#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# BIRTH OF VENUS ILLEGITIMA As recorded by Therion (From the 1998 Album VOVIN) Transcribed by Jerry Music by Christofer Johnsson Arranged by Christofer Johnsson & Jan Kazda F5 1 3 3 x x x Am x x 7 5 x x G x x 5 4 x x A5 5 7 7 x x x B5 7 9 9 x x x G5 3 5 5 x x x C5 8 10 10 x x x E5 0 2 x x x x Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'lead' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'rhythm' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'clean' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'acoustic' Intro Q=110 Am G Am Am G Am 4/4 Gtr III Q Q E Q E +H.. E Q Q E Q E +Q. Q E Q ||----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o------------^5-|-(5)----------|------------^5-|-(5)---8--6----o|| ||-----5--4-5--^5-|-(5)----------|----5--4-5--^5-|-(5)--------9---|| ||-----7--5-7--^7-|-(7)----------|----7--5-7--^7-|-(7)------------|| ||o-0-------------|--------------|-0-------------|---------------o|| ||----------------|------------0-|---------------|----------------|| Am G Am Am G Am Am G Am 4/4 Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------5---4-5-----|-----5---4-5-----|-----5---4-5-----| ||------7---5-7-----|-----7---5-7-----|-----7---5-7-----| ||o-0-0---0-----0-0-|-0-0---0-----0-0-|-0-0---0-----0-0-| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| F5 E5 Gtr II W W W W |----------|----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|----------|------o|| |----------|----------|----------|-------|| |-3--------|-3--------|-2--------|-2-----|| |-3--------|-3--------|-2--------|-2----o|| |-1--------|-1--------|-0--------|-0-----|| F5 Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| A5 B5 A5 Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o|| |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| Am G Am Am G Am Am G Am Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| ||o------------------|-------------------|--------------------| ||------5---4-5------|-------5---4-5-----|-------5---4-5------| ||------7---5-7------|-------7---5-7-----|-------7---5-7------| ||o-0-0---0-----0--0-|--0--0---0-----0-0-|--0--0---0------0-0-| ||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| | | Gtr I | H E Q E +H E Q E +H E Q. ||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| ||o------------------|-------------------|--------------------| ||--5-------4-5---/7-|-(7)-------5-4---2-|-(2)-------4-5------| ||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| ||o------------------|-------------------|--------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| F5 E5 Gtr II W W |--------------|---------------|| |--------------|--------------o|| |--------------|---------------|| |-3------------|-2-------------|| |-3------------|-2------------o|| |-1------------|-0-------------|| | | Gtr I | Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q. |--------------|---------------|| |--------------|--------------o|| |-7--5--4-2----|-5--4--2-1-----|| |--------------|---------------|| |--------------|--------------o|| |--------------|---------------|| F5 G5 A5 Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-/7-| |---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-/7-| |---1-1-1-1--1--1--1--1-|---1--1-1-1-1-/3-3-/5-| | | Gtr I | H E E E E +W |-----------------------|----------------------| |-10-------12-13-15-13-|-(13)-----------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| A5 B5 C5 B5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---7--/9-9-/10-10-9-9--| |---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---7--/9-9-/10-10-9-9--| |---5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-|---5--/7-7--/8--8-7-7--| | | Gtr I | H Q E E +W |----------------------|-------------------------| |-/12-------10------10-|-(10)--------------------| |----------------13----|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| F5 G5 A5 Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-7-| |---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-7-| |---1-1-1-1--1--1--1--1-|---1--1-1-1-1-/3-3-5-| | | Gtr I | H E E E E +W |-----------------------|---------------------| |-/10-------12-13-15-13-|-(13)----------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| A5 E5 Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|--------------------| |---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| | | Gtr I | H Q E E +Q. H E |----------------------|--------------------| |-/12-------10------10-|-(10)-----9-------6-| |----------------13----|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |--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--| | | +Q. H E +Q. H +E |-------------------|---------------------| |-(6)-----5---------|---------------------| |-----------------5-|-(5)-----4-------(4)-| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| Interlude Am G Am Am G Am Gtr III Q Q E Q E +H.. E Q Q E Q E +Q. Q E Q ||----------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|| ||o------------^5-|-(5)----------|------------^5-|-(5)---8--6-----o|| ||-----5--4-5--^5-|-(5)----------|----5--4-5--^5-|-(5)--------9----|| ||-----7--5-7--^7-|-(7)----------|----7--5-7--^7-|-(7)-------------|| ||o-0-------------|--------------|-0-------------|----------------o|| ||----------------|------------0-|---------------|-----------------|| Am G Am Am G Am Am G Am Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------5---4-5-----|-----5---4-5-----|-----5---4-5-----| ||------7---5-7-----|-----7---5-7-----|-----7---5-7-----| ||o-0-0---0-----0-0-|-0-0---0-----0-0-|-0-0---0-----0-0-| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| F5 E5 W W W W |----------|----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|----------|------o|| |----------|----------|----------|-------|| |-3--------|-3--------|-2--------|-2-----|| |-3--------|-3--------|-2--------|-2----o|| |-1--------|-1--------|-0--------|-0-----|| F5 Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| A5 