GOD DETHRONED - SWALLOW THE SPIKES From the Album RAVENOUS Copyright 2001 (Metal Blade Records) Version 1.1 - July 2001 Transcribed by: Chris Ninman For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact Chris Ninman at: snowballingblood@hotmail.com Check Out Death Warp, With More Transcriptions On It: http://www.sorrowsend.com/DeathWarp/ . - palm mute / - slide up to \ - slide down to ~ - vibrato h - hammer on b - bend p - pull off Suffixes for bend ph - pinch harmonic f - full bend h - half bend * - see comment r - release t - tap bend X - percussion mute ~ - vibrato bend @ - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note " - tremolo pick until next note Guitars 1 and 2 are the rhythm guitars that play throughout the entire song. Guitar 3 enters at 2:07 and Guitar 4 at 2:22. They play until the ending. Both guitars do not play the entire time until the end, but at least one of them is always playing. I put what guitars 1 and 2 do first, and then put guitars 3 and 4 at the end, with the time that they begin to play each line. Let me know if there is a part you can not understand. I'll try to do my best to explain whatever is confusing. Tuning C# (C#,F#,B,E,G#,C#) Riff 1 (2 times) |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|I & |-9------10------12----7-10\9-10-\9-9------10------5--5-4--5\4-5-\4-|II |-7-------8------10----5--8\7--8-\7-7-------8------3--3-2--3\2-3-\2-| |----0000----0000----00----------------0000----0000------------3-\2-| .... .... .. .... .... Riff 2 (2 times) |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------|I & |----------------------------------------------------------------|II |---------7------10------------107-----------------------5-10-9--| |-0000000---0000----0000-8-0000---87--00000000-7h8p7-5-7-3--8-7--| Riff 2 cont. |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|I & |----------------------------------------------------------9-8--|II |---------7------10------------107-----------------------5-7-6--| |-0000000---0000----0000-8-0000---87--00000000-7h8p7-5-7-3------| Repeat Riff 1 (2 times) Repeat Riff 2 (2 times) Riff 3 (1 time) |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|I & |----------------------------------------------------|II |---------10--10--------9--9--------7--7--------9--9-| |-00000000--00--00000000-00-00000000-00-00000000-00--| Riff 3 cont. |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|I & |-----------------------------------------------------|II |---------12--12--------7--7--------10--10----7-9-10~-| |-00000000--00--00000000-00-00000000--00--0000-0-0----| Riff 4 (1 time) |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|I |---------10--10--------9---9---------7---7---------9---9--| |-00000000--00--00000000--00--00000000--00--00000000--00---| | |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|II |---------14--14--------12--12--------10--10--------12--12-| |-00000000--00--00000000--00--00000000--00--00000000--00---| Riff 4 cont. |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|I |---------12--12--------7---7---------10--10----7--9--10~-| |-00000000--00--00000000--00--00000000--00--0000--0--0----| | |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|II |---------15--15--------14--14--------14--14----10-12-14~-| |-00000000--00--00000000--00--00000000--00--0000-0-0------| Riff 5 (2 times) |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|I & |------------------------------------------------------|II |--------------7"--------------------10"-9"--------7"--| |-0"----7"-10"----6"-7"10"6-0"----7"--------10"-8"-----| Riff 5 cont. |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|I & |--------------------------------------------------------|II |--------------7"--------------------10"-9"-----12"-10"--| |-0"----7"-10"----6"-7"10"6-0"----7"--------10"----------| Repeat Riff 3 (1 time) Repeat Riff 4 (1 time) Repeat Riff 5 (2 times) Riff 6 (4 times) |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|I & |-5----4/5---4/9-8---------7/9--7\5-4-5-|II |-3----2/3---2/7-6--2-2----5/7--5\3-2-3-| |-3----2/3---2------0-0----5/7--5\3-2-3-| Riff 7 (1 time) |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|I & |-7--9-9------------------7--9-9--------------------------|II |-5--7-7---10---9/10-9\7--5--7-7--10--9---9/10\9-9/10\9-7-| |-----------8---7/-8-7\5-----------8--7---7/-8\7-7/-8\7-5-| Riff 8 (2 times) |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|I & |-7--9-9--------------------------7--9-9--------------------------|II |-5--7-7---10---9/10\9\-9/12\10-9-5--7-7--10--9---9/10\9-9/10\9-7-| |-----------8---7/-8\7\-7/10\-8-7----------8--7---7/-8\7-7/-8\7-5-| Riff 9 (1 time) |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------|I & |-7--9-9--------------------------7--9-9---------------------------|II |-5--7-7---10---9/10\9\-9/12\10-9-5--7-7--10--9---9/10\9-9/12\10-9-| |-----------8---7/-8\7\-7/10\-8-7----------8--7---7/-8\7-7/10\-8-7-| Ending |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-9------10------12----7---10\9-10-\9--9\\-| |-7-------8------10----5----8\7--8-\7--7\\-| |----0000----0000----00--------------------| | .... .... .. |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------ph--| |-14\----15\-----17\---12\-15p14h15h17-14--| |----0000----0000----00--------------------| .... .... .. gtr 