Darkthrone - The Watchtower guitar tab

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-DARKTHRONE - THE WATCHTOWER from the "Soulside Journey" CD (c) 1990 Peaceville

-Transcribed by Chris Myhre. Version 1.0 Jan 2003

-Email: bowelripper@hotmail666.com (remove "666") - Website: http://home.no.net/bowelrip

-For best print edit the left/right margins in page setup to make the tab fit the sheet

-Tuning: 1.5 steps down (1 = C#, 2 = G#, 3 = E, 4 = B, 5 = F#, 6 = C#)

-Notation legend: * # = see note; . = palm mute; / = slide up; = slide down; " = tremolopick

riff A * gtr 1: play riff B

1>|gtr 1 & 2----------------------------------------------left side chord----|w/solo 1--------

2>|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------

3>|---------------------------------------------------------*----------------|----------------

4>|--------*-----------------------------------------------3|----------------|--------2---3---

5>|6--4--5-2-------------2-3-------6--4--5-2-------------2--|3-------6--4--5-|2---------------

6>|4--2--3-0-------------0-1-------4--2--3-0-------------0-1|1-------4--2--3-|0---------------

. .

---------------x2-------------------------------x4---------------x4--gtr 1-----------------

----------------|--------------------------------|----------------|--gtr 2: join 2nd time--

----------------|--------------------------------|----------------|------------------------

----------------|----------------7-8-------------|----------------|------------------------

3-------6--4--5-|--------5-6-----5-6-----7-8-----|--------5-6-----|------------5-----------

1-------4--2--3-|0-0-0-0-3-4-------------5-6-----|0---3-4-----5-6-|0-------3-------6-------

/ / / " " " " " " " " " " "

-------x6-------------------------------x4-------------------------------x4---|riff C----------

--------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------'---|----------------

--------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------'---|----------------

--------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------'---|----------------

----6---|3---------------4---------------|----------------3---------------'7--|----------------

5-------|------------3-------------------|5-------1---------------4-------'5--|2222222222223333

" " " " " " " " " ................

________________________ ________________________ _________________________x4 riff D

--------'1. 2. '3. '4. *gtr 2: don't play |gtr 2---

--------'------------------------'------------------------'-------but start next riff|gtr 1:--

--------'------------------------'------------------------'--------------------------|join at #

--------'------4-----4-----4---5-'------------------------'------------------------*-|--------

--------'------2-----2-----2---3-'------------------------'------------2-----3-----2-|--------

33000000'11111---111---111-------'111111111111000000111111'1111111111110-----1-----0-|0-------

........ ..... ... ... ........................ ............ "

*don't ________ ___x4 *gtr 1: play

tremolopick-----'1.-3. '4. |---------------x2---------------x2--------higher note----x3

last time-------'--------'----|----------------'----------------|--------2nd time--------|

----------------'--------'----|----------------'----------------|------------------------|

--------#-------'--------'----|----------------'----------------|--------------------*---|

*---*---3-------'2-------'2---|3-2-----3-2-----'3-2-----4-3-----|3---2-------4---3---6---|

1---4-----------'--------'----|----3-------4---'----3-------4---|--------3-----------4---|

" " " " "

|----------------*gtr 1: play these----x3------|------'---|BASS--------------------------|

|-----------------chords last time------|------|------'---|------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------|repeat|repeat'---|------------------------------|

|----------------------------*---*---*--|riff A|riff B'---|------------------------------|

|--------------8------------|3--|4--|3--|from *|------'2--|--------------------8-7-------|

|0-7-8-6-0-7-8---0-7-8-7-6-1|1-2|2-1|1--|------|------'0--|7-----0-8-7-0-8-7-0-----6-----|

*gtr 1: play lower notes #gtr 1 only

|gtr 1----------------------'gtr 1 & 2------------------'-----------------------x2-------------|

|---------------------------'----------------*--*-------'--------------*-*-------'-repeat two--|

|----------------10-9-------'--*------*------10-9-*-----'--*-----*-----8-7-*-#-#-'previous bars|

|--10-9---10-9--------8-----'--10-9---10-9---10-9-8-----'--8-7---8-7---8-7-6-8-7-'--(both x2)--|

|7------7------7------------'7-10---7-10---7------8-----'5-8---5-8---5-----6-----'-------------|

|---------------------------'---------------------------'------------------------'-------------|

|------|----------------*gtr 1: play these---x4---end with-------------|----|

|------|-----------------chords last time-----|---tremolopicking etc.--|----|

|repeat|--------------------------------------|------------------------|----|

|riffs-|----------------------------*---*---*-|------------------------|----|

|C & D-|--------------8------------|3--|4--|3-|2-----------------------|2---|

|------|0-7-8-6-0-7-8---0-7-8-7-6-1|1-2|2-1|1-|0-----------------------|0---|

" " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "

1>|12---------------7-----------------------12-------17----------------------------|

2>|----------------------------------------------------------------12-------------| solo 1

3>|--------------------------------------------------------------9-----9-----------| (gtr 3)