Rotting Christ - "As If By Magic" Guitar Tab
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Band: ROTTING CHRIST
Album: A DEAD POEM
Song: AS IF BY MAGIC
Copyright (c)
Version 1.0 - 04-04-2004
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
GUITARS 1 & 2 (4 TIMES)
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--2-----2-2----2--2-----2-2----2--2-----2-2----2--2-----2-2---|
|-2--2-----2-2----2--2-----2-2----2--2-----2-2----2--2-----2-2---|
|-0--0--0--0-0----0--0--0--0-0----0--0--0--0-0----0--0--0--0-0---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
GUITAR 2 (GUITAR 1 W/INTRO)
LET RING ALL NOTES ALL THE WAY
(*)
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--2---------------9---------------7--------------10-------9\--|
|-2--2-----------/7--------------\5--------------/9-------/7-----|
|-0--0-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
GUITAR 1 & 2 (4 TIMES FROM *) 4TH TIME
|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|-2--2-----2-2----2--2-----2-2----2--2-----2-2----2--2-----2-2--|--2- REST -|
|-2--2-----2-2----2--2-----2-2----2--2-----2-2----2--2-----2-2--|--2----------|
|-0--0--0--0-0----0--0--0--0-0----0--0--0--0-0----0--0--0--0-0--|--0----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
1ST VERSE (4 TIMES ALL)
GUITAR 1 (PLAY CHORDS BELOW)
A5 G5 F5 E5
GUITAR 2 P.H.
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------/8--6-----8--6---------101010-888-666-555-|
|-2~ ~-2~ ~-2~ ~-2~ ~-/12~ ~ ----------5--------5-5/9---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FIG 1 P.H.
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2222222222222222---------5~ ~ ~|-2222222222222222-----------------|
|-000000000000000055555555-------|-00000000000000005555555533332222-|
|-----------------33333333-------|-----------------3333333311110000-|
GUITAR 2 (GUITAR 1 FIG 1) (4 TIMES)
|-------------------------------------------|
|-/6--5-------------------/8--6-------------|
|--------5--7--5h7p5\4-----------9-10--7/9--|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
FIG 2 (2 TIMES)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2------2---2----2------2---2----2------2---2----2------2---2----|
|-2----2-2---2----2----2-2---2----2----2-2---2----2----2-2---2----|
|-0--0-0-0---0----0--0-0-0---0----0--0-0-0---0----0--0-0-0---0----|
. . . .
2ND VERSE (4 TIMES ALL)
GUITAR 1 (PLAY CHORDS BELOW)
A5 G5 F5 E5
GUITAR 2 P.H.
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------/8--6-----8--6---------101010-888-666-555-|
|-2~ ~-2~ ~-2~ ~-2~ ~-/12~ ~ ----------5--------5-5/9---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FIG 1 P.H.
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2222222222222222---------5~ ~ ~|-2222222222222222-----------------|
|-000000000000000055555555-------|-00000000000000005555555533332222-|
|-----------------33333333-------|-----------------3333333311110000-|
GUITAR 2 (GUITAR 1 FIG 1) (4 TIMES)
|-------------------------------------------|
|-/6--5-------------------/8--6-------------|
|--------5--7--5h7p5\4-----------9-10--7/9--|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
FIG 2 (2 TIMES)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2------2---2----2------2---2----2------2---2----2------2---2----|
|-2----2-2---2----2----2-2---2----2----2-2---2----2----2-2---2----|
|-0--0-0-0---0----0--0-0-0---0----0--0-0-0---0----0--0-0-0---0----|
. . . .
SOLO (W/ VERSE RIFF)
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9h10p9-9-9---9h10p9-7-9---9-9h10p9----9h10p9-9--10-9----9--|
|------------------------------------12----------------12----|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/12h13h15p13p12h13p12h13p12h13h15p13p12h13h15p13p12h13h15p13p12h13p12-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h14p12h14p12-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------114p12h14p12h14-14~ ~ ~141414-121212-101010-999--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-10--9-----------10--9--3h5p3--2~ ~--|
|-------10--7~ ~----------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
-fade out-->
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------/12--14~ ~--12-12h14~ ~---|
|-10--9----10/12-10--12-12/14~ ~ ~ ~----------------------------|
|-------10------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14p12h14p12---------------------------------------------------14p12h14p12-|
|------------14p12h14p12-----------------------------14p12h14p12------------|
|-----------------------12h14p12h14---------12-14-12------------------------|
|----------------------------------14-12-14---------------------------------|
*fullbend
|------------------12h13h15h17p15p13-------------------------------------------|
|-12h13h15p13p12h13------------------12h15p13p12--------12h13h15-15fb-^--------|
|-----------------------------------------------14p12h14-----------------------|
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