Date: Sun, 8 Oct 1995 22:39:44 -0500
From: John McCarron
Morbid Angel's
"God Of Emptiness"
>From the albulm: Covenant
I figured that it's about time someone contributes a little more to the
Morbid Angel section of OLGA. In my opionion, this song contains one of the
best methodical riffs in the metal genre, and is a good example of the merits
that Death Metal has to offer. So here goes the whole thing:
Be sure to tune the guitars down 3 whole steps to (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, F, Bb) to
simulate the detuned 7 string guitar that Trey plays on this song. I play it
on my guitar that's detuned only 2 1/2 steps, (for Carcass songs) and it sounds
just fine to me.
)
/\ )
Bends: / | full bend and release /| half bend and release
Palm muting will be designated by ........ marks
. . . . . . .
|-----------------------------------------------------------0------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------0---------16~~-----|
|-9------------------------------------------------5/10-----4--6-7-9/----------|
|-9-------------4/--9-----9-\-8-----9\-----------------------------------------|
|-7-----------------7----------------------1-1-1---3/8------2------------------|
|-0------0--0---2/--7-----7-\-6-----7\-----1-1-1---------------------------0-0-|
. . .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8/9\8-----------------------------8/9\8----------------6-/-7--7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6/7\6--8/9--(9)\4--9--5-----------6/7\6--8/9--(9)\4----4-/-5--5-|
|--------6/7--(7)\2--7--6--0--0-0----------6/7--(7)\2-------------|
. . . . . . .
|-----------------------------------------------------------0------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------0---------16~~-----|
|-9------------------------------------------------5/10-----4--6-7-9/----------|
|-9-------------4/--9-----9-\-8-----9\-----------------------------------------|
|-7-----------------7----------------------1-1-1---3/8------2------------------|
|-0------0--0---2/--7-----7-\-6-----7\-----1-1-1---------------------------0-0-|
. . .
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-8/9\8-----------------------------8/9\8----------------6-/-7--7--9---
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-6/7\6--8/9--(9)\4--9--5-----------6/7\6--8/9--(9)\4----4-/-5--5--7---
|--------6/7--(7)\2--7--6--0--0-0----------6/7--(7)\2--------------0---
. . .
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--11--11/12--11-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------7--5----------------------9---9---9--8--9------------------|
|-7--9---9-/10--9---5--3--9--4-4----2-2--2-/-10--10--10--9--9------4--7--5--2--|
|-------------------------7--2-2----0-0---------------------7------2--5--3--0--|
. . .
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--11--11/12--11---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------7--5----------------------9---9---9--8--9--------------|
|-7--9---9-/10--9---5--3--9--4-4----2-2--2-/-10--10--10--9--9------4--7--5-|
|-------------------------7--2-2----0-0---------------------7------2--5--3-|
Lyrics: So let the children come to me, their mother loves me so shall
they...
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------10------------------------------
|----)---------------------------------------10-----)------------------------
|---/\-----------------)---)------------)----10----/\-----------------)---)--
|--/-|----------------/---/|-----------/|---------/-|----------------/---/|--
|-1---0--1--0--2--0--1---2---0--1--0--1---2------1---0--1--0--2--0--1---2----
. . . .
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------10--
|----------------------------------)---------------------------------------10--
|---------------------------------/\-----------------)---)------------)----10--
|------------h-h-p---------------/-|----------------/---/|-----------/|--------
|--0--1--0--0-1-2-1---3-3-3-3---1---0--1--0--2--0--1---2---0--1--0--1---2------
. . . . . . .
|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------
|----)--------------------------------------------------|---------------------
|---/\-----------------)---)----------------------------|---------------------
|--/-|----------------/---/|-----------h-h-p------------|------------4/5---4--
|-1---0--1--0--2--0--1---2---0--1--0--0-1-2-1---3-3-3-3-|--2~~~--0-0-2/3-0-2--
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
|---------------------------------3/4-----3/4\3---|-----------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
|------3------------------4/5-----4/5-----4/5\4---|------------4/5---4-------3--
|-0-0--1--0-0--2~~~--0-0--2/3--0--2/3--0--2/3\2---|--2~~~--0-0-2/3-0-2--0-0--1--
. . . . . . . . . . .
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------3/4-----3/4\3--|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------4/5-----4/5-----4/5\4--|------------4/5---4-------3--|
|-0-0--2~~~--0-0--2/3--0--2/3--0--2/3\2--|--2~~~--0-0-2/3-0-2--0-0--1--|
Interlude: Lower notes + chords=gtr. 1 Higher notes + chords= 2
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------6---8---9---8---9\8--}---------------
|---2-------------------------------------------------}-guitar 1------
|---3--}2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--5-3-3-3-5-5-6-6-5-5-6-6\5--}---->----------
|---------------------------------------------------------->guitar 2--
|---1-->0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--3-1-1---3---4---3---4----------->----------
-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------
-------------------------------6---6---8---8--8--------------|---------------
--2----------------------------------------------------------|------------2--
--3---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--5-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--5---Two times--|-5----------2--
-------------------------------------------------------------|-6--5-5-0-0-0--
--1---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--3-1-1---1---3---3-------------------|---------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--8--10-----8---10---11---10---11\10--------------7-----8--10-----8---8--10--|
|---------------------------------------5-------------------------------------|
|--6--8--6-6---8----9----8----9---------6--5-5-0-0-5--0--6--8--6-6---6----8---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
. .
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9----10-9/10--12--13\-----------8---8/7--7-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------Two times--|
|--7----8--7/8---10--11\-----------6---6/5--5--5\2-4-----4-4-2--------------|
|--------------------------0---0---------------6\0-5--0--5-5-3--------------|
. . Bow to me fiathfully....
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------
|--9----10-9/10--12--13\-----------8---8/7--7-------|-6-----6--------/9-----9--
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------
|--7----8--7/8---10--11\-----------6---6/5--5--5\2--|-4-----4--------/7-----7--
|--------------------------0---0---------------6\0--|-5--5--5--5--5--/8-----8--
. . .
|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------
|-8/9--------6-----6--------/9------9\8--8\-------------------|-6-----6--6-----
|--------------------------------------------------Two times--|----------------
|-6/7-X--4---4-----4--------/7------7\6--6\----X--------------|-4-----4--4--7--
|-7/8-X--5---5--5--5--5--5--/8------8\7--7\----X--------------|-5--5--5--5-/---
. .
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--9----10-9/10--12--13\-----------8---8/7--7--------------------9----10-9/10--
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--7----8--7/8---10--11\-----------6---6/5--5--5\2-4-----4-4-2---7----8--7/8---
|--------------------------0---0---------------6\0-5--0--5-5-3-----------------
. .
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
|-12--13\----------8---8\7--7-------|-6-----6--------/9-----9---8/9--------6--
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
|-10--11\----------6---6\5--5--5\2--|-4-----4--------/7-----7---6/7-X--4---4--
|----------0---0---------------6\0--|-5--5--5--5--5--/8-----8---7/8-X--5---5--
. . .
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
-----6--------/9------9\8--8\-------|
------------------------------------| Repeat last riff as necessary
-----4--------/7------7\6--6\----X--|
--5--5--5--5--/8------8\7--7\----X--|
