Belphegor - "The Goatchrist" Guitar Tab
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Band: (Belphegor)
Album: (Lucifer Incestus)
Song: (The Goatchrist)
Copyright (c) (Napalm Records) (2004)
Transcribed By: (Song of Blasphemy)
Email: (land_of_ice@metal-rules.every1.net)
. - 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 - Staccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
This is my first tab ever, so please keep that
in mind when you use this and listen to the song for timing.
If you have any questions, comments or corrections
please e-mail me (I think I messed up on how I did the tappings in the solo).
The song is at www.belphegor.at. This is one of my favorite songs. Enjoy!
Tuning D G C F A D (1 whole step down)
Intro (Riff 1)
Guitar 1 (tremolo picked)
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|--------------------------------------------------9----------------|
|-----9---8--------9-10-9---------9---8----------9---10-9-----------|
|-7-9---9---9--7-9--------10--7-9---9---9ph--7-9--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (tremolo picked)
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|------------------------------------------------2------------------|
|-----2---1--------2-3-2--------2---1----------2---3-2--------------|
|-0-2---2---2--0-2-------3--0-2---2---2ph--0-2----------------------|
Guitars 1 and 2 (when Helmuth’s voice comes in)
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|----------------------------------------------2--------------------|
|-----2---1--------2-3-2--------2---1--------2---3-2----------------|
|-0-2---2---2--0-2-------3--0-2---2---2--0-2------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------------5-4----------------|
|-----2---1--------2-3-2--------2---1----------2-----2--------------|
|-0-2---2---2--0-2-------3--0-2---2---2ph--0-2----------------------|
Verse (riff 2) Guitar 1 (tremolo picked)
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|------------------------------------------------9------------------|
|-----9---8--------9-10-9---------9---8--------9---10-9-------------|
|-7-9---9---9--7-9--------10--7-9---9---9--7-9----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (tremolo picked)
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|---------------------------------------------2---------------------|
|-----2---1-------2-3-2--------2---1--------2---3-2-----------------|
|-0-2---2---2--0-2------3--0-2---2---2--0-2-------------------------|
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|--------------------------------------------------12-11------------|
|-----9---8--------9-10-9---------9---8----------9-------9----------|
|-7-9---9---9--7-9--------10--7-9---9---9ph--7-9--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------5-4----------------|
|-----2---1--------2-3-2--------2---1----------2-----2--------------|
|-0-2---2---2--0-2-------3--0-2---2---2ph--0-2----------------------|
Chorus play 2x (riff 3) Guitars 1 and 2
|-7-7--77--8-8-------------------------7--7--77--8-8----------------|
|-7-7--77--8-8-------------------------7--7--77--8-8----------------|
|-7-7--77--8-8-------------------------7--7--77--8-8----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------101010101010999999--------------------333333222222--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
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|---12--------------12--------------12--------------12--------------|
|-9----12-11-12-11-----12-11-12-11-----12-11-12-11-----12-11q-11~---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Guitar 2 (let ring)
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|-7-----------------6----------------7--------------6---------------|
|-7-----------------6----------------7--------------6---------------|
Interlude (riff 4) Guitar 1 and 2
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|(let ring)--------------------------------------------2------------|
|-7—-6--3------------------------------------------------3-2--------|
|-7--6--3-(guitar 1 does a slide up the neck right here)-----3------|
Let ring
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|-9-------11---------12-----------11~-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-------9----------10-----------9~--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 5 (play 2x) (let ring)
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|-12------11------12-------11--------9--------11-------12q-----11---|
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|-10------9-------10-------9---------7--------9--------10q-----9----|
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|-12------11------12-------11--------9--------11-------16q-----17---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10------9-------10-------9---------7--------9--------14q-----15---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo (do all the tappings really fast, the solo may contain some errors)
|-19p15p14-18p15p14-15p14p12-19p15p14-18p15p14-15p14p12-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------12t8p7-12t8p7|
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm over solo
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|---------------------------------------------2---------------------|
|-----2---1-------2-3-2--------2---1--------2---3-2-----------------|
|-0-2---2---2--0-2------3--0-2---2---2--0-2-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12t8p7-12t8p7-12t8p7-12t8p7-11t8p7-11t8p7-11t8p7-11t8p7-11t8p7----|
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|---------------------------------------------2---------------------|
|-----2---1-------2-3-2--------2---1--------2---3-2-----------------|
|-0-2---2---2--0-2------3--0-2---2---2--0-2-------------------------|
|--------19t15p14-19t15p14-19t15p14-19t15p14-19t15p14-19t15p14------|
|-11t8p7------------------------------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------------------2---------------------|
|-----2---1-------2-3-2--------2---1--------2---3-2-----------------|
|-0-2---2---2--0-2------3--0-2---2---2--0-2-------------------------|
Not quite sure about this part
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|-14t12p11-14t12p11-14t12p11-14t12p11-14t12p11-14t12p11-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------21p20p18----|
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm changes here
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|-----7---6--------7-8---------5---4--------5-6---------------------|
|-5-7---7---7--5-7-----8---3-5---5---5--3-5-----6-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------22-21p19-20-19p18-18-(use delay-effect)---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------16-17-16-------------------------------------------------|
|-20p18p17----------17-16-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------------------2---------------------|
|-----2---1-------2-3-2--------2---1--------2---3-2-----------------|
|-0-2---2---2--0-2------3--0-2---2---2--0-2-------------------------|
|-19p15p14-18p15p14-15p14p12-19p15p14-18p15p14-15p14p12-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------12t8p7-12t8p7|
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|---------------------------------------------2---------------------|
|-----2---1-------2-3-2--------2---1--------2---3-2-----------------|
|-0-2---2---2--0-2------3--0-2---2---2--0-2-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12t8p7-12t8p7-12t8p7-12t8p7-11t8p7-11t8p7-11t8p7-11t8p7-11t8p7----|
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(The tapping is probably not listed right, hopefully one of you will correct it)
|--------19t15p14-19t15p14-19t15p14-19t15p14-19t15p14-19t15p14------|
|-11t8p7------------------------------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------------------2---------------------|
|-----2---1-------2-3-2--------2---1--------2---3-2-----------------|
|-0-2---2---2--0-2------3--0-2---2---2--0-2-------------------------|
|-21t19p18-21t19p18-21t19p18-21t19p18-21t19p18----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------16-|
|----------------------------------------------21p20p18-20p18p17----|
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm changes here again
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|-----7---6--------7-8---------5---4--------5-6---------------------|
|-5-7---7---7--5-7-----8---3-5---5---5--3-5-----6-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------22-21p19-21-19p18-21q---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17-16-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------17-16-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------------------2---------------------|
|-----2---1-------2-3-2--------2---1--------2---3-2-----------------|
|-0-2---2---2--0-2------3--0-2---2---2--0-2-------------------------|
Repeat riffs 1, 2, and 3. The song fades out at the end of riff 3.
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