 Rotting Christ - "Victoriatus" Guitar Tab
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Band: ROTTING CHRIST
Album: SLEEP OF THE ANGELS
Song: VICTORIATUS
Copyright (c)
Version 1.0 - 01-13-2004
Transcribed By: FABIAN RODRIGUEZ
Email: rotting_shaggyy@hotmail.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 picking <> - Trill
Tunning E A D G B E
>
INTRO (2 TIMES)
GUITAR 1
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-------------7------------------------------------/3----------------------|
|-7-7-------------7------------------------------------/3-----------5--3--5--7-|
|-5-5-------------5------------------------------------/1-----------3--1--3--5-|
| * (ONLY 1ST TIME) . . . .
|
|GUITAR 2
|(RIFF 1)
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------10~~------10---10-10/12~ ~-------10---10-10/13~ ~-12~ -------------|
|-----/9-11-----/9-11----9-------------/9-11----9-----------------11-9h11-11h9-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE
GUITAR 1 (W/ GUITAR 2 RIFF 1) (4 TIMES)
A5 G5 F5 G5 F G
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--7-7--7--7----7--------3------3---------5------5--------|
|-7--7-7--7--7----7--7-5---3------3---3---3-5------5--5-3-5-|
|-5--555--5--5-5555--5-3-0-1---1111---1-0-1-3---3333--3-1-3-|
... . . . ... . . . ... . . .
CHORUS
GUITAR 1 FIG 2
A5
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7----7------7---7----7------7---7----7-----7---7----7-----|
|-7---7----7------7---7----7------7---7----7-----7---7----7-----|
|-5-5-5-5555--555-5-5-5-5555--555-5-5-5-5555-555-5-5-5-5555-555-|
| ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
|
|GUITAR 2 FIG 2A
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9---9~ ~-9------9---9~ ~-9-----9---9~ ~-9------9---9~ ~-9-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
(2 TIMES)
D5 C5 B5 C B A
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7----7------7---7----7------5---5----5------4--4----5-4-2-|
|-7---7----7------7---7----7------5---5----5------4--4----5-4-2-|
|-5-5-5-5555--555-5-5-5-5555--555-3-3-3-3333--333-2--2----3-2-0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| ... ... ... ... ... ... . . .
|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------6---------------6---------------------------------------|
|-5-/-7----5--5---5-/-7----5--5---5---5----5------4--4----------|
|---------------------------------5---5----5------4--4----5-4-2-|
|---------------------------------3-3-3-3333--333-2--2----3-2-0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
... ... . . .
BOTH GUITARS PICK SLIDE
|-----|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
|-----|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
|-2---|(2)---|(2)---|(2)---|(2)---|(2)---|(2)---|X-/---|
|-2---|(2)---|(2)---|(2)---|(2)---|(2)---|(2)---|X-/---|
|-0---|(0)---|(0)---|(0)---|(0)---|(0)---|(0)---|X-/---|
|-----|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
VERSE
GUITAR 1 (W/ GUITAR 2 RIFF 1) (4 TIMES)
A5 G5 F5 G5 F G
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--7-7--7--7----7--------3------3---------5------5--------|
|-7--7-7--7--7----7--7-5---3------3---3---3-5------5--5-3-5-|
|-5--555--5--5-5555--5-3-0-1---1111---1-0-1-3---3333--3-1-3-|
... . . . ... . . . ... . . .
CHORUS
GUITAR 1 FIG 2
A5
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7----7------7---7----7------7---7----7-----7---7----7-----|
|-7---7----7------7---7----7------7---7----7-----7---7----7-----|
|-5-5-5-5555--555-5-5-5-5555--555-5-5-5-5555-555-5-5-5-5555-555-|
| ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
|
|GUITAR 2 FIG 2A
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9---9~ ~-9------9---9~ ~-9-----9---9~ ~-9------9---9~ ~-9-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
(2 TIMES)
D5 C5 B5 C B A
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7----7------7---7----7------5---5----5------4--4----5-4-2-|
|-7---7----7------7---7----7------5---5----5------4--4----5-4-2-|
|-5-5-5-5555--555-5-5-5-5555--555-3-3-3-3333--333-2--2----3-2-0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| ... ... ... ... ... ... . . .
|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------6---------------6---------------------------------------|
|-5-/-7----5--5---5-/-7----5--5---5---5----5------4--4----------|
|---------------------------------5---5----5------4--4----5-4-2-|
|---------------------------------3-3-3-3333--333-2--2----3-2-0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
... ... . . .
