x#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# 'Starspawn' as performed by Behemoth on their 1999 album 'Satanica' Transcribed on 22 January 2001 www.theblackdeath.cjb.net Taken from www.behemoth.ht.st Tune down one step (DGCFAd) The whole song is in 4/4 timing except where noted Riff 1, tremolo pick the notes, not the chords e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|---------------0-2----------------------------| D|-2----2-3-2--2-----3--2----2-3-2--4--5--7--9--| A|-2-----------2--------2-----------2--3--5--7--| E|-0-----------0--------0-----------------------| | Gtr.2 (played only the first time) | e|----------------------10b12*------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| *slowly release, also use your whammy Play riff 1 for a total of six times; the fourth and sixth time the last four chords are palm-muted Riff 2 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-------4---4------5---5-| A|-------6---6------7---7-| E|-0-000------0-000-------| . ... . ... Fills by gtr.2, tremolo picking A B e|---------|-------------|-----------| B|---------|-------------|-----------| G|---------|-------------|-----------| D|-9---8---|-9-8h9p8-----|-----------| A|---------|---------8-7-|-----------| E|---7---6-|-------------|-----------| "I am thine own begotten, Dionysus Divine Mars, thou call'st me son And thou, Apollo, my begin gav'st me That dream hath my mind inflamed And everyone a star hath become My brothers and sisters in cosmic ectasy Millions of sins and virtues were they And all, the whole wealth of my life That neither the end nor the beginning had I could bestow" Riff 3, play 6 times e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------5---------------8-------| D|-2-------5---6---2-------8---9---| A|-2-------3---6---2-------6---9---| E|-0-----------4---0-----------7---| "Star-spawn" Solo 1 e|-----------------------12*---------------------------------------15p14--------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------12------15-13--15p13-12-----| G|-------------------------------------------------9-10--9h10p9-------------------------14--| D|-9~--99910-1010109-7----------------9~--99910-12------------------------------------------| A|---------------------8--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| *Again whammy on this note, just listen to it. Play riff 2 "Exploring our gracious flight, hither, We could make love to numberless stars, With our tiny hand the world embrace Learn it and forget it, be begotten and die Forever exist, only mightier and absolute Myself am Solaris Universe and oneness Nothingness and chaos am I" Play riff 3 "The last bow to thee, Earth, before I ride a cosmic snake and devour the stars, Before I become the beast And no mortal man durst my magic defy Planet Satan, receive the eternal possessor! Me for myself I ascend thee Me for the world" Solo 2 - first part This is very weird and probably uses right hand tapping, it starts with something like this: e|--------------------------| B|-t12p5h8-repeated---------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| Solo 2 - second part, also not sure about this e|------11tr12--------------| B|----------------11tr12----| G|-9~-----------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| Riff 4 (3/4) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-2-3-6-3-6-3--------------------| E|-0-1-4-1-4-1-repeat-------------| | Gtr.2 (again, first time only) | e|-------------21**---------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-9\*----------------------------| A|-9\-----------------------------| E|--------------------------------| *w/whammy of course! **bend this note to E, release bend and use whammy Play riff 4 six times, than play fill 4A one time Play riff 4 four times, than play fill 4B one time Fill 4A (4/4) Fill 4B (4/4) e|-----------------|------------------| B|-----------------|------------------| G|-7---8----/17\*--|-10---9----/16\*--| D|-----------------|------------------| A|-5---6----/15\---|--8---7----/14\---| E|-----------------|------------------| *these are just approx Last time: (3/4) e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-2-3-6-3-6-3-2-2-2-2-| E|-0-1-4-1-4-1-0-0-0-0-|