B5 A5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o|| |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| F5 G5 A5 Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------------|----------------------| ||o-----------------------|----------------------| ||------------------------|----------------------| ||----3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-/7-| ||o---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-/7-| ||----1-1-1-1--1--1--1--1-|---1--1-1-1-1-/3-3-/5-| | | Gtr I | H E E E E +W ||------------------------|----------------------| ||o-/10-------12-13-15-13-|-(13)-----------------| ||------------------------|----------------------| ||------------------------|----------------------| ||o-----------------------|----------------------| ||------------------------|----------------------| A5 B5 C5 B5 Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q 3x |----------------------|--------------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------------o|| |----------------------|--------------------------|| |---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---7--/9-9-/10-10-9-9---|| |---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---7--/9-9-/10-10-9-9--o|| |---5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-|---5--/7-7--/8--8-7-7---|| | | Gtr I | H Q E E +W 3x |----------------------|--------------------------|| |-/12-------10------10-|-(10)--------------------o|| |----------------13----|--------------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------------o|| |----------------------|--------------------------|| F5 G5 A5 Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-/7-|---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-| |---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-/7-|---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-| |---1-1-1-1--1--1--1--1-|---1--1-1-1-1-/3-3-/5-|---5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-| | | Gtr I | H E E E E +W H Q E E |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-/10-------12-13-15-13-|-(13)-----------------|-/12-------10------10-| |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------13----| |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E5 Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--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--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--| | | Gtr I | Q. H E +Q. H E +Q. H +E |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-10------9-------6-|-(6)-----5---------|---------------------| |-------------------|-----------------5-|-(5)-----4-------(4)-| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| String intro F5 Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| A5 B5 A5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o|| |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| Outro F5 Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |--3-3-3-3--3-3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-3---3---3---| |--3-3-3-3--3-3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-3---3---3---| |--1-1-1-1--1-1--1--1-|---1--1-1-1-1-1---1---1---| | | Gtr I | H q E E +H E S S S S S S |---------------------|--------------------------| |-13-------12------10-|-(10)---------------------| |---------------12----|--------------5-7-9-7-5---| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| A5 Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |--7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |--7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |--5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-|---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| | | Gtr I | H Q E E +W |---------------------|--------------------| |-12-------10------10-|-(10)---------------| |---------------13----|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| F5 Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |--3-3-3-3--3-3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-3---3---3---| |--3-3-3-3--3-3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-3---3---3---| |--1-1-1-1--1-1--1--1-|---1--1-1-1-1-1---1---1---| | | Gtr I | H q E E +H E S S S S S S |---------------------|--------------------------| |-13-------12------10-|-(10)---------------------| |---------------12----|--------------5-7-9-7-5---| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| A5 E5 Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| |--7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|--------------------|-------------------| |--7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| | | Gtr I | H Q E E +Q. H E +Q. H E |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| |-12-------10------10-|-(10)-----9-------6-|-(6)-----5---------| |---------------13----|--------------------|-----------------5-| |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| Am Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W +W |-------------------|---------------------|----------|------------|--------*| |-------------------|---------------------|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----*| |-------------------|---------------------|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----*| |-------------------|---------------------|-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----*| |--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--|----------|------------|--------*| | | Gtr I | +Q. H E +Q. H +E W W W |-------------------|---------------------|----------|------------|--------*| |-------------------|---------------------|----------|------------|--------*| |-(5)-----4-------2-|-(2)-----1-------(1)-|----------|------------|--------*| |-------------------|---------------------|----------|------------|--------*| |-------------------|---------------------|----------|------------|--------*| |-------------------|---------------------|----------|------------|--------*| 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