Song: Before a circle of darkness 
Band: Judas Iscariot 
Album: Heaven In Flames 
 
Transcribed by Schmiddi (eternalwinter666@web.de) 
Version 1.0 
 
Tuning: C# 
 
 
Riff 1 x8 (tremolo) 
I-----------------------------------------I 
I-----------------------------------------I 
I-66666666-10101010-6666-9999999999999999-I 
I-66666666-10101010-6666-9999999999999999-I 
I-44444444--8-8-8-8-4444-7777777777777777-I 
I-----------------------------------------I 
 
 
Riff 2 x2 (tremolo) (0:46) 
 
I---------------------10---------------------------9-------- 
I-----------------10------10--------------------9-----9----- 
I-------------10--------------10-------------9-----------9-- 
I---------12-----------------------------11----------------- 
I-----12-----------------------------11--------------------- 
I-10-------------------------------9------------------------- 
 
 ---------------------16--15--13---------------------------------I 
 -----------------13------------------------------12-------------I 
 -------------13------------------------------12------12------12-I 
 ---------15------------------------------14--------------14-----I 
 -----15------------------------------14-------------------------I 
 -13------------------------------12-----------------------------I 
 
 
Riff 1 x4 
 
Riff 2 x2 
 
 
Riff 3 x2 (tremolo) (2:43) 
 
I----------------------------------------------------------------- 
I----------------------------------------------------------------- 
I-1111111111111111-12121212-11111111-77777777-6666-77-66-44444444- 
I-1111111111111111-12121212-11111111-77777777-6666-77-66-44444444- 
I--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10101010--9-9-9-9-55555555-4444-55-44-22222222- 
I----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
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 -12121212-11111111-77777777-10101010-6666-I 
 -12121212-11111111-77777777-10101010-6666-I 
 -10101010--9-9-9-9-55555555--8-8-8-8-4444-I 
 ------------------------------------------I 
 
 
Riff 4 x2 (tremolo) (3:07) 
 
I----------------------------------------------------------------- 
I----------------------------------------------------------------- 
I-1111111111111111-12121212-11111111-77777777-6666-77-66-44444444- 
I-1111111111111111-12121212-11111111-77777777-6666-77-66-44444444- 
I--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10101010--9-9-9-9-55555555-4444-55-44-22222222- 
I----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 ----------------------------------------------------I 
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 -12121212-11111111-----------99--------------77-----I 
 -12121212-11111111------1111----1111------99----99--I 
 -10101010--9-9-9-9-1212--------------1010-----------I 
 ----------------------------------------------------I 
 
 
Riff 5 x4 (tremolo) (3:31) 
 
I--------------------------------------------------------------------I 
I--------------------------------------------------------------------I 
I-1111111111111111-12121212-11111111-----------99--------------77----I 
I-1111111111111111-12121212-11111111------1111----1111------99----99-I 
I--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10101010--9-9-9-9-1212--------------1010----------I 
I--------------------------------------------------------------------I 
 
 
Riff 2 
 
Riff 4 x2 
 
Riff 5 x5 
 
Ending: (let ring) 
I---------------------------I 
I---------------------------I 
I-11---11---11/12---12\11---I 
I-11---11---11/12---12\11---I 
I--9----9----9/10---10\-9---I 
I---------------------------I 
(something like this)