First off, This is NOT mine and I post this one here with the comments of on it exactly as is:
ARCTURUS - THRONE OF TRAGEDY
From "La Masquerade Infernale"
Transcribed by: M. Cadaal Watts
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. - palm mute / - slide up to
- slide down to ~ - vibrato
" - tremelo picking () - ghost note
p - pull off h - hammer-on
tr - trill notes fb - full bend (1step)
< > - harmonic
Arcturus - Throne of Tragedy
Tuned to B (2.5 Steps down)
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{Transcribers Note: Keep in mind that there is not too much up-front}
{guitar on this song, let alone the album. }
{There is a clean guitar passage at the very beginning that is }
{artificially harmonized, so it was nearly impossible to hear }
{the individual notes. I will tab this }
{out later on.Here is the lead guitar that is played over it, though:}
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(bend this note up a half step into an artificial harmonic)
|-----------------------------|
|--12-----12-10-12-(12)~------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Riff A
pm........../
[-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
[-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
[-----------------8----7-----8--|--------------8---8-8--8-8--8|
[----5---7--8-----8----7-----8--|---5---7--8---8---8-8--8-8--8|
[----5---7--8-----6----5-----6--|---5---7--8---6---6-6--6-6--6|
[----3---5--6-------------------|---3---5--6------------------|
Riff B (lead guitar)
pm......../
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------15-----------------------------------|
|--------12-15-----15-14----15--14h15p14h15p--12----|
|-----12--------------------------------------------|
|--10-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
pm......../
|-----------------15--------------------------------|
|--------------15----15-16--18--16h18p16h18p--15----|
|--------12-15--------------------------------------|
|-----12--------------------------------------------|
|--10-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Riff B-2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|16---18p16h18p---15-------------|-16---15-16-13-15-11-13-10-11--10-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Riff C (verse 1&2 only) This is where Mr. Knut M. Valle starts to get weird
by doing things differently each pass of the riff. Just listen for the
nuances and the slight trills he uses to create tension.
x3 x1
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-12-13-12-13-12-13-12~---------|-12-13-12-13-12-13-12~--------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------13-12-10~--|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
From here I believe he goes up a fifth, but it sounds like he improvises
this next part, so your guess is as good as mine...
Riff D (lead guitar)
|------------------------------------15-----|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------15----15--|-----------------------------------|
|-0-13-13-12-12~---0--13-13-12-12-----------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-0-13-13-12-12~---0-13-13-12-12~---|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
That is the majority of the guitar that I can discern from this song. If
anyone can discern more through the wall of keyboards, or even tab out that
insane-ass solo, please feel free to e-mail me or the Reaper. Otherwise,
if you own the album you are probably very familiar with the structure-enjoy!
