================================================================================ M O U R N I N G B E L O V E T H - T H E S I C K N E S S ================================================================================ A DISEASE FOR THE AGES (c) Prophecy Productions - 2008 http://www.mourningbeloveth.com/ Tune Down 1 & 1/2 Steps C# F# B E G# C# Tempo = 120 BPM Time Signature = 4/4 ----------------------------- Transcribed by PADDY MCMULLAN stinkypoohpants@yahoo.co.uk Version 1.1 (Corrections Outlined at Bottom of Tab) ----------------------- Tablature Symbols Used: P.M... - Palm Mute p - Pull-Off h - Hammer-On (/) - Legato Slide (Blank space indicates length of slide) \ - Slide Down to/Down From (Blank space indicates length of slide) / - Slide Up To/Up From (Blank space indicates length of slide) ( ) - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note REST - Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space |_3_| - Triplet notes ~~ - Vibrato ============ Song Notes: ============ Guitar 3 uses a delay setting of 1000 milliseconds to achieve the synchronised 60/120 BPM echo effect, with a feedback setting of 1 so as to only produce a single "response" to what is being played. Delay is only used during riffs 1 and 2, and any later repetitions of those riffs. ================================================================================ Riff 1a: Guitar 3 with Heavy Distortion & Delay (Play 3 times) ================================================================================ Bar x is played only the first time x 1 2 3 | |---------| |---------------|------------------------|---------------| | |---------| |---------------|------------------------|---------------| |1|---------|4|---------------|------------------------|---------------| |/|--12\ |/| -7------------|--(7)---------(7)\ 5h7h | -8------------| |4|---------|4|---------------|------------------------|---------------| | |---------| |---------------|------------------------|---------------| 4 5 6 |-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------| |--(8)---------(8)/12\ | -7----------------|--(7)---------(7)\ 5h7h | |-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------| 7 8 9 |-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| | -8----------------|--(8)--------(8)\7-8--5--|--7----------------| |-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| P.M... 10 11 12 |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| |--(7)---------(7)\ 5h7h | -8----------------|-(8)---------(8)\5-8--5--| |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| .... 14 15 16 |-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |--7----------------|--(7)--------(7)\ 5h7h | -8--------------(7h 8/ | |-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| 17 |-----------------------|| |-----------------------|| |-----------------------|| | -10)----------/ 12\ || |-----------------------|| |-----------------------|| ================================================================================ Riff 1b: Guitars 1 & 2 with Heavy Distortion (Play twice) ================================================================================ This riff enters after Riff 1a is played once Bar x is played only the first time x 1 2 ||---------------------||-------------------|-------------------| ||--R- -------||-------------------|-------------------| ||--E- -------||-------------------|-------------------| ||--S- -7\ -|| -2----------------|--(2)--------------| ||--T- -5\ -|| -0----------------|--(0)--------------| ||---------------------||-------------------|-------------------| 3 4 5 |-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| |--3----------------|--(3)------------------|--2----------------| |--1----------------|--(1)---------0--1--0--|--0----------------| |-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| ....... 6 7 8 |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------| |--(2)--------------|--3----------------|--(3)------------------| |--(0)--------------|--1----------------|--(1)---------0--1-----| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------3--| ....... 9 10 11 |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |--2----------------|--(2)--------------|--3----------------| |--0----------------|--(0)--------------|--1----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 12 13 14 |-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |--(1)------------------|--2----------------|--(2)--------------| |--(3)---------0--1-----|--0----------------|--(0)--------------| |--------------------3--|-------------------|-------------------| ....... 15 16 |----------------------|---------------------| | |----------------------|---------------------| | |----------------------|---------------------|*| |--3--------------(3)/ | -5------------7\ -|*| |--1--------------(1)/ | -3------------5\ -| | |----------------------|---------------------| | On the last repeat, replace the last bar with the following: |---------------------| | |---------------------| | |---------------------|*| | -5------------5\ -|*| | -3------------3\ -| | |---------------------| | ================================================================================ Riff 2a: Guitar 3 (Play once) [Tempo = 127 BPM] ================================================================================ 1 2 3 ||------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| ||------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| ||--9~~-------------|--9~~--------9 / 10~~----|-(10)---10~~--------------| ||------------------|-------------------------|---------------10~~-------| ||------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| ||------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| 4 5 6 |-------------------|------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|--9~~-------------|--9~~--------9 / 10~~----| |--(10)~~-----------|------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------------| 