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Band:	KATAKLYSM
Album:	The Prophecy
Song:	Astral Empire

Transcribed by:	Chris Humeniuk
Email:	father_death_666@hotmail.com

Tuning: 2.5 steps down

Keys:
  "  - tremelo pick
  p  - pull off
 ___ - palm mute
 <#> - natural harmonic
 / \ - slide
  h  - hammer on


INTRO:
(Gtr 1)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------8--------------------8-------------------------------------|
|-9-10-9-10---10-9-10--9-10-9-10---10-9-10---------------------12"-----|
|------------------------------------------10"-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------8"-------------|

(Gtr 2)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------5"---------------------------------------7"-----|
|-2"-------------------3"-------------------5"----------1"------x------|
|-0"----------------------------------------------------3"------5"-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Gtr 1)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------8--------------------8-------------------------------------|
|-9-10-9-10---10-9-10--9-10-9-10---10-9-10---------------------12"-----|
|------------------------------------------10"-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------8"-------------|

(Gtr 2)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------5"---------------------------------------7"-----|
|-2"-------------------3"-------------------5"----------1"------x------|
|-0"----------------------------------------------------3"------5"-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Gtr 3)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


RIFF A:

(Gtr 1)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------8--------------------8-------------------------------------|
|-9-10-9-10---10-9-10--9-10-9-10---10-9-10---------------------12"-----|
|------------------------------------------10"-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------8"-------------|

(Gtr 2)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------5"---------------------------------------7"-----|
|-2"-------------------3"-------------------5"----------1"------x------|
|-0"----------------------------------------------------3"------5"-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 4x


VERSE A:

|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|----------------(10)------------------------
|-----------------12"-----------------9"-----
|----7"-10"-7"------------7"-10-7"-9"----9"--
|-0"-------------------0"--------------------

 ---------------------------------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------|
 ----------------(10)-------------------------|
 -----------------12"-------------------------|
 ----7"-10"-7"-----------------3----------2"--|
 -0"-------------------5p3-5p3----0-5-3"------| 2x


VERSE B:

|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------3"-5"-2"-4"-
|-2p0-2p0-5"-2"-------------2p0-2p0-5"-------------
|---------------3p0-5------------------------------
|---------------------2"-5"------------------------

 -----------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------
 ------------5"-7"-5"-----5"-3"-----4\----------
 -2p0-2p0-5"----------7"--------5"--------------
 ---------------------------------------3-6-2---
 ---------------------------------------1-4-00"-
                                        ___

 --------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------------------3"-5"-2"-4"-
 -2p0-2p0-5"-2"-------------2p0-2p0-5"-------------
 ---------------3p0-5------------------------------
 ---------------------2"-5"------------------------

 ------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------|
 ------------5"-7"-5"-----5"-3"-----4"-----------|
 -2p0-2p0-5"----------7"--------5"------3-6-2--2-|
 ---------------------------------------3-6-2--2-|
 ---------------------------------------1-4-0--0-|


BRIDGE:

|------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------<4>----------------------<4>-
|-----------------<7>-<7>------------------<7>-<7>-----
|------------------------------------------------------
|-3p2---------3p2----------------------5\2-------------
|-1p0-0-0-0-0-1p0--------------0-0-0-0-3\0-------------
      _______                  _______

 -----------------------------------------|
 ---------------------<4>-----------------|
 -------------<7>-<7>---------------------|
 --------------------------------------3--|
 ---------5\2----------------------3-6-3--|
 -0-0-0-0-3\0--------------0-0-0-0-1-4-1--|
  _______                  ___________

|------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------<4>----------------------<4>-
|-----------------<7>-<7>------------------<7>-<7>-----
|------------------------------------------------------
|-3p2---------5\2----------------------5\2-------------
|-1p0-0-0-0-0-3\0--------------0-0-0-0-3\0-------------
      _______                  _______

 -----------------------------------------|
 ---------------------<4>-----------------|
 -------------<7>-<7>---------------------|
 --------------------------------------3--|
 ---------5\2----------------------3-6-3--|
 -0-0-0-0-3\0--------------0-0-0-0-1-4-1--| 2x
  _______                  ___________

|------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------<4>----------------------<4>-
|-----------------<7>-<7>------------------<7>-<7>-----
|------------------------------------------------------
|-3p2---------5\2----------------------5\2-------------
|-1p0-0-0-0-0-3\0--------------0-0-0-0-3\0-------------
      _______                  _______

 --------------------------------------------------|
 ---------------------<4>--------------------------|
 -------------<7>-<7>------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------3--2--------|
 ---------5\2----------------------3-6-3--2--------|
 -0-0-0-0-3\0--------------0-0-0-0-1-4-1--0--------|
  _______                  ___________


INTERLUDE:

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2----2-2----2-2---------------------------------|
|-0-0----0-0----0-0------------2-2----2-2----2-2----|
|------------------------------0-0----0-0----0-0----| 2x
  ______________________________________________

|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------7-5-4--4h5p4-
|-----7-9-----10-9-----7-9-10--------------
|-0-0-----0-0------0-0---------------------
|------------------------------------------
  ___     ___      ___

 -------------------------------------------------------|
 -------------------------------------------------------|
 -------------------------------------------------------|
 -----10-9-----10-9-----10-9-10-/12-10-9h10p9h10p9h10p9-|
 -7-7------7-7------7-7---------------------------------|
 -------------------------------------------------------| 2x
  ___      ___      ___

|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|-----7--9-----10--9-----7--9-10-12-10--9-10-
|-----9-11-----12-11-----9-11-12-14-12-11-12-
|-0-0------0-0-------0-0---------------------
|--------------------------------------------
  ___      ___       ___

 ----------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------|
 ------8-7------8-7------8-7--8-10--8-7--|
 -----10-9-----10-9-----10-9-10-12-10-9--|
 -7-7------7-7------7-7------------------|
 ----------------------------------------| 2x
  ___      ___      ___


VERSE A - 2x


VERSE B:

|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------3"-5"-2"-4"-
|-2p0-2p0-5"-2"-------------2p0-2p0-5"-------------
|---------------3p0-5------------------------------
|---------------------2"-5"------------------------

 -----------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------
 ------------5"-7"-5"-----5"-3"-----4\----------
 -2p0-2p0-5"----------7"--------5"--------------
 ---------------------------------------3-6-2---
 ---------------------------------------1-4-00"-
                                        ___

 --------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------------------3"-5"-2"-4"-
 -2p0-2p0-5"-2"-------------2p0-2p0-5"-------------
 ---------------3p0-5------------------------------
 ---------------------2"-5"------------------------

 ----------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------|
 ------------5"-7"-5"-----5"-3"-----4"---------------|
 -2p0-2p0-5"----------7"--------5"------3-6-2--2-2-2-|
 ---------------------------------------3-6-2--2-2-2-|
 ---------------------------------------1-4-0--0-0-0-|


RIFF A - 4x


OUTRO:

|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------<4>-----------|
|-----------------<7>-<7>---------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-3p2---------5\2---------------------2-|
|-1p0-0-0-0-0-3\0-------------0-0-0-0-0-|
      _______                 _______

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