'Cults Of The Shadow' by Therion - Guitar Tutorial
Gtp chords: Cults Of The Shadow
Song lyrics:
Tuning: C#(every string down 1.5 steps)
Keyboard Intro (transpose for guitar of course)
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-5-4---------5-4---------5-4-----5-4-----5-4------
-----5-4---------5-4---------5-4-----5-4-----5-4-- play twice
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Riff A (play with keyboard Intro)
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-4---4-4-4---4--444---4-4-4---4--444---4-4-4---4--444---4---444---4--444-
-4---4-4-4---4--444---4-4-4---4--444---4-4-4---4--444---4---444---4--444-
-2---2-2-2---2--222---2-2-2---2--222---2-2-2---2--222---2---222---2--222-
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Play Riff A (a total of two times_
Riff B
(listen to song for the way Chris Johnsson accents the notes)
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---------------------------------------------------- Keyboard follows
---------------------------------------------------- this riff too.
-2--2--4-------2--2--4--------------------2--2--4---
-0--0--2-------0--0--2-------5--5--7------0--0--2---
-----------------------------3--3--5----------------
Riff C.1(let ring out this time)(guitar one)
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-2--2--4-------2--2--4--------------------2--2--4----4-----4-------------
-0--0--2-------0--0--2-------5--5--7------0--0--2----2-2-2-2-2-2---------
-----------------------------3--3--5-------------------------------------
. . . .
Guitar 2 (let ring out)
----------7----------------7------------------5--------------7-----
------7-----7---7-----7------7---7--------5-----5---5------7--7-7--
---7---7-----7-----7---7------7------6---6-----6-----7-7--7--
-9---------------9-----------------7----------------9--------
----repeat twice----------------------repeat twice-------play twice
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Riff D
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-421-------------421------------421--------------------------
-----3-2--222222-----3-2-222222-----3------------2--3-222222-
--------------------------------------5-555555-45------------
...... ...... ...... ......
Play Riff D a total of two times
Riff E
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-1---------1---------1------------------
---3-2~------3-2~------3--------3-2~----
-------------------------5~---5---------
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Play Riff E a total of two times
Play Riff B
Riff C.2 (let ring out this time)(guitar one)
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-2--2--4-------2--2--4--------------------2--2--4------------------------
-0--0--2-------0--0--2-------5--5--7------0--0--2------------------------
-----------------------------3--3--5-------------------------------------
Guitar 2(let ring out)
----------7----------------7------------------5--------------7-----
------7-----7---7-----7------7---7--------5-----5---5------7--7-7--
---7---7-----7-----7---7------7------6---6-----6-----7-7--7--
-9---------------9-----------------7----------------9--------
----repeat twice----------------------repeat twice-------play twice
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Play Riff C.1 with Fill 1
Kyeboard transposed for guitar:
Fill 1
----------------------10-12-14-12-10-------------------------10-12-14-12-10-
-12--10-12--10-12-1214---------------10-12--10-12--10-12-1214---------------
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continuation of Fill 1 (end of Fill 1)
[----12~---10~----------14-12-10-------14-------
-10-------------14~-------------14-12----12~---
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Play Riff D 2 times
Play Riff E twice
Riff F
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--------4-------------4------
-2------4------5------4------
-2------2------5------2------
-0-------------3-------------
Play Riff F a total of four times with Fill 2
Second two times has the following vintage keyboard part
that sounds like a female singer.
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-5~---7-5-3------7-5-7-8~---7-5-3-5-3------
------------4~------------------------4~---
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Fill 2
Keyboard transposed for guitar
----7---7---7---7-------------------10----10---10----10------------------
--5---8---5---8-----7---7---7---7-8----12----8----12------7---7---7---7--
------------------4---7---4---7-------------------------4---7---4---7----
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Riff G
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-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------
Play Riff G, also a keyboard is following Riff G,
and a Fill 2 is still being played with a different keyboard sound.
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---------------6--4--3------------------6--4--3-hold chord---------------
---------------4--2--1------------------4--2--1--------------------------
-5--4--2--------------------5--4--2--------------------------------------
-3--2--0--------------------3--2--0--------------------------------------
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Riff H 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. 8.
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------------------4-2-1--421-2-4-1-@-4-2-1--421-2-1------
-----------------------------------------------------3-2--
--3-2-0--320-2-3-0----------------------------------------
Play Fill 3 (guitar 2 plays the higher notes,
while guitar 1 plays the lower)
Also a keyboard plays the higher notes too
Fill 3
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-5--4------------5--4------------5--4--------5--4--------5--4------------
-------5--4------------5--4------------5--4--------5--4--------5--4------
-2--1------------2--1------------2--1--------2--1--------2--1------------
-------3--2------------3--2------------3--2--------3--2--------3--2------
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From && to && play Fill 3.2
&&
Play Riff A with the keyboard Intro, then end it and play
GTR 1 of Fill 3 but now its holding out the notes,
and only the keyboard plays the high notes instead of guitar II.
&&
Fill 3.2
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-2---2-2-2---2--322---2-2-2---2--322---2-2-2---2--322---2---322---2--322-
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Play Riff C.2
Play Riff C.1 with Fill 1
Play Fill 4
Fill 4
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-------------->----------- GTR I
--9--7--7--5--5--4--4--2--
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--7--5--5--3--3--2--2--0--
Riff I
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-4-4-4-4-4-421----2-2-2-2-2--222-5---4-4-4-4-4-421---
-2-2-2-2-2----3---0-0-0-0-0--000-3---2-2-2-2-2-----3-
. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .
Play Riff I until end of song and end with ENDING,
also play with Fill 5, and there is another keyboard playing Riff I.
ENDING
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--------------------- GTR I
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-2-2-2-2--4--5--4----
-0-0-0-0--2--3--2----
---7---7-------------
-5---5----7--8--7---- Keyboard transposed for guitar
----------6--7--6----
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Fill 5
----9--7--9-12--9-9-7-9-9-----7--5--7---12-10-9-7-9---
-7-------------------------5--------------------------
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continuation of Fill 5
----9--7--9-12--9-9-7-9-9-----7--5--9---12-10-9-7-9---
-7-------------------------5--------------------------
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continuation of Fill 5
----9--7--9-12--9-9-7-9-9-----7--5--7---12-10-9-7-9---
-7-------------------------5--------------------------
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----9--7--9-12--9-9-7-9-9--- this is where the keyboard part for ENDING
-7-------------------------- comes in
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