Author/Artist: Decapitated Title: Nine Steps Album: Winds Of Creation [2000 Wicked World/Earache Records] Transcribed by: Greg D. [Sycophant] Email: sentience666@hotmail.com Tune To D. . = palm mutes. Tremelo pick where applicable. 0:05 - 0:25 ------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| ------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| ------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| -------------1--2-|-----------------------------------------------5-4-2-4-2-1-| -3-2-0-------1--2-|-------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------| -------5-3-2----0-|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-----------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------1--2----------| -2----------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-3-2-------1--2----------| ----0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-----------------------5-3-2----0-0-0-0-0--| . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------4-------------------------| ----------------------------------------5-4-2-4-1-2---------------------------| ------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------| -0--2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2--------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0--| . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------1--2-----------------------------------| -----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-3-2-------1--2-------------------------------2---| -0-0-0-2-2-----------------------5-3-2----0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-----| . . . . . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------5-4-2-4-2-1----------------------------------------------------| -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------2----------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| ------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-----------------| . . . . . . -------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| -------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| -------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| ---------------1--2--------2-0-------------|----------------------------------| -2-5-3-2-------1--2------------3-2-0-------|----------------------------------| ---------5-3-2----0------------------5-3-2-|----------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . 0:25 - 0:43 [on 2nd repeat, all E5's are replaced by open E string palm mutes.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------3------4-----------------------| -2--2-2-2-3--2--2-2-2--6\5-----4------4/5------1------2-2--2-2-2--5\4-2--2-2--| -0--0-0-0-1--0--0-0-0--4\3-0-0-2--0-0-2/3--0-0----0-0---0--0-0-0--3\2-0--0-0--| . . . . . . . . 0:43 - 0:56 ------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| ------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| ------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| -----------------------------5------|-----------------------------------------| -2--6\5-------------6-\5--2--3--4-4-|-2-2-2-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-| -0--4\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-\3--0-----2-2-|-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-| . . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------5--3--4----------------------------------------------------| -2-4-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--1--2--2--5--4--2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2--| -0-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-0----------0--3--2--0-0-0-2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-0--| . . . . . . . ---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|---------------------------------x\---| -------------------5--3--4------1----2-|---------------------------------x\---| -2-4-5-2-2-2-2-----3--1--2--2-2-1----2-|---------------------------------x\---| -0-2-3-0-0-0-0-0000---------0-0------0-|--------------------------------------| . . . . . . 0:57 - 1:11 [Chorus] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------1--3----------------| -1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4--3--4--------4--1-1-1-1-4--| . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4--3--1--4--3--0-----------------------| . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------1--3----------------| -1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4--3--4--------4--1-1-1-1-4--| . . . . . . --------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| --------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| --------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| --------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| --------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| -4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4--3--1--4--3--0-|---------------------| 1:11 - 1:23 [Post Chorus Blast Section] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------6\5-------------------| ------------------------------------------------------3-4\3-2-----------------| -1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3--1-----0-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-| . . 1:17 - 1:23 Guitar 1 -----------------|------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------|------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------|------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------|------------------5-5-5------------------5-5-5--------------| ---------2--2--3-|-4------6--4------3-3-3-4------6--4------3-3-3--------------| -3-3-3-3-0--0--1-|-2------4--2------------2------4--2-------------------------| . . . . . . . . . 1:17 - 1:23 Guitar 2 ------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| ------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| ------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| -----4-4-4-3-3-3-2-------4-4-4-4--3--2----------|-----------------------------| -4-------------------4------------------4--3--2-|-----------------------------| -2-------------------2--------------------------|-----------------------------| . . . . . [back to Chorus] [Bridge Section] 1:37 - 1:51 Guitar 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------3-3-3-3-3--4--3--1--3-----1-----------------------| ---------3-3-3-3-----------------------------------4-----3--4--1--3--0--------| -1-1-1-1---------1--4--3--1---------------------------------------------2--2--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-6--\5-----------| ----4--4--4---------------------------------------------------4--\3---------3-| -2-----------2--5--4--2---------------------------------------------1-1-1-1---| . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------3-3-3-3-3--4--3--1--3-----1---------------------------------| -3-3-3-----------------------------------4-----3--4--1--3--0----------4-4-4-4-| -------1--4--3--1---------------------------------------------2-2-2-2---------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| --------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| --------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| ------------4-4-4-4-4--6--7--6--4--3--4-----------------|---------------------| -----------------------------------------4--2--0--------|---------------------| -2--5--4--2---------------------------------------4--2--|---------------------| . . . . 1:37 - 1:51 Guitar 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------| ---------3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------------------| -1-1-1-1---------1--4--3--1---------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| ---------------------------------------3-3-3-3--------------------------------| -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1---------1--4--3--1---------------------| . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -3-3-3-3----------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4--6--7--6--4--3--4---| -----------------------------4-4-4-4------------------------------------------| ---------1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2---------2--5--4--2-------------------------------| . . . . 