Thyrfing - "The Slumber Of Yesteryears" Guitar Tab
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THE SLUMBER OF YESTERYEARS
As recorded by Thyrfing
(From the 2000 Killer Album URKRAFT)
VERSION 2.0 - January 26th 2003
Transcribed by Cristi Rachitovan
Send any questions, comments and corrections to: decietful@hotmail.com
Or contact me (Stromblad) on the irc's #metal.
... = palm mute h = hammer-on * = see below
/ = slide p = pull-off x = mute note after you strike it
~ = vibrato
Tune down 1 whole step to D - DGCFAD.
Listen to the song for the timing.
Keyboards begin (0:00 - 0:09)
RIFF A1 (0:09 - 0:27)
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------|
C|-7-7-------7-10--5-7---7-7-------7-5---------|
G|-5-5--5-7--5--8--3-5---5-5--5-7--5-3--3-5----|
D|------3-5-------------------3-5-------1-3----|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-------7-10--5-7---7-7-------7-5--10-12----|
|-5-5--5-7--5--8--3-5---5-5--5-7--5-3---8-10----|
|------3-5-------------------3-5----------------|
| |
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-------7-10--5-7---7-7-------7-5-----------|
|-5-5--5-7--5--8--3-5---5-5--5-7--5-3---3-5-----|
|------3-5-------------------3-5--------1-3-----|
RIFF A2 (0:27 - 0:46)
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------7~--------------------------------------------|
|--------7---8-7-8-7-5-8-7~---------5-7~5---5------------|
|-/5-7-8---------------------/5-7-8-------8---7---7-5~---|
|-----------------------------------------------8--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------7~--------------------------------------------| G1
|--------7---8-7-8-7-5-7-5~---------5~-------------------|
|--5-7-8----------------------5-7-8---7~--3-----5--------|
|---------------------------------------8-1-----3--------|
| |
|---------------------------------------------*----------|
|------------------------------------------19^^^---------|
|------5---7----3---2------------------------------------| G2
|---------------------------------3---2------------------|
|---------------------------------------3----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
* - do a whammy bar dive here or slide down if you dont have one
RIFF B (0:46 - 0:49)
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------------|
|-0--000-000-000-000-000-000----|
|-------------------------------|
.......................
RIFF C -2x (0:49 - 1:13)
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-7------7--------------------7------10------5------7-------|
|-5-5555-5-5555-5------7------5-5555--8-8888-3-3333-5-5555--|
|---------------3-3333-5-5555-------------------------------|
.... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-7------7--------------------7------5------10------12------|
|-5-5555-5-5555-5------7------5-5555-3-3333--8------10------|
|---------------3-3333-5-5555-------------------------------|
.... .... .... .... .... ....
BRIDGE 1 (1:13 - 1:16)
|-------------|
|-------------|
|--2----------|
|--2----------|
|--0----------|
|-------------|
RIFF D -2x (1:16 - 1:32)
|-----|-------------------------------------------|
|-----|-------------------------------------------|
|-----|-------------------------------------------|
|-3-3-|--2-------------2-----------2--------------|
|-1-1-|--0-0-000-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0--|
|-----|-------------------------------------------|
|___| .....................................
'only first time
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-3-2-------------------------------------/7-7-6-----|
|-1-1-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-/5-5-4-----|
|------------------------------------------------------|
...................................
RIFF E (1:32 - 1:53)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2----------------2-2-2----------------2-2-2---------------------|
|-0-0-0----------------0-0-0----------------0-0-0------------2---3----|
|------------------------------------------------------------0---1----|
x x x
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2----------------2-2-2----------------2-2-2---------------------|
|-0-0-0----------------0-0-0----------------0-0-0------------2---3----|
|------------------------------------------------------------0---1----|
x x x
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2---------2-2-2---------------2-2-2----------------2-2-------------|
|--0---------0-0-0---------------0-0-0----------------0-0-2---3-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------0---1-------|
x x x
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2----------2----2----2----------2----2----2----------2----2-------------|
|-0-00000000-0-00-0-00-0-00000000-0-00-0-00-0-00000000-0-00-0-00-2----3---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------0----1---|
........ .. .. ........ .. .. ........ .. ..
RIFF C -2x (1:54 - 2:17)
RIFF F -2x (2:18 - 2:36)
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5--------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-----6--------|
|-------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4----|
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------| G1
|-5-----5-----5-----5--------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-----8-------------------|
|--------------------------4-----6-------------------|
| ... ... ... ... ... ... |
|-------------------------------------|--------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------| G2
|-5-----5-----5-----5-----6-6-5-3-----|-----3-5------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------6-5-|-5-6-----6-5--|
|-------------------------------------|--------------|
... ... ... ... |___________|
only first time'
BRIDGE 2 (2:36)
|-------------|
|-------------|
|--9-7--------|
|--9-7--------|
|--7-5--------|
|-------------|
RIFF G -2x (2:36 - 2:55)
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7/10-----10-----10/12-------12----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5/-8-8-8--8-8-8--8/10-10-10-10----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
... ... ... ... ... ... .....
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----8-----------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6------------8----------------|
|------------------------------------------6----------------|
... ... ... ... ...
RIFF E (2:55 - 3:16)
RIFF C x2 (3:17 - 3:40)
ENDING (3:40 - 3:47)
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|-7-7-7----|
|-5-5-5----|
|----------|
.....
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