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Song: Immortal Rites
Band: Morbid Angel
Album: Altars Of Madness
Transcribed By: Warrick McPherson
E-Mail: sirwarrick@hotmail.com


Notation:

/\ - Slide
H  - Hammer On
P  - Pull Off
.  - Mute
v  - Wammy Dive
*  - Artificial Harmonic
^  - Pre-bend (in this case it will be worth 1/2)
)  - Slow release of pre-bend. When you see this )))))))) it means
     slowly release the pre-bend over the period of these notes.


Riff 1 - (This is not the riff that is played backwards,
          it's the one after that).

Both Guitars:
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-8/9-8---------------4-5-6/7--8/9-8---------------4-----|
|---------------4/5---2-3-4/5----------------4/5---2-4/5-|
|-6/7-6-0-000-0-2/3-0----------6/7-6-0-000-0-2/3-0---2/3-|
        . ... .     .   .            . ... .     .

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-8/9-8---------------4-5-6/7--8/9-8---------------4-----|
|---------------4/5---2-3-4/5----------------4/5---2-4/5-|
|-6/7-6-0-000-0-2/3-0----------6/7-6-0-000-0-2/3-0---2/3-|
        . ... .     .   .            . ... .     .


Riff 2 - Verse - (The gaps are to make it easier to read)
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------10\--|
|------------------------------10\--|
|----------8/9-----------------8-\--|
|-00000000-6/7-000000-00000000------|

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------10/11-12-11-|
|----------8/9-------------8-/9--10-9--|
|-00000000-6/7-000000-0000-------------|

|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------11\--|
|------------------------------11\--|
|----------8/9-----------------9-\--|
|-00000000-6/7-000000-00000000------|


 1, (play this bar the first time through)
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------11/12-11-10-|
|----------8/9-------------9-/10-9--8--|
|-00000000-6/7-000000-0000-------------|


 2, (play this bar the second time through)
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------4/5-4-4-4------|
|----------8/9-------------4/5-4-4-4------|
|-00000000 6/7-000000-0000-2/3-2-2-2-2222-|
                                     ....


Riff 3
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3-----------|
|-----------------------6/7------------------------3----3----4-|
|-4/5-------------------4/5-4----------------------1-11-3----4-|
|-2/3-33333333-33333333--------22222222-11111111-0------1-11-2-|
                            *  ^)))))))              ..   ..

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3-------|
|-----------------------6/7------------------------3--3--4-|
|-4/5-------------------4/5-4----------------------1--3--4-|
|-2/3-33333333-33333333--------22222222-11111111-0----1--2-|
                            *  ^)))))))               .

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3-----------|
|-----------------------6/7------------------------3----3----4-|
|-4/5-------------------4/5-4----------------------1-11-3----4-|
|-2/3-33333333-33333333--------22222222-11111111-0------1-11-2-|
                            *  ^)))))))              ..   ..

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3-----3-|
|-----------------------6/7------------------------3--3--3-|
|-4/5-------------------4/5-4----------------------1--3--1-|
|-2/3-33333333-33333333--------22222222-11111111-0----1----|
                            *  ^)))))))               .


Riff 4

Guitar 1
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-222222-555555-666666-555555-222222-555555-444444-7-5-|

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-111111-555555-444444-555555-111111-555555-666666-3-5-|

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-222222-555555-444444-555555-777777-555555-222222-5-3-|


                                                     1st   2,4
|--------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|
|--------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|
|--------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|
|--------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|
|--------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|
|-000000-333333-222222-333333-111111-333333-222222-|-3-5-|-5-3-|


There is also a fill around this point, played as follows:

|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------4v----|
|-3v----------|
|-------------|


Guitar 2
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-444444-777777-333333-777777-444444-777777-666666-9-7-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-101010101010-999999-888888---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------5-7-|
|----------------------------777777-888888-777777-666666-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--------777777----------------------------------------|
|-444444--------666666-777777-999999-777777-444444-7-5-|
|------------------------------------------------------|


Note: I'm guessing if this was played live Guitar 1 would play this
      next bar as well as its own part, as their are solo's etc going
      on at the same time which guitar 2 would be playing. But this is
      a CD recording and it sounds as if they were all recorded separetaly.

                                                    1st    2,4
|--------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|
|--------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|
|--------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|
|--------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|
|-222222-555555-444444-555555-333333-555555-444444-|-5-7-|-7-5-|
|--------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|



Riff 5

Both Guitars
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------44444444-3p0-------44444444-3p0-|
|-7\-2-4---------------3-2-4--------------|
|-5\-0-2---------------1-0-2--------------|
     . .               . . .

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-------55555555-4p0-------55555555-4p0-|
|-3-2-5--------------3-2-5--------------|
|-1-0-3--------------1-0-3--------------
  . . .              . . .

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-------77777777-8p0-------77777777-6p0-|
|-3-2-7--------------8-7-7--------------|
|-1-0-5--------------6-5-5--------------|
  . . .              . . .

|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-------55555555-4p0-------55555555-4p0------|
|-6-2-5--------------3-2-5---------------3-4-|
|-4-0-3--------------1-0-3---------------1-2-|
  . . .              . . .


Riff 6

Guitar 1
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-2---22-3---33-4---77-8---77-4---77-5---9-7-|
|-0---00-1---11-2---55-6---55-2---55-4---7-5-|
      ..     ..     ..     ..     ..

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3---77-6---77-3---77-8---5-7---4---77-6---77-9---77-4---7-5-|
|-1---55-4---55-1---55-6---3-5---2---55-4---55-7---55-2---5-3-|
      ..     ..     ..               ..     ..     ..

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------5-7---4---77-8---77-4---77-6---9-5-|
|-0---33-2---33-1---33-2---3-5---2---55-6---55-2---55-4---7-5-|
      ..     ..     ..               ..     ..     ..

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3---77-6---77-3---77-8---5-7---4---77-6---77-9---77-4---7-5-|
|-1---55-4---55-1---55-6---3-5---2---55-4---55-7---55-2---5-3-|
      ..     ..     ..               ..     ..     ..

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------7-5--------------------------|
|-0---33-2---33-1---33-2---5-3---0---33-2---33-1---33-2-|
      ..     ..     ..               ..     ..     ..


Guitar 2
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------6------3------------------------|
|------------------------------4-------6----9-7-|
|-2---22-3---33-4------1------------------------|
|-0---00-1---11----------------2-------4----7-5-|
      ..     ..

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------4-------10------9---------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------4-------6-------9-------7-------|
|---------2-------8-------7---------------------------------------|
|-1-------------------------------2-------4-------7-------5-------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------6-------3------------------------|
|--------------------------5-7-------------------4-------6----9-7-|
|-2---55-4---55-3---55-4---------4-------1------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------2-------4----7-5-|
      ..     ..     ..

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------4-------10------9---------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------4-------6-------9-------7-------|
|---------2-------8-------7---------------------------------------|
|-1-------------------------------2-------4-------7-------5-------|
                  v       v

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------7-5--------------------------|
|-2---55-4---55-3---55-4---------2---55-4---55-3---55-4-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
      ..     ..     ..               ..     ..     ..


Now go back and play:

Riff 5
Riff 1
Riff 2

This time riff 2 is extended. Play it through as previously shown,
then add on the follwing:

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------3----------------------3---3------------------3---3-|
|-----------------3-3-4------------------3-3-3------------------3-3-3-|
|-----------------1-3-4------------------1-3-1------------------1-3-1-|
|-2222-11111111-0---1-2--1111-11111111-0---1----2222-11111111-0---1---|
  ^)))              .                      .    ^)))              .


Now go back and play:

Riff 4,
and the start of riff 5, now you have finished.


I hope this all makes sense........questions/comments just e-mail me.

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