In the Desert of Set Therion
IN THE DESERT OF SET (Bassline)
As recorded by Therion
(From the 1996 Album THELI)
Transcribed by rumitema@freemail.hu
Words and Music by C. Johnsson
Gtr I (G# C# F# B E) - 'Picked Bass'
Intro
Q=104
[4/4] Gtr I
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 4x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o---------2-1-----|---------2-1-----|---------2-1-----|---------2-1------o|| ||--2-2-3-2-----2-3-|-2-2-3-2-----2-3-|-2-2-3-2-----2-3-|-2-2-3-2-----2-3---|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Lead: C. Johnsson
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E E E E E E
||----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------o|| ||--2--2-2--2-2-2-|-0--0-0--0-0-0-|---------------|------------0-0---|| ||o---------------|---------------|-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-2--2-2-3-3------o|| ||----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------||
Verse
Gtr I
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 4x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o---------2-1-----|---------2-1-----|---------2-1-----|---------2-1------o|| ||--2-2-3-2-----2-3-|-2-2-3-2-----2-3-|-2-2-3-2-----2-3-|-2-2-3-2-----2-3---|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
E. S H. E. S H. E. S H. E. S Q E E E E
||---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|| ||o--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------o|| ||--2--2-2-------|-0--0-0-------|--------------|-------------0-----|| ||o--------------|--------------|-3--3-3-------|-2--2-2--3--------o|| ||---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------||
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E E E E E E
||----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------o|| ||--2--2-2--2-2-2-|-0--0-0--0-0-0-|---------------|------------0-0---|| ||o---------------|---------------|-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-2--2-2-3-3------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]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H.=H Q=80
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|------| |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
Bridge
Q=144
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E 3x
||------------------------|------------------------|| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o|| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o|| ||------------------------|------------------------||
Verse
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E 4x
||------------------------|------------------------|| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o|| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o|| ||------------------------|------------------------||
Bridge
H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W
||----------------|---------------|---------------|-------|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|------o|| ||--2-------(2)---|---------------|---------------|-------|| ||o-------------3-|-2-------(2)-0-|-3-------(3)-2-|-0----o|| ||----------------|---------------|---------------|-------||
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E
||------------------------|------------------------|| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o|| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o|| ||------------------------|------------------------||
Verse
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E 4x
||------------------------|------------------------|| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o|| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o|| ||------------------------|------------------------||
Interlude
[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|| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o---------------3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
[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|| ||------1-2-4-2-1---|-----1-2-4-2-1---|-----1-2-4-2-1---|-----1-2-4-2-1-----|| ||o-2-3-----------3-|-2-3-----------3-|-2-3-----------3-|-2-3-----------3--o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-2----2----2---|-3----0----3---|-2----2----2---|-3----0----3---| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-4----4----4---|-5----2----5---|-4----4----4---|-5----2----5---| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E
|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------| |-4----4----4---|-4----4----4---| |---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|
Bridge
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E 3x
||------------------------|------------------------|| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o|| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o|| ||------------------------|------------------------||
Verse
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E 4x
||------------------------|------------------------|| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o|| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o|| ||------------------------|------------------------||
Outro
1.
E. S E Q E E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E Q E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||--2--2-2-2--2-2---|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o---------------3-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-0-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-2-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
2.
[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-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||o-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x Q +Q H
|-----------------|------------------||---------------*| |-----------------|-----------------o||---------------*| |-----------------|------------------||---------------*| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-o||-7--(7)\-------*| |-----------------|------------------||---------------*|
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
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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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