"Ex Cathedra" By: Wolves in the Throne Room Off the album "Black Cascade" 2009 Tabbed by: Jason Bloss email: [email protected] Tuning: EADGBe, or Standard The song is a "fade in" so after thirty-seconds of what sounds like pouring rain, the main riffs come in. There are two guitar parts during this first section. Riff 1 Guitar 1: (0:30-1:46) Remember it fades in mid-riff so here's the full progression of guitar 1 and 2. If you want to know where the beginning of the riff is go to :50 seconds into the song. These notes are fast tremolo picked. e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------back-to---| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------4~5~4~2~4~2~0~2~--beginning--| A|-2~~~--5~4~~---7~~--54-2~~~-5~4~~---7~~--54-4~5~4~2~4~2~0~2~--------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------3~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------------------| Riff 1 Guitar 2: (0:30-1:46) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------back-to---| D|-4~5~4~2~4~2~0~2~---------------------------------------------------------------------5~44~~--beginning--| A|------------------2~~~--5~4~~--7~~--54-2~~~--5~4~~--7~~--54-4~5~4~2~4~2~0~2~--------5~-------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------3~~~~~----------------------| But before going into Riff 2 at 1:46, that first riff cuts off in the middle leading into Riff 2. Like this. Guitar 1 (1:37-1:46) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2~~~--5~4~~---7~~--54-2~~~-5~4~~---7~~--54go to riff 2--------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (1:37-1:46) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4~5~4~2~4~2~0~2~----------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------2~~~--5~4~~--7~~--54go to riff 2-------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 (1:47-2:25) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-4--4444-444-555-222-444-555-4-4444-444-555-222-555-444--------------------| E|-3--3333-333-333-333-333-333-2-2222-222-222-222-222-222-back to beginning of riff 2| Riff 2 Guitar 2 (1:47-2:25) To me it sounds like the other guitar is just playing the chords, but if you think that's wrong then by all means I encourage correction. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------| E|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------| Riff 3 (2:26-3:03) I won't do separate guitar parts because to me it sounds the same on both parts. Again, if you hear something I'm not hearing then please leave a correction! e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2~~~~~~~--5---just a simple A to C strum----------------------------------| A|-0~~~~~~~--3---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 4 (3:04-4:18) Fast strumming. At 3:40 there is clearly something going on in the background but it sounds synth-ey. I can't quite make it out. If you can, leave an example! e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2~~~~~-5~~~~~--------7~~~~~-5~~~~~----------------------------------------| A|-0~~~~~-3~~~~~-2~~~~~-5~~~~~-3~~~~~back to beginning of riff 4-------------| E|---------------0~~~~~------------------------------------------------------| Riff 5 (4:19-4:36) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------5~~~~~--------------4~~~5~~~---------------------------------------| A|-2~~~~~-3~~~~~-5~~~~~5~~~~~-2~~~3~~~---------------------------------------| E|-0~~~~~--------3~~~~~2~~~~~------------------------------------------------| Changes up a bit at (4:37-4:55) Do this twice e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------4-4-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4--------------------------------------------| A|-2~~~-3-3-2-3-3-2-5~~~5~~-3-3-2--------------------------------------------| E|-0~~~-------------3~~~2~~--------------------------------------------------| Changes just a bit again (4:56-5:33) Do this four times. End the last one with an A chord. x02xxx e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------------| A|-2~~~-3-3-2-3-3-2-5~~~5~~~-------------------------------------------------| E|-0~~~-------------3~~~2~~~-------------------------------------------------| (5:34-7:31) Feedback and Synth going on here. I won't tab it but to me it sounds like the progression of Riff 4, but super synth-ey. (7:32-7:50) Go back into Riff 2 HARD!! Riff 6 Guitar 1 (7:51-8:08) Immediately after Riff 2 and at 7:51, start this e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-4~~~~5~~2~~4~~5~~4~~~~5~~2~~5~~4~~~~5~~2~~4~~5~~4~~~~5~~2~~5~~4~~---------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (7:51-8:08) Sounds to me like it's simply going e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~4-------------------------| E|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2-------------------------| Riff 7 (8:09-8:36) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-4-5-4-2-4-2-0-2-5-5555-5555-5555555---------------------------------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3333-3333-3333333---------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-4-5-4-2-4-2-0-2-5-5555-5555-5555555---------------------------------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3333-3333-3333333---------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4-5-4-2-4-2-0-2-4-4444-4444-4444444---------------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2222-2222-2222222---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| and then it all comes full circle (8:37-8:47) Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------4~~5~4~~2~4~~2~0~~2~----------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-3~~~~~~~------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------5~44~-----------------------------------------| A|-4~~5~4~~2~4~~2~0~~2~------5~----------------------------------------------| E|---------------------3~~~~~------------------------------------------------| the song blisters back into Riff 1 from (8:48-9:34). Like Riff 1 going into Riff 2 at the beginning of the song, from (9:35-9:43), it cuts off in the middle of both guitar parts before going into the final Riff Guitar 1 (9:35-9:43) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2~~~--5~4~~---7~~--54-2~~~-5~4~~---7~~--54go to final riff----------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (9:35-9:43) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4~5~4~2~4~2~0~2~----------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------2~~~--5~4~~--7~~--54go to final riff---------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| The Final Riff (9:44-end of song) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------7~~4~~------------------------------------------| A|-2~~~~4~~5~~4~~5~------4~~-------------------------------------------------| E|------------------2~~~-----------------------------------------------------| The song then fades out with that final epic riff. I feel confident that this tab will make you guys happy but if it doesn't then please leave a comment, and we will figure it out! Remember this is all MY tab so if you have a question or want to make a request shoot me an email.
