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Psycroptic - 'The Colour Of Sleep'
The Scepter Of The Ancients (2003)
Unique Leader Records

Tabbed by Tim Snowsill (Tim_Snowsill@hotmail.com)
30/10/04

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Tab Rhythm is hardly perfect so listen to CD. Any comments or corrections can be
e-mailed to above address.

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* Thanks to johnmansley for his significant contribution to this tab.


Dropped D Tuning




Riff A1:           _______________  _______________
                  |        1,3,5,7 |          2,4,6
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-0---1-0--4---1-|-0---1-0--1-----|-0---1-0--11-11-|
|-2---3-2--6---3-|-2---3-2--1-----|-2---3-2--11-11-|
     . .       .       . .              . .  .. ..
  __________________
 |                 8
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-2---1-0--11-11--1-|
|-0---3-2--11-11--1-|


Riff B:              ______________________
                                          1|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|--------------5--0----|
|-0--------0--------|-----058707535-87-310-|
|-0-000000-0-000000-|-0143-----------------|
    ......   ......   .... ... ... ... ...
 _______________________
                       2|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|----------6--5----3----|
|-014308750-54-4300-10--|
  .... ...  .. .... ..



Riff C:

|-----------------------------------------------------------|---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|---| *1st Time Only
|-----------------------2--0h2h3-6p3222222-230-2------------|-*-|
|---------------------------------------------3-3p2-3p2-5-1-|-3-|
|-22222222-2303-222222-2-2------------------------------5-1-|-3-|
  ........ .... ...... .         . ....... ........ . . . . .


Riff A2:

|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|-0---1-0--4---1-|-0---1-0--11-11-|
|-2---3-2--6---3-|-2---3-2--11-11-|
      . .      .       . .  .. ..


Riff D:

|-------------------------|---------------|
|-------------------------|---------------|
|-------------------------|---------------|
|-------------------------|---------------|
|-0--------0--------------|-0---1---3---5-|
|-0-000000-0-00001p0-0000-|--310-431-643--|
    ......   ....    .... ...    ...

|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-0--------0--------------|----------6--5----3----|
|-0-000000-0-00001p0-0000-|-014308750-54-4300-10--|
    ....     ....    ...    ......... .. .... ..



Riff E1:

|Gtr1
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-0---------------------|
|-0---------------------|
|-0---------------------|
|                       |
|Gtr2                   |
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-------5------2--------|
|----0h3-3--0h3-0-------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|


Riff E2:

|Gtr1
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------5------------------------|-------5------------------|
|---0h3---0-0h3-7p3--2-3-2-0-2---|---0h3---0-0h3-7p0-/5-3-2-|
|------------------------------3-|--------------------------|
|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------|
|                                |                          |
|Gtr2                            |                          |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-0------------------------------|-1-----------------3------|
|-0------------------------------|-1-----------------3------|
|-0------------------------------|-1-----------------3------|


Riff E3:

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---0h3h7p5-7-5-0-5-3-2-3-2-------|---0h3h7p5-7-5-0-5-3-2-8-7-0-------|
|---------------------------3---0-|-----------------------------5---0-|
|-0---------------------------5-0-|-0-----------------------------5-0-|
  .                                 .


Riff F1:

|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|---4---5---------5---8-|
|-0-2---0h2-3-6-3-2-|---2---3---2-----3---6-|
|-0-2---0h2-3-6-3-2-|-0---0---0---0-0---0---|
  .     .           .   .   .     . .   .


Riff F2:               ________________  __________________________
                                      1|                          2|
|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|-1h2p1---------------------|
|-------------------2-|2222330233666666-|------320-320--------------|
|222233023366-2-3-6---|-----------------|-------------6-7643-679----|
              . . . .                          ..  ...  ...  ...


