================================================================================ M Y D Y I N G B R I D E - C A T H E R I N E B L A K E ================================================================================ SONGS OF DARKNESS, WORDS OF LIGHT (c) Peaceville Records - 2004 http://www.mydyingbride.org/ Tune Down 1 & 1/2 Steps C# F# B E G# C# Tempo = 60 BPM Time Signature = 4/4 ----------------------------- Transcribed by PADDY MCMULLAN stinkypoohpants@yahoo.co.uk Version 1.4 (Corrections Outlined at Bottom of Tab) ----------------------- Tablature Symbols Used: p - Pull-Off h - Hammer-On P.M... - Palm Mute \ - Slide Down to/Down From / - Slide Up to/Up From ( / ) - Legato Slide ( ) - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note REST - Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space |_3_| - Triplet >>> - Volume Swells ================================================================================ Riff 1a: Guitar 1 (Play Once) ================================================================================ |_3_| |_3_| ||-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| ||-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| ||-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| ||-----------10------------|-----------10------------|--------10------------| ||--------0----------------|--------0----------------|-----0----------------| ||--7- -7------------------|--7- -7------------------|--7-------------------| |----------------------|| |----------------------|| |----------------------|| |--------10------------|| |-----0----------------|| |--7-------------------|| Let the last two notes of the bar ring each time ================================================================================ Riff 1b: Guitar 2 (Play 4 times) ================================================================================ ||------------------------| | ||--R- ------ -| | ||--E- ------ -|*| ||--S- -2--2- -|*| ||--T- -2--2- -| | ||---------------0--0-----| | P.M.. ================================================================================ Riff 2a: Guitar 1 (Play once through) ================================================================================ ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||----------10------------|----------10------------| ||------0-----------------|------0-----------------| ||--7---------------------|--7---------------------| |------------------------|------------------------||------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------||------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------||--4---------------------| |----------10------------|----------10------------||--2------------2--2-----| |------0-----------------|------0-----------------||--2------------2--2-----| |--7---------------------|--7---------------------||--0------------0--0-----| ... |------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------|---------R- --|| |--4---------------------|--4---------------------|--4------E- --|| |--2------------2--2-----|--2------------2--2-----|--2------S- --|| |--2------------2--2-----|--2------------2--2-----|--2------T- --|| |--0------------0--0-----|--0------------0--0-----|--0-----------------|| .... .... In the first 4 bars, allow the last 2 notes to ring each time ================================================================================ Riff 2b: Guitar 2 (Play once through) ================================================================================ ||------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------| ||------------------------|-------------------|--(0)---------------------| ||--4---------------------|--4----------------|---4----------------------| ||--2------------2--2-----|--2----------------|---2-------------2--2-----| ||--2------------2--2-----|--2----------------|---2-------------2--2-----| ||--0------------0--0-----|--0----------------|---0-------------0--0-----| .... .... |------------------------|--0---------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|--0---------------------|------------------------| |--4---------------------|--4---------------------|--4---------------------| |--2------------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--------------------------|| |--4---------------------|--4--------------------------|| |--2------------2--2-----|--2----------(5/9)-----(7\4)-|| |--2------------2--2-----|--2--------------------------|| |--0------------0--0-----|--0--------------------------|| .... ================================================================================ Riff 3a: Guitar 1 (Play 4 times) ================================================================================ ||------------------------|------------------------|--------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------|--------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------|--------------------| ||--9------7--7-----------|------------------------|--------------------| ||---------------10----9--|--9 h 10--7-----------|--(7)------5--------| ||------------------------|------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------| | |-------------------| | |-------------------|*| |-------------------|*| |--(5)--------------| | |-------------------| | ================================================================================ Riff 3b: Guitar 2 (Play 4 times) ================================================================================ ||-------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||-------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||-------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||--4h 5-4--------(5/9)----(7\4)-|--4h 5----------(5/9)----(7\4)-| ||-------------------------------|-------3-----------------------| ||-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|*| |--4h 5----------(5/9)----(7\4)-|--4h (5/7)-----(7)\ (5/9)----(7\4)-|*| |-------2-----------------------|-----------------------------------| | |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | On the 4th repeat, replace the last bar with the following: ||-------------------------|| ||-------------------------|| ||-------------------------|| ||--4h (5/7)---------(7)\ -|| ||-------------------------|| ||-------------------------|| ================================================================================ Riff 4a: Guitar 1 (Play 4 times) ================================================================================ ||------------------------| | ||------------------------| | ||--4---------------------|*| ||--2------------2--2-----|*| ||--2------------2--2-----| | ||--0------------0--0-----| | .... ================================================================================ Riff 4b: Guitar 2 (Play once through) ================================================================================ ||--0---------------------|--0---------------------|--0---------------------| ||--0---------------------|--0---------------------|--0---------------------| ||--4---------------------|--4---------------------|--0---------------------| ||--2------------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---------------------|| |--4---------------------|| |--2------------2--2-----|| |--2------------2--2-----|| |--0------------0--0-----|| .... Note the slight variation in bar 3 ================================================================================ Riff 5: Guitar 1 (Play twice) ================================================================================ |__3___| |__3___| |__3___| |__3___| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-----7--10----7--10----7--10----7--10----6--9-----6--9-----6--9-----6--9--| ||--0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------| ...................................................................... |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|*| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|*| |-----2--5-----2--5-----2--5-----2--5-----1--4-----1--4-----1--4-----1--4--| | |--0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------| | ...................................................................... While