Swallow The Spikes Tab

                    GOD DETHRONED - SWALLOW THE SPIKES 
                         From the Album RAVENOUS 
                   Copyright 2001 (Metal Blade Records) 
                         Version 1.1 - July 2001 

Transcribed by: Chris Ninman 

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact 
 Chris Ninman at: snowballingblood@hotmail.com 

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.  - palm mute                    /  - slide up to 
\  - slide down to                ~  - vibrato 
h  - hammer on                    b  - bend 
p  - pull off                          Suffixes for bend 
ph - pinch harmonic                     f - full bend    h - half bend 
*  - see comment                        r - release      t - tap bend 
X  - percussion mute                    ~ - vibrato bend 
@  - slight palm mute             () - ghost note, sustained note 
"  - tremolo pick until next note 

Guitars 1 and 2 are the rhythm guitars that play throughout the 
entire song. Guitar 3 enters at 2:07 and Guitar 4 at 2:22. They play 
until the ending. Both guitars do not play the entire time until the 
end, but at least one of them is always playing. I put what guitars 
1 and 2 do first, and then put guitars 3 and 4 at the end, with the 
time that they begin to play each line. Let me know if there is a 
part you can not understand. I'll try to do my best to explain whatever 
is confusing. 

Tuning C# (C#,F#,B,E,G#,C#) 

Riff 1 (2 times) 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|I & 
|-9------10------12----7-10\9-10-\9-9------10------5--5-4--5\4-5-\4-|II 
|-7-------8------10----5--8\7--8-\7-7-------8------3--3-2--3\2-3-\2-| 
|----0000----0000----00----------------0000----0000------------3-\2-| 
    ....    ....    ..                ....    .... 

Riff 2 (2 times) 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------|I & 
|----------------------------------------------------------------|II 
|---------7------10------------107-----------------------5-10-9--| 
|-0000000---0000----0000-8-0000---87--00000000-7h8p7-5-7-3--8-7--| 

Riff 2 cont. 
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------|I & 
|----------------------------------------------------------9-8--|II 
|---------7------10------------107-----------------------5-7-6--| 
|-0000000---0000----0000-8-0000---87--00000000-7h8p7-5-7-3------| 

Repeat Riff 1 (2 times) 
Repeat Riff 2 (2 times) 

Riff 3 (1 time) 
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------|I & 
|----------------------------------------------------|II 
|---------10--10--------9--9--------7--7--------9--9-| 
|-00000000--00--00000000-00-00000000-00-00000000-00--| 

Riff 3 cont. 
|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------|I & 
|-----------------------------------------------------|II 
|---------12--12--------7--7--------10--10----7-9-10~-| 
|-00000000--00--00000000-00-00000000--00--0000-0-0----| 


Riff 4 (1 time) 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------|I 
|---------10--10--------9---9---------7---7---------9---9--| 
|-00000000--00--00000000--00--00000000--00--00000000--00---| 
| 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------|II 
|---------14--14--------12--12--------10--10--------12--12-| 
|-00000000--00--00000000--00--00000000--00--00000000--00---| 

Riff 4 cont. 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------|I 
|---------12--12--------7---7---------10--10----7--9--10~-| 
|-00000000--00--00000000--00--00000000--00--0000--0--0----| 
| 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------|II 
|---------15--15--------14--14--------14--14----10-12-14~-| 
|-00000000--00--00000000--00--00000000--00--0000-0-0------| 


Riff 5 (2 times) 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------|I & 
|------------------------------------------------------|II 
|--------------7"--------------------10"-9"--------7"--| 
|-0"----7"-10"----6"-7"10"6-0"----7"--------10"-8"-----| 

Riff 5 cont. 
|--------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------|I & 
|--------------------------------------------------------|II 
|--------------7"--------------------10"-9"-----12"-10"--| 
|-0"----7"-10"----6"-7"10"6-0"----7"--------10"----------| 

Repeat Riff 3 (1 time) 
Repeat Riff 4 (1 time) 
Repeat Riff 5 (2 times) 

Riff 6 (4 times) 
|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------|I & 
|-5----4/5---4/9-8---------7/9--7\5-4-5-|II 
|-3----2/3---2/7-6--2-2----5/7--5\3-2-3-| 
|-3----2/3---2------0-0----5/7--5\3-2-3-| 

Riff 7 (1 time) 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------|I & 
|-7--9-9------------------7--9-9--------------------------|II 
|-5--7-7---10---9/10-9\7--5--7-7--10--9---9/10\9-9/10\9-7-| 
|-----------8---7/-8-7\5-----------8--7---7/-8\7-7/-8\7-5-| 

