Band: Cradle of Filth
Album: ***ation and a day
Song: Better to Reign in Hell
Transcribed By: Jesse Rubio
Email: [email protected]
Notation:
. - palm mute ~ - vibrato
\ - slide down b - bend
/ - slide up f - full
h - hammer on h - half
p - pull off r - release
<> - artificial harmonic () - let ring
T - tap tr - trill
{3}- triplet NH - natural harmonic
X - pickslide/muffled note
Tuning: Down two steps (C F Bb Eb G C)
RIFF A:
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|-4-------------------------------------------------------4-------|
|-2-----------5---2---------------2-------4-------5-------2-------|
|-------------3---0---------------0-------2-------3---------------|
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|-5-------------------------------------------------------4-------|
|-3-----------5---2---------------2-------4-------5-------2-------|
|-------------3---0---------------0-------2-------3---------------|
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|---------------------------------------------------------4-------|
|-7-----------5---2---------------2-------4-------5-------2-------|
|-5-----------3---0---------------0-------2-------3---------------|
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|-2-------5-------4-------7-------2---5---4---5---7---5---4---5---|
|-0-------3-------2-------5-------0---3---2---3---5---3---2---3---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-> RIFF A x 2
RIFF B:
RIFF B1
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|---------------------------------------------------5-------------|
|-7p4---6p4---7p4-7p4---6p4---7p4-----------------4---7-6---4-6-7-|
|---------------------------------------------------------7-------|
|---------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-7-5-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF B2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------7p0-------------------------------5-------------|
|-7p4---6p4---7p4-------6p4---7p4-----------------4---7-6---4-6-7-|
|---------------------------------------------------------7-------|
|---------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-7-5-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF B3 (see later)
Clean... Distorted...
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|-----------------7p0---------------------------------------------|
|-7p4---6p4---7p4-------6p4---7p4---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
. . . . . . . .
RIFF B1 x 2
RIFF B2 x 2
-> RIFF B x 1
RIFF C:
RIFF C1
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|-7---6---4---6---3-----------------------------------------------|
|-5---4---2---4---1-----------------------------------------------|
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|-7---6---4---6---3-----------4---3-------4-------8-------9-------|
|-5---4---2---4---1-----------2---1-------2-------6-------7-------|
RIFF C2
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|-9---8---6---8---5-------------6/5-------------------------------|
|-7---6---4---6---3-------------4/3-------------------------------|
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|-9---8---6---8---5-------------6/5-------6-------10------11------|
|-7---6---4---6---3-------------4/3-------4-------8-------9-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . .
RIFF C1 x 2
RIFF C2 x 2
-> RIFF C x 1
RIFF D:
RIFF D1
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-5-------------------------------5-------------------------------|
|-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-8---7---5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-8---7---|
|-3---5-5-3---5-5-3---5-5-6---5---3---5-5-3---5-5-3---5-5-6---5---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RIFF D2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-5-------------------------------9-/-10--8-------5tr2----4tr2----|
|-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-8---7---7-/-8---6-----------------------|
|-3---5-5-3---5-5-3---5-5-6---5-----------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
RIFF D3
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------9-/-10--8-----------------------|
|-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-8---7---7-/-8---6---------------9tr11---|
|-3---5-5-3---5-5-3---5-5-6---5-------------------7tr9------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
RIFF D1 x 1
RIFF D2 x 1
RIFF D1 x 1
RIFF D3 x 1
-> Riff D x 2
-> Riff A x 2
-> RIFF B1 x 2
-> RIFF B2 x 1
-> RIFF B3 x 1
-> RIFF C x 1
-> Riff D x 2
-> Riff A x 2
RIFF E:
Heavy Distortion...
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|-9---8---6---8---5---5---5-----6/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-7---6---4---6---3---3---3-----4/3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Heavy Distortion...
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|-9---8---6---8---5---5---5-----6/5---5---6---6---10--10--11--11--|
|-7---6---4---6---3---3---3-----4/3---3---4---4---8---8---9---9---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-9---8-------6---5---5---5---6---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-7---6-------4---3---3---3---4---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
. .
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|-9---8---6---8---5---5---5---6---5---5---6---6---10--10--11--11--|
|-7---6---4---6---3---3---3---4---3---3---4---4---8---8---9---9---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-> RIFF E x 1
RIFF F:
Flanger...
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|-7-7-6-6-4-4-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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Flanger...
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|-7-7-6-6-4-4-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-> RIFF F x 2
-> interlude
RIFF G:
RIFF G1
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|-8---------------7---------------4---------------6---------------|
|-6---------------5---------------2---------------4---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF G2
|-----------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
|-----------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
|-5-----------------------5-------5-----------------------5-------|
|-5-----------------------5-------5-----------------------5-------|
|-3-----------------------3-------3-----------------------3-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF G3
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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RIFF G1 x 1
RIFF G2 x 1
RIFF G3 x 1
RIFF G2 x 1
RIFF G1 x 1
-> RIFF G x 1
RIFF H:
RIFF H1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|-11--6-6-6---9-9-9---8-8-8---8---11--6-6-6---9-9-9---8-8-8---8---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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| Slight PM... |
| |
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6-feedback------------------------------------------------------|
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RIFF H2
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|-------------6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-9-9---------6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------5-5-5-5-------------------------|
RIFF H3
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|-3-/-4---4---4-/-6---6---6-\-4---4-------3-----------------------|
|-1-/-2---2---2-/-4---4---4-\-2---2-------1-------6-------5-------|
|-------------------------------------------------4-------3-------|
RIFF H1 x 1
RIFF H2 x 1
RIFF H1 x 1
RIFF H3 x 1
-> RIFF H x 2
RIFF I:
(They're 11's etc, incase you didn't know)
RIFF I1
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|-111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111-| GTR I
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
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|-X\--------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
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RIFF I2
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|-1212121212121111111111119-9-9-9-1414141414141212121212129-9-9-9-|
|-101010101010-9-9-9-9-9-97-7-7-7-1212121212121010101010107-7-7-7-|
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RIFF I3
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|-121212121212111111111111141414141515151515151414141414149-9-9-9-|
|-101010101010-9-9-9-9-9-9121212121313131313131212121212127-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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RIFF I4
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|-1212121212121111111111119-9-9-9---------------------------------|
|-101010101010-9-9-9-9-9-97-7-7-7-7---6-----------6---4-----------|
|---------------------------------7---6-----------6---4-----------|
|---------------------------------5---4-----------4---2-----------|
RIFF I1 x 1 (without GTR II)
RIFF I2 x 1
RIFF I1 x 1 (with GTR II)
RIFF I2 x 1
RIFF I1 x 1 (without GTR II)
RIFF I3 x 1
RIFF I1 x 1 (with GTR II)
RIFF I4 x 1
-> RIFF I x 1
-> RIFF C2 x 1
-> RIFF D x 1
-> RIFF A x 2
RIFF J:
(Variation on RIFF A)
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|-4---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----------5---2-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------3---0-----------------------------------------------|
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|-5---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------5---2-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------3---0-----------------------------------------------|
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|-7-----------5---2-----------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------3---0-----------------------------------------------|
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|-2-------5-------4-------7-------2---5---4---5---7---5---4---5---|
|-0-------3-------2-------5-------0---3---2---3---5---3---2---3---|
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|-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
-> RIFF J x 1
END