#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# A TOUCH OF MEDIEVAL DARKNESS (Bassline) As recorded by Desaster (From the 1996 Album A TOUCH OF MEDIEVAL DARKNESS) Transcribed by Historiae Words by Occulto Music by Desaster Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Untitled' Intro Q=150 4/4 Gtr I Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| W +H. Q H. +E E E E E E H ||-----------|-------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o----------|-------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||o-5--------|-(5)------3--|-5-------(5)-7-|-8-10-8-7-5----o|| ||-----------|-------------|---------------|----------------|| W +H. Q W q q H ||-----------|-------------|----------|-------------|| ||o----------|-------------|----------|------------o|| ||o----------|-------------|----------|------------o|| ||--5--------|-(5)------3--|-5--------|-3--3--5-----|| W +H. Q H. +E E E E E E H ||-----------|-------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o----------|-------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||o-5--------|-(5)------3--|-5-------(5)-7-|-8-10-8-7-5----o|| ||-----------|-------------|---------------|----------------|| q q Q E E E E E E H q q Q E E E E E E H ||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|| ||o--------------|-2------------|--------------|---5----------o|| ||o-3--3--5--3-5-|---5-3-5-5----|-3--3--5--5-7-|-8---8-7-7----o|| ||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|| q q E E E E E E E E E E E E q q E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x ||----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|| ||o---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------o|| ||o-3--3--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3--3--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o|| ||----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|| 2/4 4/4 |-3-| q q W W W H Q Q Q |-------|----------|----------|----------|------------| |-------|----------|----------|----------|------------| |-3--3--|----------|----------|----------|----------3-| |-------|----------|----------|----------|------------| W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|------------|--------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----| |----------|------------|------------|--------| Main Riff |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q ||----------------------|-----------------| ||o---------------------|-----------------| ||o-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3-| ||----------------------|-----------------| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q |---------------------|-------------------|| |---------------------|------------------o|| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3--o|| |---------------------|-------------------|| Variation A |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||o-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-| ||----------------------|---------------------| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3---| |---------------------|-------------------| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3-| |--3--| |3| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-| |---------------------|--------------------------| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q |---------------------|------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------o|| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-o|| |---------------------|------------------|| Main Riff |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q ||----------------------|-----------------| ||o---------------------|-----------------| ||o-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3-| ||----------------------|-----------------| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q |---------------------|-------------------|| |---------------------|------------------o|| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3--o|| |---------------------|-------------------|| Variation B |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q ||----------------------|-----------------| ||o---------------------|-----------------| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| ||----------------------|-----------------| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q 4x |---------------------|-------------------|| |---------------------|------------------o|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o|| |---------------------|-------------------|| Main Riff |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q ||----------------------|-----------------| ||o---------------------|-----------------| ||o-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3-| ||----------------------|-----------------| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q |---------------------|-------------------|| |---------------------|------------------o|| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3--o|| |---------------------|-------------------|| Variation C |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q ||----------------------|-----------------| ||o---------------------|-----------------| ||o-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-| ||----------------------|-----------------| |3-| |--3--| |3-| |--3--| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q |-------------------------------|------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| |-------------------------------|------------------| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3-| |--3--| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-| |---------------------|----------------------| |3-| |--3--| |3-| |--3--| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q |-------------------------------|------------------|| |-------------------------------|-----------------o|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o|| |-------------------------------|------------------|| Breakdown Q=100 W +W +W H H |----------|------------|------------|-----------| |----------|------------|------------|-----------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-3----5----| |----------|------------|------------|-----------| Q=120 W +W +W H H 3x ||-----------|------------|------------|------------|| ||o----------|------------|------------|-----------o|| ||o-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-3----5----o|| ||-----------|------------|------------|------------|| Q=150 W W W E E E E E E Q 4x ||-----------|----------|----------|-------------------|| ||o----------|----------|----------|------------------o|| ||o-5--------|-5--------|-5--------|-10-8-7-5-3-7-5---o|| ||-----------|----------|----------|-------------------|| |-3-| W W W H Q Q Q |----------|----------|----------|-------------| |----------|----------|----------|-------------| |----------|----------|----------|----------3--| |----------|----------|----------|-------------| W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|------------|--------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----| |----------|------------|------------|--------| Main Riff |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q ||----------------------|-----------------| ||o---------------------|-----------------| ||o-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3-| ||----------------------|-----------------| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q |---------------------|-------------------|| |---------------------|------------------o|| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3--o|| |---------------------|-------------------|| Variation B |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q ||----------------------|-----------------| ||o---------------------|-----------------| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| ||----------------------|-----------------| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q 4x |---------------------|-------------------|| |---------------------|------------------o|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o|| |---------------------|-------------------|| Main Riff |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q ||----------------------|-----------------| ||o---------------------|-----------------| ||o-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3-| ||----------------------|-----------------| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q |---------------------|-------------------|| |---------------------|------------------o|| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-3-3-3--o|| |---------------------|-------------------|| Variation A |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||o-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-| ||----------------------|---------------------| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3---| |---------------------|-------------------| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3-| |--3--| |3| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-| |---------------------|--------------------------| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q |---------------------|------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------o|| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-o|| |---------------------|------------------|| Outro Q=100 W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths