Emperor - "Forgotten Centuries" Guitar Tab
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Here is another awesome song by Emperor. Taken off the Wrath of the
Tyrant demo. Easy to play as well. This is a good song if your
learning the basics of black metal guitar playing....enjoy!!!
Album: Wrath of the Tyrant
Band: Emperor
Song: Forgotten Centuries
Transcribed by: Warrick McPherson
E-mail: sirwarrick@hotmail.com
Notation:
H - Hammer on
P - Pull off
S - Slide
B - Bend
M - Palm mute
Tuning: You must drop your whole guitar down to "D" if you
want to play along with this one.
Riff 1
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|-77777777-----------66666666-----------|
|-55555555-7777-6666-44444444-----------|
|----------5555-4444----------7777-6666-|
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Riff 2
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|-2s4-4-4s5-5-5s8-8-8s7-7-7s5-5-5s4-4-|
|-0s2-2-2s3-3-3s6-6-6s5-5-5s3-3-3s2-2-|
Now go back and play Riff 1, then Riff 3
Riff 3
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|-5-2-4---2-4-5-2-4---2-4-5-2-4---2-4-5-2-4---2-4-|
|-------6-----------6-----------6-----------6-----|
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|-------------------------4-----------------------|
|-5-----------3-----------4-----------5-----------|
|-3-----------3-----------2-----------5-----------|
|-3-----------1-----------------------3-----------|
End this riff on an "A" chord, then go to riff 4.
Riff 4
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|-2--2--2--2--2--2--7-8---6--6--6--6--5--5--4--5-|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--7-8---6--6--6--6--5--5--4--5-|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--5-6---4--4--4--4--3--3--2--3-|
Riff 5 - This riff is the same as riff 1, but Emperor purpously skip
a beat upon its re-entry. If you play it like shown below you will
be exactly spot on. After you have played it once through, just go
back to playing it as it is in riff 1.
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|-77777777-----------66666666-----------|
|-55555555-7777-6666-44444444-----------|
|----------5555-4444----------7777-6666-|
|-----------------------------5555-4444-|
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|-7777-----------66666666---------------|
|-5555-7777-6666-44444444---------------|
|------5555-4444----------7777-6666-----|
|-------------------------5555-4444-----|
After this just go back and play riff 2 again,
then you have finished.
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