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Author: Guillermo Gerling
E-mail: lgerling@yahoo.com
 


THERION
"A Black Rose"
from SYMPHONY MASSES: HO DRAKON HO MEGAS
Tabbed by: Guillermo Gerling (lgerling@yahoo.com)

TUNNING: Down C tunning in a D base
Tune the guitar 1 whole step down (to D tunning) and 
then the sixth string another 1 whole step (to C)

STRING: 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1
        C   G   C   F   A   d

I decided to tune the guitar this way because it is easier
to play some of the upcoming riffs, but if you prefer the 
normal C tunning (all the guitar 2 whole steps down) you can 
change the tablature.

 ^ - hammer on, pull off                   
 b - bend string up                        
 r - release bend    
 / - slide up        
 \ - slide down                            
 ~ - vibrato    
PM - palm mute                            


INTRO:
d|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|
G|---0------6---0---3/-6\-3--0--------|
C|---0------6---0---3/-6\-3--0--------|

Then enters bass and drums



VERSE 1:
|------| |-------------------------------------------------|
|------| |-------------------------------------------------|
|------| |-------------------------------------------------|FIG1
|------| |-------------------------------------------------|X4
|--6/--| |----------2--------------------2-----------------|
|--6/--| |--0----6-----6--3--6--0-----0-----6--3--0--3~~---|
                       PM.....              .......


CHORUS:
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-0----6--0--3/-6\-3--0----0-6-0--3/-6\-3-|--|
|-0----6--0--3/-6\-3--0----0-6-0--3/-6\-3-|  |FIG2
|                                            |X4
|-----------------------------------------|  |
|-----------------------------------------|--|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------3-------------------|
|-0----0-6-0--3/-6^0--3----3--3--3/-6--6--|
|-0----0-6-0--3/-6^0--3----3--3--3/-6--6--|



VERSE 2:
-FIG1 X4



CHORUS:
-FIG2 X4



POST-CHORUS:
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-7------------------------------------------------|
|-7---------8--7--8--7-----------------------------|--|
|-7-7-7--7--8--7--8--7----7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-|  |FIG3
    PM....                ........................    |X4
|--------------------------------------------------|  |
|--------------------------------------------------|--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-7------------------------------------------------|
|-7---------8--7--8--7----10--8--10--11--10--8--10-|
|-7-7-7--7--8--7--8--7----10--8--10--11--10--8--10-|
    ......    



INTER:
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------5--------------------|
|-------------7-------7-------7--------|X4
|---------7---------------7---5--------|
|-0---7--------------------------------|
     PM..............

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-5---5---5--5--5--7---7---7---7--7--7-|X4
|-7---7---7--7--7--7---7---7---7--7--7-|
|-7---7---7--7--7--5---5---5---5--5--5-|
|-7---7---7--7--7--0-------------------|

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|X4
|-4---4---4--4--4--2---2---2---2--2--2-|
|-2---2---2--2--2--2---2---2---2--2--2-|
|-0---0---0--0--0--2---2---2---2--2--2-|

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----------7-----------3-----------5----|
|----------7-----7-----7-----------5-----5-----5-|
|----7--------5--------------5--------3----------|
|-7-----------------------5----------------------|
  PM............................................

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------1-----------3----------------------------|
|----------3-----3-----3--------4--1--------6----|
|----3--------1--------------1-----------6-----6-|
|-3-----------------------1-----------6----------|
  PM............................................

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|X8
|-4---4---4--4--4--2---2---2---2--2--2-|
|-2---2---2--2--2--2---2---2---2--2--2-|
|-0---0---0--0--0--2---2---2---2--2--2-|


-FIG3 X4


COOL RIFF:
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|X4
|-------8/-9--------9/-10-------8/-9--------9/-10--|
|-7--7--6/-7--8--8--7/-8--7--7--6/-7--8--8--7/-8---|
|-7--7--------8--8--------7--7--------8--8---------|

This last part with some improvised guitar noises
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------8/-9--------9/-10-------8/-9--------9/-10--|
|-7--7--6/-7--8--8--7/-8--7--7--6/-7--8--8--7/-8---|
|-7--7--------8--8--------7--7--------8--8---------|



SOLO: 
|GUITAR 1:
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|X2
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------6^-7----------7^-9----------6^-7----------7^-9--|
|-7-7-7-7-------8-8-8-8-------7-7-7-7-------8-8-8-8-------|
|
|GUITAR 2:
|-10-----------------------------------------------|
|-13b15r13b15r13b15r13b15r13b15r13b15r13b15r13b15--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

|-13-10-10-10-13-10-10-10-13-10-10-10-13-10-10-10--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

|-13b15----13b15~--------------------------13b15~~-|
|--------------------12~~~----10~~~----------------|
|--------------------12~~~----10~~~----------------|
|--------------------------------------12----------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|



FINAL CHORUS:
-FIG2 X4



OUTRO:
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|X4
|----------------------------|
|----------2-----------------|
|--0----6-----3--3--3--6~----|
              PM.....

-FIG1 X4

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