Black Castle chords

Solitude Aeturnus

Simplify chords 

  			
Intro (0:00) 
============ 

Riff 1a (Guitar 1 & 2) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 
|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------| x1 
|-----------------------| 
|----4-/-5-------4-/-5--| 
|0---2-/-3---0---2-/-3--| 
 .           . 



Riff 1b (Guitar 1 & 2) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------| x1 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------------------|----4-/-5-------4-/-5---8------|----4-/-5-------4-/-5--| 
|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|0---2-/-3---0---2-/-3---6------|0---2-/-3---0---2-/-3--| 
 .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .           .                   .           . 



Verse I (0:09) 
============== 

Riff 1c (Guitar 1 & 2) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 
|-------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------| x1 
|-------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------------------|---------------|----4-/-5-------4-/-5---8------|----4-/-5-------5-/-4--| 
|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0--|0---2-/-3---0---2-/-3---6------|0---2-/-3---0---3-/-2--| 
 .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .           .                   .           . 



Riff 1d (Guitar 1 & 2) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------| x1 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------------------|----4-/-5-------4-/-5---8------|----4-/-5-------5-/-4--| 
|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|0---2-/-3---0---2-/-3---6------|0---2-/-3---0---3-/-2--| 
 .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .           .                   .           . 



Riff 1e (Guitar 1 & 2) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 5 e + a 
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------| x1 
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|---------------|----4-/-5-------4-/-5---8--------------| 
|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0--|0---2-/-3---0---2-/-3---6-------5------| 
 .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .           . 




Bridge I (0:31) 
=============== 

Riff 2a (Guitar 1 & 2) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1 
|--------9\7-9-----------9\7----|--------9\7-9------------------| 
|--------7\5-7-----------7\5-8--|--------7\5-7---5tr7-----------| 
|0---0-0---------0---0-0-----6--|0---0-0-----------------6------| 
 .   . .         .   . .         .   . . 



Riff 2b (Guitar 1 & 2) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1 
|--------9\7-9-----------7/9-7--|--------9\7-9------------------| 
|--------7\5-7-----------5/7-5--|--------7\5-7---5tr7-----------| 
|0---0-0---------0---0-0--------|0---0-0-----------------6---5--| 
 .   . .         .   . .         .   . . 




Riff 2a x 1 




Riff 2c (Guitar 1 & 2) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 5 e + a 
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| x1 
|--------9\7-9-----------7/9-7--|--------9\7-9--------------------------| 
|--------7\5-7-----------5/7-5--|--------7\5-7---5tr7-------------------| 
|0---0-0---------0---0-0--------|0---0-0-----------------6-------5------| 
 .   . .         .   . .         .   . . 




Verse II (0:50) 
=============== 

Riff 1a x 1 

Riff 1c x 1 

Riff 1d x 1 




Riff 1f (Guitar 1 & 2) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
|-------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------| x1 
|-------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|---------------|----4-/-5-------4-/-5---8------| 
|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0--|0---2-/-3---0---2-/-3---6------| 
 .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .           . 




Chorus I (1:13) 
=============== 

Riff 3a (Guitar 1) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x2 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|2---------------2--------------|2---3-------------------14\----| 
|0---------------0--------------|0---1-------------------12\----| 


Riff 3a (Guitar 2) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x2 Note: Play the chord in the "( )" 
|----------------2--------------|----3----------(3)------14\----|    on the second time only. 
|2---------------2--------------|2---3----------(3)------14\----| 
|0--------------(0)-------------|0---1-------------------12\----| 
                 ^ 
Note: When you see chords marked 
like this, put more emphasis on 
the high-end of the chord, or omit 
the root note completely. 




Riff 3b (Guitar 1) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x3 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|2---------------2--------------|2---3-----------3--------------| 
|0---------------0--------------|0---1-----------1-------3v-----| 


Riff 3b (Guitar 2) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x3 
|----------------2--------------|----3-----------3--------------| 
|2---------------2--------------|2---3-----------3--------------| 
|0--------------(0)-------------|0---1----------(1)------3v-----| 




Riff 3c (Guitar 1) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1 
|-------------------------------|----------------5-------4------| 
|2---------------2--------------|2---3-----------3-------2------| 
|0---------------0--------------|0---1--------------------------| 


Riff 3c (Guitar 2) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1 
|----------------2--------------|----3-----------5-------4------| 
|2---------------2--------------|2---3-----------3-------2------| 
|0-----------0--(0)-------------|0---1--------------------------| 




Riff 4 (Guitar 1 & 2) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|4------------------------------|3----------------------/14\----| 
|2------------------------------|1----------------------/12\----| 




Bridge II (1:47) 
================ 

Riff 5a (Guitar 1 & 2) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|2---------------7--------------|----------------5-------7------| 
|0-----------------------7------|6b--------------3-------5------| 
                                 ^ 
                                Note: Bend this note a 1/4 step. 


Riff 5b (Guitar 1 & 2) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|2---------------7--------------|----------------5-------3------| 
|0-----------------------7------|6b--------------3-------1------| 
                                 ^ 
                                Note: Bend this note a 1/4 step. 


Riff 5a x 1 

Riff 5b x 1 

Riff 5a x 1 

Riff 5b x 1 




Solo I (2:16) 
============= 

Riff 3b x 3 

Riff 3c x 1 

Riff 4 x 1 




Riff 6 (Guitar 1) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|2------------------------------|-----------------------/14\----| 
|0------------------------------|-----------------------/12\----| 


Riff 6 (Guitar 2) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1 
|-------------------------------|9------------------------------| 
|2------------------------------|7------------------------------| 
|0------------------------------|-----------------------/12\----| 




Bridge III (2:43) 
================= 

Riff 7a (Guitar 1 & 2) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|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| 
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 



Riff 7b (Guitar 1 & 2) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1 
|-------------------------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1| 
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 



Riff 7a x 1 

Riff 7b x 1 




Solo II (2:58) 
============== 

Riff 7a x 1 

Riff 7b x 1 

Riff 7a x 1 

Riff 7b x 1 




Verse III (3:13) 
================ 

Riff 1a x 1 

Riff 1c x 1 

Riff 1d x 1 

Riff 1f x 1 




Chorus II (3:36) 
================ 

Riff 3a x 2 

Riff 3b x 3 

Riff 3c x 1 




Ending (4:04) 
============= 

Riff 8 (Guitar 1 & 2) 

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|2------------------------------| 
|2-2-2-2-4-2-3-2-1-1-1-1-3-1-3-2|0------------------------------| 
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Note: I'm not actually 100% sure about this riff, but I think that 
this is fairly close to how they play it in the song. 



And that's it! 



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| /   slide up 
| \   slide down 
| h   hammer-on 
| p   pull-off 
| v   vibrato 
| +   harmonic 
| â?¢   mute note 
| b   bend 
| pb  pre-bend 
| br  bend release 
| pbr pre-bend release 
| brb bend release bend 

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