Elvenking
"The Hanging Tree"
Reader Of The Runes - Rapture
2023
Tuning: Drop C
*I do not claim to own this work. All music and lyrics belong to Elvenking*
I tabbed this by ear by listening to the record
without the use of any special software. I think it is
pretty close but I'm sure there are a few errors
here and there. Thought I'd share with my fellow Elvenlegions!
Aydan, or any of the guys from Elvenking,
if you see this, feel free to help! :)

[Intro]
(0:00)
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
F|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---5---5---7-5-4-2-|
C|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-4---4---4---------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
C|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
F|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---7---7---7-5-4-2~---------|
C|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-4---4---4------------5~-4~-|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
C|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
F|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---5---5---7-5-4-2-|
C|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-4---4---4---------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
C|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
F|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---7---7---7-5-4-2~---------|
C|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-4---4---4------------5~-4~-|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
C|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[Verse]
(0:49)
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------5h7h8-----------|
F|----7h8-5h7-4h5-7-5-4---------------|--------5h7h8--------7-7------|
C|----------------------7-5-4---------|----7h8--------------5-5--7-7-|
G|-0~-------------------------7-5-4-5-|-0~-----------------------5-5-|
C|-0~---------------------------------|-0~---------------------------|
                  * * * * * * * * * *
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------5h7h8-----------|
F|----7h8-5h7-4h5-7-5-4---------------|--------5h7h8--------7-7------|
C|----------------------7-5-4---------|----7h8--------------5-5--7-7-|
G|-0~-------------------------7-5-4-5-|-0~-----------------------5-5-|
C|-0~---------------------------------|-0~---------------------------|
                  * * * * * * * * * *

Intro Riff:
(1:01)
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
F|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---5---5---7-5-4-2-|
C|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-4---4---4---------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
C|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
F|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---7---7---7-5-4-2~---------|
C|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-4---4---4------------5~-4~-|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
C|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
F|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---5---5---7-5-4-2-|
C|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-4---4---4---------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
C|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
F|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---4---4---5p4p2-------|---7---7---7-5-4-2~---------|
C|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-2---2---2-------5p4p2-|-4---4---4------------5~-4~-|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
C|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|

[Verse]
(1:13)
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------5h7h8-----------|
F|----7h8-5h7-4h5-7-5-4---------------|--------5h7h8--------7-7------|
C|----------------------7-5-4---------|----7h8--------------5-5--7-7-|
G|-0~-------------------------7-5-4-5-|-0~-----------------------5-5-|
C|-0~---------------------------------|-0~---------------------------|
                  * * * * * * * * * *
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------5h7h8-----------|
F|----7h8-5h7-4h5-7-5-4---------------|--------5h7h8--------7-7------|
C|----------------------7-5-4---------|----7h8--------------5-5--7-7-|
G|-0~-------------------------7-5-4-5-|-0~-----------------------5-5-|
C|-0~---------------------------------|-0~---------------------------|
                  * * * * * * * * * *

[Pre-Chorus]
(1:25)
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5~----------------------------------------------------------------------5~-----2-4-5~-|
G|-3~---2~-----------------------------------------------------------------3~---5--------|
C|------2~---3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0---------------|
             * * * *  * * * *  * * * *  * * * *  * * * *  * * * *  * * * *

[Chorus]
(1:34)
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[Post-Chorus]
(1:58)
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------5h7h8-----------|
F|----7h8-5h7-4h5-7-5-4---------------|--------5h7h8--------7-7------|
C|----------------------7-5-4---------|----7h8--------------5-5--7-7-|
G|-0~-------------------------7-5-4-5-|-0~-----------------------5-5-|
C|-0~---------------------------------|-0~---------------------------|
                  * * * * * * * * * *
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------5h7h8-----------|
F|----7h8-5h7-4h5-7-5-4---------------|--------5h7h8--------7-7------|
C|----------------------7-5-4---------|----7h8--------------5-5--7-7-|
G|-0~-------------------------7-5-4-5-|-0~-----------------------5-5-|
C|-0~---------------------------------|-0~---------------------------|
                  * * * * * * * * * *

Folk Interlude Lead:
(2:10)
D|-5----5-7-8/10-7h8p7---|         D|-7----7-9-10/12-9h10p9----|
A|---5~----------------8-|         A|---7~------------------10-|
F|-----------------------|         F|--------------------------|
C|-----------------------|         C|--------------------------|
G|-----------------------| x 4     G|--------------------------| x 1
C|-----------------------|         C|--------------------------|
D|-7----7-9-12p10p9---------10p8p7--------|         D|-7----7-9-10/12-9h10p9----|-7-----7-9-10~---\-|
A|---7~-------------12p10p9--------10p8p7-|         A|---7~------------------10-|---7~--------------|
F|----------------------------------------|         F|--------------------------|-------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|         C|--------------------------|-------------------|
G|----------------------------------------| x 1     G|--------------------------|-------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|         C|--------------------------|-------------------|

[Solo]
Rhythm:
(2:36)
D|--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
F|--------------------|----------7-5-4-----------|--------------------|---------------------------|
C|-2~-----------------|-2~-------------7-5-4-----|-2~-----------------|-2~------------------------|
G|-0~-------3~---5~---|-0~-------------------7v~-|-0~-------3~---5~---|-0~------------------------|
C|----------3~---5~---|--------------------------|----------3~---5~---|----------3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|
                                                                                 * * * *  * * * *
D|-------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
F|-------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
C|-4~----------------|-4~-----------------------|-4~----------------|-4~-----------------------|
G|-2~------5~---7~---|-2~-----------------------|-2~------5~---7~---|-2~-----------------------|
C|---------5~---7~---|---------5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-|---------5~---7~---|---------5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-|
                               * * * *  * * * *                               * * * *  * * * *

[Solo]
(I'm sure there are mistakes here)
(3:00)
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------7*(ph)v~----|
C|-5/7--7-7-7-7--10--7-7--9--7-7-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------10h12-------------|
A|-8/10--10-10-10-10--13--10-10--12--10-10--------10-10-10-10-|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-13--------12-13-10-----10-12-------15-13-12-------------|
A|-----10-10-----------13-------13-------------15*(ph)v~---|
F|---------------------------------12----------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-20-19-17-17-19-20-17-------------20-------------17-19-----------|
A|----------------------20-20----17----18----18-20--------20----17-|
F|----------------------------19----------17-----------------19----|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-19-20-19-20-22-19-20-17-------------------------|
A|-------------------------20-18-17-18-------20v~--|
F|-------------------------------------17----------|
C|----------------------------------------17-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus]
(3:12)
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5~----------------------------------------------------------------------5~-----2-4-5~-|
G|-3~---2~-----------------------------------------------------------------3~---5--------|
C|------2~---3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0---------------|
             * * * *  * * * *  * * * *  * * * *  * * * *  * * * *  * * * *

[Chorus]
(3:32)
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[Outro]
(3:56)
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|------2~-4~-5~---5~-7~-4~---4~-5~-2~---2~-2~-1~---------|
G|-2~------------------------------------------------2~---|
C|-2~------------------------------------------------2~---|

-END-
Legend:
*     =    palm mute
~     =    let note/chord ring
/     =    slide up
\     =    slide down
p     =    pull-off
v     =    vibrato
h     =    hammer-on
*(ph) =    pinch harmonic