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                                  THE SCAPEGOAT
                              (As recorded by Tiamat
                            from the 1992 album Couds)
                             VERSION 1.0 - july 2003


Transcribed by Cristi Rachitovan
mail: decietful@hotmail.com
IRC:  undernet's #metal as "Stromblad"

... = palm mute         h = hammer-on       ah = artificial harmonic
/,\ = slide             p = pull-off
~   = vibrato           <  = volume swell


Edlund & Peterson recorded the song in D tuning.
The timing in not shown here, i've spaced the notes just to ease the reading.


RIFF A (0:00 - 0:14) 2nd time Guitar II plays what Guitar I does.

D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------| Guitar I
C|-----4-------------4-------------4-------------4-----|
G|--3--2--4-4/5\4-3--2--4-4/5\4-3--2--4-4/5\4-3--2--4--|
D|--1-----2-2/3\2-1-----2-2/3\2-1-----2-2/3\2-1-----2--|
 |                                                     |
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------| Guitar II
C|-----4-------------4-------------4-------------4-----|
G|--3--2--4-------3--2--4-------3--2--4-------3--2--4--|
D|--1-----2-------1-----2-------1-----2-------1-----2--|


RIFF B (0:14 - 0:35)

D|------------0---------------3--------|
A|--------------0---------------3------| .2x
F|--------0h2-----2---------------0----| Guitar I
C|------2-----------2-----0---------0--|
G|----2-----------------2--------------|
D|--0-----------------3-----1----------|


D|------------0---------------3--------|
A|--------------0---------------3------|
F|--------0h2-----2---------------0----| Guitar I
C|------2-----------2-----0---------0--|
G|----2-----------------2--------------|
D|--0-----------------3-----1----------|
 |                                     | .4x
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|--12----11--9-------12----11--9------| Guitar  II w/ wah
C|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
    <     <   <       <     <   <


RIFF C (0:36 - 0:50) Guitar I plays RIFF B.

D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------| .2x
F|----------------------------------------| Guitar II
C|--2--------5----3----2--------5----3----|
G|--2--------5----3----2--------5----3----|
D|--0--------3----1----0--------3----1----|


FILL A (0:50 - 0:53)

D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
F|---------------------| Guitar I & II
C|---------------------|
G|--7--------5----3----|
D|--5--------3----1----|


RIFF D (0:53 - 1:20)

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------ah------| .2x
F|-----------------5-4-5--4---------------------5-4-5--4---5~~----| Guitar I
C|--2~-----5-4-5~-----------7-6--3--2~---5-4-5~----------7--------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                                |
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------4-----| Guitar II
C|------------------5-5-5-5-------------------------5-5-5-5-4-----|
G|--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-----|
D|--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3---------4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3---------------|
    .......................................................

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------| .2x
F|-----------------5-4-5--4---------------------5-4-5--4----------| Guitar I
C|--2~-----5-4-5~-----------7-6--3--2~---5-4-5~----------7-9------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                                |
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------4-----| Guitar II
C|------------------5-5-5-5-------------------------5-5-5-5-4-----|
G|--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-----|
D|--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3---------4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3---------------|
    .......................................................

.RIFF A 2x
.RIFF B 6x
.RIFF C 2x
.FILL A
.RIFF D 4x


RIFF E (2:44 - 3:10)

D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------| .4x
F|------------------------------------------------| Guitar I & II
C|--9----10-9--7-9--7p6----9----10\9--7/9--7p6-9--|
G|--7-----8\7--5/7------8--7-----8\7--5/7---------|
D|--0----------------------0----------------------|


FILL B (3:11 - 3:16)

D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
F|------------------------------| Guitar I & II
C|--7--------8----7--------8----|
G|--7--------7----7--------7----|
D|--5----5-5-6----5----5-5-6----|
         ...           ...

.RIFF A 2x
.RIFF B 6x
.RIFF C 2x
.FILL A
.RIFF D 4x


END

D|-------|
A|-------|
F|-------| Guitar I & II
C|--2----|
G|--2----|
D|--0----|

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