Celtic Frost - "Dethroned Emperor (Metal Blade release only)" Guitar Tab

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Band:  Celtic Frost

Album: Morbid TaLES

Song:  Dethroned Emperor


Copyright (c)  Noise Records 1984
Version 1.0 -  April 2003

Transcribed By: Chad
Email:          claing@cgg.com


.  - 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

Tunning E B G D A E



e|----|
B|----|
G|-2--|
D|-2--|
A|-0--|
E|----|

Intro Riff:

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------3---2---|
A|-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-4-2-2-1---0---|
E|-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-2-0-0---------|
   . . . .   . . .   . .
Gtr.1 play 8 times, with gtr.2 doubling the 5-8 times.

Verse Riff:

e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------3--3--3--|---------------------------------| Gtr.1
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1--1--1--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2b-2h0-2h0-2b-|
   . . . . . . . . . . .            . . . . . . . . .
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------3--3--3--|-------------------4b-4h2-4h2-4b-| Gtr.2
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1--1--1--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
   . . . . . . . . . . .            . . . . . . . . .
Play 2 times.
Make the bends in bar 2 just slightly shy of 1/2 step for both guitars.

Bridge Riff:

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------3-----|-----------------------5-----|
A|-2---2-2-4-----2---2-2-1-----|-2---2-2-6-----2---2-2-3-----|
E|-0---0-0-2-----0---0-0-------|-0---0-0-4-----0---0-0-------|
       . .           . .             . .           . .
Play 4 times.

Interlude Riff:

e|--------------------|------------------|
B|--------------------|------------------|
G|--------------------|------------------|
D|--------------------|-----------10\9---|
A|--------------------|------------8\7---|
E|-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0--------|
   .  . . . .   . . .   .   . . .
Play 4 times.

Chorus Riff:

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-4--4-4-3--3-3-4--4-4-3--3-3-|
A|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-|-2--2-2-1--1-1-2--2-2-1--1-1-|
E|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-----------------------------|
   .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . .
Play 4 times.

e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-2---| Gtr.2 Let Ring
A|-2---|
E|-0---|

e|-----|-----------------------------|
B|-----|-----------------------------|
G|-----|-----------------------------|
D|-2---|-----------------------------| Gtr.1
A|-2---|-----------------------------|
E|-0---|-0--0--3--2--0h1-0h1-0h1-0h1-|

Gtr.2 plays the riff in the second bar 4 times.

Then the solo is played over top of the Bridge Riff 2 times, then repeat the song
from the begining.

Here is the structure:

Intro riff 8 times, last 4 doubled by gtr.2.
Verse riff twice.
Bridge riff 4 times.
Interlude riff 4 times.
Chorus riff 4 times.
Gtr.1's fill 4 times.
Bridge riff 2 times, with solo.
Intro riff 8 times, last 4 doubled by gtr.2.
Verse riff twice.
Bridge riff 4 times.
Interlude riff 4 times.
Chorus riff 4 times.

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