3 enters(2:07) |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----1212--10b(12)-10~----9----9-b(10)-9------------------------|III |-10-------------------------12------------7-7---\5-7--9-10-9-10-| |----------------------------------------------------------------| (2:16) |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |------1212--10b(12)-10~----9----9-b(10)-14----/17-14---|III |-/10-------------------------12------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| (2:22) hold 20 for a long time, |---------------------------------------------------------|then |---------------------------------1719-20~------~-------~-|exit |-17--16-17-19--17-16-1716--161719------------------------| |-------------------------19------------------------------|III |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |gtr 4 enters |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------1617-16-b(17)r16p14-16--| |-17--16-17-19--17-16-1716--161719------------------------|IV |-------------------------19------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| (2:26) |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-17b(19)-r17-16-14-16-16-b(17)r16p14-1614--------191716-------| |-----------------------------------------171614--------191716-|IV |-----------------------------------------------17-------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| (2:29) |---------------------191919--------171717---------------------------| |---------------------------171717--------15151915-------------------| |--------------------------------------------------16-16b(17)---r16--| |-14b(16)-r14-12-----------------------------------------------------|IV |----------------16~-------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| (2:36) |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-19-16b(17)~-16-b(17)-r16-14-14b(16)-r14-14-b(16)r14-12-b(14)r12--| |------------------------------------------------------------------|IV |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| (2:40) |-----------------| |----15-----------| |-12----12-11-12--| |-----------------|IV |-----------------| |-----------------| gtr 3 enters(2:42) |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-16--b(17)-(17)--16b(17)--14-------------------16--b(17)-(17)-|III |------------------------------141414~14~14~14~----------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| | gtr 4 exits |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-19--b(21)-(21)--r19--19~-------~-----------------------------|IV |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| (2:48) |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-16b(17)-19--19b(21)-r19-16----16--b(17)-(17)--16b(17)--14-|III |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| (2:53) |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------16--b(17)-(17)--16b(17)---------------------|III |-141414~14~14~14~--------------------------12-14-b(15)-r14~---| |--------------------------------------------------------------| (2:59) |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-16--b(17)-(17)--16b(17)--14-------------------16--b(17)-(17)-|III |------------------------------141414~14~14~14~----------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |gtr 4 enters |-22-----20-----19-----17-----------------------22-----20------| |---20-19--19-17--17-15--15-13\12~----------------20-19--19-17-| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------|IV |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| (3:04) |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-16b(17)-19--19b(21)-r19-16----16--b(17)-(17)--16b(17)--14-|III |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| | |-19-----17---------------------22-----20-----19-----17-----| |---17-15---15-b(17)-(17)~--------20-19--19-17--17-15--15-13| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|IV |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| (3:10) |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------16--b(17)-(17)--16b(17)---------------------|II |-141414~14~14~14~--------------------------12-14-b(15)-r14~---| |--------------------------------------------------------------| | |------------------22-----20-----19-----17---------------------| |\12~----------------20-19--19-17--17-15--15-b(17)-(17)~-------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------|IV |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| (3:15) |--------------| |--------------| |--------------| |--------------|III |-15-17-15--14-| |--------------| | |--------------| |(17)----------| |-*held-from---| |--before------|IV |--------------| |--------------| For the bends, I put the pitch of what it is being bent to. If the number is in (), it is that pitch because of the bend, and at times held for more than one note, meaning the bend remains from the previous note. For example, 16b(17) (17), your finger never leaves the sixteenth fret. Sorry if this is confusing. Just let me know if you need more information. Check Out Death Warp, With More Transcriptions On It: http://www.sorrowsend.com/DeathWarp/