The Black Goddess Rises - Cradle of Filth
Tune down one step (E to D and so on) and you're set. This is a really easy
tune to grasp, so much so that you could get by playing the whole thing on
one guitar... which is how I've tabbed it. If you want to play it 'the real
way' though, just seperate the rhythm and lead riffs and play the single riff
parts together. Email (as always) to Wither at brunor@sggs.wcape.school.za
Riff 1:
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|-2---4-5-3------|
|-2---4-5-3--3-1-|
|-0---2-3-1------|
hold hold
Riff 2: "Thee I invoke, bornless one..."
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|-7-----------7---------------7-----------7---------|
|-7---7h8-6---7---7h8-------5-7---7h8-6---7---7h8---|
|-5-----------5-------6---6---5-----------5-------6-|
hold hold hold hold
Riff 3: "Thou art darkest Gabrielle..." 1.
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|-4s5s4-22-4s5s4-22-4s5s4-4s5s4-4s5s4-4s5s4-|-2-|
|-4s5s4-22-4s5s4-22-4s5s4-4s5s4-4s5s4-4s5s4-|-2-|
|-2s3s2-00-2s3s2-00-2s3s2-2s3s2-2s3s2-2s3s2-|-0-|
Riff 4: Unsure about this riff, but it's so atonal on the recording that
nobody will really know if you're playing it wrong.
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|-3-22-3-22-3-22-----1h2-3-22-3-3-2-------------|
|-3-22-3-22-3-22-2h3-----3-22-3-----3p2-3p2-0---|
|-1-00-1-00-1-00---------1-00-1---------------3-|
Riff 5: Unsure about this one too. Try for speed rather than accuracy ;)
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|-2222-2222-2222-----1h2-2222-2222-----------------|
|-2222-2222-2222-2h3-----2222-2222-2h3-2p1h2p1-----|
|-0000-0000-0000---------0000-0000-------------3-2-|
Riff 6a: "You are in my dreams..." Riff 6b:
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|---------------------------------------| |-9--------10---9--------|
|-2-------3-2-4-5-4-2-----------2-4-5-4-| |-----10-9--------10-9-8-|
|-----3-2---2-4-5-4-----3-2-1---2-4-5-4-| |------------------------|
|-----------0-2-3-2-------------0-2-3-2-| |------------------------|
Riff 7: "Oh, how I craved for you..."
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|-2---2-4-2-0---0h2p0-------------------------|
|---------------------0---0-2-3---3-2--3--2---|
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Riff 8: "And the night draws in beside her..."
1. 2.
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|-2-4-5--x-5--x-7--x-7--|-x-9--x-9--x-9--x-9-|-7-2-|
|-2-4-5--x-5--x-7--x-7--|-x-9--x-9--x-9--x-9-|-7-2-|
|-0-2-3--x-3--x-5--x-5--|-x-7--x-7--x-7--x-7-|-5-0-|
hold
Riff 9: "Ishtar, my queen; come forth to me..."
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5-|
Riff 10: "Ah, the lies... the jew..."
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|-3-22-3-22-3-22-----1h2-|
|-3-22-3-22-3-22-2h3-----|
|-1-00-1-00-1-00---------| Song structure:
- Feedback and keyboards
- Riff 1 x4
- Riff 2 x1
- Riff 3 x4 ignoring the bar labelled 1. until the fourth repetition
- Riff 4 x1
- Riff 5 x1
- Riff 6a x2 with 6b played as a harmony the second time
- Keyboard interlude
- Riff 7 x2
- Riff 8 x4 ignoring the bar marked 2. entirely
- Riff 7 x2
- Riff 8 x4 ignoring the bar marked 1. the fourth time and playing the bar
marked 2. in its stead
- Bass lead
- Riff 9 x1
Note: The solo is started over these bars and carries on for a while under
the lyrics. I usually don't tab solos due to a preference for writing my
own, but if anyone *really* wants it, mail me.
- Riff 10 x10 with second half of solo over bars one to eight
- Riff 6a x2 with 6b played as a harmony the second time
- Bass interlude (slight variation of riff 1)
- Riff 1 x4
- Riff 2 x1
- Riff 3 x4 ignoring the bar labelled 1. until the fourth repetition
Okay, I apologise for the inadequacies of this transcription, but I found it
really difficult to get passionate over transcribing a mono-guitar song (hey,
I'm a Gemini through and through, okay? ;) Next up is either The Principle of
Evil Made Flesh or Of Mist and Midnight Skies.