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Preludium

Therion

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PRELUDIUM
As recorded by Therion
(From the 1996 Album THELI)

Transcribed by rumitema@freemail.hu
	

Music by C. Johnsson

Gtr I (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Flute'
Gtr II (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Trombone'
Gtr III (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Timpani'

 Intro
  Q=90
 4/4
  Gtr II
              <
  W           W          E  E  E  E  +H
|----------|-----------|------12------------|
|----------|-12--------|---12----12-(12)----|
|----------|-----------|-9------------------|
|----------|-----------|--------------------|
|----------|-----------|--------------------|
|----------|-----------|--------------------|


    >
   +W            +W            +W            +W
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|


  Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|


  Gtr I
   W           W           H.       Q     H     Q.    E
|-12--------|-14--------|----------12--|-------14----11-|
|-----------|-----------|-13-----------|-12-------------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------|----------------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------|----------------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------|----------------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------|----------------|


   W           W           H.       Q     H     H
|-12--------|-14--------|----------12--|-------14----|
|-----------|-----------|-13-----------|-12----------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------|-------------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------|-------------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------|-------------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------|-------------|


  Gtr II
   W          E  E  E  E  +Q.    E    H.       Q     H     H
|-----------|------12--------------|--------------|-------------|
|-12--------|---12----12-(12)---12-|-13-------10--|-12----------|
|-----------|-9--------------------|--------------|-------11----|
|-----------|----------------------|--------------|-------------|
|-----------|----------------------|--------------|-------------|
|-----------|----------------------|--------------|-------------|


   W                      E   E  E  E  +Q.        E
|---------------------|---------12------------------|
|-12------------------|------12----12-(12)-------12-|
|---------------------|---9-------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
|  E  E  E  E  +H        +E   E  E  E  +E   E  E  E
|-19-24-20-19-(19)----|-(19)-20-19---------20-19-20-|
|---------------------|------------22-(22)----------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|


   H.            Q       H     H
|---------------------|-------------|
|-13------------10----|-12----------|
|---------------------|-------11----|
|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|-------------|
|
|  Q    Q   Q.      E    H     H
|-22------------------|-------------|
|------22--20------22-|-19----------|
|---------------------|-------21----|
|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|-------------|


                                                           H.=H
   W                      E   E  E  E  +Q.        E    H.            Q
|---------------------|---------12------------------|---------------------|
|-12------------------|------12----12-(12)-------12-|-13------------10----|
|---------------------|---9-------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr I
|  E  E  E  E  +H        +E   E  E  E  +E   E  E  E    Q    Q   Q.      E
|-19-24-20-19-(19)----|-(19)-20-19---------20-19-20-|-22------------------|
|---------------------|------------22-(22)----------|------22--20------22-|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|


   H                        H                          W
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|-12------------------------------------------------|-12----*|
|--------------------------11-----------------------|-------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|
|  H                        H                          W
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|-19------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|--------------------------21-----------------------|-21----*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|
| Gtr III
|  <
|  |----6----| |----6----|  |----6----| |----6----|
|  S S S S S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S S S S S S    W
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|
|--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----*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------*|



Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths