Band: Vader
Album: The Beast
Song: Dark Transmission
Suffixes for bend:
fb - full bend hb - half bend
qb - quarter bend t - tap bend
^ - Hold bend r - release bend
~ - vibrato bend
Suffixes for harmonic:
ph - pinched harmonic nh – natural harmonic
ah – artificial harmonic hh – harp harmonic
Suffixes for mute:
. – palm mute x – staccato mute
, - light palm mute ; - heavy palm mute
Other:
/ - slide up to \ - slide down to
h - hammer on p - pull off
‘ - sustained note * - see comment
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
L – left channel only R – right channel only
= - 12 string guitar part
Tuning C# F# B E G# C#
Intro A (0:00) play twice
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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Intro B (0:12)
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 3
|-2-2-------------2-2-------------5-5-------------3-3-------------|
|-0-0-------------0-0-------------3-3-------------1-1-------------|
x x x x
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Wah FX
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Intro C (0:18)
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 2
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 3
|-2-2-------------2-2-------------5-5-----5-5-----3-3-----3-3-----|
|-0-0-------------0-0-------------3-3-----3-3-----1-1-----1-1-----|
x x x x x x
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Wah FX
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Riff 1a (0:24) play 3 times
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|-2--------5"------6/9/10--|
|-0----3-2-----4"--4/7/8---|
. .
Riff 1b (0:33)
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|-2----5-5-5-5-7-4-3--|
|-0----3-3-3-3-5-2-1--|
. . . . . . .
Riff 1a x 1 (0:36)
Fill 1 (0:45)
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|----------------------------------| gtr 1
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
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|----------------------------------| gtr 2
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
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Riff 2a (0:47)
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|--------------------------------|
|-3-3---2---2/3---2-----6-6-5-6--|
|-1-1-1-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-4-4-3-4--|
. . . . .
Riff 2b (0:50)
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|--------------------------------|
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|-3-3---2---2/3---2-----6-6-7-6--|
|-1-1-1-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-4-4-5-4--|
. . . . .
Riff 2a x 1 (0:54)
Riff 2c (0:56)
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|-3-3---2---2/3---5-6-6-6\5-5--|
|-1-1-1-0-0-0---0-3-4-4-4\3-3--|
. . .
Riff 2a x 1 (1:00)
Riff 2b x 1 (1:03)
Riff 2a x 1 (1:06)
Riff 2d (1:09)
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|-3-3---2---2/3---2-----5-5-6-5--|
|-1-1-1-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-3-3-4-3--|
. . . . .
Fill 1 (1:12)
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|-3-----6-5--|
|-1-----4-3--|
Riff 3 (1:14) play 4 times
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|-2------------------------------|-2-2-----------------5/6-6-6\5-5-3--|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-1-2-0-2-1-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3/4-4-4\3-3-1--|
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Riff 4 (1:39) play 4 times
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|-----------------------5/6-6\5-5\4--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/4-4\3-3\2--|
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Intro A x 1/2 (1:51)
Riff 1a x 1/3 (1:56)
Fill 3a (2:00)
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|-2----5--3---|
|-0----3--1---|
Riff 1a x 1 (2:03)
Fill 3b (2:06)
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|-2----5-5/6-6\5-3--|
|-0----3-3/4-4\3-1--|
Riff 3 x 1/2 (2:09)
Riff 5 (2:21) play 4 times
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|--------------------------------5\4--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3"--5"-6"--3\2--|
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Intro B x 1 (2:33)
Riff 1a x 1 (2:39) but play all power chords, no tremolo notes
Fill 3a x 1 (2:42)
Riff 1a x 1 (2:45) but play all power chords, no tremolo notes
Fill 4 (2:48)
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|-2---------------|
|-0----3"--4"-1"--|
. . .
Riff 2a x 1 (2:50)
Riff 2b x 1 (2:53)
Riff 2a x 1 (2:57)
Riff 2b x 1 (2:59)
Riff 5 x 1 (3:02)
Riff 1a x 1 (3:14)
Fill 3a x 1 (3:17)
Riff 1a x 1 (3:21)
Fill 5 (3:24)
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|-1"---1-4-3-1--|
. . . .
Riff 3 x 2 (3:27) but repeat the individual parts 4 times each
Intro C x 1 (4:02)
End.
