Morbid Tales


This is the title track from Celtic Frost's first album. The first couple of seconds are just an A5 collecting feedback e|----| B|----| G|-2--| D|-2--| A|-0--| E|----| Intro Riff: e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----------------------3---2---| A|-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-4-2-2-1---0---| E|-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-2-0-0---------| * * * * * * * * * Gtr.1 play 8 times, with gtr.2 doubling the 5-8 times. Verse Riff: e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------3--3--3--|---------------------------------| Gtr.1 A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1--1--1--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2b-2h0-2h0-2b-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------3--3--3--|-------------------4b-4h2-4h2-4b-| Gtr.2 A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1--1--1--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play 2 times. Make the bends in bar 2 just slightly shy of 1/2 step for both guitars. Bridge Riff: e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------3-----|-----------------------5-----| A|-2---2-2-4-----2---2-2-1-----|-2---2-2-6-----2---2-2-3-----| E|-0---0-0-2-----0---0-0-------|-0---0-0-4-----0---0-0-------| * * * * * * * * Play 4 times. Interlude Riff: e|--------------------|------------------| B|--------------------|------------------| G|--------------------|------------------| D|--------------------|-----------10\9---| A|--------------------|------------8\7---| E|-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Play 4 times. Chorus Riff: e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------|-4--4-4-3--3-3-4--4-4-3--3-3-| A|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-|-2--2-2-1--1-1-2--2-2-1--1-1-| E|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Play 4 times. e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-2---| Gtr.2 Let Ring A|-2---| E|-0---| e|-----|-----------------------------| B|-----|-----------------------------| G|-----|-----------------------------| D|-2---|-----------------------------| Gtr.1 A|-2---|-----------------------------| E|-0---|-0--0--3--2--0h1-0h1-0h1-0h1-| Gtr.2 plays the riff in the second bar 4 times. Then the solo is played over top of the Bridge Riff 2 times, then repeat the song from the begining. Here is the structure: Intro riff 8 times, last 4 doubled by gtr.2. Verse riff twice. Bridge riff 4 times. Interlude riff 4 times. Chorus riff 4 times. Gtr.1's fill 4 times. Bridge riff 2 times, with solo. Intro riff 8 times, last 4 doubled by gtr.2. Verse riff twice. Bridge riff 4 times. Interlude riff 4 times. Chorus riff 4 times. Well, that is it. I hope to transcribe the solo sometime soon. Notation Key: h=hammer on p=pull off / = ascending slide \ = descending slide b=note bend *=palm mute