this part of the riff is playing, guitar 2 plays the following: ||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||--0----------------|--(0)--------------|--(0)--------------| ||--2----------------|--(2)--------------|--(2)--------------| ||--2----------------|--(2)--------------|--(2)--------------| ||--0----------------|--(0)--------------|--(0)--------------| |----------------------|| |----------------------|| |--(0)-----------------|| |--(2)-----------------|| |--(2)-----------------|| |--(0)-----------------|| ================================================================================ Guitars 1 & 2 play Riff 5 six times, with the following variation: ================================================================================ On the second repeat, replace the last bar of the riff with the following: |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |--------------------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------------4--3--|| |--------------------------------------------------------4--3--|| |-----2--5-----2--5-----2--5-----2--5-----1--4-----1--4--2--1--|| |--0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------2--1--|| .................................................... After this variation, the riff returns to normal ================================================================================ Riff 6a: Guitar 1 (Play 4 times) ================================================================================ >>> ||-------------------|-------------------| |--------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------| |--17----------------| ||-------------------|-------------------| |--16----------------| ||-------------------|-------------------| |--------------------| ||--7----------------|--(7)--------------| |--------------------| ||--0----------------|--(0)--------------| |--------------------| >>> >>> >>> |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| | |--13----------------|--15----------------|--15----------------| | |--12----------------|--14----------------|--12----------------|*| |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|*| |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| | |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| | On the last repeat, replace the last bar with the following: >>> |--------------------|| |--13----------------|| |--12----------------|| |--------------------|| |--------------------|| |--------------------|| ================================================================================ Riff 6b: Guitar 2 (Play 4 times) ================================================================================ >>> ||-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------| ||--7----------------|--(7)--------------| |--7----------------| ||-------------------|-------------------| |--7----------------| >>> >>> >>> |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| | |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| | |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|*| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|*| |--7----------------|--9----------------|--5----------------| | |--8----------------|--7----------------|--5----------------| | On the last repeat, replace the last bar with the following: |---------------|| |---------------|| |---------------|| |---------------|| |--(9)----------|| |--(7)----------|| ================================================================================ Riff 6c: Guitar 3 with heavy distortion ================================================================================ [ Play Riff 3b four times, including the variation ] ================================================================================ Riff 7a: Guitar 1 (Play 8 times) ================================================================================ |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|*| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|*| ||-----------7--7--7--------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--------------------| | ||--0--0--0-----------8--8--8--0--0--0--------------------8--8--8--7--7--7--| | ...................................................................... ================================================================================ Riff 7b: Guitar 2 (Rest for 2 bars, then play 6 times) ================================================================================ |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3___| |__3__| |__3__| |__3___| |__3__| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|*| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|*| ||--------------------7--7--7--10-10-10----------7--7--7--10-10-10----------| | ||--7--7--7--0--0--0--------------------0--0--0--------------------8--8--8--| | ...................................................................... For one time only, do not play the first triplet of the riff ================================================================================ Riff 8: Guitars 1 & 2 (Play once) ================================================================================ |_3_| |_3_| |_3_| |_3_| |_3_| |_3_| |_3_| |_3_| ||--------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------| ||--5---5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5---8-8-8\7-| ||--3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---6-6-6\5-| |_3_| |_3_| |_3_| |_3_| |_3_| |_3_| |_3_| |_3_| |--------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|| |--4---4-4-4---4---4-4-4---4---4-4-4---4\3-3-3-3-3-|| |--2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2---2\1-1-1-1-1-|| ================================================================================ Guitars 1 & 2 play Riffs 7a & 7b four times ================================================================================ ================================================================================ Guitars 1 & 2 play Riff 8 once ================================================================================ ================================================================================ Guitars 1 & 2 play Riffs 7a & 7b four times ================================================================================ ================================================================================ Guitars 1 & 2 play Riff 8 once ================================================================================ ================================================================================ Riff 9: Guitar 1 (Play 4 times, while guitar 2 plays riff 4B once) ================================================================================ ||------------------------| | ||------------------------| | ||--4---------------------|*| ||--2------------2--2-----|*| ||--2------------2--2-----| | ||--0------------0--0-----| | .... ================================================================================ End ================================================================================ Tab summary: Riff 1a X 1 + 1b X 4 Riff 2a + 2b X 1 Riff 3a + 3b X 4 Riff 4a X 4 + Riff 4b X 1 Riff 5 X 8 Riff 6a, 6b + 6c X 4 Riff 7a X 8 + Riff 7b X 6 Riff 8 X 1 Riff 7a + 7b X 4 Riff 8 X 1 Riff 7a + 7b X 4 Riff 8 X 1 Riff 9 X 4 + Riff 4b X 1 END ----------------------- Corrections (09/12/06): ----------------------- * Corrected Riff 1a * Corrected Riff 5 ----------------------- Corrections (15/11/06): ----------------------- * Corrected Riff 2a ----------------------- Corrections (09/11/06): ----------------------- * Corrected Riff 1a ----------------------- Corrections (07/11/06): ----------------------- * Minor adjustments to layout, corrected spellings, etc.