Ritual Tab

'Ritual' as performed by Gorgoroth 
 on their 1994 album 'Pentagram'

Transcribed by Lord Upir on 17 Nov. 2000

Latest version of this transcription always
available on www.theblackdeath.cjb.net

Normal tuning

Intro riff / riff 1. Tremolo pick this, play 2x                     1x
e|--------------------------------------------------------------| |---|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------| |---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------| |---|
D|----------------7------5------9--------------7------10--------| |-2-|
A|-2------3---7---5------3------7------3---7---5-------8--------| |-2-|
E|-0------1---5------------------------1---5--------------------| |-0-|

Drum fill
Riff 2 (slow), during first verse
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-4-41010-9-9-4-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-7777-444-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-8-8-7-7-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5555-222-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-8-8-7-7-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5555-222-|

Bridge-thing
e|-----0-------------------1--------| |---|
B|-------0-------------------1------| |---|
G|---------0-------------------1----| |---|
D|-----------2---------3---------3--| |-2-|
A|---2-----------2---3---3----------| |-2-|
E|-0-----------0---1----------------| |-0-|

Riff 3, tremolo picking. Play 4 times
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------5---4----------5---4----|
A|-------------------------------3--------------3---------------|
E|-0------3---2---0------3---2----------------------------------|

  gtr.1 plays solo
e|-------------5--------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---6---5-------8---6---5--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------7---5---7---5---7---4---5---4---5--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |gtr.2 plays chords during solo (strumming not correct)          |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------3---------------2-------3---5--|
A|-7-------------------------------3---------------2-------3---5--|
E|-5-------------------------------1---------------0-------1---3--|

Play bridge again
Outro is an E5-chord