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'Starspawn' as performed by Behemoth on
their 1999 album 'Satanica'
Transcribed on 22 January 2001
www.theblackdeath.cjb.net
Taken from www.behemoth.ht.st
Tune down one step (DGCFAd)
The whole song is in 4/4 timing except where noted
Riff 1, tremolo pick the notes, not the chords
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------0-2----------------------------|
D|-2----2-3-2--2-----3--2----2-3-2--4--5--7--9--|
A|-2-----------2--------2-----------2--3--5--7--|
E|-0-----------0--------0-----------------------|
| Gtr.2 (played only the first time) |
e|----------------------10b12*------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
*slowly release, also use your whammy
Play riff 1 for a total of six times; the fourth and sixth time
the last four chords are palm-muted
Riff 2
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-------4---4------5---5-|
A|-------6---6------7---7-|
E|-0-000------0-000-------|
. ... . ...
Fills by gtr.2, tremolo picking
A B
e|---------|-------------|-----------|
B|---------|-------------|-----------|
G|---------|-------------|-----------|
D|-9---8---|-9-8h9p8-----|-----------|
A|---------|---------8-7-|-----------|
E|---7---6-|-------------|-----------|
"I am thine own begotten, Dionysus
Divine Mars, thou call'st me son
And thou, Apollo, my begin gav'st me
That dream hath my mind inflamed
And everyone a star hath become
My brothers and sisters in cosmic ectasy
Millions of sins and virtues were they
And all, the whole wealth of my life
That neither the end nor the beginning had
I could bestow"
Riff 3, play 6 times
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------5---------------8-------|
D|-2-------5---6---2-------8---9---|
A|-2-------3---6---2-------6---9---|
E|-0-----------4---0-----------7---|
"Star-spawn"
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/behemoth/starspawn_tab.html ]
Solo 1
e|-----------------------12*---------------------------------------15p14--------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------12------15-13--15p13-12-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------9-10--9h10p9-------------------------14--|
D|-9~--99910-1010109-7----------------9~--99910-12------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------8--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*Again whammy on this note, just listen to it.
Play riff 2
"Exploring our gracious flight, hither,
We could make love to numberless stars,
With our tiny hand the world embrace
Learn it and forget it, be begotten and die
Forever exist, only mightier and absolute
Myself am Solaris
Universe and oneness
Nothingness and chaos am I"
Play riff 3
"The last bow to thee, Earth, before
I ride a cosmic snake and devour the stars,
Before I become the beast
And no mortal man durst my magic defy
Planet Satan, receive the eternal possessor!
Me for myself I ascend thee
Me for the world"
Solo 2 - first part
This is very weird and probably uses right hand tapping, it starts with something like this:
e|--------------------------|
B|-t12p5h8-repeated---------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Solo 2 - second part, also not sure about this
e|------11tr12--------------|
B|----------------11tr12----|
G|-9~-----------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Riff 4 (3/4)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2-3-6-3-6-3--------------------|
E|-0-1-4-1-4-1-repeat-------------|
| Gtr.2 (again, first time only) |
e|-------------21**---------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-9\*----------------------------|
A|-9\-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
*w/whammy of course!
**bend this note to E, release bend and use whammy
Play riff 4 six times, than play fill 4A one time
Play riff 4 four times, than play fill 4B one time
Fill 4A (4/4) Fill 4B (4/4)
e|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|
G|-7---8----/17\*--|-10---9----/16\*--|
D|-----------------|------------------|
A|-5---6----/15\---|--8---7----/14\---|
E|-----------------|------------------|
*these are just approx
Last time: (3/4)
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-2-3-6-3-6-3-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-1-4-1-4-1-0-0-0-0-|
