---8---9---9---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-9---8-------6---5---5---5---6---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |-7---6-------4---3---3---3---4---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| . . |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-9---8---6---8---5---5---5---6---5---5---6---6---10--10--11--11--| |-7---6---4---6---3---3---3---4---3---3---4---4---8---8---9---9---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| -> RIFF E x 1 RIFF F: Flanger... |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-7-6-6-4-4-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| Flanger... |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-7-6-6-4-4-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| -> RIFF F x 2 -> interlude RIFF G: RIFF G1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-8---------------7---------------4---------------6---------------| |-6---------------5---------------2---------------4---------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| RIFF G2 |-----------------3-------------------------------3---------------| |-----------------3-------------------------------3---------------| |-5-----------------------5-------5-----------------------5-------| |-5-----------------------5-------5-----------------------5-------| |-3-----------------------3-------3-----------------------3-------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| RIFF G3 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| RIFF G1 x 1 RIFF G2 x 1 RIFF G3 x 1 RIFF G2 x 1 RIFF G1 x 1 -> RIFF G x 1 RIFF H: RIFF H1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I |-11--6-6-6---9-9-9---8-8-8---8---11--6-6-6---9-9-9---8-8-8---8---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | Slight PM... | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-6-feedback------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| RIFF H2 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-9-9---------6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------5-5-5-5-------------------------| RIFF H3 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-3-/-4---4---4-/-6---6---6-\-4---4-------3-----------------------| |-1-/-2---2---2-/-4---4---4-\-2---2-------1-------6-------5-------| |-------------------------------------------------4-------3-------| RIFF H1 x 1 RIFF H2 x 1 RIFF H1 x 1 RIFF H3 x 1 -> RIFF H x 2 RIFF I: (They're 11's etc, incase you didn't know) RIFF I1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111-| GTR I |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-X\--------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| RIFF I2 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-1212121212121111111111119-9-9-9-1414141414141212121212129-9-9-9-| |-101010101010-9-9-9-9-9-97-7-7-7-1212121212121010101010107-7-7-7-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| RIFF I3 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-121212121212111111111111141414141515151515151414141414149-9-9-9-| |-101010101010-9-9-9-9-9-9121212121313131313131212121212127-7-7-7-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| RIFF I4 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-1212121212121111111111119-9-9-9---------------------------------| |-101010101010-9-9-9-9-9-97-7-7-7-7---6-----------6---4-----------| |---------------------------------7---6-----------6---4-----------| |---------------------------------5---4-----------4---2-----------| RIFF I1 x 1 (without GTR II) RIFF I2 x 1 RIFF I1 x 1 (with GTR II) RIFF I2 x 1 RIFF I1 x 1 (without GTR II) RIFF I3 x 1 RIFF I1 x 1 (with GTR II) RIFF I4 x 1 -> RIFF I x 1 -> RIFF C2 x 1 -> RIFF D x 1 -> RIFF A x 2 RIFF J: (Variation on RIFF A) |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-4---------------------------------------------------------------| |-2-----------5---2-----------------------------------------------| |-------------3---0-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-5---------------------------------------------------------------| |-3-----------5---2-----------------------------------------------| |-------------3---0-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-----------5---2-----------------------------------------------| |-5-----------3---0-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-2-------5-------4-------7-------2---5---4---5---7---5---4---5---| |-0-------3-------2-------5-------0---3---2---3---5---3---2---3---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-2---------------------------------------------------------------| |-2---------------------------------------------------------------| |-0---------------------------------------------------------------| -> RIFF J x 1 END Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature