Vader - "The Calling" Guitar Tab
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Band: VADER
Album: Litany
Song: The Calling
Copyright (c) Metal Blade 2000
Transcribed By: Graham Cray
Email: from_darkness_come@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 note <> - Trill
Tuning D G C F A D
With this tab I've had to write it all down as there's loads of
different fills and variations and what have you. I think the tab
is all right, but if you find anything wrong then feel free to drop
me an e-mail.
Intro
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|--------4-----------5----------------------------------------------|
|--5-4---2-2---6-5---3-3--------------------------------------------|
|--3-2-----0---4-3-----1--------------------------------------------|
Riff A
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|------------2-3-2--------------------------2-3-2-------------------|
|-00000000-5-------5-111111------00000000-5-------5-111111-3-1------|
. . . . . . . . . .
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|-------22222--3-2-------------------------2-3-2--------------------|
|-00000------------5-111111-----00000000-5-------5-111111-----------|
. . . . . . . .
Riff B
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|-----------------------------------------------------888888--------|
|------------------------------------22222233333000000------888888--|
|-00000-00000-00000-00000000011111111-------------------------------|
..... ..... ..... .........
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|------------------------------------22222222222-3-2----------------|
|-00000-00000-00000-00000000011111111----------------5-1111111------|
..... ..... ..... ......... . . .
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|-----------------------------------------------------888888--------|
|------------------------------------22222233333000000------888888--|
|-00000-00000-00000-00000000011111111-------------------------------|
..... ..... ..... .........
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|-------------------------------------22222222-3-2------------------|
|-00000-00000-00000-0000000011111111---------------5-11111110000000-|
..... ..... ..... ........
Riff C
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|-----------------------------2-------------------------------------|
|-222222000000--------3-2-3-5---3-0-11111113333333111---------------|
|-------------2222222-----------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . .
Guitar 1 plays this but Guitar 2 plays a pinched harmonic on 3
instead of trem picking it.
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|----------------2-333333333----------------------------------------|
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|-000000--3-2-3-5---3-0-11111113333333111---------------------------|
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. . . . . . .
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|-------------------------------------5-----5--4--------------------|
|---------------22222222222000000000--3-----3--2--------------------|
|-00000000000000----------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------------------888888--------|
|------------------------------------22222233333000000------888888--|
|-00000-00000-00000-00000000011111111-------------------------------|
..... ..... ..... .........
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|------------------------------------22222222222-3-2----------------|
|-00000-00000-00000-00000000011111111----------------5-1111111------|
..... ..... ..... ......... . . .
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|-----------------------------------------------------888888--------|
|------------------------------------22222233333000000------888888--|
|-00000-00000-00000-00000000011111111-------------------------------|
..... ..... ..... .........
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|-------------------------------------22222222-3-2------------------|
|-00000-00000-00000-0000000011111111---------------5-11111110000000-|
..... ..... ..... ........ . . .
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|-222222000000--------3-2-3-5---3-0-11111113333111------------------|
|-------------2222222-----------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . .
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|----------------4--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------- 2-333333333----------------------------------------|
|-00000000000000----------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------2-------------------------------------------------|
|-000000--3-2-3-5---3-0-11111113333333111---------------------------|
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. . . . . . .
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|---------------22222222222-----------------------------------------|
|-00000000000000------------5(ph)-----------------------------------|
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|-----------------2-------------------------------------------------|
|---------3-2-3-5---3-0-111111133333111-----------------------------|
|-2222222-----------------------------------------------------------|
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|----------------4--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------2-333333333----------------------------------------|
|-00000000000000----------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------2-------------------------------------------------|
|-000000--3-2-3-5---3-0-111111133333331110000001111111333333--------|
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. . . . . . .
Play this under the solo, it's slightly different from riff A though:
Unforntunately I haven't tabbed the solo because it's all whammy bar
stuff.
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|------------2-3-2--------------------------2-3-2-------------------|
|-00000000-5-------5-111111------00000000-5-------5-111111----------|
. . . . . . . . . .
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|------------2-3-2--------------------------2-3-2-------------------|
|-00000000-5-------5-111111-3p1--00000000-5-------5-111111----------|
. . . . . . . . . .
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|------------2-3-2--------------------------2-3-2-------------------|
|-00000000-5-------5-111111------00000000-5-------5-11111100000-----|
. . . . . . . . . .
When the solo finishes go straight into Riff C
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|-222222000000--------3-2-3-5---3-0-11111113333111------------------|
|-------------2222222-----------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . .
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|----------------4--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------2-333333333----------------------------------------|
|-00000000000000----------------------------------------------------|
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|-000000--3-2-3-5---3-0-11111113333333111---------------------------|
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. . . . . . .
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|---------------22222222222-----------------------------------------|
|-00000000000000------------5(ph)-----------------------------------|
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|-----------------2-------------------------------------------------|
|---------3-2-3-5---3-0-111111133333111-----------------------------|
|-2222222-----------------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------4-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------2--3(ph)------------------------------------------|
|-00000000000000----------------------------------------------------|
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|-000000--3-2-3-5---3-0-11111113333333111---------------------------|
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. . . . . . .
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|-------------------------------------5-----------------------------|
|---------------22222222222000000000--3-----------------------------|
|-00000000000000----------------------------------------------------|
Riff D - x4
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|----------------------------------------------------------4/5-4/5--|
|----------------------------------------------------------2/3-2/3--|
|-0-2-3-0-3-5-0-3-4-0-3-5-0-2-3-0-3-5-0-3-4-0-3-5-0-3-4-0-----------|
After 4th time go straight into this bit:
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|--4--3--4-----|
|--2--1--2--5--|
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Riff E
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|-0000333322220000333300001111444400003333222200003333000011110000--|
Riff F - x2
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|-----------------------101010-121212-------------------------------|
|------9999-8888-101010---------------121212-111111-----------------|
|-8888--------------------------------------------------------------|
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Back to Riff E
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|-0000333322220000333300001111444400003333222200003333000011110000--|
Riff F - x1 this time
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|-----------------------101010-121212-------------------------------|
|------9999-8888-101010---------------121212-111111-----------------|
|-8888--------------------------------------------------------------|
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Now play play Riff E x4......
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...and on the 4th time play this
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|-00003333222200003333000011110000----------------------------------|
Then:
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|-4-3---4----3-2-1--------------------------------------------------|
|-2-1---2-5--3-2-1--3-----------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------1-----------------------------------------------|
(let ring until fade out)
Finished! Like I said I think it's all right. HAIL VADER!!!
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