Riff 8 (2 times) 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|I & 
|-7--9-9--------------------------7--9-9--------------------------|II 
|-5--7-7---10---9/10\9\-9/12\10-9-5--7-7--10--9---9/10\9-9/10\9-7-| 
|-----------8---7/-8\7\-7/10\-8-7----------8--7---7/-8\7-7/-8\7-5-| 

Riff 9 (1 time) 
|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------|I & 
|-7--9-9--------------------------7--9-9---------------------------|II 
|-5--7-7---10---9/10\9\-9/12\10-9-5--7-7--10--9---9/10\9-9/12\10-9-| 
|-----------8---7/-8\7\-7/10\-8-7----------8--7---7/-8\7-7/10\-8-7-| 

Ending 
|------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------| 
|-9------10------12----7---10\9-10-\9--9\\-| 
|-7-------8------10----5----8\7--8-\7--7\\-| 
|----0000----0000----00--------------------| 
|    ....    ....    .. 
|------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------ph--| 
|-14\----15\-----17\---12\-15p14h15h17-14--| 
|----0000----0000----00--------------------| 
    ....    ....    .. 


gtr 3 enters(2:07) 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----1212--10b(12)-10~----9----9-b(10)-9------------------------|III 
|-10-------------------------12------------7-7---\5-7--9-10-9-10-| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 

(2:16) 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|------1212--10b(12)-10~----9----9-b(10)-14----/17-14---|III 
|-/10-------------------------12------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 

(2:22)                                 hold 20 for a long time, 
|---------------------------------------------------------|then 
|---------------------------------1719-20~------~-------~-|exit 
|-17--16-17-19--17-16-1716--161719------------------------| 
|-------------------------19------------------------------|III 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|gtr 4 enters 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------1617-16-b(17)r16p14-16--| 
|-17--16-17-19--17-16-1716--161719------------------------|IV 
|-------------------------19------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 

(2:26) 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-17b(19)-r17-16-14-16-16-b(17)r16p14-1614--------191716-------| 
|-----------------------------------------171614--------191716-|IV 
|-----------------------------------------------17-------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

(2:29) 
|---------------------191919--------171717---------------------------| 
|---------------------------171717--------15151915-------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------16-16b(17)---r16--| 
|-14b(16)-r14-12-----------------------------------------------------|IV 
|----------------16~-------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 

(2:36) 
|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-19-16b(17)~-16-b(17)-r16-14-14b(16)-r14-14-b(16)r14-12-b(14)r12--| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------|IV 
|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------| 

(2:40) 
|-----------------| 
|----15-----------| 
|-12----12-11-12--| 
|-----------------|IV 
|-----------------| 
|-----------------| 

gtr 3 enters(2:42) 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-16--b(17)-(17)--16b(17)--14-------------------16--b(17)-(17)-|III 
|------------------------------141414~14~14~14~----------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|                                                    gtr 4 exits 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-19--b(21)-(21)--r19--19~-------~-----------------------------|IV 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

(2:48) 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-16b(17)-19--19b(21)-r19-16----16--b(17)-(17)--16b(17)--14-|III 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 

(2:53) 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------16--b(17)-(17)--16b(17)---------------------|III 
|-141414~14~14~14~--------------------------12-14-b(15)-r14~---| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

(2:59) 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-16--b(17)-(17)--16b(17)--14-------------------16--b(17)-(17)-|III 
|------------------------------141414~14~14~14~----------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|gtr 4 enters 
|-22-----20-----19-----17-----------------------22-----20------| 
|---20-19--19-17--17-15--15-13\12~----------------20-19--19-17-| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------|IV 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

(3:04) 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-16b(17)-19--19b(21)-r19-16----16--b(17)-(17)--16b(17)--14-|III 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
| 
|-19-----17---------------------22-----20-----19-----17-----| 
|---17-15---15-b(17)-(17)~--------20-19--19-17--17-15--15-13| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------|IV 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 

(3:10) 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------16--b(17)-(17)--16b(17)---------------------|II 
|-141414~14~14~14~--------------------------12-14-b(15)-r14~---| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 
|------------------22-----20-----19-----17---------------------| 
|\12~----------------20-19--19-17--17-15--15-b(17)-(17)~-------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------|IV 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

(3:15) 
|--------------| 
|--------------| 
|--------------| 
|--------------|III 
|-15-17-15--14-| 
|--------------| 
| 
|--------------| 
|(17)----------| 
|-*held-from---| 
|--before------|IV 
|--------------| 
|--------------| 

For the bends, I put the pitch of what it is being bent to. If the 
number is in (), it is that pitch because of the bend, and at times 
held for more than one note, meaning the bend remains from the previous 
note. For example, 16b(17)  (17), your finger never leaves the 
sixteenth fret. Sorry if this is confusing. Just let me know if you 
need more information. 

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