Riff F3:

|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-0-2---0h2-3-6-3-2-|-0-2--00-3-0--0-|-0-2---0h2-3-6-3-2-|
|-0-2---0h2-3-6-3-2-|-0-2--00-3-0--0-|-0-2---0h2-3-6-3-2-|
  .     .             .    ..   .  .   .     .

|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|---4---5---------5---8-|
|---2---3---2-----3---6-|
|-0---0---0---0-0---0---|
  .   .   .   . .   .



Riff G:

|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------3p2---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------26---332-3p2--------|-----------------|
|-0h22222223333236--------6---6632-22-|1111112266663322-|
    ................   ....   .... ..  ................


Riff F4:

|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-2---0-3-6-3-2-|-0-2---0-3-0---0-|
|-0-2---0-3-6-3-2-|-0-2---0-3-0---0-|
  .     .           .     .


Riff A3:           _______________  _______________
                  |             1  |             2
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-0---1-0--4---1-|-0---1-0--1-----|-0---1-0--11-11-|
|-2---3-2--6---3-|-2---3-2--1-----|-2---3-2--11-11-|
      . .      .       . .              . .  .. ..


Riff H:

|----------------|------------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|---------------|
|----8-7---------|----8-8\------3/7-|----8-7---------|---------ph--ph|
|----8-7---------|----8-8\------3/7-|----8-7---------|-------5-7---8-|
|-0--6-5-----0-0-|-0--6-6\--0-0-1/5-|-0--6-5-----0-0-|-0-5h6---------|
|-0----------0-0-|-0--------0-0-----|-0----------0-0-|-0-------------|
             . .            . .                  . .


Riff I1:

|Gtr1
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------2-|-8---------------|
|-0---------------|---------870730532-|-8---------------|
|                 |           .  .    |                 |
|Gtr2             |                   |                 |
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----"---"-------|-----"-------------|-"-"---------"---|
|-"-"-7-"-8-"-----|-"-"-7-"-----------|-8-7-"-"-"-"-7---|
|-5-8---5---5-"-"-|-5-8---5---------2-|-----8-7-5-8---5-|
|-------------8-7-|---------870730532-|-----------------|
                                .     .

|Gtr1
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-8-0-7-0-5-3-2-3-|
|   .   .   . . . |
|Gtr2             |
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-8-0-7-0-5-3-2-3-|
    .   .   . . .


Riff I2:

|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----"---"-------|-----"-------------|-"-"---------"---|
|-"-"-7-"-8-"-----|-"-"-7-"-----------|-8-7-"-"-"-"-7---|
|-5-8---5---5-"-"-|-5-8---5---------2-|-----8-7-5-8---5-|
|-------------8-7-|---------870730532-|-----------------|
                                .     .
 ________________  ________________
                1|                2|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-8---7---2---3h5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-8-0-7-0-5-3-2-3-|---0---0---0-----|
    .   .   .         .   .   .


Rhy. Fill 1:

|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|----------------ph--|
|------------------|--------------------|
|-7777777777777777-|-7777777777777777bh-|
|------------------|--------------------|
  ................   ...............


Riff J:              ________________________
                                            1|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-----9----10---7-9-|--------10---------------|
|-7777-7777--777-7--|-7777777---791097-6h7p6~-|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
  .... ....  ... .    .......   .. ...
 _____________________________
                             2|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-66-----44-----221-----------|
|---976~---763~----32~-22326~-|
|-----------------------------|
  ....   ....   ....   ....


Riff K1:

|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|------2h3p2-----------|
|-0h222-----320h2------|
  .  ..     ...


Riff K2:

|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|------2h3p2---0-1--0-5-|------2h3p2---------------|
|-0h222-----32-0-1--0-5-|-0h222-----320h222-2h52h5-|
  .  ..     .. .    .     .  ..     ...  .. .  .


Riff A4:           ______________   ______________
                  |           1,3  |           2,4
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-0---1-0--4---1-|-0---1-0--1-----|-0---1-0--11-11-|
|-2---3-2--6---3-|-2---3-2--1-----|-2---3-2--11-11-|
      . .      .       . .              . .  .. ..


Ending:

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|----------------|
|----------------|
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|-0--------------|
|-0--------------|

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