"Prudence's Fall" as performed by Dimmu Borgir on their 1998 album
"Enthrone Darkness Triumphant"
Transcription by Lord Úpir on 23-02-99
Downloaded from The Black Death... Black & Death Metal Page
http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/joolsholland/755/
Normal tuning (EADGBe)
Notation Legend:
15\ slide down the neck from the 15th fret to some indefinate point
8\4 slide down the neck from the 8th fret to the 4th fret
3/4 slide up the neck from the 3rd fret to the 4th fret
(8) ghost note (the note is striked before, but it sounds through)
4tr5 trill (repeated quick hammer-on and pull-off between two notes)
4h5 hammer-on
10p9 pull-off
* see additional note belows lines
This one was a piece of cake, 'cept the last fucking riff, that's a mother. Lucky I described
it for you guys...
You damned woman, You mischievous whore,
You heretic princess, you are Devil's own...
INTRO.1 (two guitars) 8x
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
.2 4x
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-------5-------7-------7-------|
D|-5-------5-------7-------7-------|
A|-3-------3-------5-------5-------|
E|---------------------------------|
.3 4x
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-----5-----5---7-----7-----7---|
D|-5-----5-----5---7-----7-----7---|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
.4 4x
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5---5-5---5-5-5-7---7-7---7-7-7-|
D|-5---5-5---5-5-5-7---7-7---7-7-7-|
A|-3---3-3---3-3-3-5---5-5---5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
guitars, bass and drum out, keyboard solo
(0:56) with lyrics, I really can't figure out the played chords.
play 8x, 4th to 8th w/lyrics
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-7---7-7-5---5-5-7---7-7-10-9-10-9-|
D|-7---7-7-5---5-5-7---7-7-10-9-10-9-|
A|-5---5-5-3---3-3-5---5-5--8-7--8-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|
8x
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5---5-5---5-5-5-7---7-7---7-7-7-|
D|-5---5-5---5-5-5-7---7-7---7-7-7-|
A|-3---3-3---3-3-3-5---5-5---5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
for the first time each guitar plays something different than the other (it's
playable on one guitar if you're fast).
9x (weird number, I know, but trust me, it's right)
e|-------------------------------|
B|---------6-5-------------------|
G|---2-5---------2-4-5-5-4-5-4h5-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
| |
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-2-----7-----2-----------------|
D|-2-----7-----2-----------------|
A|-0-----5-----0-----------------|
E|-------------------------------|
10x
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-5-------7-------9-------|
D|-5-------7-------9-------|
A|-3-------5-------7-------|
E|-------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-7-7h8p7~~~-5-7-8-7-5-1-8-3-5~~~-5-7-8-7-5-0-7-7h8p7~~~-5-7-8-7-5-1-8-3-5~~~-3h5p3-0-5-7-8-|
The next is on the D string and two frets higher. It won't fit on the monitor but you'll get
the point.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-9-9h10p9~~~-7-9-10-9-7-3-10-5-7~~~-7-9-10-9-7-2-9-9h10p9~~~-7-9-10-9-7-3-10-5-7~~~-5h7p5-2-7-9-10-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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