Virgin Soil by Illnath Artist: Illnath Album: The Skin of Harlequin Song: Virgin Soil Year: 2006 Hi all, Today im going to show you great song, from great band, from their great album. Its quite simple song, but with some few strange parts. enjoy it and remember - Metal Rules! next to names of riffs, In () i put time of playing those riffs. Intro (0:00); as break (2:03); and as outro (4:04); E5 E5E5 E5 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2-----2-2-----2--------------------------------------------------------| A|--2-----2-2-----2--------------------------------------------------------| E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------------| pm-| pm-| Verse (0:04); (0:50); (3:07) E5 E5 E5 B5 B5E5 E5 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------3---3-------------------------------------------| D|-2-------2-----2---------3---3-2-----------2-----4~-5-4h5p4-4------------| A|-2-------2-----2---------1---1-2-----------2----------------5-3-2-2~-----| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------| pm---| pm-| pm-----| pm pm-------| pm-| At the End of Behold, he stands before you all... 2nd and 3rd verse ________________________ _______ | | | e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------(16b)~~-|-------| G|-------------------------3---3-------------------------------------------|---3---| D|-2-------2-----2---------3---3-2-----------2----------------------4~~----|---3---| A|-2-------2-----2---------1---1-2-----------2-----1--3-1h3p1---1----------|---1---| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------3---3--------|-------| pm---| pm-| pm-----| pm pm-------| pm-| See the beauty of the never-ending... im not sure about note in () (in the end of 1st riff) because its played with strong bend, but my note sounds similar. Chorus (0:33); (2:08); Played on two guitars Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------5p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-5p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-----| B|-5p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-5p0-7p0-8p0-7p0--------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| | Say then, say then... | | Guitar 2 | | E5 C5 | e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------5-----------------------------------| D|-2--------------------------------5-----------------------------------| A|-2--------------------------------3-----------------------------------| E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|-2p0-3p0-5p0-3p0-2p0-3p0-5p0-3p0--8p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-----| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Guitar 2 | | D5 C5 H5 | e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7--------------------------------5---------------4-------------------| D|-7--------------------------------5---------------4-------------------| A|-5--------------------------------3---------------2-------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| // Guitar 1 could play only with left hand like this: ---0h5p0h7p0h8p0h7p0- but its your choice. i think it better sound with only left hand but its harder to play and to play it clean. Kind of Brigde - 1st Riff (01:17); (1:47); (3:34); Played on 3 guitars it was hard to split apart violin and guitars, but i think i made it well 1x 2x Guitar 1 ____________________ ______ | | | e|-----------12-12---------------------------------12-12-------------------------|------| B|-----12-12---------------------------------12-12-------------------------------|------| G|-9-9-------------9-9-9-9-10-10-9-9-7-7-9-9-------------9-9-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-|--8~--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------| Say then, say then... 1x 2x Guitar 2 _______________ ______ | | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-|--6~--| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------| pm-------------------------------------------------------------| 1x 2x Guitar 3 _________________ ______ | | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------| G|-9---------------9---10----------9-----------9--10-------7-------|--8---| D|-9---------------9---10----------9-----------9--10-------7-------|--8---| A|-7---------------7---8-----------7-----------7--8--------5-------|--6---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------| Kind of Bridge - 2nd Riff (1:32); (3:50); e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------5--4----------------------------8--11--------| D|---------------------------5--4----------------------------8--11--------| A|-777-777-777-777-776-666-663--2--777-777-777-777-776-666-666--9---------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| pm------------------------| pm------------------------| For an eye you take an eye... Just play triols, and move your left hand very fast Then play Kind of Bridge - 1st Riff Again. Between Chorus and Kind of Bridge (2:03) play same notes as in intro Solo - Rythm Guitar (02:20) E5 D5 C5 H5 E5 F5 G5 A5 H5 e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------7------5------4------9------10-----12-----14---16-----| D|-2------7------5------4------9------10-----12-----14---16-----| A|-2------5------3------2------7------9------10-----12---14-----| E|-0---------------------------0--------------------------------| (02:36) E5 D5 A5 G5 F#5 E5 D5 A5 G5 F#5 e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9------7--------------------9------7-------------------------| D|-9------7------7------5--4---9------7------7------5--4--------| A|-7------5------7------5--4---7------5------7------5--4--------| E|---------------5------3--2-----------------5------3--2--------| (02:51) E5 D5 A5 G5 F#5 E5 D5 A5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----9---------7---------------------------------9--------7----------------------------| D|-----9---------7--------7--------5-------4-------9--------7--------7-------------------| A|-----7-----5-5-5--------7--------5-------4-------7----5-5-5--------7-------------------| E|-0-0----------------5-5-5----3-3-3---2-2-2---0-0---------------5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| pm-| pm-| pm-| pm-| pm-| pm-| pm-| pm-| pm-------------| Solo (02:20) 2:30 e|-------------------------------------------------------12-15-12-17-12-15-| B|--------------------/15b(17)~r15-13-12~-12-13-15~---15-------------------| G|--9~(9)-7--9--11\--------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-12-17-12-15-12-17-12-15-12-17-17-15-19-15-17-15-19-15-17-15-19-15-17-19-| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2:34 e|-20-20-19-19-17-17-15-15-14-14-12-12-10-10-8-8-12p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-5p0-7p0-| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-5p0-3p0-3p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-3p0-3p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-3p0-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2:44 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-3p0-5p0-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-5p0-5p0-5p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-3p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-3p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2:51 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0--/8~~-8b10r8-7~~-7b8r7--| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2:59 - End of solo e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-5~-5/7--7/8~---8/10~~~\\------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Then Verse, Kind of Bridge both riffs, and outro same as intro all in all intro riff - 1x Verse riff - 2x Chorus riff - 2x Verse riff - 2x Kind of Bridge 1st - 4x Kind of Bridge 2nd - 2x Kind of Bridge 1st - 4x Intro riff - 1x Chorus - 2x Solo/Rythm - 1x Verse - 2x Kind of Bridge 1st - 2x Kind of Bridge 2nd - 2x Intro riff - 1x Lyrics: Behold, he stands before you all Upon the tower, fit to fall See the beauty of the never-ending Hear his creatures call Say then, say then: Lay no eye upon my eye, lay no voice upon my crying Set no truth above my lie, shed no tear upon my dying An orphan is your child to be And like you took my child from me The likes of this, my vengeance Have my hell bred creatures yet to see I've never known such naked pain As if I'm naked in the rain I've searched each world for virgin soil Fit for my slaughtered child's remains Say then, say then: For an eye you take an eye, take my voice for all your crying Upon your infants grave I lie, upon it's death I do my dying For his eye you take an eye, shattered was he when we found him Stone and cut and crucify, leave his killer's heart unpounding Men and angels hide in vain For he who hath my firstborn slain Shall die before the sun has set He took my child, he will regret Say then, say then: Lay no eye upon my eye, lay no voice upon my crying Set no truth above my lie, shed no tear upon my dying Poised the strike in the slumberous sword Of the dark and childless lord "This machete of mine will get thee in time We're alone in a room with no door" Yes, I recall the death of one Older and more holy son I see the irony, but that won't render This one deed undone Say then, say then: For his eye you paid an eye, a law you find is self-fulfilling In your place your child did die Death is all you gain from killing --------------------------- That Would be end. I hope i helped you. Any questions? sugestions? mail me: lordlolek17@gmail.com www.TAB6.com