'Riders Of Theli' by Therion - Guitar Tutorial

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                                     THERION - RIDERS OF THELI
                         From the Album LEPACA KLIFFOTH  
                         Copyright 1995 Nuclear Blast GmbH.
                                       
                        Version 1.0a - July 1997

Transcribed by: RICHARD BROADHEAD II()
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~  - vibrato                     /  - slide up to note
h  - hammer on                     - slide down to note
p  - pull off                    X  - percussion note
.  - palm mute                   bf - bend string full step

Tuning: C#(every string down 1.5 steps)

Play Riff A with Fill A Twice

Riff A
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2---2---2223-2-3-2---2---2223-2-3-5---5---5553-5-3-2---2---2223-2-3-|
|-0---0---0001-0-1-0---0---0001-0-1-3---3---3331-3-1-0---0---0001-0-1-|

Fill A                                        these are three tens & an eight
|-7---7---7778-7-8-7---7---7778-7-8-10---10---1010108-10-8-7---7---7778-7-8-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff A

Riff B
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2---2---2223-2-3-2---2---2223-2-3-5---5---5553-5-3-5-6----6-5-3--|
|-0---0---0001-0-1-0---0---0001-0-1-3---3---3331-3-1-3-4----4-3-1--|

Riff C
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|  I
|-4---4---4442-4-5-------5---6---5---4---4---4442-4-5-------5---6---5---|
|-2---2---2220-2-3-----3---3---3---3-2---2---2220-2-3-----3---3---3---3-|
                       .   .   .   .                      .   .   .   .

Play Riff C a total of 2 times
Play Riff A
Play Riff B
Play Riff C 2x

Riff D(play with fill 2)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2------------1---------2------------1---------5---3-6-2---4-3-1---1-------|
|-0------1-3-4---4-3-1-3-0------1-3-4---4-3-1-3-3---1-4-0---------4---4-3-1-|

Fill 2(synth arranged for guitar)
|-----------------------------------------------------------8-7-5---8-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------9---9-8-6-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2----------------------2----------------------5---3-6-2-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Riff E
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------1---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------1---------5-5--5555--
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-3-4---4-3-1-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-3-4---4-3-1-3-3-3--3333--
  . . . . . . . .                 . . . . . . . .

 continuation of Riff E            (end of Riff E)
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------| GTR I
------------------------------------------------|
-3--3--3--6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-3-1---1-------|
-1--1--1--4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------4---4-3-1-|
                . . . . . . . .

 Riff F 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|-----9-----9---9------------------------9-----9---9-----7-----7---7-|
|-7-7---7-7---7-------10-----10---10-7-7---7-7---7---5-5---5-5---5---|
|-----------------8-8----8-8----8------------------------------------|
| . .   . .   .   . .    . .    .    . .   . .   .   . .   . .   .
|
|-7-----7---7---73------3----3----3/7-----7---7---75-----5---5---5-|
|---5-5---5---5-----1-1----1----1------5-5---5---5-----3-3---3---3---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

 continuation of Riff F                             (end of Riff F)
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------7-------------------------------| GTR I
|-----9-----9---9--------------------5---------------7---------------|
|-7-7---7-7---7-------10-----10---10-----------------5---------------|
|-----------------8-8----8-8----8------------------------------------|
| . .   . .   .   . .    . .    .    
|
|-7-----7---7---73------3----3----3/10----10--10--107----7---7---7-|
|---5-5---5---5-----1-1----1----1------8-8---8---8-----5-5---5---5---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                
 Riff F.2                       
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|-9-9---9-9-9----------------------9-9---9-9-9--7---7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-777-7-7--10---10---10-101010-7-7-777-7-7--5-555-5-5-5-|
|--------------8--888--888--8-8-8---------------------------|
      ..          ..   ..              ..         ..

 continuation of Riff F.2                      (end of Riff F.2)
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------7-7---7-7----------------| GTR I
|-9-9---9-9-9----------------------5-5-555-555--7---7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-777-7-7--10---10---10-101010--------------5-555-5-5-5-|
|--------------8--888--888--8-8-8---------------------------|
      ..          ..   ..              ..   ..    ..
                             ____________________    _____________
 Riff F.3                   | 1.                    | 2.   7X
||------------------------------------------------||---||-------||
||------------------------------------------------||---||-------||
||------------------------------------------------||---||*-----*||
||-9-9-----9----------------9-9-----9-7-7---7---7-||---||*-----*||
||-7-7-77777-10-----10---10-7-7-77777-5-5-555-555-||-9-||----9--||
||-----------8--88888--888------------------------||-7-||--777--||
       ....     ....   ..       ....      ..  ..     .     ...
  
Play Riff A Twice With Fill A
Play Riff A Up Half A Step With Fill A Up Half A Step
Play Riff B Up Half A Step With Fill 3

Fill 3                                      *these are 3 elevens and a 9
|-8---8--8889-8-9-8----8---8889-8-9-11--11--1111119-11-9-11-12---12-11-9-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff C Up Half A Step 2x
Play Riff C Up Half A Step 2x with Fill 4

 Fill 4
|--------------------|
|-10-10-10-8-10-11---|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|


|----------|---------|
|-tremolo--|---------|
|-the fuck-|---------|
|-out of---|---------|
|-6--------|-5---2---|
|-4--------|-3---0---|

Solo(harmonized with an inverted fifth using the Digitech GSP 2101, until)
    (further stated                                                      )
|-3-2-0-------------------3-2-0---------0-0------|--7-5-3-------------------|
|-------3-0---0-----------------3-0---3-----3-3--|--------7--7--5-5-5~------|
|---------------2-0------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------4-2--------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|

                             *here the harmony is a 4th, created by the
                             Napalm Harmony of a Digitech GSP 2101, this
                             harmony continues until the end of the solo
|-------3---------2-3-5-3-2-|--------17-19-17-15--15-15-15--------|
|-3-5-5---5---5-5-----------|-17-17------------------------15-15--|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-22-22-22-22--14-12-------------------------------------15-151515-14-------|
|--------------------15-12-----------12-121212-15-151515--------------------|
|--------------------------12-121212----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-19p17p15-19p17p15-19p17p15-----------------|
|----------------------------18p17p15-17~----|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

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