GUITAR 1 HOLDS A5
GUITAR 2 FIG 3 (2 TIMES)
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------6~ ~-6~ ~-6-------------|--------6~ ~-6~ ~-6-------------|
|-----5---------------7--5-------|-----5---------------7--5-------|
|-/7------------------------7~ ~-|-/7------------------------7~ ~-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
GUITAR 1 FIG 3A (W/ GUITAR 2 FIG 3)
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----4--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-/5-----10--10------------------|-------10--10-------------------|
|--------10--10-------------7----|-(7)---10--10----------------7--|
|---------8---8----8--5-----7----|-(7)----8---8-------8--5-----7--|
|------------------------8--5----|-(5)----------------------8--5--|
* * (ONLY 1ST TIME)
BOTH GUITARS
|-----|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
|-----|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
|-2---|(2)---|(2)---|(2)---|(2)---|(2)---|(2)---|(2)---|
|-2---|(2)---|(2)---|(2)---|(2)---|(2)---|(2)---|(2)---|
|-0---|(0)---|(0)---|(0)---|(0)---|(0)---|(0)---|(2)---|
|-----|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
GUITAR 1 FIG 3A (W/ GUITAR 2 FIG 3) (2 TIMES)
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------10--10------------------|-------10--10-------------------|
|--------10--10-------------7----|-(7)---10--10----------------7--|
|---------8---8----8--5-----7----|-(7)----8---8-------8--5-----7--|
|------------------------8--5----|-(5)----------------------8--5--|
SOLO
RYTH PART UNDER SOLO GUITAR 1
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---------------|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---------------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5--3--0--1--|
| . . . .
|
|GUITAR 2 LEAD
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----12-13-15-12-13-15-13-12----------|-12~~------------------------------------|
|-12-------------------------14-12-14-|-12~~14p12p11-12-11-/7-5---5-------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------7---8-7-5-7-8-7-|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
b=1/2
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-5-5b---7~ ~-8p7p5--5--3--2--0--2h3p2p0--2--0-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
PH PH
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------9h10h12-|
|----------------------8p7p5-5h7h8-7h8h10---------|
|-3b-r--3~ ~ ~-3~ ~ ~-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------12-----------12-----------12------|
|---------10-9----10-9----9----10-9----9----10-9-|
|-14/------------------11-----------11-----------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|----10-9-7h9p7---7-5h7p5---5-7-5-7-5--7p5---5--7p5---5-|
|-11------------9---------7----------------7--------7---|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7p5---5--7p5---5--7p5---5--7p5---5--7p5---5p4---4h5p4h5p4--7p5---5-7p5h7p5\-|
|-----7--------7--------7--------7--------7-----5----------------7------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-\-/5h10p8p7--------------------------------------------------8-|----------|
|-------------10p9p7----------------------------10--9--10--12----|----------|
|--------------------10p9p7--------7-9~ ~\--/9-------------------|-9~ ~ ~---|
|---------------------------10-7-9-------------------------------|----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
. . .
VERSE
GUITAR 1 (W/ GUITAR 2 RIFF 1) (4 TIMES)
A5 G5 F5 G5 F G
|-----------------------------------------------------------|----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|----|
|-7--7-7--7--7----7--------3------3---------5------5--------|-7--|
|-7--7-7--7--7----7--7-5---3------3---3---3-5------5--5-3-5-|-7--|
|-5--555--5--5-5555--5-3-0-1---1111---1-0-1-3---3333--3-1-3-|-5--|
... . . . ... . . . ... . . .
...AND THIS WHAT I CALL A FUCKING GREAT SONG !!!!!
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