7 8 9 |--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| |--(10)--10~---------------|-------------------|--9 h 10~~---9~~-------| |----------------10~-------|-(10)~-------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| 10 11 12 |-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------| |-(9)~~-------9 / 10~~----|-(10)-----10~~--------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------10~~-------|-(10)~~--------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------| 13 14 |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--9 h 10----12~~----10~~----|--9~~---10 h 12 p (10\9)----(7/9)----| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 15 16 |------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------|| |--10~~-----------9--10--|--12~~------------------|| |------------------------|-------------12\ -|| |------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------|| ================================================================================ Riff 2b: Guitars 1 & 2 (Play 4 times) ================================================================================ ||-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| ||-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| ||-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| ||--2----------------|--(2)------2------3----|--(3)---------------| ||--0----------------|--(0)------0------0h1--|--(1)------3--------| ||-------------------|-----------------------|-----------1--------| |---------------------| | |---------------------| | |---------------------|*| |-----------2---------|*| |--3--------2----3----| | |--1-------------1----| | ....... ================================================================================ All Guitars Play Their Respective Parts of Riff 1 Twice [Tempo = 124 BPM] ================================================================================ ================================================================================ All Guitars Play Their Respective Parts of Riff 2; Gtr. 1 & 2 x 4, Gtr. 3 x 1 ================================================================================ On the last repeat, guitar 3 replaces the last bar of Riff 2a with the following: ||-----------------------|| ||-----------------------|| ||--12~~---------(12)\ -|| ||-----------------------|| ||-----------------------|| ||-----------------------|| ================================================================================ Riff 3: Guitars 1 & 2: Play once [Tempo = 70 BPM] ================================================================================ 1 2 3 ||--------------------|----------------------|--------------------| ||--------------------|----------------------|--------------------| ||--------------------|----------------------|--------------------| ||--2-----------------|--2----4----5----4----|--3-----------------| ||--0------------6----|--0----2----3----2----|--3-----------------| ||---------------4----|----------------------|--1-----------------| 4 5 6 |---------------------|---------------| |--------------------------------| |---------------------|---------------| |--------------------------------| |---------------------|---------------|6|--------------------------------| |-(3)----------2------|--2------------|/|-(2)--------2----4----5----4----| |-(3)-------3--2------|--0------------|4|-(0)---6----0----2----3----2----| |-(1)-------1--0------|---------------| |-------4------------------------| ... 7 8 9 | |--------------------|---------------------|-------------------| | |--------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |4|--------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |/|--3-----------------|-(3)----------2------|--2----------------| |4|--3-----------------|-(3)-------3--2------|--0----------------| | |--1-----------------|-(1)-------1--0------|-------------------| ... 10 11 12 | |--------------------------------| |----------------|---------------------| | |--------------------------------| |----------------|---------------------| |6|--------------------------------|4|----------------|---------------------| |/|-(2)--------2----4----5----4----|/|--3-------------|-(3)----------2------| |4|-(0)---6----0----2----3----2----|4|--3-------------|-(3)-------3--2------| | |-------4------------------------| |--1-------------|-(1)-------1--0------| ... 13 14 15 |--------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |--2-----------------|--2----4----5----4----|--3-----------------| |--0------------6----|--0----2----3----2----|--3-----------------| |---------------4----|----------------------|--1-----------------| 16 |---------------------|| |---------------------|| |---------------------|| |-(3)----------2------|| |-(3)-------3--2------|| |-(1)-------1--0------|| ... ================================================================================ Riff 4a: Guitar 1 (Play 4 times) [Tempo = 120 BPM] ================================================================================ ||-------------------------|------------------------| ||-------------------------|------------------------| ||-------------------------|------------------------| ||-------2 / 7~~---2 / | -6~~-------------------| ||--0----------------------|--------6 \ -2----6----| ||-------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------| | |----------------------------|---------------------| | |----------------------------|---------------------|*| |----------------5~~ \--|--4--------3---------|*| |--5~~ \----5--------------|--4--------3----2----| | |----------3-----------------|--2--------1----0----| | ... ================================================================================ Riff 4b: Guitar 2 (Play 4 times) ================================================================================ ||----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| ||----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| ||----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| ||----------------------|--1-----------1-----1--|--5------5--5----5----| ||--0----0----7----0----|--2--------2-----------|--5------5--5----5----| ||----------------------|--4--------------4-----|--3------3--3----3----| ............ |---------------------| | |---------------------| | |---------------------|*| |--4--------3---------|*| |--4--------3----2----| | |--2--------1----0----| | ... ================================================================================ Riff 5a: Guitar 1 (Play 4 times) ================================================================================ ||------------------------|--------------------------| ||------------------------|--------------------------| ||--2---------------------|--2---2---------0---------| ||--2---------------------|--3---3---3--3--0------2--| ||--0---------------0--2--|--3---3---3--3--2------3--| ||------------------------|----------------3------5--| .... .... |------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|--0---0---------0------0--|--0---------------------| |--2---------------------|--2---2---2--2--0------2--|--2---------------2--2--| |--3---------------3--3--|--3---3---3--3--2------3--|--3--------------(3)-3--| |--5---------------5--5--|----------------3---------|------------------------| .... .... ..... |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------0--4------2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| |--0---0---0--0--5------3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| |--2---2---2-----5------3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| |--3---3-------------------|--------------------------| .... .......... .... |--------------------------| | |--------------------------| | |--4--4--4--4--4--4-----5--|*| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--7-----|*| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--------| | |--------------------------| | .... After playing this riff once, replace bar 1 with the following: ||-------------------------|| ||-------------------------|| ||--5--2-------------------|| ||-----2-------------------|| ||-----0-------------0--2--|| ||-------------------------|| .... On the second and fourth repeats of this riff, replace bar 3 with the following: ||------------------------|| ||------------------------|| ||--2---------------------|| ||--2---------------2--2--|| ||--0---------------0--0--|| ||------------------------|| .... Before proceeding to the next riff, play and hold the following chord for 6 bars (it serves as a segue into the next riff): ||----------|| ||----------|| ||--2-------|| ||--2-------|| ||--0-------|| ||----------|| ================================================================================ Riff 5b: Guitar 2 (Play twice) ================================================================================ 1 2 3 ||------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------|---------------------0-| ||--0---------------0--2--|--3---3---3--2~~-----3--|--3~~--------------3---| ||------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| 4 |__3__| 5 |------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| |--2---2---2h 3p 2-0-----(0/2)-|--2~~----------------3p 2-| |------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| 6 7 |__3__| |-----------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------------| |--0------2--2----0--3--|-(3)-2h 3p 2-0-----------------| |-----------------------|----------------3----0----2h 3-| |-----------------------|-------------------------------| 8 9 |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------5--|--5-------9p 7-9------7h 9-| |-----------------5--7-----|-----7---------------------| |--2~~ / 7-----------|-----0---------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| 10 |__3___| 11 |__3___| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--10--9h 10p 9--------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------10\ 7--9------7-9-|--10---10---9--9h 10p(9\7)--7\ -2--| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 12 13 |--------------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------| |--(3/5)--7 / 10--9 \ 7h 9\ | -5~~---------------3-| |--------------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------| 14 15 |__3__| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--2 / 5--5 \ 2--3--|-(3)-2h 3p 2-0-----------------| |--------------------------|----------------3----0----2h 3-| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| 16 |---------------------------| | |---------------------------| | |---------------------------|*| |---------------------------|*| |--2~~ \ 0----0--2--3--| | |---------------3-----------| | Before proceeding to the next riff, play and hold the following chord for 6 bars (it serves as a segue into the next riff): ||----------|| ||----------|| ||--2-------|| ||--2-------|| ||--0-------|| ||----------|| ================================================================================ Riff 6a: Guitar 4 with Clean Tone (Play twice) [Tempo = 77 BPM] Time Sig. = 6/4 ================================================================================ *Let notes ring wherever possible* ||-------0--------0--------0------------| ||----------------------------------1---| ||-----2--------2--------2--------2-----| ||--------------------------------------| ||--0--------0--------0--------0--------| ||--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | |-------1--------1--------0--------0--|-------0------------------------------| | |-----2--------2--------2--------2----|-----2----------2--------2--------2---|*| |-------------------------------------|--------------2--------2--------2-----|*| |--0--------0--------0--------0-------|--0--------0--------0--------0--------| | |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | ================================================================================ Riff 6b: Guitar 3 (Play once) ================================================================================ ||--------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------| ||--9----------------7 h 9--(9/12) \ 5--| ||--------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------| |__3__| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--5---------------(5)\ 4 h 5--|--4h 5p (4\2)------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------2-------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------0------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--9-7-9-------------7 h 9--(9/12) \ 5--|--5---------------(5)\ 4 h 5--| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |__3___| |------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------|| |--4h 5p (4\2)-----------------------------|| |-----------------2------------------------|| |------------------------0-----------0--2--|| |------------------------------------------|| .... ================================================================================ Riff 7a: Guitars 1 & 2 (Play once) [Tempo = 78 BPM] ================================================================================ Bar 1 is a segue from guitar 1 & 2's previous riff |__3_| ||------||------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ||------||------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ||------||------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ||--2---||------------------------------|----------2---------------------------| ||--0-2-||--3-------------------2----3--|--2h 3p 2-0---------------------0--2--| ||------||------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ... .... |------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |--5---------------------------|-----2-----------------------|| |--3-------------------2----3--|--2--0-----------------------|| |------------------------------|-----------------------------|| Hold the following chord for 6 bars |-------------------|| |-------------------|| |--2----------------|| |--2----------------|| |--0----------------|| |-------------------|| ================================================================================ Riff 7b: Guitar 3 (Play once) ================================================================================ |__3__| ||------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ||------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ||------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ||------------------------------|----------2---------------------------| ||--3-------------------2----3--|--2h 3p 2-0---------------------0--2--| ||------------------------------|--------------------------------------| .... |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |--5---------------------------| |--3-------------------2----3--| |------------------------------| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |------------------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------------------|| |--2h 3-2h 3p 2p 0-2h 3-2h 3p 2p 0-2h 3-2h 3p 2p 0-2----------(2)/ || |------------------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------------------|| ================================================================================ Repeat Riff 6 once ================================================================================ ================================================================================ Repeat Riff 7 once ================================================================================ ================================================================================ Repeat Riff 6 once ================================================================================ ================================================================================ Repeat Riff 7 once ================================================================================ ================================================================================ Repeat Riff 3 once (use bars 5 to 8 for each repeat) [Tempo = 70 BPM] ================================================================================ ================================================================================ Repeat Riff 4 four times [Tempo = 87 BPM] ================================================================================ After the last repeat of Riff 4, hold the following chord for 8 bars: |-------------------|| |-------------------|| |--2----------------|| |--2----------------|| |--0----------------|| |-------------------|| The tempo is now 120 BPM ================================================================================ Repeat Riff 1 once ================================================================================ ================================================================================ Repeat Riff 2 once ================================================================================ ================================================================================ Repeat Riff 1 once ================================================================================ ================================================================================ Repeat Riff 2 once ================================================================================ Repeat Riff 2 until the song fades out. ================================================================================ End ================================================================================ Tab summary: Riff 1a X 3 + Riff 1b X 2 Riff 2a X 1 + Riff 2b X 4 Riff 1 X 2 Riff 2a X 4 + Riff 2b X 1 Riff 3 X 1 Riff 4 X 4 Riff 5a X 4 + Riff 5b X 2 Riff 6a X 2 + Riff 6b X 1 Riff 7 X 1 Riff 6a X 2 + Riff 6b X 1 Riff 7 X 1 Riff 6a X 2 + Riff 6b X 1 Riff 7 X 1 Riff 3 X 1 Riff 4 X 4 Riff 1 X 1 Riff 2 X 2 Riff 1 X 1 Riff 2 X 2 END ----------------------- Corrections (09/07/08): ----------------------- * Corrected Riff 3