'Ritual' by Gorgoroth - Guitar Tutorial

            'Ritual' as performed by Gorgoroth 
 on their 1994 album 'Pentagram'

Transcribed by Lord Upir ([email protected]) on 17 Nov. 2000

Latest version of this transcription always
available on www.theblackdeath.cjb.net

Normal tuning

Intro riff / riff 1. Tremolo pick this, play 2x                     1x
e|--------------------------------------------------------------| |---|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------| |---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------| |---|
D|----------------7------5------9--------------7------10--------| |-2-|
A|-2------3---7---5------3------7------3---7---5-------8--------| |-2-|
E|-0------1---5------------------------1---5--------------------| |-0-|

Drum fill
Riff 2 (slow), during first verse
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-4-41010-9-9-4-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-7777-444-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-8-8-7-7-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5555-222-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-8-8-7-7-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5555-222-|

Bridge-thing
e|-----0-------------------1--------| |---|
B|-------0-------------------1------| |---|
G|---------0-------------------1----| |---|
D|-----------2---------3---------3--| |-2-|
A|---2-----------2---3---3----------| |-2-|
E|-0-----------0---1----------------| |-0-|

Riff 3, tremolo picking. Play 4 times
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------5---4----------5---4----|
A|-------------------------------3--------------3---------------|
E|-0------3---2---0------3---2----------------------------------|

  gtr.1 plays solo
e|-------------5--------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---6---5-------8---6---5--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------7---5---7---5---7---4---5---4---5--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |gtr.2 plays chords during solo (strumming not correct)          |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------3---------------2-------3---5--|
A|-7-------------------------------3---------------2-------3---5--|
E|-5-------------------------------1---------------0-------1---3--|

Play bridge again
Outro is an E5-chord