'Ritual' as performed by Gorgoroth
on their 1994 album 'Pentagram'
Transcribed by Lord Upir on 17 Nov. 2000
Latest version of this transcription always
available on www.theblackdeath.cjb.net
Normal tuning
Intro riff / riff 1. Tremolo pick this, play 2x 1x
e|--------------------------------------------------------------| |---|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------| |---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------| |---|
D|----------------7------5------9--------------7------10--------| |-2-|
A|-2------3---7---5------3------7------3---7---5-------8--------| |-2-|
E|-0------1---5------------------------1---5--------------------| |-0-|
Drum fill
Riff 2 (slow), during first verse
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-4-41010-9-9-4-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-7777-444-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-8-8-7-7-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5555-222-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-8-8-7-7-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5555-222-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/gorgoroth/ritual_tab.html ]
Bridge-thing
e|-----0-------------------1--------| |---|
B|-------0-------------------1------| |---|
G|---------0-------------------1----| |---|
D|-----------2---------3---------3--| |-2-|
A|---2-----------2---3---3----------| |-2-|
E|-0-----------0---1----------------| |-0-|
Riff 3, tremolo picking. Play 4 times
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------5---4----------5---4----|
A|-------------------------------3--------------3---------------|
E|-0------3---2---0------3---2----------------------------------|
gtr.1 plays solo
e|-------------5--------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---6---5-------8---6---5--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------7---5---7---5---7---4---5---4---5--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|gtr.2 plays chords during solo (strumming not correct) |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------3---------------2-------3---5--|
A|-7-------------------------------3---------------2-------3---5--|
E|-5-------------------------------1---------------0-------1---3--|
Play bridge again
Outro is an E5-chord
