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THUS SPAKE THE NIGHTSPIRIT (Bassline)
                             As recorded by Emperor
               (From the 1997 Album ANTHEMS TO THE WELKIN AT DUSK)

Words and Music by Ihsahn
Transcribed by Kristoffer Salamonsen

  Q=120
 4/4
  Gtr I
|-----------|-------|-------------|------|---------------|
|-----------|-------|-------------|------|---------------|
|-----------|-0-----|-(0)---------|-0----|-1-3-0---------|
|-----0-1-0-|-------|-------0-1-0-|------|--------0-1-0--|


|----------|---------------|----------|----------------------|
|----------|---------------|----------|----------------------|
|-0--------|-(0)-----------|-0--------|-1-3-1----------------|
|----------|---------0-1-0-|----------|----------1-1-1-1-1-1-|


||--------------------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|


|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------|
|-------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1--|


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


|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1--|


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|


|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------|
|-------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1--|


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


|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1--|


|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-------6\--------|----------------------|
|-0--5------1-1-1-|-0-0-1-1S3-3-3S4-4-0--|


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------|
|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
|-------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|


|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------1-1-1--|


|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-------6\--------|----------------------|
|-0--5------1-1-1-|-0-0-1-1S3-3-3S4-4-0--|


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------|
|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
|-------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|


  1.
|---------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------o||
|-------------1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1---||


  2.
|------------------------------|-----|
|------------------------------|-----|
|-------------1-1-1-1-1-1-0----|-----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|-----|


|--------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|----3--2--2h3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-|


|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-0----|


|-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------|-------------------------------------------------|
|----4--3--2--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-|


  $
|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|-----4--0--2-4-|
|-0--12\--8--7-5-|-0-2-----------|


|-------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4--4--2------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------1-2-|


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|


|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------4-4-4-4-4-4--------------|


                                                     4x
||---------------------------------------------------||
||o-------------------------------------------------o||
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------o||
||--------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||


||--------------------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------------------------|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


                                                              D.S.
                                                               4x
|--------------------------------------------------------------||--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------o||--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------o||--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10--||--|


|-------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-5-----------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----4--3--2--|


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|


|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6--|


|-------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-5-----------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----4--3--2--|


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|


|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6--|


  Q=42
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|


|-----5------------|-----9------------|
|---------5--------|------------2-4-2-|
|-3--(3)-----3-5-3-|----(7)-----------|
|------------------|-0-------0--------|


|-----5------------|------9-----------9---|
|---------5--------|--------9-7-9-7-9---9-|
|-3--(3)-----3-5-3-|----7-----------------|
|------------------|-0--------------------|


|-----5--------------|----------/9-7---------|
|---------5----------|---------------9-7-5-2-|
|-3--(3)-----3-5-3h5-|----7------------------|
|--------------------|-0-----0---------------|


|-----5------------|------------9----|
|---------5--------|----------9---9--|
|-3--(3)-----3-5-3-|----7------------|
|------------------|-0-----0---------|


|-----5------------|----9-------9---|-----5------------|-|
|---------5--------|----------9---9-|---------5--------|-|
|-3--(3)-----3-5-3-|----------------|-3--(3)-----3-5-3-|-|
|------------------|-0-----0--------|------------------|-|


|----------------------------|--------|
|---7-5-4---5-4-2---4-2-0----|--------|
|-5-------3-------2----------|--------|
|-------------------------0--|-(0)----|



The part between $ and D.S. is played twice.

Hope you enjoy. I sure did.

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