Grand Finale / Postludium Therion
GRAND FINALE/POSTLUDIUM (Bassline)
As recorded by Therion
(From the 1996 Album THELI)
Transcribed by rumitema@freemail.hu
Music by C. Johnsson
Gtr I (G# C# F# B E) - 'Picked Bass'
Gtr II (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Piano'
Pre-Verse
Q=144
[4/4] Gtr I
H Q E E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E
|-------------||---------------|--------------| |-------------||o--------------|--------------| |-------------||---------------|--------------| |-----------4-||o-5--5-5--5--1-|-4--4-4--4--0-| |-------------||---------------|--------------|
Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E
|--------------|-----------------|| |--------------|----------------o|| |--------------|-----------------|| |-1--1-1--1--4-|-0--0-0--0--4---o|| |--------------|-----------------||
Verse
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|------------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Chorus
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||--0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------|-------------------|| ||o---------0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|---------0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Guitar Break
[6/4] Gtr II
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||--------------------------------------| ||o----17-19----19-22----20-23----19-22-| ||--16-------18-------19-------18-------| ||--------------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E [4/4] W
|--------------------------------------||------| |----17-19----19-22----20-23----19-22-o||------| |-16-------18-------19-------18--------||------| |--------------------------------------||------| |-------------------------------------o||------| |--------------------------------------||------|
Interlude
$
Gtr I
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E +E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------| |-5----5-7----7-|-8----8-7----7-|-5----5-7----7-|-8----10-8-7-(7)-7-| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------| |-5----5-7----7-|-8----8-7----7-|-5----5-7----7-|-8----11-10-8-7-8-| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
D.S.
Q. Q E Q +H. +E E Q. Q E Q +W
||---------------|----------------|--------------|----------|| ||o--------------|----------------|--------------|---------o|| ||----------7-6--|-(6)------(6)---|---------7-6--|-(6)------|| ||o-5----8-------|--------------3-|-5----8-------|---------o|| ||---------------|----------------|--------------|----------||
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/therion/grand_finale_postludium_btab.html )
[6/4]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||-------------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||o------------------------------|------------------------------o|| ||----5-7---7-10-----8-11---7-10-|---5-7---7-10-----8-11---7-10--|| ||o-5-----7-------8-------7------|-5-----7-------8-------7------o|| ||-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| PM-------------------------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||-------------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||o------------------------------|------------------------------o|| ||----7-9---9-12----10-13---9-12-|---7-9---9-12----10-13---9-12--|| ||--7-----9------10-------9------|-7-----9------10-------9-------|| ||o------------------------------|------------------------------o|| ||-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
Pre-Verse
[4/4] Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E
||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|| ||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------o|| ||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|| ||o-5--5-5--5--1-|-4--4-4--4--0-|-1--1-1--1--4-|-0--0-0--0--4-o|| ||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
Verse
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|------------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Chorus
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------| |---------0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|---------0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[B] [B] [B] [B] [B] [B] [B] [B]
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-2---------|-----------|-2---------|-----------| |------2----|-3----5----|------2----|-3----5----| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
[B] [B] [B] [B] [B] [B] [B] [B]
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-4---------|-----------|-4---------|-----------| |------4----|-5----7----|------4----|-5----7----| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||--0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------|-------------------|| ||o---------0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|---------0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Outro
Q=80
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x
||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o|| ||--2--4--5--4--|-2--4--5--4--|-2--4--5--4--|-2--4--5--4----|| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o|| ||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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