Vader - Litany guitar tab
Band: Vader
Album: Litany
Song: Litany
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note - Trill
Tunning - whole step (D etc.)
Note: This is my favourite song from the album (that and Cold Demons). It's not
actually that hard to play (all riffs are played fairly fast) but there are
loads of different fills and variations, which is quite common with Vader. All
the fast picking parts are not accurate but listen to the song for lengths and
timings.
Intro
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|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|----7-6-5--------------|
|----5-4-3--6-6-8-9-----|
|-----------4-4-6-7-----|
. . . . .
Riff A - x5 - The first time this riff is played its sounds a bit wierd and all
over the place but the tab below is right for the rest of the times.
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|------------------------0-1111111111-------------0-1p0-------------|
|----000000000-2-3-0-2-3----------------2-3-0-2-3-------2h3---------|
......... . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . .
Fill
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|----7-6-5-----------5/6----------------------------|
|----5-4-3----5-4----3/4----------------------------|
|----------00-3-2-00-------111111133333333----------|
. . . .. . . .. ...............
Riff B - x3 1st End Variation (riff B)
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------1p0--------|---------------1-----------------|
|----0000-2h3-0000-2h3-----2h3----|---002h3-002h3------12\1---------|
.... .... ... . ... .
Riff B - x3 2nd End Variation(riff B)
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|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------6---3----------|
|----------------------1p0--------|--------4-5-1-4--------|
|----0000-2h3-0000-2h3-----2h3----|----------3---2--------|
.... ....
Riff B - x3 3rd End Variation (riff B)
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------6---3-4--------|
|----------------------1p0--------|--------4-5-1-2--------|
|----0000-2h3-0000-2h3-----2h3----|----------3------------|
.... ....
Riff C - x4
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|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---------------111122222222-----|
|----22222223333-----------------|
Riff D - x2 After second time add this
|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|
|--------4-3----|---------5-----------|
|----4-5-2-1----|---------3-----------|
|----2-3--------|---------------------|
(Don't let ring)
Riff E - x2 After 2nd time add:
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|----5555555554433333333333-555555555332222222222----|--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|-----3-2------|
Back to riff A - x4 - After 4th time the riff cuts short (see *)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0-1111111111-------------0-1p0-------------|
|----000000000-2-3-0-2-3----------------2-3-0-2-3-------2h3---------|
......... . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . .
* 4th time
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0-1111111111-------------0-1---------------|
|----000000000-2-3-0-2-3----------------2-3-0-2-3-------------------|
......... . . . . . . .......... . . . . . .
Riff F - x2 (this is a long riff)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|------------------11111111111-----------------11111111111----------|
|----000000000-2-3---------------000000000-2-3-------------2-3------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------11111111111-----------------11111111111-2--------|
|----000000000-2-3---------------000000000-2-3----------------------|
Back to Riff C - x4
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|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---------------111122222222-----|
|----22222223333-----------------|
Back to Riff D - x2 After second time play:
|---------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------|----------------------------------|
|--------4-3----|--------------5-------------------|
|----4-5-2-1----|--------------3-------------------|
|----2-3--------|----------------------------------|
(This time let ring)
Riff G - Under Solo
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|----000000000000000000000-1/33333333333--55555---------------------|
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----000000000000000000000-1/33333333333--55555---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----000000000000000000000-111111111111111333332222222222222--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------3-2---|
Back to Riff A - x2 - The 2nd time cuts short (see*) "ha ha ha ha ha"
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0-1111111111-------------0-1p0-------------|
|----000000000-2-3-0-2-3----------------2-3-0-2-3-------2h3---------|
......... . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . .
* 2nd time
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0-1111111111-------------0-1---------------|
|----000000000-2-3-0-2-3----------------2-3-0-2-3-------------------|
......... . . . . . . .......... . . . . . .
Back to Riff F - x2
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|------------------11111111111-----------------11111111111----------|
|----000000000-2-3---------------000000000-2-3-------------2-3------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------11111111111-----------------11111111111-2--------|
|----000000000-2-3---------------000000000-2-3----------------------|
Back to Riff C - x4
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|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---------------111122222222-----|
|----22222223333-----------------|
Riff H - x2 After second time:
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------5------------|
|---------------------2222222211111111----|------------3------------|
|----22222222333333333--------------------|-------------------------|
(Don't let ring)
Outro Part 1
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|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|----7-6-5-----------------|
|----5-4-3-6-6-8-9----3----|
|----------4-4-6-7----1----|
Outro Part 2
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|---------------------------------|
|----5-4----5---------------------|
|----3-2----3-3-------2-----------|
|-------------1-------0-----------|
That's it! As I say it's not that hard to play but there are lots of variations
and fills to remember and it can get confusing
