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Tiamat - Ancient Entity
Taken from the album The Astral Sleep


Transcribed by Richard Ohlsson-980317
Tune down one whole step

Intro
      pm---------|  pm-|  pm-|      pm---------|                  pm---------|                  pm--------|   pm-|  pm-|  pm-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------o|Guitar 1
|-----------------3-----3-----3----------------------6------6------------------0/2/0-------------------------------------------o|
|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-1-----1-----1--2--2-2-2-2-2-2----5------5----2--2-2-2-2-2-2---------0/2/0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-8-----7-----6-----5-|
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0----0--0-0-0-0-0-0--4------4------0--0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0-4-0-0-3-|
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|                                                                 pm---------|                  pm---------|  pm-|  pm-|  pm-|  |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------9------9------------------3/5/3--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------7------7---------------------------2/4/2------------------------------------o|Guitar 2
|------------------------------------------------6------6----------------------------------------------------------------------o|
|--------------------------------------------------------------2--2-2-2-2-2-2----------------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-8-----7-----6-----5-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0-4-0-0-3-|



Verse

      pm---------|  pm-|  pm-|      pm---------|                  pm---------|                  pm--------|   pm-|  pm-|  pm-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------o|Guitar 1
|-----------------3-----3-----3----------------------6------6------------------0/2/0-------------------------------------------o|
|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-1-----1-----1--2--2-2-2-2-2-2----5------5----2--2-2-2-2-2-2---------0/2/0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-8-----7-----6-----5-|
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0----0--0-0-0-0-0-0--4------4------0--0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0-4-0-0-3-|
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|                                                                 pm---------|                  pm---------|  pm-|  pm-|  pm-|  |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------9------9------------------3/5/3--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------7------7---------------------------2/4/2------------------------------------o|Guitar 2
|-----------------3-----3-----3------------------6------6----------------------------------------------------------------------o|
|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-1-----1-----1--2--2-2-2-2-2-2----------------2--2-2-2-2-2-2----------------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-8-----7-----6-----5-|
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0----0--0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0-4-0-0-3-|


Riff1
       pm-|          pm-|          pm-|           pm-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------o|Guitar 1 (I don´t know the solo)
|----------------------------3-------------------------3--3----o|
|--2-------5/4/5--2------3/2----2-------5/4/5--2-------3--3-----|
|--0--0-0--3/2/3--0--0-0--------0--0-0--3/2/3--0--0-0--1--1-----|


Riff 2
       pm-|    pm-|   pm-|               pm-|    pm-|    pm-|                     pm-|   pm-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8--8--8------7------5---o|Both Guitars
|--2-------2-------2------2--3--2----2-------2-------2-------2--3--8-8-8-8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5---o|
|--2---2-2-2---2-2-2--2-2-2--3--2----2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--3--6-6-6-6--6--6--5-5-5--3-3-3----|
|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--1--0----0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--1---------------------------------|


Riff 3                                                        _____________________________________________________
       pm-|    pm-|    pm-|             pm-|    pm-|    pm-| |1,3 time  |2 time       |4 time (play 2 time twice)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  |-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  |-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------o|  |-------------|
|--2-------2-------2---------4--5---2-------2-------2--------------o|  |-------------|
|--2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2---2--3---2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2--3/2----|  |-3/2-----3-3-|
|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0----------0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0------3--|  |-----3/0-----|


Riff 4a (only guitar 1 first twice)

|--0--12-10----------------------------0--12-10---------------------10-8--|
|-----------13--12-10--12-13-12-10-12-----------13--12-10--12-13-12-------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------o|Guitar 1
|------------------------------------------------------------------------o|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|                                                                         |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---|
|----(let ring)-----------------------------------------------------------| |-2-|(first & third time: play this chord instead)
|--2-----------------------------------2----------------------------------| |-2-|
|--2-----------------------------------2----------------------------------| |-0-|
|--0-----------------------------------0----------------------------------| |---|


Riff 4b

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----9--7-------------------------------9--7----------------------7--5--o|Both Guitars
|-----------10--9--7--9--10--9--7--9-----------10--9--7--9--10--9--------o|
|--7----------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Riff 5                                   ________________________________
   pm-----|           pm-----|           |1 time       |2 time (last time this riff is played repeat 4 times)
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------------------------7/8/7--|-----------------|
|----------------------------------------7/8/7-------o|-----------------|(both guitars)
|----------------10-9---------------10-9-------------o|-----------------|
|----------7/8/7--------------7/8/7-------------------|-2-3-2-0-2-0-----|
|--0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0-------------------------|-------------3-2-|


Verse 3 times
Riff 2 twice
Riff 3 four times
Riff 4a four times
Riff 4b four times
Verse twice
Riff 1 four times
Riff 2 twice
Riff 3 four times
Riff 5 eight times
Riff 4a four times
Riff 4b four times