#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #Unless specified otherwise, this is NOT an official tab from the band members.# #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature Here is another Emperor song. This is from one of the best black metal albumns ever. That being Nightside Eclipse. This albumn is very hard to decipher at times due to the heavy distortion on one of the guitars. Anyway, this song is Cosmic Keys to my Creation and Times, and it should be all right. Album: In the Nightside Eclipse Band: Emperor Song: Cosmic Keys to my Creation and Times Transcribed by: Warrick McPherson E-mail: sirwarrick@hotmail.com Notation: H - Hammer on P - Pull off S - Slide M - Mute B - Bend Tuning: Standard "E" tuning for this song Riff 1 Gtr 1 |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |----------88888888----------77777777-| |-00000000----------00000000----------| |-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-10101010-9999----------99999999-8888------11111111-| |---------------10101010---------------9999----------| |----------------------------------------------------| Gtr 2 |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-77777777-88888888-77777777-66666666-| |-55555555-66666666-55555555-55555555-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-5555555555555555-4444444444444444-| |-3333333333333333-2222222222222222-| Riff 2 Both Guitars |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |------6666-4444-5555---------------------| |-2222-5555-3333-4444-2222-55-44-33333333-| |-0000----------------0000-33-22-11111111-| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |------6666-4444-5555-----------44444444-| |-2222-5555-3333-4444-2222-5555-22222222-| |-0000----------------0000-3333-22222222-| NOTE: The only reason there is breaks in between the chords is to make it easier to read. Riff 3 - Verse type riff Gtr 1 |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-5555555555555555-4444444444444444-5555555555555555-5555555555555555-| |-2222222222222222 0000000000000000-2222222222222222-2222222222222222-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-5555555555555555-7777777777777777-9999999999999999-9999999999999999-| |-2222222222222222-5555555555555555-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr 2 |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-2222222222222222------------------2222222222222222-2222222222222222-| |-0000000000000000-2222222222222222-0000000000000000-0000000000000000-| |------------------3333333333333333-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-2222222222222222------------------2222222222222222-2222222222222222-| |-0000000000000000-2222222222222222-0000000000000000-0000000000000000-| |------------------3333333333333333-----------------------------------| That part sounds really good when both guitars are played at the same time. Now go back and play Riff 2, then Riff 3 again. Riff 4 - This part was quite hard to figure out, but it should be right. Gtr 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-2h3p2s1-22222222-1111-4444-3333-2h3p2s1-22222222-1111-4444-3333-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------- |-2h3p2s1-22222222-1111-4444-3333------------2h3p2s1-2-- |---------------------------------2h3p2s1-2------------- bar cont.... -----------------------| -----------------------| --------------33333333-| -----------------------| --5h6p5s4-5------------| -----------------------| Gtr 2 |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |----4--3--------------4--3--------------4--3----------| |-2--------5--4--3--2--------5--4--3--2--------5--4--3-| |------------------------------------------------------| B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |----------22222222-55555555-44444444-| |-22222222----------------------------| Riff 5 - In this riff Gtr 1 plays alone the first 2 times. Gtr 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0000000000000000------------------2222222222222222-444444--------5555-| |-2222222222222222-5555555555555555-4444444444444444--------333333------| |------------------3333333333333333-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0000000000000000------------------2222222222222222-1111111111111111-| |-2222222222222222-5555555555555555-4444444444444444-3333333333333333-| |------------------3333333333333333-----------------------------------| Gtr 2 |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0000000000000000------------------2222222222222222-2222222222222222-| |-2222222222222222-5555555555555555-4444444444444444-3333333333333333-| |------------------3333333333333333-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0000000000000000------------------2222222222222222-1111111111111111-| |-2222222222222222-5555555555555555-4444444444444444-3333333333333333-| |------------------3333333333333333-----------------------------------| Now go back and play Riff 2, Riff 3 then Riff 2 again. Then move onto this next riff. Riff 6 - this is not really a riff, just a chord |------------------| |------------------| |------------------| |-4444444444444444-| |-2222222222222222-| |-2222222222222222-| Play that bar 3 times, then on the fouth time make your way up the fret board to around the twelvth fret to the value of one bar. Now go back and play Riff 5 again. Now play this Riff 7 - both guitars |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-4----4-4---2----2-2----------------| |-4----4-4---2----2-2---5----5-5---3-| |-2----2-2---0----0-0---5----5-5---3-| |-----------------------3----3-3---1-| Riff 8 Gtr 1 |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-4---4----------------4---4-----------------| |-2---2---2-2h3-3-3-2--2---2---2-2h3-3-3-2h3-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-4---4----------------3-5-5-4-4-6-6-5-------| |-2---2---2-2h3-3-3-2--1-3-3-2-2-4-4-3-------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-2---2----------------2---2-----------------| |-0---0---0-0h1-1-1-0--0---0---0-0h1-1-1-0h1-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-2---2----------------3-5-5-4-4-6-6-5-------| |-0---0---0-0h1-1-1-0--1-3-3-2-2-4-4-3-------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-4---4----------------4---4-----------------| |-2---2---2-2h3-3-3-2--2---2---2-2h3-3-3-2h3-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-4---4----------------3-5-5-4-4-6-6-5-------| |-2---2---2-2h3-3-3-2--1-3-3-2-2-4-4-3-------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |---------2-2h3-3-3------------2-2h3-3-3-----| |-2---2----------------2---2-----------------| |-0---0-------------0--0---0-------------0---| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------2-2h3-3-3------------2-2s3-3s5-5s3-3s2--2-| |-2---2----------------2---2----------------------2-| |-0---0-------------0--0---0----------------------0-| Gtr 2 |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |---------4-4h5-5-5------------4-4h5-5-5-----| |-4---4----------------4---4-----------------| |-2---2-------------2--2---2--------------2--| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |---------4-4h5-5-5--------------------------| |-4---4----------------3-5-5-4-4-6-6-5-------| |-2---2-------------2--1-3-3-2-2-4-4-3-------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |---------2-2h3-3-3------------2-2h3-3-3-----| |-2---2----------------2---2-----------------| |-0---0-------------0--0---0--------------0--| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |---------2-2h3-3-3--------------------------| |-2---2----------------3-5-5-4-4-6-6-5-------| |-0---0-------------0--1-3-3-2-2-4-4-3-------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |---------4-4h5-5-5------------4-4h5-5-5-----| |-4---4----------------4---4-----------------| |-2---2-------------2--2---2--------------2--| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |---------4-4h5-5-5--------------------------| |-4---4----------------3-5-5-4-4-6-6-5-------| |-2---2-------------2--1-3-3-2-2-4-4-3-------| |--------------------------------------------| |---------5-5h6-6-6------------5-5h6-6-6-----| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-2---2----------------2---2-----------------| |-0---0-------------0--0---0-------------0---| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------5-5h6-6-6------------5-5s6-6s8-8s6-6s5--5-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-2---2----------------2---2------------------------| |-0---0-------------0--0---0------------------------| And that's the song. 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