1:51 - 2:05 [Both Guitars] ----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------|-----------------------------3-3-3-3-3--4--3--1--3-----1-----| -4--2--0--------|---------3-3-3-3------------------------------------4-----3--| ----------4--2--|-1-1-1-1---------1--4--3--1----------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----1--------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1--| -4-----3--4--1--3--0----------4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------| ----------------------2-2-2-2---------2--5--4--2------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -3-3-3-3-6-\5-----------------------------3-3-3-3-----------------------------| ---------4-\3---------3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------| --------------1-1-1-1---------1--4--3--1----------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| . . . . -----------------------------------------|------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------|------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------|------------------------------------| -----4--6--7--6--4--3--4-----------------|------------------------------------| --------------------------4--2--0--------|------------------------------------| -1-1-------------------------------4--2--|------------------------------------| 2:05 - 2:17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------6\5---------------| ---------------------------------------------------------2--4\3-2-------------| -1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-0------0-1-1-1-1-4-4-| . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4--3--2------------| -------------3--3----4-----------------------4-4--------------------5--4--0---| -4-4-3-3-3-3-1-----1-2-------------------------2------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . ---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| -----4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-----------|--------------------| -4-----------------------4-4-------------------5-5-5-5-7-|--------------------| -2-------------------------2---------------------------5-|--------------------| Song Picks Up Tempo 2:17 - 2:30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------6h7----------------------------------------6h7------------------------| -666666-------66--667777--------8-7-5-------6-----------66--6h7--------5-10-9-| -444444-----44--44------55555555------8-7-5-4--4444---44--44---333333333-8--7-| . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------6h7----------------------------------------6h7----------------------| -7-666666-------66--667777--------8-7-5-------666666-------66--6h7------------| -5-444444-----44--44------55555555------8-7-5-444444-----44--44---33333333333-| . . . . . . 2:30 - 2:45 [Sauron starts singing] -------------|----------------------------------------------------------------| -------------|----------------------------------------------------------------| -------------|----------------------------------------------------------------| -------------|-----------6----------------------------------------------------| -10109-9-7-7-|-6-666-6-----6-6/7-7-----8-7-5-------8-7-5-------6-666-66-------| -8-8-7-7-5-5-|-4-444---4---4-4/5-5-5-5-------8-7-5-------8-7-5-4-444---444444-| . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . end 1 ----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------| ----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------| ----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------| ----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------| ----------------|-10109-9-7-7-|-10-9--7--6--------------3---------------------| -6-4-3333333333-|-8-8-7-7-5-5-|-8--7--5--4--------------1---------------------| . . . . . . . . end 2 2:45 - 3:12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------333333---------444444------2-| ----------555555222222111111---------222222---------------------------444444--| -2--2--2--------------------2--2--2--------333322------2--2--2----------------| -0--0--0--------------------0--0--0--------------------0--0--0----------------| . . . . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -22222------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------555555222222111111--5-\4----------555555222222111111---------222222-----| ------------------------2-3-\2-2--2--2--------------------2--2--2--------3333-| ------------------------0------0--0--0--------------------0--0--0-------------| . . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---333333---------444444------222222------------------------------------------| ------------------------444444444444-555555-222222-111111---5-\4--------------| -22------2--2--2---------------------777777-333333-222222-2-3-\2--------------| ---------0--0--0------------------------------------------0-------------------| . . . . 3:12 - 3:26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------111111------------4/5\4------------------------------| -------------------------------3333330000002/3\2-------------------------1111-| -000000333333000000222222------------------------000000333333000000222222-----| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------1-----------------------111111------------4/5\4-2----------| -11222222----2-------2---------------------------3333330000002/3\2-2----------| ---------3-----2-----0---333333000000222222------------------------0--333333--| . . --------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| -----------------------------------11-|---------------------------------------| -------------111111222222----22-------|---------------------------------------| -000000222222------------3333--2222---|---------------------------------------| 3:26 - 3:40 [MidTempo Chanting Section] 3:26 - 3:40 Guitar 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------222222-----------------------| ---------------------------------22222222-----------------------------666666--| -----------------33333333----------------33333333------0--2--0----------------| -5555555500000000--------55555555-------------------------------444444--------| . . . 3:26 - 3:40 Guitar 2 --------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| -------------------------666666-------|---------------------------------------| -6666666666666667--6-----------666666-|-------------333333------------------3-| ----------------------4---------------|-555555000000------555555555555000000--| . --------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| -33333--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ------555555444444444444444444444444--|---------------------------------------| x2 3:40 - 3:58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------7---------------------9-------8---------------------------| ----------------7-----7-------7-666666666----6-5-----8-/10----------------7---| -5555555550-8-5---8-----8-5-8------------------------6-/8--5555555550-8-5---8-| 3:58 - 4:17 [Solo Rhythm] -------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| -------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| -------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| -7-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| ---7-------7-66666666----6-5---------------|----------------------------------| -----8-5-8-------------6------666688884444-|555555555555555500000000000000000-| . 4:17 - 4:22 [end of the solo, rhythm guitar crunches away at power chord gradually slowing] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------\----------------------------------------| --------------------------------------\---------------------------------------| -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----\--------------------------------------| -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------\-------------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . w/bar 4:22 - end ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---2----3-/6-6/7\6--5--2--5/6\5--4--2--4--3--2--3-/6-6/7\6--5--2--5/6\5--4--2-| ---0----1-/4-4/5\4--3--0--3/4\3--2--0--2--1--0--1-/4-4/5\4--3--0--3/4\3--2--0-| . . . . . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -4--3--2----3-/6-6/7\6--5--2--5/6\5--4--2--4--3--2----3/6-6-5---5\4--4\3------| -2--1--0----1-/4-4/5\4--3--0--3/4\3--2--0--2--1--0----1/4-4-3---3\2--2\1------| . . . . . . . . Sometimes Vogg plays this riff instead for the "4:22 - end" section. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---2----3/6-6-7-6--5--2--5-6-5--4--2--4--3------------------------------------| ---0----1/4-4-5-4--3--0--3-4-3--2--0--2--1------------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . and repeat as needed